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CHAPTER XXXIII

MARY RAYITIOND

Ing for the driver in the downstairs; coffes in a low silver pot, iced fruit, tonet, agga, criap bacon and a bit of There was a crash as Dick Randall lobby when he arrived.

"Whero to, miss?" The taxi driver marmalade. A slim vaso holding two hit the floor. A plate fell, like asked the question twice before the perfect rosebuds.

"More coffoe, madam?" The wal small, weak echo. Someone cream white-faced girl in the cab answered.

"Drive on some place."

ter, hovering near, spoke to the sad- ed. Someone elso grabbed Poter's ́ ́arm, but he shook, the restraining

Ho stared After a moment ho eyed young woman who had scarcely hand off and strode toward the door started the car. There was something touched her meagre breakfast. He Valeria called, Peter, Petori" but queer about this. The call to one of added in a low tone, "There's no extra he did not turn. In the silence that the finest apartemnt buildings at an cost. It is just a little compliment followed Dirk poured her a drink, hour when most people were deep in to our customers."

"You sloep. The pretty girl with the palo held it to her lips, whispering, 'lost, Now drink your poincti,

Outside, hend clearing Peter was face, waiting for him. How she had getting into his car. He knew now managed to carry these two bags what he wanted. He had not wanted was another mystery. She looked

sick.

Dy shifting the mirror a little the that noisy, greedy, guzzling crowd. He wanted a good look at Tony. And cab driver could see her face. Yes, then he wanted to break him between she was sick. There wasn't a doubt of it. Maybe he should suggest a hospital.

his hands.

It would not be hard to find Tony, A telephone book did not reveal the address but ho had better fuck when ho called "Information."

"Do you know some quiet place, a restaurant near here where could get breakfast 7" Ann naked.

"Yea, miss. There's one not far from here."

The windows of Tony's duplex apartment were lighted. Tony was in. Perhaps Ann was there too. Peter

A few minutes later he had deposit wanted to see. Ann's face when hood his strange fare and her two broke Tony between his hands. Tony travelling bags in front of the restaur- who had lot her go once and then had ant. At this early hour the place was taken her away from Peter.

almost empty,

He preamed the bell and then, not wailing, turned the knob and fiung the door wide.

Tony was coming, toward him, Just beyond was a girl with bold eyes. Not Ann. Not Ann!

Peter stepped back, sanity, retum Ing. Tony came outside, closing the door behind him.

"I say, Kendall, what do you want Then, as he saw Peter's devastated, "You haunted face, Tony went on. thought Ann was here?"

"Yes. I beg your pardon."

Tony sald slowly, "No harm done.

I heard she had gone,"

"You haven't seen her?"

Thank you; no," Ann and Half of the luke-warm mixture was still in her cup. She lifted it to hor lips and "Could you tell me how far it is to finished it.

Engleside?"

Fifteen or twenty miles out." Thank you.

An hour later Ann was lying on 4 bed in an inexpensive room of an in- expensive hotel. By conserving her funds she could manage to stay here three days, eating sparingly at cheap restaurants,

At noon she went out for another frugs) moal and returned to the hotel. in the writing room she wrote an answer to the advertisement that had attracted her

*

Bina Ann

Ann stopped and bought a morning | The morning of the third day ahe nowspaper from a newsboy on the received an answer. Mrs. Lols Tracy corner. She had just remembered had been pleased with that she had only $10 in her purse, The week before on the day she had left for the week-end at the Merri weathers she had recklessly emptied her purse for Carol. The $10 would have to provide food and shelter until she could find work.

later.

Jones' letter and would be glad to consider her for the position. Since thore was no car line or bus service in the Engleside section, Mrs. Tracy would drive in for her early that after noon.

Mrs. Lois Traiy proved to be a Ann ordered only toast and coffee, pretty, dark-haired young woman, a Every extra nickel might count little on the plump side, with a long, curly bob and intelligment dark eyes. In her brief appraisal of Ann, Mrs. While she was eating abe studied Tracy decided, "Sho's too pretty. If the "help wanted" advertisements I had a husband I wouldn't consider stenographers. waitresnės, models, her a minute. She'll be good to the hotel hostesses, show girls with ex- children. She's never been a gover

ness before. But she's smart. He felt perience, book-keepers, milliners,

Suddenly, a paragraph attracted think I could depend on this girl. weak: "I haven't seen her since the her eye. Wanted: Governess for two She's running away from some man night of her birthday, Tony said. "children in quiet home near elty or herself. If it was a love affair, 1 called her and told her I wanted to Must be refined and willing to lend wasn't the tawdry kind." Ree her. She came here. I gathered quiet, uneventful life, Four In the you had gone off some place. leaving

"No."

