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CHAPTER XXIV
Miss Vincent explained. They had met on the boat in June, returning from Havre. Dr. Kaye had prescribed for her since.
"There's somebody else?" She nodded, struggling with an impulse toward tears.
"I was afraid of that," the man Faid, Two men in dinner clothes, fashed and exuberant, came strid- ing along the pattform, glancing at the couple with obvious interest. Dr. Kays stood aside to lot them pass through the door of the train, but his eyes never left the girl's downeast faco.
"It'sit's nothing," began Kath arine, thickly and painfully. "Just a crazy fancy I had. I'll-I'll get over it all right.”
smiling, Katharina saw that the man cent talking in a pleasant mono-
tone, passed them again. was Dr. Kaya The lofty room was almost empty:
Katharine drew a long breath. "I Reller flooded her weary spirit. except for a few groups of red-"John," she stanmored. "But I didn't--I don't know-how to say this.. capped porters. Katharine, with her know you two knew each other." tail, white-haired father at her elbow, followed a man carrying their bags through the gleaming, long corrl dor. They were to meet Evelyn Vincent at the train gate.
Victor Strykhurst was pleased, The whole vast station had an un-Katharine could see that. The fact
that John
Kaye know Katharine's familiar air. When shall I see this travelling companion seemed to make place again? the girl thought dully: things "more regular." Bertine would It seemed to her that she was saying farowell to home, to the city for good, have to admit that.
Katharine hadn't known, hadn't Perhaps by some conniving she could
that John WAL suspected manage to stay in New Mexico until remotely
coming down to sco hor off. Now, the spring, when she was to came into naturaily enough, he walked with her her mother's money. Then she need
down the great length of the platform never see Innicock again. Travel while her father gallantly followed strange places would help her to Evelyn Vincent. There were white
coated porters in every doorway; most. of the beds were already made up. Katharine was conscious now of the stir and movement attendant upon departure. It wasn't a dream. She was really leaving them all.
forget.
She had urged Violet Merser to come down to see her off. But with a queer little twisted smile her new friend had said she thought she'd better not
She talked with a feverish bright-
"That's why you're going away." "Partly."
“ክ get over it," Katharine re- peated, smiling and blinking in the "You'll let me know," said John silence. "And when I do
almost gruffly. "Promise me
"She doesn't like father, that's it,"
"Oh, will!" In her relief at this Katharine thought with a flash of in-ness to her companion. If you talk- night. Well, neither Bertine nor her ed hard and fast enough you hadn't turn of the interview she looked al- father had been specially nice to the time to think, She found her com- most happy. People did get over of flowers-button things like that; every day you read partment fuli fact. Mersers, and But Violet red them, in
didn't notice sach chrysanthemums in wine colour and about them in the newspapers. Just
"Violet, her
white, and a knot of gardenias in n now the pain was like a sword in her mallness in people.
twist of silver paper. John's card ide, But later-later perhaps every the girl thought, was so generous
thing would be changed. She would that she ignored in
in lay on them. genuino qualities she deplored.\ to get away or not," he said with again.
"I didn't know whether I'd be able forget Michael Heatheroe, be whole
nome difdence,
Katharine felt her lips trembling and sailed very rally to hide
were tears burning at the There back of her eyelids.
others the Well, but father had come around amazingly in the matter of the trip. No matter how Bertino stormed and ranted, ho had been gently persistent had said that perhaps Katharine was old enough to decide by how just who her friends ought to be. And this Miss Vincent seemed a pleasant woman, distinguished
understood charming
"I've
least," Katharin's thought with a the pang of compunction. She had ni Ways Been him, as it were, through a haze of Bertine's way and prejudices, Maybe he was on her side really.
They were making conversation now in the pollte, laboured way peo- ple employ just before a train depar-
ture.
my
"Sure you've got your money anfo
"Oh.
yes, And
traveller's cheques." The girl patted her big alligator-skin purse. She Was in pale tan tweeds with a für scarf ilang over her slender shoulders, Her fair hair gleamed under the brim of her brown felt hat. Her brown
gloves, her slim brown shoes, were perfection.
*
"You are too good to me." "Not too good, Kutharine!" She had never heard that note in hin voice before, Evelyn Vincunt and her father, were pacing briskly up and down, Lalking animatoly, They had the whole big draughty plat form, for the moment, to themselves.
