Evening star., 1932-07-03
Here S Another
Splendid Story in
The Stars Series
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saw this kid take couple of pills cut
of his pocket and look at them
You see I'd been watching him; he looked
tired and kind of desperate; and not exactly
dirty, but there was plenty of work for razor
on his face and he was mussed looking as If he
had slept in his suit too many nights. Too bad
when you see good looking young kid like that,
but I was born and raised in Hollywood and
it's no new story to me-
He came in about 10 O'Clock, just before we
were closing up the coffee shop, and he ordered
q bowl of soup. He took dime out OF his
pocket and laid it on the counter.
PAY the cashier" informed him, and he
looked at me with that sort of gone look IN his
eyes as If he didn't hear me. 1t made me feel
kind of funny.
So kept an eye on him without him knowing
IT, There was nobody else at the counter. Joe
was checking up the slips at the cashiers desk
and fused around cleaning up When he
finished his SOUP saw him take out those blue
pills. glance at them with queer hunted look
and start them on the way to his mouth.
Drop them," said sharply startled him
30 that he dropped the pills They fell on the
counter and grabbed them up and stuck them
in the pocket of my apron.
Whats the big idea?" I demanded wrath
fully 1 really was pretty mad; principally be-
cause thought it was darned dirty trick to
play on joe Joe's my boss, and what boss!
I've worked for him for five years and ought
to know I certainly didn't want to have him
get messed up In anything like that.
The kid locked kind Of scared, as II he had
Just woke up from o terrible nightmare He
blinked his eyes and shuddered And all Of .
sudden got feeling sorry for him.
Whats the matter kid?"N1 asked. Bad
breaks?"
He stared at me- That's all I had left" he
said, indicating the dime.
"And you wanted to die on fun stomach,
said jokingly.
He nodded his head.
There was some beef stew left over and got
that for him and cup Of steaming coffee. ''on
the house." said setting 1t before him.
He put his hands around the cup as II to
warm himself.
How long since you've eaten?" asked him.
"Oh I've been eating" he assured me grimly,
cup to the last day or two. Bread! One Loaf
lasts three days If you're careful"
He was thawing out, and his eyes looked more
like a human beings and less like a trapped
animals.
Gee, your stomach must think it's dough
factory" said sympatheticaily. Where you
been sleeping?"
Park benches, doorwaysI wasn't par
ticularl"
I looked at him kind of thoughtfuliy. Actor"
] asked.
How did you guess it2" he wondered.
"Say, I can tell em a mile OIL" told him.
THE kid was good looking all right. Crisp
brown hair, slender and road-shouldered,
and he had a nice, friendly looking nose.
I saw Joe looking at us from the front and
nodded to him to come over.
"Got any friends?" asked the boy.
did have" he replied, "but guess they got
kind of tired of me bumming of them. don't
blame them"
Whats your name?" asked.
Napier winston" he told me.
well, you picked q good one, Nap" ! &C
knowledged.
He looked at me curiously. Ever hear the
name?" he asked.
I shook my head Means nothing to me-"
bald, 80 what?"
We'll" he said thoughtfully, "a few years
ago it meant a little something on Broadway"
"Oh, Broadway" said; that's long way
from Hollywood"
you said It," he murmured fervently. 'Too
fari"
Studio bring you out?" asked.
Joe came sauntering over just then and