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CHAPTER XXVII

As Barrelt made realy for the night he heard Elinor moving about in the next room. She had not turned the key in the lock, he realized, and by that small omission had made plain her trust in him. He dallled long over his cigarette.

KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR

if I'd been small, scheming, working necessary for myself"?

He turned to face her. "Of course," he said slowly, you'll have your alliony

"Oh, nol I thing from you!"?

owe

you

gone.

"I do promise it. too much to hurt you. But I can't take any of Aunt Ella's money, nor? any from you"

The thawing moment was couldn't take-any-

He laughed mirthlessly. "Look here, child!" He moved,

"I'm going to keep enough to speaking, to face her more fully support myself while I'm here," He would make her as comfortable Ve should have had this out before Elinor went on.

bis home as she could be, he we were married but-since we didn't Ile flushed deeply. "That "he vowed. She must have all the pretty here goes. Do you think I would let anid, "is the first really unkind thing things she had incked. He would tell any woman-er stubborn youngster I've heard you say." free next day that he had transferred bo my wife without seeing to it that she was provided for adequately when

that

"But Barrett" "Elinor!" Again, he sat down be

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to her account the exact sum Sex- the time and circumstance makes her side her. "I am going to

E/Japan support hind been left him Miss Ella

by

while you are in this house and ten's will. After that, he reflected, he cease to be my wife?"

you would probably know further disillu- "I don't know." He had never seen you're going to be suitably garbed. sionment She might pay the bills for

feminine maddeningly. You're not going to ride on busen-E/Canada Feb. 11 Feb. 13 her того

She smiled at that o little but his "But I can't," Elinor illness, deelde $1,000 was alluringly, no. her father's

E/Russia went on, "I really can't take any face did not change. enough for the Thropes and keep the

"Your allowance will be adequate, 1/Japan rest for herself. That, however, was money from anyone-ns things are.

He had done all he not his busincer.

Don't you see?"

and I don't want you to hoard it."

"Oh, dear!" she murmured. could to return the fortune to s

"And, what's more, I can't see you Ella's relatives.

"No, I don't see!" "But"

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And sure enough there was trouble "How

Are you planning to card give away all Miss Ella's fortune E/Canada April Apelt about the money, but not the trouble for yourself?" he broke in. Again without a protest," he added.

on which "You aren't" she stated with her he had expected. Three days later he glanced at the Barrett arrived home toward the close of the afternoon to find Elinor was charted her plan to give away first and inst attempt at humour that E/Japan

every cent of Miss Sexton's vast day. fortune.

waiting for him in the half.

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Mar. 14

Feb. 16 Feb. 18 Feb. 23 Mar. 1

5 3, Mar. 1 Mae.

Mar. 11 Mar. 1Mar. 19 Mar. 24 April 0 April 8 April 10 Aprit 17 | April 201

April 17 April 19 April 21 April 23 April 25

6 May May May May 2 May 15 May 17 May 19 May 21 May "Well," she explained slowly, "1 An hour later their voices had/Canada May May 31 can give music lessons. I thought

June 12 June 14 June 16 June 18 June 20 was nervous and thoroughly upact, of doing that when father was first a bit shrill from strain. She

July July 1 July Laken sick but I realized I could only Elinor realized, as she dressed for

June 28 June 28 enough to support myself dinner.

he She had not dreamed

July 10 July 12 July 14 July 16 July 18 I can do that, though. I'm sure could bo so belligerent. He had in-/Asia

sisted she must buy twice as many

July 24 July 31 Aug. cant

frocks as any woman could need. He E/Canada | July_24'July 26 spoke of her allowance and the amount staggered her.

She said, "Barrett, will you hely me? I'm sorry to trouble you but I've worked and worked and nothing comes right. I'm so atupid 1"

"What am I here for!" he ques tioned, slipping from his coat with r unusual haste.

"It's about Aunt Ella's money." she explained. She sighed. "I never was at all clever about Agures."

"We won't worry over that," he comforted her. "We'll fix it in no time.

The gratitude in her glance made him look away,

"My dear chlid, that's ridiculous!" isn't. It kill me if ou fell in love with whole and were hurt by this I don't know what I 401"

"Yea?" he queric grimly. He would see her doing it, he reflected satirically.

"Yes, really. And at night I could play in a restaurant."

could

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"I don't want to be an expense," ahe hnd objected. "Can't you under- stand?

