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now, keeping the two GALE TIENDERSON, pretty and 23, work, Talking, Gesturing. | In monilk mall),. She and her brother, PHILų,
19, support thele Invalidl father,"
The alim youth tried to STEVE MEYERN, who niso works in the them naldo, to get his arma will, asks Osle to marry hlas. She promHe was breathing heavily and to give him an answer in a few days.
Later that evening Gala goes skating on eyes flushed.
the river, goes through the les and 34 rescued
1935.
apart. moved impatiently—and na suddou- ly was still. She waited a moment, searching the young man's faco, push then laughed. "You —you really free, thought I moant it, Brian? Sillyt his What do I care about those work- ing men? You should have known I was joking"
"Well, I'm glad you didn't moun it. I don't quito sen the joke, though."
al
"Let me gol" a voice was by BRIAN WESTMORE, whose father, 50 most a sob. "Get away from mat dead, built the mill Brian Gale to walt Let me}" while he gets his car but when be retama | she is gone.
...
The atout man eut in with a
„Vicky sotiled the soft fur more Brian has come home after two years in stream of oaths, ending abruptly as Paris, convinced he can never become an his eyes fell on Brian Westmore,
comfortably about hor shoulders. 'arist and ready to go to work in the mil VICKY THATCHER, daughter of RODERT The youth continued to try to free "The joke," she said, "was in fool- THATCHER, reser manager of the muhimself. "Let me gol" he cried ing you. And I did H, apparently. schemes to exptivata Brian. - again--and then, to-the-stout man, But let's forget about that. Tell ma
Brian Dale in the mill, recognises her "Come on and fight, if you aren't some more about Paris." sed is amused to find she is so emplers afraid! I'll knock your lying tooth) Brian said, "All right". Ho bo- Vicky-tolephones that her car šne broken
gan talking, but his manner down and saks Brian to come for her. On the ride back into town they welinas a street fight.
CHAPTER XI Vicky said, "What is it What's happoned?"
in PET
that, Brian."
Was
The rest was lost as a voice cut preoccupied. "Vicky," he said sud- donly, I wish I know the men who in, Hey-cop's comin'!"
turned and made for the work in the milli. I wish I knew sidewalk, a triflo unsteadily. Figures what they talk about-when they're disappeared, as though by magic. together the way they were on the Briant, By the time the policeman had ar- street corner. There was something rived there was only Phil Henderson-I can't quito describe it in the way "I don't know," he told her, "but and a shorter, dark-haired man bo- they looked at me--" I'll find out." Ile opened the doorside him. One or two older men wero
The girl said, "You just imagined of the car and stepped into the back in the darkness. street. The two men were on their
than imagination," "It was more The policeman said, "What's going
ho insisted. "It was as though they fest now. One was a slender follow, on here?"
Your disliked me, or were afraid. hatless, wearing Boiled working "Nothing."
getting clothes. He said something and the
father BAY OUT other-broader, heavily-built-lunged
good wages. If they weren't, or forward. The blow missed. Someone
were being mistreated in any way, put in, I could understand it.". shouted profanely and a man in front moved so that Brian could not see what was happening.
Brian asked a boy on the sidewalk, "Who are they?"
The youngster starod, "Ed Vogel an Phil Hendurton," he said. lo mumbled the names, slurred them simost unintelligibly.
"Do they work in the mill?" "Sure." The boy's eyes became wary. With a sudden movement he wriggled forward, disappeared in the group of men,
"Nothing, huh? Looks to me like there's been a fight. You in It?"
Phil Henderson did not reply, The dark-haired mon wasn't anything, officer. Just a little argument."
The man in uniform said. "Well, see that you do your arguing with out your fists after this. Better go on home and get that face bond aged. On the move now, and no more brawling!"
men are
"Brian, darling," Vicky told him, your artistic temperament is getting the best of you. Oh, that reminda mo-Claire Shotwell has some now etchings she wants to show you. She wondered if you knew any thing about the man who did them ?"
"Who was it?"
The whole thing had happened in less than five minuten. The two "I don't remember, Claire'll tell turned away and the policeman you." Vicky prattled on. Something looked toward Brian, taking in the about the Garden boy and that English overcoat and dapper felt, movie actress,ho'd taken to a college Brian moved so he could see the He hesitated an instant, then walked prom. two in the street. They had separat- | on. ed. Suddenly they sprang together).
