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20 1936
BARGAIN BRIDE
"CHAPTER XXXIV
KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR
"Your tea, Bobby," "Thank you.”
This cyon
against her throat "after on a tray. Then Elinor would dis
wasn't. strong that! But 'that, of course, was im-appear. Bentwell Barrett, riding homeward after his possible.. She didn't care. It was enough to see many visitors. visit with Gerald, doelded that ho easy enough to see that! It wa would run down to Alken without altogether too easy to see it! Ho forewarning Elinor of his coming. had been mad to think as he had, even It was a small form of spying, he for a short pace, that she cared or knew. He quieled his conscience by could care for him. telling himself that he might thus dis- cover the extent of hor fallure to keen their agreement and to deal with the situation before any gossip had begun to be
whispered. He did not want her a
a subject for gossip. It would destroy her last chance to amount to anything.
Yes, he would go down without tell. ing her that he was coming. And be would then learn the truth. He had forgatten how, months before, he had warned Miss Ella Sexton that one finda what one is looking for.
Nearing the suburbs of New York he decided to make the trip by air plane. The need to be there was urgent. It was partly his ardent wish to see Elinon
Elinor, at that very moment, alood on a termce bathed in moonlight and thought of Barrett with a tightening of her heart. She knew that she would love him always. No matter what he thought of her, what she did how he scorned her.
A line some modern poet had writ: ten wang in her heart. "Life's a quest and lovo's a quarrel." If that were true Barrett perhaps, in a tempered way, loved her,
But she would not allow herself to dream thus. Again and again she had in such dreams, only to bruise herself against the unyielding wall of his, will. She turned toward the house. The moonlight had suddenly
But the mald did not stop from the long window. Instead Barrett Colvin rounded the corner of the house and moved swiftly toward the group. le called out with mock heartiness, "Well, this is fino!"
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Elinor rose, flushing. "Barrett! Segamer she cried under her breath.
Bob's heart broko anew as he saw Barrett hold Elinor close and kiss her, saw her clinging to him while tearn brimmed in her eyes. Barrett did not see those tears. Ho had turned swiftly, blinded by the emotion, of the moment, to Bentwell Stafford.
Bar
"It's good to see you out!" rett murmured, his hand in Bent well's
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Juno 1 elay Lord!" Bob reflected hotly. E/Azin
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Jone "Does he think I'm cutting in? Does E/Canada May 29 May 1 Jealous determina partly his faming, flon to put Bob Telfare in his place. When Barrett appeared in Aiken he think I could-with Elinor?"
He would show young Telfare late the next day he found just what "Any tea for me?" Barrett naked E/Russia June 12 June 14 Jun 10 June where he belonged. He would show he had expected to find. Bob Telfare as he dropped to a solid garden chair
June 20 June 28 him that Barrett Colvin's wife was sat on the terrace with Elinor, wait-i the small table.
E/Japan not to be involved in cheap flirtations, ing for her to pour his ten. Harrett Plenty!" It's no good 10 see/Asla
July 10 July 12 July Where had she been those long after-
hoyou!" who answered. automobilo ho the rickety noons spent with Bob Telfare in New had hired at the station chuggeding in a wicker chair with a spread- E/Canada July 24 July York? He told himself he must not
and struggled up the hill. Benting peacock back. It framed her and think of that now. If he did he would well Stafford was nearby in a wheel made her Beem delicately small. E/Russia Aug.
nad.
He made a convenient blind, Tho gold of her autumn brown hair Barrett thought bitterly. A young was accented by a jaunty sport frock man could appear to aak about the of gold coloured linen, With her father and linger to make love to the abbreviated skirt and flat heeled daughter.
and
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chair. chair.
She was sit-
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So he came to the conclusion that the
sooner he reached Aiken the better. He would say, "Elinor, I am much older than you are. I have decided that for the rest of the year while our marriage endures you areale face toward the rising, winding the pleasantest surprise!" not to see Bob Telfare."
