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I Love One HovE

CHAPTER XXVI

Janet looked up, puzzled, "Why who could it be?" she asked. "I don't know who could be calking me,"

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

that was her newest office dress. It choosing books Mrs. Curtis wonk had been freshly cleaned and there enjoy, ordering a bor voyage rift was a touch of lace at the thront that and making sure the package would was flattering. She had just slipped roach the boat, finding out from the the dress over her head when there electric company why the ventilator in the kitchen didn't work as it shoult.

It was was a knock at the door,

Janel said, "Just a minute!" and

worrying over. Just much then opened the door.

It was Mrs. things, Mrs. Curtis said, that bad Curtis who stood outside.

given her those dreadful attacks of 10 wonder she "I'm so find you're here!" she ex- "nerves" It was claimed. "Is everything alt right, my couldn't sleep at night. Mes. Curtis dear? Sorry I couldn't be here when regarded Janet as a warvel able to

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"I don't know, Miss Hill," the maid said. "He didn't give hi name There's only one telephone on this floor and it's in Ales. Curtis' room. You can use the one downstairs in the library

Janet hurried down the stairs Was it Jeff, she wondered? Who else would know where to reach her?

Mrs. Curtis was dressed in heavý She was considerate in many ways. And why had he called?

"Hello," she said. "This is Janet brown satin and wore a nail brown There were always fresh flowers in sprakl

straw hat. The clasp that held the Jauet's room Just as there were in But it was not Jeff Grant's voice neckline of her dress contained a anlt Mrs. Curtis'. When the car wasn't It was Bruce dozen sparkling stones and two din- peeled for any other purpose ani that came to her.

monda glenmed from a ring on her Janot had an engagement Mrs. Curtis Hamilton and he had a message for Mrs. Curti, He would not, he said, er. Yet Mrs, Curtis. In this urged her to call Frederick and have be able to keep an engagement for glittering array, looked no more im-him drive her where a wished to dinner the next day but he would be posing than the first time Janet had go. She took Janet with her to

luncheon at the Three Arts Club at out later in the afternoon. He asked her,

Everything was quite all right, which a well-known novelist spoke. Janet how things were going and

She remembered Janet nasured her.

At first Junet tried to make her seemed pleased with her report.

"I see you tomorrow," he said. Mr. Hamilton's message and repeated days systematic. She found

impossible. If nothing else upart "Yes, I'm getting away to-morrow Four Bruce he does work en hoe plans Airs. Curtis herself was

EUROPE, NEW YORK night. Deure of a lot to do yet, too!"hard," the older woman Inmented. sure to do it. She would decide at good-bye and went up the And then, "By the way, there will the last minute that she wouldn't go Janet said

Inquire for round-trip tickets to stairs again. She felt a disappoint-only be you and I for dinner this to have the

the fitting at the dress-

Europe in connection with Lloyd ment she would not quite admit. Sh

to dress. Well, maker's. Or instead of having six

she

Triestino. would decide to guests at dinner hadn't expected Jelf to call her. Vening. No need

I'll leave you now..."

Invite 10. Mrs. Curtis There was no reason why he should.

Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, gratefully

Colombo, Hombay. Suez Canal, And

shifted responsibility for such changes yet the big house seemed deserted

Marseilles. and lonely.

to her secretary's shoulders.

"It won't be like this later," she assured herself. "I'll get used to it and besides I'll be busy."

it.

At diner na hour later Janel learned more of the household. There were four servants-the cook, two maids and a chauffeur. It was Latey, the younger mail, who had met Janet

pleasant

whn

to

And yet Janet liked her work. It was se ratirely different from anything she had ever done. It took her to new She returned to her unpacking,

places ani among people of a dif. folded lingerie and Inid it away in the at the dear. She learned that Bertha, ferent world. It was interesting to chest of drawers. She hang her the other maid, was a housekeeper in know how they lived. When Janet dresses in the closet and arranged the all bus title, that the cock luf bern, shopped for Mrs. Curtle she visited ap of the dressing table with two with Mrs. Curtis { years and tit intoren she had never entered before. bottles that were prized the chauffeur's name was Frederiek. It was pleasant to sit back in the to and a chinn powder hox.

