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SERIAL STORY-

Summer Sweethearts

CHAPTER XLVII

Word went to Victor Strykhurst by wiro and he, of course, was furious. "Married to Michael Henthoroo weeks ago. He is hero with me. Both ask blessing and forgive. позв

Victor almost had apoplexy

Bertino did not do much to soothe him.

matters of this sort."

to the point where he proposed? She himself dismissed.

"I'm sorry," said the man, knowing didn't know. Maybe she'd go on like this forever, working at the shop,; coming home to a dirty house, getting older by the minute, not having any. thing she wanted.

Violet felt that absurd pity wolling up in her heart again. When he left she shook hands with him quite calm ly, and then she went back into the How nice it would be, Isabel mused, house and tore up letters which she staring around the dark, shabby little had been keeping in a locked box. room, to have pretty things, to have

by the school bus, rushed in.

What was this outandish tale, place when Sybil and Diana, deposited were young-that's when it counted She was burning them in the fire-beaux and dates galore. While you Victor fumed! Katharing watering

because, after all, it wouldn't matter around the southwest with God know whom, lost in the desort, found by

"What are you doing, Mummy" when she was alder. She wouldn't this extraordinary young man who ing the ghost of ar. old love,

She smiled at them dimly. "Burn-care, then, had taught a riding class in Innleack dears."

my "Oh, ale, a box came for you to- and who, amazingly enough, had been;

day,"

Mary Maud, gongling and pale married to Katharine for weeks.

Why she had kept those old love at 11, in a gingham dross a size too letters, she could not have said. She small, was a true and faithful wife; but the doce to stand and stare from

"A box? How? By parcel post this family.

she could not get over it. She ro there had been a lurking sentimen") Rundles of any sort were an event Inf

Bertino said again and again that peated the phrase Impressively, as though the very weight of her words must stun the listener.

"You

for the old tie which she had nevar before been able to sever. She saw Victor now as he really was elderly, ineffectual, hidebound. How could the ever have loved him?

People got bored hearing It Lida Parker, who was fond of Bertine, said 10 roundly.

really must stop raving about Beauty Shop, read the news in the Isabel, who worked in Miss Betsy's Kay, Lida told her friend. People village anwspaper and went back to will

I think there's something odd about the shabby little house she shared the whole affair, and it's really very with her mother and sisters to glost romantic. It isn't an if the young|

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Frantically Isabel tore at the string, YOKOHAMA and RETURN paper iny a white and silver frock.

Heatheroe hadn't turned out extra-over the story with trace of envy. Isabel gasped, staring. She tore open ordinarily well. He has a title if he dazzled little sisters who hung over was in signature. Sally Moon.

"I know her well," she told the the square creamy envelope. There cares to use it, Zoe tells me. It was the very poor half-tone reproduction Why, of all things. all in the Times,

of

"Dear Isabel: I'm going to Paris for a year. You said some. thing the inst time you did my hatr about getting married. Don't say I gave this to you. The all cats have talked enough already. Good luck."

"Well, I never thought she even

nie,"

"It's the truth," she said firmly be heard about Isabel's ideal liked me marvelled Isabel. Casual,

Daisy ideal,"

kly yawned.

Isabel, running

careless Sally had sent her the wed- ding dress!

"Newspapor ateries," sald Katha- Katharine's picture. "Oh, she's rino's stepmother who had a complete lets prettier than that, Daisy! She's disregard for all watter appearing in a real blond-and you know we don't the public prints except the society fellow she married many a time, too. get many of those I've seen the columns which were to her a sort of le's real good lacking I don't know Bible.

