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SERIAL STORY-
SILKEN SPINDLES
by Laura Lai Brookman
BEGIN NEUE TO-DAY
tiple goes skating, breaks through the lee hat. "Is there anything you want, and le rescued by BILAN WESTMORE whose father?" - father, now lend, built the mlil Urian bar come home after two years in Paria to entorn tile the mill. Gale damprate before he learns ticed." her name,
. He wan
night." He moved toward the window about and it's risky trusting any Sit Gale thought of Lesta Boller and GALY HENDERSON, pretty and 2, works and looked out. "It looks bad," ho one." In * slik nili. Lite and her 1yearold continued. "Sit down. Steve.
down and make yourself comfortable, her talk of "secret meetings." Josio brother, Pillu, support their invalid father. -STEVK_MEYERs abo gwo works in the I'm going to lie down for a while was sure that Leola was a spy. But mut make Dale to marry him. She promete lind taken off her coat and Belon Westmore-oh, no, that wa to give him an Answer in few days.
Gale xmiled. "I'll remember," sho impossible.
careful. Come Ko over 10 while.. Feeling sort of on--Jet's
10 Mr. O'Conner will be anxious gone then. Gale looked hear how Mary likes her new coat."
They had to knock twice at the was O'Connors before anyone heard them. schemes to conti manteger of the mill at the young Inng ncross the room.
"Well," he said, it certainly Cislu gone on an errand for a neighbour, nice that your friend, Mr. Westmore, Then it was Katie who pulled the door MRS. CONNOR, which takes her into the
Gale" she called. Katie chustry. It is a stormy night and wire mare came along just when he did. That open. the return bun. Brian comes along and takes car of his must be a lot more comfort-
danced up and down with excite- her home. As she tea out of the car she table than the bus."
ment. "Come on in," she said. "Pat's turns had faery love.
here and be's playin' the loveliest music
"Ne. Just going to lie down for said. "And I'll be O'Connors'.
VICKY THATCHER, daughter of ROBERT: THATCHER
Brian.
CHAPTER XXII
Steve was not a dozen yards away. Even Brian recognised the constraint in the situation. He looked from Gale to the young man and then again at the girl.
back
"Oh," she anid, "hello, Steve. This is Mr. Westmore, Mr. West- more, Steve Meyers-"
Wan
"How do you do?" Steve's voice Coo). "Your 100 level, tna father's been worried about you," he went on, to Gale. "I've just been around to see if the bus was held up somewhere."
"Are we going to go through this all over again?"
Gay notes of "The Stars and "I don't know what you're talking Stripes Forever" from a harmonica interrupted. Mr. O'Connor enme for- about.
"Yes, you do. You know perfect-ward, limping slightly on her rheum ly well. But it happened exactly as atic knee. "Did you see Mary?" she naked eagerly. "How is aho? Did I said it did. Honestly"
the, coat it her all right? Oh, hello, "I don't doubt that." "Then why are
Steve-here, both of you all down by the fire." way you are?"
Steve got up and camo over be-
you talking the
*
ride her. "I don't mean it." he There were a dozen persors in the said. "I don't know what's the mat-room-little O'Connors curled up on a Rce worn-out sofa; Timothy, their father, ter with me. Only when you the girl you think more of than chair tilted against the wall, pipe: Pat Kelcy, young
other fellow--a fellow who's got and dark-haired, a relative, occupying "I didn't come on the bus, Gale anyone else in the work with some smoking
to the centre of the room, with the She turned everything—it's told him: "I mimed it"
Rort of hard
barmonica raised to his lips; his blond she take go in," to Brian. "I'd better
been defiant if wife watching, admiringly: Michael Bald. "Good night and thank you She would have for bringing my "home"
he Bau continued to or
lowiddie and Willie O'Connor acut- fting in a corner, "Good night," Brian auswered. change of mood was different.
was really nothing else he "I wish you'd understand," There could say. Who was this big sullen-sald patiently. "Brian Westmore eyed fellow anykaw? Brian wonder- Isn't interested in me."
