Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-07-24
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If Kitty edges into this? VIII every
thing go tloOey right at the last?" He
thought, Y should Go something to
spike Dick S guns. / can say that kitty's
flat tire, that her voice doesn't get
me" He said aloud
'Kitty's grand. She'll make the grade
Give Ray the business"
Kitty OMara went back TO her
switchboard in a daze. The star had
kissed her hand. and Dick Carroll had
murmured something about coming to
his office early the next morning so
they could write a couple OF names on
couple of dotted lines. But Ed, his
eyes avoiding her eyes, said nothing at
all. He hadn't opened his mouth until
she appealed to him, point blank.
Its goofy. isn't 1t, Ed she said
finally, all this happening 10 me?"
and Ed growled: "Goofy. nothing! The
best is none too good for you. baby"
Then he dragged a watch out of his
| pocket and exclaimed, My Lord. I'm
due in Room Sal" and was off through
the door like a jackrabbit
| Kitty went back to her switchboard
Her voice sounded as delightful as ever
when she answered this inquiry and
made that call, but her mind was very
| far away from the Radio Mart. She
was living in dream of romance. Her
brain was darling back and forth, like
a crochet needle in soft wool. If a girl
got to the top in this business it meant
money-so very much money. Merle
! Ray wore mink cape and rode in
chartreuse colored sedan. 1t meant eX-
citement and sparkle and ones name
in the paper, and ones picture, too.
| Sometimes 1t meant the stage and
sometimes it meant the movies. There
were always scouts lurking around.
Funny that Ed had been so quiet about
it all. But then he was probably as
surprised as she. when you came right
down to it.
Maybe he was thinking that they'd
have TO put off the date of their we'd
ding if she got actually busy. The star
had said something about a daytime
serial that he was considering and
part for her Maybe she would have to
delay the wedding date for a month
or two, but she and Ed were young.
They had plenty of time, yet OF
course, they'd paid a deposit on that
flat but if she got a contract land
from what Dick Carroll said he'd have
one ready for her to sign tomorrow
she'd want bigger place-five rooms
or six or seven instead of three, and in
better neighborhood. Well, they could
forget the silly old deposit.
Five or six or seven rooms-or maybe
eight Ed had confided that he
was going the limit on rent when they
found the little flat. In fact, it was
five dollars over their budget, but it
had a trick kitchen with colored por-
celain sink. Well, everything was
changed now. Shed expected to give
up her job when she was married-to
let Ed hold the bag as far as expenses
i we're concerned. She'd expected to be
wife and-the tips of her ears red
dened slightly-perhaps mother! But
now that things were different she'd go
on working.
If life went according to schedule
she'd keep on, making more money and
more money. She could afford to have
a nice place and if Ed objected-she
giggled-he could object and be darned
to him! Ed would have to see things
her way. 1t was 1890 now-high time
Ed was finished with that outfit in
Room 81 Why in the name of common
sense didn't he stop around and con-
graduate her?
Kitty OMara sighed and made a
wrong connection-a thing she seldom
did She began to fidget as the day
heightened out. 1t was l o'clock and
no Ed. 1t was 2 o'clock and still no
Ed, but an assistant director passing
down the hall waved to her and called,
II saw Dick Carroll at lunch and he
told me that you're the find of the
century"
BY 4 o'clock Kitty was so excited