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BEACH CLUB GIRL

CHAPTER XXXVIII.

By MABEL MCELLIOTT

She went

out into the show-, burn of Larchneck, not the meek, The routine of the shop began rusted streets, Church bells were weary clerk of the chintzes at Lacy's

ringing all along the way And she passed hurrying groups of people, bundle laden. It seemed to her that quiet city, the only person quite alone, she wan, in all the big, strangely

She bud not realized she was no hungry. Everything tasted delicious. who expects and gets perfect service. Edward was the sart of young man

He was solicitions for her comfort. Would she like a footstool Was that

salad dressing to her king? His father mixed a salad dressing like-no other tar

"It all tastes marvellous to me.”

Boots told him. "My regular haunt in the Coffee Pot"

Edward gave a great shout at this ingenious revelation.

"It is not." "Oh, but I assure you, it is, I'm a working woman, you know.""

again. Hurry, hurry, hurry. Hurry to the street car, to the time clock, to the washroont. Hurry to lunch, hurry hack, Boots' 10th birthday passed al- most without notice, if she paused to think about the day nt all it was She wandered nimlessly over to to reflect that she felt at least 10 | Fifth Avenue, alim figure in her years older.

dark blue cost, the fur collar pulled Occasionally she saw Donis, These up snugly about her face. She would were the bright spots in hor. He have a brief walk, she told herself. Denke was working hard on the book. Later she would dine frugally at that he gave himself a daily stint and kept little Franch restaurant near 16th to it religiously. And there were, ofteret. She could not quite keep the course, parties to distract him. So tears from coming to her eyes. It was only a rare glimpse of his charm was dreadful, dreadful to be alone in ed life that Boots observed. Now and New York on Christmas Day.. then he spoke flertingly of Kay. She And Denle who might have enliedi was going to be something or other ... might have looked for her...

the Beaux Arts Pageant,

Faywin had

her. Not forgotten was going to paint her. Fuywin card, thought her exquisite. Or Kay wa She squared ber shouklers, reso-proving you flashing off to Paris for a brief burlutely, facing the wind. neas trip. "She's tremendously elever business person, You'd never Denis and innocently, suspect it." Boots saw her name in the sovint fixta, Miss Kathleen Chillingford. "Kay Chillingford wished into the Stork Club the other night, very no-la-la in a black not straight from the Rue de in Paix," wrote Willy Van Suydam in the Evening Streamer. Yes, Kay had a foot in both worlds. She was Л "I thought it was you." he said,

"Now let's bot talk about me. success in business and a social light with his big, boyish laugh. It's Christmas Day, and you're giving as well. It was merely because of couldn't quite be sure. What, fuck me a grand party and 1 ery on your this that Boots envied her. She was feeling forlorn as a stray pup;|"houider, That's not fair." assured herself of this fact a dozen barging along. Then I saw you and times a day,

I wasn't quite sure

"

The Christmos rush WIN in ful Carce now. The store was #night- mare of harried clerks and frantie shoppers, ragged lists clutched in gloved fingertips. Extra clerks were:

stock hired; new

was crowded in. You ran from one place to another Rie a driven thing.

Christmas esine, The day sa ghostly one for Bootr. She had bought a scarf and some gloves and sent them to her mother, Until the very last movement. she had an ex- piring hope that her father would

kend for her, would ask

tu come home for the holiday dinner.. But he didn't. Mrs. Mooney looked in upon ber about 12 on her way to "lat"

church."

even va

"No, but seriously," he protested, squaring about and facing her. "You have family up in Westchester, haven't you? What are you doing,

your

can earn

living? Come cloun, my lass.” OW LONDON

"I claped," she told him,-seriously. The big car which had been travel- ing slowly near the curb drew up with "They're awfully awfully mad at n whine of brakes. She heard her me same called in load, cheerful tones "Mr. Lund!"

Wheeling, she faced the pleasant brown face, the sturdy Agure of Edward Van Sciver, muffled in a great, coonskin cont.

I

He was urging her gently toward the car as he spoke, his big, gloved and under her elbow. Boots pro texted faintly.

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"Husband dead, eh? Den told me," muttered Edward, made comfortable by her show of emotion.

She nodded.

