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LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

She was not very thote to have you leave, honey" |

Agure man and a girl-were There were objections. They'd all JANET 111 breaks her engagement with silhouetted sharply. They were danego with her, Al said. He'd go for the ROLF CARLYLF; atter lesening by his been ing together slowly, gracefully, car right now. Well, then, Mullins mping out with BETTY KENDALL, a society | Jnnet, watching them, wir sind hier of a member of the company breath. She didn't want to look at the wished. Mollis

caught her would go. It ended finally as Jayet Ine which he works. Janet la anctitary to

Lambert, reading ahe BRUCH HAMILTON, adreraing manker of two figures but couldn't help something in the other girl's eyes, Every Home Magasine, and Rolf is employed herself. The man's head was bent mettled that. in an adveziking office, Janet la still much forward slightly and the girl was In love with folf but he has declared ther] smiling up at him. engagement didn't "mene anything" and tall. She was slender accused iwer of not really wanting to mar lender. Her white dress was one of but not too him because she insisted un postponing the the few evening gowns in the room, a Janet la limely and unhappy. One night strikingly simple dress that rippled on a street car the meeta JAFFREY GRANT, to the floor and was untrimmed except Young enginner who has recently moved to for a slash of crimson at the walat the rooming house where abo Ilves. A few high inter MOLLIE LAMBERT, who lives The Ivory whiteness of the satin was serves the ball, persuades Janet to corte un a in perfect contrast with her dark hair! hind date, Mollie's most is AL SCHILDNER and vivid colouring. acquaintance of Ala.

marrises until they had paved some money,

said, "but of course if you think thing to do. And if you'd really you'll feel better at home that's the rather go alone, that's for you to say. Come on, boys, let's all scram. show begins at 8.30 and if we don't The start wo'll miss the

dral

purt." Janet had never in her te

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hope you'll feel lots better." it. "Good-night, honey," Mollie said,

They go out to dinner, Janet decides Mal. in has been drinking and is evsharrassed by his attentions. The to his awkwardness while dancing the jolta against anciber couple, login up to see it in Rolf Carlyle and Betty Kedail.

CHAPTER XV

It was only for the fraction of a second that Janet's eyes met Ralf's Then he bent his head and said some thing to the girl in his armia. She Amilo na njoment later they were out of right, lost among the other

dancers.

For an instant the lights, the din of the orchestra and the figures of the men, and women about them seemed to Janet to blur into a hideous jumble, She felt as though she might fall and clutched at Mullins" shoulder.

The frowned. Tint guy bumped into you, didn't he he said. “Who does he think he is? For two cents I'd give him a smuck in the inw That's what he needs, the big

"Oh, not" Janet whispered, ter-j rified. "Please!"

Guys can't bump into my girl Mallin's protested

crously.

*** don't he Inak where he's going? Where is how

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A girl who was happy, sure of herself and sure of that happiness, could smile with such twinkling galety!

It was the first opportunity Janet had had to see Betty Kendall clono nt; hand and now that she was here in the same room with her she could not really so her. The pain stabbing her eyes. She was aware only that at Janet's heart brought a mist before this other girl was dancing with Rolf Carlyle, that she was beautiful and were lovely clothes and Unt Reif was looking at her in a way that said or plainly as words could, "I love you." only Rolf had danced that way with Janet

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een Rolf Chrlyle dancing with Betty Kendall,

"I'm sure I will" Janet assured them. "Good-night

She did feel better, too, even though an hour later her pillow was wet with tears.

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Several days passed before Janet saw Mollie again and when they met little was said about the dinner at Reigals. Frank Mullins returned to Janet Spruce City. Though he telephoned

Terture It

the hat tears that were so perilously She turned quickly, blinked away

Lwice she avoided another | near. She must not lonk at Rolf meeting. Once she was not at home again, she told herself. She must not when he called and the second time let him know, not let anyone in the she was leaving to attend a world know about that pain in her with Pauline Hayden. hearti

a lecture by a famous explorer. Some- one had given Pauline the tickets and Janel was glad to be invited. Instead of cooking dinner at home now she had dropped into the habit of enting down town with Pauline the other girls,

"I won't she told herself sharp 13. "I won't watch him dancing with I her and making love to her!" It was fish resolution because the picture of Rolf Carlyle--suave and hundaag in his dinner clothes was engraved indelibly in Janet's memory.

