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One Love

CHAPTER XXXVI

Neither of them moved. The dim Right from the open window fell on Janot and made her white dress scem whiter. Her face was indistinct, half In shadow.

"Janet!" Rolf said, moving forward, And that was all.

"I didn't hear you," she told him, and her voice, naturally lowpitched, hunkiness. She hurried had a touch of an, as though it were important to keen on speaking. "It's dark in here, Isn't it? I don't know why the lights haven't been

put on. Everyone seeing to be gone—""

"I came to meet Belty," Rolf ex plained. "If she's not here she will bo soon. Janet-I've never seen you looking so lovely." He was almost "There's something beside her now. about you tonight! What Is It?"

She smiled. The dress, perhaps. It's now. Do you

You look beautifu?" "

Buster, the eat, squirmed uneasily? in her arms and Janet bent to put

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

1935.

might be sorry." Then she turned to with Rolf and Janet knew she could ward Janet. "Will you go tell my not have trusted herself. She did not

quite trust herself now. mother that we're here?"

nar- Martel Janet had been listening silently. She moved about the room

WAR nothing fler face was white, almost as white vously, picked up a magazine

could selite down. as the dress she wore. "Mrs. Curtis put it down. There

wonto which she

hung fan't here," she said. "She

She Alled driving with Mr. and Mrs. Thornton." Finally she undressed and

was away the white gown.

bathed and, Oh, she's not here?" It Belty speaking. "Well, in that case the tub with water,

the light and slipped into bed. if you can spare my husband we'll though it was still early, turned out If Betty ever mentioned the scene be going."

"Betty, for Lord sake, what are you in the library to her mother trying to do? Haven't I a right to Curtis did not speak of it. Prepara- speak to Janet

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"Janet? So that's what you call tious for the trip to Silver Bay went

Shanghai, before. The only difference was that her, Really I didn't know you were on next morning Just as they had now Janet was eager to get away. such friends. This is interesting!"

"Why shouldn't I call her Janet? She had thought little about the trip; You call now she looked forward to it. Her That's her name, isn't it? her that yourself. Mrs. Curtis calls confidence had been shaken and the

resort seemed a refuge. her that."

Wednesday morning they were to Tuesday was a day of denari. feverish activity with packing to be completed, last minute errands, intr ruptions by the telephone and by the doorbell, friends calling to see Mrs. Curtis, and Mrs. Curtis changing har

Betty smiled aweetly. Too sweetly, She sat down and drew a cigarette from a case. "Go on, darling," she said, "I'm breathiess to hear all about it."

Rolf shrugged his shoulders, turned

in disgust.

"All right," he said. him down. "Thank you for the com- Make anything you like of it. pliment" she said, fonking up again don't know what started all this but at Roif, and managed to say. the if you're determined to have a row 1 mind about this end that.

Janet Was Hover quite able to words lightly. She moved to the suppose there'll be one."

It was Janet who interrupted. She understand why so many details that table, touched the lamp and the room was bathed in a warm, amber glow. said,

else became immensely anywhere There! That's better,"

Rolf followal. "Please don't goi "Never mlad what I think," Betty complicated in ills household.

Mrs. Curtis would he urged.

"Stay here and talk to me. retorted. Sho sunpped a lighter that as she would, she could not seem to I've been wanting to ask how things did not work and rose in annoyance. plan otherwise. are going with you. Is everything all "Are there any right, Janet?"

Why, of course."

That's not what I mean.

really?"

think. Carlyle, you surely don't would have been arranged simply

house 7"

Try

matches in thir refuse to make up her mini until the last minute or she would make There were matches in n container it up early and then change it.

It was with keen relief that Janet I mean nearby and Rolf lighted one for her,!

saw locks fastened and keys turned held it while the cigarette ignited.

in the baggage Wednesday morning. It was with keen relief, tun, that she followed Mrs. Cartis from the house the station, to the waiting limousine. Frederick would drive them to bring the car back and stare it and "You're sure, Janet, that you then, set off on his own vacation. haven't forgotten anything 7" Mrs. car drew away, "You're Curtis asked anxiously as the motor

there!

Kure yuti

.

"I have them," Janet assured her.

Curtis

And

His sleeve brushed her arm and Janet stepped away. Then she met

Suddenly Beity's mood seemed to his eyes directly. "Everything is per- fectly all right," she said. "I'm change. She said, "Oh, come along, Italf. We were due at the Jamiesons I'm happy!" She said it defiantly.

