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Yesterday's installment of 4 Heli trian airplanes. He did not have Below closed with the submarine | a dog's chance. The airplanes captain's order prepare for could not land on the water to take diving as a huge Austrain bomber him prisoner if they wanted to. came bearing down upon from the The men on the mine layer were fog.

too much occupied in saving them- CHAPTER VIL

selves.

A Different Joan.

"Secure

the gua!" Knowlton heard the words without at first understanding their meaning, 80 intent was he upon the new danger confronting his friend Wafters in the dinghy, less than a fifth of mile from the submarine and safe

ty.

termanded his order..

OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO THE LADIES

HOLLYWOOD'S FAMOUS

SPECIALIST

There is one man in Hollywood whose reminiscences would fill a large volume. He probably gets to know the finer shades of the stars personalities much quicker than the directors.

He is the hairdressing specialist at the Paramount studios. It is Knowlton listened stolidly to he who arranges the bar-dressing "long tirade, standing silent before styles of the actresses in pecord-

Toler who was seated at bir desk.

ance with a particular plan. Per- They were both wet, dirty and tirhaps one of the great moguls de- ed, but Toler had worked himself cides that Carole Lombard or Sari up until his eyes glowed with au Maritza or Adrienne Ames world

mander's long tirade, standing ed, they call in the hair specialist, He listened stolidly to his conting a new coiffure. Having decid add to their personality by adopt. silent before Toler who was seated who by careful study of the star's at hi desk. They were both wet, dirty and tired, but Toler had personality--both physical

mental-creates the style most sit worked himself up until his eyeaed to her temperament. glowed with anger,

ger.

But Captain Toler quickly

Desert the gun-let her swing That bomber will be down upon

"And remember this," he con- Опе us with nsh cans in a minute."

Never mind the breech ersilly, sentimental basis. I'm giving cluded, "wars aren't fought on a get below," ordered. Nelson. Take orders on this ship, and as long as stations for diving."

I am giving them, you'll obey them Understand "

The men manning the gun de

serted it and scrambled over the bridge and into the conning tow. er, dacking down the hatchway, followed by Nelson. Toler shouted down the hatchway after them:

Fload forward and after pain

ballast. Ride the vents."

He looked skyward and saw an- other plane swooping down upon them, heard the patter of ite bul lets on the steel deck..

Knowlton," ordered Comman der Toler, "watch that bomber. When she gets too near, desert the gun, and get your men below."

"You can't dive!" cried Knowl. ton, wildly. "You can't leave Wal ters on the surface with those planes."

Yes, sir," replied Knowlton 10 a dead, monotonous voice.

the suffering in his eyes, in his at- Toler looked at him closely, saw

titude and when he spoke again, his voice was gentler,

"I'm sorry about Walters, You'd better turn in. I'll stand your watch."

Back in Taranto," Knowlton made his way up the bluff to the Navy Hospital. Sitting about in the yard were men with band- aged legs, arms, cheats and heads, some in wheel chairs; others, who were able to hobble about, were led with them were sitting in the garden chairs. Ming- A number of nurse, Knowlton made nurses, among them the head slowly towards her. His face wal his way grave, in his eyes was a sort of pained, uncomprehending misery. he said to the head nurse,

"I am looking fdz Miss Toler,"

and

of the chief complaints clares, their desire to copy rather against women in general, he de- than create their own hair styles. And with the indless variety styles in existence to-day, there is no reason to do this. For hose few rules:

1. All arrangements are a great deal more feminiDe now. Solt effects around the face should he concentrated upon. Ears have come out from hiding and are now, at least half-exposed.

2

3.

More than usual attention is given to the left side of the head-the small hats worn over the right ear, show at least half of the head. The hair is smooth and lies; close to the head but most women are "avoiding that sleek lacquer or mask effect. There is one coiffure in Holly wood, he continues, which is ac- hievin tremendous popularity with those who wear their hair in the "long-bob" style: The hair 19 evenly dividend by a centre part- the nurse was saying when Knowling running from the forebead to ton caught sight of Joan far in the neck; it is pulled to each side, the background walking slowly bend the ends are gathered into in- Aside a crippled officer who was formal clusters of smooth curls essaying a few uncertain stops with directly behind and over the ears. the aid of parallel bars, over which It has a wonderful effect with tall, he had placed his arms,

slender women but tends to exag- gerate the build of those who are rather plump.

