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SERIAL STORY.
The DARK BLOND
CHAPTER XXII
"
CARLETON KENDRAKE
For a moment Millicent thought
Moved by BOMU swift impulse,
500
this might be a trap. Then she saw Millleent picked up this paper, folded Millicent said, "I don't think I have the anxiety in Vera Ducheneis eyes it, and then left the study. She left to explain anything that I have done, and realized that the mald was making the door ajar just an she had found to you. If there are any explanations the offer in goon most overwhelmed own room, and was in time to
feith
it, walked down the corridor to her to be made, I'll make them to Mr.
The temptation Happ personally."
Millicent. Here was the opportuni- Richard Gentry climb the stairs. Ho Or to the police," Vera Duchene ty to give herself a perfect alibi. Here advanced toward her, smiling Bold
would be chance to positively dis outstretched Millicent shrugged hor shoulders. claim ownership of the handkerchief.
he said, "here's "Well, well After all, she would have to face the
But
Biillicent
ent realized tha; this was new secretary. Tell me, have you facts sooner or later, and she, deter-only. a temptation. She could not opened the books yat?" inired to go directly to Mr. Happ and bring herself to concoct such a deli- tell him the truth,
berate falsehood.
Vers Duchene, holding up the dress triumphantly, said, "You know what will happen,
when the police find out about this?
"I fall to see that it concerns you in the least,
"Millicent told her.
Vera Duchene crossed to a chair, still holding the muddled with cool, down and surveyed Millicent with Impudent eyes.
"It happens." she said, "that it is going to make quite a bit of difference
to you."
"I'm sure I don't care to discuss it with you," Millicent Raid, "and if you wouldn't mind leaving the room, 1 have some work to do."
When I leave," Vera Duchene said savagely, "I'll take this dreas
with me."
"Go ahead and take It If you want to," Millicent remarked with a great
A
show of indifference.
Her manner puzzled the maid, She stared at Millicent for few acconds, then said in a more concilia- tory tone, "But I don't want to get you into trouble, dearie."
"Don't call me dearie!" Mallcent told her, "and go ahead and make all the trouble you want. By the time you're through we'll find out just where we stand."
"Now wait a minute," Vera Duchene said: "Don't misunderstand
me We're all of us open to suspicion on some things, and we've all of us got to stand together."
"What do you mean by that?"
Slowly she shook her head.
Savage rage twisted Vera Du- chene's features. "You've got to," she aald.
"I won't."
"I tell you you will."
"I tell you I won't. Get out of my
I'll get out fast enough." Ver Duchene sald savagely, "You think over what I've told you. If you haven't a different answer for me within two hours, I'm going to take this dress directly to Detective Buch- and ahead" Millicent sald. "See if
I care."
with
our
She thought there was something
in his суев.
she 'sald.
face ahowed surprise. "Why not? I thought you were supposed to do it."
"I'm supposed,” she said, “to tako my orders from Mr. Happ."
"Meaning that he told you not to open the set of borks?"
"Meaning that you will have to dis- cuss the matter with Mr. Happ."
"And don't worry," the maid went on, "but what Detective Buchanan will put you over the jumps. By the time are
get done with him he'll realize this is Thero's one of the most significant ples with evidence uncovered in connection with the entire cage."
-
cer-
"Oh Well," he said breezily, "there's no need for us to get at sword's points over it. I was a little bit nervous. last night. I guess I've been smoking too much or something, and I
made a tainly
fool
I want of myself. to apologize and I hope you'll forget the things I sold to
My accounts o you. clean
open. whatever for hio to and aboveboard. Of course, if you as long as you're square started juggling records around, 1 might have some explaining to do, but think you're going to give me a fair deal."
"Whatever made you think I would
records around?" alt asked.
don't know," he said. "1 Yera Duchene smiled sweetly and guess I was nervous and just got sun- said, "Thank you, my dear. You picious of everyone."
sho "Well,"
"you didn't net haven't seen anything_yet."
Baid. though
nervous last you were night. You acted more as though you
conscience." guilty He looked at her meaningly and aald,
well,
лs far as that's concerned,
"Yes," Millicent said. "I noticed you were hunding him that line about being a big strong man and he was lapping it up like a cat lapping up cream,"
With that she stepped loto the corridor, banging the door behind her. Millicent stared at the door, feeling suddenly as though life had betrayed her into a series of circumstances with which she was powerless to cope. All of her troubles were due to the Vera Duchene shrugged her woman in the black-ermine who had shoulders. "You cald something a tricked her into an appearance of guilt little earlier," she said, "that I thought in the Dringeld sturder case. was impudence at the time, but now I However, shu resolved that she realize that it was for my own good." would go directly to Jarvis Happ and
"What 7" Millicent asked.
a complete statement of her case to him, and then do whatever he suggested.
Her chin in the air, she left her room, walked down the corridor to the Jarvie Happ's study. doar of
"About the police inquiry into my whereabouts last night.'
"Well," Millicent asked, trying to keep curiosity from showing in her
voice.
