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SERIAL STORY-

SILKEN SPINDLES

BEGIN HERE

by Lura Lou Brookman

TO-DAY

GALE HENDERSON, pretty, 13, worka in Email roll. She and her brother, PilIL. 20,

support their invalid father

ATEVE MEYERS, who sha worka in the mili, meks (ale to marry him. She pramclare in xire him an'anawer in a few days.

That night Gala som akuiing on the rtros. The low breaks and she is rmented by BRIAN WESTMORE. whose falber, now dead, bušit the mill. Drian asks Gale to wall while he gets his car but when he returns she is gyar, Urian arrived home only that day, atter spending two years in Paris,studying at Convinged he can never be an artist, be hay come home in work in the mill,

Brian has been ascited by RODEIT THAT. CHER, venerai manumer of the mill, that the mill employes are well paid. The exact opposite is true bai Thaleber schemes to keep lisen from discovering this. On a Loser, of the Betan os Gale and recognises her.

CHAPTER X

Brian Westmore sat before the shining now desk with its fresh green blotter, its calendar pad with a place for men.oranda, the chunky, flat rec- tangle in which pens stood poised. Ho touched the mimeographed sheets before him, moved them with restless fingers.

lit

There was everything on that desk, everything in the pleasant, sun- office that the well-appointed office should boast. A cradle tele- phona stood conveniently at Brian's loft; n copper ash tray on the right.

Over against the wall stood a fil- ing cabinet with barren files, Brian knew because he had examined them. There were two chairs in the room be- side the one he was sitting in,_bath pushed stifly against the wall. There was a large, framed photograph of the milk mill on the wall which Brian was facing and a map of the United States disrectly opposite.

There was a shout and two men want sprawling into the streat.

In the top desk drawer on the right was a supply of fresh stationery bearum pad that was blank, the tele ing the mill letterhead. Thore were phone that never rang. pencils there, too, freshly sharpened. Ho had a reportThatcher had given And the telephone did not ring.hm to read and he'd road it through No one knocked on the door. There twice. The whole thing might have was no one to sit in the chairs. Even been so much Greek, for all he under. the memorandum pad was completely stood it. blank.

Brian pushed the mimeographed pages from him. He stood up and walked to one of the two windows, | stared out, at the broad, brownish space between the buildings and the high wall surrounding the will pro- perty. A truck was moving along the paved road beyond. A small truck. It might belong to a grocer or n dry cleaning place, or even a florist. Was there n Sorist in the town? Yes, of course-

Brian turned his back on the truck and forgot it. He stared at the photo- graph of the mill and saw, instead, a girl with gray eyes and dark, wide curving brows.

the minute he saw her,

"It's only because this is the first day," Brian told himself. "It won't be like this to-morrow."

The telephone rang. Brian Afted the receiver, sid "dlo," and recognized Vicky's voice. "How's the new captain of industry?" she demanded.

told her. "Hardly a captain," he

the "More of a cabin hoy, How's pampered parasito?".

Vicky laughed. "Brian," she said "I'm in a mess."

bank or robbing the U. S. mail."

Vicky laughed again. "Aren't you sweet No, it's not nearly so bad as that. I'm out at a garage on Surrey Road near Pikesville.

I was

pressed on the gas and the noise of the wind, whipping against the coupe, grow louder.

Virky raid, "I'm glad I didn't go to Havana."

"So am I."

The ear rose to an elevation and below them the lights of the town spread out. Now they were nearing the mil village, which the main throughfare cut neatly in two,

A traffe light flashed red and Brian halted the car just in time.. There was a group of men gathered together on the street corner. Loud voices were raised. Angry voices, Someone pushed forward and the crowd swerved. Brinn leaned over ree what was the wheel, trying to happening.

There was a shout and two men went sprawling into the street.

(To Be Continued).

