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One Love

CHAPTER XXVir

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

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She heard footsteps, and knew something for me," she said. "Some Mrs. Curtis was coming back. Janet thing I sort of hate to ask." Janet stared at the photograph. looked up.

She was a little thing and She did not hear what Mrs. Curtis The woman stood in the doorway. was saying. She looked down at the "I'm leaving, Mins 111," she said. had a childink, almost timid vulce. smiling eyes, the pretty, lightly" tell Frederick to call for meer said, encouragingly, "Well, let's

hene what it i*. won't forget about ll I know, you know."

can't say yes un- petulant ps of the girl Kolf Carlyle at four. You hul married, But how could it be? Bonding the cheque to the Welfare Dolores looked over hee shoulder How could it possibly be?

Committee?"

talking to Mr. Bristow "No, Mr. Curtis. I won't forget."again. "It's like this," she said, "I day about cameras and She was alone then. Mechanical, heard you |ly Janet turned the photograph face the pictures you've taken. And you

up, unfastened the clasp at back of the silver frame. She laid it seemed to know so much about them Well, I was wondering if you'd on a table across the room. Mr. do this for me, My brother's birth Curtis could decide later where she day comes next week and I want to

it. wanted

buy him a camera, I was wondering

Then she found words. "Your daughter?" Janet sald slowly. "T this your daughter 7"

the

the other

Mra. Curly took the photograph from her and held it off admiring ly, "You'd never guess it would You?" she asked. "Doesn't look like me in the least. No, Betty takes after her father's family. My Grat husband, you know. We lost him when Betty was five years old."

Jauet said, "Oh!" and then, be

ex- cause something more seemed pected, she added, "She's very pret ty!"

of Amiled. "Well, The mother course I think she is! This picture isn't her newest but it's the one. I like best. They've used It In the newspapers several times. Betty's always been so popular!"

"When do you want to make the then There

WRK a pause and

She rose then and went to her purchase?" the young man asked. Mrk. Curtis went

With on. "Sle

I have seems own room.

the door closed "Wauld to-day be all right ? such a child to yet. I can't behind her, sitting on the bed, her my lunch hour at the samo time

me realize my little girl is married!" handa pressed together, Janet fought you have yours this week. I could

Janet mastered an impulse to flee it out:

meet you in the lobby down stairs- from the room. It was obvious that

She must go away, of course. Mrs. Curtis wanted to talk about her: But not just yel. That would be Jell nodded, “All right," he daughter and she must listen. "How foolish. To go away now might hurt agreed. There was somecate coming

she?" she asked politely. old is

Dolores

hurried away. Just her in

Anding another position. and "Only 19. I wish she had waited There was no reason why she should before she reached the door she I mean before leave so long as Rolf and his wife turned and gave him a quick smile. a year or two. marrying. I try to tell myself it were not here. When she know It was slightly out of the ordinary,

they Young people do were coming she would find an excuse Jeff realized, arranging such a meel- all for the best, things differently nowadays than and depart. She could be looking ing. And yet they couldn't just when I was n girl. They want to for another job in the meantime. walk out of the office together, go their own way. I'm sorry Betty Saving money, tuo. She would need either. It was a simple enough favour so the girl had asked. Miss Colahan didn't take me into her confidence the inoney because Jobs were about the wedding-it was an clope- uncertain now,

was first rate atenographer and ment, you know. But then

was the

next morning that always did his letters quickly. He happy and that's all that matters! Janet said casually to Mrs. Curtis, couldn't have refused without seem- Oh yes, I'm sure everything is for "When do you expect your daughter Ing rude, the best!"

When he saw her waiting near the It was just then that Mrs. Curtis' to return to Lancaster 7"

The woman smiled. "I haven't the big entrance Jeff smiled. Dolores eys lighted on the cluck across the slightest iden," she said, "But not was wearing a new spring suit with rooni. "Almost 11" she exclaimed for a month at least. She's having a gay plaid scarf tied beneath her "Why, I had no idea it was so late!

such TA wonderful time andwell, chin. The big bow made her seem Miss Hill, will you call Frederick honeymoons only come once.". more childish than ever. She wore and tell him to bring the car around

Irinamuch 11.4 Mrs. Curtis hat a tiny black hat with a bright red at once? I promised to meet Rachel

feather at a jaunty angle. A cute married twice and, presumably, had little figure. He hadn't realized she Thornton and I'll never make it-"

surprising was so attractive, She was gone in a flutter of agita- two honeymoons, it was tion: Janet took up the house tele. remark, Janet made no phone and spoke to the chauffeur. however. She felt reassured. There Then she

sat down at her desk. Was a month, perhaps more, in ward, beaming. "Gee," she said, "I Mrs. Curtia had dropped the photo-which to make her plans. graph and it lay there, beside the

The cheque for the Welfare Com- if you'd be willing to help me pick mitter was in the top drawer of her it out so that I'd be sure to get in denk, Janet took it out, addressed [good one.".

an envelope and inserted the cheque. It acered a simple enough request, She tried to go on with her work (Jeff juld, Why, sure--I guess ab."

