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CHAPTER XXXVII-

Ann and the children had received an Invitation: DANMA

"You'm invited Today to a studio

· toar

me,'

It's for Bonny and Slaay, you and There'll be cakes for the kiddies,

(candy too; “ And a special programme, arranged

for you.

When tea is over, the youngsters

can play,

"While you and I talk to the end of

...the day."

It was signed “Allun.“ Ann replied:

"We're happy to come to your studio

ten;

Sonny and Sissy and naturally me. We'll dress in our finest and come

promptly at threo;

It's the first time we've been to a

studio tea."

BTSY RAYMOND

off for the rest of the afternoon. A "No. Although I gather that she showing of italph Baylor's" pictures would like to own it and this chap at the Soville. Aren't you coming along with it." latory Allan7"

"Are they engaged?"

"I'm not sure. Anyway she has horrible taste. And I won't have her ruining this house if I can help. it.”

“Not-III-throw-his-head-book against the cushioned chair, smiling through amused, half-closed eyen, "I'm much too comfortable where am. Besides I like my own pictures They had moved through the living best." He motioned, a little con room, through the dining room with temptuously, toward the casele.. ita windowed alcove opening on the "A charming place but it seems ill-garden. Now they entered one of fated, doesn't it?" Birs. Tracy said the bedrooms.

"How would you furnish this absently, "I won't be home for din. her, Ann. Let Barah give the kids room 1" Allan saked unexpectedly.*** Ann said, hesitantly, "I wouldn't supper, early and put them to bed. You and Allan might ding out some daro". where and take in a show. Ho's developing into a regular hermit and

"Please,"

"Well, thon, I would have frilly plsce since you came." I don't believe you have been any white curtains at my windows, with overdraperies of flowered white chints

Ann coloured. here she said.

When his sister had gone Allan tonight?" he asked. turned to Ann. "Like to see a show

"No, thank you, Allan.",

|

"I love staying ➡chials sprigged with delphinium in shades of bright bius and other small flowers in mulberry. The walls would be, oyster white. The bed would be four-poster with a valance like the

bo draperies. There would other Colonial pieces" "All right, go on." "That's about all. It would be rest- ful and beautiful," Ann said wist- fully

Ann had had glimpses of Allan Vincent's sanctum many times during the two months she had been in the Tracy home, but she had never cross-Ann." la hand covered hers for a "I wish I knew what it's all about, ed its threshhold.

moment.

The walls were panalled in polished oak and the ceiling beamed in heavy timbers in the natural colour, bigbly The windows were draped in

WAX-coloured. Inon, striped in

She moved away and said nothing, "You must tell me."

•

The mantel was flanked with shelves Ann said hastily, "Why don't you

lost in admiration.

ano

:

some

"It will be, you mean, I'm going to carry out your ideas."

"But I thought you said—!!! "That girl wanted a chromium and glass dressing table, pink point d'aprit curtains and a green velvet

lounge.'

Ob, no!" Ann shook her head. "Not in this room?".

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Ann shook her head. red. There were deep, cozy chaira "Anyway, I would rather be here and a divan, the upholstery carrying with you than anywhere else with out the orange and red colour schemes, some other girl.",

filled with books. In

cornor take in a show? You must know artist's paraphernalla was assembled loads of attractive people.”. -ennels, paint brushes, sketching) "I won't be led from my original

Yes, You are nominated my only pada.

plan to spend the entire day with assistant on this job. When I want One easel held a painting of a you." beautiful home. Ann stood before it, is artists's oyes roamed boldly, help, the woman's touch,' I'll call' on

voice Approvingly over Ann, from her "What did Mrs. Tracy mean about On another casel was the picture bright hair, cofled demurely

in the place being ill-fated?" Ann of a terrace and a flight of irregular small, soft knot, to her slim black asked. stone steps leading to a garden. Aj pumps. Her dress was a simple frock rambling, flagged pathway ran away of golden brown, one of the dresses Ronald Brent for his wife. The tale "It was built by a chap_ nenod from the garden down the slope to remaining from the days before her cos that he was very much in love be lost on a wooded hillside.

morringe. It WILM becoming and "Like it. Ann?"

moulded her slender figure in lovely with her. The house had just been completed when I came hero about lines.

ward the Brents were divorced." |six months ago. Á short while after- You know the Brent place then?"