Curtis talked a good deal about drick instructions through the Mrs.

velour-upholstered limousine and give Whea had.

taken everything out her daughter who was married. Janet vi the trun

trunk and travelling bag she

she didn't

In't ask questions but she gather-speaking-tube. It was slipped off her dress and Tan Warm

ed that the daughter was now living beet Mrs. Curtis at the fashionable water into the tub. She had a lazy, somewhere in the cast. She was an Three Arts Club, luxurious bath and then, wrapped in only child and obviously the idol of During that first week danct worked

negligee, lay down the bed. But her mother's heart.

longer hours than she had ever works she did not sleep. There

here were NO They went into the living roomed before. It had been agreed that many things to think about. She was after dinner and played two-handed she was to have one afternoon to still in Lancaster and yet she might brides. The game was new to dan temelf each week and the reings almost have been a thousand miles who had to give all her attention when Mrs. Curtis had engagements, away. Everything seemed so differ- ber cards. Huster, the Persian eat, Somehow the time slipped by and ent. All of the people about her were wandered into the room and watched Janet was busy every afternoon.

j She was sitting at her desk in the strangers. How was she going to the players from his post on a nearby like this new life? How would these, elmir.

little.

off the brary, Friday strangers, Big her? Would be be At 930 Mrs. Curtis decided she morning when a mesenger delivered a box from happy here?

had had much of cards. Janet packiige. It was

amazing to at the ding Ballards", the jewellers, and the boy lected

was quite certain Brat Mex, Curtis head What, Janet wondered, was hap- table and went to her room. piness, really? Something in your It was the fire of many vede ordered it.

to bo

Janet untied the wrappings and own heart instead of what went on that were

similar. Janet inf around you, she thought. Something the beginning felt that her new duties drew out a handsome silver picture at all. She soon fra Insite was a carbon slip - no cuties you couldn't ree or explain but could were only

It was true that diealing that the frame had been left feel. But, happiness was not, elanged her mind. what donet was taking for. She had there was a routing ns in an offlec. for repair.

"It's all right," she told the bay put that behind her. All that she There were no long hours of dictation wanted now was to forget.

or Lyping but there were small im who muttered something and departed Half nn hour later Mrs. Carlis The most impossible thing in the portant details-dozens of thrin-to

entered, the room and Janet showed world, it seemed, to achieve-forget- we attended to.

June! was up each morning ting.

at her the frame. "Oh, yes!" she said. my daughter's picture. After a while Janet decided it was 730. When Mrs. time to dress. She arose and put on at the breakfast table an hour Inter The glass broke and I left it to live put s pass tire. I'll just fresh underclothes. What dress her letters were waiting her Janet them should she wear? The maid had said was always present at the daily in get the photograph--"

Her voice trailed off as she hurried

Curtis appeared "It's

for

something about "dressing for dinner."terview with Bertha ever means and

the reat from the room. A mament Inter she Did that mean she was supposed to marketing. Sometimes wear a formal dinner dress? She of the morning would be devoted to was hack. "Here it is," she said. didn't own one. She could put on the telephoning members of Mrs. Curtis' "Don't you think she's attractive"

Janet took the photograph. It was committer of the Wednesday club. k blue crepe from last summer,

Janet looked at it and then shook her Sometimes there were errands tor de Betty Kendall! hend. She took down the black silk down town-difficult errands such as

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"Roberta"

There is bound to be. Perhaps the Among

their other achievements most important thing for a stage when eling for the talking pictures can list record-selor to remember ing the sensational dancing of Fred the screen is that every audience of Agents:

performing his is sitting in the first row. There Astaire, who is

Careful in "Roberta," 's musical is no gallery for the screen.

the role being France which stars Astaire, Irene interpretation of Daune and Ginger Rogen mit have! screen actor. Far more Inportant is "The best portrayed is most esrential to the of Astaire's dancing been photographed in the silent this phase of acting than on the stage. 41 actor might, nd lib. picture daya," ace cameraman Eddie where Cronjager explains. "Ils feet would change his facial expressions and

still

get away with it as he sticks have been just a blur because

Asked whether he cameras could not cope with his to his lines.