To which he had replied with a He laughed shortly. "But it hap

frozen

"No!" "I wish you know," she said, "how pens," he pointed out, his lowered

Higging, serving their dinner, was fine I think you are how wonderful eyelids making his gaze a condensed

siit, "that I won't have that! You depressed. They had been married you've been about all this!"

playing in some damned restaurant!" less than a week and obviously they

social

They secretaryend you preferred that, hardly spoke when he was in the rom she offered meekly. "I could debut when he was out of It they went almost anything you thought to on with their discussion. Entering

aying. very strong softly, Higgins heard her She was twisting a handkerchief, be suitable. I'm

not a mule I only" and Barrett's "My God!" he flung out. staring at him with eyes not yet

me, Elinor He pushed response, "If you're not a mule just world-wire enough to be able to veil CuRo

back his chair, aruse

crossed what do you think you are?" any tragedy.

He had not dreamed that After dinner Barrett sat in the "You're an adorable child," he said, the room.

library and Elinor, in the drawing "and you're talking nonsense. Now, she could be so obstinate.

At 10 still, crushed by his room, played. wistful tunes. The Kinares a year ahead," she went upstairs suppose we go to the library and look

saying diapproval. aver your problem?"

she pointed cut timidly. Perhaps good night.

Barrel called for whisky and by then we can come to some arrange-:

soda and a little later for another ment that will satisfy us both."

and

"EX,

without

1

"I'm

He had been rather unnecessarily whisky and soda. He mounted the wearily at 11. But in his dramatie, he realized, but the idea of stairs

"Barrell" he heard.

They settled side by side before his big desk. Humbly and with some cm- barrassment Elinor gave him a paper un which she had written very care-her slaving, wearing herself out and room he forgot weariness. The door fully large figures under the names, doing without had made him feet as was open.

he had never felt. "Beanie," "Mother," "Father."

"His brows "I won't He considered these

do anything you don't tightened. "But you'll have nothing want me to do!" she promised. There a

were team In her eyes. deft for yourself!" he objected.

"Child," he murmured, "If you this is-un- promise mo that, all

"Why, I don't need anything! couldn't really, take it. I'd feel

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Mendelssohn's

status with Hollywood's best, is to be found in the triumph of Jack. Bu chanan's "Brewster's Millions," now at the Star Theatre. For the first time Elstree has produced a super-

hia In

own

"Yes!" He neared the doar with few eagor strides.

"I want to speak with you a moment if you'll come in?

(To Be Continued)

RALPHS SHIELD

SEVEN AMBULANCE UNITS

IN COMPETITION

The first round of the annual com.

which in every respect the very high standard net the producers like Samuel Goldwyn. |

British musical hos had petition for the Ralphs Shield by! famous "Wedding. No March" familiar to all brides and such-catchy tunes, such lovely girls, various divisions of the St. John music lovers, is part of the score of und such a succession of ritously fun- Ambulance Brigade was held verter the music in "A Midsummer Night's by episodes. Jack Buchanan is at day at the old pelo ground, Causeway

Jack's best and

good Bay, opposite the Brigade's 'head- Dream," the Warner Bros, picture his best,,

anybody. enough for which opened on Friday with the charming way he slags, nets, dances,

quarters.

Altogether seven divisions competed, premiere to a crowded house at Queen's Theatre, and is still showing indulges in slapstick, burlesques Bing these being the Chinese V.M.C.A. Chinono Y.M.C.A. (Kow originally written for a stage produc- of a carn the famous old stage farce Boys, Mongkok, South Chinn Athletic

carnival dragon! The picture is loon), tion of this Shakespearean

title, and

suitable Association, and the Chinese, Athletic and with proccesional of the Ramu It is used in the majestic and Theseus nutaptation for screen purposes it tells Association, scenes, where Hippolyta and

Yesterday's competition was celebrate their marriage. In the Max how Jack Brewster (Jack Buchanan)

£600,000 fortune in fined to stretcher and company drills, Reinhardt production made for has to get rid of Warner Bros. this episode was six months in order to inherit one of and the judges were Colonel Reid, staged on a wooded hillside,

the £6,000,000. That meauh spending the R.A.M.C., and Major Barry, R.ALO. The second and final round will be ton of

Diana stuff at the rate of £150 an hour for of which the Tempis of

sun. The bridal twenty-four, hours day! Of course. held on Sunday next, when first aid gleams while in the

great coach, garland-Jack succeeds, but it is a close thing; work will be examined. The results couple ride in ed in flowers, drawn by four mettle for most of the time everything he will be announced in due course. some horses. Corgeously costumed out touches turns to gold, including dud dud shares and a dud shows,

Few, however, know that it wa Croshy. and supplies the hind part] (Heng iwan, King's College Old

ол

on

con.