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"The Greeks”

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screen treatment of one of the world's Vergio Winters, played by Miss greatest love stories, has Claudette Harding, and John Shadwell, portray- Colbert, Warren William, and Henry ed by John Boles. The story covers Wilcoxon in the principal parts, an epochal span of twenty-two years Wilcoxon in the young Englishman to the present time, tracing the DeMille brought to Hollywood for the poignant romance through its many

"What sort of 'n mess?"

role of Marc Antony, noble Roman vicissitudes to what is said to be an Helen who gave up his fe for love of the Intensely dramatic climax. "Oh, it's nothing sa dreadful. On

Egyptian Queen while Empire totter-plays the cold and selfish wife of the Lig. ly I don't want Father to know.

ed about him. Produced by Mr. story, and Botty Furness is seen as ten, will you do something for me?"

DeMille and directed by him, the Miss Harding's daughter, a role which "Say the word!" he told her. "I

picture has a notable supporting cast, the child actress, Bonita Granvile, "She looked pretty," he thought,nything worse than setting fire to a hope haven't committed myself to

Including lan Keith, Harry Beresford, curries in earlier scenes of the pro- "even in that blue apron-thing.”

Joseph Schildkraut, C. Aubrey Smith, duction. Others in the exceptionally Not quite as pretty as she had the

Gertrude Michael, Irving Pichel, imposing cast. include Molly O'Day other night, standing in the firelight,

Robert Warwick and William Farnum Wesley Barry, Ben Alexander, Frank with the wind blowing her hair where

Rome and Egypt live again in all Albertson, Creighton Chaney, Donald it had escaped from her cap, and the

their monumental splendour, serve Crisp, Edward Van Sloan, Josephine blaze putting colour into her checks.

here as a background for the death- Whittell, Dorothy Sebastian, Maide] And yet she was the same girl. O driving a little tan fast, I guess, an

that lang hill this side of Pikesville. Dawn below the Moxon and Dixon less love story that destroyed mighty Turner and Cecil Cunningham, Alfred no doubt of it! Ho'd recognized her There's a turn at the bottom and-line go Bert Wheeler and Robert empires and wrote the most exciting Santell directed.

pages of history. Bartlett Cormack, Brian hadn't been sure whether or well, instead of turning I hit a tree." Woolecy as "Kentucky Kernola", and not she'd recognized him, because

"Are you hurt ?”

concoct a mint julep of merriment. noted short story writer, did the

She walks into the presence of twe who'd hurried past so quickly. And "Not a scratch "But there's some-Kentucky Kernels" is Wheeler and screen adaptation from the story by yet, for an instant, their eyes had thing wrong with the car. They're Woolsey's latest comedy hit for RKO- Waldemar Young-and-Vincent Law-detectives with a stolen coat under her arm. She doesn't know that this Picture. Interpolated met. Probably she was as much sur- working on it here at the garage. Radio

$10,000 garment is a clover racketeer's prised, seeing him, na he had been to Some people came along and towed gay music and rousing dances by kee her, there in the silk mill

Those who see Samuel Goldwyn's plunder--and to complicate matters me this for. Tim going to take hours pulchritudinous chorincs, the story and hours before the car's ready-reveals the comedians' mad and merry film version of the recent New York further, one of the sleuths in the young man who has fallen in love with her. maybe not to-night. What I want to antica in the Jolly-you-all section 1 comedy stage hit, "The Greeks Had That's just one of a score of tensely know, Brian, is can you come out and Banesville, Kentucky. "Kentucky Worl for Them," will readily con dramatic situations in the Columble get me?"

Kernels" Introduces "One Little Kian', cede that never before has the screen "Of course,"

now popular melody. Woolsey and seen the counterpart of the three production, "The Line-Up" which "Angel! But don't my anything to other players interpret the tune in merry mulds of Broadway whose opened yesterday at the Queen's father about it. He'd be terribly pleasing renditions, and a galaxy of squabbles and loyalties provide the Theatre. Marion Nixon and William Gargan are co-featured in this fant- unreasonable. How noon can get here?"

you gorgeous girls offer a fast, modern, hilarity of the story. The picture, moving thriller. Entirely uncom- high-stepping dance in the gardena United Artists production, complimentary to gangdom, this produc- Brian looked at his watch. "I'm a party sequences. Wheeler and Wool to the Star Theatre to-day. Jean,tion reflects the results of crime on working man now," he reminded her, sey are supported by Mary Carlisle, Polaire and Schatze, the authores, innocent persons through the search- "It's a little after 4 o'clock-" Noah Beery and "Spanky" McFarland Zoe Akins, has named them. And of way, but he couldn't do it. Ho couldn't because he was Brian West anything so important you can't get Carlisle, a

