Photoplay (Jul-Dec 1946)

“Well, golly, twerp,” I grinned, “go get that dress!” She got it. Flew into the store, wiggled into it, and dashed back to the theater. “Well?” she demanded. 1 looked. “I think it stinks,” I reported. Magic. Her eyes crinkled, a grin stretched right across her silly puss and the giggles poured out. “Me, too,” she admitted. “Too tailored. I’m a dope.” I didn’t dispute the point. But maybe I should’ve. Because come the evening performance and Junie spots the two dresses hanging side by side and goes into a melancholy mood. “That dress,” she moans, “you shouldn’t have let me buy it.” “Oh, great fishes,” I exploded, “not again!” And before I could get another word in edgewise, Junie was bawling her fool head off and screaming to Mary, our dresser, “Go on, leave me alone — I wanna be alone!” By this time I was just jumpy enough myself to decide Junie was picking on the underdog and I lashed out. Gene heard the rumpus and came flying over to investigate and the dog, know what he did? Heard the whole story and laughed. Threw his head back and roared. I nearly slew him. But' the upshot of the whole thing was that Junie explained about a terrific headache and apologised to Mary, I apologized to Gene, we both apologized to each other and everybody was tickled ga-ga. And as we were leaving the theater, Junie drew me aside.. “You know, I like you, Nancy.” “S’funny coincidence — ’cause you know, I like you, too, Junie.” ASIDE from that I think the very fact that she and Dick Powell are Mr. and Mrs. would be grounds for friendship. Because to me, Dick is one of the finest, most considerate, and swellest gentlemen I know. Dick and my dad have been friends for a great many years and some of my earliest lessons in good showmanship and good sportsmanship came from them both. Dick and I have always had a sort of Andy Hardy, man-to-man relationship and whenever I needed an extra buck for a splurged allowance or a shoulder to cry on when one of my “fellers” broke my heart, Dick was always there with the buck and the shoulder. I used to see quite a bit of him in Hollywood and when Junie began to discover the wonderful things about him, everything was just about perfect. At first, when it was still, “My, he’s quite interesting, isn’t he?” and “She’s rather cute, isn’t she?” I didn’t mind being the third party. Dick’s divorce wasn’t final yet and Junie was still hanging on to her head for fear her heart would start yelling, “This is it!” So we’d threesomed it quite often, taking afternoon rides into the country or at Dick’s place for long sessions of records and shop talk. But when.I saw that love light making halos around her head, I tapered off into a “Sorry, can’t make it this evening, kids, why not go along without me?” I’m sure it broke them up into little pieces, having to go on a date with just the two of them. So that’s that. If I haven’t given you any high melodrama or deep, deep grief it’s just because ordinary people don’t spend their lives onjpeaks or in the depths. They walk and talk and wash their faces and shine their shoes and never notice that time’s awastin’. Which, of course, is the way good living is lived. And that’s the way I like to feel Junie and I have lived. No peaks, no depths. Just two gals who had fun and couldn’t think of any snappy comebacks to: “You know, Nancy, I like you.” “Well, golly, Junie, I like you, too.” Maybe because that did it! The End TERESA WRIGHT, STARRING IN THE SAMUEL GOLDWYN PRODUCTION, "THE BEST YEARS OF OUR LIVES" DELICIOUS-SOFT HANDS for you, too, with Teresa Wright’s hand care— Jergens Lotion. Stars in Hollywood use Jergens Lotion, 7 to I MORE EFFECTIVE THAN EVER, NOW. Using wartime discoveries in skin-care, Jergens scientists now make your Jergens Lotion even finer. Women say — "Makes hands even smoother. softer;" "Protects longer., " Naturally — this postwar Jergens Lotion brings you the 2 special ingredients many doctors use for effective skin-smoothing help. Still 100 to $1.00 (plus tax). None of that oiliness; no annoying stickiness. For the Softest, Adorable Hands, use JERGENS LOTION Mail coupon now (paste on penny postcard, if you wish). (ffree: GENEROUS SAMPLE of this even-more-effective Jergens Lotion. The Andrew Jergens Company, 506 Alfred St., Cincinnati 22, Ohio Please send me free sample of even-finer Jergens Lotion. (Sorry, offer good in U.S.A. only.) Name Address City State