The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-23

Guests remembered afterWard that
the singer had stopped near the
Americans to untangle her scarf
which had caught on chair. The
police worked on the case, but the
woman never was found. She simply
removed her mask, and escape was
simple"
Joan was becoming more Devil
dered. at sounds like the fiction
I always was encouraged to leave on
the bookshelves," she said. Are
you planning TO involve me in a
jewel robbery?"
Hardly I've built my business
on unexpected things. I am pre-
pairing to offer you a chance now
because 1 believe we can put over
an idea I've had in mind for four
years. I'm taking you on as one of
my singers and you will sing in a
mask. Other cabarets have tried
the same thing, but I mean TO do
it differently"
When Joan reached the hotel she
found telegram waiting for her.
It read, Received long letter from
Pat. She has job and is living with
another girl. Gave no address but
promised one soon. Am writing to-
night. Mother"
Joan sat down and cried over the
telegram, the burden Of anxiety
slipping from her with her tears.
Now she could bear looking out
of the window at the millions Of
lights. Pat was safe. Pat had found
work. Clever, efficient, level-headed
little Pat. Oh, if she could only see
her tonight
It was a long while before Joan
could think Of her own new job.
She had been vaguely troubled at
the idea of singing in a night club
but had pushed aside her scruples.
The melodramatic plan to have
her wear a mask changed all that.
She could sing at the "JigsaW" and
no one would be wiser. Masking
seemed silly but i would make the
job much easier.
Blake had terminated the inter
view little abruptly. "Theren be
$50 week for you in it, Perhaps
more later on if the act goes over.
n
loan smiled. Fifty dollars a
y week was fortune! She went
to the window and looked out at
the brilliant play of lights against
the velvet background of the sky;
the shining electrical display
dwarfing the stars. They seemed
like shining pin points in a black
canopy.
That was illusion. Small things
appearing big and vast and infinite
things seeming little and unreal.
1T seemed cheap to sing in a
night club" she was thinking, but
when I took the job I was thinking
of finding Pat. Now it's only fair
to go through with it. Besides
won't leave Pat in New York. When
go home I want to take her with
me-"
Joan went to the small desk in
the corner of the room and wrote:
Darling Mother, you will never
know how happy your telegram
made me. I guess you do know, be-
cause all the anxiety and fear must
have fallen from you when Pats
letter came.
1T was just like that with me.
was so happy I cried. I have been
nearly frantic with fear for three
weeks, but I didn't want you to
know that. I will write Pat to-
night, care of general delivery, and
beg her to tell me where she is
staying.
Il am going to stay in New York
as long as Pat does. have job
singing at a night club. Don't be
shocked about it. 1t really is nice
place and the manager isn't at all
what you'd expect.
He lokS just like any young
business man and he is as nice as
can be. They say he's just a smart
Yankee who's made lot of money
because he manages to out-gueSS
the crowd that comes to his club
always giving them some new or
QIllGI6Ilt SOIb VI cllOcl tolIllllcIlIs
Barney is his name.
"One Of the girls told me he went
to college but didn't want to prac-
tice law and somehow he turned
out to be a night club manager.
In my act am to wear mask
and I'm never to take it off until
I return home at night. Of course
in the day time I'm just Joan
Warning, but at night I'll be singing
old songs like Love Brings a Gift
of Roses wearing a lovely old
fashioned frock. And there's a gypsy
song with a gorgeous gypsy costume.
I think like that best. Really the
job is going to be fun"
Bill grinned when his mother
finished the letter. Sounds like our
little Joan sort of likes that night
club fellow. What do you say,
mother?"
His mother said. Nonsense, Bill!
Don't be foolish
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