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About The advocate. (Portland, Or.) 19??-19?? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1932)
C o m in g Storie* by Edward W orthy E d w a r d l.a w t o n D orothy Weat W a The Advocate cm ( • MA l»r•*»•** »« . < 44trilUib| IrytM m Ulitr* IL L U S T R A T E D F E A T U R E S E C T IO N - - D ecem ber ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ S, 19.'<2. m LVtt aian.is m i ion i » fo und m i l * » » a n* m r r r a r i'R i a»« tio n ---------------------------------------------------------------------------j Man Magic, That Worked I tlie subject w»n lo*t In ■ More o il eye* sparkled a* he led th in g» a.s lit« she«, got undei way. ¡narrow, winding iron T !i» t night the three were Invited tr io the -ootn which to an after-m idn igh t party, and grease-, am t and fa ir* Hilly, feeling that he ought to get; But with the find a little more fun out of life. a n d L ,,_ rn „ „ . . . . . . . ,___ Alami what?" Irene wanted Hilly, but lie rotfanied her hi* *<» much common clay. Then alu* look ed at Jerry and — Rend it for yourself. A b o u t y o u r s e lf ' "Y e a h ? " = r a ? *£ « ± a “ " .:K her up u*rf stair* am f smelled p| perfume. ^ word, Uflf . ,__ as a oddly willful ■w an ¡J iu a lly * l ' > e t H is hi.-»« You've got to be more careful "Hiiuply Ural I ve wasted those 'amusement at Iren 1*', action* turn* in the future, Irene, ' he »aid • Pe<j* year», too. too I ! rm 1.1 t - J« J. - Dudley m and ^ in io to im • »•«"•m n t i as »tie. »Ire. a after I j year*, JW m a w m e rn n e r , * » ar„ apt u, mUtlnder*land yotii Y M I. V «U M r Hllljr. VOUbJyop wheu I ...........««een. and we | £ “ £ rr,' ' ' ¿ X ' y m L "o ff f « " i ’ rrT J ^ b ~ „ pretty »urcea l h * last formed ltll wmg an.l dance team .a lt s ...d tl cn danced w.tt, him < Ù m j T T' liry ll probably i* < lv r y e a .» You made I l » m f R,.lw Un-n. I ye d.M.r practically .11 the re st of .h r evening I « « ' , , * gO 'Z ' l,M » u iw lf Ml . h r s t a g e *nd tfv n ln in * lint o t k « o c, i . onr loutuir iM-f.wr thr afTnir . » ovrr > » R i l l , had n .r t l I . d. * 11 ‘ ' yo u re in o m th .ni"* mu w wim ohm rouiiiw iM-lovr tlir «ITair » » u Hilly yOU fe ln ,* ,uat<rd w i l l It, t i l l H o V IL A K D y.ai *ot urn l i l p l l i N u Ihv n » ir c * ftr r a no hrr. U y m * to niaka m y -! rrturnrd romrwhat wnarily. lo hi» * -Iran, of „ „ „ a . h • IlM k n i MK- ium - i , ai.il look u. up m -II aa (uod u you tw o I w ork ad 'h olrl room L. A ^ * CTO*d Ire n « l l i j f f t looked down with into the big time You've worked awfully hard tbo e ye*r». anil II Hr waant angry with Irene not|U' wèu 'wlto*r.'rea'whai the other* r jfr i brumJin« anti »tiartffH y ■!» mighty hard, aim ! you ve mad«* a go didn't do Hut • I •*. m juat s ai i « all He v a ju juat l h th la k k » r » l i e vsirl i , , rin..viw <h e ............... .. so badly .»«kli Il II- ws- s i « d aguatrd gu s'.ru « w i ill! th in p r s lilli« •« Hilly Hryanl. wl»o sat. of everything you've tried thinking I over I »ike«! one thing all women He »tnoked four cigar> vm allv it r'n.-sii’t ,, \ t Z And now that you’re Just about What was th at?" |»n quick .u c -*M o n and pared th^* S T w g y L ^ T U h e T ^* rlidir tilled la c k . hands lit n u t at the top of tire ladtler, you r f H i a t s tl«e man You »ee I floor for an hour before he cook! Billy remained s ile n t _ _____ * drr|#ly UHO nU pockrU. gating III just beginning to look around and never dreamed he wouldn t find mr go to sleep Som ething was wrong h a r ti^ T lie i with a fl^sh frt»wning duualulaction out of tht to »ee what your friends have been ! at of thought that rmnanoe' radically wrong | J ¿1 v J E S / itS Z J .ukl o . ,.e along me day. and, When Iw aaw her again II. n ert j J v iih ld « o l hu drraalni room llm u «1 Mug all th e »« year» Y o u ie just liM.rvenng that while you were after that everylliln g wiMild be all >lay »he greeted him th the In- . 