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CHAPTER XLII.

toward the door.

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

tell anyone. Now that the police are running toward a cliff. An ogre who huge at work it won't be long before they looked like the police detectivo wak The room was in darkness and there and out who's to blame and every-chaning her, brandishing

knife and there was no escape but the was no sound except a low, muflod thing will be all right."

"But suppose they sobbing. The mobs ceased-only to be

don't and cliff. Without a moment's hesitation

Janet Jumped. resumed. They stopped, began again.

She woke to find that the covers Three raps sounded on the door out?"

"They will!" Mrs. Curtis volca

hadl and the sobbing was hushed abruptly..

slipped from the bed. The room was confident. "I wouldn't be sur After an interval of quiet there were prised if they'd find the pearls to- was cold. Janet looked at the clock three more raps. A figure, hidden in morrow. They have all sorts of ways and saw that it was 7:30. Time-to the darkness, moved and then went of finding things, you know.. Of be up. She started to arise, then all

course I'm terribly

it deeply," fore came back to hor. whole thing! I

Those mon think said. They said I took It was soveral minutes before she The door moved inward slowly, the pearls to someone when I was down could persuade herself to get out of bed and dress. Her face was swollen Mrs. Curtis stood on the threshold town this afternoon!"

"There's one thing" Mrs. Curtis be- and tear-inarked and had to be bathed carrying a lighted candle. It was the candle that always stood on the table gan hesitantly. "I don't understand over and over with cold water. When

powder บ

carefully puff beside her bed. A loose blue negligee why you went to the railway station, she had used fell to the flour over her white night Janet, I had no idea that you were the effect was a little

It took courage for Janet to go Her gray hair was screwed thinking of gown.

down stairs, to nod "good morning" knot on top into a

"W-who is It?"

"Can I come in,. Janol?" It was Janet shuddersy about the at once her, memory of the night bo-

Mrs. Curtis' voico.

I did it sho

she said.

of hor head. you tell moving away. Why didn't Con sleep," the woman ex]

you mustn't feel so badly!"

Janet

WAG

tell you next Saturday.""

#

go away, that's all."

*

*

botter.

rest-

Mr Curtis stayed several minutes calls were ortant. A young

"I was going to. I was going to to Lucy and take up the pile of lettora. It required courage, too, for "But don't you like it here? Is her to sit opposito Mrs. Curtis at the pretence The light from the candle fell on the there anything wrong? If you'd only breakfast table and mako

of eating. Mrs. Curtis did not look in talked to me about it!" gir before her.

well and "I just wanted to

spoke of having had go away!" pyjamas. There were tear-marks on

less night. Sho seemed to enjoy her for cheeks and her eyes were red-Janet murmured.

breakfast little more than Janet and Iined and wollen. Her hair was "But why? What is the reason?"" tossed in wild disarray and she looked | There was no answer for a moment, though the muffins were as light and Usual and the bacon ae thoroughly miserable.

Then Janet said, "I can't tell you, I golden as

wanted Just

crisp, the food went back to the kit- Be said, "Come int" and then

The woman sighed. "I wish you'd chen scarcely med, the day wore qully put her handkerchief to her

Surprising as be frank with me. Don't you see I'm mouth.

Mrs. Curtin closed the door behind trying to help you? Why didn't you along much as usual. Janet kept at her work, accomplishing little, but her. "I was afraid I'd find you like want to stay here?".

Janet shook her head." "I can't tell managing to seem busy. Each time this," she said, "Get back into bed,

the telephone or door bell rang her mty dear, or put

something on so that you," she said.

heart seemed to stand still, but the you won't take cold.”

"I'm all right," Janet mumbled, but

The florist, she picked up a flannel bath-robe and lunger and, though she spoke commas to sell slipped it about her.

fortingly, Janet was sure that un-ter The chairman of the Three Arts Club "Oh, Mrs. Curtis,"

she said, turn-lying her words there was a note of committee on programmes. A wrong ing quickly, "I want to go away, I uneasiness and distrust. It hurt more number. The electrical company. can't stand it here with you thinking than all Betty's denouncements, more Shortly before noon Mrs. Cartis what you do about me. I'd rather than the frightful.accusations of the telephoned her daughter. Janet did

not everhear the conversation

the be anywhere-in jail if they want to police.

Mrs. Curtis appeared in put me there! I don't care-1"

she said. Mrs. Curtis placed the candle on the the detectives or anyone else she "She hasn't heard anything but she table. "There there)" whe said couldn't tell them why she wanted promised to call when she does."

Janet nodded. There was nothing "You mustn't go on this way. Of

to get away from Lancaster. All she course you're not going to jail. could do was to say over and over that to be said. Nothing that had You're not going anywhere."

she hadn't taken the pearls. And no been said a dozen times already. "But I want to! I'd rather!"

"Suppure," she thought, "Betty one belleved that. said. She Mrs. Curtis

hear anything?. Suppone Her temples were throbbing and doesn't toward the bed and turned on her eyes

smarted. She could still they never know who took the neck- the pink-shaded lamp that stood hear the police detective shouting at lace? They'll always blame me there. A little light will make the her, sneering at her denials, accusing it." room more cheerful," she said, And her of being a thief. That interview! There were no errands that day then, "There's no use in letting had gone on for hours, it seemed, and Janet knew why. Mrs. Curtis yourself go to pieces, Janet. I don't leaving Janet weak and in tears, it had promised Junet would be avall. think you took the necklace. I've had been Mrs. Curtis who had is able whenever the police wanted her At any time they already told you that."

sisted that the girl should spend the for any reason. night in her own room. Mrk, Curtis might come.

