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CHAPTER 1 (Continued).

Ann had gone bravely about ro- moving the desolate atmosphero from her home, making it a gay and gallant pince, Shining surfaces were iored. Bowie and vases of flowers were placed about the rooms where the "malo" would be held. -

Old Molly, who had served twe generations of Hollisters, had come to "help." In a crisp white apron, with a cap as criagi and white on her kinky gray hair, Molly waited near the front door.

The announcement that “Mina Ann Hollister would conduct a sale of her family possessions from 2 until 6" had brought gasps of amazement from Greenfield's elite and virtual retirement for the time of all Ann's relatives.

"If you dare to desecrate my poor brother's home I wash my hands of you," Annt Hattie told Ann. "Your father may have been a fool, but he had some family pride."

"Dad would have died before he would have borrowed all that money for anyone but me," Ann retorto "I owe it to him to take up those notes and I all."

"You won't so high-minded when you haven't a nickel änd no place to g her aunt aald darkly.

TARY RAYMOND

Ann's bravery had been assumed, She was feeling sick Bow and frigh- tened. Old Mrs: Sykes, with her gliolet eyes, who always arrived Brat when there vere bargaina to be hagh, would make straight for the beauti. "I'm afraid I'm here under false colours", the young man was saying.

ful secretary inlaid with ebony and tortoise shell.

"Yo looks tired, honey," Molly said,| her dark face naftened by sympathy, "I don' blame yo for feelin' bad. All these pretty things goin' to folks they don' Blong to."

"You are expecting guests?"

other, Ann had decided that the

interest was

#+

And then Mra. Ellen Pendleton's

Ann went back into the front! strangelydrawing room. The chair on the

President

S.S. "PRESIDENT COOLIDGE"

will sall for

SHANGHAI KOBE

YOKOHAMA

HONOLULU – SAN FRANCISCO

LOS ANGELES

8 A.M., SATURDAY,

DECEMBER 29, 1934.

Arrives Shanghai-Monday, December 31.

DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINES AMERICAN MAIL LENE

PEDDER BUILDING-HONGKONG.

CANTON BRANCH-No, 4 Shakee Street,

Alene Carnon who had married rich; old Mr. Williamson would moter in

who had so suddenly gentle voice, “Ann, you dear ghi,"i from her new home in the country man and buy recklessly and gloatingly. Crossed her threshold was rather un-and the swift pressure of her hand usual. Handaoine. And his man-which was so much better than pity- Ann couldn't bear to think of things that had belonged to her mother and were attractive. A few minutes ing phrases. father being carelessly handled by more and he would be gone, but just! Alene. Yet even

more frightening his was the four that Alene might not heartening. She went into the dining right side of the low table was must be placed on record as one of the for the amusement of couple come; that those who could afford to cm, opened the doar and spoke to forcupied now by one of the Wright bent historie productions to come from youngsters, was the genesis of what

the servant, tay might not attend the sale.

sisters. The young man was gone. Hallywood in a long time. It serves became one of classic books of all Ten, Molly."

Ann looked about in amazement as the newest starring vehicle for time. It is "Treasure Island", Robert No, he was not in sight. It was silly furion Davies, the lovely blonde star, Loula Stevenson's famous tale of the During Ann's absence the young to feel this twinge of disappoint with the handsome Gary Cooper as high sens and buccaneers, produced mun made eyes had rested against an old conde-But at least he might have said has been taken from the lant and final showings to-day at the Queen'e

discovery. First his ment. What difference did it make?

her now lending man. The picture as a talking pleture and having its "Please. Mally," Ann and faintly, labra on the mantel. A neat card good-bye.

best novel written by the master Theatre with Wallace Beery and Sympathy was the one thing she against it rend, "Pair, $25," Looking

Thero was his cup on the table and story-teller, Robert W. Chambers. Jackia Cooper, in co-starring roles. could not endure. She turned to around, he noticed white cards affixed beside -in place of the blue vase The story concerns the love conflicts The two children are NOW grown. ward the wintow, away from Molly's to other articles. Within reach of his which was missing-was a small, between Miss Davies, as a Union spy, One, Lloyd Osbourne, is famous disconsolate gate.

hönd, un a ́low table, was a small-blue white envelope.

and Cooper, as a Southern spy, with| nuthor; the other, Isobel Osbourne, is "Mos' time for 'em to

