Evening star., 1933-03-14

under June's door when she re-
turned from her drive with
i Bruce UnaccustCmed as she
was to popularity, she i'm
mediately conjured calamity OF some
sort. She broke the seal OF one, with
palpitating heart. She read:
Some one does love you darling Stop
we do and we think you're great Stop
CONGRATULATIONS. Lucy and Hartley
The second was from Rolla, from
Hickory Ferguson
You've had your wish long time
and you know it Stop the entire
School of Mines says ditto Stop price
of radios mounting owing to scarcity
since you sang"
There we're several more from Rolla
and St. Louis. a few from strangers,
but, most touching of all, one from old
Chloe:
L is listenin honey you sound jist
like your maW."
Ten words. June's eyes swan with
sudden tears She drew a sheet Of
letter paper toward her and wrote:
Dear Chloe:
1t was SO nice of you to send me the
telegram. II made me very happy. I'm
sorry I haven't written for SO long. but
its because I've been terribly busy.
I'm making lots of money, so here is
a check-buy yourself some fine clothes.
AS soon as 1 get an apartment I'll send
for you if you want to come to New
Work. My hair hasn't been brushed
since came here and the buttons are
off everything Your child, Junie."
She stamped this and carried it out
TO the mail chute.
Three o'clock She put the please
don't disturb sign out Almost asleep
then the phone Changed shrilly.
Now who could that be?
Yes? Bruce? What's happened?"
''Nothing's really happened, dear. But
they've found one of the women in New
York who took that Frisco plant. and
she says she also thinks that girl was
Kay. Three of the other passengers
dive in San Francisco, and one in Los
angeles; the others are at points en-
route. I've decided to accompany a
man to interview them. I may be gone
several days-leaving early in the
morning-before you are up. That's
why called tonight"
Why do you go? You've Just come
back You can't really help, can you?"
Il may After all, I'm the one most
Eitally interested, and I may secure an
absolute Identification by comparing
personal characteristics-no one else
could ask the same sort of questions I
GdIl-OOnt you see!
Yes, now 1 do. Don't forget that
She was observation-disclosures one might
gemember -
That's true. There are several
Things won't keep you now-I
know you are tired I'll wire you. Take
care of yourself"
She was still sleeping when Linder
phoned. How about breakfast, in say
about an hour in the grill? Grady has
been fuming around here for an hour"
June was ready in half an hour. She
felt wonderful. for some reason. Light
hearted Carefree. Could it be pre-
monition? Was Bruce going to find
Kay. or solve the mystery of her dis
appearance? If he did, then every
barrier to their happiness would be
wiped out.
If you aren't the calm young
woman!" Grady all but shouted when
ticaIly fimous!" The publicity man
swept his hands in a dramatic gesture
toward a pile of mail on the desk. "All
for you! All for YOU! And all because
I wouldn't let you laugh me down!
You said you couldn't sing:'
Over the luncheon table, Grady
calmed down. you've got an appoint
ment to sit for scma new press pictures
oV & L ~ @--"--oSN 4Ot PAAO'S0
rapher to come up to your suite-wear
that gold-looking dress. Tonight, we'll
take a flash of you before the micro
phone. And don't rush off the plat
form when you've sung your theme
song-take it slow and give folks
chance to applaud-that goes over the
radio, too, you know, and it's good
business-I'm getting you a singing
teacher to show you how to Go an
encore, repeating Some One to Love
Me'-sort Of letting your voice drop and
fade out in that little sch you've got
down so slick. Where did you learn
that?"
From our old Negro Chloe. She
said mother sung it that way. The
incest wire I received last night was
from Chloe. She said l sounded just
like my maW!"
Linder said: Il want you to leave her
alone, Grady. I'm not going to have
her voice tampered with. There are
plenty in New York who've been trained
by singing teachers. Wei! be different"
But she could learn some trickS!"
"She knows some And she's intelli-
gent. If there's any apparent fault.
point it out. and leave it to her. But
I'm not going to have her cast in a
mold"
You're my savior, Mr.. Linder. I'd
hate to take singing lessons. I can't