"That was sad," Ann said in a "No. I only meant it's exactly the

low voice. sart of home I've dreamed of owning} nose on canvas. I swear I will. Her komto day."

eyes will look different then. Hap divorce or should."

"Yos. But most marriages end in plert"

"You're

Isn't terribly cynical. Wouldn't you like to drive out and there a chance this couple may be see this home?" he suggested. "I'd reconciled ?" ike to show you the inside."

"Not a chance. Now for some. "I'd love to go-if-let's take the thing that will make you understand children,"

why

chasing am in cynic! Ho's "Why not? Let them get good and about with a chorus giri and his wife Sunday, Feb. 3-His Excellency the PROGRAMME TO BE GIVEN BY grubby, poking about in the garden. has attached a rich rotter who, it Governor and Lady Feel, attended by I'll get the ear.".

Ann said, "It's the houre I'vo al ways wanted,"

"You haven't seen anything, yet," Allan said. "It's one of the cleverest houseя I've seen. There are about 15 acres of ground. The house has 12 large rooms and three baths, There are Informal pools, a rainbow garden and grent, sheltering trees, "Wonderful," Ann said. "And you've painted it beautifully."

"Painting houses," Allan said bit terly, "when I wanted to do portraits and landscapes.”

"Some day I'll do a picture of hor," Allan was thinking. "I'll put her long Inshes and that sirnight little

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"I shall expect you to trot out alt is sald, will get a divorce to marry Captain Walter, were present at the

ber. It's all just a when you

business of most of the Fanling Hunt in the your adjectives

see the marrying and remarrying. Why, afternoon. place," he said:

marry at all?” Ann was moved by the beauty of When Aas did not reply, Allan

4

"What difference does it nuke, so what he called the Brent place. Tho) suid. "But of course' an unsophisticat. the Governor, attended by Captain Smith at kis pianoforte recital of

beautiful"

"I wish I could feel that way about it."

beyond. The place was really a ple-pected to agree to that." ture.

"And now for the inside."- "Perfect," Ann said a few minutes

The lunclicon onded with ice cream and cake and two completely satisfied later. children sprawled on the floor, work- "Adjective No. 1. Quito expres-ittle Puritan." ing on a jigsaw puzzle. Occasionally sive." Ailan they interrupted the conversation be tween Allan and Ann to ask aid in identifying a bit of colour that might be part of a horse's head or might be his nose.

Mrs. Tracy rushed in at four.

MI. A. M. BOWES-SMITH

The following la the programme Wednesday, Feb. 6-His Excellency to be given by Mr. A. M. Bowes- on at the Fanling Hunt in the afternoon, the Helena May, Instituto:

Thursday, Feb. 7-Colonel the Right Honourable Sir Leslie Wilson, 1.-Faatnale in F. Minor.

accom 2.-Barcaroll G-6.8.1, GC.IA, OMG, DO, panied by Lady, Wilson and Mr. 8.-Sonata in B Minor. Peter Wilson, arrived at Government |

1st, movt. 2nd. movt.

Brd. movt.-Largo, 4th movt.Presto

Honso.

Allegro Maestoso Scherzo: folto Vivaco

"When people marry they should marry forever and ever," Ann said with sudden passion.

"Dravo! That got a rise from our smiled. "I've been

"Did you say someone else had

In the afternoon His Excellency ac-- given free rein in this house, but al rendy there's a woman trying to boss bought this house." Ann asked, chang-companied by Sir Loslle Wilson and

ing the mubject quickly. the job."

Mr. Wilson and attended by Captain _You_the_chap_who_engaged_me-Walter-witnessed the Association "1-don't see why she shouldn't-have!

Football Match between Shanghai and something to say about it. It's her II name is " "I'm homo, isn't it?".

the United Services.

The following dined at Government 4-(a) Preludes in C and Miner House: Commodore and Mrs. F. Elliott. Mrs. H. G. Beth-Smith, the

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NOTES FROM THE THEATRES

(To Be Continued.)

