Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-10
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How the Plot Worked Out.
THE simple. but really rather
Il thrilling one-act play which
had its only performance at a few
minutes past Eve that afternoon In
the concourse OF the Union station.
paid no royalties to the stark
screen drama which was being II
posed SIX times daily In the little
movie theater.
The theft of that plot was the
only crime that Martin had to com
NIT that day. Strictly speaking
there was no audience. for Martin
did not dare come close enough TO
hear the lines. and Babe Jennings,
who heard everything. was herself
"a of the important actors
Babe had undertaken the part.
though at short notice, with en-
thusiasm. once she'd convinced her
self that Martin had not gone sud-
denly mad and after she had got
the main lines or the scenario
through her head She had dashed
out TO the studio In a taxi-all ex-
penses we're guaranteed BY Martin
and. thanking goodness that
Rhoda wasn't there TO have his
messages passed on to her. made a
toilet N much like 4 million dol
lars az her street things ran 70.
Her major resplendercfes were
calculated for the evening. Of
course, but ven in her lesser glory
she looked good TO Max Lewis
when he caught sight Of her in
the station-good enough to be GO
Ing 10 Hollywood He told her
that while he sentimentally pro-
longed their handsheke.
Her answer 70 this remark about
Hollywood was that she was head
cd for a better place than that
She was starting or on the limited
to the big town She burst into
raptures about her trip. what
are ycu looking 30 funny abcutT'
she concluded. closing IN on her
victim. Are you going 70 hate
To lose me us much an that?"
I'm not going to lose you at
an" Max told her. That's the
joke. I'm going to New York on
the limited. myself. what car are
you tn? Let's see your ticket"
Babe c~heerfuiiy gave credit to
Martin that this property was In
place. She'd never have thought OF
the detail herself. She opened her
handbag and got out one Of those
railway envelopes that they en-
close tickets I'm. IL had some stuff
ing in IT, too. But 1t didn't re-
quire 10 be opened. for on the
face OF II was written I'm indelible
pencil. Pennsylvania Limited
5:3OACar 40S. Lower 10"
she held II cut for him 70 see
without. however. letting 60 0f Il.
Let's see yours she said excit-
edly.
He got q similar envelope out
OF his breast pocket, but II had no
car and berth numbers written on
II and be had 70 get cut his pull.
man tickets for a look. She saw
that he bad q trunk check In the
envelope.
why. Max she cried, with q
sQueal or excitement we're I'm the
same carl Look-0Si Can you
beat itT"
"T1l tell the world you can't"
he proclaimed enthusiastically.
Look here. Babe. what do you
say7 Can / swap my lower for
the upper In your sectionT'
we'll she told him judicially,
you never can tell tin you try"
Out Of q corner or her eye Babe
thought she saw where a woman
stood watching them. Mar she
said sharp and low. Is that your
wife looking ut us7"
"Wife" be echoed. "Say. Babe,
where do you get that STUFF"
But he looked. and she, looking
Cd at him, saw his face drain TO
the color OF an unbaked pie. The
woman swept down upon them and
stood glaring from one to the other.
Babe chr she said with a
feroczcus grin Il th@mghk 60"
She didn't say IL very loud
though. Evidently she didn't ARE
about attracting q crowd. herself.
You yeifow eogl" she went on
Co adzABeaa MmE- ~EFTang to deuhae