John Kaye bent close to the slim, fair girl in tweeds. She was pinning the gardenias to her fur scarf with fingers that shook a trifle.
"You know what I want to tell you, Katharine 7"
She fluttered her lashes downward Instinctive movement toward an flight. His hand caught, prisoned
her.
"Don't you?"
L
Her voice was very faint. How could the stop him? "No-no, I don't think
30.
Wad
י.
Somewhere a bell began to clang in a long, dolorous peal. Her-father "Well, I suppose we've got and Miss Vincent were at her elbow. to be leaving you."
A hand truck loaded with luggage The man rattled along the concrète. with the improvised magazine stand began to put his wares out of sight. A boy with a telegraph company's insignia on his cap strolled along, "All 'bond," said the porter melli- asking for last minute fluously.
telegrams,
Kartharine felt her father's lips. cool and parental, on her cheek. Now he was shaking hands with Miss Vincent and Katharine was crowded into the little corridor with Dr. Kaye.
"Johnny, write to me."
"If you want me to."
His oyca were dark with some un- named emotion, is square, strong surgeon's hands gripped hers. Kath- arine, looking down, could see the whitened knuckles.
Evelyn Vincent crowded into the vestibule now, her bulk filling it.
"You'll
be carried to Harmen, Doc- tor, before you know it."
"I can't let you go away without Baking you if I have a chance, Kitay."
He put his lips to her handa-the This this
terrible!
She palms of them. Then he was gone They saw Evelyn Vincent
just hadn't dreamed of anything like it all in an instant. The train moved then, heard her agreeable deen Eng Zoe with her foolish, Irresponsible slowly along the platform, gathering lish voice and saw that a man, was | chatter had somehow hit on the Impetus as it went. with her. His back was turned. truth.
Evelyn Vincent stripped off her Katharine could just see the gray Katharino couldn't hurt him. That gloves. "Well, that's that, my dear," topcoat and the gleam of a fair head. was the last thing she wanted to Katharine did not hear her, Sko She was unpleasantly affected by the do anyone. But how was she to was staring out of the window at the prospect of having to talk to a answer han truthfully without doing stanchions flying past. What mess stranger. It seemed to her she was g07
it all wast John in love with her so deadly tired that any further effort Hor silence was prolonged. The and she bound to someone who des- would be devastating.
walking couple, Victor Strykhurst pised her. But when Miss Vincent turned,swinging his stick briskly, Miss Vin-Į (To Be Continued).
CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
to stifle her love for a man who the position, and thus begins a series considers himself bound by moral of highly dramatic adventures which obligation to a faithless wife, a role befall a young girl entirely un- which should enable this beautiful and accustomed to the world and its pit- talented actress to add many new falls. More than admirers to her ever-increasing fan were engaged for these scenes, which 100. young girls following. Other well-known names also show departments in which aro
the cast include Little David Jack
nzyl wood-working When Director Rouben Mameulian Halt, the 21⁄2 year old actor who inadegat sewing The Good Faire
other useful arts. sensational wanted to film cavalry drill as his
the oth
directed by William Wyler, was adapt detail of Dmitr!'s wild and reckless Kereen 4 few months ago, Beryled from the play by Ference Molnar, life as a cadet in "We Live Again Mercer, Shirley Ross, Stuart Casey and the cast supporting Miss Sullavan the Samuel Goldwyn screen version Adrian Morris, George Irving and and Marshall Includes Frank Morgan, of Tolstoy's "Resurrection," which "Flush" the amazingly intelligent
in
appearance on
brings
Anna Sten and Fredric March canine actor of "The Berretts of Wim- Reginald Owen, June Clayworth and
other favourites. to the King's Theatre on Friday, pole Street." "Age of Indiscretion" March refused a double for the stir was directed by Edward Ludwig. ring manoeuvres. He said there was nothing the professional riders, many
"The Little Minister"
"Blind Date"
It might never have happened if they hadn't met on a blind date! But of them former Cossack officers, could
RKO-Radio spared no effort in re- they did meet and it did happen do that he couldn't do. And, in the
he proves it. "We Live search work to make its film version and the romantically comic aftermath plcture,
exactly like the original book of Sir provides the theme of. Columbia':
drama trio of March vehicles to be shown James Barrie's "The Little Minister" highly entertaining screen Again," Incidentally, is the third of a
at the Star Theatre. Four well- "Blind Dato" opening to-morrow at almost al-
films known writers, Sarah Y. Mason and the Queen's Theatre. It happened onc
Victor Hearman, (responsible for tho
the night if we might be permitted to could possibly offer an actor three Victe "Little such golden opportunities to prove / Murán, and Jack Women."") Jane intringe on the exclusive domain
worked on Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert. more widely diversified roles or three script on
the
'the country
throwmont and
role
no three
now
for six months changing story
A mutusi friend arranged an appoint- his versatility and artist affairs Barrio pensive word pictures into ment between Ann Sothern, east an a The first, 20th Century's "The
A repro flippant young of Cellini," in which Freddie plays accurate film reproductions.
