Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1935, Page 26

DAILY SHORT STORY NOT A LADY By Athlyn Deshass. PUNKY'S eyes | widened be- neath her healthy frown, then nar- rowed into ex- cited slits as she Jay back in her chair and laughed shakily. She called out: “Oh, Pete, come here.” She pushed a packet of unopened letters aside in fa- vor of a renewed perusal of the one which lay open before her. “Am I really admitted?” a voice from the doorway asked Spunky looked up at Pete Kir- ker’s smiling face Pete was an an- nouncer, and a very good one: he had handled Spunky's programs since first she went on the air. | “Come in, Pete, please,” said Spunky. “I've something to show you.” | Pete grinned. “Something good. I bet,” he said, taking a chair. “You've got the old fire in your eye today, Spunky. Who's in for getting hell? Not me?” Spunky laughed. *“No, not you. And don’t call me ‘Spunky. That| is a name which I permit only one man to call me—the man who in- vented it. To you and the rest of the groundlings around here, my name is ‘Mary Agnes.” s PE‘I‘E looked at her admiringly. “It's a good name for you, though.” ‘Then casually, “Have you ever heard from ‘the man who invented it? “No,” said Spunky, “I haven't. Pete sighed. “You were a sap the way you handled that guy, Sp— Mary Agnes. One of the biggest guys in radio—practically controls a net- work. He's interested in you, too. We all saw that, that night at Bron- son's party. He was interested in the spunky side of you—liked your spark.” “I know,” said Spunky sadly. “Then why on earth did you have fo turn coy? That guy could have done things for you." | “I know, Pete, I know,” Spunky said. “But let's forget about it. That was weeks ago; and Mr. R. A. M. has probably forgotten my existence.” She picked up the letters which had first prompted her to call Pete. “In spite of R. A. M.'s predictions I'm still the unknown ‘Know-It-All' commentator of Station WHEE at Hamilton. And I don't guess I'll ge¥ much farther.” SP'L'NKY handed him the opened let- ter. “Read that,” she said. Pete looked at the latter. He read aloud: “Dear Miss Know - It - All—Your comments are far from soothing to my shattered nerves. Too much color in those accounts of downtown dis- plays. Why don't you adhere to facts? By the way, do you happen to be the creator of the Jan and Judy script presented over Station WHEE? It sounds like you.” It was signed “A Transient “Whew! Some stuff, eh Spunk?” “Stuff is right. A transient! She's probably never strayed outside the city limits. What are you going to say today?” asked Pete meekly, try- ing to hide his unwelcome sympathy. She looked at her watch. “Gosh. it's 10:15." She picked up the letter and ran across the corridor to the small, shabby studio. “Coming, Johnny,” she sang to | A renewed perusal. the morning an-| nouncer, and swirled around the | nouncer, and swirled around the entrance into the glass-encased roon. - y, John- ny.” Green light. “Good morning, friends and . . .” she smiled to her- self as she ad- dressed her unseen | audience. After nine min- utes of gossip she | looked at her watch and said: “That's that.| Now we come to the climax of this delightful offering. | We now present | the questionnaire! | Today I am going to devote my ens tire interest to one who signs hi self ‘A Transient’ And to this . . she groped, wondering. Could she? Dared she? It might mean her joo. A glance down at the flat purse in her lap. Well, let it stay flat. Let| the job go. She'd be true to her- | self this on A fierce gleam was | in her eyes. “For this person I na\'ci nothing but contempt!” she shot out, surprised at her own force. | * ok ok X AM colorful, my unfriendly critic, because facts themselves are many times dull. A lively person would recognize that fact. Now, as for the Jan and Judy series. Yes, I do create that script, and I am proud of it. I would say, in closing, that you are—not a lady.” Crimsoned and exhausted she steeled herself to stride into the re- ception room where Pete was stand- ing. He pressed her arm. “Gee, Spunk, you're brave." She pushed him away and jerked slightly when she noticed the beckon- ing finger of Station WHEE's man- ager calling her into his office. ‘Yes, Mr. Bronson?” with an im- pish smile, but she knew. And she braced herself for the attack. | Mr. Bronson was grave. “Some demon has possessed you. Mary Agnes, and I think you r or your act now. I blame off, but we at the s humorous situa remains i build good will. Um . youre an asset here. a we don't want to lose you. So I est .. ah . .. yon make a public apology. Or else .. ."” “Or else>” she queried sturdily. | “Or else I shall have to ask you| to resign He looked down at his desk and was silent. “All right, Mr. Bronson, I resign And . . . and thank you for all kind- ness in the past.” She walked in a daze and bumped into a fat mesenger boy. “For me?” she asked, as he handed her a yel- low envelope. ‘Uh-huh.” He chewed his gum thoughtfuly while she signed. Unex- | cited fingers tore open the envelope. She read: “Mason House City. | Spunky: I thought you had what it takes. If you don't like your sta- tion Ive a job for you on the net- work. You're right, I'm not a lady.” It was signed, “Mr. Transient.” striv ARMY ORDERS. | Field, Lieut. Col. Edgar L., Inspector General's Department, to be retired from active service Srptembcrn:? | Gullion, Maj. 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