no.
14
vi
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1926.
BEGIN HERE TODAY
. BARBARA RAW. 26.
self willed and talented. gives up
her dance. BRUCE REYNOLDS,
an architect. sud gets s M on
the Clue-go Telegraph. in order
to see life.
A N D RE W Mebm.
managing editor of the NO-
graph. is a former friend of her
father’s.
She makes friends with BOB
Jlib‘ll‘ltlES. police reporter. sld
has many thrilling adventures.
- including a dinner party st the
Lighthouse fun. on a night with
s prominent man cornth suicide
there. Barbara covers tho story
and picks up n red scsrf left in
' the room by the dead nisn’s nth
known woman companion. At
the roadhouee she also unites
the scquaintsineo of JEROME
BALL. man about town.
Bruce has Joined the rssl .-
tate firm of Manners, lions and
Reynolds. which is promoting .
the Vale 153;qude town.
a mammo vio ohm
Bruce becomes unusnlted with
MRS. LYDIA STACY. rich
widow. who refuses to invest in
Yale Acres when Bruce falls to
respond to her love-making.
Barbara receives and prints in
the lovelern column many letters
from a girl named Violette. who
wishes to know how to m s
I“young gent socially superior.“
On Christmas Day. Barbers Is
handed a clipping to follow up
for the paper. It tells of the
marriage of Bruce to VIOLET-
TA CRANBY, an employs of a
box factory.
Barbara rushes for the file of
the Telegraph and begins to read
the lovelorn column for wselol
j back. She discovers that she
has herself engineered Violetts's
'_ campaign to catch Bruce.
Barbara goes home one night
and tlnda Mrs. Bryan. a neighbor.
. coming down the stairs. She
tells Barbara that her mother
, has had a stroke.‘
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXVI!
66
whisper.
Mrs. Brl'im nodded.
hasn't come yet.
nil right."
Barbara brushed past her and ran
In the hall outside her
then
' up the steps.
mother's room she paused.
opened the door softly.
Mrs. Goodhue. another neighbor.
bent over the bed in which her
Someone had tied a
piece of paper around the light bulb.
so that it cast a circle of shadow
across the bed. Barbara could not
mother lay.
see her mother‘ s face.
She tiptoed to the bed. The neigh-
bor turned and put her finger on her
lips. Mrs. Hadley lay with her eyes
closed, her face white on the pillow.
The neighbor beckoned Barbers
In the hall. Bar-
“ls she
The woman
- shook her head. “Don‘t be frightened.
She's coming around all
lied her eyes open a. moment
before you came in. We've sent for
Mrs. Bryan thought
out of the room.
bars grasped her arm.
dead?" she choked.
dearie.
right.
Dr. Graham.
he was your family doctor.
"Maybe it's Just a. faint.
tor."
Barbara found herself marshalled
to a. chair and fed a. bowl of steam-
ing soup against her protests. When
she had taken the last spoonful she
started up and ran to the front of
The doctor's coupe was
the house.
Just pulling up.
Barbara. met him at the door. He
put. his‘hand on her shoulder and
STROKE?" Barbara's voice
was scarcely more then s
"The doctor
I bad Just come
over to borrow an egg and I found
her lying on the kitchen floor. She's
coming to now. and I think she'll be
Come on
down now and I'll give you a bite to
eat while we're waiting for the doc.
. - ........ .m...~.._.-,,.
smiled. "Don' t look like that. Bar-
bara. It‘s probably nothing serious.
Your mother‘s never been to see me
about it. anyhow. Maybe she‘s Just
over-tired."
He went on up the stairs. Barbara
sat down on the lowest step. For a
long time she did not move. She
could hear no sounds from above.
At last Dr. Graham came down.
She sprang to her feet. Her eyes
questioned him.
"Don't Worry too much, my dear."
he said. drawing on his gloves. "i
can't tell yet what it is, but 1'”
have a specialist come around to-
morrow and look at your mother.