Bentwell Stafford turned a thin,
shoes she looked no older than 16.
"Barrett," she murmured, "this is
drive. "Th
"There's somone coming." Ile said, "I hope so." What he
As coolly and ns kindly as he could
to announced. He had always spoken thought was, "You beautiful, little | he would any it. She was younglowly, and weakness intensited the Har!" She had bad little chance. Suddenly
old habit.
"I had no idea you were coming-" She did not he heard Elinor's low voice saying,
"I know you hadn't." I wonder who it can be?" Elinori "Check" and saw her impish smile As she looked across the chess men at put in, not caring much. She was catch the implication but Bob Telfare him. Again he was
strangely at peace. A bitter, sleep did and his level-looking eyes grow was aching for her.
less night had been followed by an morose. If Colvin thought Elinor cheat, he decided, Higgins pucked his clothes that unusually pleasant day. Bob had was that sort of night and made a reservation for seemed the understanding friend In-Colvin was a rotter and not good the air trip. The plane was to leave stead of looking at her as he some enough for her. at 10 next morning. He would arrive times did, in a way that made her at Alken beween five and six in the more miserable Above all things afternoon. Barrett spent a busy Ellner did not want to hurt Bob as evening. There were several matters herself had been hurt, knowing how to which he must attend before his painful heartache can be. She had start. It was just possible that he been happier too because her father might linger at Alken. It all depend seemed a little better that day. ed. The house had been lonely and
asko lumps, Isn't 11. Bob?" Elinor
quiet and he had, he thought with
contrition now, been rather hard on Elinor,. After all, she was little more i than a child.
He would reason with her quietly and gently, make himself understood and then insist on hor obedience, After that he would say, "We must be friends. These past weeks have been hell"
What would he not give to hide
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He studied Barrett with an ab Barrett felt the appraisal and grew sorption that turned him mannerless. tense, then hot with the sort of anger he had known as a very young boy.
He felt as though he were sud- back in the Jungle where denly mates. There would be no roaring animals reared and fought to rein and fighting but Elinor must under Bentwell Stafford looked at the stand where her allegiance lay for young man with pitying eyes, Bent-the remaining months that they must well understood. Bob reached quickly be, ostensibly, together. for a cigarette. He was smoking too much these days, he realized.
The motor was pulsing before the stop the mald would house." Soon from one of the French windows that opened on the terrace, bringing a card
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"Does the Le suit, Barrett?" Elinor asked, raising eyes that were filled with tenderness.
he replied "It's very nlee," suavely,
(To Be Continued.)
Bros. Production in which Paul Muni HONGKONG TRADE ia starred, now showing at the Queen's Theatre, is heralded as one of the most powerful dramins in which REPORTS BY IMPORTERS FOR
The plot
PAST FORNIGHT country doe. NOTES SUPPLIED BY the star has appeared.
centres about Muni,
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aware of a now cycles, becomes
bed Dr. Bocrates, he has little successing to the very low prices quoted by and important trend evidenced in
Metals-It is reported that Japan. the varying fortunes and talents of until a band of bank bandits and Japanese.
killers terrorize the nieghbourhood. Kidnapped by the bandita and taken ese Steel Bars have been sold at Yon two singing stars, Nino Martini and Maurice Chevalier. Both were to their hide-out to dress the wounds 93 per ton C.L.F. which la consider
ably lower than Continental. At tha brought to this country seven years of those shot in battle with the police present time the local market in
the place and ho ngo by that astute showman, Jesse given equal op-
in leading to their featureless, but some buying L. Lasky, and
New regulations are in force for portunities for film success. Chevalier capture by placing the government pected after Chinese New Year.
score. He possessed a set on their trall. Ann Dvorak was first to rhythmic variation on the jazz style plays the part of an innocent hitch- M.S. Fintes; prices have advanced to that was so much in Vogue at that
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Maricet: Rialng. · with a classic style and one of the killer who henda tho bandits. Henry
to
O'Neill is a government agent while fincst voices since Caruso, failed establish himself with his early others in the cast include Hobart
Lowell. Helen
Mays drama, suspense, heart-tugging efforts.
