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BEGIN WERE TO-DAY

not. So he Ulstened, and, once

1935.

President

AinerS

Or "You'ro garo I'm not interrupting",

Greg Harmon said, "No-got, 'to' be on my way, Got some things to see about. All right, Vicky, X'll call

GALE HENDERSON, pretty and #3, works twice, when ho spoke about some Drian asked, In with enlis. She and ber 19-jar-old thing, the others were attentive and brother, FISIK, support thele invalid father. respectful but before long the dia- 211 saka Gale to marry him. She prom and somehow Brian's suggestions were you."

STEVE MEYERS whole works in thcussion was going on just as it had to give him an answer in a few days,

Oale goes skating, breaks through the les and in reacted by DHIAN WESTWORD whom father, how dead, bulit the mili. Urine he come home after two years in Paris to enter be mali. Gale dappears before he learns

her name.

THATCHER, Ral manager of the mill

overlooked.

He was gone. Vicky sank back He'd tried getting acquainted with on the davenport, leaning her head one of the younger men, the as-against her open palm. The looso sistants, but that hadn't turned out sleeve foll back, revealing a elim very well either. Gale Henderson white arm. "Thank goodness that's VICKY THATCHER, daughter of NOBERT

was the only one about the mill who over," she said dryly. "Give me a schemes" to captivate Drian,

had

really treated him like a human cigarette, Brian. I feel the need of LEOTA BOLLER, another employs, telle being. If wanted to tell her about one."

You, Vicky What on earth have Shea that pension plan he'd worked out and Cale to come to a meeting and Gale maron, see if she thought the employes would you been doing?" Later she boars that Leola is a company like it. He felt he knew Galo Honder. son well, that they were old friends, though he'd only talked to her once, Perhaps that was because they'd been at school together.

Gale the 'mili, workers are planális to organe and demand their h

JDY.

Bleve brings Galo nomen roses, apologizes

She greet

and make her to forget that they quarrelled.

CHAPTER XX

pensively. "It's Greg," she said. don't know what I'm going to do about him."

"Well--"

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The girl's oyas regarded him SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU,

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MARCH 23rd.

He passed the place where they'd had their campfire the night before. She shook her head. "Greg's get- Brian Westmore skated slowly. The shore was dark and lonely now. ting to be a problem, Brian. Honest hands in pockets, the tip of his And there was no slender figurs ly, I don't know what to do. Just elgarette glowing in the darkness. | wearing short skirt and leather because I've gone around with, him a As far as the bead in the river where jacket skating toward him. There Hittle-playing golf and riding horno- the big cottonwood hung out over the was no one at all in eight.

hack and now and then going to leo he went, then turned back. Ho

Brian told himself again, "She isn't partics-ho seems to think I haven't had made the trip three times within coming."

any right to go with anyone else. the last half hour,

This time when he reached the It's ridiculous!” And whenover I say Brian skated close to the river boot house ho took off his skates anything he gets the way he was bank, in the shadows. Now and and walked down the road to the to-night-sullen and simply unbear then he looked back, but there was place where he had left his coupe. able." no one in alght. He had the river He got inside and turned

the car to himself until he drew near the about and started for home. Half "The perils of being

Brian shook his head, smiling. an irresistible boat house. There were other akaters way there he changed his mind and charmer, my dear!"" there a number of boys playing made a turn left. His mother was

laugh," Vicky pouted. "You con hockey, half a dozen young girls, having some friends in, he remem- she said, "but it lon't very funny to several couples and a dark youthbered, and he didn't

me." Suddenly she stopped and the cutting figures on the lee.

them. He could drive to the club dark eyes grew rounder, "Oh," she One of the hockey players wont and see if anything was happening said, "I've just thought of some- down and there were shrill crics there or he could look up Ted Bain-thing" and laughter. Brian circled the edge|bridge-

want to

of the crowd, keeping his eyes ön Brian decided to do none of these

"I'm

"Animal, mineral or vegetable?" the place where the road came down things. A better prospect presented movement with

She made D deprecating little

one hand. past the boat house to a sort of itself. He'd drop in Thatchers' serious. Really I am." She went wharf. That was where most of the If Vicky were home he'd be assured on, her volte touched with excite- skaters at to put on their skates. of agreeable company. Vicky was ment. "But I don't see why it He watched the place and suddenly a good sort-just the one to get him wouldn't work! Brian, will you do a girl in a short, dark incket and out of this moodliness. scarlet cap appeared.

