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by ANNE MUSTIN puthr of "HE BLACK DOEON"
CHAPTER XLII
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"Is Mlse Hart appearing in a play now?" Dundee asked.
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"No, but she's rehearsing in one ---"Temptation"—which will open at the Warburton Theatre next Mon. day night," the secretary answered, "At commencement Tuesday night, Serena told Miss Pondleton how awfully sorry she was about Nita, An old woman was produced and gave me tickets for the open before Mr. W. Schofield at the. Ing.
You go to see her, but Central Magistracy this morning "We-oll," Mies Earle admitted antheatre this afternoon, because she
don't tell her I told you anything. as a "professional smuggler" of know she's rehearsing at the joplum. llor record showed that, fluctantly, "nothing ever come out
convicted on charge of keeping mighty funny to me when Janet couldn't go to the boat to see Missaly" brothel, and in 1926, she Raymond's mother came and took endiston and Miss Macon off for was fined for keeping a accret her out of school right in the mid- Europe."
oplum dan. dle of a term and hauled her off to
Pleading guilty to the present Europe for a whole year!.
charge of possession of two trels "I will!" Dundee accepted the of contraband opium, she told the "I'll say it has!" Miss Earle re- And Janet-looking as healthy torted inelegently, and with ghoul any other girl in the school, except suggestion gratefully, as if it Court that she was given 50 cents ish satisfaction. "Money can do that she was crying half the time, had not occurred to him. "But to take the drug nahore for a man anything! It makes my blood sim- and smuggling special delivery let first I want you to come out to whom sho met on board the Tai-
by one of ply boll when I think of how those ters in and out
unch with me. I'm sure you know than coming in here at of some nice tearoom or roadhouse o'clock this morning. Forsyte girls in Hamilton-50 smug maids
town
Revenue Officer Grimmitt said and snobbish in their hick
"Did you tell Nita these storias n the neighbourhood."
During the luncheon, which Miss two taels of opium were diacover be running poor and point out the pictures of the 'society-must Nita down, now that she's dead and girls?" Dundee had to risk asiting. Earle devoured avidly, without its ad in a parasol which the woman
If the can't defend herself!
Blas Earle froze instantly. "Nat interfering with her flow of re-endeavoured to throw away when truth was only known about some urally she was interested in the miniscences concerning the girls intercepted by the searchers. He to submitted that she was a profes- school, and once when she said it she hated, Dundee was able of them-"
em-always made hor mad Dundee could almost have
the way learn nothing more to the detri- sional smuggler, as demonstrated
of Fornyte's Hamilton by her use of the parasol. life-poured chorus girls were run down, I told ment braced the homely,
A fine of $240, or three months" spinater she was making his task her that in my opinion society girls alumnae, but he did add consider
in default, actresses, andably to his knowledge and pity of hard labour were worse than so easy for him.
female human nature.
imponed. of course, well, of course. I gave hor "I've met them all,
murdered."
Examples, lot of them worse than
For having had in his possession It was nearly three o'clock when since Mrs. Selim was
of thels of raw opium at the Kow- he said deprecatingly, and I must anything I've told you about Flora he presented his card, with a mes
Railway kage penciled upon its back, to the out-Canton
Station, say they seem to be remarkably fine Hackett and Janot Raymond. women and girls"
hope," she added viciously, "thaiged doorkeeper who drowned in Chung Watching, was fined $3,120
ten months Imprisonment. beta recolved for one year or shorter periode KOBE "Ok.
dropped a hint or two if Flora the alley which led to the stage or are they Miss Earle Ni
ihe of
Warburton Revenue Officer Tallon sail thet mies which will be quoted an application. Hackett-Mr.or Janet had the nerve to high-hat Theatre, just of Broadway near lefendant was searched when he snorted. "Flora Tracey Miles she is now-didn't her when she was in Hamilton
"Perhaps she did," Dundee Thues Square, and 15 minutes later me off the train yesterday and happen to tell you the nice little
was agreed softly. fuse she kicked up when she
"By the way, how he was being received in the star's the opium was here, dui
Oh, not wiess did Nita happen to get the job heregeing ruóm by Serena Hart her-in the false bottom of a box.
of directing the Buster plays?" "She Boha." Dundee agreed, "like
"That's what the reporters want. girl who would have made things ed to know." Miss Earle smiled, But Miss Pendleton wouldn't tell {tively."
"I say an! Miss Pendleton them, for fear Serena wouldn't like prostration!" it, and maybe be drawn fato the nearly bat nervous
known M Earle planged as, then fear-candal. when everybody
moment. he's as straight as a string-" "You know you've promised you'll "Did Serena fart get her the never tell Miss Pendleton or Mins job? Dundee was amazed. Macon that you talked to me!"
"Yes.
