The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-18
SYNOPSIS

JOAN WAKING, pretty AEem-
 phis girl, and BOB WESTON,
 son Of Q millionaire, meet in
 Memphis and fhll fn love. They
 become esfraneed through the
 cheIning of BARBARA COURT
 NEY. who is trying tO win Bob
 for herself.
 PAT WARING. Joan's younger
 sister, is tn an automobile acci-
 dent in which JERRY FOH-
 HESTER. her escort is killed.
 Hearfsick. Pat runs away to New
 York. Joan follows and begins
 search for her sister and a
 search for job. Joan is engaged
 as . masked singer at . night
 club. Handsome BARNEY
 BLAKE, owner of the club,
 proves Q steadfast friend.
 Joan finds Pat very III. During
 Pats cOnvaIescence Joan and
 Barney are dratyn closer to-
 Eether. Joan, believing Bob Is
 lost to her, promises to marry
 Pat becomes Barney's secre-
 tary and soon he realizes he
 loves her instead of John. Joan
 simgns at q society entertain.
 ntent for charity and discovers
 she is in Bob's home. Barbara.
 . visitor i'm New York, secs Joan
 and recognizes her.
 , CHAPTER XXX
 The ballroom was completely filled. Barney told Joan. It was the biggest tufn-out for such an affair that he had ever seen Barney was giving short, emphatic directions to the property man. tel ing the electrician just how much. time should intervene between the coiored lights in order to give the illusion of mermaid rising from the rainbow mist.
 He stepped to loans side. draw ing the curtain aside a little. There's your audience, Joan" he said. Everything seemed to be whirling before her eyes, the faces beyond merging into 8 blur. She clung weakly to the heavy curtain, fighting for control. And then, her gaze steadying, she saw Bob. His face looked thinner, sterner. There was restlessness in his gray eyes. Joan's heart, was beating wildly. She wanted to cry out to him. They were all seated in the box on the left-Bob. his father, and Bar bara Courtney.
 The lights died in the ballroom. The curtain moved against loans hand and she heard Barney speak ing, Ready. Joan?" Then faint lights in opalescent shades bathed the stage in soft color. A central light threw a steady golw upon the, slender figure in dazzling green.
 The figure appeared to be sea siren emerging from her blue bath in a mist of rose and gold and gray.
 It was a scene of amazing beauty. Then from the lips of the notes, the alluring song of mer- maid haunted by glimpse of sailor lad. The lovely bit of song went on to it's close-to resound- ing applause.
 The change that came over Bob Weyton's face was electric. Bar bara, sitting beside him, noticed this nervously. The careless, indif- ferent attitude vanished. Bob was leaning forward in his seat, star ing at the masked singer. Then, as Enough remembering something he leaned back in his seat again.
 "She has a lovely voice." MT Weston said. "When Olive asked if they could use the ballroom l suggested that the masked girl would bring out a good crowd. had heard her sing once"
 ''Dad, you old rounder!" Bob said. Didn't know you went in for night clubs
 T don't = ordinarily. But this girl is different
 Barbara spoke up then. "They say, Barney Blake, who owns the' 'Jigsaw', is mad about her." she said.
 "You have to discount that kind of gossip" Bob told her.
 'Oh, don't be 1890! Everybody says it's true!"
 The blue velvet curtains parted again. This time slender girl in white stood in the center of the stage. The glow from the footlights revealed the graceful lines of a frock designed in a fashion of long ago. The girls hair was done in a quaint, old-time manner and she carried an old-fashioned bouquet.
 To Barney's amazement he heard loans voice raised in a current popular melody instead of the song they had selected. The song she was singing was on Joan's encore list but this was the first time she had used it.
 She sang in low, incredibly sweet voice, Maybe if I loved you