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CHAPTER XXIII "Millicent and don't think I have to explain anything that I have done, to you. If there are any explanations to be made, I make them to Mr.) Happ personally."
sald
Or to the police," Vera Duchene Millicent shrugged her shoulders. After all, she would have to face the facts sooner or later, and she, déter mined
to directly to Mr. Happ and
go tell him the truth.
Vora 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,
down and mur eye muddled dress, sat
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For a moment Millicent thought Moved by some swift impulso, this might be a trap. Then she saw Millicent picked up this paper, folded the anxiety in Vera-Duchena's dyes it, and then left the study. She left and realized that the maid was making the door ajar just as he had found it, walked down the corridor to her the offer in tation almost overwhelmed own room, and was in time
good faith.
to sco The temptation Millicent Hero was the opportuni- Richard Gentry climb the stairs. Ho ty to give herself a perfect alibi. Hero advanced toward her, smiling with
chance to positively die outstretched band.
"Well, well," he said, "hero's claim ownershi
ownership of the handkerchief. But Millcent realized that this was new secretary. Tell me, only a temptation. She could not opened the books yet?" bring herself to concoct such a doll- borato falsehood.
would be
•
Slowly she shook her head. Savage rage twisted Vera Du- chone's features, "You've got to," she
Canid
won't."
હતું.
"
tell you you will." toll
room, you I won't. Get out of my
our
have you
She thought there was something mocking in his eyes.
*No, ho enid.
His face showed surprise. "Why not? I thought you were supposed to do it." "I'm
she said. "to tako supposed," my orders from Mr. Happ."
"Meaning that ho told you not to open the set of books?"
"Meaning that you will have to die cuss the matter with Mr. Happ."
got out fast enough." Vera Duchene said savagely. "You think over what I've told you. If you
"Oh Well," he said breezily, "there's haven't à different answer for me within two hours. I'm going to take no need for us to get at sword's points this dress directly to Detective Buch-ever it. I was a little bit nervous last night. I guess I've been smoking anan
too much or something, and I cer- tainly made a fool of
Want myself, I
impudent eyes.
"It happens," she said, "that it is going to make quite a bit of difference sure I don't care to discuss it with you," Millicent said, "and if you wouldn't mind leaving the room, 1 have some work to do."
"When I leave," Vera Ducheno sald savagely, "I'll take this dress with mocad and Inko lt if you want) I:
I
"Go ahead," Millicent said. "See if care." "And don't worry," the maid went on, "but what Detectivo Buchanan will put you over the jumps. By the time I get done with him he'll realize this is to," Millicent remarked with a great one of the most significant pleces of show of indifference.
evidence uncovered in connection with Ker manner puzzled the maid. the entire case." She stared at Millicent for a few "Yes," Millcont anid. "I noticed seconds, then said in a more concllla-you were handing him that line about tory tone, "But I don't want to get being a big strong man and he was you into trouble, donric."
lapping it up like a cat lapping up cream."
"Don't call me deariel" Millicent 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?"
•
•
*
•
Vera Duchene smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, my dear. You haven't seen anything yet."
square
to apologize and I hope you'll forgot the things I sold to you. My accounts clean and оред. are absolutely Thero's nothing whatever for me to worry about, as long as you're and aboveboard. Of course,
you started juggling records around, I might have some explaining to do, but think you're going to give me a fair deal." Juggle
Whatever made you think I would
records around?" she asked. "Oh, I don't know," he said. "I
I was nervous and just got sus-i picious of everyone."
"Well," she said, "you didn't net
With that she stepped into the as though you were nervous, last corrider, banging the door behind
"Millicent stared at the doer, her had
suddenly as though life had betrayed her into n series of circumstances with which she was powerless to cope. All of
of her troubles were due to the Vora Duchena shrugged her woman in the black
crmin
who had shoulders. "You said something a tricked her into an appearance of guilt little earlier," she said, "that I thought in the Drimgold murder caso,
However, was impudence at the time, but now I realize that it was for my own good."
"What?" Millicent asked. "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
whe
"You
night. acted more as though you
conscience." Ifg looked at her meaningly and
A guilty said, "well,
as far as that's concerned, we all of us have guilty cen guess
of us per- sciences. We're not fect. --Do you thinit
"That depends," she said, "on what
mean by
perfection. If
you
sho vusolved that she cuse me, I've got work to you')} ex-) would go directly to Jarvis Happ and
co
Sho went to her own room, opened it carefully. She
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Her chin in the air, she left her room, walked down the corridor to the door of Jarvis Inpp's study.
