The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-05-09
DELLA

OUT OUR WAY

SYNOPSIS
MARY DELLA CHUBB-The best look
inG ciocker in the clock shop. If not
IN waterbury. Lives with her parents
MIRIAM ROBIN Limited in s. A..
but Mary Della's best girl friend; also
JOE SPEAKS Mary DeHas steady
young man about town. good looking
ROBERT HENLEY CALKMAN III
Yale senior and football star. one of
the Calkmans of Detroit
GEORGE McKRAY-He wanted to go
to Harvard but the cards we're against
him; also senior at Yale Happy go
'MARs.JIORfE MISUNDERSTANDING Of
fashion. living on Cracker hill. Flancee
of Robert.
TIMMY FITzMOAN-7 Pe.tting is his
OLGA SVENSON-Als a clocker and
not too popular with any one.
Mary Della and Robert are parked on
the old piece OF highway of the Ches-
hire road when a woman Is murdered by
the Red Mask in the darkness ahead OF
their car. They leave the BODY ana + oe
eide to say nothing about It, TO protect
themselves. But after three days Mary
Della writes an ANONYMOUS note 10 tne
police telling about the murder and
carries the story under glazing headlines
the next day. but says the police could
i'' Brett cit Younger has written a musical
comedy called The Clock Shop Clock
ers" in which Mary Della is to be the
Marv Della discovers that she has lost
the letter written her by Bob and from
which she tore a piece OF paper 10 write
the police about the murder.
CHAPTER FIFTEEN Continued
First. click your heels; then raise
your right hand, like this. If you
were dancing with partner, it
would be all the same, except he
would have to raise his left hand, OF
course. Now you walk straight
ahead. four or five steps-it doesn't
matter as long as you get OIL on
the proper foot. Then you take one
step to the left. quick and snappy;
then one step to the right the same
way, and stamp your feet, one-two-
three, like that. Now two steps for
ward again, two steps backward.
Then sway to the left, to the right;
now rock. forward, backward. Then
begin all over again. see?"
That's the kittens!" declared
Olga. 'That1l sure make a big
hit, Mary Della"
and now. Mary Della, if Olga
will play this, I'll try to sing the
song. It's got a catchy tune
OLGA Took a seat at the upright
~ piano with its pink silk-lined
scroll work in front and ran over
The Clock Shop Clock"
Say. that is a wow" she ex-
claimed as she came to the last
note. Ready, Brett?"
And Brett, who really had a
pleasing baritone voice. sang for the
first time THE Clock Shop Clock. "
Like most of the present day words
as they appeared on Brett's hand
written copy:
"Ciick your heels. eirls-Raise YOUR hand.
Walk straight ahead-Ain't life grand!
one step left-One step right
Now stamp your feet-G-o-o-d night
Two steps forward-Hold YOUR boy;
Two steps backward-O-o-o-hJ oyl
Now YOU swav-Now YOU rock.
That's the snappy dance they call the
Clock Shop Clockl'
CHORUS
And the second verse:
aDo it over-This way. see?
Make EN- lick-Wh-o-o-p-pee!
Straight ahead-left and right:
Stamp EN- hard-Barnum was right;
Now it's forward-Do YOUR stun;
Now it's backward-Don't get rough!
Sway and Swav-Rock and rock
That's the snappy dance they call the
Clock shop Clock.
And the chorus:
s'Ticki Tockl Tickl Tocki
Mary Della. with a brand new fellow,
Amt he handsome? Amt she sweet?
Wonder how them two come to meet?
Never saw sweller couple on the floor.
Come. on .Sheik- band. play some morel
Tickl Tockl flick! Tockl
Watch EN- dance: Watch 'em prance!
Watch en- swayl Watch EN- rockl
Don't they 90 a demon Clock Shop
Clocki'
The first rehearsal was over.
TTONEY," said Miriam, as they
i / hurried along West Main
street. you don't know what a kill
ing you're going To make with that
song and everything. Believe me, If
I had your voice and your legs, I'd
get a job on the stage"
I'm not aching for anything L
haven't got" Mary Della replied.
And I could do without a lot I
have got
1T seems to me-" said Miriam, as
they crossed Prospect street, lit
seems to me, honey. you'd be better
OF if-oh. boy! Look at that yellow
baby leaning against the curb
Mary Della turned her head care
lessly and walked on. Then she
looked back again. and caught Mi
RAMS arm.
Miriam Miriam -. It's Bob'S
That's Bob's car !"
mo wonder you let it hit you,
darling, Miriam remarked irrele-
vanity. I'D let that chariot run
over me any time. Where you go
ing. Mary Della2 =. There's no