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“Oh, Rick this floor shove isa riot," Linda Turner
‘commented ag she and Rick Horne finished ap-
lauding the comedy act at Ciro's
“Tt sure is, hon. One thing about Ciro’s, they
always give you a svell show, Oh, oh. Excuse me
f second, will you, Linda. I just’ saw Carl Von
Blowheim, the old time actor, come tn the door,
‘and I want to get a story.”
“Ts Garl going back to the snovies, Rick?"
“Tdon't Jenow, Linda, There's some tall about
Carl and a few of the other old time actors =
ring in a picture soon,”
“What studio's going to make it?” Linda
sked.
“That's one of the things I want to find out,
hon. As I understand it, some independent pro”
ducer ie going to do it”
“Well, I sure hope its a hit” Linda said.
“some of those older actors and sctresses are
‘ill the bert”
‘As Rick Horne loft the table to get the story
{or his column, Linda turned her attention buck
tothe show. It was then that the glamorous star
Overheard the conversation st the next table,
‘The two men sitting there were talleing in loud
Well" said one, drunk with one too many, “I
guess that does it. We've got Blowheim's money
‘and Barlintino's and...
“shhh .. "said the other. “You want some-
body to hear you? Gome on, lel get out of here,
‘Youre drunk”
"When Rick returned to the table « moment
Inter, Linda looked at him questioningly.
"Seems ae if the actors are each puttiig up a
part of the money for the picture themselves"
Rick told her. “Sort of @ cooperative venture”
‘Linda suddenly got up from the table,
“Excuse me a minute, will you Rick,” she said.
“TH be back in alittle while”
Not bothering to grab her wrape or anything
lee, Linds mude her way towards the door, Rick
Sid’ notice her leaving, as he spotted another
story in a distant comer of the room.
“Sure, honey. TI
‘Once outside, Linda noticed the two men pull-
ing off in a eab, Grabbing another one, she told
the driver to follow the fist.
‘After winding its way through most of Holly.
‘wood, the cab pulled up in front of a deserted,
Tamshackle building — one of many unused
‘udios in Hollywood,
‘Linda's cab stopped a block behind and after
paying the driver, she jumped out.
Lucky I've got my Black Cat outfit with me,"
the glamourous Hollywood star said as she
changed into it.
‘A light flashed on in the old studio and the
‘Black cat was soon perched on a limb eutside
the window. What she saw inside confirmed fer
suspicions ofa few minutes before, The two men
she had seen in the night club were emptying the
Contents of « safe. Through @ erack in the win-
‘dow she could hear them talking.
“think weld better blow town tonight,” one
of them said. "You were talking too loud, and
Tm sure someone heard you.”
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Suddenly a Fesounding crash, drew their at
tention to the window, asthe figuze ofa beaut
irl dressed asa blackecat came hurtling 0. the
‘The Black Cat climbed to her feet, unhurt
from her fall through the window when the limb
Of the tree she wae standing on gave way.
Quickly she sized up the situation, and with e
movement as deft snd adroit a the animal she
Fopresented, she hurled herself at the two men.
‘In the ensuing. fight, the two promotors
learned that it isnt safe to tangle with the Blacle
Gat.
‘Not an hour after she had left Ciro's, Linda
roontered the club, Rick was still story gathering.
‘Avcall to the phone took him away from the
table once more.
“Geo, Linds,” Rick said enthusiastically, as he
finally feturned to the table, “that was the police,
‘They called to give me a story on the Black Cat.
Itseems she found out that these producers who
Were supposed to be backing the movie for the
‘old timers were actually just getting money from
them and were planning to skip town as soon as
they had enough. And Black Gat..."
“Oh, I've heard enough about Your Black Cat,
Rick Horne,” the movie star said angrily, “Here
We've been ata night club almost the whole eve:
hing and you haven't paid any attention to me,
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Rick didn't have to be told twice, He knew the
anger gleam in Linda Turner's eye when he saw
it, But what he didn't see was the litte half smile
that played around her ips.
