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CHAPTER XXXIX
"I suppose," Rolf said, "I couldn't persuade you that I didn't intend to do that mean that wasn't what oh, hang it all, I'm sorry!"
Janet did not answer. She had drawn away from him and in the darkness he could not see her eyes Only the shadowy, oval of her face.
"Well, I guess you don't bellove me," he went on, but it's true. It's just like everything also lately.
Everything goes wrong. Oh, Janet,
I'm in such a mess!”
"What's the matter, Ralf?" "Everything."
there's something
You mcon wrong at the office?"
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LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
I don't know! Sometimes I got and touched her cheeks with colour, thing. going on pretty tired of it. Parties or some. Sho was careful to do the same thing every night. I'd next morning and nothing more was rather stay home lots of times but said about a visit from the physician. Betty always wants to go"
Jeff telephoned Wednesday after- "I hoitidn't think you could do noun. Ilo
Ile said, "Got something. to much work and go to parties every celebrale, Janet. The.
BORS came night,
serons with a raise.
Do you suppose } that but he
can't. I've tried to tell Betty you could go to dinner with
won't listen. Betty "I'd love to but I'm afraid I and 1 haven't been getting along no get away." well the Inst few weeks, You ace
Well,
then, how about seeing she"
movie? That's about all there is to "Please!" Janet protested. "I'd do in town." rather not hear about 1.
She said she thought she could manage that and agreed to be ready
eight. o'clock.
nearer.
"All right." He moved "It's like old times talking to you, Janet! Helps fellow to get things: off his chest. You always under- stand about everything."
The moonlight on the patch of grann had shifted and was coming neurer to them. Janet said, think I'd better go in now, Roft."
"What's the hurry? I haven't had chance to talk to you for weeks. Don't go yet!" He caught her hand,
"Oh, but I must. Really! It's get ting late and someone will be look ing for me or the telephone might ring, Lucy isn't here to-night."
4** mean there's something wrong! everywhere!. At the office. At home. Everywhere I go. I had a row with McPhail this morning, Well—almont n row. Blamed me because we lost the Liberty job and because Horners' wouldn't come through with a coul tract. Can I help it if they change their minds ?
Oh, what's the use! It's the same thing all the time"
But
he blame should ke
you for you handling contracts?" Well, you see," Rolf be
began after we got buckk- White Sulphur Springs Betty thought I should have a more important fob, She talked to her uncle and he agreed mean about what happened?" that I
I could take over some of the "No, Roif. I'm not mad. And contracts. On commission. I hope you get the job at Every better But with times the way they have Home' only I can't stay any longer; been it's only natural we'd lose n to talk about it. I really must little business,
wardly,
else has."
Trom
"All the more reason to stay!". She shook her head. "No. 1 can't."
"You're not mad about anything, are you ?" "No."
Jan't It? Everyone one"
"Yes," Janet said doubtfully, "I suppose it is."
That's what I wanted to talk to you about!" Is tone was cager now. "Do you think I could get n job at Every Home'? They've never taken on anyone in Hamilton's place, have they? I'd like to cut loose from the Atlas Agency. That would show themi Just because I enme there without much experience nobody will Isten to me. If I could get a job like Hamilton's
Janet put in down.on or*
course I don't know how things are going lately but when I left Mr. Hamilton said they were going to try to get along without. taking anyone else on."
"ut they can't do that?"
"I don't doubtfully.
Htag
the
*
*
I
must!" She pulled her band from hix. "Good night, Roif," she said and led up the walk to ward the house.
Inside the hall was dark and she stood for a moment, leaning against the door. She closed her eyes and pressed her hands over them tightly but that did not shut out thu memory, Nothing could do that Nothing!
Slowly she made her way up the staira to her room.
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Mrs. Curtis put down the letter she was reading. She said, "Janet, you're looking pale this morning Don't you feel well?"**
Morning sunlight steamed through the bedroom window. Mrs. Curtis,
at
Л
little roadster appeared before the It was promptly at eight that the door of the brick house, Janet answered the ring, wearing her hat and coat, and a few minutes Inter they were off.
