The Washington times., 1927-04-12
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81 the tables and meet some
q my friends
CHAPTER 5
Jacuueline frightened. gripped
herself suddenly with caution. Luz
Dino wanted her TO 90 into the
cafe and sit at table to meet
his friends
bis eyes regarded her steadily
stu afraid OF me, eh?"
Jacqueline shook her head. why
should be afraid Of you, Mr.. Lu.
Dinol It's only that / don't want
70 start mixing anything personal
m with my business my profes.
sion here
That's q part of your business
here meeting people. Ny friends
IKE 70 set acquainted with a
pretty performer. They spend their
money with me, 50 why shouldn't
! obiige them p
As frown of displeasure gathered
between 1acqueline's eyes. but Lu.
pino patted her hare shoulder
with the palm Of his hand. At
his touch. Jacqueline felt sud
den heat rush all over her body.
yet the gesture had been so nat
urai. ON Lupino's part. that she
could not. in fairness. accuse him
OF deliberate familiarity. Indeed,
she actually doubted If he were
aware Of what he had done.
No Harm
There's no harm being So
cable. he told her. They're re-
spectable, people. and I'll see to
Il that nobody gets fresh-I'll
take care OF YOU,
know that. but"
Sure you do. You're not wor-
fying about the other people
You Worrying about me-" Luz
p1no's eyes were now slightly
amused. Well. Won can let your
mind be easy on that subject
m not woman crazy. / see too
much OF them in this business.
m trying to give you the best
breaks. and you start putting on
your little high hat. You better
come down to earth and be SEN
elDle. JacQueline. IL you want
70 make . living in this business.
Thousand girls in New York
Tonight would rive anything they
cot 20 have your job. You've got
good looks and a good voice. but
these things are q drug On the
market in this town. Back in
Peoria. or wherever il was YOU
Come from. ii might have been dif-
1erent-I don't know about that.
You're not going to get any place
n the show business IL YOU don't
loosen up a little. No. No. 1 don't
mean that you have to give up
ANYTHING, you understand. but
you'v got to be friendly and so.
ciaoIe--you'ye got to take advan-
tage Of your opportunities. That's
New York. and that's the show
The sophisticated logic Of Ju.
Illus Lupino was not without
weight and Jacqueline, with a
Inv tremor of humiliation. began
20 feel that perhaps she had be-
trayed streak of small.town
amateurishness. A queer element
81 pride stimulated her: after
all, she was good sport, and not
= silly coward. She could she
told herself firmly. take care of
herself in New York or any place
else. $3.50
All righr-7certainly. III he
glad to meet your friends. And
Mr.. Lupino--"
''Yes?"
You have mentioned a couple
Of times that / seemed afraid Of
you. Will you please get rid of
that notion? I'm working here
for $50 a week, and have M
occasion to feel one way or an.
otner about you so long as my
services are satisfactory. may
not be like the kind of girls you re
used to hiring, and l think you
ought to understand that right
now in the beginning. 1t win
save both of us possible disap.
pointment in the future
As she spoke. Jacqueline felt
her spirit rise a little as In hat.
tie. but she was perfectly calm.
Inwardly she had a strong grin
on the humiliating consciousness
that Lupino did, in fact. have 4
disturbing appeal; yet rather than
nave him know it, she would
have given up her job right then
and walked out of the Sea Shell,
Deeper down was just trace Of
satisfaction in the feeling that
she. too. was able to attract this
hard-boiled man of Broadway.
Very Uneasy
Julius Lupino was not easy
he was used to the IN.
per hand with women! Jacoue.
line felt firmness about her
jaws.
One hundred per cent indepen.
dent, eh?" He smiled at her.
Absolutely"
Good girl! That's the wav
Ike to hear you talk. Now lets
stroll out and meet some peonle
] want you to know
But the people Jacqueline met
were distinctly the kind in which
she had no interest. Three men
and three girls composed the
party. The men were In ate mid.
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