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Destry Rides Again."
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Hot Saturday,"
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SMILING THROUGH
Willie Ainley!" Owen remark-. ed. "Well, he's proposed ofien enough "
Once a week." Kathleen said laughingly. "Ever since he able to talk!"
was
"You mustn't poke fun at poor Willie John said. "Hapmay be dull-but he comes of an old
THE BEAUTIFUL ROMANCE OF family and he's very reliabls.”
TWO YOUNG PE
STAUNCH AND TR EVEN IN DEATH
CHAPTER I.
"Yes, indeed!" Kathleen said. "Now I'm a solid sort of chap!A git! needs a steady hand like mine
They laughed amusedlygether... A week later Willie w stand- ing against a heavy old door, his at collar turned up, his et puli- down, for a steady, codsistent rafo was falling all about him, and the portico, above the door afford ed little protection. He real ly a nice biy, Willie but slow- witted and unimaginative He worldly be very pompus in middle age. His brms werd aided in Napoleonic attitude; he fron epotontal And, hissfully unconscious weather conditions, he importantly outlined his prin-
A mound with its simple cross in the old country churchyard, memories of the woman who there, hope that she will keep her promise to come "back-these are the things that go to make up the life of Sir Johu Cartaret. The inscription on the stone shows that Moonyean Clare died in 1868; and for thirty years Sir John mourned her without permitting a ritt in the gloom with which he enshroud die proposal ed himself. Then his lifelong
Now, I'm
20 art of chapi friend,,. Doctor Ожел literally nothing flighty about me. I thrust upon him the care of Moon- stendy--I'm reliable? yeans sister's child Kathleen The doctor folt that John needed Kath- leen even more than she, although recently orphaned, needed John."
In 1898 the Cartaret home was the scene of a blithsome birthday centered around the cake with its five candies. In 1915 the candles on the cake numbered twenty-one. Kathleen was now a radiant young indy, and all the more precious to "Uncle John" because of her start) ing likeness to Moonyeans. Her huinour, Irish, like Moonyean bubbled over to Sir John himself, lifting his heart. He could eveti join in the fun that she and Doc tor Owen were "poking to-day at a rather absurd suitor of hers.
Kathleen was standing pressed as closely as possible against the door, huddled in miserably. Her suit was drenched; her sopyed hat beiht. gan to sag over bør hose. She pushed back the brim and stared sideways at Willie with a little vicious grin as he continued:
"You could always decand my being just as an should never change Mi not a very romantic chap, But, the kind that makes a good band. I don't smoke
Kathleen took up the refrain®in. a vindictive signsong. Obviously it was an oft-told tale.
"--and I don't drink Your
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Suicide Flect."
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Island of Lost Souls."! Pearl Theatre.
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Joan Bennett, as a ofessional kosteas, and Ben Lyon, as an in- igent artist, have the leading roles in "Week Ends Only," the new comedy-drama from the studios of For.
collar a shade higher and
Kathleen was radiant in a pret-guardian approves and the materrted out. He tugged at the
ty evening frock. "I did it she eried triumphantly as she blew out all the twenty-one candles, in a single breath. She looked laugh- ingly about her at John and Owen, who sat on either side of her...
"My wish comes true," she said. Owen leaned forward inquisitive "What did you wish for the
naked.
"Mind your own businesÿ,” she teased
I can guess. A big officer with a little mustache."
thinks you'd make me very hap py!"
Willie's voice had trailed into astonished silence before the ende He looked at Kathleen more in sor row than anger.
"Ah, now listen, Kath" "Willie! I'm cold and wet and icy water's dripping down my back. Frankly, de heart, I'm not in a receptive mood."
shutter it came loose. Kathleen waited while he went
through the window, Iler mi ssed glance roved from right to
the forsaken garden. Her turned toward the house and
caught by an inseription in! stone at the side of the door.
"GOLDENJ. WAYNE
1 FECIT
There was a vivid bish to fork lightning. Kathleen clapped her hands over her face and turned to wards the door, A terrific roll of She sto thunder followed. When it died intrigass "Or a couple of limousines,
away, Kathleen turned forward Her lug "Or a yacht," Owen said..
scanning 1.- ven "Don't discourage her," Doctor again.
"Oh, I detest thander! What came band Owen warned him. You'll do me ever induced you to drag, me miles willlegging out of a lot of business." (2
great old's door "Well, here's my wish; my dear from home in a storm
How could I tell it was going denly Wille May the years to come bring you
to rain f Де much happiness as you've John
"Well, what are we going to brought me in the past,"
do l'i said, lifting his glass...