The card read "$16." be comin'. vake

Ann crossed to the table and pleked the Civil War as the background, now the wife of Salisbury Field, play The ten party was Look like some of 'em would be here

progressing wap the envelope. Inside was a $50 Again Miss Davies has surrounded wright and screen welter, of Santa befo, Lenstways, Mia Sykes orter when the doorbell rang.

bill and a slip of paper on which was herself with an excellent cast, all of Barbara. Adapted to the screen by be

Ann said, "Excuse me a moment, written in a bold masculine hand whom present Anished performances John Leo Mallo and directed for please. Some nf my guests have My mother likes blue. I'm taking Jean Parker, Katherine Alexander, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer by Victor arrived."

this vase, which I am sure is ridicul Ted Healy, Russell Hardlo, Henry Fleming, ace director of such adven ously underpriced. Tell the cook the Wadsorth, Sidney Toler, Douglas turo stories as "Eskimo" and "Rendez- Len and enkes were great. Thanks. Dumbrilie, Willard Robertson and yous". "Treasure Island" is. It was the best party I ever attended. iant but not least these kings of spectacular picture which offers clean, P. R."

radio entertainers, the Four Mills thrilling and wholesome amusement Brothers, who contribute the planta- for the whole family. The cast

headed by Wallace Beory and Jackie tion melodies.

"Lady Killer"

Cooper. To Lionel Barrymore feli James Cagney's latest starring pic the happy lot of portraying Billy ture for Warner Bros., "Lady Killor." Bones, the scar-faced old pirate, which is now at the Star Theatre, la Jolly when he has a fow noggins of The theme of Rosalind Shaffar's story. Others in the cast include Oito Kruger punctuated by both thells and laughs, rum but surly and fearful when sober, upon which the picture is based, is n an Dr. Livesey, Bruco Nigel, Lowis Hilarious take-off on the Hollywood Stone, little Cora Sus Collins, and film colony in which a young ex-crook others who contribute good portor- Franz Lehar, and in charge of the leaps to stardom on the screen by thomances. music, blended elements of Russian, unique method of writing his own fan Viennese and Gypsy into it. The mall and seeing that it gets into the Rettings were gorgeous. Laid mainly hands of the producers. But the new in the mythical kingdom of Marshovia, film atar finds it none too easy to bury

"M' Sykes?"

“No, It's a quân—a young man—I've never seen him before,

"Yes," said Ann from the window, Then, breathlessly, "Somebody is com- ing. Melly, be ready to open the-

"I think I heard that service car, cleave"

too."

"Please finish your ten and cake. For the next five minutes, Ann was busy: cornered by vld Mrs. Sykes, having to listen to "My dear, The strange young man's gray couldn't believe my eyes when I read roadster had been roaring through that announcement, I said "Think of small southern towns-all astonish-lilater.coming to this."

"This way please, Mrs. Sykes, Ingly alike with their fine old homes Ann said firmly. Just look at showing through the trees-for the

hours. At this rate he everything. The Paisley shawl you've last two would reach Atlanta by nightfall. always admired is on the sofa." He planned to remain there over- night with friends, and then shove off immediately after breakfast, for the

·eant,-

A short distance down the road he had plcked up a mil-and here he was, landing, hat in hand, the door of one of those splendid old homes. This one showed signs of decay, but still it was splendid,

were

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NOTES FROM THE THEATRES Co-starring Maurice Chevalier and

It was outrageous! He had simply made her a proxent of $35. And there was no way to return it.

"P. K." meant nothing to Ann. All it would ever mean would be the memory of a tall young man with light brown hair, gray eyes and a

quizzical smile,

of

Nequences are

T

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"Down To Their Last Yacht"

Movie workers at the RKO-Radio

in Europe, in the romantic period his past life, for his former gangster Studio In Hollywood were startled which Lehar used for the original pals turn up on the scene and try to during the filming of "Down to Their operetta, the story lent itself to blackmail him into joining them in Laat Yacht", the mad musical extra- He knocked and heard the sound of Jeanette MacDonald, "The Merry elaborato uniforms, spectacular a plot to rob the homes of the film vaganta which comes to the King's. stirring within. The door was flung Widow", showing for the first times palaces and such settings. Hundreds celebrities. They demand ho act as Theatre on Sunday. On the Srst day wide. An old coloured woman loom-to-morrow the Queen's Theatre; of people, ranging from colourful their "änger man," pointing out to of production, carpenters stopped ed before him, almost as though she brings to the screen for the first time peasants to gold-braided offers and them those movie stars he knows to pounding nails, mill workers allowed ghost from the glamorvus the famous music, known and loved all glamorously-owned women appear. have lots of money and jewellery in their machines to run idly, exocutivos past. She reached for his hat. The over the world. The celebrated waltz Reproduction

