BEGIN nuns TODA!
mmulzauuamm. 3:.
REYNOLDB. and sees a no on
"In Chic-so Near-nil. is order
to see life.
ANDREW neonates-r. the
nun-sins «liter. is a former
friend of in: father. DOB JIF-
rfllflszpoliee reporter. proves
[Isl-bars gets a letter in i..t'
lovoiorn nun signed “\‘ln'l ;l:i.”
asking how to attract a young
men socially superior to the
writer.
dInert-n ate-ls a "snag
mz' [mitoses .
with BA!) MAN. I
, prroa zit. There she meets
Jlnl‘ '13.“)... a nun a” ‘
term .lle she " .
‘d‘h e ..‘._.I “m
much . .JIJ Limbs on
the ta!’ « lanL'.
' To "ra's honor. is
sees Reynolds staring at
' her.
The sound of a shoe comes
from an inner men: in the road‘
house.
now GO ON WITH TR]: STORY
WEE XIV
0 one moved. '
Sinbad. poised among the
osndlesticks. swayed slightly.
his mouth still open. Barbara stood
by the table. clutching the back 8
a chair. ,
Every face was turned toward the
wall through which the deadened M
report had come.
A door opened and a white-faced 1
man appeared. It was Martini. the
manager of the roadhouse.
"Just a moment. please.” he said
to the crowd. “Is there a doctor in
the house? There has been a slight
accident in a private dining room.”
A little man in grey stopped for-
”ward. The manager grasped him by
the arm and pulled him through the
door. which swung shut behind them.
The spell of silence shattered. The
.crowd burst into pandemonium. -
"An accident!" "What kind of an
accident?" “Mighty queer!" “There's
something behind all this.“ .
Men tried to soothe excited women
companions. poured tumblers of
water. sent waiters after wraps.
Then came a whisper. "The police
‘liave been called."
There was a rush for the door.
When the crowd blocked it. those
in the rear stampedod. Every table
lin the room was deserted except the
inewspapcr table. on which stand
{Sullivan had slumped down among
jtho chrysanthemums. and one or
two tables near the windows. at
which set men who watched the
scene with a. cynical amusement.
Barbara clung to the chair on
which she had been leaning. Jerome.
Bob and all the rest of the newspaper
people had completely disappeared.
She felt a hand on her arm. and
turning. found Bruce Reynolds
looking down at her: His face was
white.
"Let me take you home. Barbara.
There's a side door we can use."
Barbara jerked away“ from him.
"No. thank you." She reached for
M192, 1,,
“What's the idea of your telling me
whether or not I've got to get out at
this place. anyway? I'm not going
to get out. This is going to be a
front page story. and l'm hero to
cover the ground for the Telegraph."
She walked away. with her head in
the air. The room was practically
emptyrby this time. and she went
out into the hall.
Bob had vanished. Several of the
other men from the newspaper
group were in the hall, arguing with
the roadhouse manager to let them
into the room where the shot had
been fired. The manager was resist-
ing their pleas with graft words
and emphatic hands.
Someone rushed up to Barbara.
she recognized him as one oi the
Tribune reporterswho had been in
herzpsriy. "Say, Miss Hawley." he
cried, “Jeffrios asked me to look
out for you. That society editor he
had flung a lit at the first mention
of the police and hung around his
neck to be'taken home. Threatened
to go into hyaterics if he didn't get
In an‘l'nrianl Barbara was on her knees beside the table.
She drew from beneath it a piece of red sillt'.
1, . . .. rind ,, i, at.» throws .romlteupn-Wn-l
garr- .fig’fifilfifwffifl WMWc mfii. lSlayer tet so sorry for a
"Look here, Barbara." he said. chap in my life. If you'll wait in
"don‘t be foolish. This is no “me there while I get the facts on this
to carry an old grudge. You should I’ll take you home in a few min-
ncver have come here. You've got “‘95-"
to get out of this place and some- "Thank you." smiled Barbara.
body must take you. They say the "but 1 think I'll get a few facts my-
police have been called."‘ self." _
"i don't need you!“ snappodear- She made her way to a narrow hall
ham. "1 have an escort. Suppose that wound toward the back of the
you stop troubling yourself on my house. A maid with ‘cap awry was
account." . hurrying through the dark passage-
"The last I saw of your escort.” way.
answered Bruce, sternly. “he was ' "Where is the room where the so-
doing grand opera among the chm- cldent occurred?" asked Barbara.
anthemums." He tossed his head "I must see the doctor."
toward the table where the news- The girl stammered and clutched
paper party had sat. Sinbad lay at her apron. "Over there. the little
with his head in theflower basket. «her under the stairs."
