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One I Love
CHAPTER XXXVIII
Janet stood still.. "But where aro you going?" she asked.
"It doesn't matter," Rolf tok her. "Anywhere! I just want to talk to you, that's all. Heard you were back and I've been wanting to see you,"
"But Rolf-1"
that
"Are you going to say you won't talk to me? Well, I hadn't expected that. of course if you focl
She glanced at him, then looked away quickly. "But we can't." she said I mean what did you want to talk about?"
17
"I can't very well tell you standing In the middle of the sidewalk, can Come on. We'll drop in at Stanley's, Stanley's restaurant in the next block was one of the meat fashion able in Lanenster, Betty Carlyle and her friends often lunched there. Janet know she couldn't go there with
Tolf.
LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
If the room Janot glanced at was pounding furiously. "But won't go!" who told herself over and Twenty minutes of nine. over agam.. "If he comos I won't be theref
Well, that was settled and settled in the right way. Rolf should know that it would never do for them to wondered what moet secretly, Sho
ite
In 20 minutes more Rolf would be there. Janet tried again to read. She mustn't think about Rolf. She wouldn't go to meet liini, of courne. That was out of the question.
She looked at the printed page and thought, "I didn't try to make things happen the way they have. It's not my fault."
he wanted to talk to her about. Not that it would make any difference. the conversation, reviewed She
But it would be her fault if she assured herself that her attitude had
the skle door and down been the right one. But what was went out Rolf, so anxious to talk to her about? the flagstone walk to the oak tree. A dozen times during the afternoon. There would be no one else to take that same question arose. Once back the blame for that in the big brick house she felt secure- again. There was no uso denying
It was 18 minutes now.
And now
was the boating of Janet's there heart.
She could feel it drumming away-so noisily that if anyone, elsa ly have heard it, too. The clock and had been in the room they must sure the steadily pounding heart kept up Janet rose and moved about the
art of duct.
that seeing Rolf had been a tempta 17. How fearfully quiet the house tion. It was a temptation init she was! Not a sound except the clock. had risen above it. It was a comfor- Not a sound? Oh, yes there was-** table, feeling to know that she had been able to master the situation.
calm about She could be very
If Rolf the whale affair now.
and been, She said, "I'm sorry but really cane he would simply find that he foolish. Janet knew that can't. Mrs. Curtis is expecting nie.”
spend the evening, with would she His eyes met hers directly. That's Mes. Curtis, either reading to her or an excuse, isn't it?" he said. "There's possibly playing cards. There was n some reason why you don't want to
new game Mrs. Curtis had learned at come. The same reason, I suppose, Silver Bay of which she was very fund why you've been avoiding me for so Even if Janet lind not decided against long. I thought it was agreed be-it, it would be quite impossible for her tween us that we were going to be to meet Rolf. friends,"
Janet felt conspicuous standing She said, "Let's there on the street. walk along. I'm on my way to take
u bus,"
Sho
it was important. I wonder room restlessly. She thought, " what he wants. Perhaps it really is important.'
And then quickly, "But I can't make any difference! I told him I couldn't see him!"
And then something happened to Impulsively she turned to the radio Jolt her assurance. The evening be again, tuned in a noisy orchestra gan just as Janet had been sure it and let the brassy notes till the room. and Mrs. Curtis hnd It was hideous but it was better "That's hot an answer," Rolf would.
would not abjected as they moved along, side by dinner and afterward their coffee was then the silence. The sound seemed
served in the living room. They were to steady her. No, the Sho refused to meet hir eyes.still sitting there when the telephone ko to meet Rolf. "Of course we're friends," she told rang. -him in voice that was not as steady as it should have been. "At least I want to be."
sidir.
He laughed rather unpleasantly. "Only you'd rather never see me, is that it
*
A
A moment later she was back to say be a that Mrs. Thornton was calling to ask if Mra. Curtis would like to see the "You know that's not so, Rolf! new picture at the Century. If she It's just that well, I think it's bet-would the Thorntons would stop for ter for us not to see each other. You her in 20 minutes,
"Why, of course!" Mrs. Curtia remember what Betty thought that night she came to the house 7
"Tell, her-no, wait! F want to cause any trouble!"
"So that's it!" There was a pause 10 minutes after eight the hell and then Roll went on more serious-rang and Janet answered. Mr. and her word. ly. "But I really do want to talk to Mrs. Thornton entered and at the you. Janet. It's Important! I've got samo moment Mrs. Curtis, wearing at the patch of moonlight and the hat and coat, came hurrying down blackness beyond. All at once she
It was 10 minutes after nine when Janet said, "I'll answer," because it
the house. A few more nighta and the moon would was Lucy's night off. She arose and she stepped out of went into the library.
complete golden circle. It crooked rest was shone down brightly on patch of the fawr. The shadowed by trees and the hedge at Janet closed the door behind her one side of the house.
was no one in and waited. There
the right Bight. The oak tree on was a man of shadowa, No, Rolf had not gone. He had taken her at She hesitated a moment, sturing
I don't
go
At
to talk to you. Listen, will you ricet me this evening-**
can't do that!" Janel inter- rupted quickly,
•
the staire.
she saw the figure moving, slowly "I'm all ready," she said. "I'm so coming toward her. She heard a voice call softly, "Janet" and inew glad you telephoned! We'd better it was Rolf. right along, I suppose. Goodbye, Janet
"I can only stay a moment," she and when sho was beside him. The man went on as though bo
They were off in a whiri of chiffon What is it you want?", had not heard her. "Will you meet
There was barely light enough me at nine o'clock?" he asked. "I'll and lilac perfume and the heavy scent
make out his Jace. tree back of the of Mr. Thornton's cigar. Janet stood for her to come to the oak
for a moment and watched the car "Perhaps, to see if you would come!" holike."
