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SILKEN SPINDLES

CHAPTER XXIV

by Laura Lou Brookman

Don't you think you'd better forget | railio or aviation was always good for about that?"

girl's

a couple of hours of argument between the Livo.

Hut to-night Phil did not seem in. terested in the now airplane. He ask. ed a question or two, then lapsed into moody silence.

Gale asked, "Would you like

Brian hurried forward. He anid,

"Do you want to forget it?"! "I've been waiting for you.. I wanted! "Yes, Yes, I do. When a to talk to you, Galo-

engaged to marry a, man-" "What about?" She was glad to Oh!" Brian' exclamation was know that her voice was steady. Hosharp. Hu, stared down at her. couldn't tell from hearing it that her "Why didn't you tell me that before? pulse was racing, that thore were Why didn't you say you were enother cup of les, Father?" fres in her temples. She asked again, gaged?" "what did you want to talk to me about?"

Brian stood in front of her, black- ing the way. About the other eve ning," he said. "I want to know what's wrong.”

day"

That startled her. It wasn't what he had meant, but it didn't make any difference now. Gale was. gind Brian i thought that. She soki, "Why should

I have told you?"

"But I thought"

1.

"Noyes, I believe I would. Oh, did I tell you Steve was here for a few minutes before you, got home?"

"What did he want?" the girl asked. "I don't know, Sald he'd drop in later."

Gole said, "It probably wasn't any. She want on recklessly. “Yes, I'm thing of much importance." A little engaged. I'm--I'm going to Lo Inter, while she was splashing soapy married before long in June, water over the plates and cups and June weddings are nicest, don't you saucers in the dishpan her father

Jenme into the kitchen. He was look-

lng for his spectacles, he said.

"There's nothing wrong." "Oh, but there is! There must be Why wouldn't you jet me come back after I'd taken Vicky home the other night? You said I could come to see think?" you. Don't you remember? Sun- I wasn't exactly a falcifood, she

(assured herself. Steve had naked her Gale thought they might be on the * was tired." Gale put in quickly to marry him: she could be engaged to living room table. Her father lounged She didn't want him to go on. didn' Steve to-night, if she wanted to be in the doorway. want to be reminded of that Sunday They could be married in June, ton, "You should havé ásked Phil to help afternoon. “I just didn't want to see The same month Brian and Vicky you with those anyone,"

Thatcher were to be married. GaleYou look tired.” You're sure it wasn't anything was glad she had and it. Brinn "I'm not," Gale assured him. "I more than that?"

needn't think he could carry on "Yes, I'm sure."

flirtation, persunile hor to care for him rather."' "Then you'll let me come to-night ?"

and then leave her, broken-hearted, Gale shook her head, "No," she said. "Not to-night."

"But Gale"

"I'm-I'm not going to be being to-

ught, the girl went on quickly "I'm sorry, but you mustn't come."

"To-murrow?”

She'd show him how little she cared! Two could play at flirtation-and she'd prove it.

Brian didn't say anything for a moment. He stood there, his eyes searching hers, Then he said slowly, "I guess I was mistaken-about the "I don't think you'd better.com/whel thing. You'll let me wish you to-morrow, either.'

every happiness?" "Gate!" Brian's hand was on her "Thank

There is something wrong! Something you haven't told What is it?

R

"Nothing."

you."

"Of courke, now that I know how me it is, I see why you wouldn't wait

"But it's not true-I mean it] can't bel” “Why won't you tell me nhoirt it? You're not n hit like yourelf today,"

"How do you know that? How do you know what I'm really like?

"I do know it.. I know you're not] being yourself. I wish you'd tell me what is that's made you change like thi

me

you-"

both around. I'm sorry if it "It don't matter," Cale told him. Oh, that it did matter terrifically she couldn't stand there another mo. ment. She put one hand to her cheek, pushing a wisp of hair beneath her

hat brim.

Good night."

"I've got to get home," she said, but want to wish you happiness, too. I hope you'll be very happy The brown eyes, anxious, imperative, I'm sure you're going to he, sought hare. For an instant Gale) Brian stood in the centre of the was startled. She thought, "lle really sidewalk, watching as she hurried TIPATIN it and then, as quickly, down the street. scorned herself for being so easily misled.