"We can't afford to risk losing the ship and thirty men, either. Better get 'em below, now!"

"Get below!" Knowlton ordered the gun crew, All but two of them left at once and followed the Cap tain down the conning tower hatch.

"We have no Miss Toler here,

A few seconds later the strombos alarm screamed twice-the signal to take the ship under water. moment more and the vessel was in motion, its decks awash, but Knowlton, water lapping at his feet, stood by the gun, still firing. "Oh, there she is.. I see her MacDougal and a second sailor now," he remarked in the head stood by, laath' to leave him alone nurse, and started toward Joan "Dig in, Brick Dig in" shout and the crippled officer. The man ed Knowlton. "I'll hold 'em off!"" was dressed in the tunic of the The dinghy, now manned by on'y Royal Flying Corps, but his two men, Brick and a sailor, strug-atrophied legs were encased in pa- gled futilely against the high jamas that flapped loosely about waves to reach the submariner Anthem. On his feet were scuffers of other plane swooped downward and wool and leather. He dragged his Knowlton continued firing. shook off angrily the hand that forward with his arms. The beads efect along as he pulled his weight MacDougal placed on his arm with of perspiration on his forehead the warning. They're taking the told at what cost in suffering, and ship under Sir."

At last MacDougal and the sai he made the tortuous effort.

with what tremendous will power lor waded along the deck to the That's fine 1 Joan was saying conning tower down which Mac-to him, encouragingly. "Keep go- Dougal shouted:

ing." "Captain, Lieutenant Knowlton "I'll be rolling & hoop is still on the bridge."

"said the officer, with a morrow, wry smile at her.

"Go up and bring him down ordered the Captain.

to-

"Hi, Joan" called Knowlton. At his hail she' turned, relaxing momentarily her vigilance over the officer who, distracted by the

"Captain says, 'Come below," said MacDougal. "We're diving." "I'm not going to leave thoss men out there to be killed," round of Knowlton's voice, turned torted Knowlton, firing away.. his head in that direction, losing MacDougal gave & swift look the concentration which had kept toward the bomber, now almost bim upright with the aid of the upon the submarine:

parallel bars. His arms gave way and with an involuntary cry of At his cry Joan turned back to agony he crumpled to the ground. him and instantly fell on her knees at his side to help him up.

The Captain.says to bring you down."

"Get below, I tell you!" roared Knowlton, his eyes upon the ding hy..

The two men then grabbed "Here, let me aid Knowlton Knowlton by the arms, pulling him striding up, and would have rais- away from the machine guted the man in his powerful arms. Knowlton struggled wildly with "No! No cried Joan, waving them. MacDougal picked up a ma bim away. "Let the pain go away. éhine gun helt and brought it down first." on Knowlton's head. He slumped down and was dragged down the

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"Flood everything. Take her un der, twenty degrees. Full ahead," ordered Toler.

"Stupid of me to fold up like this," observed the officer. "Here, give me a band."/

Knowlton, picked him up in his arms like a baby and carried bin to his wheel-chair.

The submarine nosed under at an acute-angle, and a few moments the aviation officer, looking up Thanks, thanks, old chap," said later was rocked by the explosion apologetically at Knowlton. "Legs of an "ab can"-a bomb-dropped still a bit wonky."

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specialist says, is the best instance Adrienne Ames, the Paramount of a star with personality in her hair. She is tall and striking, with vivid, slumberous eyes and her dark hair is parted deep on the left side of her head, brushed smoothly and fatly across the top

New York, Sunday. Mr. Douglas Fairbanks, jun., Miss Ames' face is rather long, her night in the liner Bremen with a and curled loosely at the ends. As arrived in New York on Friday style of hairdressing not only ac heavy cold. Yesterday he was at centuates her personality but has mitted to hospital suffering from the effect of shortening her face.

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pneumonia.

His condition was described as serious, but he spent a fairly good night. This afternoon Dr. H. M. Hicks, his physician, told me, that La considered his patient to be out of danger and "doing nicely."

Miss Joan Crawford, the former wife of Mr. Fairbanks, jun, tele- phoned to the aick man from Holly. wood at frequent intervals yester- day. This action on her part has given rise to a rumour that the young film stars may be reunited.