Lida Parker

was annoyed and he's my type, tinugh. Now, my showed it.

ideal

"And you know it, I think Kath- Brine's done very well for herself

a wet comb through her wave and "Try it on, six. Try it on." Bath 50

quiet, and sly and underhand. narrowing her eyes speculatively at dingy little girls were hopping about ed." Bertine cried. "Never telling us

her image in the spotted and cloudy in an ecstasy of excitentent. a word about it or anything."

mirror, "my ideal in sort of like They forgot about time, forget "When did you ever encourage con-

Fredric March only fidence from Katharine, my

the same kind of chitter, but with about food. Trabel emerged front the dear?"

scrubby cublele which served as a "Bill don't look a bit like Predric bathroom, her arms and face gleam-i Inquired the other woman softly un-March," observed Daisy with an airing able to resist this stab,

front recent scrubbing. She Bertine flushed and tossed her head. of innocence belied by the knowing slipped the lovely frock over her head. For a few days she didn't telephone stare in her beady eyes.

"Ooh-ool, don't you look nice!" to Lisa, but the other woman heard said with spirit. I've told Bill many convincingly.

"You better fet Bill alone," Isabel Even Daisy said I

It, reluctantly but that fra. Strykhurat had stopped

a tinte he wasn't my ideal as far as

When you have never before

what Zae called “bre adcasting” about looks. There are giris in this Isabel thought, resniving before the

Katharine's elopement and was antis- fted.

Meantime Victor Strykhurst went to see Mrs. Merser

ROTHE

but he certainly is one hand-your life owned a really decent frock. town who'd give their shoes to go out square of mirror, it's heaven to own with him,"

one at last

it works mugle for

Lost in her dreams, she didn't hear all hopelessly raisamiche, down upon the doorbell. Didn't hear Bill's deep ed angrily, "I wouldn't have believed cloth notable for the number and grow in response to Mary Maul's it of you.

variety of spots on it.

hiping treble.

"Yes, I knew about it," Viulet said. "You probably encouraged the whole thing just from spite, Vietor putter

table now, slapping forks and knives,

"Sez you!" Daisy was setting the you.

Altting

"I didn't know until afterward," "You wind your own business or

Tell her I can't anke the game,” Violet told him, keeping her temper you'll be sorry." Tanbel advised heated she heard at inat. "Tell her I've ent In leash. I warned you the day she

ly. "Tell you one thing when Bill to play pool with reme of the fellora was thrown from the horse that she and I step off we'll have a slicker needed careful handling, I could see dump. Wonder you kids wouldn't room. Bill saw her. He then, with

looking

piace to live in than this isabel went out into the by her fuce she was interested la the rings out a bit of wash now and then, little girls, sensing a situation, with- al; you halked her in everything. at the canning factory. You get at through the kitchen door, boy. But you wouldn't let her take a with a working her head off all lay drew to the kitchen where they peeped What did you expect?"

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She was regal in the white and silver. In the cheap little house she was like an exotic flower."

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of school nt quarter past three and, "Don't bother, Isabel sald Softily. pity for him, sitting there with his know what's for supper, too," Shu I'm getting me another beach it

Violet felt a sudden and inexplicable till just before I come home. Bet Bill Martin, This is the last time. hang around yelling your heads off"You've broken dotes with me before,

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"Canned beans! I know it." She slummed into the room, she "He was a groom," muttered Victor. shared with Daisy and Mary Maudel truculently. You're my girl,

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And we're gettin' marri- you? it," Violet told hing, rising and ter- be lucky if she found a decent pair minating the Interview, "I don't of slik stockings to wear.

"Are we?" know why I should

When she I hearet ve Isabel shrugged. "First Agents: listen to your had talked so boastfully to Dalay and absurd accusations against me, except the others of her probable marriage man. He was staring at her as if he

"Well, you know it now,” said the]' that I was once fond of you, and I to Bill she had been whistling in the had never seen her before. realise parents are notably silly in dark. How did you ever get a boy!

(To Be Continued).