Dolores brightened. "Gee, that's but could not. She kept thinking that Belly Kendall had been here swell of you! You see I can't afford in this room. Sitting at this very to pay very much but I want to desk perhaps. The eyes in the photo-get the best one I can for the price. graphi were still laughing at her. There's a Atore up in the next "So you thought you'd get away!" block where they sell them. It really Janet feared

you'd for herself. "You thought jwon't take very long."

she's

*

comment,

Dolores saw him and canie for.

was beginning to think maybe you had to stop for something."

They went out to the street. "It's

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silver frame The dark eyes seemned, Jeff Grant looked up from the down Chin way," Dolores said. to smile mockingly and the bowed fetter over which he was frowning "Right in the next block. Gee, I think lips were scornful.

Impatiently Janet turned the picture and met a pair of very dark brown it's nice of you to do this BIT.

eyer. The eyes were, smiling. TheyGrant-" face down. She put both elbows on were set in a small oval face, fram- She chattered on as they crossed the desk and covered her eyes with ed in a slightly untidy mass of the street: A large limousine had her hands to stop the mad whirligig curls. A soft voice said, "Mr. Grant, drawn to the curb ahead and a girl Homewards to:

Junt that was wrong in ground her,

turned and would bother you just a mument ? stepped out. She

enlled out, "Hello, "I've got to think," she told her.

Jeff's grin was good-natured, "Gothon Jeff Grant get | ahend," he said, "What con 1 self. And then, "P've got to

do lanet! for you?"

He and Dolores were abrenst. vf- away from here-now."

Dolores Calahan glanced quickly her, "This is Miss Calahan," That WIN it, of coupsu. She'd over her shoulder. The other desk said, eagerly. "Miss Calahon, Mis have

where 7 in the offee gel away. But

ami Hi was unecupied When could the go? What would there was

Lo

no one

felt

within heuring Janet said, "Hello, Jer" and "How sho tell Mrs. Curtis? A dozen ques-distance. She smiled then, a provo-do you do." She smiled but there tian drummed at her ears at once. Heative smile that bowed her brightly was no warmth in that smile. Janet She didn't know the answers to painted lips and showed a flash of had caught sight of the purse Dolores

Calahan was carrying, any of them. Only that she mustery white teeth,

[ "

was worklering

(To Be Continued). leave. Get 'nwny!

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jand one of the finest murder mysteries comedy, drama, romance and pathos. La come out of -Hollywood is to be In addition to the three principals, Oriental Theatre on the cast boasts such popular favour

18 Mickey Rooney. Spencer Wednesday and Thursday where the ite Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production, Geneva Mitchell and Tyler Brooke. Charters, Jane Darwell, Joan Gale "The Casino Murder Case" will be Roy William Neill directast. shown. This new mystery proves conclusively that the field of science "Name the Woman," an amusing is virgin soil for excellent mystery the mystery- bas plucked one

"Hai, Coat and Glove"

Best of the courtroom dramas to

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DEATH OF SIR T. ESMONDE

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London, Sept. 17,

3rd Oct.

3rd Nov.

20th Sept:

21st Oct.

18

LJE

G. E. HUYGEN

Canton.

andi held the office under Leo XIII, Pjus X. Benedict XV and Plus XI. He resigned in 1930. Until 1918 he remained a member of the Im- perial Parlament, and in 1922 was made a Senator of the Irish Free States. On his retirament from the Vatican in December

ported by Barbarn Robbing, John Beal, The death occurred here to-day 1930, the Pope warmly commended off a enerunt governmes The youth's daughters Donald Cook, as her sa; York stage and-Dorothy Burgess. Esmoride, one of the original Sinn of the Irish Parliament the treat her brilliant nowcomers from the New of Sir Thomas Henry Gratton him for bringing to the attention his political ads ersaries. exploits leads

him into

into a series of Arthur Byron, as her brother; Leslie "Int, Cont and Glove will intrigue

ment of Christians In Soviet her daughter's fance; nudiences withi its story. Robert Feluners-United Press. circumstances involving a romance. Fenton, is

Sir Thomas was born at Pau, Russia. election and a modes murders Fazenda, as the Mitchell is a great criminal lawyer,

Southern France, in September," Sir Thomas was chairman of Starting with his assignment to cover and Leo G. Carroll, as the family

separated fron the slaying of the district Attorney. Butler-all of whom, at one time or Jerry Hutchins. A girl of Jerry's 1862. He was of entirely Irish the National Bank and the Dublin Cromwell continues on his own toanther are murder suspects. Others past is found denil in his studio. A origin, however, his father being and South-Eastern Railway. Find- having in the east are Ted Heally as Sergeant hat, coat and glove are the only clues the 10th baronet of Ballynastra, ing time, however, for travelling after mystery stumbled accidently upon an import Health, Purnell Pratt as the District to the person who killed her, Jerry Wexford, and an M.P., while his and indulging his love of sport. ant clue that momentary involved the Attorney and Eric Blore as Phile is arrested, and by the woman whom mother was a daughter of Henry, he wrote books on his wanderings. daughter of the reformed candidate Vance's Man Friday.