The door was ajar. She knocked at it. There was no answer. Sho push ed the door open.
There was no one in the room.
had placed the mute
Victor
that the woman in the black sermine risk and danger ever screed, Fox family. The picture was directed coat was in the house in a place Film's producton, "Under Treasure", for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by William where she was certain it would never will arrive at the King's Theatre to- K. Howard. be found a place under a corner of morrow. Edmund Lowe and
"The Little Minister" Now he went to that corner of the teams in the history of the film
RfeLaglen, ons of the most popular
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story, which brings to the screen for Little Minister," her role being that If her surmian was correct Nor- the first time the lives and specta- of "Babble", the dominating but man Happ had slipped that note under cular adventures of tunnel-workers, exquisitely romantic gypsy girl of the
"Under Pressure" supplies Edmund
recently.
the
wock,
police should check-up on me, they'd find that I didn't get in until quite a bit later than I would like to have them think. Also they might find Millicent felt a wave of disappoint that I was with someone who might ment sweep over her. She had been her door. have some embarrassing explanations counting more than ohe horself realiz- 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, vehlet King's Theatre. Thrice in
But when she spread the note out Lowe and Victor Melaglen with their novel and play, now showing at
Katharine Hepburn was that is, Miss Grabos" mysterious man who employed her. typewriting from the machine in and apparently one are, dearls.
Millicent, walting, wondered what The more she saw of Happ the more Jarvis Happ's pitce,
of their most signally honoured. Each tributo was she sudonly notable. In addition to the co- from overseas to an actrose who has Coming next.
she began to believe it was impossible realized that both had been written on starring team in the leading roles, established herself in the hogwhen Vera Duchene went on, "wo for him to be implicated in the Drim- the same machine. There was then notable cast includes Florence Rice, motion picture lovers, everywhere. thought
that la I thought that gold murder, and certainly he was her you could say that I came home friend. He had information enough from the to the "1" the samo chip Marjorie Hambeau, Charles Bickford, Hugh Walpole selected her as one of
to
in the hands of from the edge of the "W."
Siegfried Rumann, Georgo Renge, the ten most interesting personalities about 11 o'clock, and came into that the police at any moment. Instead, he
called her the ideal selection for the Mr. Happ had employed a new had befriended hor.
could have written that anonymous and I came in to get
She was turning to go when her noto about the keys being in the bot- secretary
starring role in his The Little "Vinessa"
Minister"
by IKO-Radio. You could Acquainted.
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 tho suy An hour or so, which she had written for Buchanan; must see Happ at once. Sho sut up and talked for and then you suggested that I stay the detective, the words "pond,"
Sho broke off as knuckles sounded on hers with you and that I slept here "keys," the letters of the alphabet, and her until-carly in the morning when I other symbols by which Buchanan had who's there?" he asked. went to my own room to change my definitely ascertained that the note, had been written upon the same typewriter.
been
your
Was it yeasible that Norman Happ Rogor Imhof, George Howland.
lier oyes widened incredulously. Roger Imhof, George Walsh, Warner on the globe. Sir James M. Barrie
produced al
Exposition,
her
A voice crisp with, authority said, and, Robert It clothes. That would give both of us describing the location of the keys, "Sergeant Mahoney, of the homicide story of a great love that deflo in RKO-Radio's "Little Women.”
an alibi and protect us from having the police nak unnecessary questions."
squad. Open_up, please."
(To Be Continued.)
work
to become a classle of English liters held in Venice, she was awarded the turs is now being screened at the gold medal to the actress giving the Queen's Theatre in "Vanessa: Her
aurpreme dramatic performance on Love Story
Helen
Hayes the screen. This was for It is the
"Jealousy" human laws and the march of time a
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 them yet was denied them. love which she so freely gave to az Undying love, gloriously portrayed by other end their three lives were al- of incidents. Allen Jenkins, Hobart it's people from Havana to New York soul-thrill in "Anether
}most ruined by the spectre of nus- Cavanaugh and Eugeno Palletto com through dancing, gulety and what "Vanessa: Her Love plete the sexlette of fan makers. The at times seems like inevitable heart definite the now
treatment in Columbia's entire cast is a talented one and in-break. A series, of carefully planned
to-morrow's attraction at cludes such notable players from the minor climaxes brings the picture to ranks of both stage and screen
to heroine of the story, Miss Hayes har
George Murphy its major climax when Raft dances never given a more sterling per- Donald Cook in the principal roles. Westcott, an Wallace Beery as the gruff, soft- Henry O'Neill, Gordon
cott, on the stage with Carol Lombard in formance through Montgomery's
One
moment of jealousy and a life- hearted "non-cout" of Uncle Sam's Ellis, Douglas Cosgrove, Selmer Jack-unance of Fungsters, trento and characterization is curtainwing time of anguish-Jlved in ten seconds! flying forces in "West Point of the son, Louise Beavors. Charles Wilson Runs. Prominant in the supporting his finest bits of work allowing him Briefly, the story concerns Alr, the new Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
cast of the picture are Margo, a petite to share honours with her. Otto dramatic consequences resulting from and Clay Clement. Not that "I've Got Mexican hit which due shortly at
beauty orld Your Number" is all
comparative
tive Kruger, as Miss Hayes Insanely a prizefighter's suspicion that his wife Queen's
4 personal jealous husband, gives an exceptional is unfaithful. An exciting blond of Theatro brings to the
romance triumph with her beauty, dancing and performance, ably assisted by others romance, comedy and pathes makes
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NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
eventually wins, after a stormy series principals in this drama which carries the pair gave you
an.picion! This dramatic theme receives
and the telephone trouble men..
