THE NEWS AND THE HERALD, KLAMATH FALLS, ORE.
SERIAL STORY
Ticket to Hollywood .
BY W. H. PEARS NIA SSBVICS, INC.
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CHAPTER HI
BY purely an accident Frsnde
reached the ihort-cut at tha
nma moment as Gusty. An ac
cident, however, that Involved
precise timing and a knowledge of
his habits. Gusty wore a suit of
greasy khaki dungarees and a tiny
felt skullcap perched on his black
hair.
"Hl-yah, Sugar," he bellowed.
Francie jumped like a startled
fawn. "Oh, It's you. Gusty!"
"In person."
Francie drew a .circle on tha
sidewalk with her toeless pump.
"Aunt Hat discovered we were out
of coffee and and . . ."
"Fancy meeting me here, huh?"
Gusty said. "Some girls get all
. the breaks."
She mustered a very decent
blush, "I'm glad, though, Gusty.
I . . . well, last night , . ."
"You acted pretty corny."
"I I know, Gusty, but it an
happened so fast I hardly knew
what I was saying."
He shoved the skullcap back on
his head, squinted. "You're a
funny girl, Francie."
"Am I?"
"Never mind," Gusty said, tak
ing her arm. "I'm bighearted. I'll
walk home with you."
They talked swing as they went
. Gusty was playing a Job that
, night He'd worked out some new
"licks" that would startle thl
world of music
Francie didnt mention thl
' ticket At IT, under Aunt Hafi
' tutelage, she was beginning to ac
quire a "feel" for masculine be
havior. Something told her that
' this was no time to attack. Guity's
mind was full of music For allies
- she needed moonlight solitude
' and her loveliest frock.
Arriving at the Weston's front
. porch, Francie said, "Gee, Gusty,
. i a like to near loose swell licks."
"Would you?" he asked, sur
prised. "I thought you weren't
going to speak to me again."
"That was last night, Gusty. I
on-is cnsnge tnelr minds. -"And
how! Wen, all right, HI
pick you up around 8."
Til be waiting," Francie lntad.
' TCXVEB in her life had Frande
' taken such ear In dressing.
' Aunt Hat, hovering In the back
ground, poured out a steady
' stream of advice. It seemed odd'
to Francie- to be doing all this for
' Gusty, who never noticed what
she wore. But tonight she just
had to make an impression.
Why, maybe her whole future i
depended on it! No doubt existed I
in her mind that once she sang
from Hollywood her career wasi
assured. And, she reflected with
a magnanimous glow, she'd see
that Gusty got his chance, too.
This thought made her feel a little
less guilty about using her wiles
en him.
She put on tha new blue dress
which somehow matured hen
slender figure. She fussed with'
her hair untn it resembled a
Sheet of smooth golden syrup.
Presently Aunt Hat bustled in
with a bottle of French perfume.
She touched tha glass stopper to
Frande's hair and ears. Frande
prayed that the generous amount
of rouge and lipstick she used
would escape Pops' keen eyes.
But he only gazed at her In
quiet admiration and said, "Be
home by midnight" And then as
she went out on tha porch, "Poor
uusry ...
Duke Meyer's Ksmpus Wildcats
played that night under a severe
handicap. No swing. The guests
were practically aged, and at 11
toe party broke ud.
Gusty's old roadster was at the
feurb. The impression It gave wis
one 01 general debility, yet man;
of the town's soeed merchants had
learned from experience to respect
u. umiy Kepi me motor running
"smooth as a ribbon."
He. climbed in without opening
me aoor, wrung jrancie help her
self. "I'll gn stale nlavine 1ohi
mice ims. II I could get to Holly.
wooa on oo ducks, would I use
mat old tlcketl"
.1 Francie bit off an angry retort
-wneetue," Aunt Hat had cau.
.IMoned. Gusty headed toward
Tancle's street
"Let's not go home yet" Fran
ids pleaded. "It's so nice out and
'were a such a lovely moon."
