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CHAPTER XXVIII

· NOVEMBER 14,

by BEULAH

POYNIED

1935.

thought of Madeline as she had been ville bookinga easy to secure, but in his first anger over. Con's cal-1 on the motor trip to New Orleans, for some reason there seemed to be She had sal very few theatro managers who were lousness and the shock of Madeline's laughing and gay. death Renfree had meant what he said "If we could only go on like this willing to pay the price Con was when he dismissed the animal trainer. forever!" and he had answered curtly obliged to demand for his act. This, There had been other times like Con assured himself, must be due to Soon, however, showmanship dominat

that, And

for it overwhelmed the fact that Renfroe had spread the remorse el sentiment and after three p

how that it was too late, Made news that he was temperamental and forinances without Con's animui act, beers loyal. He knew how difficult to handle and that he had Renfroe hud reus therefore rent word terrified she had been during those walked out on the chrel, th

Business was not good, the agents

hasty action. He for Con to return.

Aral days of entering the llons' cage.

Because

A message from the hotel where Yet she had gone through with it, told him. Fletures drew better than the animal trainer had stayed brought She had done it because Con asked vaudeville and a good single did as the information that he had checked her to. Yes, Madeline hind loved him, much to fill a house as an animul act, Temperamental, with but little which entailed much greater expense. out immediately after his wife's

there were funeral and that he had left no for sentiment in his nature, Con was Con's act, they said, belonged in a

still not quite so hard-hearted ur circus, anyway, where

for taking care uf warding address.

Renfroe made a round of the hotels callous of feelings as he had ap-facilities

Consequently he suffered. animals. Small theatres lacked, the but could find no trace of the per- Bertie Le rad never been a dis-space necessary. Con heard the sanie former. When the circus left New PNE

sipated man, amall anicunt of objections over and over. Orleans, therefore, it departed minus

Perhaps had conditions been dif- er liquor intoxicated him. He found several lions, tigers and their trainer. that by drinking he could forget ferent he would not have given Amos A period of rainy weather set in. and from the time he settled into Siddal and his farm so much as Everyone in the troups was down. boarding house that had once been thought, but after several days of TE cart and ridden with the superstition a stately mansion until he left the vain attempts to find employment. that bad luck was hounding the show city he did not draw a completely occurred to the animal trainer that there should be a welcome for Made- Since expenses were eating up all

sober breath. profit and there were only few more

who lino's husband at the farm. It would also be cheaper to recuperate there dates to be played before closing for the winter, Renfroe posted a notice owned the boarding house and called from his illness.. A farm should have that these engagements had been her establishment "a home for paying plenty of fresh milk, fresh eggs and

guests" pitied him from the depth littlo excitement." cancelled. Hence the circus did not reach Montgomery and Con Talled to of her sentimental heart. She made

Besides that he could see Donna avortures of friendliness which Con receive the letter Donna sent there.

she murmured aften, again. This idea intrigued Cen. He ignored and The midgets took a train directly Such a pity! He's going to the dogs could see how she and her farmer to New York where they joined and who can blame him? So young husband were making out. Probably nrge vaudeville set made up of tiny to lose his wife that way! They we she would not offer him a very cordial falka like themselves, playing the little

more than bride and

groom."

On the other hand, she circuit of the eastern cities. Later

There were days on end when

mcome. in the shabby, me she had been leading. If that be bored by the time with the they would embark for Germany, to Con did not appear that section of Bavaria where so many

genteel dining

when he ate room, of their lind first saw the light of what food he wanted from "het dog" wore true she would receive her old

friend with open urma. day.

wagons or munched tamales that he

Con know how Madeline and Donna Two of the lowns who worked in bought on the strecta. the clothing business during the win-

The little Creole WORDI

were

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ter months went farther west. The eyed and uncertain in his walk, no that, identitles. Now he decided

Lo

unless she had admitted the to the family, it was high time

There were nights when, bleary had hood-winked Amus Siddal by ex- men and women booked for the rodeo wandered along the river bank un hurried on to their other show, but til, overcomu by exhaustion, he she should be compelled to do go. The majority of the troupe travelled would fling himself upon the levee When Grandfather Siddal died the

Chicago,

and sleep there until daylight fortune he left to his grandchild Though Con had managed to elude awakened him, Renfroe, he was still in New Orleans. He become a victim of remorse,

