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SILKEN SPINDLES

CHAPTER XLVII

by Laura Lou Brookman

world brighter must there always be doin'. Oh, boy, do I hope they get Men in New York subway trains "mething equally and? Gale had the goods on himl Put him behind Tolded their newspapers, read the Kood news to-night. She should have bars--that's what they oughta, de

Well-she was. Of with him! hendes and shook their heads, en happy.

"If they do-and if they give us Women in San Francisco-mothers course she was happy, knowing Phil | with sons of their own-read the same! Would be home the next day! The workers a square deal-It'll be Steve paragraphs and

31ddle lawyer had told her so less thun an Meyers who's responsible. Anyhow sighed. western farmers, resting after the hour earlier. The lawyer who was so that's what I think. I guess, that'd day's work, looked up from their young looking and who had so little make Stere some here, wouldn't it?" Gale had heard others say Stove reading long enough to say, "It's an experience had done great things for

hero's death. Well, It was true. outrage, that's what it is. An out- Phil. He had worked hard--with im-had died a

Steve had died fighting pressive resulta.. ragel

For one thing, he had discovered bravely, defending what he believed that the gun the policeman had taken was the right.

But Steve was more than a hero

words.

+

And thousands of others, all over the country, repeated the The death of Steve Meyers, the young from Thi's pocket, the one Phil was silk mill employee who had died from accused of firing, and been bought less to Cale. He was her friend-the injuries said to have been received than six weeks before by Ed Vogel's finest friend she had ever known.

No one would ever take Steve's when he was trying to defend himself friend. Stroude. He had also talked

who had watched the place, from lawless thugs who had broken to a woman into

Gate, deep in her thoughts, did a peaceable meeting of millstreet fight from a nearby window. The woman said (and she was will. workere, stirred nation-wide indiging to give her testimony in court not hear the friendly voice calling

lon.

The young man, newspaper ac

the gun in who had seen

until her naine rang in the air n counts pointed out, was the only s band just as someone second time. Then she turned,

of a support

widowed mother, 4 truck him. The discharge, whe Mrs. O'Connor wao walidng ra steady, dependable workman.

Moreover, there were charges that was sure, was accidental and the re-pidly, not a dezen yards behind. Her the rumans, who had clubbed Meyersvolver had not been Aline home. so tight that the closing gaped. The

And so Phil was

him

round figure was buttoned into a cont.

so brutally had been paid by the mill management. Others who had attend-Ed Vogel, still in the hospital, was green, feather bobbing at the rear of ed the interrupted meeting, notably a growing stronger every dny. Vogel her black hat looked rather like the certain Joseph Gillespie, gave graphic was able to are company now, but tall of a kite. But the face beneath his friend, Stroude had not paid the hat radiated kindliness and Mira. descriptions of what had happened.

reports. O'Connor's voice was one of cheery vinit. From R Editorials expressing protests were published. Sermons were preached. Stroude had been missing from his good will.

Gale waited as the older woman Cartoons championing the rights of haunts ever since Phil's lawyer first

began making inquiries.

came up, puffing. "I've just heard

O'Connor Mrs. the workers were drawn.·

anlı. Plt was coming home and the the news," And in Washington a rotund man

mu the "Charlie Hoskins told

at the about Phil in a gray suit faced another, seat young lawyer responsible was el at a desk. The rotund man said, one when Stove Meyers had found grocery store--I mean

home to-morrow. My, but "Well, Chief, I'm off to-night. I was and persuaded to take the case camin guing to send Churchill, but I think Steve had done it, really--and Steve I'll bet you're happy! Does your

grave.

father know? I'm that glad for all it's better to go myself. It's the was in his

of you-!" some case we had the report on lasti

"I happy. Gale admitted. Pain clutched at Gale's heart, n week. Things seem to be even worse. than they were presented. Fingrant it always did when she thought of "Here-let me take some of these No, Father hasn't heard Steve

The wound was fresh yet, packages. viointions, open deflance

open. Even now there were times about it yet. P'm on my way to tell when she caught herself thanking, "hiro_now.".

"It' he better than any medicine," must tell Steve this," or "I'd better

"How about that western trib?" "Going to postpone it, I tell you this thig i prossing! It calls for immediate action."

"Ye. I think you're right. What tine did you say you are leaving?"

"Seven-thirty. I'm taking the first

train."

The man at the desk nodded. “Let me have a report as soon as you can get it rendy. I'm interested."

"I will, Chief." The map in the gray.suit rained u hund in a, gesture of farewell nad turned toward the door.

gorgeous Kuz

ask Steve"ly to feel now the Mrs. O'Connor prophesied. "How's

The been feelin' Intely?"

"Not ANY too well. stab of her loss.

Ko niny

Gale, thought of that Josie had

said about Steve that noon, Jasie, in things have been happening--"

"You," Mrs. O'Connor Nighed the enfeterin, had relayed exciting sympathetically. "Ain't 11 bern news. She had it, she explained, ful? Troubles never come single, direct from her friend in the business they deny and it's the truth. office. Fosie had worn solemnly to well, hope wese ceen the hunt for n Beep the secret but--well, of course while." Gale wouldn't tell,

"I hope so."