Don't like the color of her skin
much. But there's no immediate
danger. You‘d better go up and get
ready for bed. he given her a
sleeping powder, so she won't be
able to talk to you tonight."
When he was gone. Barbara
\crossed the hall and picked up her
coat. where she had thrown it across
a chair at Mrs. Bryan's first alarm-
in_g now. As she picked it up. tire
theater tickets fell out.
She stopped, aghast. It was al-
ready well past theater time. .She
ran to the telephone and gave a
number. "Hello. Bob, this is Bar-
bara. My mother is very ill and i
forgot all about the Blackstone The-
ater story; Do you suppose you
could run down and see the last act.
so there will be some kind of story
in the Telegraph tomorrow? I'm
sorry to ask you. but 1 simply can't
go, myself."
Bob's voice was sympathetic.
"Surely. Babe. 1'“ 50. Time to split
up this poker game over here, any.
way. I'm losing. not I'm mighty
sorry about your mother. Is it
serious?"
Barbara sobbed. "I'm afraid so.
And oh. Bob. 1 was saying to you
tonight that I could always depend
on her. Just suppose she died!"
"0h. now, Babs. don't cross
bridges. May'be she'll be lots better
Barbara spread the hills on the dcsl. thn Mrllrrmolt
came out of his office. she was leaning on one elbow star-
ing hopelessly at the mass of papers.
Try to go to bed
You looked half
in the morning.
and get some sleep.
sick yourself today."
Barbara hung up the receiver and
climbed the stairs. She looked in at
her mother's door. Mrs. llrynn was
sitting in an armchair by the bed.
She came to the door.
"Go on to bed, denrie." she whis-
pered. "Your mother's sleeping,
nicely and 1‘“ watch her for a while.
Then Mrs. Goodhue promised to
come brick and sleep on the couch
here, in (‘Iise .‘xlrs. llrnrley should
nuke. You can't siriy up all night
and work all day. And if your
mother is sick long, you‘ll lived your
salary."
Barbara thanked licr with n pres
sure of the hand and went on to her
own room. lier bed was not turned
back as usual. She undressed and
crawled into it. Then she cried her
self to sleep.
0 O I
The next. mowing Wells greeted
her with s glowcrlng face. "Didn't
see you at. the show last night, bliss
llawley. Thought you were going
to review the show for us. Wife
and I eat right behind the press
seats and they were eniptv. ” '
Barbara turned a white face to
ward him. "I wasnt (here, Mr.
Wells. My mother was taken very ill
yesterday and I couldn‘t leave the
house. I asked Bob to see part‘of
the show and write .1 story." She
was speaking defiantly.
Wells gave her a short nod. “Oh.
very well." he said, "1'” write the
story myself."
Bob Jefiries came straight to her.
"Come out Lo breakfast with me.
Babs. You could stand another cup
of coffee, 1 know. You sneak out and
meet me in the lobby downstairs
We'll fool the old boy."
"l'd like to." answered Barbara.
"He‘s been most heartless about
mother.”
Waffles-and coffee brought back
THE EVENING SENTINEIF—SO'. NORWALK, CONN.
iy tells helped to reassure her and
she pushed back her chair almost
iy .
“is”. Babs " said lob. so the!
picked their way through the
crowded streets book to the Tole-
grnph office. "are you watching that
Manners outfit? i think all is not
gold that glitters there. and it I were
you and had started that story. I'd
follow it up by hunting down the
nigger in the woodplle."
Barbara frowned. "What's the
use stirring up trouble. Bob?" she
queried.
"Oh well. that's Just a word to the '
wise. There I going to be some kind
of story. 1' ll bet my bat. end if the
opposition gets it first. Monet-molt
may blame you."
O I 0
Barbara's mother did not improve.
The house became a hushed place.
with two nurses moving shout
silently. their white garments flick-
ering on the dark old stairs and in
the halls.
It seemed to Barbers in tho days
that followed that her home had
never been without those flickering
white uniforms. The specialist had
said something vague about hoping
that something was not pernicious.
He took some tests to find out. and
refrained from telling Barbers the
results.