"I haven't changed," she told him/ Tom Henderson pushed his chair; calmly. "If you think so It's because back from the dinner table and fald, you didn't know me before. But that's "Did you read about the airplane that California Ins invented, not surprising. After all, you can't fellow in jadro a person when you've only met Phil them once or twice"

"But I can judge-I mean, ok, Gale, I don't know what's come over you! You know how I feel about you. You promised Sunday-"

Phil shook his hend? "Claims he can break ull the speed records. Queer looking contription" Tom Henderson launched into a tech. nient dlecussion of the new plane, Ever since Phil, as #youngster She couldn't stand much more of years old, had discovered his father's this. She couldn't go on listening to tool chest and the treasures therein, Brian talking as though she were the the two of them had talked over one at fault, pretending things were mechanical inventions, spent hours in Just as they had been between them. the makeshift workshop back of the She said, surprising herself:

house, tinkering with this and with "You keep talking about Sunday, that, Anything new in the field of

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Tram Henderson said, “You've been around the house too much lately, When Steve csínea whý don't you mud he go out somewhere?"

"Staybe we will."

son

"Steve's a fine boy," Tom Hender. went an. Ile had found the lassen, was holding them up to the light, wiping the lenses.

"I know he is, Father.” "He's steady, reliable. Got the a good husband." right ideas. Steve'll make some girl

"Yes," Gule agreed. Her father) didn't say any more. It had been an effort, the riri knew, for him to say that much. But she knew what he meant. He had said almost the same things before. He wanted to feel that Gale's future was aellied, safeguarded, He wanted her to marry Steve,

She didn't think more about it motil! half an hour later. There was a knock on the living room door then and Gale hurried to open it. Steve faced her. She said, "Hello. Come in, won't you?"

"I can stay," Steve told her. | “There's going to be a dance at Pari

kers to-morrow night. I wanted to, ask if you'd like to go."

Why not? Why shouldn't she go to the dance with Steve? And why couldn't she make up her mind to marry him? That was what her father wanted, Steve. wan kind and reliable and honourable, le was everything Brian Westmore was not. And she had told Brian that she was engaged. -

Why not

Gnle said, "Yes, Steve, F'd love to go to the dance."

To-morrow, she told herself, she'd reltie the matter once and for all. To-morrow she'd tell Steve that she would marry him.

(To Be Continued,)

band of international bond swindlers of many etities he is the "four-letter with headquarters in San Franciscs man" of war literature. He wrote a whose thefts are on a gigantic seale, notable war novel, "Flames," publis with murder left in their wake, Bette en In the early nineteen twenties. Davis heads the large and talented With Maxwell Anderson he collaborat east in the role of one of the leaders et on the most successful of all war in the swindling game, a society plays, "What Price Glory." This play Modern science has brought crimino-woman, who eventually disappears and was later screened by Fox and was logy aunost to a punt of inuifitity, is found to have been slain by her ane of the outstanding war pictures. and Ralph Bellamy, screen star, bids veret husband, the master mind of Incidentally, it was responsible for fair to become one of its greatest the band. Donald Woods and Mar- the debut as a team of Edmund Lowe exponents, on the screen and off. Une garet Lindsay, a new romantic team, Victor MeLagleo. Another not- of the actor's first ambibons was to arg the sercen lovers, Woods in the able picture, “The Big Parade", was become another hawkshaw, the dutec- role of a star reporter who runs down made from a scenario provided by tive. Later this was sidetracked and the crooks and rescues. the kidnapped Stalling Most recently he has edited the stage claimed Ralph. Then came Margaret who has been spirited aboard both the distinguished volumes. "The the screen and, in a vicarious way the sucht in the bay. Others in the cast First Word War," and the Fax pictura realisation of his childhood desire, for include Talbot in a heavy role, Hugh adapted from it. Thus in four Belda ho was chosen by Columbia Studion riser, Arthur Byron, Robert Barrat, of war literature he has done first- to piny the part of "Inspector Trent" Henry O'Neil, Irving Pichel, Douglas rank work. The latest of these in "The Crithe of in a series of police detective pictures. Dumbrille, Alna Hale and Gordon

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After all the years that the Luau "It's A King" Helen Stanley," coming shortly to the

has eluded the cameras, Hollywood Laughter loud and long should cer- has Queen's Theatre. It is a mystery

caught up with it Bobby dramn that reveals, by proxy, some of mainly be heard at the Star Theatre Connolly, conscripted from the New the secrets involved in the actual when "It's a King" is shown. This York stage after a score of successes is the funniest Sydney Howard lmns a dance director, is responsible for shooting of a motion picture storvet, and as the "gags" The real life tragedy occurred some

were written the filming of the Hawaiian tradition. those mirth-provokers, R. Pat ceremonial dance, years ago, and was headlined in every Weston and Jack Marks, there is every Hawaiiun feast in honour of a native The Luau in a nowspaper in America for days after-

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