Thanks, darling!"
He put a hand over hers and looked at her with strange fatent ness. There was a pauBC.
As Kathle
lie et hold
"I can't imagine,”
turabe dud "You'll make a fine resourceful ouel 84 £1
dark hal soldier!"
gloomip she said
She turned and hanged vigorous- "Why do you look at me likely on the big rusty knocker.
"What's the good of that 1. Don't "Kathleen asked, smiling at that
you know this is the Wayne him.
house!"
"Strange every year you grow more like her! It's uncanny
Moonyean? But she was beauti ful.1"
"That's what I'm telling you !" And for that I'll be giving you a large slie of cake ???
She gave him a huge piece of cake, at the same time kissing him on the cheek.
Where do I come in " Owen asked.
"There!" said Kathleen, giving Owen a piece of cake. "That's for you and I hope you don't get the thimble again 12.
And mind, John Fanid, don't want you getting the ring 1" "But I've got it !” Kathleen, ex- claimed
She banged again on the knocker. "Then why "Sure, I'm wanting the exer- cisa!"
"When you know there's been na one in the place for nearly fifty yeats!"
Kathleen stepped forward and looked alongside the house,
2PA
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'AGAIN"
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Tom Mix, the greatest western
Tel. No. 26767.
AT THE KING'S THEATRE
Ji
WEEK ENDS ONLY
to
From luxurious hone tenement, and then in rapid suc- cession to an elaborate-speakeasy, a Greenwich Village apartment an artists studio, an Adirondack lod. ge, and an ocean liner, these ars
the contrasting backgrounds against which Joan Bennet and Ben Lyon move in "Weeks Ende Only.' The picture is Miss Ben- net's newest vehicle which is com ing to the King's Theatre.
With a swilt moving romanis that involves plenty of complica tions, and a climax that remains in doubt until the final scene, this. picture promises exceptional-en- tertainment to local film patrons. John Halliday heads the support- ing cast which includes Walter Byron, HalliwellHobbes, Allan Dinehart, John Arledge and Ber- ton Churchill. "Week Ends Only," but what week ends; The story of a girl who goes wrong, but in a good way. The insidt story of a woman's bewest profession. She dived two lives; Friday to Monday she was entertaining and orna- metal at rich men's parties. Tifesday to Thursday she poor artist's inspiration. Her sya- tem worked until she got her dates mixed. Don't miss Joan Bennett in her latest and best picture, at the King's Theatre.
WAR ።
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hero of all times, returns to the Nathan Road, Kowloon. Tel. 57222
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ow showing at the Central Thea-
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re,
ption this! Tom Mix's reputation goes back upward, to the earliest traditions of mov- He was the alls. Then ing picture business. hind her. original western star, and with Allantly at the
every year his popularity and pre- me open wild-
stige increased. Strange to say, starre
the thres years of his absence from the screen have merely served, to odzinside, W
door open. He demonstrate that popularity, The opbered dubl avidity with which the theatres dows of the long, throughout the United States have demanded Tom Mix pictures, de- damp and layed unfortunately by his opera tion insures a wider appearance of darling!" "Destry Rides Again" than that of any other picture which wil There is a hoy of wind and be shown this year. the obstemmed to behind them with a dull, ominous orash. Kath-For a time it looked as though leen Stifted, ory of alarm was Mix would never ride again. In that "respect, the title of the pic heard the daziness.
ture upon which he was ready to go to work whs prophetic. The studio bad already shown Max Brand's story Destry Rides Again," as the re-entry vehicle for the western hero, but when be re- covered from the most desperate, struggle which be ever entered, the its struggle with Old Man Peritonitis,
"It blew to
"Have a match on you?”. "Well, I don't smoke, you
And what comes of it "K" Happens, have a match
A abutter had been partially wrenched from one of the lower windows. It banged clattering in or two!! [ the breeze.
The two of us'll be inside in a' jiffy," Kathleen, baid, seeing it.
He followed her glance,
"That's my twee William !! He struck match, and In
Waveriosorded again the title, "Destry Rides Again
down the
"Good Lord, Káth it's breaking Idon't like the Kathleen and entering, -you know !**
But I do 11ee what's be She gave him a scornful glance.yond that for "Te Gods," anid John, scowling. He shrugged resignedly, turned his (Chapter Ojalued Nat in. mock dismay, a wedding!:
sContinued on next. Columæ) ---
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took on an added significance. In addition to the inevitable Tony, the cast includes Claudia Dell, Zasu Pitts, Earle Fox, Stanley Fields, and many other screen players,
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