The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-04-24

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Toby saw the one he meant. "Yes," she said. "Shes very beau- tifui. isn't she?"
 Know who that is7"
 No
 That's 0ilda Lang. She's going to Hollywood to make a picture"
 Gilda Lang was an English ac- tress, famous on both sides of the Atlantic. Toby said excitedly, Real ly, Tim? Is 1t really Gilda Lang?"
 "Of course it is. And that's Todd Manders with her. bumped into them last night"
 Last night? I thought you were at home?"
 T was but Ter, saw them on the street. They say Manders is crazy about Gilda. Well. you can't blame him for that. Looks like a million, doesn't she? Do you remem- Der that last show of hers, year be- fore last?"
 "No I-I didn't see it."
 Tim knew 6 great deal about the theater. Toby had been most im- pressed by all he had told her about actors and actresses and the plays they appeared in. Bits of gossip about this one adn that. He knew who were in the new plays, even be. fore they had opened, who suffered the financial loss when a play "fiopped." A dozen times he had pointed out celebrities to her--pro- ducers, playwrights, song writers as well as actors and dancers and chorus girls. Toby thought 1t was amazing that he remembered them all.
 Tim finished her drink and or- dered a second. He went on talk ing about Gilda Lang. "She was q sensation in that play" he said. Tt was one of the biggest hits of the year. A sell-out every night. And then suddenly Gilda decided she wanted to go back to London, and nothing could stop her. Just like that, the play closed. Oh, she's tens peTamental-but what an actressl I wonder how she'll get along in Hol- lywood."
 She ought to be grand in pie tures," Toby said. She's certainly beautiful enough. Look, they're go- ing to dance"
 Gilda Lang and the man with her had arisen and were moving toward the space reserved for danc- ing, The actress unusual beauty fascinated Toby; she could scarcely take her eyes away. Gilda Langs blond hair lay in sleek ringlets about her head, The blue gown WAS a sheath for an exquisite figure. But the surprising thing about Gilda Lang was that her face had plquan- ey, It wasn't at all the sort you would expect with such fragile loye- illness, There was a hint Of fire bee meath the surface.
 Watching the actress, Toby was startled tO hear Tim's voice. He said abrouptly, "Listen--I'm fed up with this place. Let's get out Of here"
 "Why, Tim7"
 "Its too crowded and too noisy" He turned, signaling to the waiter to bring the cheek, And the seFY- Ice is terrible" he went on, T never saw anything like it, Come on let's clear out"
 Without knowing quite how t came about, Toby was on her feet, making her way toward the door, She couldn't understand Tim, What had come over him2 If he wanted To go somewhere else it was all right, of course, Only this place wasn't crowded or noisy, it was one Of the incest places she had eyer been, And Tim had been en- toying himself, too, Why was be suddenly 80 anxious t0 leaye9
 4 girl at Q table a little distance away caught Toby's eye, There was something familiar about the girl She turned then, SO that her full face came into view and Toby TeGs 0gniaed her, It was Carol Marsh Carol in ellnglng silver cloth, with R party of half dozen others
 Toby, where she had been sitting, couldn't see Carol, but Tim could, He must have noticed horw
 Pain, sharp as tt vas sudden, Glutehad at T0by's heart, Was this why Tim was n such q hurry to leaYe7
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