"I'm afraid," Vera said. "If the
police should check up on me, they'd
make
it.
find that I didn't get in until quite ed the door open
camo in
There was no one in the room. Millicent felt a wave of disappoint-
Juggle
28
Oh, I
a
A
I guess we all of us have guilty con- sciences, Wo're feet. Do you thinks sony of us per-
you th
she said, "on what
"That dependection. If yoy4] ex- 1
you mean by
cuse me, I've got work to do."
the door and closed it carefully. She She went to her own room, opened
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the spectacular Herrles that the woman in the black ermine risk and danger ever screened, Fox family. The picture was directed cont was in the house in a Flaco Film's producton, "Under Pressure for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by William where she was certain it would never will arrive at the King's Theatre to K. Howard.
"The Little Minister". be found-a place under a corner of morrow. Edmund Lowe and Victor The door was ajar. She knocked at the carpet
McLaglen, one of the most popular Katharine Hepburn brings There was no answer. She push-carpet, inserted her fingers and pulled dustry, aro the co-stars of this uniquement in Sir James st. Barrie's "The Now she went to that corner of the teams in the history of the film in-screen her most important achieve-
out the folded paper. a bit later than I would like to have!
story, which brings to the screen for Little Minister," her role being that If her surmise was them think, Also they might and
correct Nor-the first time the lives and specta- of "Babble, the dominating but that I was with someone who might ment sweep over her. She had been man Happ had slipped that note under calar adventures of tunnel-workers, exquisitely romantic gypsy girl of the
her door. have some embarrassing explanations counting more than she herself realiz
"Under Pressure supplies Edmund novel and play, now showing at the to make. You know how those things ed upon the strong personality of the and compared it with the specimen of eighth Fox Film co-starring vehicle recently, Katharine Hepburn was But when she spread the note out Lowe and Victor MeLaglen with their King's Theatre. Thrice in a week, are, dearie... that is, Miss Grabea." mysterious man who
her. Milllcent, waiting, wondered what The more she saw of llapp the more powriting from the machine in and apparently one of their most signally honoured. Each tribute was
Jarvis Happ's office, she suddenly notable. In aldition sho
to the co- from overseas to an actress who has was coming next
began to believe it was impossible realized that both had been written on starring team in the leading roles, established herself in the heart of "So," Vern Duchene went on. "we for him to be implicated in the Drim the same machine. There was the a notable cast includes Florence Rice, motion picture lovers. averywhere. thought that is I thought that gold murder, and certainly he was her same slant to the "," the same chip Marjorie Rambent, Charles Blekford, Hugh Walpole selected her one of you could say that I came home friend. He had information enough front the edge
of die about if o'clock, and came into your about her to put her in the hands of
Siegfried Rumann, George Reage, the ten most interesting personalities Her room for a chat; that I'd heard that the police at any moment. Instead, he eyes widened Incredulously. Roger Imhof, George Walsh, Warner on the globe. Sir James M. Barrio
it possible Was
that new had befriended her,
Nornian Happ Richmond and Olla Howland. called her, the ideal selection for the Mr. Happ had employed a
to got
She was turning to go when her note about the keys being in the bot could havo written that anonymous
Little role in his The secretary and I
"Vanessa" acquainted.
RKO-Radio could say You could
that we eyes fell on the typewritten page on tom of the pond? She knew that she A romantic story that is expected And at the
pronational Exposition, sat up and talked for an hour or so, which she had written for Buchanan, must soo Happ at once. She to become a classic of English ltors held in Venice, she was awarded the and then you suggested that I stay the detective,
She broke off as knuckles sounded on ture is now being screened at the gold medal to the actress "the letters of the alphabet, and her door hero with you and that I slept here "key","
Queen's Theatre- in "Vanessa: Her. until early in the morning when I other symbols by which Buchanan had
"Who's there?" she asked.
the screen. This was for her work went to my own room to change my definitely ascertained that the note,
Love Story" starring Helen Hayes supreme- dramatic performance-on- clothes. That would give both of as describing the location of the keys,
story of a and Robert Montgomery. It is the In RKO-Radio's "Little Women.”
grost love that defled an alib and protect us from having had been written upon the samo
"Jealousy** human laws and the march of time a the police ask ́unnecessary, questions." typewriter.
Her beauty fanned the flames of stirring tale of two whose hearts jealousy in the hearts of two men cried out for the love that belonged to who love her! One tried to win the
yet was
donied them. love which she so freely gave to an- eventually wins, after a stormy series principals in this dean which carries the pair gave you an unforgettable
Undying love, gloriously portrayed by other and their three lives wero Gl- of incidents. Allen Jenkins, Hobart it's people from Havans to New York soul-thrill in "Another Las
most ruined by the spectre of -BUS- Cavanaugh and Eugene Pallette com through dancing, galety and what "Vanessa: Her
receives plete the sextette of fun makers. The at times seems like inevitable heart definitely listed
Love Stopicion! This dramatic theme
treatment attraction at in Columbia's entire cast is a talented one and in-break. A series of carefully planned photoplays of the new season.
