The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-11-01
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JOAN WARING, pretty Memphis
girl. and BOB WESTON, son or a
millionaire, meet in Memphis anu
fall i'm love. They become es-
tranged through the scheming OF
barbara COURTNEY, who is
irving 10 win Bob for herself.
PAT wARING, JOan's younger
sister. fs I'm an automobile acct
dent in which JERRY FORREST
ERR, her escort, is killed. Heart
sick, Pat rams away TO New York.
Joan follows and begins u search
for her sister and search for q
Job. Joan is engaged as masked
singer ut night club. Handsome
BARNEY BLAKE, owner OF the
club, proves q stcadfaSt friend.
Joan finds Pat very i'll. During
Pats cOnvaleScenc Joan and Bar
ney are drawn closer together.
Join, believing Bob is lost to her,
promises to marry Barney.
Pat becomes Barney's secretary
and soon lac realizes he loves her
instead OF Joan. Joan sings 1T
society entertainment for charity
and discovers she is in BOb's
home. Barbara. u visitor in New
EcCk, sees Joan and recognizes
her.
NOW GO on WITH TEE STORY
CHAPTER xxx
THE ballroom was completely
l. filled, Barney told Joan. 1t was
the biggest turnout for such an
affair that he had ever seen.
Barney was giving short, emphatic
directions to the property man, tell
ing the electrician just how much
time should intervene between the
colored lights in order to give the
illusion OF a mermaid rising from
the rainbow mist.
He stepped to Joan's 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 a blur. She
chung weakly to the heavy curtain
fighting for control. And then, her
gaze steadying, she saw Bob. His
face looked thinner, sterner. There
was Il 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 Joan's
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 glow upor
the slender figure in dazzling
green.
The figure appeared to be a sea
siren emerging from her blue bath
in a mist of rose and gold and gray
1t was a scene Of amazing
beauty. Then from the lips of th(
young singer came crystal clea,
notes, the alluring song of mer
maid haunted by a glimpse of
sailor lad. The lovely bit of sons
went on to its close-to resound
ing applause.
The change that came over Bol
Weston's face was electric. Bar
bara, setting beside him, noticed
this nervously. The careless, indif
ferent attitude vanished. Bob wa
leaning forward in his seat, star
ing at the masked singer. Then
as though remembering something
he leaned back in his seat again
"She has a lovely voice." Mr.
Weston said. "When Olive askeC
if they could use the ballroom
suggested that the masked cir
would bring out a good crowd.
had heard her sing once"
dad, you old rounder!" Boz
said. Didn't know you went il
for night clubs"
Il extraordinarily. But thi
girl is different"
BARBARA spoke up then. "The,
~ say Barney Blake, who own
the Jigsaw.' is mad about her,