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·FEBRUARY 22, 1985.

Lovable

CHAPTER XLVII

BYTTARY RAYHOND

do. A telephone call he must make. There had been consternation among And then ho would write the end te the tenants at Peter's Florida grovo that particular chapter forever, when Ann arrived from the nearest

A telephone call to Valeria. railroad station-alone.

"When's Mr. Fotor comin' 7" Lonar through some old checks and Miss An sick,

Earlier in the day he had been

naked.

without him."

:

in silence but Ann was awake. A low.. The little Florida home was wrapped hours ago Corita, looking like a dark rose in her red silk dress, had gone to

and glanced through it indifferently. A Florida postcard was in the pile. He turned it over and then hold it under the light. His hand shook.

"Mister Peter, pleen coma quick,| Little Juan. Bless him! Suddenly had come upon the one he had given "Not for some time," Ann told her. Valeria. He had noticed it particularly Peter's feeling of wild exultation.was "I haven't been well and only came because it revealed it had been cashed succeeded by a terrible fear. Ann was to rest, for a few weeks. After a while, when I'm stronger, I'm going on a day that stood out in his memory in their little Florida home, sick. And

lho day Ann had left him. Romem- there were 100 miles between them. hor volca faltored, "going away."

"Something's wrong, Lena said bering that, he wondered why Valeria dubiously to Sam. "It don't seem had kept the check so long. Suddenly natural, her traipsin' way down here he was startled by the thought that

It might have some significance.

Sarah had said, "Is there anything "It ain't," Sam agreed.

thought things were kind of you could have done that Ann might

Ann, seeing the engerness in Corita's queer sometimes when they was here, havo misunderstood 7" He had groped

eyes, had said, "Of course Fll be all Seems like they thought an awful about in his mind, but had found lot of each other, but were linda nothing."

right. I lock everything up tight. But Ann might have misunder oneasy about showin" it."

But she gave up reading after a Lens know her "spicions" were stood about this check if she had Don't forget the front door key," correct when Ann called to her one heard about it. It was a silly thought, while and got into bed. morning. When Lepa came out on the but there it was. porch, Ann asked, "Doca Sam over write to Bir. Potor?"

"Yes, Miss Ann. When things don't go so good, and when they doos."

"Please ask him not to write for several weeks until I leave. Or, if ho does, ask him not to mention that I am here."

a dance.

She might have dozed, but in a And there the thing was the whole terrible,

selnah plot that had taken moment was wide awake, A car had such a toll of happiness after a talk come on the grounds. It was early silk rube and went to with Ann's nurso had thrown light on for Corita to be getting back Ann

slipped on his theory.

the window. A tall figure, à man's figure, was outlined for a moment in the moonlight. And then was gone.

Ann's heart seemed to stand still. "Hello, therel" It was a man's voice. Just below her window,

Miss Brock, asked if there wore anything specific in connection with her distrust of Miss Bennett that day, "It breaks your heart to seo her had answered, "I should have told sittin' there so pale-like and un-

you at first, but I thought you might happy," Lena said to Bam. "Mark my think I was spying. Miss Bennett words, they've been fightin' about went back to the room and said she

She was dreaming. Peter was for something and he's too onery to give had left something. I saw your wife in."

Ann stumbled "It ain't likely Mr. Peter would hand her a letter slip of paper it away-yet it was Peter's voice.

Drooming or not, might have been. Then I went back bo onery," Sam said loyally.

to the kitchen. When I saw Mrs, across the room, turning the key with "It ain't as likely Misa Ann would Kendall again she had some kind of weak fingers. Down the stair. inte be. I wish," Sarah said sentimentally

the dark hall. Not waiting to turn Peter got in his big gray car and on the light, she flung the door wido "they would stop this foolishness and nervous reaction." make up. Wastin' a lot of time being headed for Valerin's apartment. and reached out for Peter, blindly. miserable when they could be happy. Somebody called out to him as he She was crushed against him, feel- That's what they're doin'."

The trouble between Miss Ann and pun around the corner, "Bay, young ing his kisses on her eyes, her lips, fellow, you're in a hurry to go to her hair. Fierce, tender, demanding Mr. Peter was discussed freely at the police station, aren't you?" Bam's home. And Marie's istori

But all his mad haste to tell Valeria Gorita, who had been brought to assist what he thought of her, meant no- about the house and sleep there at thing, after all. Valeria was out. So night, had more talea which added to now here was Peter, at homo pre- had missed him so, had believed he the general uneasiness.

Corite told of hearing Ann sobbing paring to call her over the telephone, had passed out of her life. Yet here Her valce answered, smouldering) he was, his deep voice with its new, with resentment. Well, Peter, are strange, tender quality, reassuring you tight or something-calling as her. His arms holding her close. after so long?"

at night. "If he don't come soon, maybe she not be here," Corita sald in her quaint foreign speech.