"Man Who Played God"
Gail Patrick.
"Under Pressure”
listed among the better you" to hestra with Nancy
As the BRON
the
and par Carrocen'e
gad
more other film favourites. Adapted in the cast of "Jealousy" ara Inez from Hugh Walpole's bestselling Courtney, Arthur Hobl, Clara Blan
the same brand of thrills that mats. It also comedy by any new-comer who scores ed box-office rocords throughout every with melodramatic thrills, winding up dramatic ability; Iris Adrian au onoj of the distinguished cast including up this alm. Roy William Nelll country in "Hell Divers." This thrill. Jin a amashing climax with a hand to of the women.' in Raft's life, and Lewis Stone Jewels Ralph, Henryi directed the film from a screen play 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 soen
best
and Beory, giving him one of the most lovable roles ho has ever Not only is the picturo portrayed.
George Artiss, star of five of the packed with delightful thrills but it boasts of one of the most delightful talking screen's great pictures, arrives at the Star Theatre to-day In his romances on record as well as one of latest dramatic production, "T
The Man tho most touching father-and-son Who Played God," Warner Bros.
W dramas the screen has ever von plcture adapted from the Such scenes are 100 daring flyers Inspired by Governor Morris, chort leaping from planes in parachutes story of the same title. "The Man simultaneously, Beery changing from Who Played God" is a story
international fame, na
of a
ono plano to another to save his son musician human being whose life
from a certain crash, hundreds Df
o Performances
plance in unique formations and other and happiness revolves around his such thrills among the clouds have had all who have seen the picture music and the pleasure he brings to
countless thousands via the Havan sitting on the edge of their seats sent gift he possessos, Fate plays Tho supporting cast, too, wins
its strange
tricks on him, giving and share of praise. Maureen O'Sullivan taking, love, presenting the world for gives a sterling performance lifts her to the edge of the thing away.. Arliss portrays every a plaything and then taking every Robert Young, after a year of er step in the drama with nuances and ceptiondily tops shadings rarely seen on the screen. ulf his previous
In the
The film was directed by John G. romantic load
the charming Irish actress. James Gleason, as thation of Bir. Arias! last two sucecsson, Adolf; also responsible for the direc hardboiled pal of Beery, gives the "The Millionairo and Alexander kind of performance that arst made Hamilton." The largo cast includes him to Cook, Raymond
a star
the New York stage Ivan Simpson, Louise Closer Haic Hnd Russell, tassell Hardie, Robert Milland, Murray Kinnell and many Livingston, Robert Taylor, Frank others. Conroy, and others in the supporting castaro equally effective in their respective roles.
In
"Two-Got Your Number"
"Rumba"
With a rhythmic undertone of junglo tom-toms, Paramount's Rumba" which comes to the Alham Six of Hollywood's ace comedians bra Theatre on Sunday brings Georgs were cast by Warner Brothers for the Raft and Carol, Lombard back to the rollicking comedy, drama, "I've Got screen in an even greater success
first Your Number which will be seen at than their
"Belara." Filled with
rhythms chorus TOU of LeRoy photography and
the Oriental Theatre to-day and on 10 most!!
Wednesday The list is headed by
Joan
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for
and
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Lending masculino Fold
has the
hol
opposite Raft, and Miss Lombard are the ous dancer and a faselenting beauty,
Miss Blondell, *', whose love
witnessed it in preview showinge as the fourth and last of his saga ofi Alien.
Described by those who have novel, Vanessa: Her Love Story" is dick, Raymond Walbern and Robert
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