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by LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

1935,

"I hate to have you leave, honey," aho

figuresa men and a girl-woro There were objections. They'd all JANET HILL brake her emengamank with silhouetted sharply. They wore dane-go with her, Al said." He'd go for the BOLF CARLYLE after learning he has been | ing together lowly, Tacofully, car right now. Well, then, Mullins going out with BETTY KENDALL,, a society Janet, watching them, caught her would go. It ended finally as Jaust girl and pheon of a member of the company breath. She didn't want to look at the wished. Mollio for which he works Janet la secretary to two figures but she couldn't help something in the other girl's eyes, Lambert,readlog DRUSE_HAMILTON, såreribing manager of Every Homs Magazine, and Rolf he employ herself. The man's head was bont settled that in love with Half, but he has declared the smiling up at him. in an advertising offes. Janet is still much forward slightly and the girl wan engagement didn't mean anything and tall. She was alendor

She was not very accused ber of not really wantise to marry him because the Insisted on postponing the lender. Her white dress was one of the few evening gowns in the room, a Janet Jonely and unhappy. One night strikingly simple dress that rippled on a street car she meets JAFFREY GRANT to the floor and was untrimmed except young bringer who has recently moved to for a slash of crimson at the waist the rooming house where she lives. A Low night (aber MOLLIE LAMBERT, who im | The Ivory whiteness of the satin was meron the hall, perzandes Janet to come on a In perfect contrast with her dark hair

maevinge until they had enved norte money.

mcquaintance at Al's.

but not too at "but of course if you think

oul feel better at home that's the. thing to do. And if you'd really rather go alone, that's for you to say. Come on, boys, let's all Keram. The show begins at 8.30 and if we don't start we'll miss the first part."

Janet had never in her life been

her hand and squeezed

bind date, Mollie's meses is AL SCHULDNE and vivid colouring. A pretty girl more grateful to anyone than when, and Janet's is FRANK MULLINE, « busines-oh, yes, a very pretty girl. Only 48 he was goiting into the taxicab,

They go out to dinner. Janet decides Mal- line has been drinking and is embarressed by haltentions. Due to his awkwardness, whlie dancing abe Jolie aguinat_anather couple,

looks up to see it is Roll Carlyle and Delty

Kendall.

CHAPTER XV

It was only for the fraction of a second that Janet's eyes niet Rolf's Then he beat his head and said some thing to the girl in his arms. She amlied and a moment later they were out of sight, lost among the other dabeers.

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.

humped

Comet, honey," Molllo zaid,

a girl who was happy, sure of

Mollie caugh herself smile with such twinkling gaiety! and sure of that happiness, could

had had to sea Betty Kendall close at It was the first opportunity, Janet band and now that she was here in the same room with her she could not really at Janot's heart brought a mist before see her. The pain stabbing her eyes. She was aware only that this other girl was dancing with Rolf Carlyle, that she was beautiful and wore lovely clothes and that Rolf was looking at her in a way that and an

plainly as words could, "I love you." Only Rolf had danced that way wth Janet-

I

She didn't say anything more ut Janot understood. Mollie, too, had een Rolf Carlyle dancing with Betty Kendall.

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

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

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Several days passed before Janet w Mallie again and when they mot little was said about the dinner Keigalk", Frank Mullins returned to the hot tears that were so perilously Janet twice

She turned quickly, blinked away Spruce City. Though he telephoned near. She must not look at Rolf meeting. Once she was not at

she avoided another He frowned, "That is who let him know, net let anyone in the she was leaving to attend a loc

again, she told herself. She must not when he called and the second into you, didn't he?" he does he think he is 7 For two cents world know about that pain in her with

Paulino

It Hayden. I'd give him in amack In the jawi

WA a lectures won't!" she told herself sharp-one had given Fauline the tickets and

by a famous That's what he needs, the big-!"

explorer. Some "Oh, no!"

ly. "I won't watch him dancing with Janet was glad to be invited. Instead Junet whispered, ter-

her and making love to her!" It was of cooking dinner at home now she rified. "Plensol

"Guys can't bump into my girl foolish resolution because the picture had dropped into the habit of eating

of Rolf Carlyle-suave and hatdsome down town with Pauline or one crossly. "Why where he's going? in nih dinner clothes-was engraved the other girls.

indelibly in Janet's memory.

Mullins protented don't he look Where is he now ?"

He craned his neck but by this time Ralf and Betty Kendall were across the room. Janet WEA afraid there would be trouble. She couldn't hear that. Anything in the world but that: She must stop it some way.

"Let's not dance any mare," she

quickly. "It's

xo crowded and

sald

ef

any

afraid I wasn't listening--"

"I'm sorry," Janet apologized. "I'm

the air scema stuffy. I'd rather go "that a little drink will do you good, an office the Kossip. Alles quickly ini

"I said," Mullins began pompously, corner. Such

back to our table."

"All right," Mullins agreed but the Do us both good. Here--"

Agreement was half-hearted, Slowly

Frank Mullins was saying something, tions. All of the girls at the office She liked Pauline better than the All at once she became aware that others because she never naked ques- that he had asked a question and was had known of Janet's waiting for her to answer it. They knew, too, that Rolf wasn't com- engagement, hadn't the faintest iden what he had ing to the Every Home office been talking about,

longer, that he didn't wait for Janet now or meet her at the drug store

Fize

af the Every Home establishment. Janet overheard Clara Dennison telling two other stenogra they made their way among the other to produce the flask when suddenly Rolf was going to marry

He was reaching toward a pocket phers that It was all over town that dancers, Mullins tontinuing his surly

Д "swoll protests that "no guy could bump into the music stopped and the dancers reclety girl." She knew the girls his girl and get away with it

turned to their

seats. Mullins whispered other things about herself Janet sank into the chair with relief. paused, glancing about him. In the und Rolf, too. She closed her eyes and then an next moment Molle and At Schildner Determinedly Janet tried to con- thing about her was just as it had Mellia swept into her chair with for long walks, by taking books from instant inter opened them. Every were beside them, flushed and smiling. coal her unhappiness. She tried to

forget by been. The room was like a night-sigh.

working harder, by going the circulating library. She enrolled

class beginning French..

