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CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

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THROUGH September things
moved along on an even keel. Oc-
tober came and there was no SWIM
ming in the lake, but warm unsea-
sonable days kept the grass green
and the flowers blooming after the
leaves had gone from the trees
along South Shore drive and in
Hyde park.
Romany was well established 4
the part of Celeste, and saw BaX
seldom, hence there was little cx-
cuse for him to coach her in the
scripts. When she phoned him he
found an excuse not to join them
for supper. Romany felt this was
because he was having no luck and
she worried often about whether
he had enough money for The
things he needed.
She knew BaX had lost all hope
of paradise Is Here" being re-
corded the second time. He had sold
only a couple of half-hour scripts
through New York or HOLLYWOOD
during the fall.
Cholly tried valiantly to hide her
own encouragement. But Romany
often heard her signing and tossing
at night. She knew it was because
Charlotte worried about whether
her mother was able TO feed and
clothes her seven brothers and sis
tiers properly on what she was able
to send them from her meagcr sal
airy. No word had been received
from their father since he had gone
away four months before.
Romany offered to loan Cholly
+ money, but she would not take it.
Borrowing, she would say, was too
often the end of 4 close friendship.
She had a superstition about it,
too.
Cholly had not mentioned Terry
since the night they had met him
with Myra Noyes at Landau's. She
seemed to prefer moi talking about
tbs past, and Romany hoped that
she was forgetting.
Dover remained attentive. Mel
son, Komany, Cholly and Dove fire.
quently went yachting on the Lore
lei Or dancing at the different night
spots. Romany watched the Hay
Wortll-O'Neil friendship with q
jealously maternal eye, hoping al
ways that she would see a sign thai
they were falling in love. But they
seemed to remain only the best OF
friends.
It seemed to Romany she must
have known Brent all her life. Sht
trusted him implicitly to guide hcl
radio career, and his judgmcn
seemed never to have failed. Sht
was bit mystified as to why Myr3
apparently decided suddenly to cal
off the feud, but in that little mat
ter she was willing to let wei
enough alone.
Myra did not speak to Romany
But at least she left her alone. L
Ronany's questions as to hoy
Brent had got the lump OH the sid
Of his head after the fracas wit
Myra, he had explained that Ii
tripped over an end table in tn
dark and hit his head on the shar
edge of another table. She had n
reason to doubt him.
Romany would not have beer S
happy had she known the gossi
that was going on behind her bach
Even Nelson was not aware of il.
The three persons whom 10
Telling had talked with the nigh
Myra told him Romany was rot a
heiress had told several Others, an
radio circles were abuzz with tn
tale that Brent Nelson had paid 70
Romany Haile's television c0ntcs
pictures. The story had been en-
larged until it had grown 10 tn
point where the announcer wa
said to be paying other bills. too.
Myra had been approached SET
eral times and asked if this tG!
were true. Because she WIGS afrai
to break her promise to Brent nc
to talk about Romany. she mcrcl
looked wise and assured the ia!
bearers she wasn't the least Bit ir
terested in her former fancc's al
fairs.
It was late October and Tie ia
magazine Television Weekly ia