Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-11-16
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
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you don't need me. XII, Sle sdlu
gently. 1--WE aren't partners. just
live with you and get paid for It,
I don't do anything for you, And l
can't do anything with YOU"
Kit felt distinctly uncomforta-
BILE. She smiled eXperimentally and
said. Come on, darling, it's hot
and you've got crouch on. Didn't
you always say that we were en-
titled to a few good times? And
aren't you having a lot of dates
with Lars Anderson" Lars was
the drummer who cherished an
honest passion for Fran and her
cookery.
Fran bit her underlip and was
silent. But not for long. She said,
Look, Kit, we're on the subject
now and we might as we'll have it
out. Whether I have lots of dates
with Lars is Of no Importance to
your career, which IS the subject.
I'm not trying to get anywhere.
You are! Or you ought to be-"
Didn't you say that Morris
White may be able to get me on at
the Pond club? And have I not a
contract that is as ironclad as any
can be? Jerry told you himself that
he was doing even bigger things
next season"
Fran paid no heed to Kits words
and continued, Look here, Kit, use
your head. You can't stay where
you are without working for it.
And unless you work hard you
won't ever get any further. Right
now, in case it hasn't occurred to
you, you get paid-overpaid--for
doing practically nothing. 1t may
work for little while, but sooner
or later you're going to wind up
back of the eight ball."
Kit ran her fingers through her
hair and gave a despairing sigh; it
was no use trying to placate Fran
when she was being unreasonable.
But she tried again:
After all, Jerrv$ is satisfied.
What else do you Want? I study
and work, don't I? Do 1 have to
skip everything else in my life to
practice all day to sing a couple of
songs a week? Two songs any high
school kid could learn in an hour?"
That's just it,, Fran said SLOW
iy. That's the way you sing EN-,
too. Any kid with an ounce of
brains knows the answer"
Kit was hastily turning the
pages of newspaper and, finding
what she wanted, showed the page
to Fran triumphantly. Have
look at this. It's the Crosley rat
ing on the Senbler program and it
is still tops"
Fran said YEARLY, "Why
wouldn't It be? Look at the sup
port you've got. Jerry's had every
guest star to help you out except
Toscaninni and Shirley Temple.
And when you started, the whole
credit. the whole darned show
might have been yours. a plati-
CHAPTER TWENTY. SIX
WHATS THE matter with
Vance ?" Kit asked Widmer when
they had found a table by them.
selves in the store.
IT dunno. But I'm afraid it is
something serious. That's why
ran after you. I figured that you're
a good friend of his and you
might know. He's a good friend of
mine, too. I thought maybe if he
was in JAM"
Where is he?" she asked. A
kind of sick premonition attacked
her.
That's what l don't know. It's
kind of queer it seems to ME. He's
done something that he never did
before. He was supposed to be
M. c. at the opening of our new
station last night and he didn't
show up. Craley was there and he
pinch hit for him. Not word from
him. He has a show to do Sunday
and the Braddock fight Tuesday. I
went up to his place today and his
servant said he hadn't heard from
him since he left Monday"
Kit said, let me think a min
ute"
II don't know as I ought to tell
you this, Miss O'Reilly, but Gre
cory told him if he ever we'll,
if he ever blew again, he'd keep
him off the air, and with the big
fight coming and all, thought"
But Gregory is in London. May
be he won't know about it,"
Nobody here would squeal on
Healey. He's too regular. But sup
pose he amt here by Tuesday and
Gregory catches the fight on short
wave ?"
Kit picked up her bag, She said,
Thanks, Mr.. Widmer, for telling
me. Don't let anyone else know,
and I promise you that I'll have
Vance here by Sunday"
Kits gray-and-white striped lug
gage was in her path when she
opened the door of her apartment.
Her topcoat and light evening
wrap were folded over a chair in
the foyer.
Fran's voice greeted her quietly.
you'll have to hurry, Kit. Jerry
will be here very soon. I've packed
for you, drawn your bath and laid
out your clothes for dinner"
Kit came into the room I'm not
going with Jerry"
She threw her hat and bag on a
chair and hurried to her writing
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