Once, so immaculate in his ap Thus Con reasoned himself into t finding (now that she was dead) that

clean shaven and frame of mind that sent him to a tie- he had really cared for the girl who handsome, Con looked now like a ket agency to buy a ticket to Lebanon. hnd given him her whole-hearted beach comber and Mrs. La Luer, There was no use, he decided, to send farm that he was com- that she would have to ask him to ing He wanted to get the lay of the leave her boarding house.

land before he walked in on them.

pearance,

would, by rights belong to Madelino's husband.

devotion. His ambition to come for all her sympathy, began to think word to

to the

tigress Over and over again Con rompin in Chisago all winter with the bot mintter, or the fact that, if

star in "big line" had been destroyed with the death of the Bengal tigress, and he was la a numbed, soddess can- Then one day a glimpse of his lle was not conscious of say desire dition, refusing to take stack either shaven cheeks, his pasty-hued skin to injure Dunun as he made these of the present or the future.

He had checks out of the lutet and hollow eyes jerked Con back to plans. If nayone were to suffer, Con where he and Madeline had stayed sanity. He paid his bills, pucked his thought, it would be her husband. trunks and took the first train for Embittered by the many blows he had because the walls seemed to echo in Chicago.

received In the part few months, Con dend wife's voice and he could see her

On the long trip he took stock centred his rancour on the man who, in the shadows and in every hallway of his possessions. He had a little he felt, had robbed him of the only Always she looked as she had that

bat funeral expenses and days woman he had ever really loved. inst night-white-faced and terrified, or dissipation had eaten a large hote That Donna had never cared for about to enter the cage with the in

in his

wallet. Obviously he could not him ald

Iny

at anyone's door, It lay could hear Renfroe's necusation, "You nothing to do. An, engagement in at Madeline's, killed her!"

"big time" vaudeville was out of the Con argued that Donna had mar- It was not that there ried someone elsy and, because of question now,. He knew that it was true. It had were many performers with a better this, the whole structure of his future been nothing more than a desire to net than his even minus Madeline had fallen.

Some men become big with ad- pualsh Madeline for her past folly and the tigress but the time when that had impelled him to force her to bookings should have been made was veralty, develop muscles of character go through the net alone with Lucy. now past.

ed and lost the decency that had car- Madeline had not been ready to do about . Con had spent it idling and principles, but Con David shrivel that. She would never have been He landed in Chicago daring rled him far in his chosen ready, for only his presence in the snow storm and promptly was taken enge besile her had given her courage down with a severe attack of grippe. and confidence. Con knew all that It left him with a cough and a feeling of complete fatigue that made him Moving away from the hotel, he, postpone daily any attempt to go to

erase Hos found, could not

the work.

Ordinarily he had fourth vaude | memories that haunted him,

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chthusiastic about the singing of the three girls after witnessing a preview

on

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"On the trip to Lebanon

himself as Donnn's husband and the master of the Siddal property. He saw Bill Siddal gnawing his heart out with disappointment. This ple- ture seemed to please Con mightily,

(To Be Continued),

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of "Every Night at Eight" in which A mystery, story replete with sun- Ivaded "with" Inughs and they appear as a sister singing trio euse,, Miss Langford and Miss Faye, both sprinkled with a delightful, romance Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's cur- es of Rudy Vallee, were well--marks

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Night been han

Oriental showing at the films. Miss Landford

and Saturday. elaborate major r

singing on

on the Hollywood Hotel Hour Theatre on Friday

ion Introducing most

team to the Tho screen's

radio programa in addition

public, romantic lending costume, costing $4,500, is worn by Grace Moore in one of the sequences to her picture work. Miss Kelly is Franchot

comedienne, her new Columbin starring vehicle, the surprise member of the 'group as man and light coniic, und Una Merkel, Are co-featured in she is known to film fans only as a pretty musical drama "Love Me Forever,"

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"Dante's Inferno"

various guests who persons six weeks to

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in the erime. Frius- than twenty make.

experts seamstresses "Dante's Inferno", one of the most chot Tone is cast as the man from spent six full weeks doing nothing startling drumas ever produced by Wyoming, Una Merkel as the blonde but embroidering the costume. It is the motion picture industry, cones telephone girl who "gets her man,' worn by Bliss Bloore in one of the on Sunday to the King's Theatre, Conrad Nagel, as the private secre [-musical sequences.

