Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 June 1941 — Page 16

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: TODAY'S SHORT STORY—| F “MAN OF NOTE

By BETTY BUCK

3 ‘LYNN FELT LIKE a fish out of © water away from his ‘regular berth “writing sports. The assignment to’ do a special story about Alana, the Irish * torch singer, had been too ‘good to give to anyone else, seeing * that Lynn and Alana had one of those things, euphemistically called “You're a fine one, Alana, giving sme the old busy signal on this story. "Don’t you realize that it might get - me a nice spot on the paper, good enough so that we could get mar‘ried ‘soon—if it was a nice, old“fashioned exclusive story?” “I wish you wouldn't go melodra- = “matic, Lynn,” the night club thrush . gnswered putting on ‘the heavy eye ~ shadow and the mascara she needed for the blue baby spot they'd throw "on her. “Melodramatic? Suffering catfish, gal! You suddenly pull a double ‘base steal by doing a Leopold-and-‘Greta act with Sergei, the top-flight “Russian } brow composer, start in g new songs by some un“known hep-cat that hit the Song ~ Parade and have the public clamoring to know who’s writing them— and then you accuse me of going melodramatic because you won't . give out to your fiance! Or am I right in considering myself that?” ‘“Sergel is only a good friend, : Lynn. And besides, the publicity he has got from the sensational sheets . ground town, including yours, has _ done him no good in his musical | oral

“A good friend, eh? Well, he’s so] .

good as a friend that even my pals on the paper are starting to throw darts at my back because they fig- . ure that he’s cut my time, that’s

"what! I may be only a dumb sports|

: f writer but I kind of figured you as Si ihe prospective partner of my des£0 8 8B ALANA, sweet and appealing spite of her professional makeup, turned away from the mirror and . came” ver: to put Se arms around rien ple gesture of appeal. ~ Her light 3 Ape a greasy smear of carmine of his cheek. XIE ‘expect to be able to trust me as a\wife, Lynn, yowve: got to “start ow! You've got a profession . that means a lot to you, but.so have ~ I. I won't have you jeopardize it . by throwing poor Sergei to-thé pub- ~ Hc wolves via your scapdal sheet dust because youre jealetis of him.”

in the old groove, writing

sports again, before you know it. If

can’t get a break from my in-

tended wife, I may as well give up!”|’

Hymn didn’t stay for the encores _automatically followed Alana’s ting numbers. What he about: music was ‘very little, but the whole crux of the situation centered: about. the fact: that some1 yery strange indeed ‘was ‘hapg the musical world. he Sree Cw es 0 rns, THE lion of the longhair Sic! went all out for a night club torch singer—and Alana was well known in her own right. That was good enough for reams of copy na world seeking escape from war

Second, contrary fo all the rules “the game’ as recognized to date, i genius started stuffing and beautiful ballads in Al's hands to plug on her club de: The songs had the. humming to itself and won-| who the new Hoagy Car- ; ari Jf (vas, hidd “at the bottom of 'the fe

an went on home to ‘his itt iment and made a fresh pot of | 5 g coffee, lit ‘his pipe and sat nto mull over the, puzzle. When first streaks of dawn were comin Uterine drawn shades he' back where he started— |i Sho titi ist he vi ine Alana no matter Wha. de-

a few fiiful hours: and

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‘a mule!”

THIS CURIOUS WORLD

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A SEEMINGLY MINOR. WEATHER, CONDITION» CAUSES THE: GREATEST NUMBER OF DELAYS : IN AIR TRAVEL.

By William Ferguson

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av. but would he wait? Lynn sat

Pldowm in the tiny living room and {listened .to Alana, practicing in the

alcove where the piano stood. Then hé sat up straight. Alana’s' voice— and Sergei’s! : “You will try this phrase now; please,” he heard Sergei’s calm, absorbed voice. A rippling. arpeggio on the piano broke down. into ‘a haunting succession’ of chromatic chords. “Wait, I will write them down now, then you sing them when I play!” “It will be. as beautiful as the last one, and the one before that!” Alana’s soft voice said sincerely. “I feel “proud ‘to sing them;-“Sergei, happy to help you relax’ from your | serious music! It’s a shame you feel you must hide the fact that you are a genius in bluss--Recause of your publics” : ; 8 8 ¥ ( LYNN SAT still for a long moment. Then he quietly arese and smilingly slipped out of the apartment. He was whistling as he a- streetcar and rode down to work and. sought ‘out the city editor. “Do me a favor and pu me back on sports, will you, Dave?” he pleaded.; _ Everything AgAln The dea: was the. score.

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auift change of pace!

Tomorrow: All the {roubles in the ‘world, and only one old woman to

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DEFENSE 1S TOPIC AT BAKER'S PARLEY

Problems that are confronting Indiana industry today and what part bakers can take in the preparedness program will be fold at the 37th annual convention of the Indiana Bakers Association’ starting today at Lake Wawasze.

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