Josie's eyes grew rowni 44 14 They were on the main stævel of made her revelations. "There's "the mill village, Alicad. perilously man here" she said, "from Washing-rounding a cortier, D Kreen auto. Gale Henderson, walking up theton. Prom the government: mabile appeared. It was a rondster, street slowly, watched the nl of going through all the Bles and mink-driven by a girl in brown. Aame that was the late afternoon auning reports. Yes, of course Thatcher Mrs O'Connor said, "Vicky That-

drivin' tip behind the free tops. It was a know about it, but there isn't 'any-cher-and

Ble mnd? In 20 minutes-per-thing he can do. It's the govern Wauldn't you think her father-my haps less the sky would be a rint ofịment that sent the ninn here.

land, that's him with her!" I bet it "And do you know what?

The green car, disappeared and Stove because of

that was

this turned into the state highway. It happened. I bet the men who run picked up speed. Instead of dis- the government in Washington read conraging his daughter's driving. how Stove got killest al decided Robert Thatcher said, "Stap on it. they'd better find out what's going can't you? We've got to make that know, plane." on here. There's laws, you against the things Thatcher's been

(To Be Contínued),

colour.

Sad that anything su' beautiful as

Auch sunset should last

a short Line or was it?

Gule thought, "The good things and bal things are so mixed up--"

It did avem tree. For everything that enused happiness and made the

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| harmony with the rhythm of the per-|RKU-Radio lot in Hollywood. One of forniance Stem Dunn, beautiful and them in particular, representing a électrié nhieteen-year-old Hungarian resort hotel as such hosteiries are ext netress who scored a hit on the Broad- i pected to be fifty years hence, was so way stage recently, hends the cast, huge tlust an addition to the stage had tugether with Don Alvarado and Paul to be built to provide room for the Porcusi, the latter remembered for his | etiameras. Five hundred light bulbs, wonderful performance as the night each one na large as a watermelon, club operator in the play "Broadway", | wen used to illuminate the set, and a

rrow of fifty electricians was "Lives of Bengal Lancer"

ployed. In The Gay Divorcee" afty for Franchot Tone has practiced the art beautiful girls and fifty dancing men at the Queen's Theatre, is something of graceful indolence to perfection. Perform mass Terpsichorean novelties totally out of the ordinary, in motion. This actor, who is co-featured with aid to be entirely different from any- picture entertainment. It is magni-Gary Cooper in Paramount's "The thing hitherto attempted on the screen. ficent as a document that will bring Lives of a Bengal Lancer" showing

A distinguished, -cast hended by out the better side of munkind, that to-day at the Central and Allambra

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ing about when there's no work

Version of the successful Broadway with its, charm, that brings a

with pictures kraws that 1 work as The Queen's Theatre. The two mom. and inspiring belief in this true great hard in a scene as anybody. When hers of the original cast are Mary ness of the motion picture. There's I'm not needed I make myself as Morris and Arne Revere, who were the enchantment of a great forest, fortable as possible in the nearest brought to Hollywood by Paramount the beauty of nature in all its glory, chair, or, if there is a couch on the at the close of the play to net the two set, I'll pick that. The most natural the intense drama of wild hearts persum I've ever known is Lupe Velez. central roles of the dramn, which they originally created. In the picture, the big woods, living in terror of all This netress has the art of complete Misa Morris plays, the part of Victorin

ankind, with all the odds against relaxation developed to an unusual

hoesse

"Donhte Door"

them, and there's the strange romance degree. Many a time I've seen her, Yan Brett, iron-willed, erratic spinster of two animals, a mountain lion and after the completion of scene, lie on who rules the destinies of the million- cat, and im-aire Van Brett family. Miss Revere is her wenker, subservient sister, and deer, born in hatred of each other, the floor, collet like

mediately fall sleep. That is my who battle their mutual enemies tonmhition--to be able to rest and for Kent Taylor her half-brother who, protect each other's life. In every wet the lordships of picture work just with the aid of Evelyn Venalde as his theatre where "Sequoia" has been pre-its Lupe does." When he has work to lovely young bride, breaks her cantrol of the family and finds freedom. But For

he does not win out over her until she viewed the audience hra burst intode, Tone becomes dynamic. applause, not oner bit dozens of several scenes of The Lives of attempts to murder his bride. Then Bengal Lancer" he was required to gallop furiously through tunased ranks in a gripping and fast-moving climax. her tyrannical grip is broken, aud fate "The Richest Girl in the World"

of Afridi tribesmen, slashing with takes a hand in bringing her life to a sword with one hand and fire climax. The original play, which was

the Stirring romance in the golden pistol with

and other. Tone

written by Elizabeth A. McFadden, palaces of the ultra-rich some de Cooper are supported in this chiberate ran for more than seven months on lightfully sugar-conteil philosophy and spectacle of India by Richard Crom-Broadway, after having established a dash of sparkling comedy, aro wall, Sir Guy: Standing, Kathleen: skifully mixed in "The Richest Girl in Burke, and more than 1,500 other itself as the first of the senson's in-

portant bits, the World" a breezy entertainment players. Henry Hataway, formerly now at the King's Theatre. The dash-an adventurer in India, directed the

times..

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Fichest Girl its the World" is in the by Francis Teats-Brown,

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features music by five noted melody makors, and develops a Joyous plot that tickled New York for 288 per. "La Cucaracha", the special added formances, and London for six months. Attraction at the King's Theatro to. The plot itself is one of super-enter- day, is a romantic story of life in the taining farco comedy situations, a cantinas of Old Mexico and takes its hilarious sort of romance boasting a title from the song and dancing woven ceaseless flow of complications as into the picture which is in Techni- Astaire madly pursues the lovely Mias colour. Robert Edmond Jones, World Rogers across many dancing floors and famous as a stage designer, designed through, the mazes of a swank the settings and colour composition of futuristic hotel. The settings are the the acones, providing a veritable art most lavish ever constructed on the

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