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* Innocent Cheat
THIS HAS HAPPENED, “
THE HONGKONG
This email garden, she learned one
Heise Page for unhappy when her clame day, was visible from the room
andying beggar,
which Brent le able to corrobarsia ta' nonse atient by a viall to Yonkerm
that had been her mother's.
meton secure ber of being in love with her kandaome guardan, Leonard Brent. Bet
Her grandfather had given hor he representa 651 that she knows of home and family and she adores him bändly. Ben the key to the room without com- change it his plans for Helen's falur efter, ment-other than, "you are the first A Sande, starting with BACK NAME The tells la almenge story to enter it."
Helen understood that he meant On graduating, Holes reminds her guardian since her mother's departure. She of sie promise to reveal her parentage and want at once to the closed door hairmen of a millionaire, Cyr E. Cenningham and stood before it with a prayer She was 18. They go to Zenkers and Breat on her lips that she might come Introduces her to Cunningham in his grand close within it to the parents daughter, 11e offers as proof the locket on could not remember, (taining a picture of Evangeline Cunningham
which he had taken from the dying Nellin.
Bolen remains al Bramblewood y pending! Inreatigation of her story. Cunninghamit, pre- wents her with a new our, which the dries
arvaned, when be informe ber that she la
and that be promised to take her to him when
There was much that she was warzachers until she soridentally kis a girl grateful for. Many, things to be Ken Ennis, who hai to be taken to be fondled and wept over. And at Mislen for her resires driving and then offers last she came upon a photograph
Cehospital. Kew's brother, Robert, upbraida
crecy à habit with her.
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1930.
And Eva was too shy to talk. Brent was too wist Eva did not know that. Helen was more than a.ward to him and Helen did 'not know that Brent was amusing him-* |nclf with Evd.
On the occasions when the two met at Bramblewoodit Begmed quite natural to Helen that they, should sometimes be alone to gother. Brent had been surprised to find that Ern interested him at a second, meeting.
"CINEMA NOTES.
"SHOW BOAT” DRAWS
BIG CROWDS.
There were crowded houses at the Queen's Theatre yesterday for Beat" Those who have not read the first screenings of "how the book and who expect n musical show somewhat on the lines of "The Broadway Revue" will be disappointed, for the film beara no relation to a production of that type, although there are some, catchy musical numbers in-
He had flirted à trifle and then tried to drop it, but Eva's simplic-troduced. Ity interested him. Had he been a bit wiser than lie was he would have known that it was the sim- plicity of genius of greatness,
判
Adhering very closely, except. for its ending, to the book, "Show Boat may be described as a Con- vincing and unusual portrayal of
that needed no camouflage of comthe colourful life on board the shoplexity: to express itself.
floating theatres of the Mississippi and Ohlo,
Southern melodies and negro But tonight, as he kissed her hand, he was not thinking of Eva.spirituelles have an Important As quickly as he could he left her,part in the story of "Show Boat," to seek seclusion and examine an and prove a moving musical theme object that seemed fairly to be for the production. "Show Boat" burning a hole in his pocket. is a picture adaptation of Edna Ferber's best selling novel of the same name and concerns the To- mance of Magnolia Hawks, the Show Boat star, and Gaylord Ravonal, the Mississippi river gambler who turna actor. There roles are played by Laura La Plante and Joseph Schildkraut, Both give fine realistic portrayals.
to take her beme, Cunningham receives him of Charles Nellia of the man she. It was a locket. Identical with graciously had invites him to spend mening. The ring couple as for a canoe believed to be her father.
the
ride. | Next day Brent arrivee_wed when be heura
She "studied his kandaome about her meeting with Robert takes her to features intently and reverently
• New York for dinner and the theatre, Command wondered why there was a Ing home that night he kissen Helen for the first time and tellà hay that he loves bar.
alight chill at her heart. The picture of her mother, in the locket, she loved. There was sad fatality in that touched a responsive cord in her own heart, but Charles Nellin's countenance lacked the power to move her.
45
CHAPTER XX.
Helen was superintending the serving of her grandfather's dinner in his room when he spoke to her about his plans for her birthday celebration.
answer,
T
Still, she took his photograph to her room and placed it on her
dressing table, being motivated by a dutiful feeling,
▼
the one he had taken from Charles Nellin's' possession,
He had found it on the floor of the main building. Just inside the door. An he picked it up he thought that Helen had dropped it there. He had put it in his pocket with the Intention of returning it and cautioning her against such care lessness.
Oil Harlan, as Captain Andy Hawks, and Emily Fitzroy, as Parthania Ann Hawks, `give out- standing characterisations. Little Jane La Verne who plays Magab-
Before he could locate her he had seen Eva. And just as she
lia as a child, is an altogether came up to him, smiling a welcome, Helen had appeared behind her.charming little trouper. Almer Brent's quick eye saw in a glance Rubens as Julie, the actress who notorious Hetty that Halen was wearing her locket. becomes the
Chilson of Chicago underworld For an instant his mind was in Hime; is splendid. a whiri. Then he bent over Eva's
hand and bestowed the customary kiss upon it. When he looked up Helen was turning away.
"I'd like you to have a party, my dear," he said to her suddenly when she unfolded his napkin and As the days passed and the loid it across his lap.
preparations for her birthday Helen's surprise was her only party went smoothly ahead, she paused often, to look at that "On your birthday—your nine-pictured face and wonder if her teenth birthday," Mr. Cunning mother had been happily married. ham continued.