Luncheon was almost as quiet 1 had and until the end that she didn't think Janet was guilty.

meal as breakfast. Afterward Mrs.

moved

men"

*

After he was alone, again Janet later natter who asked-Mrs. Curtis

lay staring at the darkness. No doorway; talked to Béily.".

05

but

not

for

"But Mrs. Carlyle thinks so and thony can't prove It If you didn't The thing for you to do is to settle "But she thinks it now, "the girl Curtis went to her room. She

told herself wearily, "beenuse I tired, she said, and would try to take wouldn't say why I was going away,["

p.

Was

the

her

down and get some rest. You'll make yourself sick if you keep this

Oh, what's the use? No one will "If Betty calls," she added, "or anet was silent, The older woman believe me.

there's anything-important-be sure reached out and took her hand. did It! 7 They'll make me say I

make me!"

to call me." "There's nothing for you to worry

Janet agreed. She went to Rolf had been there to see her In about," she repeated, "so long as you her misery and diagrace. He had brary and hold a book before know you're Innocent."

been silent when a word would have but she could not read. She had "But what am I to do?" The girl's meant so much. Could Rolf belleve heen there for 20 minutes when eyes raised appealingly, "Everyone this terrible thing about her? telephone rang shrilly. will know about it! They'll look at Sas-turned and rumpled the pillow mu and they'll say things. 1-I wish in helpless agony. Nobody believed I were dead!".

ther She began to weep silently. Mrs. Nobody would listen to what she

All at once her heart began to beat Curtis stroked the girl's arm. " And so the night wore on. Toward furiously, It. ЗУЛЯ Rolf Carlyle's don't think anyone will hear about morning she slepta fitful, restless voice at the other end of the wire. If," she said, "I'll ask Betty not to slumber in which she dreamed she was

(To Be Continued).

NOTES FROM THE THEATRES

The

The Informer"

the

Janet pleked up the instrument, "Hello," she said in the low, emo- tionless-tone that had become habitual..

6 Day Bike Rider"

CINEMA NEWS, untamed background where the "The Informer" may well prove to be "hardrock" men fight nature in the an example of the picture of the raw. Thrills mark exciting scenes in future, a picture which goes deep into the tunnel, where O'Brien is caught racial traits and holds a mirror up in a cave-in which imprisons him not only to nature but to all of na- with a companion in an inaccessible ture's children. In this tale of two chamber. Braving untold dangers, internal struggles the one that ripped Fred Kohler eventually rescues his Ireland asunder through revolution, Paul Muni was born in Vienna, but rival-but for an ulterior motive, the other that tore the soul of one came to America at an early age How O'Brien attempts to repay his of-Ireland's sons in a battle between with his parents. Ife was educated erstwhile foe, by sacrificing his own the forces of good and evil within in the New York and Cleveland, Ohio honour and career, and the method him, Victor McLaglen is aided by a

cant that includes schools, but got much of his train by which he overcomes dificulties and strang

Heather ing from his parents with whom he wins the love of the heroine, all in- Angel, Margot Grahame, Wallace travelled the country, both being provest the film with the highest type Fort, Preston Foster and Una O'Con- fessionals. Muni showed a bent for of entertainment value, Hard Rock nor. theatricals as a youngster and played Harrigan" is produced by Sol Lesser an important part when eleven years for Fox Films release and was directed. old. in this he was made up as an by David Howard,

Joc E. Brown, the wide-mouthed

old man.

art of make-up in-

comedian will come to the Oriental Theatre on Sunday, Monday: und trigued him and he has made it a hobby ever since. When sixteen,

Tuesday as a "G Day Bike Rider" Paul's father died, and ho went on his "The Informer": RKO-Radio's pic that is said to be the biggest rib own, playing in vaudeville and then turisation of Liam O'Flaherty's novel tickler in which Joe has yet appeared. in Boston and New York stock com, of the sume name, coming to the The story, crammed with hilarious panies. His work in a Theatre Guild King's Theatre, opens up the rich situations, side-splitting gara, production interested Sam Harris, dramatic territory, that is Ireland, mance and heart throbs, and in addi- who gave him a contract. On the Victor MeLaglen, in the central roletion carries enough thrills to make a Broadway stage he was a sensation, of Gypo Nalan, is a primitive and melodrama. Twenty-four profession- He first scored in "We Americans"

ans" rebellious Irish giant who marches al riders take part in the contest And then In "Four Walls On the to a doom of his own making over which was held on a real racing track strength of his work in the latter pron road of shattered racial traditions,] (Continued on Page 13.) duction he was called to Hollywood where ho made his first picture wThe Valiant." He also appeared in "Soven Faces" and "Scarface." Warner Bros. signed in under contract, his first picture being "I am a fugitive of chain gang Ho also starred in The World Changes" and "Bordar- town". His current picture is "Black Fury," which opens at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow,

a

"Hard Rock Horrigan" George O'Brien glves one of the best performances of his career in

Hard Rock Harrigan" which

due

at the Alhambra on Sunday an in- usual air of realism, fine perform- ances by the rest of the cast anl story that builds from one peak of exeltement to another, from a large audience. The story which is replete with dramatic sus- pense, fast-moving action and pleas- Teud between Ing romance, concerna a husky hardrock driller, played by George O'Brien, and his tunnel hons, portrayed by Fred Kolder, who are engaged! in drilling a tunnel through a mountain-side to complete a gigan. the aqueduct project. The. action occurs principally in a construction camp and deep within the Interior of the tunnel freno Hersey, Lalented young leading lady, appears opposite The star as the operator of the camp "commnisstry. Her chirm and Beauty offer a welcome contrast to the rug.

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