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SERIAL STORY-
One I Love
CHAPTER XL
In the roadster's headlights the two figures stood out boldly, The girl was in white and the man in evening clothes. Behind them a
by LAURA LOU BROOKMAN
for. looks but it always takes us had learned as a little girl. It was homel"
about an Irishman who took his pig Janet thought of Van Bannister's to market. Jeff laughed at it and big, slate-coloured car. What was then joined in the chorus. it he had told her it could do?
That's B
good song," he said. Eighty miles an hour? Perhaps that "Did you over hear the one about
Horse Named BillT”
little way down the rond Janet could was why it was lying out at the side "The How does it.
make out the outlines of an auto- mobile.
"Need any help?" Jeff called, The man hurried forward. "Would you be willing to take us to the nearest farm house?" he naked. "There must be one down the road a little way. Something's wrong with my car and I'll have to call a garage. If you could give us a lift "Sure!", Jeff agreed. "We can do that. Only there's not much room. Do you think you can crowd in 7"
The girl had stepped out of the light and the man turned toward her. "They'll inke us," he said. “Come on
She stumbled a little as she came forward. The spike heels of her evening slippers had not been made for country roada. "You get in," the man said, taking her arm. "I'll stand
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There was room in the seat of the rondster for three. Jelf opened the door and the girl in white stepped inside. As she did so her
escort drew out a package of cigarettes.
Smako?" he asked, offering them to Jeff.
"Yes, thanks." Janet declined, and so did the girl in white. There was a note in the girl's voice that had caught Janet's ear. She, lanked at her curlously Jeff struck a match and in the light of the tiny flame the faces of both strangers were clearly visible. Betty Carlyle and Van Bannister.
There was no need to ask if Betty
of the rond now. She thought of Betty and Van Bannister hurtling along the dark country road at break- neck speed. That was the sort of thing that gave Betty a
a "thrill,"
ROTH
"Well, I'll bee if I can remember It was nearly midnight when she told him good night and let herself into the house. As far as Janet was concerned the episode of the broken- down car had come to an end. Thoro was more to it, however.
It wasn't right thaugh and it didn't look right. Why wasn't Rolf with them? Janet remembered the day Betty came to the station to see her mother all for Silver Bay. She had
Two days later Betty Carlyle ar- talked about meeting Rolf for lunch but instead it was Bannister whom rived at her mother's home late in the she had met. Was Detly, besides morning. Botty word a brown suit and a small brown hat with a vivid being strong-willed and selfish, a
Sho was due at a chent?
orange bow on it. luncheon at the club at one o'clock, she fald.
she discovered that she had for- Betty bad scarcely seated herself gotten a book she had promised to take to Peggy Jamieson.
She decided to put the whole thing out of her mind. She said suddenly, "It's funny, Jeff, but l'ia hungry.” He laughed. That's try coincidence! I was thinking the same thing myself. Well, we'll stop at the next
"I wouldn't mind." she said "only Fliteone."
utes later he halted I forgot it once before. Could Janet the car before a brightly lighted get it for me I'd telephone to Marie frame building. A bay in a white but she isn't there. It's her after- coat and cap brought them annd-noon off and I let her go early." wiches of tender, delicious chicken
Mrs. Curtis ngreed. and steaming cups of coffee.
"Such
food" Janet exclaimed. "I don't know when I've tasted any-with a key to the apartment and In- thing so good."
structions where to find the book. It was lying, Betty said, on a table in her bedroom. She couldn't possibly miss It.
#
"June" ye
can go minuten later Janet departed
Over the rim of the cup of coffee Jeff looked at her, "Still sure your No sooner was she out of the house mind's made up to leave Lancaster than Betty snapped shut the vanity She nodded, "It's the best very lease in her hand. She slipped it into around. Better for me and everyone
purso and turned toward her. else."
mother. "There's something," sho
"I'll miss you."
"That's nice of you. I'll miss you had' recognized her. Each giri eyed too, Jeff. But, we'll write to each
snld, think should tell you."
"What is it?",
"Well, it's about that girl Janet. I
the other in amazement. The other. In a year or so you'll be run-think you should get rid of her. mament was too brief for anything ning that office.".
else. Then the flame from the match lie laughed shortly. "Fat chance died n
Away and they were in darkness. Sometimes I think about pulling out Bannister, pulling his cigarette, of this town myself."
the door of
bad
the ear "I'm "Oh, but you mustn't! You mustn't
"Hetty! What in the world are you talking about? You know I couldn't get along without Janet."