Gale
ed about it as he slipped into the "Then he muat be crazy. He and drove away. Was there couldn't help It, Gale. A giri like
Was you something between those two 7
car
Gale Henderson in love with thia- She waved this side. "But he isn't, what had she called him?--Steve? I tell you! All he unliked about to. Brian didn't like the idea. He didn't night was the mill. And he's not a like it at all. It occurred to him like you think he is, either. Ile's Kuldenly how little he knew about got ideas about making things better the girl. Nothing, really, except for the employes and paying us that she'd gone to State at the same higher wages, He told me about a titne he had, that she'd wanted to be plan he's worked out---" a teacher und instead was working in the mill.
"And she's a darned nlee girl," he added. "Darned nice." She hadn't said when he could see her again, Oh, well, this town wasn't such a bl place
to
He drove on, wondering what do with the rest of the evening. lind become suddenly distasteful to him and he didn't realize why.
Meanwhile Gale was saying "You're going to come in, aren't you, Steve?"
"Ch-for a few minutes, I guess They went into the house. Tom Henderson appeared in the living голты doorway. "So Steve found you." he said to Gale. "I was afraid something, had happened. Was the bur late?"
Gale shook her head. "I didn't Come on the Is," she said. "I missed it. Brian Westmore brought
me home."
"Brinn Westmore?"
The room was warm and smelled of cooking but nobody seemed to mind. 1,
"Mary's Ane," Galo told Biru.
cont O'Connor. "And she and the was perfect. She's going to try to get in and see you before long."
"And how's Frank? Did you see
20
"No. He was working. Mary says he's getting along fine. though. They live a nice little home, haven't they?"
The inst words were lost in shrick from the scuflers. Timothy O'Connor net the legs of his chair on the floor soundly, "Pipe down→ you two!" he and fondly, and then tilted the chair back again,
"Oh, did he ??!
A look of craftiness conse into Steve's face. "Talked about the mill, did he? Listen, Gale. I should think you'd see through that "The Stars and Stripes Forever" sort of talk. You'd better watch your gave way to "Ramona," played with step! If Brian Westmore talked to long, plaintive notes, Mrs. O'Connor you about what's going on at the mill said, "Pat plays real nice, doesn't he? he's trying to pump you. Get In-1 wish my childron were musical—” formation to they can work us harder, "In musical, Mal" little Katie, grind us down and make more money shrinked. "I'at musical-lock!" She for the company.".
began beating time with a fork on "He wouldn'1"
a chair back. "Wouldn't, huh 7 Say, don't aske Her mother
naged to Bilence me laugh. If Brian Westmore wants her. The O'Connors, as usual, were to make things easier for employes noisy and friendly and
Hay. Gale and raise our pay, why doesn't he do and Steve stayed for half ne hour it? What's to stop him? It's his and then made Keir way Логозя milit, isn't it?"
the strent. At the door Steve said, "It's time for me to be getting along. There's a Wallace Beery picture at the Strand to-morrow.
Would you like to go?"
"But he isn't running the mill. It's Thatcher
"Then why doesn't he fire Thatcher? whole thing's a-pack of lies, a frame- He certainly could do that. The
ya."
Disbelief shone from the girl's eyes. "Yes. He was coming along, and "No, Steve," the said. "I don't be "Raw the bus pull away and leave lieve it. I don't believe he'd do any
me. Ile stapped and said I could thing like that." ride with him. We had to drive
because thre slowly
road was bad"
"You're sure it was Brinn West- more?"
"Why, yer. I've seen him at the niill. He's werking there now, you know."
"I'd love to," Gale told him, "but Fu better wait until to-morrow to let you know for sure. I'll see you after work."
"D. K. Good night, Gute."---- "Good night."
"Then you're in love with him."
Half an hour later, lying in her She was on her feet, head high. bed, Gale thought of what Steve "You mustn't talk like that, Stove." hnd said about Brian Westmore.
