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Wm til-till: TOD.“ mother hadn‘t anything left at all.
. ‘3“ My - No headforhuelness."
umfl'm'uuu" . "m”, '“l they stopped talaing. Barbara
u' ‘ “DB OBI! 01”., had. ‘W on the landing.
mm 3””? M "'1'”- “W ‘ me you so much for your
mum“ ”fl" ” u l“ thollllitfulnaee." she said quietly.
“in-“n. “unnernlilulm, “n Bite was wealtl'ig a dress of so.
m ‘ h ‘ I“ , Miler helrwee drawn smoothly
of h" father. She m across her white forehead. The two
with 80!! . . m m. .
meets .mma‘odut 11".” Beth-n settled faintly. q...
‘ about .0 m won't be shocked at my not wearing
wh “’ " ' 'mmem" melt" the ventumd.., «n is t...
“£30. m Wm the Mt thins mother would want.”
"0". Shsflchu’.u.m “fl- 317.“ Dalmatian»).
left in the roan by the unknown
women companion of .the dead
tetsdrmolti Itoasesd
Reynolds. to proclaim:
Valedcrespemsntntethreelu-
tats protect. LYDIA "ADI. a
rich widow. Moses to investlo
Vale Acres when Bruce talk to
Barbara
many letters
from s gimm "
which she answers in them...
lorn column. She reads of .
'Brooe's marriage to name
plays. and realises that she has
engineered Violettai campaign
to win him. .
looked at each other as if to say.
Barbers'smothsrhtalienlil.
WWWOWN'
liraee'erealestateooMW;
thehhead of it has-led with the I
see. ‘
Jerome takes her riding one
night duringherrnothn‘smnus
andtells herheisgolngtobe
married
NOW 00 ON WITH THE BT03!“
camnn mu 3
ROME leaned back against
Towering wheel and ' watched
Barbara. She said nothlnl.
"Well. aren't you going to com ‘
gratulate me?"
Barbara replied.
it a little hard on the girl?”
“Isn't what a little hard?” Jerome
stared at her.
“To let her pin her talth on a
man like you‘l'I
Jerome chuckled as he started the
car again. “Oh. well," he remarked.
“you didn't and me so altogether
repulsive beiore i told you. Or. at
least. if you did. you concealed it
pretty well." . .
"Please take me home.” answered
Barbara. between clenched teeth.
Jerome only chuckled again.
The roadster wheeled around a
car door. She looked down the
street and caught her breath. Every
light in the Howiey house was burn-
intz. .. ,
Before the car had stopped Bar-
The front door slemme'd'"whils Jo
rome still set staring after her.
She that Mrs. Bryan and Mrs.
Goodhue tn the lower hall. The
stairs.
The three women "stared at her sol-
' imply.) ‘ ‘
hire. Bryan advanced and put her
hand on Barbara‘s arm. "Don‘t take
it too. Hard. It won't do any good
to go to pieces."
Barbara‘s hand flew to her mouth.
She slipped to the door.
0 O O
The last rug had been swept and
the last ominous vsse carried out.
Every window blind had been thrown
high and the furniture was drawn
back into its accustomed places.
“Whewi” sniffed Mrs. Bryan.
throwing wide the front door. ”How
those lilies do smell up a house. The
poor child will be smelling 'em all
‘the rest of her life."
“When do you think she‘ll be
downstairs?" asked Mrs. Goodhue.
wiping her hands on her apron.
“I thought we‘d go up after her
when tea was ready." replied hire.
Bryan. "She’s got to eat. And she's
got to keep her Job. They say her
’m‘ ‘
V “Yes—hut isn't I
corner. Barbara's hand was on the .
here was out of it and up the steps. _
"How dare you stare at her.” Then
both dropped their eyes. ‘
“Of course not. deal-is.” replied
Mrs. Bryan. "Come right down and
have I cup of tea and a sandwich."
Barbara descended the steps
slowly. .
“I don't know what I'd have done
without you two good friends." she
said. "You've helped me through
the hardest time of my life."
"Oh. come now. Miss Hawley."
said Mrs. Goodhue. "we wanted to
help. What are you going to do
now? Would you like me to‘send my
Erma over to stay with you nights
for "a while? You can't stay alone
in this big house.”
"i don't intend to." replied Bar-
bara. "The house will he sold at
once. I’m moving out tomorrow."
Werner-row?" The two women
stared again.
Barbara smiled' again. wearlly.
The blue veins showed plainly across
her temples. “Yes. i can‘t bear it
here alone. i went to see mother's
lawyer yesterday and he will handle
it for me. And I knew of a tiny
apartment in town that had been
vacant for several weeks. I leased
it, too. yesterday.” -
The three women were still sitting
at the tea table when the doorbell
rang. Barbara started nervously.
Mrs. Bryan ran to answer it.
Andrew Mchrmott stood in the
door. “Why. oome‘in, Mr. Mensa
mott,‘ cried Barbara. catching eight
of him and running to meet him.
"l‘m glad you've come.”
entered the living room.
might be sled to have somnne. l
it." he said. "I felt it wouldn't
an intrusion.”
Barbara shoot: her head. ‘There's
never been a time when i needed
my trienfa more." she said. They
"it was very soon to some." said
McDermott. “but I thought you
needn't tell you how sorry th Tale.
graph people nil ere. Barbara.
lhe smiled bravely. . "No. you
needn't." she said.
