The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 21, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 27, 1940 Page: 2 of 8
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER. Thursday, June 27, 1946
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Cc-^LUCY-HUfFAKtR.
What would you have said If they had
offered you a Job minus me? A straight
answer, please."
There was only a fraction of a second
before Johnny answered.
"To think I've been working with a
Katie Lavsoon Estate, 31. feet off of
the south end of the church property.
Consideration: To erect and maintain
suitable and substantial fence between
the properties owned by the church
STORY SO FAR:
Johnny Brett and King Shaw are
doing a dalios act at the cheap
Dawniand Ballrooms. Knowing a
collection agency Is trying to serve,
a summons on Ills partner, Johnr.y
tolls a man who asks him Ills name
that he Is King Shaw. The man’s
attention being distracted for a
minute, Johnny gets away. The
man was Casey cl Matthews and
Casey, producers of musical conic-
get up in the hit number he wants to
give me a tryout after the closing Sat-
urday night,"
Johnny rushed across the room, took
a record and put it cn the phonograph. — .
I know this record by heart and I've, ana that owned by the graniee,
half-witted lug all these years! Hew I seen It at least a dozen tunes— It's the city cf Cameron, cut cf the W.
do you dare talk of turning down the | tricky, but I know the tricks. Come Lewis grant,
chance of a life-time for such eentl- row for your first rehearsal right now
menu’ nonse.se? Will you tell me just! --
. I’what good it is to me for you to toei iNEXT CHAPTER: -Johnny has
Then oon t mind. It s prebab.y y_ u■ j£tcmy broke aU the time? Ycu must mother surprise and once mere
I went beyor.a wne -|K_ Hav€n-t we talked about the| proves
big' lump
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i first big break.
I last time in my life."
, "And now that the little interlude 13
'over,” said Matthews in a more gra-
I Hons voice, "will you stand up? I want
! to see how your height would be with
i Miss Bennet. Sc far. so good." he said
yeing them critically. ‘ Have you seer.
I the shew? No? Toe bad
|a pass for ycu at the box-office tonight.
Watch the ‘Between You and Me'
__ j number especially. If you think you
CHAPTER TWO can get up in it, I'll try you cut with
heard the phone ring but he, her Saturday night after the show
made n> move to answer it Johnny closes."
knew he had a hangover and Johnny "That would be great. Mr. Mat-
nvould answer. The ringing continued, thews —but — but —
The only way to Hence the head-split-1 "Still worrying about that partner cr
ting noise wm t i get rid cf the pe:-:t: yours? asked Clare .kind.y.
■who was calling. “We’ve been togethtr five years,
-Of course tills is King Shaw,” he;King,
said in answer to a question. "And if
mine came I fainted for the first and |^^jty of ,pliuing ^ time either!
his mettle.)
Many’s the time we
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Probate Court
•Tune 17. 1940 will admitted to P^ate
'without administration; C’ierk. u.ucreri
j o receive the sum of $10.00 in trust
I *nr Charley Grady Casey, of unsound
King
said
you don’t think 1 know you’re Johnny”
“Johnny! Johnny who?” interrupted
the voice at .the other end of the wire.
“I tell you I am Casey. I caught ycur
act last, night and I liked you. Will
you drop in this morning? I have to
rush out now, but Matthews will toe
ycu, I’ve told him alxiut ycu. What
tay, young man?”
T say I’ll b
"A lot of partners in the theatre
outgrew each other,” said Matthews.
"I understand how ycu feel, Mr. Shaw.
Bat aren't. ycu doing a Den Quixote in
turning down a chance? What gcoci
will it do your partner. He can get
another partner — plenty of dancers
hanging around these days. That gees
fer me, too. You're being offered first
try at this shew. But. if you don’t want
it, O. K. I'll have the pick of anybody
in town and you knew it."
There was a. moment's pause. It was.
His head was suddenly us clear as if
he had drunk milk instead of Scotch I broken bv King,
the night before. He didn't need the "of course I want it” he said,
usual pick-up or even a cup of strong jf.t, was g’a(i when lie returned to
coffee. Tba {treat opportunity was |ittielr room to find it empty. He must
holding out its arms to him and h< jjiaV{, prepare a little speech to
must dash into the welcome embrace. mRfce to Johnny. But as the hours
He rushed to the office but he re- passed he thought he would scream if
membered to walk slowly up to theuie wait nvuoh longer. It was
desk to be announced. It was only j jusk when the deer opened. Johnny
cf us got a break
have.”
Talking about it and doing it are
different things.”
“Well, I know what I’d do. I'd ge*
on that phone and see if the damage
rhere’ll beicould repaired—tell him I've walked
cut on ycu—that I've broken my leg—
that I'm dead—tell him anything you
can think of, but nail that chance!”
“I’d feel like a heel, Johnny. And
anyway what good would I be without
you? You do all the head work and
you know it.”
”Ch, I'll be sticking around .New get
cn that phone right away
•thews it’s all set.”
"I den't have to do that, Johnny. I
guess Matthews and Miss Bennet really Diego Bosquez and Petra Nieto.
do want me. At least he said he’d keep j _
it open until after'the show tonight— Deeds
wants me to catch it. If I think I can ^ St. Monica's Catholic Church to Mrs.
mind, his bequest in will; Another be-
Big Lump, June 25.—Mr. and ir
R. P. Davenport are on the sick »
this week, also Richard John Foster
J. F. Poster visited his son Rich**,
John and Mr. and Mrs.
Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny King BaAu.
and daughter cl Milano, Mr. andMhf
Walter Davenport and son, Mr
Mrs Defter Davenport and childJ^
~,he Bp*-•
and receive balance of estate,
All as
per judgment entered in minutes.
Marriages
Gerald A. Pogue and Martha Eliza-; New Autos Registered
both Pawls; Fermcn Washington and i Frank Marek, Caldwell, Oldsmomie
Hazel Lee Waiter; Jchnnie Baker and | four-uoor; T. E. Walker, Milano, De
Emma Lee Wf-bb; Loe Ernest Glaser Luxe Chev. Spt. Sedan; Texas
and Annie Mae Holoek; Margaret*,*; Light C., Cameron.
Jiminez and Mary Suarez; Warren!ton Truck;
Hale Chev. oeaau; o. a. a
O. T. Bullock, Mi-
Fcrd one-hall
William Schwartz, Thorn -
Henderson and Delsene Harward; | dale, Chev. Sedan; J. B. Mayfield, Mi -
Philllp Jackson Towery and Ruth ! j&no, Chev. Sedan;
, Pares; Ben Baker and Ida Jane Cavil; | p,no, Chev. Pickup.
Te.l Mat_ j seabren Key and Edith Morton; Allen
I Doss and Josephine Dockall; R. H.
Pernitza and Barbara Ellen Young;
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Jcnes, Mr
Mrs. John Wentbrock and Mrs. ciaZ
Regers, spent Sunday in Austin wuk
Mr. and Mrs. Whitie Ellards. um
Judy Ellards returned home with them
to visit.
Rev. and Mrs. Schroeder and son
Thecdore. Mrs. Barker and Mrs j *
Fester and son, J. F. jr., all of Rock’
dale, spent Sunday with Mr. and vJ
R. E. Kroll. “*■
Mrs. Frank Morgan and children of
Milano, spent Monday with her mo
ther, Mrs. R. T. Williams.
Mrs. Bennie Davenport of Rockdale
spent Sunday night and Monday with
Between 1930 and 1935 the number of
farm units in operation in the Unitea
States rase from 6. 288,000 to 6.812,000 j Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Davenport.
—an increase of more than half a 1 ---.,
iriillion _ 1 Reporter ads get the grapes.
■when he entered the private office 01
Bert Matthews and faced him and a
beautiful young woman that he won-
dered if he had made a mistake in not
bracing himself for this interview.
"Thank you for coming, Mr. Shaw,’
said the man. “You know who I am.
Do you know Miss Clare Bennett?”
"Only as an admirer In the audi-
ence,” ho said, bowing to Clare. “I
saw you dance in Chicago and since
then I've agreed with all the raves
about you.”
“Thank you," .said Clare. ”1 return
the compliment by saying Bert and I
heard some raves about you last night."
"Yes," said Matthews in a voice
which held a note of doubt. “Casey was
impressed. But sometimes he is too
cptimistic. I won’t know until I see
what you can do. If you’re what he
says, wc may be able to use you in cur
next show."
”1 don’t think you’ll tie making a mis-
take, Mr. Matthews. Johnny and I can
dance. I wish he had been in when Mr.
Casey phoned. Then we oould show
our act right now."
"I'm not interested in your act. Mr.
i! si sull Jvnrjjud .in o/l tq aou ’MBits'
one way deal.”
"You aren't looking for an act?”
asked Shaw.
"I am nut. I’m looking for a new
personality lo be leading man for Mis
Bennett in her now show.”
“Me—dance with Miss Bennett?”
said King in a dazed manner. He had
been standing by a chair. He dropped
into it. “I—I wonder if I could have a
glass of water."
“Better make it whisky." said Mat-
thews smiling. "Sorry if f bowled you
ever.” He poured a drink from a de-
canter and handed it. to King.
“Will you mind my asking a question
which isn’t meant to be impertinent?"
naked Clare in a soft voice. “After all,
we're all of u.s troupers. Have you been
eating lately?"
King could only nod in answer.
came in and .'■auk cn the 'bed w'earily.
“Perhaps ycu were right last night,”
he said. "Perhaps we never will be
anything but cheap hoofers. Iv’e been
(trying every agency and every manager
in town; and all I saw was those froaen
faces which receptionists turn on me
unknown."
“If you’d hung around, you’d have
seen Bert Matthews with me,” said
King. "Wait a mniute—I’m not kid-
ding. I got a phone call to hop over. I
met not only him but Clare Bennet
Arid is she a honey?”
“I’m net in a mcod just now for any
brand of humor,” said Johnny.
"It’s true, old boy. Is that Gideon
Bible around for me to swear on?”
"Go on!" cried Johnny, suddenly
realizing that King was serious. "What
happened? Is there really a chance we
might get a ’big’ in a Broadway show?”
"Well—you see—it isn’t just what
you tliink—it isn’t an act they want—
it’s- oh. what’s the use of going on with
this—it’s all cold, anyway.”
"What is this?" asked Johnny. "If
you've made up this whole story from
some i>erverted sense of humor—”
"What I've told you is the truth,
Johnny. It’s just net all of it. What
they want is a new ‘find’—to dance
with Clare Bennet in her new show
Do you get me? They want a leading
man.”
King turned away. He couldn't look
at ,'Jbnny's face at that moment. But
still Johnny did not understand. He
asked in a weary voice why they had
phoned them, if what they want was
only one man.
"They didn't." said King. “They—
they—phoned me.”
"And then shewed you the door?"
asked Johnny indignantly.
■•They offered me an audition.”
“To be Clare Bonnet's leading man!
That’s Great. Just one thing I don't
get. Why is it all cold?"
"You ought to know without asking.
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