Paris' fanious their homes. These

halted their ponderings to steal young man smiled, but kept the hat. number is staged on a huge scale with Maxin's cafe is one of the most said to furnish the most exciting klimpse. Parading down the studio Never mind, Auntie. Ti only be hundreds of dancers, and the whima- brilliant spots in the picture; and the scones over seen in a Cagney picture. street were more than fifty beauti- here for a minute."

cai humour is heightened by many targest set ever built at the studio is "Lady Killer" contains a strong castful Biris, all brown-skinned some He had heard that hospitality in audacious and novel affects, One in the huge Ambassador's ballroom, of talented screen and stage players paturally so and others stained. But small southern towns was close to the the "dance fade-out" used in the really two ballrooms connected by a with Mae Clarke, who first leaped to was their attire that startled. old regime type. But did they al-Maxim's Cafe sequence, where Che corridor of mirrors, with two great fumo with Jimmy Cagney in "PublicThey were clad in the shearest, dain ways receive strangers as cordially? valier sings "Girls, Girls, Girls" with gardens and terraces, An elaborats Enoms" two years ngo. Margaret brassiers and step-ins. The story tiest of "frillaries", such as teddies, He was inside now. A quick survoy a bevy of girl dancers, whose dancing cast surrounds the two principals in- Lindsay has the heroine role, that of deal with the fanciful and hilarious rovealed the gaily decked tables. footfalls are "faded" as the muse cluding Edward Everett Horton. Una the movie star flame of Cagney.adventures of impoverished aristo-

A girl was coming toward him. A diminishes, and thus literally become Merkel, Minna

Gombell, Sterling Others Include Henry O'Neill, Leslie crats on a yachting cruise to the Blender girl with bronze hair. She a part of the orchestration. In this Holloway and Herman Bing. Holly Fenton, Russell Hopton, Raymond South Sea Islands, where they ara wore an afternoon frock of brown and same setting Albertina Rasch baller woud was combed for its prettlest Hatton, Douglas Dumbrille, Marjotle shipwrecked on the Island of Malaks. he noted that her eyes were brown inns dance the notorious Parin "Can- girls for the ball, Maxim'e And auch Gateson, George Blackweed. Willard mokalu. The lovely native with golden glints in them. Her Can" in ita ilme held the naughtiest sequences. Albertina Rosch's baller- Robertson. Robert Elliott, Willines straight tile nose was inclined to dance Paris over produced, though inas were specially brought from Davidson, Douglas Cosgrove, John Capture

the whita debutantes and tlit upward. Just the suggestion of perhaps tamer in these days of fan New York for the picture, and Marston and George Chandler, Roy matrons, and raid their trunks." Skirts n tilt.

dances and Buch terpsichorean de hundreds of properties and set details Del Ruth directed the picture from Islanders as too hot for tropical wear; and underskirta aro ignored by the "I'm afraid I'm here under false partures. The dain orchestra used were imported from Europe,

the screen play by Ben Markson and but the lace things strike them as colours, the young man was saying for the motor song numbers was

Lillie Hayward. In a voice Ann found very pleasing. literally an International one. Her- "Operator 13," showing at the

Just about right so they adopt them Treasure Island" "You are expecting guests ?"

bert' Stothart, former Associate of Oriental Theatre to-day and Saturday,

(Continued on Page 11.)'

The girl hesitated. After a mo- ment she answered slowly, "Yes,"

"My car has a flat.. A tire blew out almost at your gate-luckily for me. May I use your telephone to call a garage?"

"Of course. It's in the hall. Call Parker's garage. They'll come promptly that is, more promptly than anybody else. Within the next half hour."

She smiled a little, and the young man grinned back.

He called the number and gave directions crisply. The pretty girl led the way back into the living room. "If you care to 'll be glad for you to wait here while the tire li heing changed."

"I like to--but I'm afraid I'm in- truling. Your guests?"

"It's an informal affair. Quite." Her volco was very low.

They were sitting opposite each

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