"Now don't tell me you're doing in jimportant featured roles. Miss the three the first-nanied, which lasing eyes of a big-city detective bureau, In telling the "dramatic story about decorative blonde in- Clairo na star the film portrays, mere, whose father had built the laway! This is who would one day men it, and she and dirty and dismal. Please come fame; and Spanky" is the precocious young Indy with a disrobing complex: gests a sobering answer to the ques terrible place-cohl genue, is gaining Increasing this by all odds the oddest. Jean is the girl framed by racketeers to hide their own guilt, "The Line-Up" aug- I was a mill girl.

right away, Belan!"

bright youngster formerly of the The Greeks doubtlessly had a word He could scarcely believe it, oven

There

He looked at the bure desk before "our yet,

Gang" comedies. The film for her, but one need not go back ton: what will the underworld do were dozens

gone! of him, the blank memorandums pad, the comes to the King's Theatre to into the dead languages to classify now that bootleg profits are crately well-to-do fanilles in the

The picture was directed by Howard spotless blotter.

such a "live ono." She is what town, They lived in attractive homes

Higgin whose recent successes Include out on Wells Avenue or Livingston

modern paychologists would call an "Final Edition," "The Last Mon." "Biography of a Bachelor Girl"

Exhibitionist. The story of "The Marriage on Approval" and others. Street. Brian knew many of these young people the sons and daughters garage

"Biography of a Bachelor Girl, Grecks Had a Word for Them" la the supporting Marion Nixon and William of shop-iceepers, real estate dealers, wrapped in her brown fur coat, which in the next change at the

the new kletro-Goldwyn-Mayer film tale of three feminine musketeers, who Gargan ar such well-known players hankers, lawyers, insurance sales-green hat slasting over one eye,was, Queen's Theatre with Ann Harding horizon. Then it becomes a frantic The Line-Up is an original by are "All For One and One For All, John Miljan, Harald Huber and until a millionaire looms up on the Paul Hurst. The screen story of Įsitting on a high bench, swinging her and Robert Montgomery co-starred, He had supposed the girl skating on feet, when Brian strode into the place. is said to present the brightest dia battle of wits and words, with Madge George Wagner.

"I wonder," he asked himself for the dozenth time, "what her anme

is?"

There were ways to find out, of course. There must be. Why couldn't he Just go up to that big fellow in the room where she worked and say, "That girl there-yes, the second one from the aisle, What's her naino ?”

That would be the sumpie, direct

men.

the river that night was one of them. Sooner or later, he'd been sure he'd

on

Was that why she'd run away

guess I can leave," he said hesitantly. "Be right out."

It took almost an hour to find the the Surrey Road. Vicky,

the other night before he got back starvedi”. with the car?

morrow.

wiles of Ina

"Private Scandal" -

logue ever to come out of Hollywood. Evans as Polaire and Joan Blondell run into her at the Country Club or She jumped down, smiling. "By Care was taken to preserve the as Schatze, trying to hold. their men

downtown street, or out with hero!" she said. "What would I ever original lines, from the stage play, against the ruthless

A murder mystory with a fast Rome crowd. He hadn't dreamed he'd without you? They're sending the "Biography", written by S. N. Behr- Claire as Jean.

comedy tempo "and" side splitting And her here-In the 1.511,

to-night. And, Brian, I'm simply tion. Supporting the co-stars are car in to-morrow; it won't be ready man. Anita Loos, of "Gentlemen