A

A maid in uniform answered his

Brian moved forward-and then swung back. There way another figure behind the girl, the figure ofing and said yes, that Vicky was

In A man. A minute later the two Brian said, "Where la she-In the started across the ice and Belan saw living room? I'll go in-" that the girl was not so tall as he had thought, nor ao slender,

"She isn't coming," he told him

self,

com.

something for me?"

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few parties and be seon with me qualified to portray the diplomat than He turned Into the large room at places. Oh, It's the very thing! Leslie Howard, renowned English

Would you do the left. Vicky was there, slim and Would you, Brian?

star of the stage and screen, who also picturesque in emerald velvet, with that?" one arm stretched against the back No, Gale Henderson wasn't

"See here, I don't know what you're of the davenport. Her dark hair was getting at.” ing. He'd been telling himself that sleek and shining, her lips a sulky "Don't you see that, if you begin for 15 minutes and yet he waited. blaze of crimson.

"It's about Greg," she explained, Brian tossed his cigarette aside, A young man sat facing her. Ho Laking me places and-sort of scem turned and made his

tho way up was a tall young man with tawny-fond of me-it will be the beat way river again.

reddish hair and his features were in the world to teach Greg that he The. wind was cold and for a while pleasant enough but it was clear that can't order me around and bully me he skated briskly to warm himself. the young man was not pleased about the way ho's been trying to? He reached the turn in the river and something.

exactly what he needs. You wouldn't once more doubled back. This time

He said, "But look, Vicky" and have to keep it up long-only until would be the last. ho didn't see then stopped, seeing Brian.

Greg comes to his senses. her this time-

Vicky was on her feet at once.

"Oh," he said, "I see. You want All day long Brian had been look-"Brian!" she exclaimed, hurrying for me to step in and play the heavy ing forward to seeing Gale Hender ward. "How sweet of you! I'd begun lovor until Greg gets the idea ho's son, saving things to tell her. He to think you'd buried yourself in that not wanted." couldn't forget the girl It wasn't mill. Come and tell us how the wheels of almost feline satisfaction in the Vicky nodded. There we a gleam that she wILS so pretty, though of

industry are turning." coutre she was that, too. But Greg Harmon had risen, too, but dark eyes, "Of course," she said, wanted to talk to her. He felt he he was not smiling. "Hello, Brian," "we'd only be pretending." could talk to her, Brian, during the he said rather curtly. "How're you? "Of course. Well, if all you want past few weeks, had discovered that Hope you don't mind if I run along?" me to do is to be your attentive there were plenty of people to dictate "Ob, but see here—!" Brion becort I don't know how I can lettors to, thore were plenty to attend

fuac." conferences and present reports"Greg was just leaving," Vicky as

were sured him. "He doesn't find moiput both hands on his arm and draw were in love with bor enough to in ten days of the ship's arrival, or "You'll do it? You will?" She your children with her, taking he presented to the Undersigned with- and tables of figures, there plenty to attend his mother's dinner sufficiently entertaining parties but there was almost no one Really I think heaven must

to-night, him nearer. "Oh, Brian," she said,

have "you are sweet!" to talk to.

sent you, Brian, to keep me from She looked very preity as she spending a pokey ovening alone," raised her face to his eyes glowing The men at the mill, heads of She turned toward the other man, and the red lips slightly parted departments and their assistants, were "Good night, Crog", she went on. all older than ho was. When Arlan "Give me a ring,

Another girl had disappolated him won't you, to- that evening. Brian Westmore said wanted to make a suggestion hemorrow about 47 Don't call me slowly, "Of course, I'll help you, Vicky. was aware of this, aware, too, that earlier because I'm going shopping Of course I will." they were experienced and he was with Claire."

(To Be Continued.)

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he

gin.

and if you go

to her and beg her to return to your home; and then, she agreed to return provided that she might have her own quarters, come and go as the pleased; and if she had an affair with your best friend-what would you do? This is the situation in which Steve Ferrier, played by Conrad Nagel, is placed in "Free Love," which comes to the Star Theatro to-day. What Steve does to his wife, Genevieve Tobin, is a surprise, to her at least, and it will be a surprise to you, one

It has been amazingly slow to take and Russell Hardie. Russell Mack which you will not want to miss. advantage. Now, however, comes directed.

"Gambling"

"Here is My Heart"

Clark Gablo and Robert Montgomery Meredyth adapted this Joseph M.vto playlete, and well over 200 popu. Ronald Young and Reginald Owen i

they will not, be recognised.

No Fire Insurance will be effected. Bills of Lading will be countor signed by

"The Affair of Cellini", 20th Century's, film starring Constanco Bennett and Fredric March, which depicts the love Cohan, to-day on the screen of the "America's Brst actor", George M.

