Janet Hardy in Radio City

When Janet and Helen returned to the spacious ranch yard, they found the men in the company gathered in a council of war near the bus. They were debating whether to risk remaini...

Janet couldn't even guess how many minutes they rested on the stream bed with the water washing away the aches in their weary bodies. As usual, Curt took the initiative when he...

The newcomers were Cora Dean and Margie Blake, classmates from Clarion, who had been Janet and Helen's chief rivals for almost every honor during their last four years in school.

Hours filled with packing and last minute details took their time up almost until the actual hour of the departure of their plane. They finished finally at midnight and they wer...

"Only don't let this go to your head. It doesn't take a whole lot of acting ability to be a leading lady in a western. All you've got to have is a fair amount of beauty, some br...

They were so busy until after dinner that night that Janet had no time to scan the evening paper. When she picked up the _Times_ it was with pleasant surprise for in the middle...

"If your final chapters are as good as these, we'll take it," replied Mr. Fenstow. "Of course we won't be able to pay a whole lot since the studio staff will have to whip it int...

"How did you find us?" asked Helen when they were seated on the floor of the truck, and bouncing along toward the main highway which would take them back to Hollywood.

The next morning both the Hardy and the Thorne households were up early for it had been decided to make the trip to Newton, the seat of Corn Belt U., during the morning. The gir...

From a distance came the soft strains of an orchestra playing in one of the more distant studios on the same floor, but there was no movement in the corridor.

The girls stared hard at Henry Thorne. It was so like him to toss off an important statement in an off-hand manner that it left them almost gasping for breath.

Janet, still dazed by the shock of hurling herself to the ground, looked up and managed a wan smile. She shook her head and with Helen giving her a hand, got to her feet.

Lights in the interior of the bus were out now for Curt didn't dare run the risk that they might interfere with his vision. The heavy vehicle swayed from side to side as they bo...

Janet went directly to their hotel and asked at the desk about renting a typewriter. Arrangements were made to have one delivered at her room within half an hour and she went to...

"I'm going to call the clerk," said Janet, picking up the telephone. She explained briefly what had happened. "The assistant manager is here. He's coming up in five minutes," sh...

Early the next morning Janet returned to the task of writing the story for Billy Fenstow's next picture. The story developed rapidly and she found plenty of opportunities to pro...

Janet felt an inward surge of terror sweep over her, chilling her mind and body. But it lasted for only an instant. She was too calm, too sensible to become panic stricken now....

"But remember what Curt said about our knowing too much of the mysterious events that went on during the last days of the filming of 'Kings of the Air,'" said Helen. "He warned...

Janet Hardy stirred sleepily as the alarm clock sounded its lusty summons and it was only after a real effort that she managed to reach out and shut off the insistent clock.

"It's Jim," replied Janet. "A car's following his taxi. It started up from the curb and swung right behind his cab. Someone is after that manuscript. We've got to follow them."

"I mean just this," retorted Curt. "There was a very real attempt made on the coast to stop the filming of 'Kings of the Air' and it begins to look like that attempt is being ca...

Janet and Helen found that Jim Hill was extremely pleasant and likeable, but he appeared to be laboring under some severe nervous strain and Janet noticed that his hands shook w...

Jim Hill peered over her shoulder for a time. Then satisfied at the work she was doing, he slipped away and went in quest of a basket of lunch. It was nearly half an hour before...

By the time everything was loaded into the bus, the sun was well down toward the western hills and the ranch was bathed in the soft, warm light of the late afternoon.

"I'm a little bit dizzy, but I guess Mr. Fenstow meant what he said. Do you suppose I can really turn out an acceptable story for a western picture?" Janet turned and shot the q...

Jim Hill hastened away, but it was fifteen minutes before he returned with a large envelope with the manuscript. When he arrived his face was flushed and he was breathing rapidly.

They obtained Rachel's home address from the studio, slipped on their coats, and after making sure that they had an ample supply of money in their purses, hastened down and hail...

When she was alone in her room, Janet fairly tumbled into bed but not until she had picked up a letter Helen had brought up from the desk and placed on the bedside table. When s...

The page ushered them into the studio and the first person they saw was Curt Newsom, the tall cowboy star who had also had a part in "Kings of the Air."

A half stifled scream escaped from her lips. Someone was staring at her intently through the small opening. The light from the desk lamp was just strong enough to reveal two eye...