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CHAPTER XXXİv

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

Janet knew, for the name, Bannister, she arrived there. was an old one in Lancaster. It stood

Even in the semi-darkness, however, The door of the elevator slid back for wealth and social position. Van Janet recognized the roadster parked just then and both Janet and Van Bannister was probably n terrible flirt before the door of the house. She Bannister stepped inside. "Well-7" Still he had been friendly. Ho knew recognized a squeal that came from she was Mrs. Curtis' secretary and yet the out of the car and then Rosie he said, smiling persuasively.

He was a very good-looking young he had insisted on driving her home. was running to meet her.

"Miss Hill Rasio sirieked. "Ok, man. His eyes crinkled at the corners Yen, Janet decided she rather liked when he smiled and he had an air of him, even though she'd probably never Miss !" easy assurance as though the world see him again. Always had and always would go

She was mistaken about that. Shel

exactly as he wanted It. He was and Van Bannister, wore to meet child

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"Hello, Rusic." Janet, caught the hand. "What have you been

Oh, Miss Hill, we just got back hotless and must have spent hours in again.

"There was no e in sight as Janet from an automobile ride. Mr. Grant the sun to acquire such a deep tan.

Thank you," Janet said hesitantly, entered the house. She glanced Into took us. Oh, and I was fun, too! living room and the library and Miss Hill, I'm so glad you came to "but I think I'll walk,"

I'm so gladi Look, Tommy's Why, the ALLEL is then wandered out to the lawn at the ace us "Nunsense! blistering."

rear. Mrs. Curtis was there, half- pretending he's the driver Janet smiled, "I don't mind," she reclining in one of the deck chairs with the big umbrella tilted so that said.

she was completely in the shade.

You made a quick trip," she said. mother who was standing in the door. KOBE and RETURN "Aren't you nearly melted Sit down way talking to a neighbour.

Grant, who had been showing Tommy and rest a while."

how to operate the roadster, stopped out of the darkness.

They reached the ground floor and walked through the lobby to the side- walk.

There at the curb was a long alate-coloured roadster. Van Bannis ter turned to the girl.

acenu.

Rosie as usual had a great deal to any. Her exclamations brought her

Jeff

Janet sank to the chair beside her. "Listen," he said, "I'll bet you're go There was a book on the table at Mrs.

"Hello, Janet," he said. ing to Betty's mother's, aren't you? Curtin' elbow but the book was turned

"Why, Jeff!** Well, I'm headed that way myself. faco

down

St

seen him for nearly a kadn't Now

"The sun is hot," Janet sail, "but! ktop In and don't say any more

month, Not since the night he had comfortable out here." about

Janet found herself sented in. the It was an attractive A slight brought her here and they had had so deeply cushioned seat. Bannister, breeze rustled the leaves overhead and little to say to each other. Janet beside her, started the motor and the the branches cast a pattern of light thought Jeff was in love with the girl and shadow on the grass. The sky, she had seen him with on the street car lunged forward:

"What a beautiful roadster!" she was intensely blue with here and there that day. Dolores Calahan. She was n inzy cloud that seemed motionless. sure she wasn't jealous of Dolores but "Like it?" he smiled. "Well, I like A low hedge surrounding the lawn, she had missed fear and was genuinely it pretty well myself. Out on a road gave privacy and the beach umbrella, glad to see him.

Why didn't you let me know you where there's a chance to tear loose, gally striped in orange and black,

were coming out?" he asked. "I'd there aren't many that can puss her,

have been glad to drive over for you." Lake to see how it's done?"

said.

Janet sald, "Why-yen," "Fine. How about to-night?" She shook her head. "I couldn't," she Enid.

"Well then, to-morrow?"

"I'm afraid not. dunet told him. "You see Mrs. Curtis likes to have me stay

with her." "You don't mean to say you never have a night off!"

"Oh, sometimes, but I never know when it's going to be”

"Don't kid me!" Bannister told her, "You just mean you aren't interested. But I am interested, ser? You have gray eyes and there's something about girls with gray eyes that I can't resist. You have light brown hair tod and that's another of my weak- nestes, You're "

added a rakish note of colour.

Mrs. Curtis sighed. "We complain about the heat," she said, "but when

"I didn't know I could get away until just before dinner." Janet told

I think of the hundreds and hundreds him. Mrs. Silvani was shaking her who have to endure it without the com-hand and urging her to come up and

ashamed

sit in one

of the chairs on the stoop, forts we have I feel ashant's trae. It was cooler there than in the house. Right here in Lancaster there's a lot she explained. Janet and Mrs. Silvant.

