Hollywood (Jan - Oct 1934)

Broadway Thru a Keyhole Continued from i>.-ik< twenty-seven He parted the drapes over a window and disclosed a bullet-proof sheet-iron shutter which closed with a heavy clang. "They keep out the sunshine," Joan observed critically. "That ain't all we hope to keep out," said Chuck with a grim smile. In a politely professional tone the decorator advised, "I would suggest a pale green or perhaps ivory." "Paint them any color you want," Rocci said and then turned to Joan. "Someday when I don't have to have these on my windows," he tapped the metal with his ring, "I'm going to ask you a real auestion." Joan was about to speak when there came a rattle of machine guns and a rain of bullets against the iron shutters. The girl and the racketeer happened to be standing with their backs to the closed half of the shutter out of direct range of the bullets that came through the open space and peppered the wall. At the sound of the first shots Rocci dragged Joan to the floor and held her there until the throbbing of a highpowered motor car indicated the gangsters were making a getaway. Her face white with fear, Joan sprang to her feet. "Oh, Frank! Frank!" she exclaimed. "Did they get you?" "No, honey, there's nothing to fear," he replied soothingly. "It's all over now." He helped her to a chair. For the first time the girl realized what it really meant to be a racketeer. She clutched Rocci's arm. "They'll try again to kill you. You must get away from here." "No, I'm not going but you are." "I'm in no danger," Joan protested. "They were shooting at you." "All the same," Rocci went on, "you're leaving town tomorrow. You and Sybil are going to take a trip to Maine, Florida, California, any place you want to go; the farther away the better. But you are going to blow this town until I square things with Tim Crowley and his mob." After A Conference with Sybil, Joan . decided to do as she was told and selected Miami as a pleasant hideout for the winter months. According to Sybil the first week at Miami was a complete washout. "I guess we've blown in at the tail end of the mating season," she said. And then came Peanuts Dinwiddie out of the blue. Sybil aamitted that Peanuts was about everything a man should not be. "But anyway he wears pants and he'll take us places," she argued when Joan pointed out his shortcomings. "And he does know people," Sybil added. "I'm sick of hanging around this room waiting for the phone to buzz." "All right, have it your own way," Joan conceded. As a result the girls were the guests of Peanuts Dinwiddie at the "Grove" in the Rooney-Plaza where the famous crooner, Clark Brian, was the attraction. When Joan discovered that Peanuts actually knew Brian the evening took on a new interest, for Clark had long been her favorite radio performer. The blood rose to her cheeks as the JANUARY, 1934 noted crooner approached with Peanuts. "I want to present Mr. Brian, Miss Smith and Miss Whelan." Clark chose the chair next to Joan. Joan's experience with men had not been great, but she knew instantly on looking into the singer's eyes that there was something about him which thrilled her as she had never been thrilled before. She liked Frank but the emotion he aroused was calm; he was like an elder brother. When Clark asked her to dance she was flustered. On the floor swaying to the soft rhythm of a fox-trot she wanted to close her eyes in a dream which would have no ending — a dream of floating through moonshot clouds while held in the strong arms of the handsome man who guided her so deftly. Clark saw her the next day and for many subsequent days. They swam together, rode horseback and sat for dreamy hours under palm trees. They strolled along the beach when there was no light save that from the stars. It was on one of these moonlight walks that Clark folded Joan in his arms and for the first time pressed a kiss on her lips. She did not protest as the embrace tightened. As he drew her yielding body close to his she closed her eyes and gave herself to the full ecstasy of being kissed by the man she loved. It was after midnight when she hurried through the deserted hotel lobby and up to her room. One of Rocci's henchmen happened to be in Miami. Joan ignored him and, being of a vindictive disposition, he dispatched the following wire: CHUCK HASKINS, GLENWOOD ARMS, NEW YORK CITY. TELL ROCCI HIS HEART AND A CANARY NAMED CLARK BRIAN ARE HAVING JOLLY MOMENTS DOWN HERE UNDER THE PALM TREES STOP SEEN IT WITH MY OWN LAMPS. LOUIE. Five minutes after receiving this message, Rocci was on the phone ordering Joan back to New York. Rocci And Chuck met the girls at the station and drove them to Joan's apartment. 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