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"LOVE ON A BET."
Fictionised from the RKO-Radio Picture by Ann R.
From the "Screen Romances" Magazine
Story "Don't Bet on Love".
CHAPTER HI
THEY were bumping along a dirt detour rond late.that night. when two men sprang before the car. As Michael came to n stop, a gun was Jabbed against his back.
tained his third objective-money.rail to Ohing, I've got a trousseau The reward was $1,000 for the capture to finish buying and an appointment
the meant several days' delay in the pay haven't time to hear you." off. Mleimol settled. for $100 spot
Michael grabbed her hand and cash.
pointed to her watch.
of the gunmen but legal technicalities at beauty parlour, Sorry, I
Just before starting, out again, he decided to phone his uncle who was already in Los Angeles. He did not reallas, that the door of the phone booth was slightly open and that Paula, who had just entered in search of him, could overhear.
Things happened quickly after that. The gunmen, notorious convicts who had just broken out of jail, made them prisoners in their own car. They were going to use Michael and the iwo women dis perfect decoy for troopers on the lookout for two lode robbers.
They travelled all night but with morning, the gunmen drove to DJ July 14 mountain hideout. Escape seemed York? I just called you to make sure
July 27 hopeless but Michael, now thoroughly
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desperate, decided to take a chance On the rise that he was thirsty, he got up to pour himself come water and then suddenly awung, hurling the pitcher full into their faces. He had amashed his way through the window and was gone by the time they reach 7
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Sept. 21
ed their guns,
"H. Uncle Carlton," he was saying jubilantly into the phone. "Remem a bor that little wager we made in New
you're Eat to do bank Sure, I have
before they clased the suit right on my back, and here." he rustled the reward money in front of the mouthpiece, "a hundred bucks, hear it. Now, don't quibblo, Uncle- you lose the bet, Cortainly I've at the girl. That was in the wager,
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Via Shanghai, Kobe, Yokohama. Honolulu, San Francisco, Paṇanta Canal, Havana, New York. "You'll listen to what I have to say Pros. Pierce right now. he niormed. "It's five Pres. Coolidge o'clock and I lose my bot, no matter Pres. Lincoln what I do-married or unmarried,| Pres. HoovOT That ought to prove to you that It Pres. Cleveland Midnight Aug. 25th Prea. Jefferson didn't mean anything do me. At first, maybe it did-but when I told you 1 loved you, I meant it--het or no st and, spoiled brat that you are, I still love you! He bent down over her and gave her an angry little shake.
"Now, will you marry me?
"Not"
"I'm a pauper, haven't got a cent." "No."
It was a little weaker this Linır.
"I've got a Job, but, you'll probably
On his dash, to freedom, he passed wasn't it .. Her name's Paula Gilbert have to take in washing."
the car.. He stopped long enough to 19 duplicate the little trick he had pulled aon Paula soveral days before. A little tinkering with the petcock on the feed line-mit the stage was att.
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He was hiding in a clump of bushes: when the car came to a halt. As the gunmen ran out to inspect the motor. Michael swung a huge sliek he had picked up. There was a fierce battle but Michael managed, in the midst of fying fists; to shout instructions:
The gun, Aunt Charlette! Get the gun and keep them covered!"
Then, to his own disgust, he faint- ed dead away.
Pain's arms were around him when he regained consciousness. Next to him lay the two gunmen, still uut. But what brought a happy erin to Michael's lps was Paula's frantic
plun:
Michnol, speak to me, darling) You're not going to die, do you hear? You can't!"
"I most certainly am going to die," Michael assured her as he got up "I'm shot through the heart."
"You fool!! she laughed at him. "You're not wounded at all!"
He was suddenly serious as he pull- ed her toward hini.
make
Paula gasped and stood very still for a moment. Then, quietly she slipped out, still unobserved. She did not wait to hear the rest of Michael's
conversation.
She looked up at "him then and milled.
