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OHÄPFVER XXXIX
lat reflected, ought to pay a little for It their treatment of women
may make trouble. Adrianeon thinks she should carry the thing through. We don't want to meddie.” The headlights of Stanlay Merper's
Violet concealed her own, grave car, centting arough the mist, picked
He looked at her. I didn't rememisgivings at this breach of con out the agure of man against the bar thing," he told her simply: ndence; I'll take all the blame, if stone wall Violet put her hand Over her mouth to stifle an exclamation of "You knew and didn't she hear terror, purely Involuntary. This was that I was hurt in a taxi mocident there is any told her husband.
"We did. Bat. it didn't sound couldn't see him go off
He looked so wild-so desperate. a lonely place. :wo, early and oftan, by many of that serious. She called the hospital and i wouldn't have slept to-nigus, ↑ friends but they had never before was told you were getting on all right. Then you osme home, and wither tale. seen loiterers about.
Stanley pulled into the driveway phoned or tried to see her. One day her on the street without and opened the door at his left. The Fou
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came toward them briskly w
Violet saw it was Michael.
She introduced the briefly,
into
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you
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A young man carrying a shabby bag, hoarded a west-bound trainat Pennsylvania station that night. He stayed up "You did,” Violet said, stealing hor- rather late in the writing room. Two TOURIST CLASS mself against the impulse to bomfort of his notes were posted at Manhattan the other to Misa Sally Moon "May I talk to you for a moment the boy. He put his head into his Transter. One was to Man, Biantes
hands and groaned. Stanley came Merok, New York. Michael asked. He added that he back into the room.
he went to bed and tossed knew it was late, but the matter was
were going through
In Chicago
he decided to take a course" Violet led the wayal Vonight ich oh went on gian-unenally in the Harrow Pullman the chints-hung sitting room, ing from one to the other. "I was to
No passenger ships had left New York Sining on lights as he went marry Sally Moon Someone said the land for the rest of the Journey with a muttered excuse, left words of the ceremony more as the night before because of bad wea
But the rain and joke than anything. I felt a though
ther conditions. them together.
You know where Katharine is "I'd been struck by lightning. The blowing cold fogs had been left be
whole thing came back to me."
hind in Ohio. Michael made it more of since at Violet looked actualngly at her
Michael had never been in a piano than
a question. Violet glanced at husband, "I told you
་་ him uneasily, Really, she thought,
"Lucky it happened in time," before. Below him the familiar coun this was a difficult spot to be in. She
He drew a long breath, stretching his know the girl had left Innicock to Stanley drawled "You'd have been read out liko, a checkerboard. forget him. Only this afternoon short think I don't realize itt legs in the cramped seat. It was
ness againN
There had board that he was to be married | Bichael wanted to know. "I meant / good to have this eense of spacious- | to Sally Moon very shortly. What that night I went to New York to
In Santa Fe he left the ship. was she to do?
"I called her house. Her step. have the whole matter of the Inherit was a jorkwater train to Roanne or mother hung up on me," Michael ance straightened out and to announce there were cars to be had. It was a our marriage at once. My engage matter of 50 Michael barned
milea. explained gravely. Violet, as always ment to Sally had been a crazy affair with impatience. The
train was not felt a little thrill of anger tow she didn't really want it. It was just due to leave for an hour,
But Bertine. So much of this mischiaf
on Bally's part.
He Jingled the coins in his pockets could laid at her door. That n
bo
That afterward smug, good woman
"She liked the idea of the title, eh" as the driver of rackety-looking sedan came around the corner. Yes, asked me not to give out Violet said, fencing the older man grinned encouragingly, he would drive Michael to Roanne
That was about it."
no trouble at all. Silepcia? Certain for time. If Stan would only coma
"Well, thank God, it's no worse back into the room; she badly needed his moral support at the moment than it is," murmured Violet philoly, he was well acquainted with the
man would enjoy it. Sho liked
bad
this boy at first. There sophically. "Katherine has been hurt plac beautiful spot. The gentle-
not permanently, I hope. was something appealing about Whether or not she'll want to let the
The roads left something to be lean fineness, the way his eyes were a set deeply in his unbrowned face marriage stand, of course, le another desired. In places they were deeply
hand that held the cigarette
Stanley, halting over the words, ratted. It was a short route they well-
taking, the driver ingratiatingly wined. WILD a good one, strong and told Michael that legal stops were
already being taken to dissolve the raged at the stops. The bond. about person by looking at his face
Ho paled. "Sorry she did it, eh engine was an old one; more than once the radiator had to be reinforced, by and hands. It was nonsense to say
"You can't blame her for having water which Sebastian carried in a tin could. you Good Lord," blurted Michael. in a second thought on it," Violet cried, kerosene can on the front seat. The coming to her friend's defence, "You day grow very hot-unbearably hot. the silence. "She's my wife didn't scarcely made it a success at the you know that? I thought, perhaps start-although I admit now that it
wasn't your fault."
