The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-01-31
. SERIAL STORY
NOM TRIES DOUBLETALK
CHAPTER XXI


CHAPTER XXI
Sure enough, little before II
Docs roadster pulled up at the
Feederia and he helped out Lolita
6he Was an eyeful all right.
Hello, Ma" she said.
Nom" said.
'Nutsl" she said. TRY and dis
own me"
"Okay, Carnie," ] said.
She came over and kissed me
"How's trade, Map" she said.
NO complaint" | told her
Pipe down on the Ma stuff. No
need TO spread the Banner gene
alogy"
She gave me the Wide eye. I'm
not ashamed of It," she said
Loren knows. I've told him"
Loren. huh" I said.
Sure she said. We're pals
He's been telling me all about his
Wandos."
You shouldn't have got me
started" Doc said.
1T was you / came over TO see,
Nom" she said. But the Wandos
are right up my alley"
'How's that?" / asked her.
TIM cast for Pocahontas in The
Great John Smith Maybe Poca-
hontas was q Wanda"
Maybe I'm Queen Of the May
said.
We'll, she could be, couldn't
lhe, Loren? Pocahontas, ] mean"
He smiled at her like she was
= nice, amusing kid out of the
nursery.
I'm afraid not" he said.
What do care" she said. IF
I play her for q Wando, who in
Hollywood's going to know the
difference?"
who, indeedw Doc said. You
could see he was getting a lot of
fu nout Of Carnie.
Il like Loren's Wandos," she
said. Hes going TO lend me some
Of their gadgets TO wear in my
hair"
"Gorgets," Doc said.
"Okay, Professor" she said
Nom, II had time to work on
him, I'll bet could make him
forget he's professor
Help" Doc said
you lay off him, Carnie," I
asid. Hes doing all right where
he is"
"Sez you!" she said. Loren,
could an Indian princess have red
hair? I'm tired Of wigs. They
make my head itch"
A candid camera fiend popped out
Of cabin No. 6 and asked II she
could take Miss Marquesas' picture
with us two. 1t was okay by me-
Doc wanted to duck, but Carrie
wouldn't let him She hooked an
arr. through his and told the ANA
tcur to shoot. While that was going
on, I'd been figuring that 1t was up
TO me TO be firm. so ] said:
Listen, Carrie. I'm glad to see
you and all that. But after this,
you crawl back onto your silver
screen and stay there"
whats the idea, Mom?" she
wanted to know.
Just that we're on different
coads"
Doc said, u don't think that's
quite kind or fair, Mom''
Get this, you two" I said
I'm Nom Banner. Carnie's Lo-
lita Marquesas. She can't do me
any good and I'd sure be poison
for her business. From the time
that slick press agent Of hers digs
up her f1lossy name and ancestry,
I'm out OF 1t. She's the daughter
Of Q thousand Spanish grandees
and what does that make me? A
cake of CASTLE soap? No, thank
you"
You're not sore, are you, Map"
she said.
"Why would be sore?" I said.
II think you're a swell kid and
you're doing a grand job. I'll al
ways be there In the background
If you need me-"
II know you will, Ma" she said.
"You always were" That pretty
near weakened me-
IF you'll excuse me-" Doc said,
"I1l step over and look up the
vorgets."
Before he was fairly out of
hearing Carnie started In. Where
did you ever get him, Ma? ! think
he's divine"
You would I said. This sea
son."
She shook her head. II don't
get that" she said.
You always were one for being
in the current I said. This is
HOllywood's year to go brainy.
Doc probably treated you like you
were intelligent, because he hasn't
got any other approach. So what
happens? Right away you begin
!. 70 figure that you're submerged
x1ntellectual. Look out, gall That
way ruin lies"
Carrie laughed "rhe same old
Nal But you've got to admit he's
awfully good-looking."
took gander over toward the
stockade where Doc was coming
out of the doorway, and by this
senthat, she was right Why I
hadn't caught it before / don't
know Maybe because I'd first
seen him as the bearded wonder.
AS he came toward us, with that
straight figure and easy swing, his
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