All at once she became aware that

we one of

others because she never asked ques

She liked Pauline better than the

He crazed his neck but by this time! Frank Mallins was saying something., Rolf and Betty Keulali were neros that he had naked no question and was tions. All of the girls at the offer the room. Janet

Afraid there i waiting for her to answer it. She had know too, that Rolf wasn't com- would be trouble. She couldn't bear hadn't the faintest ilen what he had

of Janet's engagement, They know, that. Anything in the world but that! been talking about.

to She must stop it some way.

the Every Home office any afraid I wasn't listening - "Let's not dance

‚“I'm sorry.” Janet apologized. "Tallonger, that he didn't wait for Janet now or neet her at the drug store

any more," she

Maid quickly. "It's 20 crowded and

"I said." Mullins began pompously, corner. Such gossip dies quickly in back to our table I'd rather go that a little drink will do you good. as list then at the cheerd Chines

Do us both good, Here--"

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establishment. Janet overheard Dennison telling two other stenogra

"well

to produce the finsk when suddenly Rolf was going to marry

He was reaching toward a pocket phers that it was all over town that the music stopped and the dancers reisires other things about herself (zuciety girl, She knew the girls

turned

"All right," Mullins agreed but The thereement was, half-hearted, Slowly they made their way anong the other dancers, Mullus continuing his nurly protests that "no guy could bump into his girl and get away with it."

to their seats, Mullins Janet sank into the chair with relief. paused, glancing alxout him. In the and Rolf, tan, She closed her eyes and then an next moment Mollie and A1 Schildner

Determinedly Janet tried to con- instant later opened them. Every wee beside them, lushed and smiling. forget by working harder, by going. ceal her unhappiness. She tried to thing about her was just as it a Mollie awept into her chair with B been. The room was like a night-sigh.

for long walks, by taking books from the circulating Hira 7. She enrolled i the Y. W. C. A. for a class in beginning French.

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"Why, I thought go "Mutins held a silver cigarette case dancing?" she saht. "Say It's a cride

"Have one?" he offered, to waste swell musle like that." She shook her head and he helped) "We were," Jaliet explained, but 2nd Econ class himself to a cigarette, Highted it. the floor was o crowded I thought

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Still she could not forget Rolf. She eukin't even hate him.

She Jeft the office one evening in The other girl gave her quick late March, stepping out into glance. "What's the matter, Janet drizzing rain. It was cold, too. Janet she asked in a different tou "You raised her umbrella, drew her cont took surt of pale. Don't you feet closely about her neck. At the street will

carner she hesitated. She wasn't

Janet Miniled. She didn't know quite how she managed it but she said evenly, "No, tlmuks. --don't net, caught at the suggestion, thinking about the rain or the cold feel like it just now. But have it "I'Just a headache," he adde wind. She was thinking that she was yourself if you'd like it."

"Would you mind if I don't go an the theatre with you?

ttterly miserable. leave the party but I know I'd feel herself desperately. "I can't! Some- I hate to "I can't go on this way!" Janet told hetter at home. You mustn't come thing's got to happen!" with me-not any of don't! If someone will call can fer that evening something did.

you. Please) And, sure enough, only a little later; me I'll just say goodnight"

(To Be Continued)

Mullins eyed her doubtfully. "But this is good stuff!" he insisted, "Aw, conte on, baby? Don't be like that!"

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Helen Lowell and Robert McWade are to arrest the gang. Spry is a P.C. Në others in the cast. upon the strange disappearance of a will imagine Sydney Howard looks The plot hingeslanger, he's a sergent now! As you !young man who dives into a pool and every inch the dumb Spry and plays never comes up. How Phil Vance the part accordingly. Howard is sup- solves the mystery, is the basis of theported by an exceptionally fine enst Jexciting stors, replete with thrills and including Dorothy Bouchier, Donald chills. H. Bruce Humberstone direct- Culthrop, Garry Marsh, Anne Esmond ed the picture from the screen play and John Turnbull. The film is pack. Herbert and Robert ed with amusing sequences and high

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Tokyo, Sept. 2. the well-dressed woman will wear for nett, respectively--vie for honours in

The Foreign Office has not been spring and summer, Complete Paramount's "Mississippi," the new

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Mr. & Mrs. Y. Mori Among the lovely frocks Fields,

No formal programme has yet for ellers Una Merkel, Ted Benly and which she wears in "Gigolette" is aMississippi."

at the top of his form an at Pendleton nesures that "Murder that Sir Frederick Lelth-Rons, Acupuncture, Moxocanal and Bone Setting

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MASSAGE sinart white evening dress, with an composed by Richard Rodgers and mystifying, the romantic phases of the while accredited adviser of the of panes and Hoogkang DOTATE

And Crosby's score, in the Feet" is a funny as it is unusual clasp treatment shoulder. Another distinctive crea-hits in "She Loves Me Not" and "Herely youthful new love team-Robert Nanking, holda no credentials for Local opals and Doctors.