"I know you think you can't. But just the santo you should. She's not
bums, he said. If he had glauced ting on so now about that." all right out here if you don't hit any even think about it. Why, you're getthe sort of girl to have here in the
well!"
at Janet he had not recognized her.
"Rotten rond to have a break-down He was glancing off into the dark- tea.. She could not Hoe his eyes. There was
*
atthight ahead and did not speak even when the lights of a farm house Appeared.
A few minutes later they reached the house and Jeff stopped the car. Van Hannister was profuse in his thanks nad offered a bill, der told
house, I mean I wouldn't trust her."
"Betty, that's nonsense!"
"Olt.
Oh, you can say that all you want - to. You can defend her! I was ex
what
was silent. She drew her brief wrap her mind "She hasn't changed I saw the other night-1
He talked as they drove but Betty said a pause and then Janet pecting that. But if you'd seen what at ever are you talking about?” about her more closely, looked "Apparently not."
After moment he asked, "How" tell you," Betty Hald grimly. I were driving with the about another sandwich?"
Jamiesons. It happened two nights No, thanks. Listen, Jeff, I guess ago. We were coming along a long I know as well as anybody how hard stretch of road and lind to stop for things are but they'll get better. I'm gas. While we were waiting another sure they will!
a while." things that hurt them after gets over car drove up. There was a crowd of
four or five in it-I'm not sur
which "I suppose they do,"
-but they wore dreadful looking Suddenly Janet stirred. "Here Br
people. Three men and two girls and came along," he told Janet. "They'd new foh Red to be celebrating your | Janet was one of them. I recognized sho exclaimed, "and we're her immediately. From the way they have had quite a walk if we hadn't." as cheerful as a pair of owls. Let's acted they must have been drinking.
agreed.
think of something lively. Start the tell you it was disgusting. She's somewhere," Jeff went on, but I
Seems to me I've seen that fellow car and I'll sing a song for you."
not the sort of girl to have here In She did, too. As the roadster the house and I want you to get rid can't pince him. Pretty girl. too. covered. the road ahead she sang a of her!" Well, this old car may not be so much verse and the chorus of a song she
To Be Continued).
hilm to "forget it," wished them luck and drove away.
"Good thing for those two that we we're
CINEMA NEWS
NOTES FROM THE THEATRES
"Abdul the Damned"
Letrays the governor, his best friend or screen. The strangest, silliest, The others in the east are Arthur Aylerworth, Willard Robertson and most contagious laugh in the world. So now he has insured it. For one William Davidson William Dieterle hundred thousand dollars. When he directed the production from tho took his medical examination for the screen play by F. Hugh Herbert, Tom
doctors all but got his insurance, the Buckingham and Mary McCall Jr.
larynx out, Frank
nk saja, and twanged on it. But he got the insurance. George White, who has sponsored
Frank's contagious laugh cart Afteen musical hits on Broadway, has
Fritz Kortner, who plays the title beard in "Gold Diggers of 1936" created a richer, more gorgeous role in the B.I.P. picture, "Abdul the ammoth musical comedy romance edition of his popular screen "Scan Damned" was born in Vienna in 1802, and gorgeous spectacle. Three hun dals". "George White's 1935 Scan and educated in that city. He went dred of Hollywood's most beautiful Wals setting new standards
girls take part in the dances created scintillating entertainment, cones or on the stage at Mannheim when only girl
seventeen years old and from there hey Busby Berkeley who also directed Saturday to the King's Theatre. went to Poinhardt in Berlin. Ife the picture. The all star cast includes Fox Film's 1936 version is said to be appeared in the German versions of Dick Powell, Adolphe Menjou, Glorin 90 spectacular that it makes Broad- tho B.I.P. Rims "Atlantic," "Cape Stuart, Alice Brady, Glenda Farrell, way, self-conscious. This new and Forlorn" and "Dreyfus" (as Drey. Frank Mellugh, Hugh Herbert and opulent model is considered to be 36 fus). He starred with Anna Sten in Joseph Cawthorn,“ times richer and more sense-stirring the French and Gernian versions of than the first It boasts haunt Brothers Karamasoff" and
ing
peppy
one, it
melodies, a rich stage in "Schatten" and "Dør Andereared |
Ho
"The Star of Midnight" ink and
Willam Powell and Ginger Rogers, extravaganza, a wealth of stars and also directed for UFA the film "Der in RKO-Baillo's. "Star of Midnight” beauties. All contribute towards Brave Sunder," which proved a great bring to the screen perhaps the best sparkling entertainment for young and success in Paris. Filmgoera will. of the modern mystery dramas, show. old.