Peter put out a hand against

the

wall, steadying himself.

her alone."

Peter waited.

I

Aloud she said, "If you want the place it's

children-- family."

youre. The "Willing to lead quiet, uneventful Priscilla (we call her Sissy) and "When she got here she looked tired life. No one- no one in all the Theodore (Sonny)-are perfect hitti world-wanted soiltude no much as dem.ons. But they have average and sick. I went in the kitchen to Ann

brains. fix some cocktails. When I came back she was gone. She called from the car that she had just remembered something-something Important, she

nald."

She must get away from the city. "I've never been able to get along from everything that would remind with them very long at a time. I'm her of Peior. She must put the nost no great shaken as a mother. I'm an behind her and build an entirely new artist, but children are no respecters of genius. They're twins and just

life in which he had no part.

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TREATY OF AMITY

CHINA AND THE ARGENTINE MAY SIGN PACT

Peter remembered Ann's car in-

After a while he would get his about the time I'm getting an in xide the garage, the open door. He divorce and be reinstated in his grand-spiration Sonny wants an oatmeal had been gone such a short time and father's good graces. Eventually, he cooky or Siary wants to show off her belloved Ann had taken a spin on thewould marry Valerin, the girl he real- new dance steps.".

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ly wanted.

Mrs. Tracy lighted a cigarette and Tony said bitterly, "Do you know! Valeria had accused Ann of trap- continued, "By now you've probably and stealing a suit case, a blanket in Paris in a report to the Foreign why she left that night? Because ping Peter, Well, it was Valeria that decided I'm a terible ather. I am. and five pieces of clothing, two Office states that the Argentine she realised she didn't love me. Peter wanted-not a poor, silly, blind, You think I haven't any business unemployed men, Chan Keung, 27, don't know why I'm giving you thistle foot who had mistaken his ten-with children. That's true, but here and Cheng Cheung, 20, were Ambassador to France has ex- break, Kendall-1 guess it's because derness and consideration for love, they are, and, in spite of myself. I'm

labour each on pleading guilty tions for the conclusion of a Petor wrung Tony's hand. In when he lifted Ann in his arma after turning them over to someone like before Mr. E. 1. Wynne-Jones at Treaty of Amity between China

He had been white and wild-eyed rather fond of them: That's why I'm sentenced to three months' hard pressed a desire to renow negotia the accident. But almost any man you. He drove to the apartment Instead would have been excited and anxious. "I've already decided that you the Central Police Court yester and the Argentint of the club. Ile flung the windows And, of course, Ann couldn't doubt haven't had kindergarten training and day. wide in Ann's room. Die would sleep that he was fond of her. That was that you have never held a job of Dotective-Sergeant D. Fitchen, here to-night. In this room that was all he had meant when he had held this kind before. That makes for the prosecution, stated, that 80 filled with memories of Ann. To- her close to him, calling her "darling difference to me. All you need to do the second defendant was arrestedtion in Cuba reports that nego- morrow he would begin the search for darling."

is keep one jump ahead of the kids." in a pawnshop trying to pawn the tiations are proceeding for the her the "Rearch that had been too

If Ann had been willing to accept And found that, except for her first suitcase. He took the Police to conclusion-of-a-Treaty of Amity long delayed.

affection as a substitute for love she brief greeting and an occasional yes find the first defendant. Both between China, and the Dominican would be lying new in beautiful and no, the conversation had been Ann lind dressed early the morning room. Presently Susan would enter entirely one-sisted. she left the apartment. She had with her breakfast, served on a large, Yet here she was with a jab. called a cab and managed to be wait-| silver tray. A perfect breakfast, with j

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every elvillaed coun- of the fastest and wildest Chinese try, Anally resulted in the choice of Lap dancers, whose jazz numbers are Robert Donat, handsome young Eng-so furiously pace that hereafter Hish screen and stage star, whom Harlem will be singing "That is Why American audiences saw the dash-Chinese Were Born The net ured ing Thomas Culpeper in "The for this unusual act is an elaborate America's Private Life of Henry VIII Care Chop Suey Parlour. In this atmes racketeers provides rib-tickling come- fully easting the rest of the story, phere of dance rhythms and Chow Enjoy Your Leave in Australia and New Zealand,