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Brian couldn't remember the Gardner boy. He was scarcely lis- and there was a sharp oath and "Brlan1"
tening, but it occurred to him that Another, as the stout man's fat It was Vicky calling. She had open the to hat, set eo Jauntily on jabbed into the other's face. Three ed the door of the car. "Brian!" she Vicky's head, set off her profile times. Savagely. Cutting the flesh, called again sharply.
charmingly. A very good profils it The younger man fought back, but He come up beside her. "Guens was, Lou. Yes, Vicky knew about less effectively. There Was blood the excitement's over," he grinned. clothes. She wore the sort of dresses on his face. now; his clothing was "Weren't frightened, were you?”
and hats one
Paris, but-
torn.
But he kept on hitting. The slen- der body was a dynamo-whirling, Rishing, now landing blows, now missing thom. The stout man's fist smashed against the other's atom- ach, driving him back. It wasn't a fair fght; it wasn't anything like it.
Brian stepped nearer. "Somebody! stop them," he shouted. "Why doesn't somebody--1"
Brian
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"Frightened? or Contse notl" she wore them with an air that CONSIGNEES' NOTICES CONSIGNEES NOTICES. There was scorn in the girl's dark was different. Unlike the French eyes. "But, Brian, why didn't that girls, American, perhaps.
I think admired It. policeman arrest those mon? you should report him for falling to He halted the car in the drivo do his duty,"
before the Thatchers' home and the Brian stepped into the car and girl said, "You'll come in, won't you? started the motor. The trame. Hight It's still early!! had turned red again.
Thero was a firo burning on the "Ob, there wasn't any reason to broad hearth. The flames, leaping arrest them," ho said oasily. "I'm and twisting, shed soft light over
Consignees they stopped, though. The the davenport, east the rest of the Klad A man wearing a battered black young fellow was game but he was room in shadow. There was brandy
"BENVANNOCH" hat turned and lucked nt Brian. | taking a beating--"-
on a table near at hand. Vicky The girl's poured if and the aroma rose-heady,
formed that all Goods are being land- Consignees of Cargo are hereby in- There
"Brian Westmore!" was no change in the ex-
thin line. "I'm, aur-fragrant. pression on the man's face but he lips set in edged away. Another turned and prised at you. I think it's disgrace- She said, "Brian, you didn't really in the Godowns of the longkong ed at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of have Ruch things happening, think I meant that about those men Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd The Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf & Komohaw, without a word spoken, ful
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Goods not cleared within 7 days the wharves delivery may be obtained. the way these men looked at him ought to be discharged. I'd tell don't think you meant it," Vicky
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All clalma against the steamer must if he'd tried.
Vicky," he said, "oren't you getting another girl's face that came before ! 1936, or they will not be recognized. be presented to the Undersigned on A hoarse voice callod, "Ed-Phil!" unnecessarily excited about all this? him-n girl with gray eyes and brown Damaged Packages must be left in
they will examination by the before March 27 or then other voices joined in, It was just a couple of hot-headed hair, slightly tumbled. A girl werk- the Godowns and coarse, excited, furtive. The crowd young fellows exchanging fewing a blue.apron-dress.
| consignees, and the Company's Sur- Brian asked himself day, on the 14th, March, 1935. Officer was breaking apart. A big man with blows. I've seen worse scraps at "I wonder, a red face forced his way between plenty of clubs."
once more, "what her game is 7" in attendance when any damaged the two fighters. Others were thore, Fire leaped in the girl's eyes. She
(To Be Continued.)
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NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
it
of St. Paul's
21
her-
"The Line-Up"
for gangsters
atid
greatest platform and radio baritones can't miss if you still figure a good in America. As a boy, he was the laugh is worth having. soloist of His Majesty's Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, and at 19 solo bas
Cathedral.
Proving that polico detectivo storica Later he was selected by Melba to never lose their flavour so long as tour Australia with her, and has been they're fast-moving and full of ox- broadcasting for ten years. Ife made citement, "The Line-Up" the Columbia Can you imagine anything fun- his Alm debut in "Bitter Sweet" in production has its final screeninga to- nier... than a chain of gay blades which, as in "The Queen's Affair" day at the Queen's Theatre. There's
This nister, Anna Neagle, stars little sympathy grown fat, pompous and fan Michae! Hegan has been famous for their malls in "The Line-Up". An DUR... trooping back to beg a several years as a partner with Mabel expert cast was assembled for the beautiful girl not to write her Coustanduran in the delightful "Mr, featured roles in the film. William biography? This is what happens in Buggins" radio sketches, and recently Gargan presents a clean-cut, decisive the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, has made a number of Important in performance as the young detective. "Biography of a Bachelor Girl", the new co-starring Ann Harding-Robert | Montgomery vehicle running from to
"The Merry Widow", one of the tendunt who is suspected of being an morrow at the Queen's Theatre und which comes from the pen of Now greatest production tasks since incep-accomplice. John Miljan never fails He has that. York's most distinguished and pro- tion of talkies will be showing at the to please as a menace.
lifc
appearances.