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them.

Behind

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the

from Renavent. square

a treep of spearmen and hundreds of nt Ajaccio, and from a Bloomsbury

the bridge of men and ladies-in-waiting. To strains of the majestic "Wedding 1,500 ton luxury yacht. All

boarding house to

"Anna Karenian”. From Broadway stage stardom Phoebo Foster journeyed to California to play a supporting role with the

March" the procession, in pomp and excellent backgrunds for greatest of screen stars Greta Garbo.

Acores of others.

"White Cockatoo“

...

the

pm

Hurkced: sanger, par daring ignorsóidak kan

zien how opportunity rather

way. Erich fooling. Lili Damita la his splendour, wends its

After the first meeting with Garbo, Wolfgang Korngold arrange the music Indy and sweet little Nancy O'Neil Afins Foster found her to be a woman and the unique dances were staged by is the heroine he marries in the end.

of deep sincerity and simple

dignity. ન Bronislawa Nijinska and Nian Tho supporting cast includes Jean I admit I was a little timorous Theilade. The all-star cast include Gillie, Lan Maclean and Sydney that first meeting," said James Cagney, Joe E. Brown, Dick Fairbrother, and a

rlot of lovely star, what plays the important role of Powell, Jean Meir, Victor Jory, Verrec feminitly. Thornton Freeland, the Garlo's sister-in-law in M-G-M'a Teundale, Anita Louise, Hugh Herbert American director of Whoopee" and production of the Tolstoy clas Frank Mellugh, Mickey Rooney and "Flying Down to Rio," has made an "Anna Karenina," now playing at

"What excellent job of the direction-but King's Alhambra Theatres, "Unknown Woman"

most of the praise for "Brewster's little success may have achieved on Trapped by a temptress out of the Million" should and will be given to the stage is o infinitesimal compared tor the world-wide fame that has come night! Trapped by the woman of a Jack Buchanan. hundred allases! Behind her smile

to Miss Garbo an an actress. As tho Was sho7 lurked mystery. Who

A melodramatic murder mystery days drow nearer to our first inovit- What was

her

game? Richard

send chills able meeting, my timidity changed to Cromwell is faced with this perplexing thriller guaranteed to

creeping up and down the spine comes right. You might say I was stricken Rituation in Columbia's exciting drama, "Unknown Woman", showing to the Queen's Theatre at an early with stage fright for the first time in on Wednesday at the King's Theatre, date under the itle of White Cock my life, "Beside Miss, Garbo,

too:" This new Warner Bros., drams, really nobody. She is so great, yet so Cloaked in mystery, behind her smile too."

unlike most mystery plays, accentuates sincero and friendly to those who

work with her."

Bliss Foster is still known woman looks for trouble une The attempts of two bands of

in rolo

Anna important 13 Marah. finds it! Marian

the wa

Karenina." She made no screen test, man of the shadows, provides some nale to steal a young Amoricari heart-racing surprises to her felew fortune lead to three murder, the usual procedura before any sup characters In the film. Dat she is kidnapping of the heiress and an at- unmasked at last, as romance inflames tempt on the lives of several others norting player is placed in a picture and to play the part of Princess Dolly in the face of death! Douglas Dum An American engineer, aided by a cast. She was told she was wanted brille is seen as the lender of a band cockatoo, finally solves the killings and Obionak! and she forthwith hopped of bond thieves, while Henry Armetta other mysterious happenings in the into a place and arrived in Los enacts the role of the head of an spooky French hotel. Jean Muir has Angeles next day. The truth association of fish peddlers for which the role of the heiress whose past is Producer David O. Selznick saw her Cromwell is attorney. Nana Bryant wrapped up in mystery, and who has in one of her New York stage per

a habit of

two places Sn

formances and renombored her when appearing and George McKay are also in the

coincidence which the "Anna Karenina cast was dis- cast of "Unknown Woman", which was at the same time;

until the end of the cussed with Director

setor Clarence Brown. directed by Albert Rogell from the is not explained until the: story by Scott Darling and the screen-story. Ricardo Cortez plays the part Frederic March is co-starred with play by Al DeMond and Fred Niblo, of the engineer lover. There is a Miss Garbo and the imposing cost in- large and talented supporting east cludes Freddle Bartholomew, Maureen which includes John Eldregs, Gordon O'Sullivan, Bay Robson, Basil Rath Final proof if any be needed-Westcott; Addison Richards, Pauline tony, Reginald Owen, Reginald Denny that British films can claim equal Garon, Armand de Bordes, Bentley and Oyles Isham.

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