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CHAPTER XLIV

Rolf's voice came clearly over the

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

they failed to clear up the mystery, me last night. That's where Mrs. she knew she would never be free of Curtis and I were. They asked mo this cloud of gullt. They could not a lot of questions and they may come

time again to-day,"

wire. "Hello, Janot. This is Roli prove aho took the pearls but they " Thore was horror in Lucy's] would believe it. Everyone would be

then

her

morning.

there woro

moan

told her. Sho was tired

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Have you soon Betty to-day?"

"No, I haven't.” "Oh" He seemed to hesitate. up lieve it. Mm. Curtis who was trying eyes. She had drawn back and sood

to pretend her suspicions had not staring at the other girl, "The po

repeated." "You thought she might have dropped in been aroused. Betty, openly accusing. Ice!" she to see her mother. Then you haven't These policemen and the others who they'll come here 1" heard anything more about the-er-might come for her at any minuto. "I guess so." nockinco?"

The maid continued to eye her ahe "They've got to find them!" "No. Birs. Curtis talked to her on told herself, gripping her hands to-with undisguised alarm. "Oh, this is

Shop

terrible!" she exclaimed. "If the the telephone this

gother. "They've got to!" promised to call if there was any She walked to the window and look- police come here what will I do?" nows."

seo" There was a pause and ed out. Soptember sunshine fell on in," Janet you'll have to let them the man went on quickly." the lawn. Here and

en, too Now that the newspapers tried to call Betty but I couldn't get patches of shade and a faint breeze now. Terribly tired. She felt beat- Just wanted to know if they'd rustled the leaves of the trees. Out- knew about it there was nothing more

alde everything was quiet, peaceful. to hope for. They would print found out anything yet."

It would have been good to get out- name and probably her picture, being Janet sald, "I guess they haven't.' Her voice sounded fat and tired. She doors, to feel that warm sunshine, to ted away by the police.

walk and walk until weariness over- was very tired, though she wasn't

Look her.

hor. Janet turned away

vay quickly. aware of the fact.

She could not go out. This room with its luxurious furnishings was a prison Jnnet looked away. "I didn't do and she was a prisoner.

It," she said, "but that doesn't seemi She felt something beside her and to make any difference." looked down.

the Persian ent, rubbed hir ched back against

There was a step in the doorway her and Iboked up coaxingly. Janet stooped and picked him up. "What's and both girls turned. Mrs. Curtis the matter Buster!" she asked. "I was standing there. "What is it?" don't sea that you have anything to she asked. "Lucy, what are you so

excltal complain of."

about 7 The mail pointed to the newspaper Leave MANILA

held. It's that," she said. "About Mrs. Carlylo's necklace!"

Janet rare and landed Me Curtis Arrive HONGKONG – December 27th, 7.00 a.m.

"Listen, Janet, you musn't worry Nobody could really think you took

the necklace,"

"Then you don't think that?" "Why, of course not! Betty was just nervous and excited last night She didn't know what she was Bay ing. The police can't do anything to you."

told

"Oh, Rolf!" "I'd have spoken up and them it was ridiculous only-well, I thought it would make Betty more excited. Couldn't have helped any When I see that detective again I'll tell him you couldn't have had any thing to do with it."

"But why did you do it?" Lucy gasped. "Didn't you know you'd get caught?"

•

the newspaper. The woman uttered a low exclamation and then turned

"Tell

She rubbed his head and the cat, in response, raised his pink nose high in Janet the air. Haster purred in deepest contentment. There Was nothing whatever the matter so far as he was concerned.

Janet was sitting with the cat in come here at once," she said.

to Lucy, "I want all the servants to Her voice was eager trembling her arms when Lucy appeared sud-

them Immediately." "Oh, Mi** "I wish you would! Maybe they'd denly in the doorway believe you. They wouldn't believe will she exclaimed. "Do you know

what's happened?" anything I said

Sho could not go on. Sho turned Lucy's eyes were wide. She cross. and preased her hand to her mouthed the room quickly. "Look at this

she said. "Frederick just gave it to

was crying.

the

Five minutes later they trooped in Frederick and Bertha and Lucy and lastly the cook. It was a brief meeting. Mra. Curils said that on speak about the stolen necklace. no account were any of them

No matter who asked were to deny

Bo that Rolf would not know that he to Janet's hands she thrust a that they knew anything about it.