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After working for four years to sible to bring real locomotives and eliminate echoen from motion pic carriages within the confines of the ture settings, Paramount found studio, but ingenious manipula that they could not produce vae tion, the nature of which remains when needed.

by the Austrian bombing plane. "You were doing all right there tures in the spring of 1931. Hission but went on aleat their busi

The men were rocked by the explo- for a minute." first part was the lead opposite ness, at their various stations on in for a new set of spare parts," Naney Carroll in "Personal Maid." the submarine, as though nothing said the officer with such a cheory After that he was signed to a con- had happened. truct and sent to Hollywood to.

voice that Knowlton instantly.con "Blow some all through a torpeceived a strong liking for him. continus bis screen work with the do tabe. Maybe we can fool that privilege of returning to the stage bomber into thinking he's made & said, evenly, this is my husband, "Lieutenant Knowlton," Joan from time to time. His second pie-hit," ordered Toler. ture was "Ladies of the Big Again the submarine was rocked Royal Flying Corps."

Flight Commander Smythe of the Gene Raymond was born in New He has since played prominently in flickered, some going out. The turning bewildered eyes from the Hause," opposite Sylvia Sidney. by an exploding bomb. The lights

a trade secret, has already enabled York of French parentage on Au-"Forgotten Commandments," "The steereman was jerked by the wheel girl to the crippled man in the Your husband"" said Knowlton

trains to travel over the tracks in Recording apparatus has been so gust 13th. He has blue eyes and Night of June 13" and "If I Had no that he swallowed the gum he wheel-chair.

fashion that gives the illusion of perfected recently that even where fair hair, and is five fect, ten in A Million."

reality. All our studios now have there is an actual echo on a mo ches tall. His chief recreation is

was chewing. Gene is not married. He went

to do is to possess themselves of ation picture setting, it does not re "Lieutenant Knowlton is one of horseback riding.

"Dama them ash cans he com the officers in my father's com- out to Hollywood with his brother plained "I swallowed my gum!" mand," Joan explained to her hua-"

full-sized replica of half a liner, cord. Only by discarding all mo one of which is among Holly-dern apparatus and securing anti- Before Raymond entered school he and his mother. His mother went Wilson, the torpedo man return-band, without looking at him.

wood's most prominent landmarks quated microphones from the store played a few child roles in stock by train and the two boys drove a ed, reporting: "Oil blown out, companies. He then went to high new Ford car. Horseback riding is Captain."

"I'm glad to know you Lieuten-

room way the company able to cap- school for three years and complet his chief diversion. He won a blue Toler nodded.

ant." said Smythe.

Two comedians one who cannot

ture the echo needed for a scene in i ed his education in a private school. ribbon in a jumping contest at the

"Thank you, Commander," and laugh, and the other who cannot the taxidermist and "Schnozzle" "Dead Reckoning," which is now He made his stage deby in "The Chicago Horse Show while playing me in my cabin."

"Lieutenant Knowlton, repors to Knowlton took the hand extended ery. That is the contrast offered is the town barber. Phylls Barry in production with Carole Lom- Potters in 1924, and was soon one there in Cradle Snatchers.'

by Buster Keaton, and Jimmy is the leading lady. She played hard, Cary Grant, Charile Bug- "Aye, aye, sir," said Knowlton, of Broadway's leading juveniles. It Raymond possesses splendid phy. He knew that he was in for a good and was intensely aware of the talents in

Joan watched Knowlton closely Durante, who combine their comedy spposite Ronald Colman ingles and John Halliday, the priu- was the role of Gene in "Young sique and plays good game of bawling out, at the least, but he devastating effect her

"What! No. Beer Cynara." When Jimmy Durante cipal players in the cast. nor from which he took his tennis. He is the youngest member did not care. He was too much ment had had upon him. The re bilarous comedy, the picture cen- itself for a real side splittng ship, shows the proximity of 42

announce Alternating between excitement and and Buster Keaton are on the cast i In combined of the exclusive Players' Club which grieved at the ship's desertion of velation came

that should be recommendation in The scene, aboard a fog bound to him, already tres around the current problem of ond his Hellstrood he is studying French

was founded by Edwin Booth. In Brick Walters and the one sailor broken in spirit by the loss of Wal legalized beer. Buster Keaton is comedy. Don't miss this team of other vessel by the echo of the fog lon pidang German.

mirth makers at the Queen's horn thrown back from the nearby Continued at foot of neat col.)

ship.

remaining alive in the dinghy, a

prey to the vengeance of the Aus

to him.

(Continued on Page, 19)

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