"Why?" Juan queried.

"Because she's very sick." Juan brooded over that. Ann had completely won his heart. He fol- lowed her about, his big, dark eyes fixed upon her adoringly."

All of his tricks had failed to divert her. He had plunged into the lake, making alligator trails. He had told

Peter said coldly, "I wanted to mak you why you waited so long to cash my check."

mency in such a hurry after all.”

"I found I didn't need the "But the check served another pur- one, didn't 7"

Valerin was not where she could roll blg, injured blue eyes to advantage. Ann about the Seminoles who had She said slowly, "I don't know what lived here once, making arrowheads you're talking about."

kinsen.

His klases seemed real.

Yet she must be dreaming. She

"You knew I was here?"

"Now that you mention it, I do believe I had some faint idea of look- ing you up" His voice, fearfully shaken, belied the teasing words. "Ann, you've been ill!"

"Oh, Peter, Peter darling. I'm well how."

"Little Idiot," Peter whispered hoarsely. "unning away from me, keeping me in hell."

"And me, too," Ann said.

"What made you do it? Tell me,

"Not now," Ann said. "Kiss me again, Peter."

"Peter kissed her. Kept on lissing!

from the Rint at the bottom of the Peter found his anger bad given lake. He showed her the new mock-way to intensa disgust and weariness, Ann?" ing bird's nest in the trellis, and He said, "It doesn't matter. The harm pointed out another nest in the tree has been done. Besides I've found near her room. But he was not out what I wanted to know." astisfied with the pale little amilo Ann gave him. Even his excelent mimicry of the birds only evoked mild en- thusiasm.

The receiver clicked in his ear.

Peter sat down and gave himself up So one night he painstakingly, to his unhappy, brooding thoughts, laboriously, constructed a message to Until recently Ann had been hera Peter. Lena found him hard at his in the city. Now she was really lost task and after a quick glance around to him. The detectives and report- to see that Sam was not about hnded the trail had been lost. They hadj whispered, "Now, why didn't I think come up against a blank wall when of that! Ilere child, let me have that they learned 10 days ago she had left) card. I'll put the address on myself" town.

her.

And then, because they were young and

very deeply in love; old sorrows, unhappy memories were forgotten.

The grating of brakes on the drive. "It's Corita, coming back from the dance," Ann explained.

Peter gathered Ann in his arms and carried her up the stairs.

"Won't Corita bo surprised when I tell her we'll want breakfast for two,"

The afternoon mail was stacked on Ann sakl. There was something Peter had to a silver tray. Peter crossed the room

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at a time when her parents lost their with B. G. De Sylva. He has applied situations concocted by Charles Stac- in all parts of the globe since the grand fooling by Penner and Lyda she launched her professional career the co-authors of the original story intimate knowledge of the Roberti and some sweet carolling by money and needed her help. Within his Arthur and Ben Hecht, authors of was a schoolgirl, and worked with,

a week of her arrival in Hollywooddramatic values, to bring the plot to the screen with fall strength, : Dia- "The Front Page," "Barrymore rises people of all nationalities. Madrid, Lanny Ross, who will be ren.embered

for his singing in "Melody in Spring" she was signed by Universal and to sublime heights as a comic artist Paris. London, Berlin, Roumania, There are a raft of new tunes in considered one of the best screen logue continuity for the pleture was in his understanding characterisation Hungary, Austria, Switzerland, Hai College Rhythm" all by those wizards prospects that has come from the written by Florence Tyron and of the egocentric, eccentric impresario.land, Scandinavia. The big American of the keyboard, Gordon and Revel, ather side. The net effect of this celebratel colla-cities from East to West coasts-as and which are bound to be hits.. boration is one of the most uproarious dancer, singer, stage star and film screen comedies since "Two Arabian player Conchuta has come into con- Knights." It is hilarious fun from act with men of all these countries. start to finish and a screen delight "And I prefer the men in Hollywood, Mary Antor was suggested for her that no Barrymore fan will want to especially the men I meet in studios, current role in "The Man With Two miss. The comedy in the picture lies to all the others," she declares, Faces," the First National picture now not only in farcical and hilarious "Possibly Raul Roulion, who has al-playing at The Alhambra Theatre, Queen's Theatre in trois the love story player, a Zelgfeld Follies Star, was situations but in the consummate act-ways been consideration and courtesy Kowloon, by none other than George of a decade-its romanca will stir the recorded for the first time by the The wholesome picture, "Tho Old-Fashioned Way" Ing of Barrymore and his supporting

pathetic interest. this murder mystery cast. Chief among these is Carole Personified, has done much to make Kaufinon, co-author with Alexander heart of every spectator with sym-movie camera for his now starring

me like the men here so much. And Voollcott of

Kaufman sald he could theme of the picture concerns the which is Sunday's attraction at tho Lombard in the character of the if Raul is thoughtful, I was no less drama. actress, Lily Garland, and running her impressed by the great kindness that Imagine no one who could have fitted regeneration of a crippled girl through Queen's Theatre, When Fields enter-

a romance that gives her the will to ed motion pictures several years ag in clone accend is Roscoe Karns was shown me when I became the only the part better in the screen version. O'Malley, Jaffe's drunken press agent. feminino player in

