The Daily Monitor Leader

THE STORY: Just after the week- end guests at Ferdy Lorton's Canadian country place learn that one of the party, Fay Ransom, is a famous Broadway night club singer, young Peggy Mack sees the figure of a man in the moonlight. Her brother Michael, Nigel Monkhouse and Ferdy bring him in. He turns out to be Baldy Brien. Fay's manager. who has come to take her back. Ferdy. his aunt, and Peggy's older sister Myra are unconcerned. But Michael and Nigel are both in love with Fay. And Peggy has plans of her own

"I JUST RAN AWAY"

CHAPTER IX

"You must be very clever," said Peggy admiringly, ignoring Myra's questioning eye Baldy Brien almost purred and was just about to expand again but Peggy got in first "Would you be my manager. Baldy stared at her. "Listen, baby. I'm in the show business not running a girls' school. Run away. When you get your name in neon some place I'll come and listen to you. but I'm in it for dough-dough for me and dough for them that can make it. I ain't a charitable or- ganization. Peggy looked at him with infinite scorn. 'Sucker," she said. "And I swallowed your line. Why, you couldn't see tal- ent if it was pushed down your throat!" Baldy started. surprised at this sudden attack. Then he bristled You're right. dead right. and I can't see it now.." He turned to attack Fay again and looked around the room in surorise. Fay had gone. so had Terdy, Michael and Nigel. "Where are you staying?" orked Ferdy's aunt quietly, real- izing it was already late and that there were no hotels within iy miles.