The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-29
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with TOMMY WILSON, discovers that he q plannin gtO eI0pe with her half.sister, IRENE EVERETT, and kidnaps him with the assistance of her "gangn. She urges him to stay in college and not brcak the heart of the aunt who IS financing him. BeryI lets Tommy return to Irene who, enraged at the delay, re- fuses to listen and postpones the elOpcment.
 Later Tommy goes fishing and finds Beryi and her gang at the beach. One of the boys IS carried { ont by the tide and Tommy helps Beryl rescue him. She finds 1t hard. to bear the reproaches of his mother and the sneers of her jealous sister. M
 Irene again refuses Tommy af- ter receiving an offer. for an auditor over radio. She cOndescends to let Beryl accompany her to the studio. While waiting in an ante-roOm BeryI sits down at the plano and dreamily CrOons melodies to the father who died so long ago. Accidentally hear- ing her, one of the directors is charmed with the quality of voice and gives her 8 private test.
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 What MT Barnhoff had to say to Beryl turned her world upside down in the space of a few seconds. { Were looking for a woman's voice for Gaylord, the coap man, he said when Mr Leonard had con- ducted her back to his office. "Pd 7 like him to hear yours.
 Beryl stared at him, not know ing whatasto say. As she said later she wasn't sure that she wasn't dreaming.
 Perhaps you do not knowiit. l" Barnhoff went on, but some of the best voices are not good on the air. They lack evenness of tone and must either be stepped up on cut by our monitor men. Your voice is peculiarly suited to broadcast ing"
 He paused to smile at the amaze ment on her face. We shall not attempt to make great singer of you" heh explained "but you should have at least a few weeks of study before we put you on our program. We are looking for a voice with l personally think you would be ideal for MT Gaylord's advertising campaign.
 He turned to Leonard. his eyes alight with the enthusiasm of dis covery and invention. "The girl with the velvet voice!" he ex- evcs a 4 N~I calls his new soap velvetan. It oidO the skin to tan evenly and painlessly. :. Miss Borden" he wheeled back to Beryl and carried on, excitedly, that is just what your voice is--even and soft as velvet. And I'm sure the radio au- dience will find it painless"
 His enthusiasm was infectious. Beryl was beginning to know how it felt to have a promising future in view. But she was not alto gether swept off her feet.
 "Mr Gaylord hasn't heard, it yet" she reminded her discovered. :. "He might not like it."
 .'I'v never made a mistake about a voice." Barnhoff boasted. Will you sing for MT Gaylord ?" He did not wait for an answer. but rang at once for his secretary and asked her to take Beryrs address and telephone number.
 wen let you know the date as soon as we've arranged it with MT Gaylord" he told Beryl. Then, of course, you will make your contract with him. By the way, have you a voice teacher?"
 No" Beryl answered.
 q know just the one to give you what you need" Barnhoff assured her. Then he offered roundabout apology for taking so much for granted. "I'd be sorry to hear you say you can't understand this." he admitted, "but I suppose should ask you about it. I'm afraid I've been bit impulsive. However. feel that I'm justified" he added, in compliment.
 Beryl hesitated. A contract! A voice teacher! Good Lord, she had no money for voice lessons.
 Cant let you know later?" she asked reluctantly. It seemed like shaking her head in the face of a smiling fate, of being too stupid to appreciate goor fortune, an inbecile thing to debut voice lessons!
 Oh. 1t must be managed some how! She'd sing for MT Gaylord
 Barnhoff interrupted her incom- plete thought, He seemed, uncan- rily, to have read her mind-or perhaps his keen eyes had noticed the inexpensiveness of her costume.
 At any rate he said in kindly, casual way: Naturally, if MT Gay lord is pleased with your voice and decides to offer you a contract he will be willing to advance the cost of necessarily preparation"
 For an instant Beryl was tempt. ed to bluff. Then: Thank you" she said simply. T was consider ing the question of financing the venture"
 They smiled together and Beryl had a friend for life. And now that the darkest cloud had been swept away from her sun-filled sky she was seized with desire to tell her good news to some one any one. She thought of Irene.
 My sister!' she exclaimed.
 "she is waiting for you in the Elorentine room, Barnhoff told her. "But - CT perhaps if you could manage to look a little less radiant. I'm afraid she is slightly disappointed with the out come of her test"
 It was just what Beryl had ex- pected, but now that it had hap pened she was sorry for Irene, especially as she contrasted her own good fortune with her sisters hard luck.
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