She put a hand "an't know whether you are or half an hour ago." not," Rolf began. "I don't know"jon his arm as though to indicate that

There was the sound of footsteps a truce had been established, and the words broke off. Both Janet Turning to Janet she said, "Tell my and Rolf turned. Betty Carlyle stood mother we were here, will you?

call her sometime to-morrow." in the doorway. She was wearing n

A mament more and they were liave the tickets 7" sheer yellow gown that fitted her snug- gone. Janet walked to the winduw ly and then fell in huge, ivirling folds and looked out, Completely dark And she had. They were safely to her feet. A rather daring gown outside except for lights in the tucked away in the purse under her and a daring little yellow hat perched windows of the house next duor. arm.

"Well, I hope so." Mrs. sitewise on her dark hair. She would she turned again toward the roum. have arrested attention anywhere but What an attractive room and what a had the worried air of the habitually in that room her appearance was hideous Acene to have

taken place inefficient.

They arrived at the station electric.

the baggage. "Well!" Betty exclaimed, "What a

from Janet checked over As though, to get away charming scene! I hope I'm not in- Janet fled up the stairs to her hed-All there. She turned to see a bright truding

room. She closed the door behind red jacket making toward them. It her and sank into the big chair. was Betty, looking unusually

Was and vivacious. There could be no doubt of the anger What was to happen now?

"Thought I'd surprise you, Mother, in her voice. She smiled but it was Betty angry? Did she really us

How much time have you? Oh, the silky smile that conceals a thrust pect Janet and Rolf were interested by dropping around to say good-byet

in each other?

They were all questions without that's the car. Well-come on!"

Betty seemed in the best of spirits. "Not at all" Rolf told her coolly.

an answer. What would Betty any "Late, aren't you? I thought you'd be to her, mother to-morrow? A dis- Janet heard her say that. Rolf was here when I came." "Yes, I'm late.

And how kind It'storted story, of course, if she told to meet her for lunch. Betty chat- tered on until the brakeman's warn been of Mins Hill to entertain you. won't worry," Janet told her. ing "All aboard!" A quick kiss then

to and she was gone, nothing You didn't by any chance come early self firmly "There's did you?"

worry about because nothing "Betty, don't talk nonsense"

pened!" She came into the room then, walk- She arose then and faced herself Ing slowly. She came until he stood in the mirror. It was true. Nothing the window she saw the red jacket half-way between them. Looking had happened, but how perilously hurrying toward a young man.

It was a It was not Rolf, The young man wax directly at Rolf she said, "I will talk narrow was the margin!

come, even Van Bannister and he was-standing whatever and wherever like and I good thing Betty kad

misunderstood the beside a alate-coloured roadster. don't think you'll try to stop me. Oh, though she ind

(To Be Continued), no, I wouldn't try to do that! You situation. Five-minutes-more-alone

to-como.

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300 amateur chorines for n New York popular boy actor. Adapted from an stage engagement. Brown-eyed Maa original atory by Norman Krasna and Clarke, now teamed, with Lew Ayres Don Hartman, the screen play way and in Fox Film's "Silk Hat Kid," which written by Edward Kaufman is now at the Alhambra, justißed the Jane Murfin. Betause of his speciál choice that led her to film fame. One skill Stephen Roberts was assigned to In of "Dawson's Dancing Dolls" at the the task of directing the picture.

production, Francis Lederer Steeplechase Fier in Atlantic City, this If you can picture the monster of when Earl Lindsay visited his ex- brings to the screen the dash und "Frankenstein" and the vampire of Partner, May Dawson, and witnessed heart-gripping appeal that has made A performance of her 300 pupils, Miss him the lol of the American an "Descula" vicing with each other for Clarke was chosen from the ranks of European stage, and in the character horror honoura, you can anticipate the dancers for an appearance with of the Immigrant boy he has, the chills and thrills that are packed the Lindsay Revue on the Strand greatest opportunity to sway audi- into Universal's "The Raven," open roof: Subsequent

The ences to laughter or tents. Ing at the King's theatro on Sunday Everglades and other, exclusive New

"Laddie" Suggested by Edgar Allan Poesim Yorke night clubs led to her dancing she mortal classic, this film boasts the role in "Gay

Parec," which

Out of one

of the world's combined master myalory talents of

and Bela followed with a straight dramatie (Frankenstein)

versatile popular novels, the producers of Karloff

"Little Women," have wrought role in "The, Noong." The Lugosi (Dracula). These two chill actress-dancer-torch singer was given other marvellous acreen play "Laddle" chasers are co-starred in a story the leading dancing role in "an-

