Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-01-17
cHADTER FIVE

~v,1I. CEETAINnY invited the
..,, 20 ...is auG.tion," Bob Lane
sail When lie saw the mob that
..y.~..s& into the studio at ,
y..a,H.
.r,,,v SIX % a part" Delacarte
.>r.ssgl. Let en- work. 1t won't
n... en-.
Rnmanv and Baxter listened
overly ..Cm their corner. Lane had
Ne .5.n,ts. touch of irritation in
r,< voice when ne replied:
~Nlavbe some Of them have
,,<<a; IN other chances to come
- here his afternoon. When We're
c.lv gong 10 Use eight charac-
:s-S--
Forget it." The director picked
- q script. i always like to make
-, think I've got a hard time
r.aE!a' I'D my mind. But l can tell
YOU nigh. ROW who's going to get
ne paris.
Ami who. may ask" Lanes
fsw was a tribe set. 1t was damna-
bic. being in charge of radio for
Bvrd-Crouwell, to have things so
completely taken out of his hands.
"Nvra Moves for the femme lead,
Bill Bartner for the lawyer hero"
You could ind two people just
IS good who aren't so busy"
Hell" DelaCarte exploded. Il
sa-'t have TO make out their in
come TAX. take the ones you don't
nave to work with. Amateurs are
; waste OF time" "a
Romaay felt a little sinking SEN
sa,icr. and a very definite dislike
:or the swarthy director. She hoped
al directors didn't feel the same
way. Lane, she decided, was rather
-!ce. And she wondered why he
G:dn't speak up and put the sar-
castle Delacarte in mis- proper place.
BaX ruGged her signing. and she
Knew ne was deeply worried.
Just then Brent Nelson opened
me door. Romaly was pleasantly
surprised when ne walked over to
asr corner. smiling.
Hello, Indiana. Nice to see You
sitting il"
Thanks to Baxter Tree" She
gave the announcer her incest
smile. Have you metz"
They hadn't; and when they had
been introduced and had shaken
hands. Nelson informed Baxter:
I've been fortunate enough to
get yaMS announcing spot. Now
waIl hope the show sells right
away. Nice break for both Of us"
There's many a slip" sighed
BaX. between the cutting and the
cake"
Maybe" Brent grinned, Green
Eyes here will bring US luck"
Quiet" yelled Delacdrte, look
ing over at the trio. much annoyed.
What is this? If you're goin' to
stay in here, you'll have to keep
your mouths shut"
Brent Nelson had nothing to fear
from the strutting director. He
g-:CHed indifferently:
You'd better lay OF the bottle
and 90 on a diet of that breakfast
food you've been dishing out to the
kids. Delacarte. You sound as
though you might have a touch Of
INDIGESTION"
Delacarte's face grew red, but he
did not answer. Lane could have
ga.ced Nelson on the back. Instead,
Re NOtioHed TO Baxter to come and
take the seat beside him.
That gave Brent his chance to in
".ce Romany to have dinner with
hin. She hesitated a second, re-
2@emberirg her promise to dine
nth BaX. But she decided Brent
could do so much for her it was
:ool!shness to turn him down.
Surely Bax would understand how
necessary it was 70 take advantage
Of every opportunity that present
cd Itself.
BaX seemed merely stunned as he
listened to the selecting of the cast
and heard the way mis- show had
been butchered. There were whole
pages he scarcely recognized.
Five Ct radios leading women
had read the part OF Sylvia, the her
NiEa Of paradise Is Here" when