"Janet?" he said. "Jánet, listen- are you there?"

UY-VERY.

newspaper. It was n folded early edition with a large picture of Betty "There's something funny about Carlyle in the

centre of the first the doesn't sound right page. Above the picture were your voice.. It Now remember, there isn't anything YOUNG SOCIETY MATRON for you to worry about. Those polico REPORTS VALUED PEARL

men are a bunch of dumbbells. All that talk of theirs doesn't meani

words:

to

"The matter," Mrs. Curtis and, is in the hands of the police. do not want any more talk about it and

to am particularly anxious keep it out of the nowspapers. If I hear that any of you have said any- NECKLACE MISSING outside the house

thing about the necklace to anyone "Isn't it terrible 7" Lucy went on.

anything. The whole thing will blow "Dees Mrs. Curtis know about it, charged. That is at will be "dis-

overl

"But, Rolf, it can't! Not until they And the person who really took the

do you suppose?"

1

The maids and the cook and the chauffeur departed. Janet felt Lucy's eyes on her and then saw her tura Janet nodded. “Yes, she knows away quickly, Lucy, like the others, necklace. Don't you nee? Until they about it." The paragraphs below the believed her. Fuit the room and Janet do everyone will believe I did it!"

Mrs. Curtin "No, they won't believe it. Mrs. picture gave a brief and somewhat Curtis docan't. And Botty won't either Karbled account of the loss of the was alone again. Hnif an hour later necklace. They stated that Mrs. she heard voices in the living rooid. after she's calmed down. There's Carlyle had reported the disappear Every muscle was taut but the giri nothing for to worry about."

anco of the necklace, "werth $1,200," remained motionless, It was Betty's "I hope not."

to police, that there were Reveral volee and her mother's. She heard "mystery angles" of the case, and the voices rising and falling. They that is suspect. had been examined. were talking about her, Janet knew. "The name of the suspect," the She could not hear what they enid. newspaper said, "was withheld but There was nothing to do but wait it is understood it a servant who breathlessly.

ccess to the apartment."

The sharp ringing of the doorbell "Do

menn Marie?" Lucy ask- brought the girl to her feet. Now!

"She's the only one Now! They had come for, hurt But there was no suminons. they could menn! My stars Janet said goodbye and put down No, it isn't Marie," Janet told moment later Lucy, fitting through the telephone. Roll's words had both her quickly. "They think I took it." the hall like a frightened sparrow cheered and frightened her. It was

prused at the library door. "It's good to know he belleved in her but

flat and me the police!" she whispered hoarsely.

(To Be Continued).

"Of course there isn't. Well, Ti have to get back on the job. By the way, if-if you hear anything would you mind giving me a ring? I'll be at the affee.

"Yes, I'll call you."

bad "I'm just anxious to know that everything's all right."

લો

Cove they

"YOU!"

Janet's tene

VIA

If he were right about the police, if chanical. "Yes. The police talked to

CINEMA NEWS

NOTES FROM THE THEATRES

lasto and

O'Cornner.

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"Georgo White's 1935 Scandals" Sydney Howard gives what must be

"George White's 2035 Scandals", a considered the greatest performance splendid sunburst of a spectacle, is of his screen career in "Girls Please," having its long-heralded engagement, which is now at the Star Theatre. In at the King's Theatre. There's some

sun after all. the role of Mr. Trampleasure, deputy thing now under the "The Crusades,"

This is it! It's hard to begin prals- is Cecil B.headmistress of a girls finishing DeMille's Anest picture. It is great school, Sydney has the widest possi-ing, when half a dozen different things for every kind of audience anil. is comedy style in as deliberate and ring. Then there's the brilliant all- entertainment from every angle and ble scope for his drolleries. His clamour for instant mention. Thoro's the story, first of all, rich and arrest- scheduled to open at the Queen's forced as ever, and he derives his Theatre soon. every problem of laughs from his own rich charactersa. star cast of singer, actors and dan-

each one fit to as well as dramation rather than from slick turns of cer

Allee and

workmanshin has

been Intelli-speed or breath-taking escapades. } picture. What talent! There a gently met. Because of the tolerant Howard's performance reaches Its Faye, Janies Dunn, Ned Sparks, Lyda