however, Chevalier Cavanaugh, To-day,
The bride, who is a former pupil has inexplicably turned his back on Methot, Grace Strafford, Raymond manco and novel and original slants
that it sweeps you along on a wave of the French Convent, is the Hollywood and gone back to Franco, Brown and Olln Howland.
of enthusiasm for its sheer entertain fifth daughter of Doctor Chung Chuen while Martini stands on the thresh-
ment value. Among the highspots of hold of a sensational screen career,
Seaman's Institute, and Mrs. Chang Romance", which is now at the King's honest politician, is the centro of the put in the dark and the girl whose starring in his first film, "Hare's to
That rarest of all animals, the film are the touching and beaut sun, indoor doctor of the Chinese
love scenes between the boy groP | Chuen-sun. and Alhambra Theatres. As an action of Paramount's "The Glass
The bridegroom is the eldest son of to the Oriental heart is filled with love and pity for Intelligent showman who never at Key," which comes
lump into the Rev, Tsang Kel-ngok, pastar of tempts to force, public, taste, Lusky Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday. him. If they don't bring
that you con- All Saints Church at Homuntin sult a psychologist James to establish Martin!. The handsome, politician in the picture, the boss of young Italian had been superb in aa big city, who is hampered in his man who discovered Myrna Loy, does University (Faculty of Arts) and is, series of shorts, but public reaction efforts to clean it up by crooks and full justice to his beautiful protegee at present, a teacher at the Junion
strip. To was neither strong nor spontaneous. "Chisellors of every
Dark." And Roscoe Karns, Hobart
Silver. Bridal Gown. Lasky never lont sight of Martini George Ruft, star of "The Glass Key' by his direction of "Wings in the Technical Institute, Happy Valloy. or of his tremendous screen possibi-Arnold looks for friendship, and ad- Cavanaugh and Dean Jagger prove litics, however, Martini returned to vice. Arnold fancies himself in love excellent foils for the stars by their
The bride, who entered the Church his native Italy. He made a trium-with Claire Dodd, daughter of the acting of the principal featured roles. on the arm of Her father, fookod
for re-election tour of Europe in opora. local Senator, up
charming in a white satin wackling Chanted as
When Claire Dodd's brother is dis concert and operatic
The Cosmopolitan comedy "Pago gown trimmed with silver. Her long star on the Continent, he prepared covered murdered after an argument for another American venture. In with Arnold, saspicion points to the hiss Glory with Marion Davies in tulle voll, embroidered with silver the United States
ho scored first politician as the murderer. Ills the stellar role and a supparting cast threads; was holdi in place by a silver composed of more than a score of tard. She carried a bouquet of white with the Philadelphia Opera, then political rivals make it hot for him,Hollywood stars and featured players, entelling.
Miss Julia Sust-ching Trang, sistor became an important adjunct to the until Raft hits upon a clever scheme Holl
the Quoen's Theatre on Thursday. Columbia, radio network and finally to ferret out the truth. Pretending will be presented by Warner Bros. at
ovation at his to break with Arnold, he fraternizes Based on the sensational Broadway of the bridegroom, was bridesmaid,
the truth
carried a sheaf of pink gladioli on, film tastes wore out of them, although he almost loses stage hit by Joseph Schrank and and wore a koll pink satin dress Today the invasion of his life in the effort. Clairo "Dodd Phillp Dunning with the screen ver trimmed with silver threads.
satin-dresses with bontot to match, stara has begun Inoriousness, leads in The Ginas Koy which wa Lasky initiated it. Sensing that this adapted from the novel by Dashiell analgned to Warner Bros. ace director Tsang as lower gifs were pink Www the
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The pago boys, Masters David and debut; he brought Madamo Martial's
Wings in the Air"
Talbot, Johnny Tsang, wore black and white Astor, Frank McHugh, Ernesting Schumann-Heink, Maria
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