Bing Crosby's new Paramount pie excapades of the great goldsmith and

turo "Horo Is My Heart" coming to croater lover who brought fame to King's Theatre in the Fox Film pro- the Central Theatre on Thursday, Florence when Michael Angelo and Gambing, comes of a real "royal songster with another opportunity to

duction of his successful stage

presents America's favourite radio Not since "Dinner At Eight" han Leonardo da Vinci were doing their Family" of the theatre. As a child display his comedy talented from a motion picture created as much art to make that city the centre of ho appeared with his

Italian art Fredric March portrayal advance discussion as Metro-Goldwyn Cellini, while Constance Bennett mother, Jerry and Helen Cohan, and lay by Alfred Savoir, Here Is My

father and his singing ability, Adapted Mayor's newest offering, "Forsaking cast as the Duchess of Florence and tette was known first as "The Cohan comedy written about a mont

with his sister, Josephine. The quer-

Heart" is a bright and frivolous Hitl All Others which is due at the Frank Morgan has the role of her Mitch-makers and later he the crooner's heroic courtship of a haugh- Queen's Theatre on Saturday with a henpeeked consort, the Duke Alessan Four Cohans" cast hended by three of Almdem's dro, which he played in Edwin Justus more than eighty plays, half of them love at sight in an elevator.

Cohan has written ty princess with whom he falls in most popular stare, Joan Crawford, Mayer's New York stage success, musical, and collaborated on a dozen Carlisle in cast as the princess, oppo- Kitty "The Fire-brand", from which Bess more; more than a hundred vaude site Crosby, and Alison Skipworth, gether in the elaborate now film. The many spectacular settings of the the most popular war song, ever writ Ralph Rainger and Lee Rabin, writers to cast. Adapted from the stage hit of the same name the story depicts the plight which United Artists will bring ten in America, if not in the world.of the hit song, "Love in Bloom" have of a bride who is deserted at the the King's Theatre shortly, intro to still writes songs. His latest, ly composed several new tones for altar but succeeds in laughing it off of the lextury and artistle splendour Little Girl", has been introduced in- The picture was directed by that mas of 10th Century Italy, with its pomp, to the picture version of "Gambling"

Crosby in this picture, including tor of comic situations, W. S. Van and ceremony, its costly and elabor and Cohan himself will sing it

"With Every Breath I Take" and Dyke, whose last success WAS "The Ate mode of dress, Fay Wray, Louis largo and carefully selected cast sup-

“June In January", Frank Tuttle directed. and the supporting cast includes suchford, Jay Eaton, Jessle Ralph, Paul klin picturisation of his play, headed

"Cleopatra" well known players as Billie Burke, Harvey, and Irene Ware are also im by two Charles Butterworth, Frances Drake portantly cast in "The

1934 Donicstic life and diversions featured: leading women, do not differ materially from the home Affairs of Dorothy Burgess and Wynne Gibson, life of the ancient Romans and and Rosalind Russell, Joan Crawford Cellin!", which was

directed by Other players are Harold Healy, Egyptians; it was discovered in the plays pure comedy for the first time Gregory La Cava.

Percy Ames, Ted Newton, Robert research in the new all-star production, and although there are plenty of drama-

Strange and Corn Witherspoon. Row- "Cleopatra" which is showing for the for Coell B. Doillo's land V. Lee wrote the script and last times at directed.

the Central and "British Agent"

Alhambra Theatres. to-day. In pro- paring the script for the picture which features Claudette Colbert,

"The Band Plays On"

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tie situations, the star is given a Robert Young is one of the few greater opportunity for sparkling feature players whom Hollywood has comedy lines and situations than over failed to "typo". In reality, his rolos before in this great hit, of the year. [4uggest that he is a fanior composite R. II. Bruco Lockhart, author Warren William and Honry Wilcoxon, as the two dashing males in pursuit turos. He makes his latest appear cal novel; "British Agent" the film we of to-day had vainly considered: this beautiful M-G-M star, vie to ance in the new Metro-Goldwyn version of which will be seen at the modern touches, thus proving that | of outdo one another with the many Mayer pletare, "The Band Plays On" Alhambra Theatre from to-morrow, those ancients could return to life brilliant trio makos "Formaking All at the Queen's Theatre. With four World Pongest diplomat of any they would And many things in our hilarious situations of the story. This having its initial sbowings to slay was the

during the world' war,

Four.

Others" one of the anash hite, of the and a half years of stage training At the age of 27 ho became British life little different from their own

behind him, despite his youth, and Consul-General at Moscow and

times. "The Affair in Cellini"

with three more years of screen ex- 1018, he was selected to head the in perience added to that, he has played British Mission to Soviot Russla. No

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