1 .,. . r-ini. n J * ° 1 ,rt<,,Tn xd anger flDcbed acuvm » Ihe g ir l* «(»etnliiig twenty-four hour* a day Ng;.< Mu. It ha»n t worked out »our,.,K-e of a man pal ••^Hope At 't we can fa«'«* now and thru, while Hilly was worktiig out song and dance rou- that l ^ 1 " you're Teellng better." »tie »aid " I f * la |g th e r e - plainly dicconcolale Jerry Dudley tunsi (or >«MM»elf and for ua, the Hilly Hr rant waa for a moment, about tim e you »lopped moping All right," the girl acquiesced, laiound h< r e ' Utml member of tlw* trio known hoy* you grew up * th are all m *r- ton »urpriaed for »peerh but the anger had not yet com « 1 » ~ 1» there any parllrularj "tin frown he id worn the day pietely died out of her voice lar a 11 «I wide a» the H ire « Martrm « led and have families I m anf'he aakrd finally ¡before returned, and deepened HU Hilly Hryanl leaned back in hu «loud hrlldrM In the Gazing at i e n e a few m inute! No-o." alt,- »aid ‘ It * ju»t a long friend».tip with Irene had al- written on hi» doiwway lor a moment, (lien diaap- hair, annoyance , later acroaa one of the table» of rary notion I had T h e truth U aray» be n » very m a tte r-o f-fa ct.j.^ e Jungle Clu'i in Harlem B illy » g|( r a iili WA | . 4 ic i down Ihe winding back- r , “ "'h • mu rytag lo I M i M w M i 1 I r a n t recall right now a »Ingle dyed-in-the-wool sort of ail aHau i - i , , »«age «talrcav* "Now w h a t» von yiitg you." i .an I would think twice of when But to have her »Udde.lly carry tha. »lowly m e ,» n , over^ ln ^ What U Wliat a (he (rouble with y«ni he w v mi o f »iglit " I mat ter-of fact attitude a t t l l l K l e « S f® r varia«: t»., i«U« >-e»* L ,» » « * ..., a*.__. . . _____ Hi* H oy?" ll*e girl a»ke<t finally Ire n e * /« •* went on, "i* how to rO , ^ ft - a . B itty , .urn to *'You're been acting like a *i*Ml«*d < a n h up with tliem in com fort and <*<Mitentment. now that you've made d u l l fur (lie la»t (w o mmtllw I "Bui »he went on ‘ I'v e about Ttie »how went on however, a» , h,. ------ - * ough So your don l are where you've g«K anything your little |g!e of al v r , i ™ . In worry about Mat v i id m in g»lcm 1 » to hud out how to go decided now that liwtead o f w alling though nothing al all had hap- V o r T l , ? flrvV l.m l ... Z 1 name in lights in i ( In front? Ain't *l*Hit It to get the right girl. Like any longer f.w the ...... to come prlied T h e T h re- Harlem Step,wr» " * ^ everybody ray«, t'» a dicken* o f a aUatg amt propoae, I'm going after brmiglit the house down r everv w,.niv nine vewr i! we l»*»krtj m 4*<1 for a year and him I .tv," »he a.lded With a » l y 1 performance, an abzolule riot T h e i ’ ce of ^ .in n e n , * maybe more? Ain't we bi tinting me** If you gel the a lo n g o n e " twinkle in her eye. “ 1. leap year,'»h o w cloai-d on Friday night with "L e f, For a U»ng time Hilly waa silent dtiwn ll** Inuue wherever w * play? up early tomorrow,* 1 -— * to open ------- * Monday — - - - - l * lire fa r' was, Irene was more you know " U ---- contract In a'»w* Come (Ml, snap mil of it We re all She »tond up and Itxiked down new theatre downtown He had All of ihe 4ll(1 (lm . * , ¿J gotng to a night club somewhere than half right about It come up «he ladder of *occe»a at Billy Am t you ranting?