David screen by ndupted

hattan Mary" before she was paged glowing with life and romance and Boehm and featuring in the support for a twat by Fox Film officials and drama, so filled with vital warmth sound cinema's best. Showing at the Matthews, Samuel Hinds, Inez Court. the lead in her first film, "Big Time," and charm, that it ranks with the ney and many others, Fraught with with Lee Trucy. In the five years King's Theatre to-day, "Laddie" holds danger and mysticism, "The Raven" since she came to Hollywood, she has its audience enthralled through its abounds with intense suspense from played everything from small town-length. Perfect balance is the key- laveys, newspaperwomen, snage note to the cast which translates to beginning to und. It is indeed

quins and nurses to racketeers, de- worthy successor

to "Frankenstein" butantos and street girls. In "Silk Hat terms of life, the world famous story that Mrs. Stratton-Porter penned, and Kid," Miss Clarke plays a straight which is said to have had 40,000,000 sympathetic role and enjoys portray readers. For the title role there in "Guld Diggers of 1935"

ing Just "A regular girl. Her

John Beal, wo repeats the success he "Waterloo Bridge" and Gold digging has been a popular "Myrs" in

won opposite Katharine Hepburn in sport throughout the history of man- "Jatin" in "Nana" were unforgettable "The Little Minister". For heroine kind and womankind. The teclinique performances, more recently followed there is Glorin Stuart, acting the has changed from time to time but by the led in "The Daring Young "Princess" role, lending grace

James Dunn. Paul the general idea of making the men Man" opposite

is the

same. The Kelly and William Harrigan also play and pay

In "Silk Hat Kid, daughters of Phoreys had their own featured roles

was young which was directed by Bruce Humber Greece system when

a mythological stone, They simply sat on rock and sang littles. Cleopatra reclined on a barge and looked coy,| Pompadour waved a fan and dropped A thrilling love story that throbs her heavy-lided eyes. Thu

In unison with the pulsating tempo of digging sirens of modern times have New York, drama that is rich in

"HI Greatest, Gamble": used every weapon from short skirts human interest and emotional apponl,

How a father and daughter who are to bathing suits and while there is

and characterisations that become little, subtlety in their method, they living realties under the magic touch incarcerated in individual cells managa 10 gel results. "Gold-of genius--these are the ingredients society offer each other release In Diggers of 1935, the First National that have been combined to make the dramatically unrected in "Kis Great Production commencing this Saturday RKO-Radio's "Romance of Manhatan" est Gamble RKO-Radio picture, at the Queen's Theatre, introduces annow at the Star Theatre, one of the closing to-day at the Queen's Theatre. ori. other idea into gold digging. There most promising aims of the current According to Salisbury Field's is a woman in it who does the pay season. Francis Lederer, internation- ginal screen story, the father is im- gnol cell for un- ing, while the gold digging is done al stage and screen favourite, is co-proned in by three men. Of course, there 310 starred with Ginger Rogers in this intentionally killing a woman. The other miner operations Buch

polguant story of a friendless, penni-daughter is a debutante who is mold- public stenographer cheating Hugh

lean immigrant boy who looks towarded to a perfunctory, artificial existence Horbert out of a few thousand dollars, America as the Promised Land, and by her socialite mother. Even her but the major enterprise is planned whose gallant fight for romance and hope of a wholesome romance and executed by the men at the ex-happiness brings him into a series of menaced by her mother. The situn- pense of a woman. "Gold Diggers of 1936" stars Dick Powell, with Gloria gripping episodes in the sub-stratum ion reaches the father in his dark the coll and inspires him to cacapo. He of the metropolis. Cant as Stuart, Adolphe Menjou, Hugh Hur heroine is sparkling Ginger Rogers, comes to his daughter's rescue aroun- bert, Frank McHugh, Allco Brady, Quach of Carioca" and exponent of ing her true spirit and own mind in Grant Mitchell, Glenda Farroll, Wint- the famous "Continental", who plays a gripping ellmax. Dix as the father fred Shaw, Dorothy Dare and Ramon a light-hearted chorus girl whose and Dorothy Wilson an the daughter and tosita, the team dancers.

generosity far exceeds the scope of are contral characters in "His Great- her meagre earnings. Others in the est Gamble" in which John Robertson "Silk Hai Klď" -

cast include such outstanding per- also directed Bruce Cabot, Erin Thors must be a reason for it, when formers as J. Farrell Macdonald, O'Brien-Moore, Edith Follows an unknown girl is chosen from among Lillian Harmer and Jimmle Butler, Shirley Grey."

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