Evening star., 1941-04-13


week to finagle tickets for the Allen show.
Just see that you get her in early"
They showed off and left me alone with my
poor wife Look, Sweetiepuss | told her.
I'VE failed to turn up an eligible man for our
curvesome cousin. IT, by the grace of God
and the luck of the Draytons, she managed
to find one herself she's not going to be
handicapped by having us along - Come on
to a movie"
We moped around afterwards waiting up
for Lizzie Lou, and it's well we did. There
were only five of them. Besides Don Clark,
there were two production engineers, a page
boy who i gathered - was also Harvard
'38, and solemn, dignified Individual who,
it turned out, was radio gag man.
Where Fred Allen" | asked Lizzie Lou.
He and Portland had date they couldn't
break" she said, but we'll see them Sun
day"
Remarkable daughter you've got there,
Mr.. Drayton," the gag man told me while
the others were all out in the kitchen. The
Sunshine Girl, you ought to call her. Start
her out in one of the morning spots. She'd
have sponsor in week"
l dldn bother 10 explain.
Don't mind me" he went on. "Ill go
when the others do. You see, she's the first
really friendly and unaffected girl I've seen
in five years. fell in love with her - after
my fatherly fashion, of course. Just let me
sit here and bask awhile" thought he was
going to break down and sob.
We got them out finally, after Lizzie Lou
h,I faI botc cb.>r HoLo
sleep WELL she said - and bacon and eggs.
Then Joe went in to tell the cousin good night
and came out after awhile with scared look
in her eyes.
Lizzie Lou was saying her prayers" she
said
guess just looked dumfounded.
And Charlie" - 10 came over to me and
began to snffle on my shoulder - 'she just
held out her arm and l knet down too
j KNOW this is little sudden, Mr.. Dray-
ton,' Don Clark said after Sam had brought
him down in the basement next afternoon.
Il made him bring me down here because
had to see you alone - It's about Lizzie
Lou. left her at the studio 50 could come
over here I'm making about eight thousand
now with good chance to -"
What about Lizzie Lou?'
She's at the studio watching rehearsals.
| want to marry her - That is, | love her.
She's the sweetest, loveiest, finest -
Save it. Did you talk to her about it,"
Not YET" the boy said. Il thought as you
were her cousin I'd better get your permission
first. thought she'd like that
Are you scared you re going to lose herr"
asked him.
She's pretty wonderful person to last
long in this town."
Then you'd better get back there and
look out for her." said. The marrying
part S up to her"
On my way upstairs a little later the
switchboard girl handed me twelve calls for
Lizzie Lou. | went on up and got out Flip,
our pooch, for a breeze around the block
In front of our place we met Lizzie Lou just
getting out of some foreign Car that looked
forty feet long. With her was tall, dark and
slick-looking Romeo, dressed like show win
dow. Certainly not Don Clark.
Mayor LaGuardia, l presume, said to
Lizzie Lou.
Cousin Charlie!" She sounded bubbly.
''Ive had the most marvellous day. This is
Tony Lemon. He has an orchestra"
"A band my dear" said this clothes rack,
and offered me wet dishrag. brushed by it