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"The Gay Divorcee"

Laurel and Hardy and the in-have proved 'Blaurated Magnesia to habitants of the Kingdom of Toy-be the quickest-acting and the most of effectiva stomach remedy known to Mischievous, gay, spectacular and land. The laugh-getting anties

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is Immortal music are the highlights of 'Bisurated' Magnesin is a complete Chester Morris, 113 0.3 ambitious

for this production. Supporting Layrel treatment for the prompt relief of all young man who attends to clerical of the "noble and notorious" Cather- affording wholesale amusement

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Charlotte Henry, Henry potent neutraliser of the

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most and Ginger Rogers. the delightful well as Virginia Karns. Gus Meina stomach ulcers-lt

co soothing, protecting film over, the in- notable supporting cast is headed by

flamed stomach lining. Zasu Pitts, who wins gales of laugli colourful role of her career. The pair who made such a hit in "Flying and Charles Rogors were the

cast includes directors. tor with her performance as Mirabelle picture itself, likewise, is Director Down to Rio". The

Got 'Blaurated' Magnosia powder or the girl who knows too much about tion to the screen; a spectacular offer- English barrister: Alice Brady, who von Sternberg's outstanding contribu- Edward Everett Horton as a dumb

"Merry Wives of Reno"

tabiata from your chomist or stora racketeer love to live long. Loo Carrlilo provides menace as Mickey. Ing, in magnificent settings, gorge-causes him to try every device to

The pretty girl from Dubuque, today--but always look for the eval "double-crossing" bodyguard; Nat ously costumed and, above all, the avoid marrying her; William Austin Iowa, whom ail Hollywood is talking BISMAG sign on every package if a dumb but good-story of one of the most glamorous as a "meaner husband", Erik Rhodes about, is now cast: In another big you want the quickest-stomach remedy Pendleton is humoured chieftain who loses hisgures in history told with a drama- as a debonaire professional Romen, part. Margaret Lindsay, who at illicit gains to blonde. Mary: Samtic force which never once wavers. and Eric Blore as the funniest tracted so much notice first in Hardy, a gruff and convincing fellow Miss Dietrich enacts her role impres-English butler seen on the screen in Cavalcade," then in "Voltaire" and who is known as Dingle, aspires to sively throughout, from the time she ages. The film was adapted stagere House on 56th Street," won the entors Russia as an obscure German hit, of the same title, which ran 288 leading role in "Merry Wives of the racket throne.

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"The Count of Monte Cristo"

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morrow. Mas Lindsay plays the In preparation for nearly a year period of Russia's early history.

part of a young wife whose marital bofore a single scene was filmed, the John Lodge, as the courtly Count

complications take her to Reno, A neighbour of hern million dollar production of "The Alexel, by his performance gaina a

Since childhood days..everyone has through error. Count of Monte Cristo", coming to particular niche for himself among

But how is drawn into the same mistaken the King's Theatre on Saturday, is the screen's ablest leading men. Som heard of the Bogeyman,

hasbands to straighten out affairs hailed as one of the few really big Jaffe, similarly, in playing the idiotle many actually know what these situation. The attempts of the swo "speciale" to come out of Hollywood Grand Duke Péter, gives full expressluister inhabitants of youth's "In bring about ridiculous confusion that since the advent of talking pictures,sion to the rare talent which first ferno" look like? Filmkom's con-

la combined the "serious romantic demand for entertainment, of world- Kringelein in "Grand Hotel on land," the Hal Roach-M-G-M picturi interest of the young couple and and a forceful answer to the publie was recognized in his appearance as ception can be seen in "Babes in Toy-abounds in laughs. With the comedy wise appeal, for all ages and all Broadway, Louise, Dresser portrays sation of Victor Herbert's operetta. Miss Lindsay's anotional work is in instas. This lavish film version of the haughty Empress Elisabeth most With Laurel and Hardy as stars the fine contrast to her lighter momenta. Alexander Dumas' immortal classic capably.

feature-lengti į Alm is entertaining There is an unusually impressive In the most ambitious, of the seroen

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