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(Synopsis: Michael (Windy) O'Maughnessy, of Hastings Greater

"Night Pop." Windy nodded Cireus is a famous animal trainer.

"Goodnight Stubby." " Hia wife Cord, high-strung and

"That's a pretty good calliope from a Windy leaned over and kissed him. little follow like you." He wrinkled Botter do this while I can, he thought, neuralic, is nias a performer. But his brow. "Now I don't remember if because when he gets big, we'll have Windy's dearest Jinasession is his adored four-year-old on Sarthakor un ciento pondered.ed at the coldly turned backs of the Pres. Lincoln

I told you but in additium to lions an' to just shake hands. Big boys don't Cora's elderly spinster sister, carryin' a cargo of...

that ship was like to kiss much, I guess. He look-

Pres. Coolidge is visiting them, so Hastings suggests..of cocoanuts. They was in crates, women,, then stepped out of the tent, So when I saw we was all gonna be his eyes downcast, his head hanging drowned any minute..."

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VOICES IN THE DARK. CHAPTER II.

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Windy stepped warily into Cora's dressing-room. There was fully prepared smile of welcome on his face. Why hello Marthy he said with over-heartiness. The aus- tere spinster nodded curtly. "Have A good trip here?"

"Good enough."

"Well that's just

fine....

" Ilin words dyindled off vaguely and he peered about the room. "Why Cora" ho said with disappointment, "now what you want to do that for?". He stepped toward the crib placed in one corner.

Cera daubed savagely at the cold cream on her face. "Let him alone. Ho'a nalcep."

No, I'm not," Stubby said promptly, sitting up straight,

ran his fingers through Windy the tousled curly hair. "You don't go to sleep Stub, without your l'ep tuckin' you in do you?"

Stubby nodded put his lips to his father's car. N Lollin' a story." "An' tellin' you a bedtime story, Sure Windy held out his arms, -Scrambling to his feet Stubby climbed into them, snuggling to his father's brand chest contentedly.

and

יי

"What are you doing?" Cora de manded sharply.

"Puttin' him to bed like always" was the matter-of-fact reply as Stab- by was gently lowered into the crib Aurain. Then the blankets were tuck- ed in all around,

Cora watched the little ceremony, with undisguised jealousy.. She glanced at Martha with an oddly un- certain air.

Windy seated himself beside the crib. "Now lomme nco" he began portentously. "Where did I leave off last night?"

"That's right. I was bringing back all then animals I captured in Africa. Well now...." he poked his finger at his forehead as if to prod thought. "The ship was sinkin'

fast. The waves was bigger'n mountaine and the wind was howlin' louder'n, & calliope," Ilo smiled slyly at the boy. "You know how a calliopo goes, ch, Stub,"

This was Stubby's cue, a part of the_nightly game. "Who-o-ho

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Androw Tombes has played Shakes- pearian roles throughout his long career, but it remained for Gracie Allen to make him Romeo. As Mercutio, Bassanio, Lago, Macduff, Falstaff. Shylock, Banduo, Horatio and Bottom, Tombes has trod the boards from coast to coast, chiefly with Charles B. Hanford, the Shakes- pearian actor. Never had Tombes essayed the role of the immortal lover until Gracie chose him, bald head and all, the show she puts in her new

for Paramount comedy with George Burna, "Here Comes Cookde," start- ing at the Queen's Theatre to-morrow. In consequence, Tombes donned Romeo custumo and practised climb ing the balcony, cheering himself with the thought that George Barbier breaks up the scene before Gracie Сам got adequately under Tombes is cast as the butler whose way. life is a beetic one in "Here Comen Cookie" when Gracie father's Park Avenue mansion into a turns her home for unemployed theatrical folk while he is away on a fishing trip. She spends his money which he has turned over to her, tearing down the house and building a theatre to pro- Juce a show utilizing the services of the vaudevillians. The actors havo the run of the house while practising: their acts with trained seals, trained monkeys and trained dogs. Directed by Norman McLeod, the cast includes George Barbier and Betty Furness.

