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Summer Sweethearts TRAVEL SERVICE
CHAPTER XLII.
"You're not listening," the girl placed elsewhere posted. "I can tell."
thanked God with all bor heart that look at, intelligent, womanly (m the ahe had got through it. There were old-fashioned sense, in spite of her Zoo stared at Clarence. The elderly other things in life besides love. She modern setting). Any man but him. coloured man shifted his gaze easily was going to do social service work self, that it His affections were "I thought to myself" he said, "that this winter. Her mother, who had 'fore I go back to Hartford I better hitherto opposed, this aim, was now take this to Miss Zoo. She'll know perfectly willing to concur with any
So the Par what to do with it. Seems like I tried plans Zoe might make. to do the bost I could, takin' it cut kers would take a city apartment, and of the drawer when that Miss Moon Zoe would have clauses at a settle was lookin' over where."
ment or some auch place, she told her. Zoe interrupted. "You say you self. found it when 7" She had an official- She was reading on the terrace at looking paper in her hand.
4 when Gerda Announced Dr. Kaye. "Found it after Mist Michaol done He looked browner, mors vital in his
tweeds.
wore
"But I am," he protested, smiling, "You said Gracia Melivains green and was asking for me."
Smart boy!" Zoa applauded. "You think your own thoughts and listen at the same time, It's like pat- Ling your head and rubbing your tummythe trick we used to try when we were children.
"Something like that!" He laughed "I started IL"
Zoe smiled, "It's with deep enjoyment. grand. Some of It's hard going, but Zoe could feel the paper Clarenco getting through It." had given her crackling in the pocket got rid of the incriminating evidence
I took pick. Thought he wouldn't want ] country the book I sent?"
to see it. She was tearin' the place
up, tearin' the whole self-same house
to
ceal shaken by the revelation, con- feel no now He grinned at her. þat hor sweater. Bhe wished she had |
to-day. Gerda brought ten. "Let's have it on the terrace, Doctor. Shall we?" "Great. This sun won't last for- ever."
"Do her amazement. "Thank you
you good." for bringing it to me, Clarence. You There was something bayishly attrac- did
right.
tive about him "Well, I didn't get back 'fore Mist" Michael left. I was a-goin to write bim, but seems like never get 'round to it. So I knew you was Miss Kath arine's friend. Many's the time when I worked for Mis' Willetts I give both of you a ride on the pony. Seems like you'd know what to do, now I'm goin' back to my sister's to stay."
"Thank you, Clarence." Zoe reach ed for her purse and folded a bill into his hand.
"Now there ain't no need for that," Ho But his fingers clored over it. went shambling away,
So that was Katharine's secret at the date on the mar
She poured the thin amber stream into the delicate cups. "Glad you don't think tea is sirsy."
"I? No, I like it. Had a year in London, you know, and learned to there. In Germany, of course, coffee was the
thing It
at once.
Iler little Scottish terrier, Jack, came wandering in from the garden and sniffed in friendly fashion at the table holding the tea tray. Dr. Kaye rubbed the dog's cars, and Zoe told Jack sternly to keep away from the enkes.
"I met a friend of yours at lunch the other day," the man said lazily, in the alience, "Young Corlian. Said
yellow leaves drifting in June to a pleasantly domestic in-he'd come back on the boat with you around them; the water cobalt in the
Zoe sak, "We had fun. Mother distance; the warmth of afternoon sun ilked him."
backs.. on their
•
"He's a very handsome chap." "Very," Zoe sald with pollte inter
Zoo lance Weeks before Kath- Zoo, burdened with Katharine's ext. The Princeton youth with his ringe arine had married Michael Heath secret, longed to share it with some perfect clothes and his big motor cars Groet
ano wiser than herself, but did not might have meant a thrilling inter- And Sally Moon, to whom Michael quite dare. Desides the simplest, the lude to her a year ago. Now-well, bad"
Jock created been engaged, was leaving for most intelligent course would simply she just didn't seem to care. diversion Paris on the morrow. Zoe, who knew be to slip the certificate into an en
in old
Hiking
the
at
the
"I know it. She dropped me u over the carefully-tended plant roots.