among the better
to-morrow's cludes such notable playera from
As the
the
Nancy the minor climaxos brings the picture to heroine of the story, Miss Hayes has Carroll and George Murphy and
Queen's Theatre with ranks of both stage and screen its major climax when Raft dances Henry O'Neill, Gordon Westcott, on
sterling per Donald Cook in the principal informance through Wallace Beery as the gruff, soft- Renee Whitney, Wallis Clark, Robert the stage with Carol Lombard iner River a more
Montgomery's One moment of jealousy and a
4.life- defiance of Selmer Jack-
gangsters, threats and characterization is certainly one of time of anguish-lived in ten seconds! guns. Prominent in the
supporting his finest bits of work allowing him Briefly, the story concerns pe cast of the picture are Marge, a a petite to share honours with her. Otto
comparative
er
CINEMA
NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
NEWS
the
words
the
Douglas Cosgroves Wilson!
son, Louise
And
Beavers,
"
"Sergeant Mahoney, of the homicide A voice crisp with authority said, squad. Open up, please."
To Be Continued.)
them
2
and performance, ably assisted by athera
giving
A
prizefighter's suspicion that his
roles.
the
the
Gall Patrick.
more other sim favourites. Adopted in the cast of "Jealousy" are Inex "Under Pressare"
from Hugh Walpole's best-selling Courtney, Arthur Hohl, Clara Blap witnessed it in preview showings as the fourth and last of his saga of Allen.
Described by those who have novel, "Vanessa: Her Love Story" 18 dick, Raymond Walbarn and Robert
hearted "non-com" of Uncle Sam's" flying forces in West Point of the Air," the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer hit which is due shortly at the Clay Clement. Not that "I've Got Mexican beauty and
Your Number" is all comedy by any Queen's Theatre brings to the screen o
a personal tager as Miss Hayes' fasanolyamatic consequences resulting from the same brand of thrills that shatter-mann, It also combines romance comer who scores
with her beauty, dancing Jealous husband, gives an exceptional Is unfaithful. An exciting blend of tery with melodramatic thrills, winding up dramatic ability: Iris Adrian as one of the distinguished cast including up this ed box-office records
romance, comedy and pathos makes But vel in a smashing climax with a hand to of the women in Rett's life, and Lewis Stone, Jessie Ralph, Henry directed the film from a screen play film. Roy William. Neill country In
of the skies was made to order for hand battle between a band of crooks Lynne Overman, Monroe Owsley and Stephenson, Donald Crisp and many by Joseph Moncure March. Also soon
"Hell Divers,ughout every Beery, giving him one of the best and and the telephone trouble men. over Javable roles he has mest
"Man Who Played God" portrayed. Not only is the pleture
George Arliss, star of five of the but it packed with delightful thrills
talking screen's great pictures, arrives boasts of one of the most delightful at the Star Theatre to-day in his romances on record as well as one of latest dramatic production, "The Man the most touching father-and-son Who Played God," a Warner
rner Bros. Such scenes, are 100 daring Ayers picture adapted from the stage play Governor Morris short inspired In parachutes
by leaping from planes
the same titla. "The Man story of ery changing from simultaneously, Beery
Who Played God" is to another to save his son musician of International fame, an of a A story ono plans to
hundreds from a certain
of her ssentially human being whose life planes in uniquo ORs and other
the clouds have and happiness revolves around his had all who have don the picture usle and the pleasure he brings to
on the
countless thousanda via the Heaven. sitting on
odgo
of their seats. The
Fate plays cast, too, wins its sent gift he possosses. Fe supporting share of praise. Maureen O'Sullivan taking love, presenting the world for strange tricks on him, giving and gives a sterling performance lifts her to
tardant a plaything and then taking every- to the
thing away. Arliss portrays every Young, aftor-YORE...<
-of-
dramas the screen has ever
thrills among
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opally successful-attractions, tons step in, the drama with nuances and shadings rarely seen on the screen. all his previous performances in the The flat was directed by John G. romantle lend opposite the charme son of Mr. Arliss' for the direc-
actress. James Gleason, as the
hardboiled pal of Boery, gives the
also responsible
two
The Millonaire" and "Alex,
kind of performance that first made Hamilton. The large cast Includes him a star at the New York stage Ivan Simpson; Louisa Closser. Halo, In "Is Zat So!" Lewis Stone Rosa- Oscar Apfel, Donald Cook, Raymond nd Russell, Russell Hardie, Robert Milland, Murray Kinnell and many Livingston, Robert Taylor. Frank others. Conroy and others in the supporting cant are equally effective in their respective roles.
"I've Got Your Number"
"Rumba
With a rhythmic undertone of jungle tom-toms, Paramount's Rumba" which comes to the Alham Six of Hollywood's ace comedians bra Theatre on Sunday brings George word cast by Warner Brothers for the Raft and Carol Lombard back to the rolicking comedy drama, "I've Got creon in an even greater success Your Number" which will be seen than
Filled with slaborato and the Oriental Theatro to-day on at Bolero,heir first co-featuring for The list is headed by Prina's most successful chorus rou- Wednesday who keeps the audience
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of LeRoy
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ar with tines, sparkling Photography
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