“""‘H‘a turned upon Bruce. Barbara. opened the door slowly
I“ I
. ’1' l J _ u
and looked in. A blaze of light met
her eyes. The room was small. prob-
ably intended for a study or second
library. lts walls were \vainscotted
in walnut. and there were no win-
dows. Electric lights overhead and
in wall sconces burned garishiy.
In a corner stood a table for two.
the cloth dragged half off and trail-
ing on the floor. Overturned glasses
and a wine bottle lay near the table
edge.
A man's overcoat and hat hung on
a peg near the table. Barbara ud-
vanccd to examine them. The pork-
ets had been emptied. She looked
around the room. There was nothing
else in sight.
Barbara turned toward the door.
Just before she reached it. she
turned and looked back at the
wrecked table. Something red caught
her eye in the folds of the cloth. in
an instant she was on her knees be-
side the table. She drew out from be-
neath it a piece of red silk. Barbara
stared at the vivid streamer. Then
she thrust it in the pocket of her
wrap.
She was closing the door when the
little doctor ill gray him-led down
the steps, carrying his medicine case.
Barbara stepped in. front of him.
"A clear case of suicide.” he re-
plied to her question. “Norman
Hollowcll. of the Hollowell Bond
Brokerage Company. Suicide note
in his pocket. and proof that he was
alone in the room. Walter had left
him only two minutes before the
'3 salt in' the Lighthouse Inn." she told
' pail-mall into the arms of Bob Jet:
, wrong. and got to the porch Just in
The telephone booth was sur-
rounded by a fighting swarm olmen
reporters. Barbers. ran after the
. " "Pleese. Ilsrtini."
she smiled. "may I rest a moment in
your odioel” _
The man looked at. her suspicious.
ly. Then he opened a door and
ushered her in. “We don't want any
more scandal out of this than is unv
avoidable. it wasn’t the fault of the
management that the man picked
out the Lighthouse inn as a. piece
to kill himself. And remember.
there wasn'teny woman minup. He
was alone."
Barbara reached for the telephone.
“Norman Holloweli has killed him.
Mcnennott. breathlessly. “The man-
ager says he was alone. but there
was a red sash under the table where
he shot himself." .
Martini made a dive for the tele-
phone. fl‘Damn you." he said. .
Barbers. made a rush for the
front door. She opened it and ran
fries. “thank goodness." said Bob.
"I felt like a dog. leaving you. But:
you‘re all right, aren't you. Babel
“Yes. and I've got the story. - You
needn’t go in unless you want to.“,‘
"Think l’d better." he answered.
“The police haven't come yet. have
they? Met an old fellow in the
driveway who says he saw a woman
run out of the entrance here and
down the road. about an hour ago.
He moseyed up to see what was
time to hear the shot."
i, ”H-m." replied Barbara. and hailed
a. taxi.
. O 0
"Norman Hollowoll .a Suicide."
said the headlines. "Kills self in
Lighthouse private dining room.
Unknown woman companion flees
before tragedy."
Barbara laid down the extra with
its ink still wet, and pulled on her
coat. The yellow taffeta dress had
a splash of black grease across the
skirt. where she had brushed against
a table in the composing room. Her
body ached with fatigue. .
Bob countered across tilt roan". toi
sit on , her desk. "Great story.
Babs." he said. "i-f you hadn't got
into that room. before they cleaned:
it up, we'd never haVe known about
the unknown woman companion."
"Well." said Barbara slowly. "if
she really had nothing to do with
the murder. it seems a shame to drag
her out into the limelight. Women
never live those things down. you
know. Even as it is now, Hollowcll's
wife is going to suffer for my dis-
covery of that red sash. They say
she's in Chicago. She'll never have
known that her husband wasn't a.
model of virtue. if it hadn't been .
for me."
"That's what happens. Babs. No
use trying to boat the game. You
always get caught, even though you
die first."
Andrew McDormott some out of
his ofilce. “Who’s this chap named
Reynolds that's been calling for you
all evening. Miss Howler!" he asked. ‘
"I answered his calls three times
myself."
"A former friend of mine." Bar-
bara spoke coldly.
“I Want‘ you to see Mrs. Lydia
Stacy tomorrow. She's Just back
from a year in Europe and she’s
always good copy. I don't care
what she talks about. Might ask her
about Paris clothes or Berlin beer.
Lydia will give you a front page
siory.‘ She has a sense of the dra-
matic that would have made her a
fine newspaper woman. And she has
the money to live up to it. .
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shot. He died instantly."