Hell in the In "The Man With Two Faces Missvercome her handicap and marry every effort was made to have bi Walter Connolly ranks with him as Heavens. I was away from the Astor has the leading feminine role the man of her heart. Into the simple do his famous tensile Baff Juggling act Webb, Jaffe's conscientious and long studio on location for over ten days,, opposito Edward G. Robinson, the plot are packed comolly, pathos, But, belleving he could not do justice auffering business manager. Etienne living among a crowd of one hundred star, while Ricardo Cortez, Mao Clarke tragedy, hope and courage, with that the ictures, Fields refused ido "Ghetto" district. make him change his mind. William Girardot plays the role of Clark, the and fifty mon. The malo cast, in- and Louis Calhern have the other out- colourful background of New York's and since has resisted all efforts to lunatic, Ralph Forbes is the lover, eluding Warner Baxter Russell standing roles. Archie Moyo directed lower East with Charles Lovison as the rival Hardie, Ralph Morgan, Herbert Mun- the picture from the screen play by As Sally, the young dancer, who is Beaudine, director, who was assigned. forced to take up doll-making for to The Old-Fabblobod Way" because producer. Much of the credit for the din, Andy Devine and even that Ton. Reed and Niven Busch,

living after a tragic accident, Mize of his twenty-year-old lefendship! With success of the picture should go to champion ribber and pest, Vince

Parker has a ralo ideally suited to the comedian, began to convince Fields Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur. Barnett, were all perfectly grand."`.

the vivid warmth of her screen per- of the value of comic jaggling. Bo Making her American cinema dobutonality. The judgment of oxecutives cause of the role Fields plays in this who prepared the original for stage

"College Rhythm" production and who wore called in to

In Universal's scintillating comedy who decided to give her star rating new film, Beauline, argued, it would

"Uncertain do the screen adaptation.

Lady." is with Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, bo the ideal time to use it. Fisida What a gorgeotis medley of girls, drama, music and comedy, and stirring foot-Ronco Gadd, beautiful young English Joan Crawford, Marion Davies, Jean was adamant for a long time, but ball scones await you when you see netress, now to be seen at the Star Harlow, Helen Hayes and other screen old friendship would not be denied. featured rolo with notables, has boon fully Justified. Finally he consented, and the set was, First National studio purchased a Paramount's "College Rhythm!" The Theatre in a complete carnival show just to smash film opens to-morrow at the Alhambra Edward Everett Horton and Genevieve Miss Parker definitely establishes her filmed. In "The Old-Fashioned Way". it up for Richard Bartholmess' latest Theatre with Jes Pennor, America's Tobin. Bliss Gadd admits she was great screen possibilities. The male Fields plays a backwoods Barrymore, Picture "Contral Airport" showing at favourite radio star, heading the cast born on June 22, but her birthplace lead is played by Jamea Dunn, who who, between cluding furious sheriffs the Oriental Theatre on Sunday and in his first feature length picture, is South America; to be exact on a gives sympathetle warmth to the part and over-ripened vegetables, finds time Monday It was the Great World's Supported by a magnificant cast, ranch near Buenos Aires. Her parents of Jimmie Flaherty. Comely high-to foster the romance of his daughter, Garnival, which had been touring which includes Lannions, Jack moved to England when she was still fights are provided by Una Merkel played by Judith Allon, and even to Southern California. The carnival Oakie, Helen Black, Lyda Robert! and a lot, so she has no recollections of and Stuart Erwin, who continue their indulge in a little romance himself. to Mary Brian "College Rhythm" Intro- the Latin country. Educated at some hilarious screen team-work. As Joan Baby LoRtoy, Joe Morrison of "Tho Moon Airport in North Holly duces Pemer to the finy publle la of the finest English boarding schools, and Gus, they take care of Miss Parker Last Round-Up" fame, and Jack through it, demolishing the Fortis {rivals; the football blar and piccolo ago and at the age of 18 was already | nurse her through her love affair. As which was directed by Williari Bena- ollino Laxded hilarious story of deadly, college Ronce teck up dancings at an early after her accident and also try to Mulhall are featured in this picture, wheel, zulu huts, merry-go-round and player, who finally agree by disagree as favourite musical comedy actress. director, David Butler was

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