"Merry Widow"
| Marion Nixon, always competent and easy to look at, doen n commendable piece of work as the check-room at--
S. N. Berhnan who has Oriental Theatre to-morrow, Monday, suave, debonair manner. Noel Fran- contributed a long list of successes to Tuesday and Wednesday. Nearly is in effective as his assistant, while the New York Theatre including three months of production, following Harold Huber, in a minor role, pre- "Serene Blandish", "Beler Moment ment of preparation and research; sents a colourful distinctive character- "Meteor",
Second Man”. and great symphony orchestras with antion that explains why he is cast "Biography" as the new
leinns hand-picked from all parts so many pletures. Paul Hurst Goldwyn-Mayer picture was known sets ever-built for a talking picture: ner in crime detection.
known of the country; some of the biggest hiustern adequately as Gargan's part- when it was produced inst season by hundreds of gorgeous costumes and the Theatre Gulld. The story of this elaborate lallet numbers, are among
"Kentucky Kernels"
new film concerns A glamorous, the massive detalls that wont into the An ern of Southern life when gentle- sophisticated and beautiful bachelor girl who is induced to write the stery filming of the world's most popular men could consume as many mint
n.usical toinance," "The
of her life by a young hard-boiled Widow" magazine editor. She did no and out
"Greek" Comedy
Merry Juleps to the capacity of their ten- Igallon Stetsons, and lavish suires broke of its pages came her past te torment
out into feuds, serves as the back her. The consequences are hilarious
ground for Bert Wheeler und Robert "Meet my flance," saya Ina Claire, Woolsey's nonsensical antics in their ard here Edward Everett Horton is "Not that wo're engaged or anything latest comedy treat, "Kentucky Kor- seen at his best as a comedian. like that!" That sets the tone and nels", showing at the King's Theatro pleads with Mias Harding to leave him the pace of Samuel Goldwyn's "The to-day. Produced by RKO-Radio Pic- out of her biography as it would only Greeks Had Word for Thom" which tures, "Kentucky Kernela" presents bring ruin to him, now that he has camo to the Star Theatre last night, Wheeler, and Woolsoy as two unem become an Important public figure, and sent its first audience away weak ployed actors. "One Little Kiss", Ilia amusing frustrated mannerisma with laughter from contemplating the catchy melody by Bort Kalmar and provide many moments of hearty antics of its three blonde sirens as Harry Ruby, is introduced with a laughter and in a similar situation as they envert through life fran. million-dance by pulchritudinous blondes, ho, is seen Edward Arnold. Una airo to millionaire, quarrelling among brunettes and redheads. Wheeler and Merkel, Charles Richman and Grota themselves, but all for one and every Woolsey, with Mary Carlisle, blondo Meyer are sean in the supporting cast one for herself when it comes to mak-ingonur, and Noah Beery, sing it as a Directed by.E. I. Grimth, "Biography Ing the best profit out of any situa quartette, of a Bachelor Girl" is one of the year's tion. They're dizzy, are Ins. Claire gnyest and wittiest hits.-
"The Queen's Affair"
and Joan Blendoll and Madge Evans,
Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori MASSAGE
in the role of the three charmers, but they're also the bost fun seen on Two radio stars, each with a trem-the screen those many D.onths. They endous following among wireless are ably aided and abetted in their Acupuncture. Momentele and Bone Balbins latoners, appear as leading revolu-wild scrambles through penthouse Holder of Japanese and Hongkong GoverT- tionaries supporting Fornand Graavey apartments and ocean liners by Lownt!: wrists. Remmended for ANY MATH in "The Queen's Affair", which comes Sherman and David Blanners and test Hospitals and Doctor. to: the King's Theatro next Wednos- Phillips Smalley, the veteran, old- 4. Wyndham Street, (Int floor), day. Stuart Robertson is ons of the timer. It is one of those pictures you
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