1928-12-14 — Page 9

A FIRST NOVEL!

WHIRLWIND

CHAPTER XXXV

Suddenly Sybil became amenable. "All right, Dolly," she said, "I won't tell Tad. And if Jack will! drivo us, I'll go down to New Haven tonight. Thanks, for telling me about It, Doll. You meant well I guess. Perhaps it's for the best I'll see what I can do anyhow. about my dragging Don't worry you into it. And don't tell Dot | Faxon's crowd."

Dolly turned wide eyes on her friends,

"Why, Sibt" sho reproached gently, "don't you know you can trust me? I'm awfully fond of Val-really. Wild horses couldn't drag a word out of me. I'll run along now. You and Mrs. Moore will want to be making Arrange- menla, Valerie will thank you some day for this."

Dolly winked back surprising teara, and powdered her nose re- Holutely.

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"I think you're horrid." "Well, you asked me." "But you don't love her more?"

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"I say I don't! She walked out on me, Sweet. I'm off her for life. I hope she has lumps in her mashed potatoes."

Oh, Darl, don't joke. Tell me about her."

"That's all there is, old dear. The righteous Sybil smelled my well-known breath one night, and left me dat. Most outrageous thing ever happened to a man."

Ile reached for her glass, and his angers found her wrist. Duli red auifused his face, and his eyes burned with an unholy fire.

"Val, I never wanted a woman: so much in all my life.”

"How about Sybil?"

"The devil with Sybil!"

A girl in a crimson skating suit pelted cotton snowballs. A giri in "You're "Goud-bye," she said.

pink tarlatan' kicked and whirled. -good kids-both of you."

"My dear," said Maid when And a girl in a cush skirt shim she had gone, that girl's been in mied. Waiters hurried about, de- ajan herself. And Tom Weston posting small bottles of raised the devil., It's main as the liquor under folded mapking.

Hose on your face. Did you ever know a girl to give herself away NO%

beer "I'll bet Tom had ser du

h knews. It's a wonder to me

ever took her back. But he put the fear of God in her, sure as you live. That's why she wants suve Val. She's been through the mill herself..

runk

Ten o'clock.... Eleven o'clock. The place sus wild and noisy. The girl, in the rush skirt kissed bild heads impartially,

The girl in tárlatas was soaking wet and swearing roundly, Some- hnd ducked her in the iri- descent fountain.

Sybil and the Moores had driven "Say, These modern wives! fram Boston directly to the Rain- What's become of good old-fash seya in New Haven. Briedy Sybil ioned morality? They make hap-introduced herself to Valerie's piss their god. Then they spit hostess. A phimp creature swath- in virtue's face. No wonder let în satin, dripping monkey fur, they're discontented. The blind hemmaed and faciulled and plucked. foula

A matron of gill phrases,

"Poor Val!" she exclaimed vok "We actually drive her uhly. out this evening. To Googln's-- such a jolly place. Mr. Ramsey had a beastly headache. We were all going, but the very last min-

ta

Sybil sighed.

"It's a dizzy world, Mab., Have you seen Tom Weston lately? Ok before his time. fireyer than als father. Lines like scars, Poor Tommy. If a foul woman can hurt a minn that much, then, Mab, I'm going to bring Vat home again."

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An expression of conventional concern succeeded Mrs. Ramsey's fixed smile. "Nothing's wrong at home; I hope

Coogin's on the Post Road is, a nefarious place, Bhitant 4 circus, in the semi-privacy of Sybil chuckled maliciously, "Oh, crimson booths men and girls we're just giving Val a little made love.. Under a red and green surprise party. She will be sur- striped awning an orchestra made prised, won she, Mrs. Ramsey? strident noise. And in the little of courge you'll phone and have space between the double row of her paged. But we'll drive fast- painted booths couples danced

and peraugs we'll get there first." and luughed, and continued

Mrs. Ramey elevated her tweak- make love.

ed brows. Flushed apoplectically. Valerie raised her glass, and at. Sybil had down. - smiled provocatively Into

"A Bitle speed, Jack! Step on ushed face so close to her own. it!"

"Here's to the movies," she Through the frosty night they

trove like mad.

crled, "and fame!!!

Their glasses clicked. "To Valerie West," he sponded, gravely, "on the boards!"

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the

"It's like the movies." giggled- re-Mabel, snuggling warmly against bill-her bustrand's shoulder. "Sib, the virtuous sister, starring. Val's the ingenue lead. and 'you're the hero, "always did think," she ad-Jackie, rescuing the innocent in- genue from the villain at Googin's."

She dimpled demurely,

mitled, that I have a nice,

phonique name effective, you

kuw, for posters and electric lights. The girls at school used to

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Presently they were there.

say it sounded exactly like a movieStanding in the doorway. Life sturs. And I don't mean to brag.id love surged by, staggering But, honestly, da take the best sometimes as they, passed. Youth me mutrain youth's arms. And youth in piefires. They flatter

embrare, Pretty ronged herks against heavy jowls, and "My dear," he protested, "gnu'll the enrugated skin of old dancing make pour Billy look like a wash-fools. Tragi-comedy, The out."

fness of having a good time.

Reously. Everyone anys i photo-age's graph like Billy Dove."

"There they

hut-

embraced the

are over in the

Like a flash she had left them.

"Oh, Darl! You adurable flat- Sybil's glance terer. And then, staring speca-great dining room. Intively into her empty glass-+- "You know, Darl, they say blonde 'corner both. Val's facing us, pow. beauty fades Boonest, but i don't, dering her nose." think so do you? I think is all; depends on the woman herself, A slim little figure in a plaid sport "Dolly Weston's been running,skirt and beaver jacquette, thread- round for years, and she still looks in her way 'etween the dancers, "Sybil! What are you doing like a china doll. And there's my sister-in-how, Sybil. She is awfully here?"

dark, and she's been through a Vaderie swayed a bit unsteadily. whole lot. But there are times Clutching the table cloth, dragging you'd swear she wasn't a day over the china perilously.

20."

"God Almighty!"

"I knew a girl named Sybil The man with her was on his once," he interrupted. "Whenever feet, white as death.

Facing

I think of her take another Sybil across the empty glasses uni drink."

the stained linen. The words were coming from dry lips, choked from apalsied throat-

Ile drew a fish from his pocket. "Ginger ale, Sweet?" "Just a little. Did you love her, Darl?"

A STRIKING WAR FILM.

"Where did you come from?"

(To Be Continued.)

to

ly well handled. If there is any is in the story, it is somewhat in favour of the Germans, but the main. purpose of the dim is spread the gospel of peace and "BARBED WIRE" SHOWING AT goodwill. The climax is, perhaps,

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out, with Pola Negri in one of

It is a war story, with the those emotional parts which she settings for the most part on a so well portrays. Clive Brook, the Fronch farm put to the purposes hero, is also exceptionally good, | of a war prisoners' camp. Here, whilst the supporting cast is very | Mona, a dark-eyed French girl, strong.

fret full of hatred for the Ger- ́ ́ At the night performance,”Nina mane, eventually falls in love and Jack made their first appear- with one of the prisoners, and anco yesterday in a varied offering thenceforth we see the theme of of dances which gave great love versus patriatloni is extreme-l pleasure to the large audience.

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