A happy marriage. Helen was "Oh," Helen exclaimed, "I . '. eginning to belleve, might con- she stoped. An expression of eelvably be a very rare thing. disappointment was coming over For, old-fashioned as she was in
A few minutes later, in a 80- features. It certain matters, she was moderacluded corner of the library, he took the aged man's touched her. After all, she re-enough in others. In regard to
the locket from his pocket and flected quickly, she could go out Brent, for instance, she was frank with Leonard another time. And with herself. She knew she would bo could come to the party. marry him if he asked her to, but "I've never had a real birthday nha knew also that their life party," she said enthusiastically, would be shadowed by his past. . "Ihould love it."
If Mr. Cunningham detected a fledgling philosophy of life, to tell She tried, struggling with her trace of regret in her voice, he did heranif that she was not jealous of him "It's only that my ideals are forled a bit," she put it,
not reveal it.'.
"I wonder," he said, "if you would like to have it as I would."
Kelon walted Inquiringly. "A party of yesteryear," he said xoft!"But of course you don't know what that would be like,"
7
She thought she preferred pristine Jove, unguessing of the passion that accepts the past as dead, and forgets it where that is the only way to happiness.""
"Tell me about one of mother's This thought was in her mind on parties, Helen said impulsively.
the night of her party when whe 'Mr. Cunningham patted the witnessed Brent's triumph with band slid reached out to him. I'd the other girls,
Helen smiled rather recreate one of them for over it, but a hint of worry crept you," he replied, "on your birth-into her eyes as she saw him lift day."
Eva Ennis' lovely hands to his lips, He went on then to tell her of Bad she known with what de his plans. It was his wish, he tachment the act was committed said, to recall the spirit, of his she might have been at peace. But daughter's youth-to see you had she known that it was a duty. peoule about him in the costume of kiss one that Eva would accept- older days.
she might well have been dis- turbed,
"But I'm sure they would spoil it for you with their dancing," Helen interjected. "Jazz wouldn't go with a minuet setting."
#
"Must they have jazz!” "I'm afraid they don't know how to dance to other musle, except waltzes."
"Well," Mr. Cunningham sighed, "We will make it fifty-fifty, as you' youngsters say. A waltz for
what are they called?"
**
Helen laughed. "Oh. thing," she said; "Raccoon, Mess Around, Lowdown. Drag... any- thing."
"You
Mr. Cunningham smiled, will have to ask some of your school friends," he suggested, Though I notice you are begin- ning to be popular with our local society."
"That's a nice crowd at the Selwynds","' Helen declared. "T met them on the lake. Then Mrs. Selwynd called-but "you know that. They've been lovely to me." "Perhaps you can get Joyce Selwynd to help you with your #invitations," her grandfather re-
marked.
"It's probably the only way I] ran get enough people for party," Helen admitted.
A
Mr. Cunningham looked at' her'
with grave concern. "Your post- a bit trying. Mon here is a
my dear, lan't it?"
Helen glanced away, She did not like to tell him that she had found it necessary to evade certain politely velled inquiries put to her by Mrs. Selwynd and a few other socially Important people whom she had mel.
"We'll remedy that-in time," Mr. Cunningham said hastily. #Don't be discouraged, dear Mr. Greaves' reports are favourable to: you." He, emiled to himself, thinking of the surprise he was planning for her..
She
His words pleased Helin. had not ceased to hope that if he was not going to accept her as his granddaughter he would soon let; ber go back to Brent. The uncer- tainty of her position irked her, although she had found much to enjoy at Bramblewood that had not appeared to her at first sight. The grounds of the place had afforded one delightful surprise. Been from the highway the estate had a neglected, forsaken look. But Helen had quickly discovered the western veranda with Ita climbing roseh and the well-kept garden that led down to the lake.
The girls had not exchanged con-
fidences. Brent's training of Helen had cultivated a natural reticence: almost to the point of making se-
opened it. It must be, he kaw, the locket that Mr. Cunningham had spoken off-the one he believed his daughter. Evangeline had taken away with her
To Harry Pollard goes credit for.
the direction of this well-produced film. Charles Kanyon wrote the zenario and Tom Reed the ex- cellent titles.
"Wings."
"Music scores are to become as b
com-
of motion pictures, according to portant as scenario in the making J.S. Zamecnik. Ho is the poser of several popular songs and of innumerable platoplay accom paniments, the most important be He had expected to see Cyriling for "Winga", now chowing at Cunningham's picture in it. An the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon. exclamation of surprise escaped Zameenik is an American by birth. hint when he saw that it contained As long ago as 1913 he was 48- sembling notes to guide the ne of Charles Nellin instead.
Whom could it belong to? Where emotions of cinema spectators. had it come from? He must, he. told himself, find out at once if Helen had discovered it here at Bramblewood or if....
The thought that someone here, among the guests, might be the owner of the locket brought a cold perspiration to Brent'a usually cool brow.
(To Be Continued.)
"If an audience fails to fed", says the composer, "the picture is lost. Nothing makes spectators 80 responsive as appropriate music. Accompaniments have become more and more complicated and more and more expressive. The day will .me when the scoring of a plc- ture will not be left to charice. It will be prepared in the studio and released along with the film.""
Zameenik's best known songs have been "Neapolitan Nights" and "In- dian Dawn."
Moscow, Feb. 16. The Government has decided to "Wings" is being shown for al close the goods and stock exchanges. limited engagement of one week ab
The value of foreign currències the Majestic Theatre, Kowloon, and securities will be fixed in future where the full music score, as pre- by committees attached to the pared by Zamecnik rendered under Soviet State Bank and its Vladivo» [the direction of Mr. II. E. Nichol- atok branch-Reuter.
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