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on her coat.
and
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with instructions about the Shu was out of the room GALE HENDERSON, pretty and 28, work medicine and a moment later was at back again an Instant later, pulling In tik citi. Bha and her 10-yearold the door.
"Father's asleep," she brother: 111L, support their invalid father. "I'll drop around in a day or two," said, "I guess it will be all right STEVE MEYERS who alan works in the he repeated. "Good night-guess it's to leave him if Mrs. O'Connor can mil saka Gale to marry him. She promises nearer morning, though."
come over to give him an answer in a few days.
Galo said, "Good night, Doctor," Mrs. O'Connor could. She listened Later that evening (inte goes skating on
looking sympathetically to Gale's n moment
Account the river, go through the ire and is rescued And
what had happened the night by IAN WESTMORE, whose father, now out at the darkness. In an hour of dead, it the mill Brian asks Giule a walk or so the nky would be growing before, and said sho'd be glad to take while he gets his car but when he returns light again. She thought of the Tom Henderson his lunch. The
their gone.
stood for
ürlers like cene bʊma after two years in old phrase, "Always darkness before poor man-him such a hard worker and thought that it was and always glad to đó a good turn Paris, convinced he can haver de ke setiat dawn," MIN enger to go in work in the mill, VICKY certainly true of the night, at least. for a neighbour. Sure, she'd see he THATCHER, daughter of 10HERT THAT Was it true of other things? CHEL, generat manager of the mill, selemes to expirate Belen.
Delanners Gale in the mill and recognize her: Next evening he saks to walk home with her. Gate refuses, but Steve seen them togelfer and later be an Onle quarrel,
£11.
had something to cht. Vegetable She closed the door then and soup, they were going to have that
It and turned to see locked
her day and there'd be plenty and to apare. Yes, and she'd run In in brother waiting in the hallway.
"How is he now?" Phil asked. the middle of the morning and Inter "Better, I guess. The doctor gave in the afternoon to see if there was Labely, Gale goes skatina aguio. She meets him something to make him sleep anything the nuh wanted, Yes, in. Brian and they skate together. Ile kahe Doctor Carr Anys there's no dangerdoodl
"Tim's brother you know," Mrs. agata bext evening apil Gale lf-prom That night her father taken of another attack so long as he keeps
them quiet. He'll have to stay in bed for O'Connor confided, he had
couldn't get his spells when he a few days."
"Can he stay here alone?"
breath. Oh, it was terrible. I've CHAPTER XVII
"I thought maybe Mrs. O'Connor scen him thint bad I'm tellin'
in und you—” Dr. Carr folded the stethoscope and would be willing to come
The shrill blast of a whistle in slipped it into his pocket. He was bring him some lunch at noon and attle mare with a very round face perhaps stop in once or twice during terrupted.
excinime Gale, panic. He wore day to see if there's anything! and bushy prny eye-brows spectacles wet down on his nose, so wants if she can't we'll have atricken. "I'll be inte at the milli someone else. You'd hetter Here, Mrs. O'Connor, here's thu that he had to peer downward to to get
go to bed, Phil, and get some sleep key--!" see through them.
"Well," he said, sitting down in if you can "
"Aren't you going?"
walk: while. a chair beside the bed, what have
"I wait up for a little you been doing lately 7" He leaned
Her breath was still coming in forward, putting his hand on Tom I'm not sleepy."
She wen to the four of her deep gasps as she entered the big Henderson's wrist.
father's bedroom and looked inside.room and hurried. 've been feeling pretty good,"He was lying with his eyes closed. She bent her hand, fingers flying, to her pince. the man in bed told him. henry breathing had stopped but Gale entered quietly and turned Somehow she knew, though the ai maved not look up, that Fisher, the fore the light. Her father Tot Henderson's voice saunded weak t
Jon his pillow, murmuring Roseman, was crossing the room, con-
The
and spent. "I've felt better Intely than I have for a long time this spell enne on to-night."
"Oht"
She
fled down Lurned and
the
•
*
•
until thing that was inaudible. Gale sahl, ing toward her. She know what he She had heard him say |"Good night,"*" and slipped from the would say,
it to others.
"You there!" "You there?"
room.
other Gale was standing at the
She went back to the living side of the bed. She said. "Yes, Doctor, he told us that yesterday, and sat down in the big chair window. It was true that
The big man was scowling down He's been getting out for
little by the
she did not feel sleepy now-mere- at her. walk every tiny
ly tired-bur whe wonted to be "Yes, Mr. Fisher:" near in case lier father should call. She couldn't feel sure that he was loudly. "So you decided, to really all right again. Those ter to work rible moments, waiting until doctor came, still haunted her.
"How far'd you go?" usked.
"Just to the corner,"
Doctor Carr
The doctor nodded. "Ton far," he anid. "Just what I thought You've been over-doing it. Hender son. That's what always happens,
*
The heavily sarcastic voice
roke
come
Well,
you? to-day, did the that's certainly very nice! Made
chair
A FOOD BY a man begins to feel Gale lenned back in her better he thinks he can get out and thought that the night seemed and do as much as he ever did. endless. Could it possibly have been Well-he can't. Body'n ke any only the evening before that she had up been down on the river, skating with uther machine; when it's used it's got to have rest. Now for the Brian Westmore ? next two or three days I want you She put the thought from
her
to stay in bed. Right here in bed, guiltly. She didn't want to think understand 7.
lof that now.
up your mind at the last minute, 1 suppose--after you'd heard the whistle. Do you know what time the switches are turned on here?"
