The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-11-14
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ping set. I had the good fortune to be born poor"
 Not long before Barbara would have contested this statement. She had refused to believe that this might be true. The mere thought was rank treason in the set to which she belonged. But now she thought there had been deal of sense in what Rita had said.
 "You-you haven't any idea how I should set about it?" Barbara asked
 Rita looked up at her quickly. Suddenly she laughed.
 Meaning you want me to help bring the two of you together? Say, what do you take me for? Some ones having mighty good laugh at my expense. I'm the goat of the situation-but when there are three of you, some one must be the goat, so guess it might as well be me" She frowned while she undid the little vanity case on her finger. T guess since I started this party it's up to me to see it through. If anything bright occurs, I'll phone some time this evening"
 Rita was as good as her word. Promptly at eight the telephone rang.
 I've a splendid scheme" Rita's husky voice came over the wire. Maybe it's bit theatrical, but then I guess theatrical stunts are all in my line. Are you any use at dancing in public?"
 T can do stage dancing-if that is what you mean"
 Sure. I'll tell you what-I'm go- ing to teach you the New Yorker It's an invention of my own. Doing anything tonight?"
 NO. And if were I'd call it off"
 | "I'll be round in half an hour to begin rehearsing youl"
 With that she abruptly hung up the receiver, leaving Barbara won derlng how some dance called the New Yorker could possibly have anything to do with her becoming reconciled to Ray!
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 "The Knave of Jazz" spelt in twinkling electric lights that wink ed against the velvety background of sultry September night, was of ficially opening its doors to the public.
 Limousines and taXis, rolling up lin never-ending stream, were dis charging their occupants. A uni formed attendant hastened to es- cort them across the sidewalk that
 swarmed with jostling, good-na- tured crowd to the theatre lobby 9 Here, the air was tense with thai sense of expectancy that frs
 night invariably arouses. r Some had heard Ray at the Gold Il en Dollar and had danced to hi e tunes. They felt in every way su u perior to their less fortunate friends
 Sure. I know him. He's tn e fellow who used to play the sa' n at the Golden Dollar" I. That SO? see by the program : he's to appear in person for on sr number Novel idea, eh?" y Yep. It's for a dance number m see. The New Yorker, Seems t d, me the name of the girl is familiar ol Rita Gilmore"
 III Then some one murmure e
 "Shush,7 for the lights had bee 5a lowered and the curtain quivere
 preliminary to rising, There fol ae lowed the inevitable few minute l- of confusion.
 a1 Finally the curtain rose. Imme ce diately there followed spontane CT ous outburst of applause. Tn ne eoona renresentino inc Kinodom z
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 Jazz, was gorgeous in the extrem au Jazz was symbolized in the costum of the chorus, in the bizarre ar extravagant settings and in u lio scenery itself, designed by the f. Ve nous Gourtez, brilliant cole 'ie scheme, of black, cerise and gold. y Small wonder the jaded eyes - the audience widened! Small wol ne' der they sat spellbound throughol H. the first number. Each sensed tn; Y that night jazz was to reach 're higher plane than it had yet a
 ltained. Tense they sat, their il
 telligence and their fancy capture we within those first few minutes. re- Copyright, Dial Press) as Rita's sporting plot is reveal HI ed-in tomorrow's chapter.