**
The movie proved to be only mildly tertaining. It
was a gangster
affair with a great deal of shooting and underworld warfare. As they came out of the theatre Jett said, "Whow I think I need air ofter that. What nhout you 7"
"Let's drive out on the hill rond," suggested. "I like t out
got into the roadster antl hended for the hill road. But this time when they came to the turn overlooking the
lights of the city Jeff did not tell
Junet Said
How
raise
niore
me about the did it happen 7" could "Nobody
have been surprised than I was," Jeff told her. "The Boss Just called me in this morning and said that from now on I was to take charge of the depart- ment and the salary would go up $5. Honestly, for a minute I thought he was kidding."
"I'm nwfully glad, Jeff. You work hard and
"Well, deserve it."
going to try to." He asked how things were going for her. "I'm going away from Lancaster." Janet announced.
"What?"
She nodded her head affirmatively. "I've thought it all out and it's the only thing for me to do. Should have gone long ago. I'll stay a few more weeks so that I'll have more money and then I'm leaving."
"But where will you go?" lots of places to go. I'm sick of "I settle that fater. There are
"You could try, of course. Mr, wearing a negligee of orchid silk, xatter and, everything in it. The Chambers would be the one to see." ncur the window and looked up at her
"Chambers? I'll remember. That secretary. was another thing I wanted to ask
Why, yes,
Mrs. Curtis. I
you mean that?" you. Ob, bay, I hope I can put this sleep well but I'm feeling all his arm. "I didn't mean it about Janot turned and put a hand in over! I'll show those birds yet."
"I'm afraid they wouldn't want to
don't look it. I think you'll never forget you,”.
you, Jeff. No matter where I go pay very much."
should see a doctor."
"Oh, but it's nothing, Really. All at once the young man let out an
There
was silence between them. Rolf's nugh was bitter. "Well, feel perfectly all right!"
exelamation and put his foot on the I'm not getting so much as it is.
Mrs. Curtis said, "Im! Well, I'm brake. On the road ahead Janet saw That's another thing that mankers me sure I don't want you getting sick. two Bore at McPhail. It takes an awfuIf you don't look better to-morrow I There was
Agures man and
f girl. lot to go around with this crowd of want
something dark behind to you telephone Doctor them. Betty's,"
Roberts. "Yes, I should think it would."
"Let's see what this is," Jeff said An hour later Janet slipped into her as the car came to a halt.. "It takes a lot of dough and-oh, own room, brought out a bux of rouge
(To Be Continued).
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NOTES FROM THE
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father's
managers. They start deliberate campaign..to frighton-her-the man's features and makes a slave face changed. The doctor distorta out of New York. But Toni surprises of him, then he casts a spell over n them. She takes control of the enter beautiful girl and when her father prises and all the the rackets fail to frighten her.
menacing tricks of trios lo When she disappears under myste mer ous circumstances, Steve discovers he has learned to love her. How they outwit the rest of the gang forms a thrilling story that never slackens its terrifle mee and moves like a run- away locomotive to n dramatic climax. "Woman in the Dark"
in the delirious machinations of the her he is himself caught
and Lugosi provide the thrilling high- mentally unbalanced doctor. Karloff lights of the picture while an un- usually good supporting cast includes Irene Ware, Lester Matthews, Inez Courtney, Samuel finds, Spencer Charters, Maidel Turner and Jan Wolfe. There are some excellent photographic effects in the film and the sets are unusually vivid and im. pressive Benders of Tae will doubt- find any famBiar in The Raven," which has been faith- transcribed to the screen. Louis Frediander was the director.
