THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1934.
Forgotten Sweetheart 4 MARY RAYMOND JOHNNIE
CHAPTER XXXV
One thing marred Mrs.
for their friends.
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were hard enough in this world missing nothing of Jonn's agitu- ulate that it required little of har Mrs. Waring had nover Вест Wor- without denberately sorting out, tion, went on easily. "Perhaps j time to set it in daily order. And wateriali excup in the movies
to make them harderl
you didn't know, but Bob Weston when she entered the kitchen her Navertheless, travel-starved and ing snappiness uning too Gays But if Joan porsisted in this 18 giving ณ yachting party. mother rebeled. that louwen Joans return home
loving beauty with all the passion That was the way in which rercourse, Mr. Waring lound vica- They're in Havana now, Barbara's "Get right out of this kitchen," of a nature that had been denin.. daughter reused to be paraded beous thrilla in reading Pat's first in the crowd, naturally and she Mrs. Waring would scold. "Haven't it, she had imagined such scenes
lettor. It was fhied with extrava- Wrote her mother that they're hav-I turned the rest of the hours many times. mr. Waring would have led to Kant phrases. Fat sent a glowing ing the most thrilling time! Isn't over to you, Joan? No, you can't "When my ship comes In!" walt along ainm street and about account of the ada voyage, vegan- Barbara the luckiest girl you ever help me. There's nothing for you How many times as it g the stores, having people stare, aing with the first night on the heard of?"
to do here. Go on in the living ad Joan heard that phrase! Bu thinking of Joan's Bees and p when the captain' had invited "Yes," said Joan alowly. "She room and sing some of your songs." it had been a long time now, wit.. Kiamorous adventures in New York. Pat and Barney to alt at his table. Is."
When Joan and Benny reached recurring disappointments The mother's triumphant man-
There were interesting people Carol turned to her companion the house they found their mother hardships, since the old, optimist.c nor was like a banner prociniming, on the boat-a fabulously rich in chen. Jean drank the limeade in the kitchen with the inevitable tone had been in Mrs. Warings
This is my daughter. She has dian prince; a gray-haired, dis quickly, scarcely conscious of what pan of potatoes before her.
voice. been singing at the most popular Langulshed foreign consul; a charmine was doing.
"Joan, she insisted. There's Joan looked at her mother, Da- night club in New York?” one ng woman whose husband has | So Barbara and Bob were cruta nothing for you to do heru. Did tiently paring potatoes, and thought could not have been prouder if Joan developed the resources of some ofing the West Indiea! Well, she young that pretty song for of Barbara Courtney on a beautiful had sung at the Metropolitan. the more
remote islands; some had known that before Carol tollunny-the one that sounds like yacht at sen. But Joan refused to be "shown attractive English people; and her. Why should the news tortura water running over a fall?" ofT." She had come home wearing movie star who thought she was her ao? Why should she even bo the same suit she had worn when travelling incognito.
interested? she departed. There was an un-
Always and inevitably Pat's "Let's go home," Joan Baid impressive array of frocks in the invish adjectives, led up to Bar-suddenly. closet of her bedroom. The benutney, who was simply perfect. Pat strained and unnatural. tirai costumes she had worn wheh wrote that she loved the ship, the
.. "Okay." Benny agreed cheer- she sang bud been packed in a deck sports at which they spent | fully, heavier trunk to come later.
their mornings, the lazy afternoons There was nothing whatever Fon the cool, wind-swept decks, and about Jonn's appearance to suggest the glamorous nights when she the brilliance and glitter of the life wore pretty frocks and was sure which had no recently envelopel that all the other women aboard her. She was content to sit at envied her as they saw her dancing home, preferring to be there. Sue with Barney. The enthusiasm that had drited
easily into the homely was an characteristic of Pat colour round of dut.cs and seemed to find ed every word of the incoherent planmure in such mild excitement ns
but rivid account. challenging Benny to a game of croquet, going to the library with One morning Joan and Benny him, attending a movie or definiated a Kame of tennis at cussing house-hold plans with Mrs. Beauregard court and started home,
the New York stage, has the leading humun document Vera Alen, star of Waring and Sara, her slater-in-law. "Let's stop for something cool ta
a vulgar but powerful millionaire who feminine role opposite Itegers. She Happy as she was to have her drink," said Benny, the victor. He "I shouldn't think he would earn can wipe out his competitors with a daurater at home, Mrs. Warings highly gratified over the cut-anything about her."
frk of the thumb, Jean Harlow as and is considered destined for a was specially engaged for this role, unconsciously atghed for a Bittle come of the game because Joan had "Why, Benny! You don't even his cheating wife, Lionel Barrymore brilliant career in picture. Others in of the reflected glory she thought put up a good fight.
know her!
a shipbuilder facing business the cast are Marian Nixon, Howard might rightfully have been hers.
