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SILKEN SPINDLES

CHAPTER XXXIX

by Laura Lou Brookmar

The girl with red hair was leaning they thought that when they lett. Gale thought, "I suppose Mary was Joe Gillasplo faced the men and forward. She cried out, "We're with Few of them ever canis back."

you, Joel Somebody else added,

in love with Sid once--or thought she women crowded into the small room. They can't scare us that way." His dark hair was tossed, unruly, andį

The speaker went on.."It's golu' wan." Hard to imagine tired, care- his eyes were shining.

to be hard work," he warned. "You worn Mary as a moon-struck young "Fellow workers," he began in all know the mill is full of stool thing, blushing, sighing, primping in hearso voice, you know what we're pigeons. You've got to be awful care-front of a mirror before a date. Hard here for tonight. You know that the ful who you talk to!" bosses are trying to break us in a new way. They've tried firing us That wasn't enough. They found out they couldn't starve us, so now they're turning us into the streets."

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A small man with a car on one check said, "I got a report to make, Joe. It's about something that hap pened in the shipping roun. Can 1 make it now?"

to reconcile that picture with Mary ne she looked to-day, Gate put the thought from her. She didn't want to think about love. That was BUIDO. thing she was through with.

A gruff voice Interrupted. "We rights the same as other people"

"Yes," Gillaspie answered, "we got rights, but what difference does that

tooth paste, hair tonlein the window make? Do you think Thatcher cares

Rnd behind them a brightly printed anything about your rights? Work and go hungry, that's what he says,

the following afternoon. Poster showing a pretty girl in a red dress, holding a glass of some so he can live in a swell house with

beverage. Schonebnum's was a smal lot of servants and ride around in a Gale tilted the umbrella against the

Work and go hungry wind and walked more rapidly. She place but the proprietor was friendly. big automobile. and live in the streets so him and the didn't mind the rain; she rather liked He would let Gale have the medicins rest can pile up more dividends. Is it It Amelled fresh and clean and and wait until next week

spring-like. Almost any other eve that fair?"

She had come to a brighter district. Gilinaple xaid, "Sure. Go ahead." The drug store was just a few steps Ho moved back and the man with ahead. "Schonebaums's Drug Store," the sentred check gnt to his feet. He the sign rend. There was a display anid, "Fellow workers" His voice of small articles shaving cream, droned on for half an hour.

"No" Every yoice in the room seemed to answer.

"Are you going to stand for it?" "Not

Glilaspte's voice rose lauder. You all know what happened to Biary CuNaldy woman with two little children to support, thrown out of her job and then out of her home. Two more families gai eviction notices to-day. They're goin' to put them in the streets, too. And they'll put the rest of you out if they get the chancel"

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"If I'd only thought to tell Phil-turned, Gale recognized that raincoat.

It was Brian Westmore's! Gale scolded herself. Phil could have outtaken the prescription for her father's medicine to be refiled. But she had forgotten and the bottle of medicine was empty.

Mary Cassidy was cooking the Hendersons' evening meal, so that Gale was able to slip away on the aid, "Hello," and then, a It was a girl with flaming red hair errand. Mary was trying so hard to later, "The proprietor accms to have The store looked strange without who spoke up. Others joined in: be helpful. And she had been help-gone out." You bet we ain't" "No, we ain'tful, too. In Aluse Mary knew Mr. Schonchaum with his round, red guin' to give them the chance" exactly what to do and how to do it. face and shiny, bald head. He should You and it!" "We'll show - Gnle thought, "She ought not to work have been behind the counter, peer- behome.ing at them over the rims of his "All right." Joe Gillaspie's eyes in a mill. She ought Basked boldly. "I'm glad to know taking care of those children."

"Well, Mary wasn't working in the spectacles, clearing his thron

Aaying. "Aben-what can I do for you feel that way. I thought you would. But you folks know, don't mill now

Mary's troubles, during the last you? No, Mr. Schunebaunt was no

where in sight. you, there's only one way to get

We've got to few days, had minde Gate think much Gale said, "I wonder where he's what's comin' to us?

less about her own. Mary wasn't gone?" She tried to make her voice fight for it!"

That's the stuff, Joe!" The voice much older than Gale, but she looked Bound natural but the effort wasn't enme from the rear of the room, high years older. Alone in the world ex-entirely successful.

cept for two helpless children-with- "I don't suppage he can be far Ing, "The Lives of a Bengal Lancer" CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. pitchel, emotional.

"You can lie down and take it, slave out money, without work, without any-away," Brian went on. "He'll prob-in particularly remarkable for it is a and take your cuts and be kicked out thing to look forward to except aably show up in a moment or two." Gule enuight glimpse of herself when the bosses are through with you, struggle that would grow harder as

went on. Where WAS Shin the mirror behind the counter ami or you can stand up and fight. Which time

Cassidy, Mary's husband? Why that her cheeks were shining. are you goin' to do?"

She tagged at a wisp of hair blown "We'll fight!" The chorus grew wasn't he there to help her?

No one in town know what had front beneath her hat, pushing it into louder.

Gillaspie raised a hand for them become of Sid. Mary never mention-place. Meeting Brian anywhere was to hush, went on: "If we're goin' to ed him. It had been more than two had enough, Meeling him like this, fight, the first thing we've got to do years since his sudden disappearance with her face red, her clothes wet ni is get some more members. One of it wasn't such an uncommon thing litup from the storm, was a calamity, They stood there, each waiting for the rights the bosses forget belongs for husbands to disappear that way. to us is the right or organize for They lost their jobs or got into deft the other to speak.

