The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-05-29
Chapter "A
"NOthing Just Now

L of September. 1t was warm
enough to wear summer things
but Eileen dressed in her smart
little dark taffeta, fused longer
than usual over all adjustments
of make : up, hat, gloves, and
walked valiantly out.
The great building looked for
midable. Men and girls, going and
coming, talking and laughing cas-
lily, downstairs, somehow cheereo
her as she walked back to the
elevator. Her letter from the Wei
gands-her own recordings-had
secured her a personal appoint
ment with somebody named Gray
son. Somebody with curt, pleas
ant voice, whose secretary also
had voice like that.
people are the same every
where" she told herself to make
her heart stop pounding as she
reached the floor where she was
to be interviewed. Put it didn't
seem to do much good.
The pleasant, brisk girl, at the
reception, desk made her wait
sitting in "a row among others or
curved red leather seats, there
in the. wide hall. Presently heI
name was spoken and, heart still
pounding, she went to her inter
view with Mr.. GraySon.
He was easy to talk to-; he had
a warm swift friendliness which
she was to find as characteristic
of all radio people; the immediate
intimate manner of the stage
very nearly. But it was backed by
less temperament. Mr.. Graysor
was a businessman.
Thin, dark, smiling, inspiriting
he wandered about one of the
addition rooms-a room of padded
gray splendor and incredible
space-and said, eyes, we liked
your recordings. OF course, you
know, we never advise people tc
come on to New York on the
chance of anything here. Still, as
you're here, we may as well get
your record-Mary!"
Mary. as smiling, friendly and
casual as her employer, drifted in
from some adjoining spot and
greeted Eileen.
make out card for Miss Gard
ner-" Mr.. Grayson said, and
Mary took a pencil from her blond
curls, smiled sunnily, and took an
exhaustive history of Eileen down
on the spot.
Sounds promising"
would there be anything"
"Just now, no. But you never
know"
Would another addition"
why, l think so. I have some
time" AS casual as that.
Come along. Now, don't be
afraid--oh, of course you're not.
Mary laughed. "Mr. Grayson!
He's so absent-minded. She's been
singing on a radio hour! l Just
took it down."
"Of course. I'm bit screWball.
we mostly are" Mr.. Grayson said
brightly.
And with no more trouble than
that, beyond the summoning of a
sound man, little running about.
Eileen had an addition. She had,
hoping for the best, brought her
music.
Went nicely. No stage fright
Nice voice. nice personality" said
Mr.. Grayson cheerfully.
She went away, walking on air
1t was not until she was back with
Molly. excitely relating her story
that she realized that nothing def.
mite had happened. Still. as she
and Molly agreed. il was a lot to
get an addition right off the bat
that way. 1t was on account oil
the recordings the network hac
bought. of course.
She did not have such good
luck with other networks, except.
ing that on Molly's suggestion
she asked Mr.. Grayson to tele.
phone a confrere in "a rival com.
pany. and he agreeably did, hnd
got an interview. People were
nice in New York. No hard brutal
rebuffs. Everybody was as nice
anu pd4AN DIS COIta DG. DQb I1DtiA'
ing much happened.
Greek Dinner
4 FTER two weeks of this Eileer
4 realized that she hadn't enough
money to wait for things.
IF you haven't got a spot By
the first of October you won
have much chance till round Jan.
uary," one friendly secretary told
her, as she waited to see some
body You know things rur
thirteen weeks"
She registered with a handful
OF secretarial bureaus. and took
her letters and references up to
the registrars Office at Columbis
University herself.
They were pleasant there, too
but she found that too many stu
dents were carrying themselves
by secretaFial work 20 make
things very hopeful for an out
lander.
Had you thought OF the Part.
Time Bureau" said one Of the
pleasant women Instructors al
Columbia IT might be a stop