Gusty grunted ungraciously,
but turned at the airport road,
wnen iney reached the Held,
Frande said, "Let's stop and
(watch the midnight plane come in
i. . . oh, not here. Drive up where
rw can be to ourselves."
inSTY narked. Franrla 1anA
Jr back and gazed up at a big
wnue moon, ane managed rather
unobtrusively to ease herself a
little closer to Gusty close
(enough. In fact, so that she was
Isure the French perfume wouldn't
!be wasted.
. Nor was It Gusty bent, took the
fcalt In great whiffs.
"Gee, you smell good, Frande.
rWhv doncha alwava nut that atiiff
Hon?"
- She said demurely, "I didn't
(know you liked It"
I "Well, I do,"
1 "Gusty . . .
"Huh?" .
"Do you like me?"
' ' "Wall, trrr P.I-'. ..V.t 11,. -h.
exploded. "Who'd you think you
are a glammer girl?"
Wanda. urlni. hitl ,1tinMt am
valiantly: "I like you, Gusty. Don't
w wiee-cracjtex , jusi I or a
little bit" '
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'Without actually being aware at
it Frande sensed the struggle go
ing on within him. As if he
wanted to be nice to her and was
afraid to or didnt know how.
"You're a pretty fair sort of
kid." he said finally.
"Ia that aU, Gusty?"
He dropped his arm across her
shoulders. "Nope, I guess not I
guess I like you pretty well." His
young voice was rough, a little
husky.
Frande gasped. For Gusty this
was a daring admission. Love was
for saps, he always contended. He
liked Frande only because she
knew good swing.
"Why, Gusty." She burrowed
under his arm, laid her face
against his coat They sat like that
a long time, without speaking.
Once Francie thought she felt
Gusty's lips brush lightly over her
hair. She sighed. It was so per
fect She hadnt dreamed that
Gusty could be silent and tender.
Presently he said, "I I'm act
ing like a sap."
"You're not. Gusty,"
"You know something, Frande?
rm kinds in the dumps over those
licks. I never knew it was so nice
Just to sit with a girl and not say
anything. It makes a fellow feel
a lot better."
"DEMORSE pressed down upon
Francie. If only Gusty would
act like this all the time she might
even forget her career. She gazed
longingly at the little gold trum
pet pinned to his shirt Gusty had
won it in a state-wide musical
competition. It was his most be
loved possession.
Francie spoke softly, prying the
words from her reluctant tongue:
"Gusty, if I asked you now, would
you give me the ticket?"
He stiffened. "What for?"
"Pops may drive us to Holly
wood." She tugged at his sleeve.
"Please, Gusty . . ."
"Well, I'll be!" Gusty's laugh I
shattered tha peaceful silence hor
ribly. "So that's why you're so
nice to me tonight?" Just for an
instant the moonlight caught the
hurt in his face. "Nothing doing."
"But but you can't use it."
"Oh, no? Maybe I will and
mAVhA T Wftnl Rut It, a ln.k T
wouldn't give it to you. Playing
me for a snp!"
Gusty wheeled the car around
and sped back to town. Ha
Jammed to a stop in front of Fran
de's house and said gruffly, "Well,
so long; see you in the movies."
Francie turned a pale face to
him. Her voice quivered. "You're)
elfish, and I hate you!"
(To B Con tinned)
Starfishes have feet, consist
ing of small tubes that termin
ate in a sucker-like disc, on the
ends of their arms. By fastening
these to a surface, the fish con
tacts them and draws Itself for
ward.
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By J. R. WILLIAMS
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country.
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or part
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great empire.
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14 Helper.
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17 Upper part of
a furnace.
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20 Musical note.
21 Goblins.
23 South Africa
(abbr.).
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place.
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coin.
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Vishnu.
53 Giantess of
fate.
54 Roves.
55 To impair.
56 Redacts.
57 Unit of work.
58 The great
desert of
Africa.
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Sidi .
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4 Poem.
5 Rug.
6 Unique person
7 Tense.
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the navy.
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play.
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