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CHAPTER XLVI.
The physician, a kind-faced gray. haired man, said, "It's very neccessn. y that you stop work immediately. don't wish to alarm you. Your heart and lungs are in splendid condition, but you are much run down and d don't know what night happen if you continue working."
다
And she had.
•
BATARY RAYMOND
with a salo T'il wash my hands of you, Sheila, returned from work that after- Ann."
2000. Gertrude Allen was with her.
"I beg your pardon." Sheila tried to pass him, but ke barred the way. "Is your nam.c Shella Davis?"
These was nowhere else Ann could| go. Uncle Ed's family had troubles enough without asking him to take in a poor, sick nlece.
"Well," Ann thought, "I'm not the nest girl whis has faced the same pro blem. I haven't the money to inke lle met Ann's troubled gazu an' a rent, and no place to go to have une, continued, "It is like a picket off the, That's all there is to it!" back fence. Anything can happen. Anything might creep in, in the run down condition you ara In."
"I must stop right away 7"
There was nothing to do but go on working-hoping to get through the winter somehow. Perhaps she could get a room closer to the bookstore. Or a job that would pay better, so she could have some of the things the doctor had prescribed.
"Well, what if it la 7"
"Ia there a girl named Ann Jonos with you?"
"What business is it of yours 7" "I'm trying to locate Bisa Jones. Is thero some, place where we can talk?".
Shella faced him belligerently. "No, Lagre n't. I will say you've. a new kind of approach, but I've other things on my mind and you're clutter- ing up my path."
"Liston here, sister. You've got mo wrong. I'm a detective," He turned back his coat.
Shella milled contemptuously.i "Where'd you plek that up?"
The sooner the better. You need a resta long one. You have evi- dently been working under a strain, eating poor food, getting out in
She was feeling very tired to-night, kinds of weather. You must rest for and it had not been a busy day. What six weeks, at least. Eat plenty of would it be like during the Christmas good, wholesome food. Sleep and rush? It really wasn't fair to those play. Drink rich milk and cat lots two dear old people to be dragging of fruit,"
through her work, half-sick. They: Gertrude said nervously, “Maybe ho Ann said slowly, "But if you can't needed someone well and strong for is a detective, Shella." do those things, what then?"
the holidays.
"Maybe he isn't. Anyway nobody The doctor shrugged expressively. The doctor had said, "Some place) could make me bellove Ann had done "I make no should be sorry to know that a young woman an lovely as you had broken her health. A stitch in time, you know. You are running a great risk if you go on as you are now-so far from well. Isn't there someone you know, a friend or relative, who could take you in for six weeks or two months 7"
"I'm not sure," Ann anid. "I have relatives in Georgia."
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"A warmer climate would be better where you could get out in the open daily. The roses would come back in your checks Gooner."
Ann went home in nober mood. When Sheila came in she told her what the doctor had said.
"That's tough. You'll have to go home, Ann. Don't worry about me. I know several girls who will come in with me, or I could go to their places until Jimmy and I are mar- ried,#
"I'll write to my aunt in Greenfield tonight," Aun said.
*
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The strange
hasn't done anything that would get her into trouble. We are trying to locate her for her husband. That's all."
The thought came suddenly. It electrifled Anne. Why not?
"Did your letter bring good nows?" Sheila asked.
"No, but I've decided to go away.) Her husband? Tell me another Would it inconvenience you if I left|onal”. to-morrow, Shalla 7"
"Take a look at this. Ever see any- bit. I'll got Gertrude Al-body like her before?" He pulled a jen to come in until I got settled, glossy photographer's print from his Gosh, I'll miss you Ann. Where are, pocket and handed it to Sheila. you going To Greenfeld 7"
"It's Ann Jones, all right," Sheila "No, to a nice, quiet little place. said slowly. I'll write you after I get there."
"Not
"You made a little mistake," tho detective said, putting the picture back in his pocket. "She's Ann Ken.
} Just a little place to wait in until
she got strong. And then? But she, dall could not look ahead.
"Tho rent's due to-morrow. Every- thing is happening at the right time, said the practical Sheila. "Can't It help you pack?"
to
"No, thanks. There's such a kitto
**What 7"
"Mrs. Peter Kendall Now let's have it. Where is she?".
Sheila sat down on the step. "Pinch me, Gertrude. What this fellow's aying doesn't make sense. An. I dreaming or cuckoo, or what?"
"Gosh Sheila
do need clothes, Ann," Sheila
"I'm giving you straight story. said. "I hope sume day you'll have She's Mrs. Kendall, wife of the mil. Sheila and Jiminy mailed the letter nice things like mine. You won't get onaire. We've been hunting her for that night. Sheila affixed a speelal to see them. It will be two weeks months. I found out to-day she was delivery stamp. She Was worried before I get my things out of the in this apartment building with you." about Ann.
"Lay-away'."
breathed. eyes "I want to send you something," round. "That's why she was crying. Several days later there was a reply. Aun said. "Shall it be foolish or And she said this Peter Kendall was good to her. Well, then, what did "Dear Ann: So glad to hear from practical?" you after so long, and sorry know "Something borrowed, something she run away for?"