Some of Gale thought, "This is ridiculous. collective bargaining. They don't and became discouraged.

come I won't stay any longer. I'll make admit we got the right to form an them, doubtless, expected to

at all. Because they hack for their familles or semi for excuse and get away-anywhere. organization

And yet she lingered, found out about it, four of us lost them after times were better, after

they got on their feet again. Maybe i

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Yet if the scenes of his mobile lips. The kids won't be Thursday, followed in making "The Last Gentle or stilla of Pat Paterson in Lottery lieve this, however, and the height of signees must have a Revenue Officer

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man. George Arliss has the title of clathes of soft clinging materials and thrills and splils on a racing track, he admitted after author, who himself has been employed nu eccentric old millionaire who pastel colouring which enfold the Supporting Jan E. are Maxine Doyle, left the Godowns. in motion picture studios, and whuge gathers his scattered relatives to the wearer rather than fit her and which Frank McHugh, Gordon Westcott, No Fire Insurance will be effected

inansion where he has lived in have no particular style period by Artbar Aylesworth and Little Willby us in any case whatever. works include a number of the most susion for years to select the most which they can be described. Miss Iams. Lloyd Bacon directed the pic. authentic articles on screen produc-worthy heir to his fortune. Among Paterson is among the few present-day ture from the story and screen play tion, "The Crime of Helen Stanley" those present are Edua May Oliver, women who can look gorgeous in by Earl Baldwin.

Charlotte Henry, softly feminine attire about which the which starts a three-day run to-day Janet Beecher,

"Society Doctor"

at the Queen's Theatre is one of the Ralph Morgan, Edward Ellis, Frani: words "chic", "gyelte" and "up to Ayres Alberston, Rafaela Oltiano, Donald date" are superfluous". Lew must true-to-life stories of motion Meck and Joseph Cawthorn. Leonard and Peggy Fears are also featured in pleture studies ever to come out of Praskins adapted this unusual comedy, Lottery Lover" and other players are Hollywood. This mystery tale, which which United Artists brings to the Sterling Holloway, Alan Dinehart, features Ralph Bellamy as Inspector King's Theatre on Friday, from a play Nick Foran and Reginald Denny.

"Kanans City Princess" Trent, tolls the story of the murder by Katharina Clugston, of Helen Stanley, volatile tempers-

Gales of laughter swept through the mental and selish motion picture

"Society Doelor", the new Metro-audience at the Central Theatro last star, who is shot before the gaze of Goldwyn-Mayer picture featuring night, when the Warner Bros, comedy n hundred people, while enacting a Chester Morris and Virginia Bruce romance, "The Kansas City Princeas scene before the cameras. Various and coming as, the next change at was shown on the screen locally for persons are suspected, and before the the Queen's Theatre has been pro-the first time. In this production crime is finally solved, the spectator claimed one of the most unusual films Warner Bros have mixed up a love of its kind to come from Hollywood. potion of wives and lovers, husbands has spent not only an intensely in- It is the story of a youthful triangle and sweethearts that is the laat word teresting hour, but one that takes of love within the walls of a metro in spicy and hilarious comedy. The him behind the scenes in n studio in politan hospital, in which the entire cast Includes some of the finest caned. n way which no other picture, to action takes place within a period of lans of the screen. Joan Blondell and date, has ever attempted. Tractiuly eight hours, bringing with it gripping Glenda Farrell, as two gold digging droma. The picture is laudable for manicurists, never enacted better one reason above all othors. It brings characterisations in their careers, every phase of screen production is shown in the picture, from the angle to the screen the new team of screen Never has Hugh Herbert been more of the cameraman, electrician, studio hover,

the co-featured pinyers, droll than as the rich playboy whose directors and others. Those suspected Morris and Miss Bruce and also serves dumb but ardent love for a philander- of the murder are an electrician, a to introduce a newcomer to the screen, ing wife lays him open not only to her cameraman, a business manager, an Robert Taylor, a product of the Metro-alimony schemes but the machinations netor, the star's bodyguard and Goldwyn-Mayer dramatic school, The of the gold digging manicurists. serlpt girl. The solation of the crime in story is that of two internes who com Hobart Cavanaugh and T. Roy Barnes reached by employing photographic pete for the affections of a very pretty nro consistently funny as the clownish selonce, very interesting as viewed on nurse, Miss Bruce. Morris as Dr. small time aldermen who are to meat the screen, and doubly so when it is Morgan is fired for operating on their wives in Paris, but try to be used the means of solving the deep patient too hastily and is invited to playboys on the way. Others in the Robert Armstrong, mystery of the murder. Gail Patrick set himself up in private practice with cast include portrays Helen Stanley, the tem-the backing of a wealthy, neurotic Osgood Perkins, Gordon Westcott, peramental actress while Sliricy Grey patient in the hospital-Billle Burke Vince Barnett, Ivan Lehedeff and is cast as her sister, the script girl which he accepts. The nurse Madge Arthur Hoyt. for the studio. Though involved in knows that the love between Morrist The murder she is finally vindicated. and herself is futile as he doesn't be Others in the cast are Ward Boyd, Vin- love love and marriage can go with

The soldiers of the king, not as cent Sherman, Bradley Page, Kano a medical career and therefore she Kipling sang of them but an Francla Richmond and Clifford Jones. Pages promises to marry the other doctor, Yeats-Brown described in his remark- one of the most noted of the screen played by Robert Taylor. The climaxable book, "The Lives of a Bengal heavies, again plays a villainous part, of the story in most surprising and in which he attempts to roh the through George. Seitz's direction, Lancer" are the heroes of the stirring, beautiful Helen of some $60,000. "Society Docter" never lags in interest remarkable and colourful picture of

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