“ .»muvedly "1 think ,k I 1 I II I women women In In Ihe .he cast cast were were 111 a a h high l*h |d7nncr » £ * 5 » ll ° h i i i * ninCnLe«*-' " .if5 L “ ^ -n L ..,,, iS S ( mi ahead." said Hilly. M ining l»retty fast but .:i the meaiitiitM* »U rt right now. slw said T ni »U te o f rscltem ent. trying to t h l n k L * , » touch of hunger ni ---------- „,1? , .,.'2 renlleaaly in hi* chair "D on 't wail he had missed a greet deal of life triving out to the C . m i . o that » o aomrthlng m-w and different to his voire Irene grasped the tabW Ami d ia l was what bnrre .ferry an« d ie re»t o f the do during their two dav layoff around (or me. I'm not feeling tight In tl»«* pro«-,*»* and sat down suddenlv to hide her t o n ig h t I haven't been feeling was troubling liiyt lo w what he ¡bunch mu «! lliey w«*ie g«*ing Com - { "Y ou can count me out." Ir«*ne surprise; but the idea once pres right for a long time It'a *« m »»«* had nnsaed mg along? told them "Jerry and I are run- seined, grew m oie at ’active D ir lie ivgarded Irene »prrulativrly Hdly msi.led his refi-sal wesrlly iilng up to Boston over the week- tilin g abmil thU .s|N mg an I don a ¿.Men sect nd . she hesitated. "W e ll." he »aid finally, h i» flr»( aii.l turned lo his dressing table.'end know I gura* I'd better go home W e ll be back Monday morn- From the toes of her tiny shoe» t<* anger having toned down a bit. It while a saucy wave ol good-bye mg an*i g. ( a i»* * »•* real W e got die lop o f tier permanent ly m ar doesn't sound very gund out kMid told him that Irene was losing no' There was nothing at all threat- matin— loomt«»w * celled head she would have lik e ! 'H ie girl turned to go. then itauxed but ymi know there might bF time in her quest |clung about that statement, but tt to have accepted that nivitati.»n. xm irlh ln g to what you » a y " and cam « back "T h a t crary g u ll was his only settled like a shower o f sleet over It was plain that her mind * n I know w h a t* the m atter with "O f course I lie re t»." carlamalkMi |thr merriment of the backstage debating the matter, but a shrewd you. Hilly." she .said suddenly l vc Bui »upirosing there I*. what He didn't see tier again until the crowd Intuition seemed to get th- better ihenV" known for a lout tim e " nest afternoon when »lie arrived "J e rry !" someone whispered un- of the argument Her decision w ig H illy'» frown deepened a little Irene walked over lo tile dressing at tin* stage door two minules b c-'d e r his breath at her accusing tone * Well.** lie table and sat on 11» edge, tiervou»- fo ie matinee tint In Jerry Pudlry's^ For tlie first time. Billy Bryant evident in her face before stv* spoke. • i i with a i nm h • »« in hum n Iv lighting a cigarette and toying roadster - H illy had been w a itin g' really looked troubled. " I can " I promisee to rid*? over "su(ipoae that »nice ymi know all with II hn a moment It was plain aitMously f.M diem for Ihe past Irene caught him regarding her that »lie didn't k n o e just what to fifteen m iLtea. and as tie cautioned seriously a couple of times, but she to Newark w th Jerry tors >rr >s* my bualneaa, you give me the d«n** morning." she said "It'a just an Id e a .,.* Irene veil say n e»t them t hurry up. lie could not hurried away to dre and there A fierce jab at his coffee cu|l lured tim idly "M aybe it * all Billy broke the silence help hut nolle the unusual gleam was no time then to talk Hie m at with his spoon wa» B illy’s only Wioilg " "It does make me (eel sort of out in Irene's dark eyes . ter over. few moments later she! The movem it delight. Well, f« hei veil'» sake ' he In >f step Willi th in g» (o see all the What tai earth's th* matter joined Jerry and they sped away ! r T lie determined look ca te iru p l'tl impatiently, ' W liat i* It? fellows mat i led and settled down with her. au vw ayf' lie asked h im In Ills roadster back Into tier eyes, and she g with homes o l ttielr own," he con self. W hm Irene had never taitd any He did