"Search me, sister. What I am you are not well. You know, of blue," Sheila sang out. Please just course, that I would love to have you give me some little thing for luck. Worrying about is finding her. Is she here if I could, but Emily and I aro know you can't afford to give me coming home soon?"
"No." Sheila sald. "She won't be going to California and will be gone, anything, Ann."
home tonight. She Ann thought of the lovely under-con.ing until the first of the year, at least.
"Went away!" he fairly shouted
"No, honest"
went
1 thought when you left Greenfield things she had left in the apartment away to-day." you were making a mistake. Then I when she ran away, the exquisite was beglaning to believe I might be sitver fur neckpiece, her sable coat, the words. And then, as Sheila con- wrong when you married. But now the erministrimmed velvet evening tinued to stare blankly at him, "You're it seems you haven't made n go of wrap, suits, bats, dresses. The ring not kidding me?" that either. I advise you to go back that was like a drop of white fire.
Her pearls. to your husband If you enn. Most
It was all like a dream now.. If of your friends here are married and have done well. If you can't find a she should tell Sheila about the life place to go I'll be gind to have you she had lived for a brief white Shaila for a visit when I come home. Affee would think she had suddenly fost
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"Oh, well, I might have known! There's always a curve on the hall no straight pleze of luck for me."
"She packed last night and told me goodby before she left this morning. I've got her part of the rent in my Sheila said, "Ann, if I were you purse.". wouldn't raise that window that opens near the fire escape."
"Why 7**
"But
This was Aunt Hattie's revenge;
you know where she went?" her way of letting Ann know that she
Sheila started to say "Greenfield," had not been forgiven for leaving
and then remembered what Ann had Greenfield, for not being willing to
"I've seen a man hanging around it. follow the narrow pattern of life this block. I've sean him twice-just. She was almost crying, "Oh, what Aunt. Hattle would have arranged for, hanging around. It made me kind of a dumb-bell I was not to find out! She said she was going to a nice, Aunt Hattle had said, "If you
The same man was standing in the quiet place. That's all I know. desecrate my poor brother's home gloomy court, near the stops, when ]. (To Be Continued.
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wakes each day to battle. Through to that, he appeared with Eva Le- the love of this girl, Baxter as the Gallienne's Civle. Theatre Company. hero of the story finds new courage Mae Clark was formerly the Now and a hope of lite. Russell Hardie, York stage, and Margarei Dale just striking young leading man of recently played her present role in several recent films, has an important the stage production, Miss Dale at juvenile role as Baxter's rival for the ene time was leading woman for love of the French girl. Other niem George Arliss. "The Man With Two hers of an unusually fine cast. are Faces" is a thrilling murder mystery Herbert Mundin, Andy Devine, Ralph drama based on the play by George S. organ, Vince Barnett, William Stell- Kaufman and Alexander Woolcott and ing and William Stack,
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Allan and A. W. Baskcomb. The film not only moves more rapidly, but The First National production of
will undoubtedly prove interesting, allows the change of background that "The Man: With Two Faces", now Teaching twenty tiny tota Inn playing at the Alhambra Theatre, children's dancing school, was the way particularly as the silent subject was lends motion and action to the plo recruited most of its cast from the Jean Parker started on the most im- such an enormous success. The toro, Barrymore is cast in the role A selfish, egotistical One of the most enthralling and Broadway stage. Edward G. Robin portant role to dato in her meteoric present version is brillantly directed of Jaffe, spectacular screen romances of recont son, the star, came to Hollywood, of career, when production began at the y Maurice Elvey, and the drama of theatrical producer. He takes a lint- Belloc Lowndes' story can- gerio salon-girl and through intense following success the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studion on Mrs. years is coming to the King's Theatre (course, on Sunday. This is the Fox Filin theatre; but of the others, most are "Have A Heart" opening to-day at the siderably enhanced by modern techni- coaching and sometimes shicer bruta production, "Fell In the Heavens, more recent arrivals in the movie city, Queen's Theatre, Miss Parker plays que. Ivor Novello plays the part of lity, makes a great theatrical star of
foreign musician suspected of her at the same time. starring Warner Baxter, Based on one Arthur Byron, famous star of such a youthful dancing teacher, who bu
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are thought of his own plano in way. Calhern will be remembered for cludes James Dunn. Una Merkel, damce, he must conquer himself boa fong series of stage successes, in- Stuart Erwin, Willard Robertson, any doubt in regard to Its feasibility. foro he brings to earth the daunt- cluding "Cobra," "In A Garden" and Edward Brophy, Paul Page and Muriel
"20th Century leas "Baron" most desprents of nil "Brief Moment."; John Eldredge has Evans. Miss Parker, "discovered" on German acos. Conchita Montenegro, just recently, reached Hollywood acreon material when she appeared in With a cast headed by John Barry- dashing young Bpanish netress, plays following engagements in two Broad- a Pasadena float in a parade, has, more and Carole Lombard the great » French girl quartered in the same way plays this season, "The Joyous zince being brought to pictures, scored stave comedy, "20th Century", by Bon chateau whore, the American cutit Season" and "Three In One." Prior in outstanding roles in "Little Wo Hecht, Charles MacArthur and Char-!
CLARK GABLE CLAUDETTE COLBERT It Happened One Night
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