The Wilmington morning star., 1940-04-10

LILA L. 1I41AN
Cholly had been IN the air only
a week when Pee Wee Tyler, having
flown home for a weekend from
the private school she attended II
New York, saw her picture in the
Chicago Globe.
Startled, she read the caption:
1.-THE air waves welcomed this
new beauty, Cholly O'Neil, pianist
this week. Miss O'Neil, red-headed'
blue-eyed Irish charmer, will sell
syrup. Another sure fire bet for
television. She halls from lndl-
ana u"
Syrup. That could mean only one
thing. The HayWorths were spon-
soring her. Furiously, Pee Wee
threw the paper away and got up.
If Dove had gone so far as to put
his red-head On the air on her W
program, it looked serious. She had
flown home more to see Dove Hay
worth than anyone else. She want
ed to bring things to an issue.
Mrs. Hayworth was as anxious
as the Tylers for her only son and
Natalie to marry. The plump dow
ager positively faWned over her.
The Hayworths hadn't the social
background of the Tyler clan, but
they had a lot more money. In TACT,
the Tylers were having a terrific
struggle to keep up their end So
cially.
1t would De absolutely necessary
for Natalie to marry wealth or
they would be %penniless in a few
years. That had been made very
clear to the debutante daughter.
Natalie called Mrs. HayWorth
and got herself invited to tea that
afternoon. The Hayworths yer in
their penthouse in town for the Win
ter months. Mrs. Hayworth greeted
Pee Wee with warm affection.
"Darling"' She kissed the cool
cheek of the young girl. Il never
would have forgiven you if you had
come home for the weekend and
hadn't dropped in to see an old
lady"
"Old LADY," scoffed Natalie, as a
butler assisted her with her mink
coat. You positively look shame
fully young. You know you do"
Mrs. Hayworth, with an arm
around Natalie, led her to a chair
beside the open fire in the library,
tits cozier in here" She sat
down beside the tea table. And we
can have a nice little talk"
isn't Dove home?" Natalie
asked, with just the proper touch
of disappointment in her voice.
mo" Mrs. Hayworth poured a
cup of tea and handed it to Pee
Wee. I've been phoning all ove for
the rascal. He'll be terribly disap-
pointed. But I'll have him phone
you at home as soon as he comes in,
if you're going to be there"
Natalie sighed.
"Oh, he probably won't get in. I
hear he's been very busy socially"
oh, yes Mrs. Hayworth smiled,
'but it doesn't mean anything. He's
just marking time ill you're
through SCHOOL,
She said it teasingly, but Natalie
wise enough to know she was
supposed to take it seriously.
From what I've heard'-Natalie
gave her hostess a sad little smile
The hasn't much time to think of
poor little me. Out of sight, out of
mind"
Mrs. Hayworth looked at her ques-
tioningly.
What have you heard, Natalie?"
ooh, I mustn't gossip"
Strengthening in her chair, Mrs.
Hayworth encouraged her with:
"Oh, now that isn't gossiping,
dear. Surely you know how we feel
about you. Come, dear, let's be
frank. What is it you've heard?
Nothing very serious, I'm sure"
Natalie began uncertainty:
Il well, I guess you know how
I feel about Dover. He-he's such
an old friend. I've been worried
about him since last fall. One night
he brought a r~ed-headed actress on
the yacht-to his birthday party"
ga red-headed actress Mrs.
Hayworth's brown eyes opened in
shocked surprise. "Why Natalie
Tell me more about it."
"She was a piano player in a
music store" Natalie went on, hest
tating properly for effect. "a crude
person if I've ever seen one. But
pretty in the way some of those
ordinary girls are. She made a ter
rifle play for Dove and he seemed
to sort of fall for her"
Bella LANAN-COURT RE