William Powell and Ginger Rogers is the double-star value offered fans for the first time. This strong, ra mantic combination appears in "Star of Midnight," a romantic mystery drama based on an Arthur, Somers Roche story brought to the seroon by, RKO-Radio, and Showing on Wednes A hero who take prison and the day at the King's Theatre. Powell man's noose to help the girl he and Miss Rogers are seen as a unifie
loves is the central character amateur detective dio who vie with Select Productions" picturisation of police in the offert to solve a perplex. Dashiell Hammett's exciting mystery Ing mystery with are up stake than story, "A Woman in the Dark, now more orchids for cleverness, for they at the Star Thenire. This "story of "Gold Diggers of 1935" are caught in the web of circun-dangerous romante” has all the gle- stance, Pawell, as a brilliant aunts of grinning drama parallel to While "Gold Diggers of 1935" piny- torney, is the "Sherlock" of the com-Hammett's, "The Thin Mon," one of ing to delighted audiences at the bination, and Miss Roger, as a youth the most thrilling mysteries ever Queen's Theatre, is funny, there is a ful society, beauty, is the admiring screened. Filmed by Select Produc- serious romance running through the "Watson.". Rantance, sparkling tions, it recounts the adventures of plot, with Dick Powell comedy, mystery and suspense are John Bradley, an ex-convict on parole Stunt portraying the and Glorin factors in the swift moving, thrill for manslaughter, and Louis Loring, Mellugh and Dorothy Dare also have lovers. Frank packed story. Included in the supa woman who cannot call herself her a serio-comic love affair. Incidental. porting cast are Paul Kelly. Italph own. These two nee thrown togethery Glenda Farrell, the only "lady gold Morgan, Leslie Fenton, Gene Lock a stroke of fate and catapulted Digger" in the hart, Vivian Oakland, Russell Hopton into a continuous
takes Hugh and . Farrell MacDonald. Stephen re Roberts directed.
thank are deaf change. Powell a medical student signed to keep them Fuel to their love. Louise is puraued sun
apart only aut who works as a clerk in a fashionable by Billy Robson,
summer hotel, s engaged by Alice who believes he
he ins Brady, parsimonious wealthy widow,
"The Secret Bride"
The very harmoll of adven. forbert over the hurdles over a piece
whose
seriouslycles about snuff,
for
To add to the cycle of dramas that Bradley is driven out of towa by a on a round of festivities during the a right to demand her affections, and to escort her daughter, Glorin Stuart, depend upon the Law Court for their sherif biggest scenes comes "The Sceret with hint. Together, they find refuge promise to marry Hugh Herbert, on
daughter is infatuited Bride," next change at the Queen's with
as a reward for Gloria's summer, Thentre, with everything
IL former prison-mate Of eccentric millionaire exposed, in Bradley's, but before long they are cluting sordid munters, dirty politics, caught
who willes shudy intrigues and clandestine morri-wounded while attempting to escape. chipped by four divorced wives for and Bradley is
in the Fall. son, Frank Meilugh, has been ages Warren William who is
the lawyer Louis risks the loss of Bradley's love $100,000, set up against the proposition for her in order that she may forestall Dorothy Dare, the hotel hostess, Alice
and when he falls bribery, with the neded of prosecuting the Governor for the perpetration of a crime for which is a bit that the Governor is the father of Bellamy, one of Hollywood's premier Adolphe Menjou and Joseph Cawthorn complication, he would bear the guilt. Ralphed, however,
annoyed. She is more annoy
when
she discovers Barbara Stanwyck, the girl he loves. good-bad men plays Bradley, and Fay respectively a theatrical producer and Everything seems pretty hopeless but Wray all turns out well in the end. Miss portrays Robson, and Roscoe Ates has a $40,000 deficit en n Milk Fund show is Louise. Melvyn Douglas a scenery builder, have let her in for Stanwyck, Glenda Farrell and William turn in such grand perform ville Bates, Reed Brown, Jr. and Nell
Mr. comedy role. Ruth Gillette Gran- she sponsored. Of course, when the «nces that the picture is mide con-O'Day are also in the, cast. Phil vincing
(Continued on Page 11.) and most entertaining. Itosen directed from a screen adapta- Arthur Byron and Grant Mitchell lendtion by Sada Cowan their usual adequate support.
"Times Square Lady"
"The Raven"
"The Raven," which is now showing "Times Square Lady," a thrilling, at the King's Theatre, is a stirring. fast-moving comedy drama of New imaginative film, co-starring those York night life, is to be the attraction two chill-chasing stars of Franken- at the Oriental Theatre to-morrow and stein and Dracula, Karloff and Bela Thursday. It features a new Lugosi. It required a lot of daring mantic tenni, Robort Taylor and for Hollywood t
to tacklo Virgina Bruce. With them is a not- especially his "Raven," which remains
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