:

"A Cuckoo in the Nest"

Mrs. S. B. Collett, Payr. Comdr. F. R. Porter, EN

ing an entire stage, was constructed Opera star. Victor Schertzinger di- Hon. Sir Thomas and Lady Southern, for "Voltaire", where many of the récted. scenes take place. It is here that) Voitaire baits King Louis XV and is only saved from the Bastille by the

In "A Cuckoo in the Nest" Tom Intercession the King's mistress, Walls and Ralph Lynx will be seen Bime. Pompadour, played by Doris in their first joint comedy for Kenyon. The entire pleture is staged Gaumont-British, which is coming to on a stupendous kealo with spectacular

"You Bald A Mouthful"

Friday, Feb. 8-Sir Lesilo, and Lady Wilson and Mr. Peter Wilson left Government House.

In the evening. His Excelloney the Governor and Lady Pool held a Ball at Guvernment House. Among those Swaying twenty chorus girls and dramatic scenes. A strong cast the King's Theatre on Wednesday through the air on glant swings in supports Mr. Arliss, including Daris next. This comedy by Ben Travers, present were: Brigadier #. Gi. and

Bath-Emith, the proved one of the most successful of Mrs.

Hon. Sir Kenyon, Margaret Lindsay, Theodore the Aldwych farces. It is also one perfect rhythm to music was the Newton, Reginald Owen and Alan of the best from the motion picture Mr. N. L. and Mrs, Smith, the Hon. Thomas and Lady Southern, the Hon. diffleult dance, novelty achieved for Mowbray, John Adolf directed. point of view. The scenes Are Mr. Edwin and Mrs. Taylor, the Ron. "The Gay Bride", farce of post-pro-

changeful and take, us from town to Mr. R. M. and Mrs. Henderson, the hibition New York recently filmed by!

country along a humorous road Hon. Sir Henry Pollock, X-T., K.C., studios the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer-

Joe E. Brown doce some plain and literally atrown with laughs. The the Hon. Bir William and Lady Shen- LONDON (via Australia) from £128.181 with Carole Lombard and Chester fancy aquaplano stunts in his latest story is full of highly amusing and ton, His Honour Mr. Justice and Mrs. Biorels featured. It opened yesterday comedy hit, "You Sald A Mouthful" whom a man and woman are forced to Birs. Hola, the Hon. Dr. S. W. and embarrassing situations that arisei Lindsell, the Hon. Comdr. G. F. and Australian Nowspapers on file).

at the Queen's Theatre. In order to now showing at the Oriental Theatre. share bedroom in a country inn. An Mrs. Ts'e, the Hon. Mr. 3. J. and Mrs. accomplish the effect it was necessary In this he. alded and abetted by unfamiliar, almost unrecognisable Tom Paterson, the Hon. Mr. C. G. 9. and for a crew of fifty men and "rope Preston S. Fester, both of whom are Walls is to be seen in this comedy, in Mrs. Mackie, the Hon. Mr. T, N. hangers" to operate a maze of pulleys adepts with the seat planes. Joe play the make-up of a middle-aged toper, Chau and M. Bolange-Teissier. in the sound stage roof. At given ing the part of an artless youth, is complete with red nose and hazy eyes. signal a series of ten ropes were induced to step on the board through In this type of role Tom Walls is "pulled" at a time, Just like stops ca a aisapprehensign, but manages to without equal on the stage or screen.

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Granville and Henry Kolker, in the principal supporting roles, are to be commended for their easy and effort-[ less performances of difficult characte: parta.

One line of swings would stick on by luck and finally topples His characterisation of Major Bone, seems that Paramount has hit upon move forward followed by the rest of into the water through sheer awk- a man under the thumb of his another of those natural starring tho chorus girls for a rhythmic swaywardness. The story is filled with domineering wife, except when under combinations, and that they are des- ing during the number. An emer- uproarious situations in which Joe "spirit" control, is a brilliant comedy tined to be seen together from now gency, crew with life nots stood by on wins a marathon race although he has performance. Ralph Lynn is as do on. Sir Guy Standing, Charlotte the sidelines of the set. They were never swum before. Many now and lightfully inconsequent, as only he can prepared for action in the event any novel comedy gags have been In-be, in the part of Petor, Major Bone's of the swings, at a height of 40 feet Jected by Robert Lord and Bolton son-in-law. His tricky altuations is the air, became entangled or the Mallory who wrote the screen play. enough to make the proverbial cat girls' lives were otherwise endangered. Ginger Rogers, Sheila Terry. Farina, have screaming hysterics.

