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As the girls strutted gracefully forward down the long staircase, Theta intentionally went the wrong way, gliding to the left like a deranged Isadora Duncan, screwing up the other girls, who had to scrariped

"Sorry, Mother," Theta said, eliciting snorts froirls

"Theta! What are you doing? Get back in line!" Wally shouted

Theta kept going She bu it as if she were a drunken flapper "Sorry, Mr Rogers"

The coain to Mr Ziegfeld sitting in the audience Don, the stick in the ht s loudly "Don’t stop, Don, honey You’re doing swell! Even Mr Rogers liked it," she said, gesturing to the glittery star "Oh, Henry!"

Theta raced to Henry’s side near the wings and threw her ar him a passionate kiss "Oh, it’s okay He’s my brother"

"Just don’t tell our hed, except for Don, Daisy, and Wally, whose cheeks reddened

"Miss Knight! I think we’ve had quite enough of your bad behavior--"

"Gee, Wally, that’s not what you said last night," Theta cracked She was skirting dangerously close to the edge She one over For all she knew, she’d be out on the street in ato pass judgfeld, I can’t work under these conditions," Don huffed

A hush fell over the entire cofeld marched down the center aisle "Fine, Don You don’t have to I can always get sofeld looked at Theta, his eyes narrowed Slowly, he broke into a grin, applauding her perfor!"

Theta let out the breath she’d been holding

Ziegfeld pointed at the stageas fast as New York traffic "Wally, add that bit in Build an act around it And get feld discovers new star in…’ " He sht"

"Miss Theta Knight!"

"And her brother, Henry DuBois," Theta added