of the hot-blooded Florentine of the title duction of the village of Thrume was tay at a bitchboard opera.
department
sent store opposite Constance Bennett, is constructed from hundreds of photo father's immense
They exchange wealth. They farce. In the second, graphs and drawings made by studio
meet. B-Ge Barretts of Wimpole! techniclana. Robert Watson,
Bothorn's industrious auto mechanic Street," he plays the dashing, ro-brated Scotch novelist, who residedly glance and Paul Kelly, Mins
Robert Browning, to four miles from mantle poet,
appears, not for only. Hard pressed Norma Shearer's Elizabeth Barrett. acted as technical adviser. Barrie, fiance, is expelled into limbo. But, it Ann's father is employed
B
the
town
ccle-
of Thrums,
And, the third, "We Live Again" himself, congratulated the studio on for funds, Ang' and through the
the
role of
"The Age of Indiscretion"
cast,
powerful and conipelling drama, based having such a distinguished man to by Kelly as a on the immortal. Russian story and "keep them right,” as ho so
by into the hospital with a few crushed released by United Artists, offers him puts it, notable cast, headedntly former's carelessness Kelly is forced and including ribs. Out of gratitude to her af- the handsome young Katharine Hoaburanald Crisp flanced, Miss Sothern feels
John Beal, Alan
constrained Prince Dmitri who loves and by Lumsden Hare, Andy Clyde, Bery! to refuse Hamilton's proposal of the peasant, Katusha, played by Anna Linden Haro
Mercer,
Watson, Dorothy marriage and remain loyal to her Ston.
Stickney, Mary Gordon. Frank Conroy, promise to Kelly. Events from this Elly Malyon, Reginald Denny, Leonard point on build up to a startling climax. In "Age of Indiscretion" the Metro-Carey, Herbert Bunston, Harry Bores it is the romantic story of a chance ford and Barlowo Borland, was direct-meeting with the wrong man that changed her whole life! She took the Goldwyn-Mayer production current sted by Richard Wallace. traction at the Queen's Theatre Paul
chance with love and tried to for Lukas has what is probably the most
get in the arms of another man. role of his career as the
Hera is a romantic angle that un- sympathetic
Intimate glimpses of in Travels with a generous provision of idealistic publisher whose deep devo tion and loyalty to a faithless wife, orphanage form a part of the earlier comedy, drama, romance and pathos. played by Helen Vinson, threatens wreck not only his own life but also brilliant Universal comedy which is Roy Wm. Neill directed. that of the secretary who secretly now at the King's Theatre with Herbart and loves
who scored such■ him. Lukas
ich Margaret Sollavan personal hit in "Little Women" has Marshall in the starring roles. Miss proved to be a prime favourite urob Bull van herself is an fumate of thin photographically correct
"The Good Faizy".
sequences of "The Good Fairy," the
ably because of the fino quality “ction of the Munizin i Orphan-
dignity and restraint that is always
pocomed to.
Dapparent in his screen love-making, age for girls in Budapest, Hungary,
to the
large number of her and because he
and with consider companions is seen at work in the degree the polished. ato lover that all women admire. kitchen of the refuge. Here, "acting By her splendid portrayal of the dif- out
in Evana
the younger girls gatherod
ficult dramatie róla of Arner of 18 tale for the benefit of
"David Copperfield Madge
her, Margaret loses her hold on
has denzitely established herself swinging light and crashes to the an emotional actress of proven ability door coincidentally with the entrance
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