Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-23
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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? / was brought up in one"
Mort Goldberg screamed with
amusement.
"Gawd, no! I 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 ?"
He laughed again, and held out his
hand.
"Put 'er there, babyi You're the
first one ! ever heard admit they was
from any town smaller than Chi
cage"
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 ur
her mind she would tell the truth
after thinking 1t over. Sometime
when she was famous, IL would sound
well. Nearly all well-known persons
came from n log cabin or something
like that. according to their biog'
raphy.
The tired little chorus girl sat
near Janet while Moe Goldberg wa:
talking with her. When he walked
away she locked over and smiled
Janet was grateful. No one f~i paid
any attention 20 her. OF course
probably il 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 eager to
push in.
Janet moved over to the girl and
smiled.
II suppose you heard me admit ]
was brought up in the tall corn"
The girls fave broke into q rad
liant smile.
yes. / liked IT," She dropped her
voice. $50 was Illinois. But ]
was in Pittsburgh a little while. sc
! say I'm from Pittsburgh. Sound:
better"
Janet was amused. She liked the
weary-looking little soul. When
she laughed she was very pretty
1t was time to eat. and Janet sug.
Gested that II she weren't going with
anyone else they 70 together. Cor.
inne turned her head and looked out
the window.
ooh. no. I'm not going out "a
eat. I'm not hungry"
Janet was amazed. She looked in.
credulous.
mot after I'll that hard work
you've been doing! Why. my dear
you must eat whether you feel like
il or not. You'll Be sick"
But 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
noor 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 havins
2 streak OF hard luck and rehears,
ing. but she hadn't taken il ser.
iously
Janet thought quickly. Her hear
ached. She wanted 70 reach out
and take poor. tired little Corrinc
IN her arms and carry her ont. What
could she possibly do? Janet
briohtened and laughed.
oh, ssy. I'm not going 20 eat
alone. Besides. I'm flush. Just got
big check from home. I've spent
all these lonely iuncheons in soli'
tude the last few DAYS. and I'm
dsrned IL you're Soing to sit here
and let me 90 alone"
Ccrinne half smiled. but shook her
heed feebIy.
"Oh. no. 7 couldn't let YOU take
me. Why. IN the show busine-s
everybody goes Dutch. Besides. we'll,
I'm not hunerv."
Janet grabbed her BY the arm and
pulled her toward the dressing room,
"You hurt nv southern hospital
ity. Be YOURSELF"
Corinne was weak from hun0er.
When Janet led her into an Italian
restaurant on F~ortv-sixth street. and
handed her a large menu and told
her 70 ~ the limit. she could have
cried with relief and fov. IL was
he- first meal IL two days
IL was amazing the way she
briVhtened and lost that strained
look when she got some SCUM in her
empty stomach. Janet felt like crv-
ing. oh. how glad she WIS that she
had found heri They chatted about
everything imaginable. Janet learn
cd she had a room ori- n faw
blocks from her in the VILLAGE. She
was Glad. There must be some
wrv OF helping her.
But she could tell from the proud
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