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TUESDAY,

APRIL 16,

1935.

SERIAL STORY-

SILKEN SPINDLES

CHAPTER XLII

by Laura Lou Brockmar

tle

Steve shook his head. "No," "he said. "I called the hospital a while ago and they said Vogel was Just the same."

thousand years, it secued since she'd And if the boy's Innocent there must climbed those steps the night before. be a way to prove it. You say Steve's

Her father looked up from his book. gone to see a fawyer?'

"He's going to-night, le mald Late, aren't you?" he asked.

Tom fienderson took his daughter's Ton Henderson went on with his hand. He said almost the same words what is it? There's something

"Wait until we get outside," Steve reading. It was going to be hard to: Steve had used. "Try not to worry, only get yourself workel up. We'll told her. When they were on the tell him what had happened terribly. Gale. It can't do any good and you'll street he went on, "I thought I was inrd.

find some way to help Phil going to have good news for you hat; Wilkins, the lawyer I hoped would help us, is out of town. May not be hack for a week, they salil."

Gale's eyes searched his. "Then St. walked over town with he'd stop here afterward."

"We've got to have a lawyer," Gale aid firmly. "Everyone's against Phil and, oh, Steve, he's innocent! We've got to do somethis fellow Joe Gillaspie was

Gale went throught to the kitchen where Mary Cassidy was standing be- fore the stove. Mary turned and asked, "Did you see him?"

"Phil7 Yes, I saw him." "How is be?"

"Oh, he's all right. He'll have to stay where he is at least for a while They won't let him leave until the telling me about-know about Vngel."

"Mrs. O'Conner told young fellow who hasn't been prac ticing law very long. Joe sal he's awful Ind." smart, though of course, he hasn't had as much experience ns remo of the other lawyers. I'll find out where talk with him he lives and have to-night.

"Will you, Steve? Oh, I hope you enn persuade him! It's no dreadful Phil in that Jail and nobody doing anything to help him!"

"A lawyer is the only one who cân help him. I'll see this fellow Joe told If he wen't take the cast me about. I'll Grd someone who wilt."

"Oh. Steve, I'll be no grateful!" "I only wish I could do mare, Gale." They walked in silence for a few moments. "The main thing." Steve went on, is that you mustn't worry, It won't help and you'll only make yourself sick. You've got to be raim about this, Gale. Got to keep your

nerv

try. I've been-trying!" "You've done a fell fab," he told her, "so far. And I know you're go- ing to keep it up. You can't go back on Phil. you know"

.

"Yes.

me Vogel's Steve telephoned the hospital a little while ago. They still won't Ruthie Cassily got up from where say whether he's going to live or not." she was sitting by the window, She had a sheet of paper and a pencil with which she had been drawing Ruthie held out the finished sketch for Gale to inspeet,

"See," she said proudly. "I been makin' a picture!"

Gale turned to that he could, nat said, "Yes. Father." For an instant that her eyes were moist. Sho the two hands clasped firmly. Then Ginle said, "I better go help Mary" Her father and certainly taken the news better than she had expected. tale was surprised. It was after the evening meal when abe was wiping The dishes as Mary washed them that Mary said, "Your father don't look I thought he avemed rather good, do you think so?"

tired."

-Aurt of "I noticed it

Mary nodded. "Looks peeked," she went on. when he first come to the table. I don't believe nil tha: rendin' he tees is good for him. Sits there all day

in

n

book. And he

with his nosU didn't eat nothin hardly nothin, But then you didn't eat more than mouthful yourself."

"I wasn't hungry."

You ought to unt just the same. a Indy can't keep goin' less they

The sketch showed something that¦ might have been a house, There were windows and a door, rather dispropor-

roof with a cat" lisnate, and on top a chimney front which smoke was issu

Yes, there was even a garden Ing. in front of the house with a flower, almost as tall as the dwelling itself, blooming in the foreground.

along," her! "Now, Ruthie run mother and harshly. "Don't bother Gale with your nonsense, The poor girl's near at her wit's end.”

"It's very fine," Gale told the child gently. "I didn't know you could make such nice pictures,"

"Want to see me make one?** The words ren, through her head

"Not now.