Barbara found to her terror that
Dr. Graham was also becoming more
and more evasive. She metered her
fears to the extent of being calm and
sunny in the sick room.
Several weeks after the beginning
of her mother's illness. Barbers re-
ceived a summons from her mother‘s
lawyer.
“Your mother's property has
dwindled to practically nothing." he
told her. "I suppose you know that
she has been living on the principal
this last year."
Barbara had not known. She went
back to the Telegraph nillce and
opened a drawer inher desk. 11 was
half full of bills. She pulled them
out and spread them on the desk.
When McDermott came out of his
office, she was leaning on one elbow.
staring hopelessly at the mass of
papers
lie called her into his ofllce a little
later. "You will find an increase in
your envelope Saturday." he told
her. Not before in the annals of
the Telegraph had a reporter been
given two increases of salary in two
months.
0 O O
The office of Manners. Stone and
Reynolds was in an upheaval. aliens
and several business associates stood
11 ill ‘.“ll¢l‘ otlice, talking earnestly.
voice Lays and sienographers sn-
sweml telephone calls conilnually
and ushered new callers into the pri-
vale rooms.
Barbara opened the door and
walked into the outer villcc. “No. .‘dr.
Manners is not here," a stenogmpher
was saying oxer .1 telephone. "1
cannot give you any information
about him. except that he said he
would be back in three days. Boon
gone three days now. lies, 1 will
ask him to call y'ou
The woman turned and rec ogniud
Barbara. She greeted her coldly.
“What can I do for you?"
"i came to see Mr. Manners." ro-
pllcd Barbara. "l've been told to get.
a. story from him."
"There is no story for the papers."
PAGE SEVEN
L13.Ws FOR THEATRE GOERS-
PALACE
TODAY ONLY
2:15. 7:15 and 9
Adolphe Menjou
.._in‘
“A King On Main
Street”
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY
With Vaudeville
aaruanav
PETE MORRISON
with his wonder horse
“Triple Action”
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
CHARLES CHAPLIN
4,...
“THE GOLD RUSH”
REGENT
LAST TIMES TODAY
7 slid 9 o'clock
DOROTHY
ROCKWELL’S
CINDERELLA
REVUE
and
“A Kiss for Cinderella”
with Betty Bronson
'HURSDAY AND FRIDAY
Comedy “Cfickoo Love" and
International News Reel
l
l
said the women. still more coldly.
"And Mr. Manners is out of town."
Barbara looked around. Slane was
miking busily.
Nobody seemed to have time for
thr. She went out into the hall and
liiown in the elevator.
in the street outside. she turned
buck toward the Telegraph office.
She wondered whether she bed toiled
in her duty by not pushing the story
farther. McDermott might not be
satisfied with her report.
She went back into the building
and climbed the stairs instead of
waiting for the elevator. 0n n land-
ing she stopped for breath. The fire
escape no past the window on the
landing. and on down the rear side
or the building Barbers started
A man was coming stenlthiiy
down the fire escape. carrying s grip
and a brief case. Barbara Jumped
hack. startled.
It was Manners.
the sparkle to her eyes. Bob's friend-
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‘ A refreshing exposition of how
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PARIS, .lin. 1'. "I'llv 1:17,: am has.
descended in column of tours on llm
crowned heads or the World. TIlPl",
is boredom in tho palaces and “'1‘ -
stockinged revelrr in the casinos
hack in 1.10 SEMI chi dais. uh'n
't throne “as a throne and nor)’
Min; had 1 sqiirivl ni‘ 1-0on «acr-
llon'rs and svzl-ioilpd ind»: in
uniting to keep him column. a
crown wasn't so loud. Put now it
Just 11:.iurnllydotsn't click.
Crown Prince Carol of liumanm.
heir apparent to the .Graustarkian
throne of the little Balkan kingdom.
is the lstest to ace the light. With
one asleep of the hand no has tested
his rights to the crown on. the mini
nindow and has set out to be Just
folks for the rest of his life.