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A Man," he pits the East and West dogs. in a dramatle duel. A polished, poll- ed darling of fortune, all but pen-;

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Washington, Aug. 18. The Post Office has set in motion actual plans for trans-

niless, comes West to unlearn his past A famous play by a famous Amerl- and fit himself for sterner realities. can playwright is coming to-day to The producers have outdone them the screen of the Star Theatre. "The

London, Aug. 18. selves, It is said, in making a picture Witching Hour is the play, and

The Worhi is drinking less tea says to do justice to the book masterpiece. With Thomas is the playwright, the International Tea Committee so-

Augustus "The least direction is the best

Starring in this Fox

Film release

of intense interest to cond annual report. George O'Brien; around

around him is a fine modern psychologists,

the story of The absorption by the consuming direction" says William A. Seiter, supporting cast made up of Dorothy "The Witching Hour is both drama countries was 862 million pounds in Pacific air mail and passenger ser- who directed James Dunn, Mae Clarke and Neil Hamilton in the Wilson, Paul Kelly, Harry Woods, tic, and peculiarly poignant, at the the year 1934-86, compared with 869 vice, by advertising for bide for

Jimmy

Richard Butler,

Carlisle, same time. Something of the son-million in the previous twelvemontha. the Darling Young Man", the Fox Film Clarence Wilson and Edger Norton. timental, nostaigle quality of "Smilin'

San Francisco, Honolulu, This is due to world economic con- Manila, Canton route... coming to the King's Theatre on Fri- Heretofore Western, pictures sym- Through is found in the romance of ditions and not restriction.

The bids are receivable until lay, in explaining the wide variance bolized conflicts of law and outlaw. Judge Prentice which survives through. C

C. I Wu, as many years of frustration to come to

Council, tract will be for ten years, com-

in results that two different directors The new type of Western hero, the aid of two young lovers badly in which tional Economia the midnight on October 21. The con-

pad

thing,

too much insistence on doing overy-

Just no In

"Public Hero Number 1".

A

The International Tea Committee'sj

each

3. If the contractors land

will

chicin with the same cast of described by Harold Bell Wright In

arrived in London held responsible for the success or complex

Since a director is largely "When a Man's a Man" is a more need of help. In fact, the theme of will consult with the International atteing not later than one year

award. person, the story might be "Love comes back interesting

Mr. Wu aims at in- failure of his picture, it is only natur- equally at home in the drawing room again when you need it most."

Tea Cochina's tea exports and as

Provisions of the bids are: al that he should try to bring the or saddle.

The creasing

I. Service ones a week young lovers aro played by Judith against this the Tes Committes socks story to the screen exactly as he sees it", Seiter anys. "On the other head,,

Allen, as Nancy, Brookfield, and Ton to persuade China and also Formose Way. Brown, as Clay Thorne, Both are which all negotiations have hitherte provisions for carrying any ex- to join the Restriction Scheme, to 2. Mall load of. 800 lbs. with rising young luminaries in the cinema "Public Hero Number 1" the sky. In the story, Thorne has in very apt to result;

falled. in a duli and uninspired fim, especially Metro Goldwyn Mayer's new thriller, phobia or complex on cat's-eyes, which

coss offered; when working while younger players. due soon at the "Queen's Theatre, is are semi-precious jewels and not the report emphasizes that some traders, voluntarily at intermediate points, An old and experienced trouper can drama immortalising the unknown eyes of a foline. Superstition has considering the production quota for malla shall be carried to and from accept fussy

direction and still give soldiers of pence in their restless war long attached itself to these strange lands. Indies, turned to China

India, Ceylon and the a rood performance but younger play- against organised criminals. The jewels; and the superstition works on era, as a rule, become rattled

and these. is, aside from being breathless Thurne to the extent of forcing him Formosa but nine millions pounds in- story under

4. Planes must be multimotor- exacting

entertainment, an eye-opener to the into a fantastic crime. He commita crease of China tea Imported Into ed, of seaplane type, and capable and dialogue and tond to walk through' tho

The part Over-direction always represser a adventurous Jeff Crone, and Joseph Judge Prentice and his romance of to increase tea drinking-Reuter.

goes on in the straggle on the alde of or why, he has not the remotest idea. absorption last April mechanically.

the law daily. Chester Morris an the It is in the defence of Thorne that is planning world-wide propaganda mum cruising speed of 125 m.p.h. cont of their motor power at an The International Tea Committee altitude of 1,000 feet, with mini- player's personality and the picture

necordingly. Personally Calleia as the fugitive crime overlord, long ago play such an important

amaz- If the crime can be called fantastic, nart.

and minimum capacity of six pas- Bongers.

tainment."