UT

She can not talk of Runs to hior to anyone.

Her companion, who was grateful for the change in atmosphere, began willingly enough to describe Betivilles. He'd been skating a lot, but on the Island, he told her. They had a big freeze the week before, was grand sport. Did she ski, he wanted to know. He was going to Lake Placit later for the winter sparts. Peclips she could con,. His family, he zuki, was still away. Kay would be at the Tuppens for une He had refused half a dozen invita-week-end, at last. And perimps ions for one reason or another. Now, Denis. Why couldn't she come up, In the great day, he was quite alone, too? Elise Tuppen was his cousin.

"But Denis

." Boots began Slay inunt meet Elise.

Boots liked all this, casually.

course oi

she "He's ut

house party up neur wouldn't be asked to the Tappens'. Tuxedo with Kay Chillingford und Of course she wouldn't see Pincid. some people." Edward told her. Sull it was fun to be with Edward Her heart planged sickeningly. It Van Selver and laten to his en- was nothing to her, she reminded thusiastic planning herself sternly. If Denis spent all his "That is, I suppose Denis and Kay time with Kay those days. Hadn't will be there," Edward interpolated. she known ages nga that he was in "Unless they're married #refure that. merest neruintance. Besides love with Ray? She, Boots, was the In that casq it'll probably be Ber:

but sworn never to love another mua.

she mutta. What Denks did was no earthly affair head was swimming. Her heart had of hers,

taken one sickening plunge. So it Presently he found herself ope was as close us that, war It? Denis After Mrs. Mooney and departed posite Edwont in a big, dini, softly and Kay! Boots dressed hastily with only a hmig restaurant with famous murals Well, it served her right for let.j ensual glance at herself in tire mirror on the walls, with the raffle of Parking herself think of Denis for a single 1 she had ever been thought pretty. Avenue Tipping sodately below them, minute. She had na dignity. no ise decided, she certainly had lost any Edward ordered, consulted. laughed integrity: She had been Russ's wife tulat to that distinction now, The easily. He was a pleasant person to ja fow months ago. Now, with delicate eval of her face was trans-be with. Boots thought gratefully, shock, she realized that already Denis parently pale: her eyes were ringed 5%, could pretend for a little while mattered in her life. ly shadows.

that she was really the old Boots Rau-

(To Be Continued.) ·.

"We're having a turkey," she said Jobustly. "Ye must come and help us Pat it."

*

It was so kind of her, Boots said but she was going to dine with some Friends in Pelham. She told the lie bravely. Not even Mrs. Mooney Shnutd pity her.

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Coma

Doots senreely hened the rest. Her

Alhambra Theatre to-morrow with the First National picture, "Manda- Jay." Tis Bet in the picturesque background of the Orient, in that scetlen of Berma where the whites in contact with the natives. The romanch પક્ષ not

concern Orientals, however, though there are *Working with Wallace Beery is like many of them, appearing in the pro- duction, bait the white man, and going to a chreus, I enjoyed every particularly that breed of soldier of minute of it!" Fay Wray, strangely fortune who turns to gun running. tiny for girl who has undergone so trafle in women and other illicit my horrific adventures for the ful Russian girl, an eile from her Trades. The theme euncerns a beauti. seron, smiled reminiscently. "He's own country, who is said into virtust like a bug overgrown boy, playing slavery to a resort keeper by her own tricks on the others in the cast and lovers, Her gscape on abort to making

a joke out of everything. Mandalay and her pursuit entails

How Old Is She? sonte of the most thrilling action in You have to work with him in an the picture. Colourful scenes take Intense scene to realize that under-