Prince Carol is only one of many.
Ever since the war the suriivlng
icing-I have given evidence of bore-
dom. .
Alfonso ls Bored
King Alfonso of Spain is one.
Since General Prime Rivera came in
to run the country Alfonso has found
time. hanging heavy On his hands.
and recently the Spanish cabinet let
it be known it deplored the royal
fondness for bathing beaches. games
of chance and vintage '86 in prefor-
It’s a Weary Job Being King
In This Jazz, Democratic Age
l"‘.l‘” 4.. .iilulr: Ml shi‘r
Anal lli"ll j'o'i irmrmlirr .‘lr Hari
Singh. mahsramli r1 a-n- of iniia's
many kinrdmm and one of the I'l'Tll-
est and most pf‘u-l‘l'll kings of the
excl. 91: Ilill‘l l"!i!"l lite in india
aHinglhor inn diiil, 5:» ll" went in
London .uirl brown 1.. nuke the
rounds oi illc calm-us. bowls. and
criminal courtroom: “lih a .‘hiter
:ilxanrioii.
The Sl‘nli of l'r‘rsla “as still on.
other, H1: nil lll§l)' abdicated his
rights lo the l-‘rrsmn 11110111? and
hastened to Paris. ilwre to drown
his sorrows, if any. in the sparkling
wine of Monimurirru To be sure.
being shah of l‘I-i‘sia is something
like. being prl‘SIdtlill of Nicaragua:
it's a “bomb. but you nm-r can tell
when the firing squad is coming in
call. Ful smhou, ihc slin‘n wasn't
at all disappointed mor quililng the
throne.
5hr. Spurned “'11ch
Then iiicrc uris l'rinrcss Yolandc
of Italyf I’rlnw‘ss Yolamio. it is
said. had a chance to marry IIlC'
Prince of Wales and become. some
day. queen ot linglanddrcland and
Scotland and Emprcs‘s of lndin. all
rights reserved. And the crown
prince of Belgium came calling, too.
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Today, Tomorrow, Thursday
L )LH’INNE
Corrine '5
Few pit'iilr'”
in bin that rw-p‘w
In a Class by Itself
Latest
Cori-1110's Greatest.
Ii" i‘lliy‘
wlIlum
lll'“ .
i‘w'llil 39“
we.
I 'III‘
as this
,-iiiiiiii:ilmg that l~'-r lamp. \visu'l :4 iii
ccumry in in ..um 11 r-f.
Ilut l'olanric spurned llll'ili lotli
and. insteivi. iiiirriuii i‘oiiui i_‘:ilii lli
IHorgcll. an liuii‘in ciralry oilicer,
who is rich and handsome, but who
inner “ill be king. The glit'erin:
xri'cun JUS' naturally .ioesii‘l li.’l'--'
iii». appeal ll onur Ili'l.
Ami now it's I‘riiice Carol.
Linc-l still in his reslgiiaii-h in
his I'ither. King Ferdinand, of 1115
Wu free still. and the right of cu:—
vosticn riesucnied upon the we
slimiiders of his sun. Prince Alicia-Ml.
and four. C'irol celebraud on .‘w‘w
Year's Eu: by holding a “arch part.»
that saw mcnihing except, the ad-L
will ot the new yar.
guiuix- or Paris is better than the
irr-un ci‘ l’ivirnama,
There is an interesting story in
this connection. L‘aiol “as war-
nod to one 2111 Lambrino during the
our . Since she \\ as a commoner she
couldn't be queen of llumania. and
for him the ;
l
aller some limo king Ferdinand and '
lJucen .‘larie suitor-mica in getting
the marriage annuliui. Carol was
then married to Princess Helena of
Greece. to whom one born I'riuce
Michael. But. Carol. it is said. has
never forgotten Zizi. and it is ru—
iiiored that be bill now ill‘Ul'CF iii.—
lelln and rv‘iuariy 21.21
At all cu‘nis, lie is ("UL
Being a king use-J in be
siulf. But now it's just a 3011.
great
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