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my long hair was cut. I cried for two hours that day -- and every morning for a week when I first looked in a mirror." As I heard her scissors snip- ping away, I said, "I suppose you think these are beads of sweat trick- ling down my cheeks, huh?" She kissed me and said, "I understand, but repair your makeup before we join the others."

She was smuggled out of the hotel to a maximum security cell some- place. I said good-bye to Helen and the others and as I closed the door, I became at long last Greta Prein (almost).

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The next afternoon I visited the Club under the pretense of a final check with the orchestra. We rehearsed two songs and I chatted a bit with some of the other performers. My first sortie as Greta was success- ful and I felt better about my impersonation as I returned to the hotel for dinner.

(Continued in TVia No. 79)

PUBLISHING DELAYS

As indicated in TVia No. 77, I will be away from Los Angeles from about the 1st of Sept. to the 1st of Dec. Since No. 77 went out about July 1, I hope this issue reaches you early in Sept. I am going to try to have No. 79 ready before I leave so that it can be printed while I'm gone and mailed around the middle of November. If so that would make No. 80 due about the middle of January. However, as you will realize, I hope, there will be a mountain of letters, problems, both personal and Chevalier and other requirements demanding my at- tention immediately on my return and I may not be able to get the decks cleared to put No. 80 together in time for such a deadline. I'm only mentioning this here so that you will realize what is involved. and not get too nervous about issues. As always, please send in your money and order and let us put you in the advance file, then items will be sent the first day they are available. As before, if you want to have some assurance that the order is received and on file send a card and a stamped addressed envelope so that we can just say "yes, received and recorded” and send it back to you.

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