to the deceased The bottom of with scenes of unmatched spectacle tary

brokor, and the skirt is oight feet in diameter. and soul-stirring, sights that leave Stell Duna as the Russian Countess. The weight was so great that is one breathless in their mighty sweep. Also prominent in the cast aro Moore could not wear it suspended by The thrilling adventure of Dante in Harvey Stephens, Charles Starrett shoulder straps but had to have a his journey through the Interno, as and Louise Henry. special wide girdle constructed so that recorded In that greatest of all weight of the costume could be iterary classics, "The Dovine suspended from her waist

A steel Comedy", is picturised for the first foundation

The youngesters supporting Jackie was constructed by the

on the talking sereen as an ex- Cooper in his latest Warner Bros., Columbia engineering department. pression of a modern stor

theme picture "Dinky", which opens at the Over it were placed bolt after bolt of and becomes one of the greatest

to-day, form the most expensve erial. Using spectacles ever attempted. The screen Queen's Theatre the wardrobe department spent weeks gressor which utilizes the symbolism When the picture was being cast it and nickel thread, workers in play is the drainn of a modern trans- group that sounds like "Who's who" of the child stars of Hollywood. attaching several thousand small of hell, ne expounded in the Dante was decided to give the little star

mirrors to the costume. Many

to illustrate its theme. It was housands of seed pearls were strung

for an amazingly graphic the very best supporting chat and

of that

no expense was spared in reaching out and getting the very best in child seeing in n certain part, stops out hundred whito oralrich feathers. kindly

talent. Betty Jean Hinney, who is into a different role, and reveals new character and devotee of "Love Me Forever", like "One Night Dante's work, Henry B. Walthall, Jackie's lady, in regarded as one of facets of personality. This precisely is of

Σπανού,

was directed by Victor reads the clowalc to the principal most promising youngsters in what has happened to Spencer Tracy.

motion pictures. She Bup character, Spencer Tracy, in an effort finished an important hind

In his now Fox Film Comedy, Schertzinger. Miss Moore 18

Just yes- part. in

Mary ported by Leo Carrillo, Michael Bart to make him see the error of lett and Robert Allon.

wdys and visualizes for him, draw. Jane's Pa" for Warner Bros., and terday at the Star Theatre, the popu

stepped right into "Dicky,” Edith, lar star offers his fans something "Every Night at Elght"

images from the engraved Follows who has been referred as illustrations in the book, the story vest pocket" edition of Lily Pons, time in his screen career that ho new in Spencer Tracy. It's the first Film producers having lured many of Dante's grim experience and the

hechuse of her spirit

eds celebrities from the radio world, alt

exceptionally fine has a straight feature-length comedy philosophy. The voice, was given the part of Httle role. Comedy scintillates from start

which has officials have launched a counter at modern angle of the film,

to finish. In the past he had serious tack with an offer in the form of a Claire Traver in the leading feminine orphan. George Ernest, who

won more hearts of the screen than roles faced, as it were, with comedy. live-year singing, contract to three mo-role, is closely linked with the spirit) any other youngster in the

Here atmosphere

Cause for congratulation, of its spectacular with roles itt "Little Men" and the and a picture packed with exicite- tion picture actresses providing they and

Dante both "Mystery of Edwin Drood" plays ment, romance and fun. In this mad- give up all screen work. Allco parallel, the story Pave, Frances Langford and presenting the same moral, "the sins one of Jackle's orphan pais. Another cap comedy, Spencer has for leading

Patay Kelly, principals appearing opposite of yesterday, are the sins of to-day, orphanage friend of Jackie in the woman the British beauty, George Raft, in Waltor Wanger's and human nature doesn't change story is Sydney Miller who appeared Barrie. She is the charming woman

"Dante's Inferno" which

was in the "Band Pinys On" and "Ifi, who played Jane Seymour, the Fox Film by Sol Nellie." "Every Night at Elgy drama

scheduled to produced, for opon at Queen's Theatro at an early Wurtzol and directed by Harry Lach- date, received the radio proposal from man, will thrill and astound King's Itaymond Paige, western Musleal Theatro audiences, by. Ita breath- Director of the Columbia Broad- taking spectacles, staggering effects casting Company. Paige bocama' did startling drama,

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