Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-28

And you'll make a good impression
on him! I want him to see what
a nice mother I've got!' Anne
smiled proudly.
That was purely strategic fat
terry, dear" Mrs. Saunders said.
But you will do 1t, nom! Then
I can slip away on my date so much
easier"
So Mrs. Saunders agreed and
Anne brought her down and intro
duced her to John Bresdon. She
told him about her dinner date and
how sorry she was: then, very gen.
tly. she suggested that he might like
to have dinner with her mother in
the small dining room. 1t all
worked very well. He didn't show
any disappointment and he acted
very pleased at the invitation. They
got on together very we'll. it seemed
to Anne. She beamed proudly at
her mother, who looked charming
sitting on the old sofa with John.
She left them and raced upstairs
to dress. Sheila, ever faithful, had
filled the tub and laid out Annes
black suit on the bed. Her frilliest
white blouse Sheila was pressing
with the portable iron and the hard
earned silver fox jacket that Sheila
priced was hung on the back OF q
chair.
"Oh, She'll, you're darling to let
me wear the jacket" Anne gave
her roommate warm peck on the
cheek and dashed to the bathroom.
"Wait'I I get my minks and sables,"
she flung back from the hall and
YOU can wear 'em every day" Shella
lust smiled and went on pressing
the dainty blouse that Anne couio
never learn to iron.
In the tub Anne reviewed events
and decided that things were snap
ing up very nicely. She had met
a nroducer who was interested IN
her and now John Bresdon hao un-
expectedly come back =: ana II
he found out that Franklin thought
she had talent he might become
interested in backing show again,
She felt a growing excitement
when she thought of Van Franklin
There was something so magnetic
about him something that mace
everything about him glamorouss
and exciting. He was the kind OF
man she had dreamt about meeting
before she came to New York.
on1v once did she think of Geoff,
That was to laugh at his queer
ideas about singing and her
voice. Wait until he found out that
she was going to star In snow!
She laughed aloud at the prospect
and hummed his little song While
she dressed. The suit had just been
cleaned and it looked beautiful with
her new bright hat. Then the
Jacket. the final touch of elegance,
and she was ready.
When Van came she was walt
ing on the first landing. and she
descended to him, conscious OF
his eyes on her and the warm ad-
niration in them. Hello Mr.
Franklin" she said, Aren't you
surprised that I'm all ready?"
He said. Its unusual, Miss Saun-
ders. Actresses unusually make
habit of being late"
He took her arm and they start
ed for the front door. Anne waved
blithely when they passed the door
to the sitting room, and said, BY,
YOU two. Have a nice time" She
didn't stop and introduce Franklin.
For somehow, she didn't want her
mother to meet him. There wasn't
any reason for it, really; it was
silly. but she didn't stop. And when
he said, who's that?" she answered,
"Just couple Of friends" When he
said, That man looked familiar"
she said, Lots Of people do until you
get a good look at them"
There was a taxi waiting at the
curb for them. Franklin said that
he never drove himself in New York.
When they settled back in the cab,
he looked at her and they both
smiled with thought of the secret
shey shared that Anne was
going to be a great actress. BY this
time the little nagging voice had
vanished from lack of attention and
Anne was completely happy. He
talked and Anne listened ard was
satisfied just to listen.
She didn't like the restaurant
they went to, but. of course. she
couldn't say anything. Shed pio-