"Yes," Janet agreed. Ris of suffering."

." She thought of Rosie took the chairs and Jeff and the young- and Tommy Silvani who had no place stera xat the steps. For three to play except the public playground. quarters of an hour they talked. Their little home must be like an oven Then Janet noticed that Rosie's vaier in this sun And the Silvanis were was growing sleepy. She arose and

said it was time to leave. beller off than many others.

"I'm doubling my check for the milk fund." Mrs. Curtis told her.

Janet straightened. That reminds me," she said, "that I have those accounts to go over."

"And you'll be sure to come again one of these days, won't you?" Mrs. Silvani

urged.

"I'll try to," Janet promised, "but I don't have as much thing as I used to. Mrs. Curts raised a hund, protesting ¦ I'd like to come out while it's daylight "Let them wait. It's tos hot, for and see all those stunts in the park figures. I'd rather you'd stay here Rosie was telling about." with me."

Her mother laughed. "She'll be

Janet lopped him. "There's the So Janet stayed. The afternoon glud to show you. Rosie thinks house!" she said. Bannister put on drifted on until Lucy brought a tray there's nobody in the world like Mlas the brakes so quickly that they with Lall frosted glassen, u pitcher of

** groaned.

leed tex and tiny cakes.

Ten minutes later Janet was be. "Don't you think you could change" forgot to tell you," Mrs. Curtis side Jeff in the roadster. "Where your mind about to-night?" he asked. said, putting down her glass, "that to?" he asked as they reached the Say not

about D o'clock

the Thorntons are going to drop in cross-roads. "How about taking a Janet smiled. ' Horry," she this evening. If there's anything swing out on the hill road!"" smiled, "but I couldn't possibly."

filte tu do I won't need you. "I'd love to," Janet agreed. "It'll you'd in mucts of the be cool and I like to look down on the "Well then to-morrow?" She was out of the car now. Janet time hore I think it would do you good lights," shook her hend sald, "Not to- to get out."

Up on the hill road the air wog morrow either. Thanks H lot for the Janet Bald there were some friends cooler. The lights of the city spread lift. I'll have to go in now.”

she'd like to call on. She set out im- below them sparkled like a network She turned and hurried up the walk.mediately after dinner, wearing her of jewels. Jeif stopped the motor and Of course she couldn't go anywhere green and white frock and the white Janet exclaimed. "Isn't it gorgeous!” with Van Hannister. He was just hat. It was almost an hour's ride byl "Yes," he said, "It is." His hand one of the members of Betty's crowd. bus and street car to the Silvania' closed over hers. One of the outstanding members, | home and dusk had fallen by the time!

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NOTES FROM THE THEATRES

in

on the Range” deals with the efforts

Randolph Scott and his brother, Jackie

(To Be Continued).

rounding Joha Beal and Gloria Stuart Award for his admirable script of aro seen such sierling performers us "Dad Girl", adapted the novel. In -Charlotte-Henry,--Virginia-Weilderg

Gloria Shen, Willard Robertson, Gret the cast are such personalities as Meyer, Jimmy Butler, and Grady Sut- Walter King, June Darewell, Roger ton. Pandro S. Berman WIA the Imhof, Grant Mitchell, Rosemary producer for RKO.

Ames, Jolm Qualen, Nick Foran and |Stepin Petchit'in a droll part as a lion attendant. It Is a Winfield Shoe- han production.

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In Paramount's picturisation of Zane Grey's outdoor romance, "Home Enchanting dances, brilliant neduru on the Range," which is showing title settings of the old world cafes, the Alhambra today, Jackle Coogan the guy social whirl of Europe and and Evelyn Brent, both of whom have the furore of early war fever in Paris been away from the screen for a long are featured in "Bolero," George Here's a horror pleťure, which, due time, return to Hollywood filmus again. Raft's latest starring picture, at the to expert direction and casting, should Jackie Coogan, now a strapping, six Star Theatre. Based on the savage attract those who are not 100 per foot man, makes his adult debut, and rhythms of

Ravel's "Bolero," Carey

Carey cent. creep and chill fans. For Mins Brent returns, after more than Wilson. Kubee Glastron and Hornee

