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SILKEN SPINDLES.
by Laura Lou Brookman
CHAPTER XXVII
The stenographer, whose name was again, I'll find another florist!"
"Yes, Miss Vicky. The woman Brian Lurned. lo said, "Oh, Gertrude Mullins, watched Vicky hello Vicky. Come on in, won't crossing the room. She wondered crossed the room and picked up the what that divine perfume Miss That-offending bowl of flowers. They were you tr
Vicky stood in the doorway. She cher used was called and how much clear yellow fonquils with ruffled was staring at Gale, whom she had it cost. Plenty, no doubt! Gertrude edges, and fullps-mauve, shading to never seen before. The blue uniform, Mullins settled back to work. She bluish-purple-poised on tall, graceful of course, meant that this girl worked thought, "I'll bet they'll be surprised stoms. The flowers gave off a spring- In the mill. A pretty girl. She had at home when I tell them about Miss like fragrance and each of the bles been crying and Brian had stood there Thatcher sitting hero and talking to soms looked crisply fresh. Evidently. with his hand on her shoulder. Or me, just as friendly as anybody, however, the housekeeper did not was his arm around her 7. Vicky bet that silver fox cape cost plenty, think it wise to make any further
too,"
wasn't sure of that,
anger.
here.
protest...
She said, "I'll tell them," and started for the door. She had almost reachod it when Vicky's voice stopped her.
"What are those boxes?" she de-
manded, pointing to three gray boxes on a low table,
"They're from Bosworth's, Mins Vicky. The things you bought yester
She looked from Gale to Brian and
Brian Westmore walked to the back at the girl, Vicky was in black again to-day. She wore the tiny now window and tapped the sill with roat black hat and the silver foxes and less fingers. That was a fco trick, bit of snow white showed at her he told himself for the dozenth time. throat, Her face lund lost all colour is fault, altogether. Why did he except for the stroke of crimson that always have to bunglo everything? was her lins. Vicky's eyes, dark now He'd have felt a terrific idiot if any ns the neot-black hat, finshod with doo, just all happened to come to the "
door then-Thatcher or Parsons
Vicky picked up the box on top of Suddenly she remembered Brian or oven Miss Young. The thing prob hind spoken. She shook her head and ably looked entirely different from even managed a smile. She said, what really happened. That was the plle, snatched at the string tied Sorry. They told me my father was what bothered him. Gale Henderson around it and drew of the cover. Since ho ien't, I'll have to look must have felt the same way. Lord. From folds of tissue paper inside she Honewhere else. See you another what a dunce he was! Frightening drew an abbreviated garment of
the girl out of her wits and then en-poach-coloured silk and lace. time-
Vicky frowned. "This isn't what The door closed behind her. Gale barrassing hor.
Ito raised the window and drow I ordered," she said. "It won't do said, with flushed checks, "I'd better
She gave Brian his handker-a deep breath of cool air. Well, there at all! Look at this alik-sleazy go.*"* chief,
had to come in and store and toll them to send out for He stuffed it into his pocket, ato. If thing that had been fortan stuff! Send it back. Call "Please don't go yet," he urged. see him with Gale when she was weep all of this."
The housekeeper eyed the boxes "floreslt down. He moved a chairing and he was trying to comfort her, forward. "I'm dreadfully sorry he was glad it had been Vicky. Vicky which had not been opened. Every
"You want it frightened you, but I hope you'll for was all right. She wouldn't misjudge thing?" he asked.
the situation, wouldn't be curious. Oral to go back 7" if she was, at least she wouldn't say "Yes. I won't deal with places that aren't reliable. I'm going up stairs anything about it.
now. If anyone calls, tell them I'm any. not at home. I'm not at home one. You understand 7"-
give me,"
"Of course, It doesn't matter." "But it does. I didn't mean it honestly! The other night you ran away without telling me when I could Fee you again. That's why I naked you to come here to-day, I wanted to know if we couldn't have dinner together this evening. How about it 7"
Gale shook her head. "I couldn't," she said. "I'm the cook at home. And besides I'm always busy even- Inge."
"You couldn't mannge-just once?" "I'm afraid not."
