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BEACH CLUB GIRL

By MAREL MCELLIOTT

the kirt!

"Kay" He indented

on. Early The afternoon word CHAPTER XXVII

with the organdle petal collar. "Oh, dusk had long since closed in. Hong. The room was full of the bubble of she's been around quite a bit. We dapper and smiling in his starched light voices. Cigarette smoke hung know her at Cambridge. Her sister, white coat, had drawn the string ike a Blae pall over everything.

Desiree, is married to one of the coloured dull silk curtains, shutting seemed to the girl, in her raw any young instructora in chemistry. Kay's out the wintry blue twilight and the ness, that there were strange faces in charge of the Evelyn Amable reflected street lights. More food everywhere. Where was Denis? She shops here." He mentioned a name had been brought in, more drinks faltered on the threshold and a big-which stood for everything expensive served. People drifted in, drifted More than once Boots had shouldered young man in country and elegant in the world of ensmetics, away. tweeds came forward.

"She's very lovely," Boots Raid stirred to go but Deals had detained "You're Mrs. Lund? Denis told faintly. You could see this girl, her. me to look out for you. He's been moving in a little world of her own, waiting for you-fust been called to insuing crisp orders, boing efficient the telephone."

his

At last only five remained-the ned charming and aloof all at once. host, Edward, Kay, Boots and a addressed spectacled minn After that it was easter. Someone Na wonder Denis looked at her with small

simply an Grift. | found her a deep chair and put andmiring eyes.

"How about driving some place up long glans in her hand. When Denis Smart girl," Edward Van Selver came a moment later

oyer affirmed, producing a elgarette cane on the Hudson for dinner?" Ed

"I'va got nought her out.

and proffering one to Hools, "Very ward demanded robustly Here, she's having tes." he said good family, too. KentDerbyshire my car downstairs

"Oh, dinner" exclaimed the Eng- rather rudely to the man in brown-soh.ething like that, I forget which.

sh girl. "How could nnyone even She does this for a lark." tweeds, "Didn't you know 7"

consider more food?"

But Aushed unwecountally but Of course she would, thought the the young man the was Edward Van younger girl with a surge of resont-

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Janey's formed her, Anding hassock and establishing himself at her feet.

Denis seemingly had forgotten her Boots had ቦ thin cup of hot, : delicious tea and crusty toast with this afternoon. Of course be was pate. She nibbled saited nuts and busy. A host is always busy, Boots

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"But, my dear, you don't know the lane or the hall and that ought to

I uough for her.

half of it

prize

Boots was fascinated by the other There was girl's suave loveliness, not a luir out of place in her shini creamy elegance, polated up by the ing brown wave. Her skin had a deliberate scarlet of her smol,

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other girl's

It was nothing to Boots that Kay chillingford had Deals whole attenbeautifully formed mouth. thon for a solid quarter of an hour pale-gold colouring seemed t Buols had no earthly claim on Denik terly elipsed by this Just the same she felt sick and shabby more definite tints.

with and a bi chilled. She wished all her heart that she might creep away from this well-dressed, chatter

group. She didn't belong here...

"Ah, but she dates, dates fright fully it you ask me

"His stuff is absolutely putrid, if you know what I mean. The Nabel frightened Boots, all these They clever peuple, Deals friends. What would they shy if they discovered she was just a saleswoman in the chintzes Int 1aey's? She

ginal that WAR Edward Yau Selver stayed by her side as the smoke thickened and the arguments swirled all about her.

"I'm not clever like the rest of them," he told her easily. "I'm in Wall Street: don't paint or write or

"I haven't," Benis told her arcus. anything. I'm here under false pre tences,

Denis just let me slide in."vely, "had a word with you all after: What do you think of the "You were at school together 7 munn.

place?" she hazarded. It seemed to her Denis had told her that.

Yes.

He nodded. He was bend and shoulders over the rest of us. Denis has real brains.

us just plug along."

The rest

"Denis In such a darling." mür. ured Kas, regilgently brushhig on imaginary trace of powder from a perfectly groomed and arched eye Brow

Boots agreed. She had the feeling A vale ni her eflow. Denis" deep, Dhe other girl was abnormally carl- soft volee. "Enjoying yourself 7"

Instantly she was 11t attention, us about her, wanted to know all with Denir. about her friendship tag bravely, gailently as a wameviously Buels didn't belong in this well-dressed group. Her frock was must.

tou shabby, ber manner to shy. "You've known him leng?"? English girl pursued, powdering her

"It's a lovely party."