"Oh, I've seen her picture lots catastrophe, Lee Traes, as a Broad-Lally, Berton Churchl'1, Louise Dres of times."
way theatrical gent, Edmund Lowe as
"Why don't you think he would like comet Billie Burke as a Park Avenue O'Byrne, Vedin Buckland, Efle Elinter Joan hesitated. Then she asked. his feminine patients. And more to Nora Cecil, Ralph Morgan, Patay n society doctor with a weakness for ser. Andy Devine, Rochelle Hudson, Tempe Rigott. Elizabeth Patterson, her
hostess, Madge Evans as her daugh and Ilelen Freeman, "Because." answered Benny, "heter, entagui to one man but in lova knows you."
with another; Jean Hersholt as a play She laughed but there were tears producer. Karen Morley as the wife in her eyes, Benny, with his of the felle doctor, Louise Glosser Steve Morgan, formerly a speak absurd lovalty! How dear and tale as a "poor relation," Phillips easy "bouncer" is now being trained good they were here at home and Holmes as Miss Evans' uninteresting as a Bghter by "The Professor," how wrong it was
suitor, May Robson as the cook on booze-ridden promoter. While doing trouble them as she had. Even whom falls the actual responsibilty road work he is nearly run over by Renny was trying to bring balm for the success of the dinner. Each a careering car which swerves on the to her wounds. She should get scene with the various sub-pists woven Steve rescues the girl, Belle Afercer, star in "Dinner at Eight" has a ble road and turns over in the ditch. wasting more time. Hier hands story concerna a dinner at which to his first fight. The meeting eve back to work inmediately, without into one grand smash climax, The falls for her beauty and invites her. seemed strangely empty these days. varied group of people are invited, tually results in a romance, but when Now that Benny was well there and the individual adventures which Steve bega Belle to marry him, she were no tempting trays to be pre- befall each between the time of the tells him that she is the girl of Wille pared, no sick bed to be sheeted invitation and the event.
Ryon, racketeer night-club owner, and and aired, and no frall youngster
she is afraid to marry Stove for foar to be bundled into a big chair and
of Ryan's reprisal. Stove, who fears wheeled out into the sunshine.
no gun threats, beats down her resis
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Never in the history of the screst acreen. The story concerns a physic- pher-comedian has had on the talking pretty houlevard Belvedere was and about the yellow brick house has a cast of the magnitude of "Din-fan in a small town wher, in addition ner at Eight" been presented to the to ministering to the health of the on the hill. He would like, he said, film pubile. The group in "Grand community, acla to live in a house with gables. Hotel fades by comparison, with the father confessor. None of the town's as its unofficial They leaked interesting. Joan an-list of stars in Metro-Goldwyn-secrets escapes hire. He knows the awered absently.
Moyer'e cinema version of "After a while Benny sald, "That Broadway play hit, which opens to-itants. But it is not as a gossip that the inner life of every one of its inhab girl was talking about Mr. Weston. Here we have Marie Dressler as a
morroty at the Queen s Theatre. he finds himself interested in the pil- | wann't she?"
việc lives of the vingu. Họ là a flamboyant retired musical-comedy mellow gentleman to whom everyone's "Yes."
star, John Barrymore ny a "has been
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She agreed, always eager to full in with his plans. Benny was him- 'self these days. If the long months
Then, too, Joan flatly refused to in New York had brought nothing cupitalize her accomplishments. She had declared her intention of but pain to Joan they had at least staying home "forever and ever. brought happiness to Pat and She had said this fervently, almost health to Benny, childishly. She would find some work here in Memphis, alto declared, perhaps teaching a class of vocal Mtudenta.
"Well, there's nothing like strik- ing while the iron is hot," her mother counselled wisely. "You wouldn't have any trouble getting pupils now while everybody i talking about you."
"No," Joan said. "I hate that. Mother. I don't want pupils who aro just curious to see what I look like! In a month no one will even remember that I've been away. Then I'll organize my class**
Waiting for their drinks to bej served, they watched automobiles arriving and pulling away from the carb. Joan recognized several of the young people.
A green roadster pulled into position and suddenly Joan found herself staring into the eyes of Carol Sheridan. Joan's coldly. Then suddenly she Carol's gaze met
smiled. "How are you, Joan 7" she walked.
"Very well, thank you." Barbara? Isn't it marvellous?"
"Have you heard the news about
Joan waited. She could not This attitude was beyond. Mrs. have spoken just then if her life Waring's comprehension. Things depended on it. The other kiri.
"Is Barbara Courtney the girl matinee idol now porates and on the ins are an interesting bit of she meant "Yes."
of her
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