WAR ORO
anyone
Yes, Vicky was a good sport. Brian thought, "I've done a few favours for her, all right. She hasn't forgotten""
But he would have to make some explanation to Vicky, just the same. I could tell her-well, just what could he tell her? Or would it be better to ignore the whole affair Not to say anything about it?
Brian went to the closet where his coat and hit hung and took them out. A minute later he was in the outer office. In said, "Miss Young, if any one calls tell them I'll be hack in at
Then he strode out of the bulld
Ar electric bell rang sharply in the corridor outside. Gale said, "Oh, I'll have to hurry! I can't be late-" hour."
She turned and fled. She hurried through the outer office without glaning. eing either left or right. She did not Ano Vicky Thatcher, sitting near a
Vicky took off her hat and tossed desk at the far side of the room. it on the over-stuffed chair where her Vicky, who had been elaborately busy gloves and nurse lay. She took a with her vanity case, lowered the case;
step forward and stopped, frown. as Gale crossed the room.
She said to the girl at the desk, ing "That's a pretty girl. Who is sho?"
The stenographer turned to look. A middle-aged woman with gray "Her nome's Gule Henderson," she hair and wearing a gray dress up said. "She's worked here quite a peared in the doorway of the living while. Ever since I came anyhow.} room. Do you think she's pretty? I like blonds better myself" She broke aff, aware suddenly of Vicky's pro- nounced brunette colouring
"Very attractive." Vicky was busy with the vanity case again. She closed it and snid, "Well, I guess I'll go on. You needn't say anything to Father about my being here. It really doesn't matter
She slipped the vanity case into her Jandbag, drew on her gloves and
urusc,
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"Martha!" she called abruptly.
"Yes, Miss Vicky."
"Martha, look at those flowers What do you mean, having half-wilted flowers around like that?" ́
The woman nodded. "Yes, Mina Vleky," Sho said it uncertainly, rather timidly,
The girl swept from the room. Up- stairs in the peach and ivory bedroom with its heavy satin draperies. Vicky pulled off her frock and dropped IL, crumpled, to the fluor. She took a peach-coloured velvet robe from the clothes closet and thrust her arms into it, slipped her feet into silver sandals, and stalked across the room. Her eyes were blazing and her lips twisted with anger.
"A mill girl!" she said contemptu. ously. "A cheap, common little mili girl. And the Links she can take Brian Westmore away from nie, does she? Well, she can't. I'll show her -I'll show her what I can lo-1"
There was a dressing table niadë of mirror glass and slimmering wine- coloured taffeta between two window at the front of the room. On it were
botiles and jars of crystal. Vicky strode to the dressing table, snatched up a crystal iar and hurled it to the floor.
"I'll show Miss Galo Honderson!". she anoried.
Suddenly she stood quite still. A nil grafty look-game-into-the dark eyes, But, Ming Vicky, they were fresh Vicky stared at the place on the floor this morning-
where the shattered pieces of crystal "Fresh! They're half-wilted. Get lay, nodded her head slowly. "That's them out of here at once. And call," she said to the silent room.
That up Roberts' and tell them if they can't will do it. It's the very thing!" send flowers that stay fresh longer She sank into a chair and smiled- than half a day I'll find someone who a dangerous smile, cunning, triunt can. Tell him I don't intend to pay phant." him for wilted flowers. If it happens
"One Way Passage"
(To Be Continued),
and ensembles were under the diree ago, "The Age of Innocence" comes to tion of Seymour Felix,
the screen of the King's Theatre to day with Irene Dunne and John Boles in the leading roles. Adapted from With three-quarters of its scenes the Pulitzer Prize winning novel by nctually made at sea on a Pacifie liner Edith Wharton, the story crisis is pro- especially chartered and turned into duced by the narrow dents of a certain a floating studio" for the production strata of New York society which There may be nothing under the "One Way Passage," the Wamer harass the constancy of its hero and sun that is new, but there is something Brothers picture co-starring William heroine. When first published in new in Hollywood. It is the charm owell and Kay Francis showing at 1920, Milas Wharton's novel became n story. We have had romances with the Oriental Theatro-to-morrow and best seller almost overnight, and it and without music, we have had Saturday establishes a new record for was the subject of discussion that thrillers, we have had mystery stories, calls, even in these days of ultra- assumed the proportions of a furore. we have had comedies. Now we have realistic motion pictures. For an This was the case again when, a few storica whose entertainment is sup- entire week, the a.. Calawali, with its years inter, Katharine Comelf ap- plied by charm. It is impossible toolleers and crew, cruised about the peared in the dramatization of the describe the picture in any other way, waters of the blue Pacific at the bestory, and it le expected that the cur The plots of "charin" stories are best of Director Tay Garnett and his rent RKO-Radio screenplay will like- romantic but the story does not rely company, who had the big ocean Inor vise engender a comparison of the wholly