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"Not

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He was at her fort now, ou the

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He was visiting his hasrock lately vacated by the min-We met in Larelmeek-my home

Edward. Boots glanced around

causin...

met the panelled at the dark batcong,

"Ah! The other's glance

walls, the deep chairs in antiqued hers in the mirror with franker in- white fabrics.

"It's a beautiful rosu.” "[ think

Kast

Pp. Comfortable, he digressed, "you haven't have you? Ah, but you

terest. "Larchneck? Really!"

Edward shouted from below that

They was starving. Would phared to hurry a bit?

Irc

In an undertone Boots murmured

Look,"

She sipped her tea thoughtfully ROW, That exquisite girl with the! creamy skin and the delicious Enge lish voice, with the frill of organdie

to Denis as they wandered down the flower petals call-lily white against must. She's such a darling."

The slim English girl with her hall in search of an elevator that the dend black of her frock, was talking lightly to Denis. Her smoke soft, controlled voice, ber air of be-she really ought to go home.

"Nonsense." He was merely being gray eye travelled restlessly about ing adequate to any situation was the room as she spoke. Once she brought over and presented. There polite and friendly. Stil it was nice laughed and the sound was like the was nothing about her manner too he wanted.

Edward held her back Os Denis

"You wit Linkle of silver tells. Denis smile indicate that she had ever heard of

Sho

was perfection helped Kay into the rested on her approvingly. Boots Bonts before,

Let Kay in the

polite with me, little golden one. most envied that girl. She was so coal itself, cordial and sure of herself. There were blue, fashion, interested, sweet. And yet have her own young man.”

Uncountably Boots' heart plun- shadows smudged nove her eyes and Boots was conscious of the slightest her dull brown air was swept back strain of antagonism between them.ged. It was none of her, business, from her broad, low forehead.

"Why?" she wondered. "What on she reminded herself sternly, if Denis

in me?belonged to Kay. "Who is she?" she asked young earth can she find to dislike

(To Be Continued.) Edward.

so-se alterly harmless,'

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This was the decided opinion of last Motion Picture Academy award, Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd, night's audience. It seemed as though "Cockeyed Cavaliers" is, a fimusteal Kewloon, whence delivery can be Goods not cleared within 7 days such mirth provokers as "Local Bay with a smooth-running continuity in obtained as the goods are landed. Makes Good" and "Fireman Save My which the dances, comedy, songs, Child could not be surpassed; butyrics and common sounds are part including date of arrival, will be sub- All claime must be sent to the with his pro- the "Tenderfoot has done it. The of the story. The film also features fect to rent.

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He will be remembered for humorous situations to pack any film, romance. but the developments brought out in such pletures as "College Coach," and The Testerfoot form-one-laughable Havana-Widows," as well as having

"Mary surprise after another. This rollicking played with Mins Franels in laugh fenst is onhanced by a cast that Stevens, M,D." Ricardo Cortez and tore than ably supports Joe E. Brown Warner Olard are the two other in lis antics. Redheaded Ginger principals, both in. the roles Rogers in the girl, and no less villains. Cortez, as well as Talbot favourite than Lew Cody play the has appeared with. Miss Francis te- part of one of the high-pressure pro-fere, having had the villain role in 60th Street." He also ducers. Robert Greig, Viving Oak-"The House land, Ralph Ince, Wilfred Lucas, appeared recently in "The Big Shake- Spencer Charters, Marlon "Peanuts" down," "Big Executive," and "The Byron, Dougins Gerrard, Walter Per-Torch Singer". Warner Oland's most cival, Joe Barton and Harry Seymour, recent pictures include "As Husbands For pure blue-chasing entertainment, Go," The Death Watch" and "Charlie In the sup- The Tenderfoot" delivers in full Charts Greatest Case." n.easure. It not only provides Joe Eporting cast will be found such Brown with an excellent vehicle, but talented players, as Ruth Donnelly, definitely classes him as one of Amer- Reginald Owen, Hobart Cavanaugh, ien's greatest fanstera. Don't miss it. David Torrence, Rafaela Oltiano, Halliwell Hobbes, Eticano Girardet, "Cockeyed Cavalters'.....

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