Guinzi Gang" comedies, The unusual number created and of "Our directed by Chester Hale features Williams and liarry Gribbon are Carole Lombard and Arthur Jarratt among those in the supporting cast: during the "wing dance". The new picture is a hilarious farce based on Charles Francis Coe's famous mago-

"Voltaire”

"Now and Forever"

The Count of Monte Cristo"

Together with its grand romantic

Robert Donat; kandrome English| "One Night of Love"

cast, Its unusual and absorbing story screen and stage star who makes his of a multitude of other detalls which first appearance in an American plc- Moviedon hails a new, vibrant, should recommend.Paramount's "Now ture in the title role of the Harry M zine story, "Repeal" and has a notable glamorous screen personality... the and Forever" to your attention as Grootz-Edward. Small million dollar cast. Including Chester Morris Loo ravishing, radiant Grace Moore, scream ace-high motion picture entertainment, Rellance production, "The Count of Carrillo, Sam Hardy, Nat Pendleton. alar, concert artist and radio singer, the picture has one other Inducement Monte Cristo", could have started his Zasu Pitts and others.

and star of the film.sensation. "One which should convince even the most Hollywood-career two years earlier It is a than he did, The young actor turned Night of Love" coming to the Queen's scoptical of theatro-goers.

offer to play opposite Norma Theatre on Thursday. Her triumph-field day for that outrageously down One of the most famous and cer- ant song literally transporta ono into charming, delectable, and irresistible Shearer in "Smilin' Through the tainly one of the most beautiful a fairyland world of musle, beauty and new screen sensation, Shirley Temple part which Fredric March finally took, buildings of all history was re- thrilling emotion. Hor glamorous, herself. The audiences at the Alham, because he did not want to leave Lon produced for George Arliss latest alluring charin, her vibrant personal bra Theatre on the last two days don at that time. Later he appeared Warner Bros. picture "Voltaire," cam ty radiates a magnetism from the laughed with the dimpled darling as in "The Private Life of Henry VIII" ing to the Alhambra Theatre anercon that is captivating and seduc- who sang "The Grasshopper and the the British picture which, Introduced Wednesday. The building h the tive. America has taken her from Frog'; and fellowed her with bated: blm to American audiences, but it was famous Palace at Versailles, which the stage to welcome her with lavish breaths into a child's never nover lind not until he was offered the role of was orginally; a 'chateau, then a praise as the new screen sensation! while she played pirates with Gary Edmond Dantes in. Itelianca's finisa fortress, with a moat around it. Un "One Night Of Love" is not Miss Cooper and swept as they watched tion of the Alexandre Dumas classic, der Louis XIII the marble court was Moore's first acroon venture. Sho her ery herself to sleep, over a child's released through United Artists and begun, and was carried to completion formerly appeared with Lawrence tragedy. How Cooper and Carole currently at the King's Theatre, that during the reign of Louis XIV-the Tibett in the cinematisation of "Now Lombard, who are starred with her he consented to transfer his talenta Magnificent Louis, who also laid out Moon" and again as "Jenny. Lind" in in this picture, ever provented Miss to Hollywood. In "The Count and executed the famous gardens. Of "A. Lady's Mornis" But "One Night Temple front stealing it completely Monto Cristo Donat shares stellar brick and marble and white sandstone, of Love given fall sway to her rich away from them will remain one of honours with Elissa Landi, heading a the court is one of the most preten beauty, her goldentoned voloe and her the unsolved mysteries of the cinema large and Imposing cast, including: tous aver built as famous intefta dramatiessability. Hupporting Mias and yet the fact is that these two Bidney Blackmer, Louis Galhorn way as the Vatican Palace in Home, Beare in "One Night of Love Is the cast together, as lovers for the first O. P. Heggle, Irene Hervey, William Buckingham and Windsorg Palaces in remantle Tullion Carminati, is Lyle time, contribute ich uniformly ex-Farnum, Raymond Walburn and England. The entire marble court, Talbot, Mons Barrie, Jessie Balph, and cellent performance to the aim and others, under the direction of Rowland hundreds of foot in length, and cover: Andras - De--Begurola, – Metropolitan ranke much convincing-lovers,”ihat-It... V. Lee,

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