Evening star., 1934-05-24
INSTALLMENT XVIII.


fore some one was at her door.
i "Bung swarl" The Queen burst
In upon her. II mean here 1t Is
. am, the middle of the night, and
oh, Hazel, what a headache! Mill
dug me up. I was out showing big
soap man from the South what makes
this little burg of ours tick. Milt says
You want to see me. What's the dirt?'
do ! want to see you? What dc
YOU mean by staging a fadeout? ]
have good news-about you"
The Queen settled pillow behind
her head. Good news about me?"
she moaned family. There amt
none. Never was. Never will be-"
But there is You're an actress,
q real one. You're to try out for a
part in Steve's new skit. If you make
good, it's yours"
= The Queen gasped: Listen, dearie,
don't pull 'em like this, SO sudden.
Me act? All my life I've been dream
ing about doing something besides haul
clothes across stages. know. The
hoy authors turned producer and
you've wangled hot spot for me-
mo. Segal's director has decided
to give you a try-out. Only-will you
forgive me if I tell yov something very
Important"
Shoot"
Don't think I'm criticizing, dar-
ling, because like you heaps just as
YOU are. But for the sake Of the sklt
and YOUR future as an actress, you've
got to stop talking Broadwayese. You
remember the part. It's Connie. and
she's from east Of Fifth avenue"
Connie! There's a break. Tnen
it's up to me to speak the Engllsh
language as she should be spoke. NO
reason why can't learn them foreign
tongues. I knew English once. Maybe
It'll come back.
: -"Milt was frightened about you
last night" ,
- HE should get in an uproar. why
don't he go home to mammal"
s"Darling, are you fed up on Milt?"
The Queen yawned. Il gotta hunch
T. am. Anyhow, I thought Ia switch
brands and see. This soap papa from
Kaintucky tosses around money ike
tt was bird seed, and believe 1t or
not. he's mine for the taking. Hold
your sides now, here comes the Dig
laugh. No sooner do I get myself set
up in the soap business than along
comes the boy friend, Milt, and be-
gins weeping on my shoulder about
how life amt worth a Cancelled stamp
without me, and how he wants
home with a front porch you can
park a rubber-tired carriage on. And
me standin' there dumb, look1n' ike
the apple in William Tell show"
Sandra waggled an accusing finger.
The Queen pouted.
Whats the matter? Oh got you.
I'll begin all over again. Once upon
a time a very fine gentleman from
Kentucky, with a 1ouriShing soap
business came to town. One evening
he visited a popular musical show
and took quite fancy to one Of
the chorines, who treated him with
all the reverence a chlorine should
treat wealthy soap and bubble man
from Kentucky. In the course OF
time a romance sprung-or sprang-
or it is sprung?-up. In fact. they
became quite fond of each other. A
proposal of marriage, from one or
II6 QUIET, WAS lIIcFlGdUlc, N1lCu GA Va
a sudden, out of a clear, blue
past"
THAT will do" Sandra laughed
until the tears came. Perhaps bit
of competition is what Milt needed.
Men do. I suspect he's about to cut
the apron strings"
He needn't be in a hurry. Not
until I've had a try at this acting
racket"
would you give 'up Milt for:your
work-that is, if your work was worth
while. was carrying you to fame.
maybe fortune?"
"Of course not, dearie-I mean dar-
ling. But it won't hurt my cause
any with Milt if he suspects I've
found something to do besides love
him. I'm for home rule myself, only
Milt must not know it for the mo-
ment"
Saturday morning Fredericka For
dyce tried out with the new skit. To
the amazement Of Al Hart, who would