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The Exeter Times-Advocate, 1936-10-22, Page 2THUILSDAY, OCTOBER 22, X9S0 THE EXETER TIMES-ADVOCATE II! BY BARBARA WEBB Slllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllj^ ”1 dcubt it,” they were dancinu feeling very far. She didn’t dare, together and he drew her'a little And she treated Spencer with a cold­ closer t) him, "just frostbitten, those ness that tried his love for her to old dreams. They’ll get again His thoie H.'pe, for it. want to see it if it was there. It was really easier to talk to Gu about her plans, her work, had a ready sympathy, a warm ap-lold fool, proval. He took her places where]and his feeling and swore she could watch the work of high- priced entertainers at other clubs, where she could watch well-dressed women eating expensive luncheons. He introduced her to managers. "Through him she came to have a working knowledge ol the proceduie to be followed it she meant to suc­ ceed. And he was exceedingly care­ ful to keep all this impersonal and friendly. He He sensed Judith and whenever he Judith had main chance, was only a flash in the pan at the Golden Bubble. Already Sam was looking around for a new attraction. He didn't know it, but Judith wanted her old place back again. She came to him one morning. Spotlight Again "Sam I wish you had time to looic at a new number I've worked out.” "Sure I’ve got time. Go into it.” He nodded apporval when she had finished. "That isn’t all,” Judith continued coming over to sit beside him: "I’ve much chance of your falling. Penny” a plan for a chorus routine to go with that; I’ve even worked out some costume designs. Want to see them?” B’am was surprised: "Been as busy as a. boy killing snakes lately, ain’t you, Penny?” “Something like that.” She show­ ed him her sketches for costumes. ■Sam whistled, “Say, that’s pretty­ neat, what you've done. Expensive?’ “No. And look Sam. if you like them, couldn’t Aunt Mary make a sample one fo.r over to show you. it; ■ I'm and thaw'd out some day." own face looked was still courage too, if Judith had looked for . But she didn't. She didn’t the breaking point. j At the same time Gilbert was far from be'.............11 ■1 He had forts, bi them. >’ her to skyrocket into success no help from him. He Gilbert himself there was no fool He could curse aider, but in his eyes. had learned to wait, the tension between Spencer, fostered it could. a good eye for the too. Two-Gun Annie ing as patient as lie seemed, encouraged Judith in her ef- clieving she would lire of It suited him not at all for with could tell like an himself that no the dis- And the woman on earth was worth •ruption of his personal life, madness that only his mature years could keep in cheek would turn him to water and he would keep on waiting, waiting. He tired at last of waiting. He spoke to Sam. He sent some di­ rections through devious channels. He went away. Before he went he talked with Judith. "You've made a hit he said. "Like it?" Her eyes sparkled, I didn’t know I had it II here, Penny,” I'm thrilled, in me.” Marrying me would look tame ' now, wouldn't it?" She laughed, ‘‘Marrying any one. A girl’s an awful fool to fall isn't she?” "The higher they fly, the they fall," said Gilbert. "My wings are strong, stronger every day. Hear me And hear Aunt Mary echo, goeth before a fall,’ “ An Invitation t "That’s what I was saying too,” said Gilbert, “but there doesn’t seem in love harder getting crow. "Pride said told you Judith laugh- you it would could do, for of others ”His them? S’he made me that I’ll bring < She’ll like to do the money, Sam. much on dancing song and so on.” "You’ll have to head of the class Sam remarked, then, thing for Aunt Mary. Tell her to get her thimble and come on over sewing bee.” So it came about that Aunt sewed. Judith rehearsed, and Two-Gun Annie faded away the Golden Bubble, Judith had her old place back again, Once, more the gossip columns were busy, "You can’t, keep a good penny down,” said 1-spy. “There’s that little curly ’headed girl at the Golden Bubble stepping high again. And she’s Improved, folks, worth going to see. Watch her. She'll be out of that and into the. Broadway strato­ sphere some day if she keeps on. And why not? If she's smart enough to learn the difference between barn dancing and real hoofing she has it coming to her. Besides. Gil Saunders still spends his Saturday nights there. And lie's a good friend for a little girl on the make." It seemed harmless enough to Ju­ dith. but it upset Spencer consider­ ably, as he took pains to tell her the following Saturday