"But you mustn't ask me te do drive away. Then sho went back to he said.
the living room and turned on the "Then I'll have to go!" that, Rolf. I can't!"
"At nine o'clock to-night," he re- radio. peated. "At the oak tree.
The yellow bus appeared at the corner a block away. Janet saw it with a wave of thankfulness. won't be there," abo told him firmly. "There's no use of you coming!"
He said, " be waiting for you," and touched his hat as the bus came to a halt.
Janet stepped into the vehicle and found a seat. She knew that her checks' were flushed and her heart
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in
His hand was on her arm. "No, Janet please! You can't go now.
really de want to talk to you!" "Well, then?"
A dance orchestra, playing one of the tunes she had heard often at S-I ver Bay, came on the air. Listening,
The hand on her arm tightened. Janet felt irritated and snapped off
died in the Janet!" the man repeated the name the switch. The song midst of
of a plaintivo teñor chorus. softly."You're looking very sweet, Janet picked a magazine and do you know it?" All at once his tried to read. The words parading arm was around her. She had no before her eyes were meaningless. She will to stop him, even if she could could not keep her attention on them. have, Rolf caught her to him and The house seemed quiet. So qulet she his lips found hers.
(To Be Continued). could hear the tick of the clock serosa
and
Good-Fairy,-now-allowing at the through sonte cunning feats of black Star Theatre, this reviewer has not magic on the part of long-dead Edgar seen it. From the various standpoints Allan Foe, author of "The Raven," of acting, story, humorous incidents, and the movie makers, our many
And production
direction, this lives "Karloff la revived again in the a hunted rollicking farce is completey satisfy-Poe thriller, this time as
falls under sinister is a credit ing, and
not only to criminal who The cops are crashing the movies! everyone concerned in its making, power of Bela Lugosi, a half-crazed
Herbert doctor. Frank B. Gompert nationally known Margaret Sullavan
Marshall are presented as co-stars a The cast supporting Karloff and of the criminologist charge
the head of an exceptional company Lugosi in the sinister doings of "The Criminological Department of Los Angeles Sheriff's Ofice, launched and neither has ever before leen 80 Raven" includes Irene Hinds, Maidel cast, Unrealized comedy Turner, Incz Courtney, Spencer upon a
a screen career at Warner Bros. happily
and Iau Charters
Wolfe. Louis here revealed in many Gompert was engaged by the Warner talents are Bros., to supervise the firing a script
scenes in the Barbara and attest to the wide versatility of prepared by David Bochni.
i་ན་དམ Sunwyck
picture
this popular pair. No less effective starring Secret Bride," conring soon to the in uproariously funny roles are Frank Morgan and Reginald Owen. whu Queen's Theatre,
a lively authority on all branches keep the laughs coming at lise detection and investigations pace and add grently, to the success lle Look aberatory equipment valued of the picture. Other important parts at $25,000 to the studio for use in ure in the hands of Alun Hala, Hugh
in authentic O'Connell and Beulah Bomii. filmed scenes which were
under the eye of
of crime
and
the
whu
listic, fashion
"Gold Diggers of 1935" Four of five million Americans) In thrilling, The Secret Bride" isi
drama of political plots learned, during the inte World War, what it is to do things by the numbers, and battling murders based on a
by Leonarde Ide. aliss Stanwyck but it remained for Bushy Berkeley hunds the east which includes Warren to make full use of his army training
Glenda Farrell, William,
Girant in the creation and the direction of Mitchell, Arthur Byrua, Henry screen spectacles. Every thrill that O'Neill
Dambrille. Berkeley has provided audiences in the Douglas an
42nd Street William Dieterle directed the picture musteal numbers in
"Footlight Paraule," "Wonder
froin the screen piny by F. Jago" w his latest First Herbert, Tom Buckingham and Mary McCall, Jr.
by coun--with 1935", was)
sical, "Gold Diggers of Star of Midnight”
doing the counting. A reluarent Something entirely new in love
The film stories is said to be brought to the on the Berkeley sets during
ins of "Gold Diggers of 1936" sounded serien
William Powell Ginger Rogers in
Rogers in "Star of Midnight", a little like n drill, ficil during the
period of the war-w
-with- RKG-Radio Picture woven around training
sharp voiced The "POST" Aeromail Letter Paper Rock's society enl night life, Berkeley acting as a
coming on Wednesday to the King's top-sergeant. It doesnt look like that, 53223! two or three Thentre. Romans in this nudern, however, with pphisticated drain follows no chart-hundred lovely young ladies in shorts
The redhaired Ginger. Gold Diggers of 35"
its parts of the training soldiers. is drawing the role of a young society beauty, inkes the aggressive, and it's hard to crowded houses at the Queen's Thea- tell whether Powell is a willing: victre. In the all-star cast are tim, or an apprehensive clinger to the Powell. Adolphe Menjou, standard of Bachelorhood. In other Stuart, Alice Brady, Glenda Farrell, Hugh Herbert, words, it's the man in the east; who Frink Mellb keeps the girl and the audiencs Joseph Cawthorn, and the dance team! guessing. A sinister mystery, nilds
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