"The Key"

laughs is coming to the Alhambra Prefer Blondes" fame, did the adapta-

Theatre on Sunday. It is "Private The sun never set on the Warner Scandal a Charles R. Rogers-Para-. "Well, then, I guess you'd better Edward Everett Horton, Una Morkel, Bros, company which produced "The mount film with Zasu Pitts, Phillips Brian wondered about that. And have something to eat, hadn't you? E.. Grith directed. Noted for Alhambra Theatre. The phrase was Lew Cody. The film was directed by Edward Arnold and Charles Richman, Kay" which opens to-day at the Holmes, Mary Brian, Ned Sparks and again he wondered what her name Where'll we go?" was this girl with the gray eyes "There's a place up the road," shohle translation to the screen of Inspired by the British Empire, and Italph Murphy, responsible for last and dark brows and the head set so told him. "It's just a barbecue. And directed Ann Harding in Holiday" the stars and technicians who inado Fort, noted short story writer, did sophisticated singo hita, Grimh has that Empire is well repreronted in sonson's "10,000 Witnesses." Garrett proudly on her shoulders. She'd been there's that nice little place near and "The Animal Kingdom" and the picture. William Powell, the star, the screen play from an original story.

ducky. Kept her head and her nervo Millerville" or he'd never been able to keep her "The nico littlo place near Milior-"Paris Bound" threa of the star's is, of course, American, His leading by Vera Caspary and Bruce Manning. from going under the fee. Yes, she'd ville wins, Brian announced "But greatest successes. Robert Montgo-Edna Best, and Colin Clive, the other The story, of a new treatment of the leen game.

lindn't you better call first and ex-mery, who, in the course of a varied man in the love triangle, are boil murder mystery angle, is presented in She was out there now, in that plain that you won't be home?!

and colourful film career, has played English, as is also Halliwell Hobbes, an unusual manner. The shocking huge, gray room with the rearing, "Oh, I did that a while ago."

everything from midshipmen lo Arthur Aylesworth and Donald Crisp thriller suspense is there, but it is groaning machines and the whirling! They drove to their roadside res. gentleman crooks, is cast as an Henry O'Neill, Phil Regan, J. M. Interspersed with laughs engendered spindles and the girls whose armis taurant. Vicky was in gay spirits effervescent young editor in this ple- Kerrigan, Arthur Treacher, Maxine by unusual characters and sido-split- moved like machines, too-up and an excellent antidote for the long, un girl of the story but she doesn't re- O'Day are all Irish or Irish descent.

turo. Mina Harding is the bachelor Doyle, Gertrude Short and Dawn ting situations. down, up and down. Brian had seen eventful afternoon Brian had spent, main, a bachelor for long! What this Michael Curtiz, director, is Hungarian,| her, bending forward, doing something The restaurant was warm, pleasantly with Jerking fingers. He hadn't been furnished and the food was well-gay bachelor girl know about mon while among the technical crow there able to hear what Thatcher was say cooked. There were few other diners. would fill a book! Audacious and were three Irishmen, one Canadian, ing because of the uproar in the room. Vicky and Brian had a corner table to Girl" is a happy hit with the stars Austrian, a Dane and a Swedo, besides witty, "Blography of a Bachelor one German, ono New Zealander, en The air was too warm; the whole themselves. place a blur of gray and black-diary. They lingered over, coffee and of "When Ladies Meet" termed again. several Americans. The picture is whirling motion and grating noise, cigarettes. Brian talked about Paris;

based on a play by two Englishmen, "Cleopatra" Thatcher said all those girls were told amusing anecdotes. Vicky was

R. Gore-Browno and J. E. Hardy. well-pald

an appreciative audience. · At length Romance written'in words of fire "The Life of Vergle Winters”, “. Brian wished, suddenly, that hoaho said, "This has been fun, hasn't deep in the hearts of the lovers of could talk to the girl with the gray it? But I suppose we'll have to the world. That is one of the descrip- A small town scandal, with all of pyes. She could fell hins things hego--"

tive phrases used to herald the coming its gossip, malicious comment, wanted to know... ·

It was dark as they drove back to of Cecil B. DeMille's newest Pora betty persecution is revealed in "The Weetmore, Lights ahono hore and mount production "Cleopatra" which Life of Vergle Winters", starring Meanwhile here he was in this there in farm house windows. Ahead will open simultaneously at the Ann Harding, showing at

the King shining new office with the door on the rondway stretched like an endlers Alhambra and Central Theatres on Theatre to-day. The cause of the which no one knocked, the memoran-rbon, straight, unwavering. Brian March 18th. The film, o modern i scandal is the tramendous romanes of

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