a few of the people to whom Sally velops and send it to Katharino with moment by rising on his hind legs had sent Invitations to the wedding. brief note explaining how it got rather in the manner of an offended and growling deep in his also had heard of their hasty can into Zoe's possession. cellation. The bridegroom had been "I bada letter to-day," said thohepherd dog was bounding over wodding unavoidably post-man, doubling thin slice of brend Mrs. Parker's delphinium beds, casu-
story and butter and eating it with poned. That was the way the
"Katharino's And all the time, Zoo mused, relish. went.
had been safely reposing place." this
Brence'a
pocket,
She Was Heatheroo the villain there. It Jock's in it. Come back, come back, thene
circumstances painted him? sounds marvellous." Zoo trembled for Katharine. No "I was worried about her," John boy, do you hear me?"
She made a flying leap for him. Dr. wonder the girl had drooped, turned Kaye conforsed, holding out his cup Kaye at her
heels pale and wan. This was her secret to be refilled. "She'd lost weight
"He'll kill him-Prince will kill wasn't her usual energetic self.""
Jock 1" Zoe
"He nearly went on. Zoe's heart began to beat faster. tore him to bits last year. I told Zoe went back into the house, un- Accountably depressed. If Katharine This man was extraordinarily keen. Gracia not to
#
disgustedly nald must be
"That's Gracia's, be somewhere about. Now
had not managed her affairs better Would she be able to keep nitent-except on let him como in here, such a Frantically they sought to part than this, what could one expect of she who had always boen
babbler7 the world at largo?
the two dogs. Gracia, very elegant "What a muddio!" Zoe sighed, She began to chatter about nothin a walking costume of gray, giving
of the hering at all. The tennis finals, and the an impersonation
sports- leaning her head pensively on land.
last dance of the season at Wis-woman at her most brilliant rooment. She had seen John Kaye that morn simackon, and whether Denny Rae-xtrolled into sight.
would win the race.
Zoe had a willow switch which was ur-burn's yacht ing. He had come out for a Satur- day morning of golf. She had asked John listened, watching lazily the play proving quite ineftctual. Finally the Dr. Kaye managed to grip Jock's him to tea this afternoon, and he was of sunlight and shadow on coming. Zoe had felt a little flutter animated face. Zoe had taken on a collar and drag him away. Zoo, al of pleasure at the thought, in spite now prettiness since her wild out- most sobbing, received the battered of the fact that she had sworn never burst of despair, ending in her tusalo little terrier inte her arms,
man trouble the surface with death. She was, John Kaye ro- "You naughty puppy! You de
Pity serve to be whipped. Why dèn't you of her mind again. She felt whole-fected, a delightful companion. new again since her summer mad-who'd fastened her affections on that obey me!""
John Kaye, following her, plked ness. She looked back on that time rotter. Almost any man might con- feeling older and wiser: It was a bad sider himself lucky to have the love up the folded paper she had dropped.
(To Be Continued). Limo to have got through. She of a girl like Zoe. She was lovely to
CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
on
partner, surpassing, tenderness must be added
time
andro
London to raise a loan to cover bank a motion picture filled with greater funds he sunk in a worthless African emotional appeal than "Only Yester- mine, his associates divert suspicion by hiring Charlier to impersonate him day," the Universal production which In real life as well. Trying to keep the Star theatre. To a love story of opened an engagement yesterday at Als Jealous blonde placated and at
the same flirtation with the seductive exceptional artistry in direction and "Wednesday's Child" which throbs Baroness whose husband he is im the services of a cast which is well- Cominine with appeal, is a production which personating, keeps Charlier stepping, nigh perfect. The work of Margar. The situation reaches à climax when of Suliavan, in the lehe has re-
woll explains why claims the emotional interests of
the every human being and the coming tests his wife's fidelity by Impersonat-cantly created such sensation on the
Charlier. Intrigued, but un-
stage, and justifies her attraction at the Queen's Theatro. In the Baroness enacts an im-selection for one of the most sought | Frankio Thomas, twelve-year-old certain, actor, Edward Arnold and Karen Passioned love scene with him, finally after parts of the season. Never
him off with an ardent kiss,
before, in
in his screen career has John Morley have the principal roles.