Barbara ‘tound her way back to
the front hall. where the roadhouse
manager was limiting a. statement to
the other reporters. The doctor in-
terrupted him. "No use trying to
hush it up. Martini. The man is
dead and everybody in Chicago
knows him._"
that young Reynolds.
in great distress because he could
not reach you."
‘1 think if i were you. I’d call
He seemed
Barbara stopped by the telephone
switchboard on her way to the hut
rack. "If anybody named Reynolds
ever calls me again. say I’m not in."
(To Be Continued)
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THEATRE NOTES
AT THE BIALTO.
“Why Women Lore" with
Blanche Sweet Is the tale of the sea.
"Why W o in e n L o v e." w 1 oh
Blanche Sweet and Robert Frazer
which has been holding the atten-
tion of Ilialto audiences for the past
two days, leaves after today's pre.
sentatlons. The story is laid off the
Atlantic coast. tecms with the rut-
ged folk that sail in oil tankers for
a living and fairly throbs with too
hazard of their undertaking. The
burning of an oil tanker at sea and
the wrc-cklng of a lighthouse form
spectacular highlights in a. back-
ground of singular charm.
Tomorrow and Thursday. Monte
Blue and Marie Provost come to the
Rialto in. the photoplay "Kiss Me
Again." Monte Blue and Miss Pre-
vost give a. very excellent perform.
Bridgeport Theatres
LYRIC
Days Only Starting
Sunday. December
27
lane Grey's
The Vanishing American
with
Richard Dix
Lois Wilson
Noah Berry
Malcolm McGregor
.16 no? Stain St.
~ South Norwalk
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ance in this production which is of
the calibre in which these two stars
arc shown to advantage.
AT THE REGENT.
“Lord Jim" is drawing Crowd.
"Lord Jim." featuring Percy Mar-
mont closes at the Regent today.
The production is packed with spec-
tacular scenes thrillingly recorded
by the camera. . ,
Tomorrow and Thursday D. W.
Griffith's "Sally of the Sawdust."
will be shown. It is Griffith in his
gayest mood. working with his in-
finite skill and patience in material
that is pure entertainment without
theme or moral-merely the drift of
laughter. and pathos among fascin-
ating people—but knitted into it is
a. quick story that snaps and zips
with excitement at the close. Easily
among the greatest of screen plays.
is "Sally of the Sawdust." Carol
Dempstcr and W. 0. Fields are the
stars.
DOCTOR CONVICTED
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1:.—-(AP)
Helmuth P. Holler. president of
Oriental university here. was found
guilty of conspiracy to misuse the
mails yesterday in connection with
the iosuance of questionable diplo-
mas from his institution. Ralph A.
Volgt. of Kansas City. indicted with
him. was acquitted.
gram or ils mmlllm: tomorrow own.
his and make plans for the ill'\\'
year‘s aciiritiw
The morllng in living: “"2” on \vi‘d-
u'lll‘he aclt-d on lil Illl’ lncollng.
Much enilluninmn has been shown
for tho plan of having a scrim of
entertainments «lodlclllml in some
European countries, from which the
Would consist of the native music.
dances. literature and history, while
the refreshments would also be in
keeping with the partlculu r country's
taste. Thomas I-‘. McMahon. the
Council lecturer, is in Charge of the
arrangements.
Another winter activity will in-
clude a handicap pool tournament.
K. of 0.. will round up its 192:5 pro-l
gclhcr in Berlin yesterday. Both are
stopping at the liolol Adieu.
"illuiy is the sweetest boy I have
over known." said lilac.
"We arc-the very best of friends."
ncsduy lllsllvmi ul‘ Thurs-tiny. because sum Rudy. "but~romance? No."
of the latter dull- lmlnlz t'llrlsuuus "[ wish there were." sold Mae.
Em Already an illll'l‘vsling “'iHH‘I' "Never again." said Rudy when
ill-08mm has bur-n suluuittwi and the marriage question “as broached
to him.
Their joint trip to Europe.
uverred. was a mere accident.
“We just bumped into each other
(:vorywllerc." said Mac. But she ad-
both
fol-bears of tho i'mlllt‘ll members milivd that the trip to Berlin “us by
came from. lrclaml. Hungary and prczlrruugclncnt.
Italy would be rcprosclltt‘ll. The
program for ouch cnlcrtaimncnt
which will begin around January 1.
and also a plnochio tournament with
St. ‘lohn's Holy Name Society of
Newton, old rivals of the South Nor-
waik Knights.
it is likely that the coming major
degree exompllflcatlon will be held
lall.‘ in January or early ln.Febru-
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