Wait, I'll show you You can depend on it that will the letter of recommendation she protect you." Dundee assured her. wrote for Nita to Miss Pendleton," When did Florn Hackett kick up Miss Earle offered eagerly. "Re- her little fuss 7"
member, now, you're not to tell Flor graduated on me!" "Let's nee in June, 1920, Miss Earle obliged, willingly. "So it must have been in 1919-yes, because she had one more year here. Of course they let her come back!
Flot!
blanched her face for a
"
for
some
entrance
Pre working on poor Nita's
found concealed
SUGAR MARKET.
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THE LATEST ČABLĘD QUOTATIONS.
murder?" she began without pre- dressing table and indicated a de amble, as she sealed herself at her!
pit chair for the detective. was wondering how much longer I could keep out of it.
Of course you've been pumping that poor, foolish Gladys Earle.... Why girle who look like that are always called Gladys God! I'm tired! We've been at it since 10 this morning, but thank the Lord we're through now for the day."
Dundee studied her with keen Interest, and decided that, almost plain though she was, she was even more magnetic than when seen from the footlights.
Rather
most
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Dear Miss Pendleton: The bearer, Juanita Leigh, is rather bully in need of a job, and I have suggested that she apply to you for a chance carelessly dressed, long brown hair Money! to direct the Easter play. I have rather tousled, her face very pałe She took the lead in our annual knoir Mire Leigh personally for and haggard without the make-up Easter play in 1919, and just be 10 years, and have the highest re-which would give it radiance on parents kopt an awfully strict eye to be obtained on application cause Serena Hart complimented
on me. The show was a great hit her and told her she was almost gard, both for her character and Monday night, Serena Hart was
her ability.
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attractive
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women Dundee had ever met or March, I believe," Serena Hart!" Dundee wonder-Miss Leigh, who has been a specialty and one of the kindest, he falt
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whether Nita got married during America's most popular and be-musical comedy for about 12
years,
"When did first meet Nita the wintor?" Dundee asked. Hoved stage stars.
would be admirahly suited for the Leigh?" she repeated his.
ques! "Yea-Serena Hart," Misa Earle work. Knowing
"Why, yes, she did!" Serena love fortion. "Let mo think-Oh, yes! Hart answered, her brow clearlag repented proudly. "She was a For Fernyte as you do, I do not have to The first year after I went on the after a frown of concentration. syte girl, too, and of course she did sure you that I would
suggest stage-1017. We were วท the "I can't remember exactly when, Ko into the chorus herself, after
e graduated in-det's see-1917,thing which would be detrimental chorus together in Teasing Tilly but it was before the show closed the school's best interests, ratten show, by the way. The certainly a few weeks before, because it was the second year after | Fundly yours.
other girls of the chorus were because the poor child was a desert- I'd come to work here--and
Mins
Serena Hart, awfully snooty to me, because ed bride days before the closing she Pendleton nearly died, because
"She was wrong there, but I was that anathema, a 'society girl," notice was posted." was afraid Forsyte's precious pres-know it wasn't Nita's fault," Missbat Nila WAR a darling. She "Deserted!" Dundee exclaimed. tige would be lowered; but when Earis, who had been looking over showed me the ropes, and we be- "Did you meet her husband. Serena became a star everything
theme quite intimate around the fiart?" was grand, of course, and Forsyte his shoulder, commented apon
theatre only, however, since my Angst sentence of the letter. was proud to claim her.
Sole od way. Serena comes to the
play
if she
Easter cah. every year she VITS}}}
Broadway play herself, of
Flora course, and so she saw FUSSAN acting in the Easter play in 1919, and told her she was awfully good. She was, ton, but not half
the actress that little Penny Crain was, when she had the lead in the play four or five years ago."
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usk for more details of Penny's triumph, but his job demanded that he keep the now too-voluble Miss Earle to the business in hand.
"And Flora Hackett-" he prompted.
"Well, the next day after the
S play t the Enster vacation began, you.
know, and Flora forged
a letter
from her father, giving her per-
the days
holiday with one of the girls who lived in Atlanta," Miss Earle con- tinued, with
Kreat
relish.
"Well, air. right in the middle of the holt- days, here came her father and mother-they were both alive then and asked for Flern! They wired the girl in Atlanta, and Flora wren't there, and the Hacketts were
Aneurly crazy. But as luck would
I
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Mr. Hackett about his daughter's being
chorus girl!"
"A chorus girl!" Dunder echoed, taking care not to show his disap
Tpointment.
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"Of course, they unbbed her right out of the show, but that wasn't the worst of It Miss Earle went on dramatically and mysteriously.
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the word went through__the school like wildfire that Flore wasn't only in the chorus, but that she was living with an actor sho'd been writing fan lettors to long before the Easter play went on!"
"Did you hear his name?" Dun-
dee naked
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