The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-08-31
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when she came cut % them. Yen
Two young people 20 and have
good time. she tod them hurried.
y. = know I promised you. Tonv
that d TT and - With you and
June tonight.
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sit n = quiet moving picture s.s
then have = little supper after
wards with ny two kids. but
guess that isn't possible. shes !.
plenty vie mood tonight
Has she been drinking again -
Tony asked.
Yes
I wouldn't think that fhev,a
allow her 70 drink In the theater :
1t doesn't harm her acting 7,
fact. sometimes I think she
couldn't go through her role if M
didn't drink. She depends on il
so
"LaRue has wonderful writeuns
IN the Chicago papers, Joan sad
Why. I remember reading hut
she caught herself quickly from
any more of her rash statements
of course she has wonderful
writeups.' Jerry said simnlv
She's the greatest actress of our
time.
She has wonderful writeuns in
the Chicago papers and all Of the
papers. I have arranged some Of
her clipping portfolios. They sav
she's the grandest dramatic artist
since Bernhandt. I suppose
should be proud and honored n
serve her. but sometimes. when
she gets to drinking too much and
gets so angry"
II know" Tony said as tenderlv
as he would have comforfed his
own mother. there's something
about her art that puts her with
the immortals."
jerry laughed at the way he nut
It even though she agreed with the
truth of the statement. IF she
doesn't stop. Johnston, the produc-
er, may put her with immortals of
another kind. He's getting To the
point where he can't take it much
longer"
They listened. The mans angry
voice had now outshouted the
woman's
He's had just about all he can
take" Tony grinned.
I'm get back there now Jerry
patted her daughters arm. You
two young people have good
time"
Wen have the happiest time of
our whole lives" Tony promised.
We're going to a picture show.
It will be the best love story we
can pick out in New York CITY.
and we're going to sit and hold
hands every minute of the time.
aren't we, June 30
Joan's cheeks flushed with hap-
piness. Il guess we are If you say
so, Tony" she said softly, wonder
ing If she could possibly be the
girl who came into this place short
hours before.
We'll, I do say so. You see,
Mother Jerry, we're engaged"
Engaged ?"
Yes. June said yes tonight"
Joan laughed at that though her
heart pounded with excitement. .T
don't believe I said yes so much as
Tony said yes. Mother. I guess
maybe I like him pretty we'll"
Il guess We all do" Jerry said
fondly. Il never could understand
June, why you were so cold to Tony
before. I thought maybe because
you'd sort of grown up with Tony
you knew him so well it wasn't
any kind of adventure to fall in
love with him. Sometimes the
sweetest person in the world lives
right in the same block with u.s."
That's true" Tony said. 1--WE
loved June since she was Just a
little girl and we used to go to
grammar school together"
The good old days" Joan said.
her lips trembling. She had never
seen this handsome gray-eyed man
before in all of her life, but now,
after just these few fleeing hours
she knew that she loved him with
all her heart.
See that she gets home early.
Tony, Jerry said. Remember she
has to work tomorrow"
To Be Coutinued1