not have a chance to coi identul. T h e girl*» moutli twitcned *u»pi lessed candidly "I t iau't »o niiieli attention to Jerry Dudley before Sirak to her again until after the "B illy " »h e said. I ought to tell ri«Mi*ly. but her time remained even d ia l I want to gel married but It's He had always be« i Just one of downtown premiere of Ihe show on you this because I know It'll m ik e " D m l laugh." *hc .said, but I'm Mist ihosi coay looking living rooms the team accepted, taken for gra n t- Monday night He calighi her telling you the thing th a t* got ami einnfiN table i pat (m en u that ed, like tin rest ot them W hy all Upon as their act was over and you g la d —I think I've found my m a n '" you all tied In knota la that you gel my goal Living on Hie load the sudden interest t I promptly asked he t j come Into "Y ou r m an !" want to gel married, and V u don't all Ihe lim e yon don't get much Hut ttie.i ihe lights flashed and ins dressing room for a talk Her "Yes " know where to find a girl good i - smii I.n i I guess I'm ahonl ready "I don't understand what you r « enough to m an a." lo settle down All that stuff about talking about." Hilly tiv«ked at Ihe girl, mingled troupers slicking to Ihe stage un diagiiat and puxalemrnt clouding Ids til their dying days doesn't go with "D on't you remember what I said hi * she was a pretty girl tall me to you the other night?. I'm tired of thia life, ami 1 and olive-skinned, with dark eyes goes. Ilia l's what's got me feeling "You're not suit entertaining and iav. li M w k hau Rumoi had so funny lliear last fe that crazy notion, are you?" m onth..' had it more than on— that Irene "I'm not on ly entertaining It. but rkMiielluiig In those w ord, seemed llayea and Hilly Ilryan t were go lo give Irene an Idea It's working." she n.>dded with A whlmsl- lug into a partneraldp o f their own ral look overspread her d - elaborate sweetness. THen she grew eyea iPn i gm *« ■ pm hg - l i t riien II grew daring anxious all at once. "Hadn't wo upon better be getting back home? I Hill III-in 1" site sighed " I know N«M exactly gcHni en ou gh ,'" she just how yon feel '• wouldn't want to miss Jerry to went «a» quietly. That lan't Just morrow morning Billy paid no attention to hrr what l mean Hut the right one Savagely. Blllv finish .1 lit- coffee "It's kind o f hard for a girl -b r You don't know where to look for ing on the road all the tim e," she and then, without a word, he helped tin* right one." her r t o his car ar I drove her wenl on "Encept for a few parties W hat on earth aie you talking now and then and an oeraslnnal home Irene watchec him as he about?" he demanded suddenly week's layoff I've Just about had drove aviav with eyes that wer* "A n d I thought you were going to lo drop out o f fem inine society al- filled with anxiety, but back of that a night club with the others " anxiety stood a stubbjnm es run* ogetlier " "T lie y ’ ve gone.' she explained thoroughly aroused. 'I know how tlia. I s " aim ply 1 told " in n that If we T h e next day. Jerry rnd Irene Ho you see. Billy, I'm just,about felt like it. we'd come al* ng later " In Ihe same boat " The sweet *tr of the |>!*ce, the hauntiiifi melodies of the did not return to the theatre until "Y ou didn ’t have to • la , Juat be- It was nearly tune for' the night's W IiaH '' he demanded, not catch orchestra, the swaying couples cast a spell over him. performance, and ttien she raced oauaa I did," he muHered ing her meaning (or an Instant "Oh, o f course not llut I want Y ep." gl.r said soberly " I made I‘'c»i the first time in 29 years he displayed a trace of upstairs with merely a wave of her ed to ta«k to you. Hilly Ihe v.nn mistake yon did " sentiment. ( V n t i n n l a * Tag* 4 j 1