Chapter 15, Nickelodeon Summary

Ruth takes a taxi to the Old English Tea Room and meets with Billy Waldron, a fellow actor who once proposed marriage to her. She has some kind of throat problem that a doctor recently X-rayed. They talk about old times and how making money is very difficult. Ruth is down to her last pennies. Her impression of Billy is that he has become a ham actor, and despite her problems, she is glad that her acting has not turned so insincere. Later on in the subway, she thinks about cancer and how so many people have it.

Dutch Robertson looks for a job in the want ads as Francie, his girlfriend, comes up to him. Francie has enough money to buy two meals at a Chinese restaurant and dance hall. They eat and start to dance, but a waiter asks...