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The Tobacco
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"Really, Mary, 1 don't know. think I was what's the matter?""
Mary was staring at him intent- ly. The one tear had run its full! course. She was dry-eyed now,
"I think," she said, "you have done all you can for me., Will you' go now, please."
"But do you think you ought—” Trevor bogan.
"Will you go now, please."
The sound of the front door clus- ing stirred Mary into action, One: glance at the empty chair; upstairs downstairs; quickly; hat; coat; taxi. All done in a few minutes. Action Action!
The office building was closed. She rang the bell. The night por tor looked surprised.
"I don't think there bo anyone in the place," he said.
"Oh, yes."
He took Mary up in the Hft.) First floor, accond; third. Here it was. GIVAN & WENTWORTH BROKERS. A light shone behind a glass door, marked "Private.”
"I'm Mrs. Wentworth, and .'! think my husband is still in his uffice."
The porter, knocked. No answer. No movement. He knocked again.
"There's nobody there," said the porter.
"Please let me in," said Mary. "Funny, the light bein' on," said the portor, and opened the door for her.
Clifford Wentworth sat at his deak, his body slumped forward, his head resting on his left wrist, his right hand hanging loosely at his side, pointing to the revolver which lay on the floor..
"E's asleep," said the porter. "He's dead," said Mary. The porter saw the revolver. "Shot 'isself," he said.", "Oh, no," said Mary.
She walked She was quite calm. over to the desk and put a hand on her husband's head, caressing it, No tears came. The porter shuffled about behind her awkwardly.
"I' 'ave to give the police a ring," he said.
"Yes," said Mary,
Shirley Temple, in the new Fox. Film production, "Brighi Eyes," at last has the picture you have been waiting to see, will brighten your eyes and lighten your heart in this thrilling story of a little girl who is the angel of an airport, Jamen Dunn is nees opposite her once again.
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"Gambling"
Wilderness,"
Oriental Performances
which shows the tremendous versatility of this won- thi. George M. Cohan made one pre-derful old-timer, More of vlous film, "The Phantom Presid picture later, but it is due at th ent" with Claudette Colbert, but it King's. was not a suitable vehicle for this.. famous man known as the "First
I strongly advise seeing "Con- Lactor" in America. Now in "Gamvention City." The cast is 1 bling" we have him in one of his grand one, with Jean Bondell, Broadway successes. He acts with Adolphe Menjou, Dick Powell, poise and sympathy and the play Mary Astor, Guy Kilbee, Hugh holds interest,
Herbert, Frank MeHugh, Ruth The supporting east (with the ex: Donnelly and Patriein Ellis to men-
tion the ones who count, but I a ception of Wynne Gibson and Dorothy Burgent) is filled with sure you there is real, laughter and n picture anyone can dee at least names from the original stage ve:- sion: George M. Cohun, famion: 11w.ce. playwright, dances, singer, ucfor, This will be followed by "Stand up and Cheer." which is still prov
and song writer (who will ever for- get "Over There" during the War?
The "Chan" picture which comes
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his
us Shirley Temple. While they were awaiting the in-and the idol of Broadway for more popular because it first gave spector's arrival Mary took in all years than 1 ca'remem' er, has ro- ard Ant. the details of the room-the mahog.tently finished a highly successfui
with the one and "oul any clock on the mantel-plece, the Reason in Eugene O'Neill's play "Onext is "Charlie Chan in London" dusty book-shelves, the three leather voice. The rest other people's, Warner
was Tréver usual priceless performance as chairs and, finally, the desk covered conversation. Yes it
detective. The with green baize, over which a dark Givan's voice that had frightened the Oriental stain was spreading, spreading to her. She knew. She had known story holds intereat from beginning wards a pipe and a pale blue china when she asked him to go out of to end, and is well acted, especial-
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A pencil lay beside the stage for suicide. Motive?attraction. But what is far more it. There were pencil scrawls in What did motives matter? They pleasing is that the famous dancers 20th Mar..one corner of it, vague, uneven. didn't bring the dead back to life."Armand and Diana" have been 1st Apr.She bent closer to examine them. But no tears yet. Work to be prevailed upon to appear for two Her husband's writing, of course. done. The police must be made to more days and give an entirely new He always jotted down notes on see that it wasn't suicide. Could programme. On their last appear- other people's conversations. What an inspector ever belfore that a lance at this popular theatre the "In the body could, so to speak, walk out of crowded houses loudly acclaimed. "11th Apr. was this? "Bunkum.”
way." "Accidents." Other people's a body and come to tell her what these two really fine artists. They 17th Marconversations! And then under- was happening because it "wanted are easily the best team we have 24th Mar.
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The inspector couldn't and didn't. this Colony from Amerien, and we 21st Mar. to know."
And Mary knew. Forty minutes "They'll bring in suicide," he know it is only because this popu ago she had heard these words from said. "No evidence of anyone hav-lar couple look upon their trip to his own mouth, sitting there in his ing been with him at the time of bis the Orient as a pleasure, that we chair under the lamp. Only the death. Fingerprints on the gun be- are fortunate enough to sea such last sentence had been in his own long to your husband. We'll have really first-class artists. (Continued At-Foot Of Next Col.) to question Mr. Giyan, of course,
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