The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-04-11

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4: is twins just like YOU"
Janet was gazing curlously al
/ Cathy. It was strange to think OF
Cathy as mother. She was only
twenty. Sometimes Cathy looked
like a mere child. She had been
! left an orphan when she was fiji
teen. She had, she said, slept on
park benches and washed dishes
in cheap restaurants before she
secured a place in the chorus OF
a third rate road show. The COM
! pany made brief stands on what
the profession labels the tank cir
cult.
"You remember the theatrical
couple in the play 'Lightning?'
asked Cathy. "The ones who got
married peoria and it rained?
Something like that happened to
Danny's father and me. He was
chorus man and neither Of us had
any folks and it showed all that
week and everybody was blue
It was anything for a change"
They were married and the
company gave them a wedding
supper on the stage after the
show. Dan was a good kid, but he
was not strong and he was never
! much Of dancer. When business
grew worse he would undoubted-
ly been let out, except that by
that time Cathy was expecting a
baby and the manager felt sorry
for both of them.
Il worked up to the last two
weeks because we needed the
money for the hospital BILL" Ca
thy explained. "Of course the
company had to 60 on to the next
stand. Danny cried when he left
me. Maybe he had a bunch. But
he went because his job looked
like the most important thing On
earth to us right then. He wrote
me every day to hurry and get
well. He said he was dying to see
his son. didn't know he was &C.
tually dying until I got the tele-
gram.
'You see, he caught heavy
cold. He should have been in the
hospital himself. But he went on
dancing every night in order to
send me the money. He went on
even after he was delirious. He
was trying to do a cartwheel
when he tainted. They carried
him off,, It was pneumonia and he
hadn't a chance"
For six months Cathy had been
dancing in the floor show at the
local night club. The salary was
not large, but she did not have
to gosto work until eight in the
evening and she was finished
shortly after twelve. She had a
room in the flat across the hall
with an old German couple.
Grandma Bauer was glad to
keep an eye on Danny when his
mother was away. Cathy paid ex-
ira for this service and for kit
chen privileges.
She's such a game kid
thought Jim now, staring at her
over Danny's golden head.
Come on. Sonny, time for
bed" warned Cathy.
want me to carry you over
and put you in your crib, Son.
n.y." suggested Jim gently.
Danny snuggled his cheek
against Jim. eyes, please"
I'll drive you down to the
club, Cathy," Jim went on.
Anne saw the light in Cathy's
violet eyes before she remem-
bered to veil them with her short
black lashes. II don't want to put
you to any trouble, Jim," she said
softly.
"'Sno trouble" said Jim. cts
right on the way to- the office"
Il forgot Jim," interrupted ia
net as he turned toward the door.
You're supposed to take me to
the dance tonight"
Jim stood short. "The heck ]
am! What's happened to that boy
friend of yours? We never used
to be able to step for him around
this place.
Anne caught her breath. Janet
glanced at her defiantly, and then
at Jim: "Gordon broke a date
with me for Priscilla, if you want
to know, but you needn't take
me to the Dance I'll live without
it."
Jim departed carrying Danny