withing
result
contributed such a sincerely that next morning Boles Frankie was starred in the New York she flutters distractedly between be moving performance as he does in stage play from which the picture lieving one moment that the man was the principal male role, and high was adapted. It is the story of Bobby her husband and the next that he was praise must also be given to Billie Burke and Edna May Oliver and Phillips, who sees his mother making Charlier. Merle Oberon is seen as
whllo Ann lieginald Denny, who played featured strange man while his father stunning Baroness, love to
entire supporting cast, is away on the road. Later, Bobby
fealous Mimi: parts. The Southern plays the
It overhears his parents quarrel over the Also in the cast are Robert Grieg, indeed, is excellent, consisting as episode and hears his mother declare Lumsden. Hare, Walter Byron, Eric does of Benita Hume, Berton Chur
Ferdinand in a rage that it is unfortunate we Blare,
Gottschalk and chill, Onslow Stevens, June Clyde, Waltor Catlett, Barry Norton, Betty Bobby's house of Fedinand Munier.
about his bead
Blythe and literally dozens of other equally well known players.
evor had a
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"The Woman in Red" Barbara Stanwyck's latest starring
"The Best Blan Wina" that something terrible is happene plcture. "The Woman in Red," is now to him as he is forced to testify.
"The Best Man Wins", Columbia's Awards him to his mother for at the Alhambra. It is a colourful eight months out of the year and to and picturesque drama based on thrilling comedy-drama starring Ed- the father for four. is mother Wallace Irwin's best selling novel, mund Lowe and Jack Holt as a pair and is filled with of caro-free, fun-loving deep-ca marries "the other man" and Leles, and
"North Shortly dynamic situa
divers has its initial showings to-day to make Bobby happy. His resent thr ment, however, causes him to become tions. In addition there is a glowing at the Queen's Theatre. Featured exceedingly ner
nervous and he longs for
romance and sensational court trial in the leading to prety, young lady
role is Florence allows her with Bela Lugoal in the role of the who has always been his pal. Tragic order to save an innocent man from scientist and gem smuggler. the time when he can rejoin his dad, in which a
putation to be torn to shatters in wily, alnister "Dr. Bochm," mad Outwards to:
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of murder. A society conviction to le going covery that his father is
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Breakfast Club, and with from a story by Ben G. Kohn, while brought on by his disappointment, Angeles Bobby is sent to a Military, school, some of the finest and bluest blooded Ethel Hill and Bruce Manning adapted
art it to the screen.. part
"Girls, Please" their own future happiness with their adds to the interest of the new loves. There is a happy denote There also are exciting polo matches.
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Sydney Howard gives what must Misa Stan- moni, however. John Robertsonwyck's romantic lead, and one of the be considered, the greatest "per- Agents: directed.
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This is the first time "Girls, Please", which is now at the Mia and Raymondro | Tramplessura: deputy.nhẹnd-mistron
have King's Theatre. In the role of Mr. rostar of "Folies Berger 20th. said to make an ideal pair of screve of the ridest possible scope for his
Maurico Chevalier has his first dual been east together and the
the girls Anlahing school,
Sydney Century's lavish picture version of lovers. There is a
ro quadrangular
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while John Eldrege rich characterisation rather than from Raymond, 5 star of the Folies
in Raymond's rival, both enamoured slick turns of speed or breathtaking be moustached
An un of the star of the picture. be-monial, noted for his
escapados
when French Baron
Usuall
dally largo Thus, the per- in support of Miss Stanwyck and in the matronly clothes of a gin-drinking Amorous escapades.
both the Hero sonable French actor
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