night, yo ly sa we—we need i spending so singing les- be again, put at the Penny.” "I’ll do auy- for a Sa an u w<?r< ‘V I though.'' going to go ahead entire- your own steam, Judy,” he about he la with tilth's with midi d. ‘I a i 'The indo: 'Just affair 'I think time iked an expression that make Ju- fro: fear m n about is it what’s all this talk t backing you?” talk," said Judith. of yours?” ” said Spencer, "that it’s I made it my affair.” and toward Saunders'table ■n heart expand, painfully (HAPTER XXVIII wa Spencer watebful after that, and for making her The heart bated watchful, self-conscious. she thought she bad buried so deep­ ly ached intolerably at times. To (islet it she would be unusually very ■friendly with Gilbert, for there lurked somewhere a vague belief that in so doing she was protecting Spencer. She didn't probe into the he changed the subject abruptly, I am going away, two, maybe three weeks I’ll be goue. Out to the coast on business. You wouldn’t care to come along?” "What an idea!" ing. "Not even if I be the best thing yourself, for a lot voice was unusally serious. "I couldn’t desert my public.” Ju­ dith laughed again. "Well, I asked you.” Gilbert was uneasy. But Judith ignored this. Somehow the fact he was to be away ■relieved her. Nothing could happen to Spencer now, with Gilbert gone. It was ridiculous the way this idea haunted her. As though Spencer, who was so grave and quiet when they danced together now, was in any real danger. Gilbert left. Spencer came, at Ju­ dith’s invitation, to the Golden Bub­ ble tl»e first Monday night of Gil­ bert’s absence. It was as usual a. thin crowd, a little glum, exhausted from its week-end. She danced with Spencer a good many times. "Some new faces here tonight,” he remarked; "good tough ones, too. 1 if you ask me.” "We get them now and then," she replied; "gangsters go slumming up­ ward just like Park Avenue goes slumming down in Harlem.” "Maybe so. But Monday night’s a queer night for them to come.” She thought little of the conversa­ tion then, but it came back to her in the nights that followed. The Golden Bubble had never been a. rendezvous for the very rich or fashionable, but it had never been an underworld hangout either. Now night after night the tables were filled with a species of men and women foreign to They didn't like She hated to be They applauded list- 1. Now and then they worried. "Yep. I’m sorry, but you’ve got too much class for the Golden Bubble the way times are now.” "When do you want me to leave?” "Stay another week, I’ll have something new by then, some torch singer to bunt ’em up.” Judith’s smiled was forced. "Then I'd bettea* look for another job, had­ n’t I?" "I would. But maybe il won’t be so simple." -She didn’t believe this. She’s had good notices. She knew some of the right people. Her dancing and singing had improved, and, more than that, he had acquired the pro­ fessional manner now. Getting an­ other job wouln't be anything, It was time she left the Golden Bubble She began her round early in the week with no doubts at all. But she got nowhere. The right people were evasive, The clubs, even their choruses, were filled, needed no replacements or additions. ‘Come in again in a couple of weeks.” "Leave your number with the tele­ phone girl.” "We’ll call you up if there’s an opening.” "Yes, your work is fine, but we don’t need any one right now.” She was amazed, dismayed. Just when things had seemed smooth sailing, to have this happen. Nights at the Golden Bubble were more difficult. She wondered if she was to get through this week without some open brawling in the club, directed against her, for it was true the un­ derworld customers paid tention to the chorus. It whom they disliked. But she wouldn’t give get another job some day. She wish­ ed she had saved some money, not spent it all on lessons, clothes, small luxuries. "What will we do if I don’t get a job?” she asked Aunt Mary. “Go back to Vermont, I suppose, though Winter’s not much of a time up there to do anything. But I’ve got plenty of canned things to eat, and wood’s garden time little money, is yours, my “I could’t Judith. "I’ll something.” ' But she didn’t. Her Saturday, came at the hie. of what might happen during evening ahead. Sam came to door of her dressing room. “Gil’s back,” 'he didn’t say it easily, in Sam's, eyes. "Rough noting the little at- was Judith cheap, and it will be in Spring. I’ve got a you know; what I have pet.” let you do that,” said simply have to get last night, a Golden Bub- ■Slie dressed nervously, fearful the the he There was fear said. But Judith