Robert,

Cliff Edwards, Artine Judge, attitude that guided the production, high-spots when he dons the matron Eleanor Fowell, Emma Dunn, Benny

clothes and because of the religious nature of

of a gin-drinking head-

George White himself. the drama has been treated from the mistress, and when he visits a local Robin- and

songs by Broadway's ace detached, semi-historie viewpoint, the taproom and orders a mysterious drink Tuneful picture is not likely to suffer in any known as a clothes-brush. These composers, stud this 1936 issue, which

off. spot of world market, not even in the sequences will convulse any audience. starts where last year's edition left Glamour is lent by 200 talented which the Others prominent in the realm

Lena Halliday,

wuties, each hand-picked by George: Crusades hurled thes. No loss Peter Gawiho Edna Earle, while costumes designed by Charles.

in their Arundale

1,000 mujestic and spectacular than other inst as pupils at the school who is so good that Paris couturiers

of Islam

and.

cant are

are

grandiose DeMille works, this one in

warmly human of the lat, a bevy of beauteous maldens forming the most with

a powerfully

a veritable feast for the eyes. A few give him commissions. The entire Fox Film was conceived, produced and played in a of them-Dorothy Butler to this directed by George White. "George of regal

by Loretta look future stellar material. Lo Young, Henry Wilcoxon and Ian critic. In all, "Girls Please" is a

White's 1035

give it heart, benuff play to

Fort

Seanitals" provides

Keith. Ан whole the picture grand melange of pantomime and clean sparkling entertainment for moves forward with majestic pagean-clowning which should pack the Star every member of the family, try and cumulative suspense, while to capnelty. Individual scener and intimate detail

are poignantly developed by DeMille's

best direction.

Regal

Intrigue

which duzzler, and the

coal

*Black Fury"

"Young Eagles”

impact of battles have never delighted audiences at the Queen's panther, this creature makes up in.

Theatro

There 15 no wild animal that campers in the jungle fear more than which threaters the crusaders unity, ist National dan the picturesque rat family, sometimes known as the has made an epic they do the puma. A member of the entry

fielda Black Fury" which been so skilfully balanced that they

agility what it lacks in ferocity and never overshadow the simple love tale.

Its Icaping Last night. Though bleak size.

ability is what ron- changerous menace. between Wilcoxon as the English and stark in its actual settings, the ders such

For no matter how high shelter is king and Loretta Young, princess of characters have a warmth and human- Navarre, whom he makes his queen.

these wild cats may that makes them

built, one always convincing

The familiar scenes of spring up to it in the night and do coal mining towns and, indeed, anuntold damage before a revolver can entire coal mine were reproduced for be used: The methods of the Puma In "The Informer", from, which the this production with startling fidelity, are graphically illustrated in "Young RKO-Radio's serven play was adapted. Thrilling episodes follow tense situa- Eagles, a Buy Scout chapter fini, Liam O'Flaherty, the novelist, created tions in rapid succession as clashes the first sequence of which will be a truly amazing. That character is between miners and Gypo Nolan, the primitive, Irish giant ploy of an who is portrayed by Victor McLaglun dotective agency occur.

theme.

"The Informer".

in the em-shown at the Alhambra on Tuesday private and Wednesday. The heroes of this unscrupulous na

There are

yarn-two American forced, because of an air-

and whoso tilantic downfall is the force mob battles in the streets of the yount to shift for themselves!

The film will be shown on town as well as in the depths of the plane Wednesday at the King's Theatre. Liam O'Flaherty has created out or mine. There is hun:eur aplenty and in a Contral American jungle-build colourful scenes such as the dance hall sleeping quarters elevated on bambou Ireland's bitter revolution a quasi- which a rent

Confident that no animal of Balkan bor

born can reach them, they retire only to be

gards

career.

the

for

a real

trica

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re thrilling

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hes frantically to reach them. Unarmed, roaches virility of mer hero of "Black Fur

and self the boys have no alternative but to Patrol, yet it is much broader in its sacrifice. Never has Paul

it the heights of

of devotion

Muni

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