romance for its success. entirely to themselves for the enacting freedom of modern young people with "It Happencu One Night was the of the thrilling incidents that make up the restrictions of the Beveniles and first of the series and "Broadway Bill the unusual story of "One Way Eighties. Miss Dunne and Boles are the latest Frank Capra production Pansage". Once the steamer, aboard supported by a cast that includes starring Warner Baxter and Myrna which the drama is played, leaves Lionel Atwill, Helen Westley, Laura Lay and which will be presented by Hongkong, bound for San Francisco, Hope Crews and Julio Haydon. Columbia Pictures on Saturday at the the romance that enmeshes the two by characters-played Queen's Theatre in another of the principal series. The "charm" picture depends Powell and Miss Francis is bound on a series of engaging incidents only by the immensity of the heavens rather than an involved plot. Robert above and the vastness of the ocean
beneath. Each knows Riskin, who wrote "Lady for a Day romance can have but one outcome and "It Happened One Night" and--and each lives only for the moath Frank Capra have constructed "Broad- way Bill" along similar lines, The that passes all too swiftly during the superb acting abilitios of Baxtor and journey across the ocean, Mian Loy wero employed in a series of highly humorous episodes which,
"The King's Cup"
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"The Hell Cat'
If it a variety you want in your entertainment, "The Hell Cat," the comedy-melodrama featuring Robert Armstrong and Ann Sothern no Playing at the Queen's Theatre should bill. Starting peacefully enough with a newspaper reporter assigned to cover a story concerning a society girl, it moves through six British and Dominions Film Corpo-reels of humorous activity until it wille furthering the plot of the story; ration, Ltd., Aimed an event of caches a climax of natounding pro- provide an evening of entertainment national importance in order to in- portions Involving a running chase at which will be remembered by screen eludo authentle "kota" of it in one ea between a band of smugglers and the stars in the picture are Walter Cup," now showing at fans for years to come. Supporting of their current films, "The King's coast guard cutter. Interspersed the Biar with this ore 'soried of comedy and Connolly, HelenVinson, Clarence Theatro. The event in question was thrill incidents with some genuing Muse, Frankie lerro and many others. the King's Cup Air Race, and B.butante, Blas Sothern, beautiful little drama. As the spitfire society de "Kid Millions"
D. cameramen filmed the start of the *Kid Millions", Eddie Cantor's fifth first lap at Brooklands and also the blonde wensation, proves that hor Annual nereon musical extravaganza finish. Interest is added to this by
talents are not only vocal. as one for Samuel Goldwyn brings the pop- the fact that two planes which figues might think after sdoing her in two gyad comedian to the screen of the prominently in the film were officially musicals, "Let's Fall In Love" and King's Theatre on Friday, as a bey entered for the race: Onec, a Puss "Melody in Spring" Her role in this Cinderella of the Brooklyn waterfront Moth, was entered by its owner, Llout-now picture calls for spirited seling who becomes tho, heir to fortune Com. Geoffrey Rodd, the famous air-and she gives it all right. Robert in buried treasure in the land of the man. The other, a Hawker Tom-Tit, Armstrong who is featured with Miss Pyramids. Ann Sothorn, Ethel Mer was eatered By Mr. Herbert Wilcox, drama, comedy and thrill pictures and
Sothern has
the gamut of mole- man, Block and Bullt, George Murphy Director of Productions to British and turns in an excellent performance as and this season's crop of Goldwyn Dominions. Giris praneo along the Nile with Squadron-Leader William Helmore
It was flown by the news-hound who believes in Zitting tuneful tale of adventure in the harom himself an ex-member of the R.A. Carroll Neish, Purnell Pratt, Benny Eddie In this fast-paced, fun-packed and navigated by Mr. Harry Milton, when you're hit-ladies bet
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