"The Gay Deception"

Almost anything can, and does happen in topsy-turvy. Hollywood. A few years ago a pretty young co-od who was summering in Hollywood book an extra job in a picture just as an adventure. Jack Mulhall was the star. Now the co-ed, who you know as Frances Deo, is starred with Francis Lederer.

in Fox Film's "Tho. Gay Deception", now at the King's Theatre, and Jack Mulhall is in her supporting cast. A great many things have happened to Miss Deo in the intervening years. After that Arst experience, the fascination of the motion picture world hold her.. Through a series of extra.roles sho persisted until she finally got her break with a bit role.. in Follow Thru Finally stardom came to Miss Deo when she was cast opposite Maurice Chevalier in "The Playboy

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Some few hours later he was at slay party?" Martha naked the Happy Hour Tavern, the centre, Cora with audiblo sarcasm.

of an admiring, and, the truth be Windy hastily

around. told, a nomewhat drunken group. "Yeah, I waS gonna talk to you With many gestures he was explain girls about that. Hoatings...uh

ing his new circus trick which was, boyants to throw a dittle celebration in his own words....impossible. for the new contract, Ho says boin'nounced notomnly. Then he enlarged Pres. Adams

So....I'm gonna do it," he an as its business..."

Pres. Harrison

on

have a

Pres. Hayes

his theme: Ho would Windy gripped himself firmly.

don't go startin' that again" tiger riding an elephant and send he told Martin with deadly patience. them both through a large steel hoop "What's the matter with the circus? tied in kerosene soaked cotton wasio I make good money an' I'm gonna which would be set afire. get more. Besides, what else could I There was a chorus of dissenting Martha favoured him with a with Hastings sald dubiously. "It would "It's a marvellous Iden, Windy" ering stare. "You're right. That's

do!!!

yells.

all you can do, Michael O'Shaugh-get a lot of dough into the box of Hessy. You and your stag parties.fee. But you're up against a tough Why you're not dt for decent per proposition. Both cats ple to associate with.”

and bulia don't like fire." brick. "Now look here farthy, you as they is of fire, they's more scared Windy's face flushed a red angry Hastings chest for emphasis. "Seared Windy stabbed his foreigner into ain't gonna' talk to me that way in of me.because they know I can front of my..."

make 'em behave."

ignoring

But Martha's back was him. "Can't you Rec Cora, what ture on the contract. "And you know you'll be if you spend another year what that five grand bonus is for? He bent down and placed his signn- with him?"

That's for Stubby.... for the

"Stop It!" Windy roared at her "Do you want your son to be like hima filthy drunken...

Windy's hand shot out. His oyes woro gloaming insanely, "Stop it 1 say!"

"Windy!" It was a terrified shrick from Cora.

beat private school in the country and then college...After that if he wants he'd rather be a lawyer or a doctor to join the circus ho can. And if he'll be one of those...

lying awake, his small heart pound- And at this mement Stubby was ing, scarcely daring to breathe as he His hand dropped slowly back. He listened to. his mother and Cora, sit- was ashen and spent by the fury thatting in the half-light, their shadows had possessed him In thetaut flickering weirdly on the wall. silence, they could hear the broken, "Look at you" Martha was saying frightened sobbing of Stubby,

in an angry raucous whisper, "ho'a

יי

A call-boy stuck his head in the cowed you as completely as if you door. Ils smile acemed grotesquely WTC one seething with its hot hatred. "Itoy and he's doing the same choery as it beamed Into the room what he's done. He's coarsened you of his animals. That's

Windy, you're on."

thing to your son, Io'll make a beast out of "Okay" Windy answered in a low him too." hoarse voice.

"Stop it Martha," Cora said wilk a "What about the story Pup?" Stub mad."

There was a plaintive little cry, mufied cry. "You're driving by was asking through his tears.

Without a word Martha crossed the Windy sighed. "Look son" he said room and picked up her hat and now but if you promise to pop right with a forced smile, "I gotta go on cloak.

Int

"Don't leave me Martha." Corn'a

mo. here

off to sleep I'll tell you exactly how eyes darted about frantically. She we got out of this horrible fix in the raised her arms in an abasement of buat to-morrow night,"

supplication. "I'll do anything you "Now Pop."

want...only don't leavo Windy patted him consolingly. alone..." "That ain't so long to wait. go to sleep now it'll be

If you

(What is Martha's next step now when you wake up and to-morrow that she has gained this victory? How night soon after that."

will it affect Windy and Stubby? able, Stubby smiled sleepily, yawned stalment.

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