And
tharine
muscled, the fingers slender and
But you couldn't tell much,
vour.
sho'd told you."
•
Michael knew the very words he would say to the fair-haired girl he was weekling. He could scarcely be Violet stared, stung into speech by He stared at them both. "Well, leve that she had been, for at
an instant the direct attack. "She did. But you'll be pushing along. Thanks for one day, his wife in the eyes of God If Hidn't acknowledge it. She thought bothering with me."
and the law. He had forgotten. you had played a ghastly trick on
Violet's reedy pity went out to him, over he had known it, that life could He looked so young and troublad! be so
good, Her woman's' perceptions told her
This fellow probably was riding him. "Mainly."
Violet said rather on what a wretched tíma he must have all over God-know-where to collect a grily. The man was either a con-gone through at the Moon's. And fare. ..Michael famed at the thou- summate actor or else he was sincere she believed his whole, preposterous sand and one delays. But when she had told Stanley and story. It It was too fantastic not to be But at long last, the single narrow i Adriannon her theory of his possible Katharine's at Silencia, a sort of desert. And half a mile out of town
bet's why she left 1"
at
lass of memory, a week or two bo fore, they had laughed
her. Adrianson was preparing the annul- ment papers at the moment.
hotel at Roanne, New Mexico," she blurted on an impulse.
street of Roanne loomed up out of the
they saw the creamy walls of a long, low adobe house. "Thank you." He wrote it down. "Silencia, my gentleman." sold After he had gone Stanley said grave-Sebastian with a flash of white teeth. ly to his wife, “I don't think you Michael's heart thudded impatiently. Vio-should have told him where she is.| (To Be Continued).
"She must think me a thorough rotter," Michael groared.
"I'm afraid she does." Men,
CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
effective that the old system of roles are played by Edward Under-
Peter preparing a musical score for a pic-down,
Gawthorne, Merial turo after it has been completed. Forbes, Lens Halliday and Neva "The Flame Within" is the second Carr-Glyn. Direction is by Jack Ray- motion picture for which Kern has mond, whò has been in charge of created special musica! numbers, and several of Sydney Howard's previous the first tion-musical to boast a score
& core succéanes. the famous composer.
Hard- by, the psychiatrist, has the first
“Music In The Air? Jimmy Cagney, starred in "G Men," really dramatic role she has played
"Music In The Air," the delightful now showing at the Alhambra theatre, since she launched her career on the
Fox the
Film spectacle which opened last played on Broadway in "Penny screen, although her success on
That legitimate, stogo was accomplished yesterday at the Star Theatre, is Arendo" with Joan Blondell.
In vitally serious player standing musical film of the season. ays, this reviewer's candidate for the out- was more than five years ago and entiroly, picture
In thin William Keighley was the director emotional reactions when she finds Here is a screen achievement in every and⚫ producor. During its run on herself facing the same dilemma in sense of the word, comblaing magni Broadway, Warner Bros. purchased her own romantic affairs that she had tude with uproarious comedy, tendar "Penny Arcade," at the same time successfully untangled in the lives romance with a magnificent musical the film has never been surpassed, for signing Cagney and Miss Blondell to of so many of her patients while core. In its musical setting alone,
A celebrated woman appear in the film version of the paychoanalyst. Luois Hayward, of light music, has contributed the play, which was released as "Sinnor's from his triumph in "Point de Jerome Kern, weo ́American composer
working
We 100
melodies are the most
Hoilday." Keighley chose to remain Noel Coward's New York success, score. His in New York. Both Cagney and Miss makes his screen bow, as the ne'er-do-liiting and joyous that have be Blondell subsequently rose to stardom well. The picture also marks the first at the Warner Bros. studios. Several time that Miss Herding and Herbeke months ago the same studio engaged Keighleya a director. On the "G
meratein. Ilin Marshall have been co-starred
"Giria Please"
on the screen and Oscar Ham-
written
notable Gloria Swanson, returning to pictures after a two years' absence, turns in performance which wil
astonish even her most ardent fans.
Men" pet at Warner Bros. Cagney The laughter-raising qualities of She sings, she rages, she makes love, and Keighley were together again for Sydney Howard's brilliant comedies she plays light; comedy with the the first time in five years, Cagney have long been a byword, and when deftest torch in the world. It fea as star and Keighley a director of British and Domimons claim without gorgeous characterisation, John Boles, the picture. "G"Men" is a stirring qualification that nothing he has done apposite her in the; role of the Urbi
of the battle of Government
Girl" | opers" ténor, has many opportunities story of men against the gangsters of the
for
sheer entertainment to lift his splendid voice," "in" song country. The all star cat is headed value, thin next Tuesday's present and what song li
Cagney and includes Margaret tion, at the King's
forms: light come over, he per
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