I know." Instantly he was con- trite. "I shouldn't have said it. Forget it-won't you?"
But of course Steve was mistaken.- Brian wasn't trying to get informa tion from her. He wouldn't use what she told him to make things harder for mill
employes. No, of
course
"I will if you'll promise not to it ngain--not lo iven think it." All right. I'll promise. But. just not! Tom Henderson said, "Well, I'm the same, I want you to remember: But something was to happen next glad you got home safely. A storm what I've told you. There's lets day that changed her mind. like this is liable to keep up
(To Be Continued 1. all going on we don't know anything
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his ex. A BROKEN DOWN SYSTEM, This is a condition (or disease) to which may Frank McHugh, Maude Eburne and John Boles, the son of an ultra- others. Lloyd Bacon directed. Im blueblooded New York family, is the signed to the Fourth Estate, portrays quisite, but stupid, model Angela, sames are given but low tesily undecuand portant roles also are played by lo-object of Miss Dunne's love, but he, the amiable young reporter who en- portrayed by Fay Wray. Frank aply weske break dow as it wees, matter what may be ita causas (tbay see Kimzont hert Barrat, Willard Robertson, Guinn too, is the victim of parents who have gages in a battle of brawn and brain Morgan re-enacts the role of the fat of the vital forces that zustale the tydam. No uous, philandering Duke which he numbertass), ita symptoms are much iho semej Williams, Howard Hickman and a penchant for managing their with his camely young foc. Play created with marked success in the be more prominent being discplessness, othe George Irving. Uncle Sam's. tore children's affairs of the heart.
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Bros, production of "British Agent THERAPION No. 3 "Looking For, Trouble" - Washington.
now playing at the Alhambra and than by any othe known combination. So susly duction showing at the Oriental A fascinating glimpse behind the showing from Sunday at the Central, as it is Token in Ansordance with the peinted Theatre to-morrow, Monday and Tuesday, It brings Robert Montcones of Telephonedom is offered in Theatro-first appeared on the War- directions wit the shattered besith be restored An all-star cast with the speed and gomery back to us in one of his most Looking for Trouble," the fast-mov-ner Bros. lot about three years ago, THE EXPIRING AMP OF LIFE she was driving an old Alvver. To under exitianos imparted in place of “axt had
LIGHTED UP. APRESH) sparkle of "The Thin Man" that is entertaining characterisations "Lacing and romantic story of adventure the reason for the tremendous, ova ky Wilson, the prankish post-renen] which is the feature film attraction day she comes to work in the same so lately seemed worn-out, we up and size- Hona given-"Forsaking All Others" through contact with a farmer's fami- the scenes is taken in the Chinatown Francis outlook. She cannot under whose male feature tenentis veroome by this rackoteer whende reformation at the Ster Theatre to-day. One-of, This is not so much a matter issa, This preparation is sulable for all ages, -Bonattrullens and conditions, la alther sexi and ii. of thrift as it in, symbolfe of Kay¦ fenimzolt în imagine a disease or derearsteni Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's new special, having its initial screenings to-day Iv in a typical rural setting. Maureen telephono exchange in San Francisco,
operative essence, which is destined to care At the Queen's Theatre. Joan Craw- O'Sullivan, always dependable for an where all the operators are antive stand why anyone should consider it be predily and eminently overcome by stis ford, Clark Gable and Robert Mont- excellent performance, again repeat girls in Chinese dress, each of whom strange for a big star, who could ing silvion avarshing that had pirsoaded i gomery together for the first time, with her portrayal of Paulins, the speaks both Chinese and English with afford a flock of foreign cars, to be this widespread source of beannity. hend the cost, which includes Binte farmer's daughter. Whitford Kane, equal fluency. Spencer Tracy and fled with a modest little chugger., Cucce Laveries hd, NGA L Burke, Charlos Butterworth, Frances for thirty years a leading character Jack Oakie compose the wiso-cracking "British Agent is a smashing love.
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