The Wilmington morning star., 1941-01-03
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Mana Harris settled her horn
trimmed glasses more firmly or
her nose and studied the charts
with which her French desk wal
Uttered. She muttered, Saturn Is
in the fifth house. Now, what does
that mean" She thumbed a dog
cared book and ran a red finger
nail down a long list of date lines
and finding the n she sought
marked a small symbol on the
chart before her. "Hm!" she muir
INJURED approvingly, eff I lose my
money, I can always become
Madame Harris, the Worlds
Greatest Astrologist."
The bell rang family in a dis
tant part of the apartment. Mana
said. Nov where the dickens is
good old Gemini?"
The door at her back opened
softly and the dark, round moon
Of her maids face appeared.
what is it?" Mana asked,
scratching her ear.
tits Miz La Maze, Miz Harris"
Come on in, Frances" Mana
invited, cordially. She moved her
papers from the brocade-covered
chaise lounge.
Il shouldn't have come without
t~elephoning, but I'm awfully Wor
ried about something" Fran sal
on the chaise lounge and loosened
her coat. II can't stay but a min
Ute"
Mana offered a jade cigaret box.
"Any news YETI"
Some, not much" Fran tapped
her cigaret nervously. That's
what I dropped in to talk about.
I'm going nuts trying to figure
things out for myself. Kit should
have had a manager who really
knew his racket"
Mana smiled. kits doing all
right with you 80. Besides, !
thought everything was going to
be all right now that young Jerry
had evinced a great interest"
Fran favored her with one Of
those Observation-Disclosures
glances. She said meaningly, 81
thought so, too, but I'm not so sure
now"
Mana reached for pencil, paper
and astrological books. when was
Kit born? I might do her horo
scope. I'm getting good"
"She might have been born yes
terday from the way she's taken II
by everybody"
Mana, seeming a juicy tid-bit
said, "Who besides Vance,"
"Our gilded youth. Our deal
young Jerry. At least, that's VIVA
I'm afraid of. Look, Mana, Kite
wiring my neck if she thought l in
dulged in gossip. Not that this i!
gossip"
Mana looked Mortified at the
idea. "Of course not" she protest
ed. "What about young Jerry?'
That's what I want you to tel
. ne. Confidentially, of course. I.
he, or she isn't he, a big shot?"
Mana considered carefully. "A:
a person, no." she said. "As al
executive today, yes. The Semble,
company has always been passed
from father to son, and from al
appearances, it has now passed
at least partially, to young Jerry
The old man is practically retired
and Junior has always wanted Son
ny Boy to come into the company,
Now that he's taking over some Of
the advertising and all of the radio
department., I guess 80"
Fran was impatient. do you
think he could put over something
if he wanted to? I mean, without
the rest Of the board cumming il
rp?"..
Mana said, "You mean if Jerry
wants to continue Kits contract,
can he?"
Elm a nutshell, yes"
"Why not? If he's in charge OF
programs, I guess he can"
Fran blew out her cheeks. "I'm
glad to hear that. Tell me-what's
be like? What kind of a boy?"
Mana rubbed her chin reflective
ly. Frances, if you'd read as
many smart magazines and gossip
columns as I have, you'd know
about everybody in what's COM
monty called the upper crust. And
Bella LANAN-COURT r
T,- ~ Al