I'd like to watch you like a refrain. It was what she must remember, what she must tell herself on other time," Gale turned again over and over again. She couldn't to Mary. "Father hasn't heard any go back an Phills needed her as thirr 7"

Ne. he had never needed her before. Phil, 1 "Taladly arresteri: held in-jail. Facing went out when you did this morning, the possibility of a trial for murder. I had to make up somethin'. Gnd For Phil, her le brother, accused of give me." shooting nina---

A bub burst from Gule's lips. "But he didn't do it" She cried. "Oh, Steve, he didly'11"

"See here you promised to keep bold of yourself. You're not going to let yourself go to pleees!"

"No-

"All right then. We've got to keep! our beads. It's the muly way we enn do anything to help Phil. I want you to promise"

Gale did not answer. Her eyes were on the clock on the shelf aerona the room. She said, "I supose it tus curly too look for Steve yet."

"Did he uny when he'd come 7" "No. Just anid he'd stop in after he'd seen the lawyer."

Mary Ponped the dishcloth and washed a plate. Lawyers,” she said, | "cost money."

"I don't care about that. I'll work --I'll find some way to pay, if only they will act Phil free. You see he didn't do it, Mary! He didn't have The anything at all to do with it.

"I know! I know!" Mary had whole thing was framed-1" ? told him I thought Philhearsi all that before. She washed she went on, "but I think you another dish. "I don't say I believe oughta know what they're sayin'. They're sayin' Phil and Ed Vogel was fightin' over that no-count Ruby Griffith They say

"Yes, of course,"

"You pour lambs I know you dread tellin' him about it."

becu there's Gale salt. "Yes, Int there's no usetroude between 'eni before, I was putting it off." She went back into down to the grocery this mornin' and they the living room. All day she had been I beard Sam Watson shootin' off his dreading the moment when she must mouth about it. 1 told him tell her father about the shooting and wasn't a word of truth in it!"

Gate said, "Yes, I know. I heard Phil's part in it.

The ordeal proved easier thing she the same thing at the mill. It isn't had expected. Tom Henderson listen-true, but that doesn't help Phi any. When Everybody seems to be against him, i ed, asted a few questions.

A knock on the living room door promise, Steve! I'll be all right. Gule had finished in said, "Phil didn't, Everybody seems to believe" meant to do any wrong. I know

interrupted. Gale put down the dish I won't forget again."

She said goodbye nt the door of her that."

it, Father! He she was wiping and said. "Maybo I didn't

that's Steve" She hurried to open home. Steve said he'd drop in after he'd seen the lawyer und tell her the didn't!"

Tom Henderson shook his head. the door.

(To Be Continued). new. He went on down the street and Gale went up the steps slowly. Ai "No," he said, "I don't think he did.

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Gaping their love in futile ami accepts a ment to the world's highest lakes at Binnie Barnes, who acted the part of proposal of marriage from the other an elovation of 11,000 ft. where scenic the last "Anne," has made several interne, Taylor only to go back to beauties never noen except by forest pictures in Hollywood, Elen an. Morris after many surprising events. chester, "The Duchess of Cloves," "Society Doctor" directed by George runger patrols, were captured by the appears in a featured role in "David Selts, is full of interest and gripping camera. The pagan beauty of Jean Copperfield." She is the real Mrs. drama.

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after they leave, the reformnatory? perhaps an hour lond roles are capably led by Paul Hurat primrose path from which they were screen scenes he makes up as he goes one ever caught as Bergman, killer of deer, Samuel forced to detour? Or are they really along. Certainly Hinds as the naturalist, Edward contrite and resolved to become use him taking a script home to study. Brophy as a tacger and. Willis Fung ful members of society? In "Bed of His large correspondence is chiefly. Roses, Constance Honnett's new the job of a secretary who has an as the oriental house servant, who starring romantle drama for RKO office in Boverly Hills. Hic goes to Ilves in terror of wild animals.

Radio Pletures at the Star Theatre, no parties; his social life is a minus of iwo reform school one; his public appearance are pretty The Man Who Reclaimed His Head" the earocra

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