askedcrowd?” fear. Warned Watch your step, Penny. "X can’t get a job, Gil. I’m all washed up. I’m tired.” "You don’t lib very well, Penny. It is because you have even if you marry me, Gwen’s hangin YouTe scared, know I’ll never peace, long as Spencer around She though lie meant to kill .Spencer, meant to do it tonight, cleverly, so that no suspicion would ever attach itself to him. a minute’s so s Now—Thanks to Kruschen —Not a Trace of Pain This woman’s life was made a ‘misery by the pains of backache. Then her father, who had proved I the value of Kruschen himself, ad­ vised her to try it. Bhe did, and (here is her grateful letter:— "For years I have been suffering __ . . _ v ( . __ ________with pains in the back. At times I was too wise to try to explain them, j^hd to stay in bed for daye. I could He couldn't know, of course, 1__ _ her frozen heart had suddenly come j to life. "I'm thinking with my; heart,” Judith said to herself. And! it was so. iShe was sensitized to that room and all that went on in it. She got up from the table. “I’ll stroll arsund,” last night to say." “Come we’ll talk row.” ’‘About and smiled at him. She moved among smilifig, talking, joying, invitations to dance, while her heart thought for her. She knew now many things. She under­ stood and forgave until the coldness in her breast thawed, warmed her through and through. If you loved— she glanced at Spencer and away again—you did all sorts of things that seemed sible. Love had Sometimes it sometimes towards good. It sent you to prison. You suffered and were of suffering. You were happy, happiness had a deep meaning value beyond values in Yrou had to yield to it. still before it. ■prison, toward toward evil, toward fulfillment, if you ■toward death. . She go on* him she was in the room And she couldn’t just stop at admit­ ting his fear. She must examine it; find out about it. Gil wasn't car­ rying a. gun. That was strange, and Joe was in the club. That was stange. too. She bumped into Sam. knew then, as surely as he had put it into words, CHAPTER XXIX Gilbert regrptted his worde he Judy’s experience, her work so well, with them. ' lessly, if' at all cat-called. .Sam was worried. Not about the crowd. Their money was as good as any other to him. He spoke to Judith: "You’ll have to get a little more pep iuto your stuff, Penny.” 'Til try. You wouldn’t think it possible, but we seem to be a little, over their heads now, "Anything’s Sam. By the end tire character changed and Judith began to her work. There! was no open dlness, nothing y$u could put finger on. And wly the crowd coming when it o patently bored by (he understand. Dlsclflfrged Sam called herJtato the office, will have to let I ’’Lot me go?1 , don’t we?” possible,” muttered of the week the en- of the crowd kept was iho>‘ Judith couldn’t "Plenty. "I'm glad Gil’s here,” she said. "I wish Owen weren’t,” Sam coun­ tered, but when she tried to get him to explain he hedged, said ’he had the jitters, meant nothing by what he'd said. There was habitues when she weut show, more than usually decorous. Gilbert was probably responsible for that. The knew. And suddenly she feared him, sitting alone, watching his table. Suddenly i Bubble was filled with that snatched at her, clumsy. She corrected feet. She’d be very nice to Gilbert tonight. She wouldn’t dance with Spencer at all if she could help it. He was there. He had his own table now, back near the exit. He always sat there Saturday nights. He’d wait for her to come to speak to him, as she always did. The revue was over. She made her way to Gilbert’s table. "Good trip?” she asked. "Happy ending,” he answered, "seeing you again.” She sat down. The fear grew. "Gil,” she said, leaning close to him, "have you got a gun?” He lifted his eyebrows. "Gun. Why should I have a gun? Feel for yourself.” He lifted his arms and she touched the pockets of his coat. They were empty of the horrid flat­ ness she had expected to find. "Well,” he demanded, "Satisfied?” "You haven’t one, anywhere?” He shook his head, smiled a lit­ tle. "No. Why? Joe's here tonight, He'll look after me.” She was puzzled. Gil always car­ ried a gun. Joe never came inside the club. He waited in the car un­ a sprinkling of which encouraged out for the The gangster element -i''r ■ ■' ,111 at Exeter Sim?B-Ahiiuratr Established 1873 and 1887 at Exeter, Ontario Published every Thursday morpln| SUBSCRIPTION—?2.00 per year in advance RATES—-Farm or Real Rotate for sale 50c, each insertion for first four insertions. 25c. each subse­ quent insertion. 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