Nether

Criticism of their gestores. in showing intimately what murder, but when he did it, or where. / England last year was still awaiting; of substained flight on fifty per

"When A Man's A Man"

the

always try to get my players into that are the centre about which the the defence le oven more": 10, ́ And, It is pleasant to report that this Fox spirit of their parts and then let them ing plot revolves. Lionel Barrymore enact the parts as they see and feel adds both comedy and pathos in the while "The Witching Hour" certainly Film with its bafting mystery and rango at their them, with as little direction as possi-principal character role, as the strange is not a "courtroom picture, it has sparkling comedy is first-rate screen secure

5. The contractors must ar ble. In this way they can give really old physician, tool of the underworld, one scene in

own expense to free and convincing portrayals, which and blonde Jean Arthur, with Morris, that has seldom been cord dustice entertainment, which makes you for landing

chambers

concessions to operate make for much better seren enter provides the romantic interest. The dramatic suspense and intensity, In a nonchalant gentleman unhurryingly

United Press. exceeded for

for gst time and place under the spell of

facilities, light-houses, excellent cast

Paul addition to Judith Allen and Tom solving a series of murders by but

radio stations and other naviga- nis Hurst and Drown, the cast includes the eminent we won't tell you by whom! Mona Lewin Stone, Paul George

E. Stone, The sensational English actor, Bir Guy Standing, Barrie plays the lady from nowhere, An engrossing story that in book Prison break, the stampede of a thou- John Halliday, and Gertrude Michael. beautiful and young, who barges into.

Plane'u Flight form thrilled sixteen million Amerl- tion sequence, where the doctor per- sand convlets, the breath-taking opera-

Honolulu, Aug. 12. can renders, from the magicat pen of forms a transfusion in a crook's hide-

"Ladies Love Danger"

a wealthy young Bachelor's apartment The Oriental Cilpper, trans- "Ladies Love Danger" is opening

(Ronald) and claims his time for that Pacific airliner, s Harold Bell Wright, has been trans- out, the raid on the gangster strong to-day at the King's Theatre. Drama-night and all the next day, mean- scheduled to take off from here on tentatively pased to the screen. It is "When A hold, running battles between fast tle, exciting, tense are the situations while being suspected of the multiple Tuesday for Midway Island. Man's A Man," now, at Alhambra where this romance of the Far West follows the Federal men in their dan Barrie and Gilbert Roland. To offset tion is ideal better even than was two of the Inbest, motion picture Theatre. Reports from other cilles automobiles, and other exciting detalls in this swift-moving; romance-mys-murders which tally with her move-

embellish the story as

The plane will remain there for tory, co-featuring glamorous Mona ments. The Barrie-Roland combina- the audience has alrendy played, reveal it as an gerous task. The story is an original the double-barrelled mystery, the

tion in this Edward T. Lowe produc- three days, it is proposed, and will then fly to Wako Island carrying out-of-the-way attraction, packed to by J. Walter Ruben and Wells Root, ducers have spiced this mystery with "Mystery Woman". Superb support the hilt with tense situations. Harold founded entirely on actual facts. One spoogery an arrecting combination, is provided by the cast: Donald Cook, films for the entertainment of the Bell Wright's talent for depicting the of the amazing details is the resort for when you are not thrilling to the Adrienne Ames, Hardie Albright, Her- ground crews working there," It vital drama of the Weat, and his gift of the crook to plastic surgery as for creating unforgettable types, is disgules, that, however, falls to elude you are delighting in the light touch Clayton, Ray Walker, Alta Rozelle; other suppiles to the email colonies. sinister sczuence of secret murders bort Mundin, Nick Foran, Marion also carries fresh vegetablow and second to none. In "When A Man's the vigilance of Uncle Sam's watch of the romance that runs side by side,

and Snowflake, `\

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