The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-06-28
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE

CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
VXTELL, he had that little more.
w He had a bean on him, and
he knew how to use it. Here was
the situation in nutshell. A fash
ionably dressed woman whom he
had accoSted as Cynthia Brown
had turned out to be Mrs. Dean
Carey, the former Eleanor SAWYER.
There was no question as to her
identity.
Neither-and this was where
Lady Luck was giving him the Office
was there possible question as
to the fact that frightened recog-
milton had been in Mrs, Carey's
eyes when Bonnie Thompson &C
costed her?
A wild speculation engrossed him
for a moment. Could the former
Eleanor SAWYER have been working
in the chorus just for a lark? Al
most Immediately he dismissed this
solution of the problem.
Bonnie had read not only the re-
views of the newest Zogbaum show;
he had devoured the columns de-
voted to the theater itself and to
the audience which had attended
the premiere.
He remembered distinctly that
Thomas SAWYER had had a box. He
now remembered that Randolph
Curwood and his wife had been in
the box party. So had Sanver'S
daughter, and the man she married
the next day.
No Mrs. Dean Carey couldn't
be the girl who had worked in zog-
baum's chorus. But why had she
recognized him? Bonnie suddenly
decided that he wouldn't get any
where at all with his problem until
he had seen Cynthia Brown.
When you got right down to it,
Browns disappearance from the
show was just as queer. in its way,
as Mrs. Carey's recognition of him.
He turned into the new zogbaum
theater and spoke to the doorman.
That grizzled old man looked him
up and down scornfully.
Listen, hoofer, what good will
Browns address to you? A gal
that'n step out of a Zogbaum show
won't do any stepping with an
ankle-twiSter. She grabs herself
her John on the first night and s.
won't trade the Ritz for Childs'."
Bonnie ignored the insult. Chorus
men become Injured to contempt
early in their careers.
what makes you think a John
took her out of the show?" he
asked.
The doorman eyed him scorn-
fully.
Well. what do you think made
her quit! I suppose Macy's made
her a better offer"
You don't happen to know any
thing about her do you?"
I've been watching them come
and go for forty years. replied the
doorman, and all 1 can ever be
sure of in this life is that where
there's a Jane there's a John.
What else would make girl
that's rehearsed six weeks quit the
show without notice after the open
ing performance"
Bonnie digested this wisdom.
when she didn't show up the
second night did anyone send for
-her?"
TINE doorman's eyes nickered
J. with supercilious amusement.
-.Surel Zcgbaum threw a fit, and
the Wall Street guys that wear
wings for him almost went out Of
their minds. Just like they would
if you happened to step out of the
production. Imagine it, I can hear
Zoggy hollering for smelling salts
and screaming like a maniac be-
cause one of his hooters quit.
Why, you poor. dumb zap, with
half the girls in America crazy for
a chance in a Zogbaun show, what
does Zozzy care if a chorus girl
doesn't show up for performance?
One girl out of fifty won't spoil any
Of the dances. And the next after
noon there's a hundred girls try
ing to get Browns job"
Still" Bonnie insisted, there
might have been a news story In
. her"
The doorman took him affection
lately by the arm. you give your
aSelf q good shake. young feller. SOS
brains viii settle back in your
sTe they belong