Another of her Lynie Jackson plot |

have co

constructed a well-nigh those who like shivers, it has suff- Apply tu roles. Randolph Scott, fool-proof

cient horror, suspense and action to which has been adeptly Sheridan are also featured. flame for Westey Ruggles, George Raft make-up of Hull is startling, after the Jagger, Fuzzy Knight and Anunt convincingly developed by Direc plens, "Werewolf of London" clases to-day at the Queen's Theatre. The to date has played tough “men- of a band of smonth crooks to do. roles, has been keeping some is performance as the monster is unner of Frankenstein's creations, uny Cougun, out of their ranch and thing from his public. Few

excellent, Warner Oland displays and bull room a dancers can equal his rhyth-

his usuni race horses. With the money from me technique and stage presence work is that of Spring Byington, a suavity. Exceptionally fine the sale of his cattle stolen and the "Bolero" performance as the martgage on his ranch in the hands fatapus Raoui, idal of London and Sighty old maid. Her handling of the of the ring-tender, Scott seems in a Paris, is superb. Then there's Sally dialogue is excellent. Charlotte Gran- tough spot. But the girl accompiler Rand with that flamboyant

Vateric fan

ville impresses as a dowager. which of the crooks, Evelyn Brent, falls in startled half the world during the Holon brings a quiet cruce to the love with him and turns the tables Chicago World's Fair and returned and should go far. Lester on them. With her nid Sealt re-

her to her first love, the movica Sweetheart. Indiestos that he has a the movica She Matthews, as Mias Hobson's childhood covers the money stolen from him, has an exelting Rereen presence and although their lives are threatened by a forest fire set by the crooks. In competent actress. Carole Lom-lot of talent. With the screen clans bard who wears slinky gowns as no suring for new mate lends, his person. the final dramatic scene, Jackie other blonde siren of the screen, reality augurs success. Coogan rides their prize horse 10 veals victory in the big ruce while Scott el a technique equal to the other two. In two numbers she does with and Evelyn celebrate the event by George RaftBolero" and "Raftero," announcing their forthcoming marri--she introduces an entirely new ngo.

Lombard, one we hope to see more

often,

"Is Greatest Gamble"

No matter what Richard Dix under. takes, he consistently delivers a ater- ling portrayal. His nowest effort as "Laddie"

the parental participant in a touching ""Laddio" comes to life heautifully.

dad-and-daughter love in "His Great- The many millions of Gene Stratton-

"One More Sprlog"

est Gamble is thorough, entertain- Porter readers the world over will A deftly contrived blend of irony, Ing and intelligent, making for

splen- acclaim the vivid translation of the pathos, adventure and romance makes screen fare. This the picture of the sun tule makers rant of the ring, the present pecu. Picture comes to the Qures

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dynamic Robert Nathan best-seller of the same he is impeded by a fifteen-year drama, "Laddle" coming on Friday at name which created a sensation In prison sentence. Under his the King's Theatre, has a stellar cast book form. The story concerns a wife's tutelage, the daughter develops headed by John Beal, who was cata- quartotte, three men and girl, who into a spinelcea debutante whe. pulted to fame by his work opposite tuke refuge in an old park toolhouse allows her mother even to shape her

Hepburn in "The Little and winter there, hoping that by love life. The father breaks his pri Minister", and by Gloria Stuart, who Spring their luck will turn. All are son bars to come to his daughter's is not only beautiful, but also a bril- destitute, but find that life can be nid. With his versatility, dramatie actress. The production, has strange and entertaining, if only they capabilities and virile aeting, Dix pro- denouement crammed with been given every naset of authenticity decide to look it bravely in the face. vides a

So The theme of this picture is timely,

drama. excellence entertainment

pathos and

"Ills Greatest this glamorous romance of the Alain youth who loves the English from bloat as it does the transition Gamble" brings to the screen a mem

In epitomising.

depression to

ber of Hollywood's junior ranks whose prosperity. nobleman's daughter, but finds he hay Without a

will astonish green fans. She have h "One More is nine-year-old Edith Fellows whe to battle the barriers of cante and W a doubt, Janet Gaynor and talents | wealth to win her for own, is wrought Spring" the supreme roles of their enacts the role of Dix's daughter, an one of the most celebrated of all the varied screen career, and give por-a child. In other supporting roles a great loves of action. It has grand formances that will live long in one's enat chock-full of ability supporta comedy sequences, and its emotional memory. Henry King ably directed Dlx. Among the featured players elements are sincere and realistic, this Fox Film picture. Edwin Rurke, Bruce Cabot and Dorothy Wilson arç and rise to a umashing climax. Sur-the writer who received an Academy outstanding,

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