both love, Robert is persunded to de-Grattan, also an Irish politician, including "Hunting Memories in fend derry. The story builds for Mayor. It is mainly his mission

terrifle suspense and renekes

When still at school nt Oscott, Many Lands.***. In "Hat, Cont Esmonde succeeded to the baro- the guilty one to justice. Others in they hadn't met on a blind date! But performance. Miss Itebbins should considerable wealth through the

It might never have happened if in courtroom scenes,

and Glove" Cortez gives a capital nete, estates of 8,000 acres and the cast are Charles Wilson, Bradley they did meet and it did happen become one of filmdom's favourites, death of his father in 1876. From Page, Charles Crane, Thomas Jackson

1831 to 1886 he was a Lieutenant and Parnell Prati.

of the Southern Irigh Division of the Royal Artillery.

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ducer ofered Gland a contract to Suthern's industrious auto mechanic Holmes has had indifferent luck, he Other stirring ineldents

IN LONDON

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and the romantically eomie aftermath provides the thente of Columbia's And of the first magnitude. highly entertaining screen drama. "Blind Date," which cpens today at Wainer Oland, who has the leading the Star Theatre. It happened one

No young netor of the screen to-day rale in Fox Film's latest mystery night--if we might be permitted to

infringe on the exclusive domain of is perhaps as happy na Phillips thriller, "Charlie Cho the King's Clark Gable, and Claudette Colbert. Holmen. The reason for this eouling on Wednesday to Theatre, still gets a chuckle out of A mutual friend arranged an appoint-taneous feeling of joy in because heber for County Dublin in 1885, he pine Islands United Press. his first display of business astatement between Ann Sothern, cast as anally achloved the most coveted role took part in the stormy debates ness in connection with his theatrical any, flippant Young switchboard of his career; that of "Pip" in Charles provoked by Gladstone's first! career. Oland, sa a more youth, made operator, and Nell Hamilton, scion of Dickens' "Great Expectations," now at Home Rule Bill which caused શ his stage debut in the singing role of his father's humense department store the King's Theatre, Sluce his sensa- "Jesus of Nazareth." in the Boston wentth. They meet. They exchange tional success in "An American spilt in the Liberal Party and the production

of "The Christian". At a sly glance and Paul Kelly, Miss Tragedy, a few years ago, young fall of his Government In

which the conclusion of the the

flance, tour

ย expelled into Timbo. But,

it admits. This he attributes to the followed in which he and the other the country with the production at appears, not for long. Hard pressed ck of suitable reies for his particular Irish members had to play a part SIG per week. The producer expand for funda, Ann's father is employed liking and feeling. Ile cannot, he do-were the Inquiry into the charges cd on the experience Oland would get, by Kelly as a helper and through the clarea, put his whole heart and soul against Parnell, the lender; but the latter hold out for a greater former's carelessness

ness Kelly in forced into role unless ho figure. Prepared to battle against a into the hospital with a fow crashed the character he is playing by report clearing his political ro

Such three-gura demand, the producer was ribs. Out of gratitule to her character and such a role is "Pip," putation; the divorce suit which slightly shocked when Oland insisted afflanced, Miss Sothern feels constrain- one of the most Interesting figures of caused Parnell's retirement and Never before the Introduction of Gladstone's his raise. "Charlie Chan in Egypt marriage and remain loyal to her on $18 per week! The star receivested to refuse Hamilton'a proposal of Hfe Dickontered into the spirit of kecond Home Bill, and its rejectionl

| វីងទៅ Ilolnica was produced by Edward T. Lowe, promise to Kelly. Eventh from this a thing as much as he did in this by the House of Lords.

irected by Louis King and includes point on build up to a startling clima previous offer, at a large sum of moderate line and was never pro-

rent Dickens' tale

tale. He turned down Sir Thomas throughout took a "Pat" Paterson, Thomas Beck, Rita It is the romantle story of a chance|2 Cansino and Stepin Felchit in the meat her whole life! She took a pletures in order to accept this role!

with the wrong man that money, to go to England for two minent in the boisterous scenes cast.

changed elance with love-and tried to for from Universal. Honry Hull, Jane created in the House of Commons retin the arms of another man. Wyatt, Florence Reed, Alan Halo, by somo of his colleagues. Murder mysteries are always ex- Ifero is a romantle tangle that un- Georga: Breakston and many others

In 1898 ho was appointed Cham- Tpected to hold an audience spellbound; |ravels will a generous provision of are featured in the east.

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