The picture holds a strong story probably, remember his recent per- ing to-day at the King's Theatre. that could alone sustain interest with Formance s Abu Hasan, the robber
Strong in its romantle element drawn from chief, in "Chu Chin Chow." Abdul neted, expertly directed and hand-
story value, brilliantly *mall-town American lured by the the Damned will be shown at the somely mounted, the picture fairly siren calls of Broadway and Holly- Alhambra from to-day.
excudes
Sparkling dialogue wood. Suspense, excitement,
dels
greatly
to its thoroughly rounded pathos pulse through the plot. The
entertainment. Powell, as Clay Del coming "Scandals" has for magnets
Those who like liberal doses of red into the solution of a perplexing mys
zell, a brilliant attorney who is drawn a handful of stage and screen stars whose names have blazed from the blooded action and constantly increas-into
tery; and Miss Rogers, marquees of Manhattan's proud playing suspense in their movies have a
Ва Donna Mantin, a
a wilful young society beauty galety treat in store for them at the Star who knows the man slie wants to
Theatre this week, whore "Woman in marry and how to get thu Dark opened yesterday. Dashiell
to
the
houses. Contri tomes Dunn,
"Woman in the Dark"
RA
get him, are seen
Sparks, Lyds Roberti, CHT Esmett probably is America's fore. At their best. Outstanding support is
Heure ho
neo
are,
Rolph-
atarist
izations
at a rapid clip at the ect with bril-
are Alice Gaye, Arline Judge, Eleanor Powell, Dunn, Benny Rubin, und George most living writer of mystery thril accorded by a
Versatile
citat which White, who conceived, produced, and lers, and in "Woman in the Dark" he
Gene Lock- Paul Kelly, directed the entire production. The has surpassed even his own fine record Farrell MacDonald, Rus
J. seven stage extravaganzas. "The Glass Key" an
made with "The
Maltese Falcon," and Vivian Oakland. Under Stephen Russell Hopton alx new song hits, by four of "The
and "The Thin
Roberte Broadway's
his
the author wont,
character son, Joseph Herb Magidson, Yellen,
things
action moving
unfolds and CIT Fried. The songs very outset and there is no diminution on the star of Midnight" is based story of the same name "According to the Moonlight" "Ifun of pace until the final fadeout. Fay kadoin", "Oh, I Didn't Know (You'd Wray is most appealing in her charac the late Arthur Somers Roche, Get That Way), "It's An Old Southern tertion of layered Louise. Howard J. Green, Anthony Velller famous author of mystery fiction. Got Shoes, You Got and Ralph Bellamy is splendid as the and Edward Kaufman wrote the Custom and "I Was Born
Tooroformed convict. As the suave man-screen play. By all means, but this
about-town, you into him thoroughly, and no Unquestionably, it is one of the best Melvyn Douglas makes picture down on the. "must seo" list. ilgher com
compliment could be paid 10 of the year. Barbara Stanwyck, in an entirely kis artistry than that. The now kind of a role, and with Warren supporting east incluries such William as leading man comes to the tes as Roscoe Ates, who has
favour Queen's Theatre to-morrow, in her
her of Bros. production, "The Brown, Jr.,
pickpocket: Reed Gillette, Granville based on Bates, Nell'
Joc King.
Late".
"The Secret Bride"
Hand
1A
latest #er the piletur thrill-Sada Cowan wrote the screen adapta.
Clie
Secret
play by Leonard Ide, drama of political intrigue which tion and Phil Rosen directed the pic- involves the commission of two balli-ture with his usual skill.
ing
ing murders and the impeachment of
4
"Gold Diggers of 1935"
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onse emotional character-portant role in the First National pro- isation for which she is famous. duction, "Gold Diggers of 1935 There is an unusually strong cast which closes to-day at the Queen's with Authur Byron in the role of the Theatre, has taken out the strangest Kovernor, Grant. Mitchell as the insurance, in Hollywood-possibly in stinging secretary of the slain finan- the world! A year or so ago McHugh discovered that he had something that had nover boen heard before-on stage:
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