She is just as young as she looks, neath the fun there's an enrpestness pince in the night club resort which

because she know patronized by civil and

of that is almost fanaticnl." Beery and ficers, travellers or

the value army Pinkettes to all women who wish to ang of the Bliss Wray are tean,ed for the first whites who have the necessary money retain the clear complexion and the tie in their respective

in curs to spend, and aboard a boat on the raceful gure of youth. "Viva Villal," Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's Spectacular story of the tempestuous characters micet again in conflict and Pinkettes ensure that daily elimina Irawadi River where the principal Use occasionally, when needed, life and loves of Pancho Viln, war lord of Mexico. The photoplay is on romance. There is an unusually fun which essential to perfect health

cast tre. strong

which includes such keep the breath pure and sweet, the the screen of the Queen's Theatre. Miss Wray, of course, is cast as the Cortez, Warner Oland and Lyle Talbot are blemishes. Pirkettes are

players KEN Kay Francis, Ricard eyes bright, the skin clear of blotches luckless heroine

who defies Villa's in the featured roles. There is a sale from chemists everywhere. determined amours--and pays for her defiance. It is one of the strongest sales she has portrayed on the screen of whom are Ruth Donnelly, Reginald "But for a gal who has been chased

members of the supporting east, some long list of talented players among the

tuln

by cannibals and giant apes and all Den, Hobart Cavanaugh, David Tor- en comedy writers, collaborated on

Rafniela Ollianu, Etlenne the seemurlu nad dialogue. sorts of munsters," she laughed, rece,

Girardot, Lucien Littlefield. Bodil "Pancho Villn wasn't so bad. after Bosing and Herman Bing. The pic "Charlie Chan's Courage" Al" "Viva Villa!" is one of the tute was directed by Michael Curtiz most powerful stories that has reach from the green play by Austin Parker ed the screen in many a day. Tolling and Charles Kenyon which is based mystery in the Fox picture, "Charlle #tional tale of the stormy life the pean slave who rose to grandeur on the story by Paul Harvey Fox. and liberated the pour, it gives Beery

his greatest opportunity. He marches

through the story, a'conquering hern,

"Cockeyed Cavaliers“

Oland. solves another blood-chilling Charlie Chan, portrayed by Warner

Chan's Courage,” coming to the King's Theatre on Sunday next. Who throw the deadly knife that killed a faithful Chinese servant? Why did pet parrot scream, "Help!. Murder! 7. Who killed the bird, silencing that

Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsoy humble only when he falls in love. are here again on the screen of the With Beery and Miss Wray is King's Theatre with bag full of Hotable cast Inchaling Len Carillo, new tricks, crazy cupera, riotous serenin forever? Who bot been Donald Cook, Stuart Erwin, Katherine comedy and gorgeous girls galore in murdered at a millionaire's lonely De Mille Davil Durand, Frank Cockeyed Cavaliers," their current desert mansion. and where was Puglia, Francis X. Bushunon. J RKO-Radio co-starring mirth quake. the body? These are the questions Adrian Rosley and Henry Armetta,

The Tenderfont"

A

a couple of goofy kallants of the bristling. forth from the story by medieval аген Wheeler and Woolsey Enel Derr Biggers that have to be trip through a melange of merriment, solved by the enigmatic oriental on the screen by melody and misfortune with Thelma detective created Joe E. Brown has added a new Todd and, Dorothy Lee. "Cockeyed Warner Oland. It is one of his nost accomplishment to his list, that of Cavallers" revolves around the chisel balling mysteries. In current litera- rolling a cigarette with one hand.

of Bert and Bob in tones and even Phila. Vance. On ture Chan has supplanted Sherlock

As a rang-tang-terantuin from Texas, the days of old when knights were Holn

tur proclivities

who

in the First National production, bold. Dot Lee, as a comedy com- the screen Warner Oland has becoine "The Tenderfoot," which is showing of

trying to evado adefinitely identified as Charlie Chan the Alhambra Theatre to-day, he is ner who is

so that letters addressed compelled to roll a cigarette in the unrringe with the roly poly Duke of much fashion of the wild and woolly West. Weskit, joins the dizzy duo and share simply to "Charlie Chan, U.S.A

their weais and woes. Then Thelma have been delivered to Dland. The An Joo" doesn't sinoke, he never learn: Todd enters the scene, and the comedy leading feminine role has been given ed to roll. 'em with two hands, lot

Drue Loyton, talented alone one. So he had to spend several catapults dizzily to a side-splitting to beautiful lours every evening for a week pack climax picturing a frenzied hunt for star of the Broadway stage, ing Bull Durliana in papers. He wild boar Miss Lee is a tricky makes her debut in a leading motion Chan'a charmer in her natty boyish attire. picture role in "Charlie the art so that li mastered

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