"Why didn't you say so in the first place?" she murmured.
Michael whooped and pulled her to "She's beautiful!" he was eaving to him hungrily. "Come on, get the his unole. "She's like Helen of Troy, Wallace colours off! I'll buy you a Venus, Katharine Hepburn-a rolled real trousseau."
bet's got into one. But, listen, the nothing to do with this. I love her honestly, sincerely--well, I haven't the, words for it. I'll see you to morrow on the deadline-five o'clock. Goodbye!"
Not until an hour later did Michnel| learn that Pauln had sold her car and with her Aunt, was taking the night plane for Los Angeles.
THE GIANT airliner was well on its way when Michael was discovered hidden in the lavatory. He and tried to buy a ticket but no seats wore to be had. And though he knew he would be arrested as soon as the plane fanded, he had taken the chance. He had to find out why Paula had run away.
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In the basement of a Ave-and-ten, they found the perfect wedding en- senible for the poor bride of Michael dust cap. A rubber MacCreigh apron, rubber gloves. Paula put them on theŋ and there and pirouetted before Michael's admiring eyes,
"Jual what the smart wastewoman will wear," she said gaily, "Every- thing complete except housemaid's knee. Well, she put her arm through Michael's affectionately, "let's get out before they close the atore on us,"
"But, Madam." the salesgirl timid- ly volunteered, "the store doesn't close until xix. It's ten minutes to now!"
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Michael's eyes almost popped. He Sitting on the floor next to her spat, whirled excitedly. he had little success in making her “Didn't you put your watch back talk.
in Albuquerque As she shook her "But you owe me are explanation head, he grabbed her and dashed for and I intend to gel one," he insisted.
the door. "We're rich again—we're Paula's voice was like ice. "You in the money: Come on!" wouldn't want to bet on that, how they made it no one ever knew, And an, promptly at five, though would you?" she asked deliberately.
Realisation dawned on him, "So Michael confronted Carlton Alac- that's ill You heard me on the Creigh, all conditions of the wager fuined. He had the money, the suit, but better than that, the ene girl in the world.
"Paul isten, does this
and sense? I have to be wounded dying for you to call me durlinur! Can't you mannge to call me darling again f
"Darling" she whispered softly.phoner" "Thanks," he said quietly, "I don't blame you for wanting to marry that guy in Los Angeles. Why should you consider me at all-just a tramp you picked up on the road!"
Her eyes were starry as she looked at him.
"I love you, even if you were the biggest tramp in the world-and you probably are."
"I love you,” he replied solemnly, "even if you were the sweetest, dear- est girl in the world-and you prob- ably are!"
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"Yes,"
"You didn't happen to hear the en- tire conversation, did you?" he asked! hopefully,
"I heard enough!" "But I can explain all that in two sentences," he pleaded.
It was no uso. Paula even refused to quarrel with him. As for her aunt Michael was just not getting any- where, except, of course, to jail.
At their celebration dinner that night, the elder MacCreigh tousted the couple a little sndly.
"Well, I'm in the show business whether 1.like it or not," he sighed. You deserve the money, Michael, but I still think you ought to conte into the meat packing business. That ten- thousand dollar, year job with me still holds."
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He was contain that his uncle would manage his release as soon as hel heard what had happened. But Carl-¡ amazement. Well" It was Aunt Charlotte, ton MacCreigh, his nephew learned to "You've been made an offer like that recalling them forcibly to the im his sorrow, was just as determined to and you're going to risk good money mediate present. "If we're going to win the bet. He didn't intend to re-playing around the stage?" As he get rid of these two-two-crea- lease Michael until after five o'clock, nodded, she went on, determinedly:
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"Oh, no-I want to know where you tures"
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Please!" Paula interrupted timid ly. "Let me have my own babies, Michaul!"
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"I told you I could explain about that bet," he shouted at her. "Why don't you listen to me?"
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