Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23

your old man. I'm faintin' every min
ute. This is a rotten business. I
wish ] was back selling butter and
eggs at Miller's cross roads"
"Oh,' Janet asked, did you sell
butter and eggs in n country store,
too? l was brought up in one"
Mort Goldberg screamed with
amusement.
"Gawd. no! 7 never been farther
than the Hudson river in my life.
except when | was out with a show.
SO you was brought up in the sticks,
kid 2"
He laughed again, and held out his
hand.
Put 'er there, babyl You're the
first one | ever heard admit they was
from any town smaller than Chi
cago."
Janet thought maybe she shouldn't
tell people she was from the coun-
try. after all. Maybe IL wouldn't
Be good policy. But she made up
her mind she would tell the truth
after thinking il over. Sometime.
when she was famous. il would sound
we'll. Nearly all w~ell-knovn persons
came from a log cabin or something
like that. according to their biog-
rsphy.
The tired little chorus girl sat
near Janet while Moe Goldberg was
talking with her. When he walked
away she looked over and smiled.
Jane. was grateful. No one i"d paid
any attention to her. OF course.
probably 10 was her own fault. She
had stayed sort of off to herself.
But she felt like an outsider and
didn't want TO appear over enger to
push in.
Janet moved over to the girl and
smiled.
II suppose you heard me admit I
was brought up in the tall corn"
The girls fave broke into . rad
liant smile.
yes. / liked IT," She dropped her
voice. $50 was Illinois. But l
was in Pittsburgh a little while. so
! ! say I'm from Pittsburgh. Sounds
better"
Janet was amused. She liked the
weary-looking little soul. When
she laughed she was very pretty.
II was time 60 eat. and Janet sug-
rested that II she weren't going with
anyone else they 80 together. Cor
innc turned her head and looked out
the window.
"Oh. 40. I'm not going out 70
eat. I'm not hungry"
Janet was amazed. She looked in
credulous.
"Not after all that hard work
you've been doinF' Why. my dear.
you must eat whether you feel like
1t or not. You'll be sick"
Rut Corinne shook her head.
mo. I'm not hungry"
Janet looked into the white.
strained face. and a sudden sicken-
ing thought struck her. Why. the
moor baby was broke! She Just
knew she had no money. She had
read Of chorus girls and their one
meal a day when they were having
4 streak Of hard luck and rshears-
ING. but she hadn't taken IL SER
iouElv
Janet thought quickly. Her heart
ached. She wanted 10 reach out
and take poor. tired little Corrinc
in her arms and carry her ont. What
could she possibly do7 Janet
brirhtened and laughed.
ooh. saw. Tn not going 10 eat
alone. Besides. I'm flush. Just got
n biz check from home. I've spent
MI these lonely iuarhsons IN soli-
tude the last few DAYS. and I'm
darned IL you're going 10 sit here
and let me 20 alone"
Corinna half smiled. but shook her
head feebly.
ooh. 10. 7 couldn't let you take
me. Why. IN the show busine-s
everybody Toes Dutch. Besides. we'll.
I'm not hurorv."
Janet grabbed her bv the arm and
pulled her toward the dressing room.
"You hurt nv southern hospital
itv. BE YOURSELF"
Corinne was weak from hur-er.
when Janet led her into an italian
restaurant on Fortv-sixth street. ard
handed her n LARGE menu and told
her to RI the limit. she could have
FRIED with relief ard Tow. II was
he first mnai ~ two days.
II was amazing the n she
brightened and lost that strained
look when she got some snur in her
emntv -fomnch. Janet felt like crv-
ing. Oh. how g1pi she WIS that shs
had found herl They chatted about
everything imaginable. Janet learn
Cd she had n room o-iv n few
blocks from her in the Village. She
was Glad. There must be some
wrv Of HELPING her.
But she could tell from the proud
look In C~crinre's face chat u would