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SCARLET BEADS

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isn't."

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of her or rather she was part ofjalmost grotesque in the white, John looked at her dully for a "No, I suppose there them. She, too, was the spirit of mask-like quality of her face, and moment.

be said slowly. beauty and romance; and mundane, the brilliancy of her black, bura- things were suddenly powerless to ing eyes.

hadn't thought of that. You're late, John," she said; "You're done your best, John, hurt her.

Now that she had found herself, without a trace of expression. but relief pay only keeps one kind nothing like that could ever matter "Yes, Maggie, they kept melof starvation away. It's because!

again.

working."

there are so many other kinds. I'm

With swift Engers she peeled the In silence the woman brought going." potatoes and set the table for tea. the dinner on a covered plate from The man at the table dropped Frank was wrong.

Life wasn't the oven, and placed it on the his head suddenly on to his arms.

"I'm sorry, John, but I'm so

a matter for fighting, it was just table with a long sngular arm. ja case of adjusting yourself to John sat down and the woman tired of it all-

John raised his head. "I took circumstances without letting them waited in silence till he had finish- crush you.

ed. Then she removed the empty you from so much and gave you Tom was coming! The colour plate.

-nothing," he said bitterly. "I'm leaving you. John. she The woman's eyes burned from came into her cheeks and one hand!

behind the mask. "I'm dead. few swiftly to her throat. She said quietly.

she said with sudden stood up suddenly, and began to The man's face whitened. "You John," feel the potatoes with a fork. -you don't mean that. Maggie." passion, "and I want to be alive

again. 3 short, heavily-built man enter-he saið.

While I belong to you I "I'm going away, John."* belong to poverty. Alone, I may and seated himself at the table. "But why, Maggie John's do something. I'm so tired, John. **Huilo, Tòm, bard day?" Bessie eyes were those of a wounded I'm tired of the squalor and the I'm tired of my (nothingness! "Because there is nothing to own ugliness, John. Once-before Her voice was quite I married you. I was beautiful, stay for.".

John. I want to be beautiful Bessie turned suddenly. Her expressionless. jcheeks were burning. "Do I look

again. oice?" she said.

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"Where'd you get it, I said?"

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"TWO FOR TO-NIGHT

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The man at the table gave leough that was hali a cob.

"I've packed my things, John. I'm leaving to-night."

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A shudder passed through the Inian's great frame. He put his hand in his pocket and fumblingly pulled out handkerchief. Bessie spoke rapidly.

small brown parcel dropped and was only 1s. 6d., Tom. I wanted This picture, featuring Bing opened, and the beads lay, like Bennett, is a scarlet drops of blood, upon the Wax so pretty. I've; Crosby and Joan never bought anything before. Tom brisk fast-moving comedy, plenti-foor.

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be said. "Why Marseilles, Havre, London, Harm-fore I'm going to let you go water battle in a night club, lands wear these." she said.

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He thrust them into her hand.

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wouldn't take it back," she said noted song team composers, Gor-a long time. John." she said listlessly.

dan and Revel, wrote a number of slowly. You can change it for some song hits for the picture. thing sensible, can't you? Some- thing we got to have?"

"There there's nothing else we're needing there. Tom."

**One and six. Now let me see.

"I've always thought it, Maggie. I guess I'm still-kind o' scared “MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY of you. Miggie, even after all these years. I-I often wanted to buy

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"If-if you'd given me the little old girl. Don't-don't look at me Gable and Franchot Tone in the!

things, John, it would have made like that! Don't look at me like leading parts. that, I tell ya! Aw! you're tired. Aside from entertainment, it'it easier to remember that the Big was still there. II old girl. Don't you like asking presents an authentic visual doen-Thing them to change it? I'll soon fix ment of one of the most notable thought it had died, John." that up for you. Here, I'll undo chapters of maritime history- The man le ed forward sudden- them. It's Friday night. I'll the mutiny on

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Maggie. the Big Thing's always That's why it all finished my tea. You understand,

In the annals of the sea there! been there. Bessie," he patted her arms rough-is no more fascinating story than seemed land of beautiful for me iv. "we got to have the necessaries that told of the Bounty, which spite of-of everything."

Cheer up, old girl, I ain't

Maggie's face quivered suddenly. set sail from England in 1787. She pressed his hand. angry with honest I ain't."

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I reckon I just don't care any more. I think I'm glad you did it.-Bessie."

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Tor entered the bargain store Literally sprinkled with action "Why aren't you smoking?"

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Maggie's voice was extremely

"The wife don't like

these histicated drama of the modern practical. beads," he said cheerfully. "She girl, and her adventures in the wants suck of tobacco instead."

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Bless me. I didn't forget to get some tobacco. “*

Maggie looked at him for The Blonde saleswoman raised business of love.

Ida Lupino, the youngest me moment in silence. "Forgot your ber pencilled eyebrows.

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she sniffed the atmosphere. "I'm very much afraid, my dear, that she takes her little "drop."

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The Blonde Saleswoman, raised her pencilled eyebrows until they refused to go any higher.

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ORIENTAL THEATRE This picture is one of the mas Which only goes to prove,"

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As Maggie left the counter the

"Did I prophesy that a certain

A tall man in working clothes. It is entirely different from any Scarlet Woman would chew a plugi fumbled nervously, in his pocket. other newspaper play and deals of tobacco before the night was At last he drew out one and six-with the bitter rivalry to two re-jout?""

"I'll take the big red chaps,

"

pence and pointed with a huge porters, a woman and a man, on The Brunette raised a languid ungainly hand at the beads. opposition papers who are really hand on which the finger-nails in love with each other but out to shone red as rubies, and smoothed he said

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