Still she could not forget toil. she couldn't even hate him."

mare.

were

Mallins held a silver cigarette case dancingi" she said. "Sar. ita crise at the Y. W. C. A. for a

thought two toward her. "Have one?" he offered, to waste awell music like that."

She shook her head and he helped)

"We were," Janet explained, 'but Rnd. Und Econ class himself to a cigarette, lighted it the floor was so crowded I thought

"Listen, baby" he suggested, "why I'd rather not dance." don't you and I have a little drink together? I've got some swell stuff. It'll do you good!"

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She left the offer one evening in The other girl gave her giance. "What's the matter, Janet 7" drizzing rain. It was cold, tou, Janct quick late March, stepping out into a she asked in a different tone "You raised her umbrella, drew her cost Janet mited. She didn't know look sort of pale. Don't quite how she managed it but she we?"

you feel clonely about hor neck. At the street said evenly, "No, thanks. I don't

corner she hesitated. She Janet caught at the suggestion. thinking about the rain or the cold wasn't feel like it just now. But have it "It's just 2 hendache," he said. yourself if you'd like it."

wind, She was thinking that she was "Would you mind if I don't go on Mullins eyed her doubtfully. "But the theatre with you? I hate to

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No formal programme has yet smart white evening dress, with an composed by Itichard Rodgers and mystifying, the romantic phases of the while accredited adviser of the ment Licences. deres Spraised ankle which she wears in "Gigoletta" is "Mississippi." And Crosby's score, in the Fleet" is as funny as it is that Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, Acupuncture, Moxesale unusual clasp treatment over the Lorenz Hart, in just as chock-full of story are ably taken by a refreshing British Embassy in his visit to wals Recommended for many years by shoulders. Another distinctive eren-hits as "She Loves Me Not" and "Here youthful tion is a satin evening gown, dis-In My Heart" were. The highspel of Taylor and Jean Farker. tinguished by intricate drapery: A the film is Crosby's singing of that

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Tel. 26001. from the fenline contingents of ing star of the Broadway stage, makes where Shirley is the sunsational but and Jack Baxley.

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

her debut in a "The Dragon Murder Case" "Mississippi." Melonerting role of unspoiled baby. The six-pear-old child

diversion is It was a lucky day for Willard Kids, who are featured with Cloude Theatre, is having a grand time at furnished by the singing of the Cable Gif whose next pleture, "Our Little comes on Friday to the King's Huntington Wright when that brilliant Gillingwater, John Miljan and Fred the Fox Film Movietown lot, and con- Mayer picture co-starring William young art critic decided to become Kohler, appearing in the supporting siders work as play. The whole Powell and Myrna Loy, brings thin "Evelyn Prentice." Metro-Goldwyn- "S.S. Yan Dine." For as "S.8. Van dramatic roles. Dino" Wright created Philo Vance, the

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

under the circumstance? 'Mrs. Temple the third time, which will be showing With his first book, "The Beason: 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 Caso Philo Vance and his film which so salts his particular She has the same good friends and astounding success creator became unique among the characteristics as "It's A Cop" In neighbours. Daddy Temple still holds Melodrama," their first appearance to- Thursday, Following thefr world's mystery writers. The Van which be taken the part of a parti- his job at the bank, where business gother soon after in "The Thin Man", in "Manhattan Dine books have consistently hit the cularly thick-witted Police Constable. is booming because of Shirley. Mrs. an energetic search was begun for an "best-seller ranks, and the author has Aa P. C. Spry he sets out in search Temple recolves a nice big salary for other suitable vehicle for Fewell and succeeded, by recounting the adven- of promotion and becomes involved looking after Shirley at the Fox Miss Loy. The decision finally fell turce of his sleuth hero, in winning with a gang of crooks, who plan to studio, and the child's money is being upon the sensational courtroom novel himself a vast fortune and an im steal a secret formula, tho 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, on accomplice, being employ be rich when she grows up. "Our The story deals with the domestic life 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, whoss filmed, "The Dragon Murder Case," First

the burglary is carried out. Tom-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 fopa hun 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 picture, well lawyer's wife becomes deeply enmesh- role of Vance. "The Dragon Murder habilitate himself, Chance takes kim heralded in advance reporte from od in a scandalous murder case from 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 the lot. Warren William in fdeally Babette once more. The crooks get sings. The supporting cast is made extricate her. The cast includes Una suited to the role of Philo Vance and away, and a hectic car chase to Lime-up of Rosemary Ames, Joel McCrea, Morkel, Henry Wadsworth, Inabal Eugene Palletto la once more Sergeant house fellows. Although supposedly Lyle Talbot, Erin O'Brien-Moore, Jack Jewell, Rosalind Dussell, Edward Heath. Margaret Lindsay, Lylo Tal- put out of action, Spry makes bot, Dorothy Tree, Robert Barrat, characteristic recovery, and manages Margaret Armstrong, Rita Owio, Ralph.

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