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ment Licence Cures Sprained Ankles and tion is a satin

Embassy in his visit to Wrists. Recommended for many evening gown, dis Is My Heart" were. tinguished by intricate drapery, the film is Crosby's singing of that

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any special task in Japan... 4. Wyndham Street. (1st floor). of green and brown chenille, is pre-Swance", with the assistance of

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"Our Little Girl" dicted to elleit high enmmendation Negro chorus. Queenlo Smith, sing-Temple home, or rather in the home Leonard Carey, J. Farrell Macdonald from the feminine contingents of ing star of the Broadway stage, makes where Shirley in the sensational but and Jack Baxley.

Everybody's happy in the Shirley! "Gigolette" audiences.

her debut in a supporting role of unspoiled baby. The six-year-old child "Mississippi." Melodie diversion Is furnished by the singing of the Cabin Girl comes on Friday to the King's star, whose next picture. "Our Little It was a lucky day for Willard Kids, who are featured with Claude Theatre, is having a grand time at Huntington Wright when that brilliant Gillingwater, John Miljun and Fred the Fox Film Movietown lot, and con- Mayer picture co-starring Willion young art eritle decided to became Kohler, appearing in the supporting aiders work

"Evelyn Prentice," Metro-Goldwyn- 5.S. Van Dine. For na "S.S. Van dramatic roles.

AN play. The whole Powell and Myrna Loy, brings this! Dine" Wright created Philo Vance, the

family is happy; who wouldn't be popular team back to the screen for learned society connoisseur of crime.

under the circumstance? Mra, Temple the third time, which will be showink With his first book, "The Benson Sydney Howard has never been in she did before Shirley became noted. and

still belongs to the same organisations at the Oriental Theatre on Wednesday Murder Case" Philo Vance and his film which so sults his particular She has the same good friends and astounding success in "Manhattan creator became unique among the characteristics as "It's A Cop"

Thursday, Following their world's mystery writers. The Van which he takes the part of a parti- his job at the bank, where business gether soon after in "The Thin Man", inneighbours. Daddy Temple still holds Melodrama," their first appearance to- Dine books have consistently hit the cularly thick-witted Police Constable, is booming because of Shirley. Mrs. "best-seller" ranks, and the author has As P. C. Spry he sets out in search Temple receives a nice big salary for other suitable vehicle for. Powell and an energetic search was begun for an succeeded, by recounting the adven- of promotion and becomes involved looking after Shirley at the Fox Miss Loy. The decision anally fell tures of his sleuth here, in winning with a gang of crooks, who plan to studio, and the child's money is being upon the sensational courtroom nove! himself a vast fortune and an im-steal a secret formula, the charms of put aside in a trust fund, so she will from the pen of W. E. Woodward. portant place in the literary world. Babette, an accomplice, being employ-be rich when she grows up. The latest Philo Vance novel to beed to keep him out of the way while Little Girl," an Edward Butcher pro- of a brilliant criminal lawyer, whose "Our The story deals with the domestic life Almed, "The Dragon Murder Case," t a the burglary is carried out. First National picture

Tem-duction directed by John Robertson, business keeps him continually from at the Alhambra Theatre, with War. Is faced with the necessity of setting Pfalzgraf's story, selected from hun-a second honeymoon to Europe, the now porarily disgraced, our noble constable is based on Florence Leighton his home and family. On the eve of ren William making his debut in the off on the trail alone in order to re-dreds. In this appealing pleture, well lawyer's wife becomes deeply enmesh- role of Vance. "The Dragon Murder habilitate himself. Chance takes him heralded in Case" is one of the most exciting of to a roadhouse, where he runs across other other cities, Shirley acts and which the lawyer husband alone can advance reports from ed in a scandalous murder case.from the lot. Warren William is ideally Babetto once more. The crooks göt suited to the role of Philo Vance and away, and a beetle car chase to Line sings. The supporting cast is made extricate her. The cast includes Un Eugene Pallotte is once more Sergeant house follows. Although supposedly Lyle Talbot, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Jack Jowell, Rosalind Dussell, Edward up of Rosemary Ames, Joel McCrea, Merkel, Henry Wadsworth, Isabel Heath. Margaret Lindsay, Lyle Tal- put out of action, bot, Dorothy Tree, Robert Barrat; characteristic recovery, and manages Margaret Armstrong, Rita Owin, Ralph

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