Yes, Mr. Fisher."
"Oh, you de! Well, na anyone ever called your attention to the fact that you're supposed to be here, in this room, when the switches are turned on?"
"Yes,"
"Then what's the iden of coming
Girls all
were
Q
WAS
He looked up at Gale then. "Til! The clock on the table ticked in five minutes Inte? Do you think write a prescription." he went an. monotonously. Gale could not ace you can get away with that? Do "You can have it filled to-morrow. it from where she sat but she knew you think we can run this mill with, Keep on with the other medicine, it must be 4 o'clock, or later everyone coming to work when they just as I told you. And see that She heard a train whistle and then please " your father stays off his feet."
thore was silence again except for the clock's ticking. Gale closed her was saying. It was impossible for "Yes, Doctor."
around heard what he Doctor Carr rose, 1 think you'll eyes- sleep now," he said to the
to hear. Gal's cheeks MBR. Bright sunlight, strcoming through them not
her head burning but "Best thing for you, too, Anil, re- the window, awakened her. For member, to-morrow, you're t stay mbment. she did not know
where erect in bed all day. I'll drop around she was. Then she jumped to her
Without waiting for an answer again to-morrow or the next dny feet and burried to her father'a Fisher went on. "Maybe you think and see how you're feeling. Be on room. He Was sleeping quietly, there ought to be Home changes my way now, Good night"
Gale closed the door and went to around here so you can drop in Gale followed the doctor into the wake her brother.
to work whenever you feel like it! Her room.
eyes held the "Phil" she said, “Get up. It's late Well, let me tell you, there'll be question' she dreaded putting into almost 7 o'clock!"
changes all right if this happens words,
...When Plul appeared in the kitchen, again. Five minutes late, you were. "Doctor-7"
sleepy-eyed and with his hair still Five minutes late! If it happens "There's nothing to worry about." damp from the wet comb he had again, Miss Highandmighty, there'll he reassured her, "so long as your used on it, Gale was pouring coffee, be a new girl standing right where father docs as I've told him. Those There was cereal on the table, you are. Do you understand that? walks were too much for him. See plate of toast and another containing
You'll be through!" that he takes his medicine and a fried egg.
outer
slays off his feet. That's the only "Sit down and eat," she told him. care there Is-just rest. All any "I'm going to run over to see Mrs. one can do for him. See that he O'Connor," geta it,"
"Aren't you going to have break- fast 7"
He had taken a pen out and was "I've had mine. Just leave every writing on a sheet of paper. "Here's thing on the table where it is, the prescription," he said. He went have to do the dishes to-night."
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Gale raid, "Yes. Mr. Fisher." She could scarcely hear her own voice but she got the words out."
He started away and then turned back. "If it happens unce moтC--” he said menacingly,
Gale did not answer, She bent her head and unapped a boblin off.
(To Be Continued).
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Elisen Landi, who recently had a that have already established theme source of constant delight to a large "Talent". She was signed by M-G-M. Dilvin Drudge" and Kachel Crother's leading role in Paramount's "The selves as songhits wherever they have Great Flirtation" as a tempestuous and been heard. Low Brown, associate audience. A simple story simply told, and this is her first American film. producer with Winfield Shochan, of "Sisters Under the Skin" deals with a Playing opposite Miss Christians in tompernmental actrons, is again cast this most elaborato production, is the lovely young actress forced to choose this new production is Charles Bick in a vivacious role in Paramount's author of the songs on collaboration between love and luxury. But her ford who is seen in the role of Naylor, "Enter Madame". The picture, in with Jay Gorney. The songs, destined loyalty holds her to the man who can newspaper editor while a good_sup which she is co-starred with Cary as the dance tunes of the world for give her everything, while her heart Purness is seen as the heroine's homo- porting cast also appears. Betty Grant will be seen from to-morrow at Baby Take A Bow", "I'm Laughing" asks for the other who can offer her loving daughter, William Henry sa the
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"Bright Eyen" he looks up an old sweetheart who is
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Landi most heart-warming films is showing husband who she actually loves, and picture is "Bright Eyas", Fox Film's and follows in hot pursuit. She con- newest and best vehicle for the Harold fronts her rival and lays plans to amazing talcats of Shirley Temple, "Gambling", a Fox Film release, which Mille's "Cleopatra" aponing to-day win back her husband, even promises child star extraordinary. "Bright has been booked into the King's Thea simultaneously at the Central and to give up her career for his love. In Eyes" has universal appeal, in every tre starting next Wednesday, is ono Alhambra Theatres, in which Mias a whirlwind comedy climax, she sense of the word. Swift, humán, at of the most prolifle of American wri-Colbert is featured with Warren actually succeeds in winning back times pathetic, at times enormously ters. He was long in partnership with William and Henry Wilcoxon. One of Grant's love but, at the same time, funny, it is a story which will hold Sam H. Harris in the production of Claudette Colbert's "Cleopatra" coif- retaina her
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