encountered any dificulty with the and back to a hers role in Fox Film's 60 feet of film to the minste. To-day, camera in his first picture, "Great

wo hunt 90

Expectations" by Charles Dickens, Inter thriller, "Charlie Chun

in w

feet to the minute full frankly admitted that the cold,

enough Egypt", which has Warner Oland in That extra 3 feet is

while. Astaire's steel eye had him scared for a to reconal clear

Cust the leading role and

on enable us to

Miss

"for whirlwind steils.

only antural", he Astaire and

he said, Wednesday

bewildered to the King's Theatre. Rogers introduce several now dances novice to be bit

nt first Ale olutely convincing in both kinds of

in "Roberts," now at the Star to find himself without an audience, Parts, Tom Beck reveals histrionic Theatre, which are said to be more This struck me forelbly, because Skill carefully cultivated during his sensational than these which they did could always feel my audience in the in The Gay Divorcee" Misa Dunne's theatre and reset accordingly. The studes at Johns Hopkins University golden voice, heard in Jerome Kern mark of acting is not really acting, 201 his varied stage experience. hits.

is a stellar highlight of the Beck participated in Little Theatre production. Another feature is Artivities in Baltimore and his work spectacular furhlon show, was seen by Vladimit Rosing, a New!

comes

York director, who got him his start

way

te

"Fary of the Jungle"

a

any

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prove us chuinently suc- ressful on the screen as he has on

but reacting to the part. It is, of course, diflicult to fudge the exact character of the story unless con- (sulting with the author and where the latter is inaccessible, it is left entire ly to the actor's judgment and im- with occasional small arts in Broad Eight of Hellywood's most talented agination to fulfil the role as closely shows and summer stock in players are featured in the Columbla as the author's intentia, itull is Massachusetts. As the juvenile led production.

a remarkable personality "Fary of the Jungle in Abre Brady's

clusra Madeniselle", which

to-lay at the that he will Cook, Donald heck won the attention of Hollywood Queen's Theatre. and was signed to a long term con- bandsame leading man, and Peggy the stage is a forgone conclusion. Fract by Fox Film, "Charlie Chan Shaman uuburn-haired actress, sup- lis vividness of imagination and in- in Egypt" was produced by Edward ply the romantic interest, with more tensity of interpretation sels him Ciff T. Love and directed by Louis King, than adequate mennee supplied by in a class by himself a class of dis The erst includes such favourites as Alan Dinchart and Harold Hubertinction. In Great Expectations", "Pat" Paterson, Rita Cansine and Others in the east are Toshin Mori, his first screen role, Hull definitely Stepin Fetelit.

Dudler Digges. Clarence Muse and has lifted himself to the topmost rung Fredrik Vogedling. Rey William of screen luminaries, The Dickens Nel directed "Fury of the Jungle." classic is being presented at, the which is based on an original story King's Theatre. With Mult arc by Horace McCoy.

featured Jane Wyatt, Phillips Holmes, and Florence Reed under, Stuart Walker's direction.

"Black Mone"

Jungle drums beating .. voodoo crazed blacks in an orgy of blood

nerfien

he gaze, horror- stricken at the scene and saw

"Great Expectations"

that the leader of the savages Perhaps the most striking feature was his wife! That's a sketchy den ¦ about

Henry Hull, sensational!

of the thefits and suspense that awalts dramatic actif the stage whom the you when you see Jack Hall's Intest screen has finally mared, in his dia-

terring picture "Illack Moon," I tinctive individualness. As a rale an Columbin production starting to- actor is usually likened to

anteceding star.

morrow at the Queen's Theatre. It's

Home

"He reminds mo! full of thrills, but don't get the idea of so-and-so," or "he's another so-and-

of

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long.

La

that it is cheap thriller. It's *", are catchlines frequently em- tures, ployed hi the theatrical profession. But not with Henry Hull, who is an expertly directed,

original as Adam. "I like Holly enst, and adapted from one of last would", was the first thing lull said year's best novelettes, "Black Moon" upon his initial interview. "I like it is a picture that spells grand enter for its panoramic vista of characters, tainment. Fay Wray and Dorothy for its pulsating life and energy. Burgers are the two popular femining have not found any of the lethargy players. Miss Wroy is seen as the with which legend has endowed the sympathetic girl in love with Wish motion picture industry háre, "or Burgess husband, the role in which course there is difference between the) Holt is Starred.

'slage, and, the screen for an actor.

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