‘fl do want to talk to you. though.
about your plans for the future.
Perhaps my friendship for your fa-
5' .
“What have you plannedpfor thev'fulurc?" McDermalt asked Barbara.
that. combined with my interest in
you, will prevent it from being an
impsrtlnencc.” lie was smiling hie
whimsical smile. Barbara smiled
back.
"You see. Miss liawley. i know
that you are in great danger of some
sort of nervous crash unless you slop
short and get new start. And the
Telegraph can afford to lose you.
even for a shirt illness. You see my
motives are partly selfish—like most
motives." Barbara listened gravely.
"What ave you planned for the
future?" continued McDermott.
Barbara told him of the new spart-
ment. He nodded. "That‘s a good
idea. This house is no place for
you now."
. Barbara glanced around the room.
"it's the only home i have." she
said. "But i couldn't bear it with
out mother. And i couldn't afford
to keep it up either. i'm rather
hard pressed financially just now."
Mchrmott leaned back in his
chair. ”That's another thing. You
are earning more than we‘re paying
you. But we can't stretch the
budget any farther this year. 1 'wish
to heaven we could.
"Now i've a plan that will help
you on that score. but will help me
infinitely more. There you see i
don't pretend altruism falsely.
"This. in brief, is my idea. I think
i've never told you. Miss Hawley.
that my wife is in a ennitarium-
hopelessly insane. Perhaps you do
not know. either. that l have an
lt-yearold daughter who is in a
The man took her hand. "Thanh
emu lllGll
militias
I
osty‘ bows-.-
4 7.5.2?
No special program was present-
ed at the weekly assembly last Wed—
nesday morning.
were sung by the school
prelude
James MacDowell was played by
Norton MacLean.
Several
and
"To a. Waterfowl.”
songs
the
b y
The attendance banner'was pre-
WBII‘ES THANKS FROM VENICE
People who suffered from serious
boarding school in Chicago.
seated to room 13. which had as
ran EVENING ammo. NORWALK, noun.
8 F071? THEATRE-GOERS
"mm has tinieheo her eourle
etsohoolandwllleoonbeonmy
hands. 1 have not a woman relative
to place her with. Neither do !
wanttoputherintheoareofan
ordinary hired chaperoa. i‘ve seen
too many young sit-ls so disposed of. '
"blow. of course. i'm not asking
you to be a mother to her. or any
thing like that. But I am some?»
log that you take her into your new
apartment with you on a llfty'dft!
basis. You'll dad her pleasant oars.
peel! and i shall he tremendously
relieved to have her with you. She
is going to study dremetlee this asst
year and i want her to be here in .
Chicago. What do you s'ay‘l"
hieDermoft looked at Barbers with
the calm air of s man'whose sugges-i
tions had always been taken as com-
mends by the world at large.
Barbara considered a moment.
Then she smiled u at him. “it's
a so.“ she said. " von if i didn't
want to. l'd do it for you. Mr. Ido-
Dermott. You've been so ltlnd to
me. But I really think it is a good
plan. anyway. You mustn't expect
me to he a regular dragon duenna.
however. l'm not constituted for
one. But I will keep my eye on
your little girl and let her be as
heavy as possible. 1 think it will
do me good to havolher. too."
McDermott smiled. ‘He took her
hand and rose to go. “Thank you.“-
he said. "You've solved my prob-l
i
lem for me. and i hope it will solve
yours. too. to some extent.” .
When he was gone Barbara went
out to the kitchen. hire. Goodhue
and Mrs. Bryan had washed the
dishes and departed, leaving the
table set for Barbara‘s breakfast.
She found a great slab of fruit cake
concealed in the refrigerator. repay
mg, beside hire. Goodhue's printed
calling card.
Barbara observed the evidences of
their kindness with tears in her eyes.
She locked the kitchen door and
snapped out the llghts. Then she
looked the front of the house. turn-
ing out the lamps as site went. She
passed the stand _ on which her
mother's huge fern stood by the hall
window and stopped to touch a
frond.
At last the climbed the stairs
slowly. Upstairs she went the
rounds again. passing the closed door
of her mother‘s bedroom. ' in her
own room the women had left a bind.
ing lire. Her bed covers were turned
down and her bathrobe lay across
the foot of the bed.
Barbara picked up the robe and
put it. on over her clothes.
Then she turned out the lights and
went into her mother's room. It had
been stripped of everything but fur-
niture. Even the toilet articles had
been taken from the dresser. leaving
its marble top quite bare. Here. too.
she snapped out the lights.
Barbara sat down on th- floor at
the foot of the bed and leaned her
head against it.
‘ (To Be Continued)
ti'athorlne Poker.
John ’l‘oland and lilrs. Simone.
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PAGE SEVEN
TODAY AND TOMORROW
2:16. 7 and ll
The greatest laugh producing“
comedy ever seen ' l Norwnlk
, ......
lo4 Dramatic Comedy
Water: «mommy '
_CHARLIE outrun
l “This la the picture
” that I want to be
remembered by”
Sage Charlie Chaplin
Of “The Gold Rue ”
the greatest comedg
ever presented.
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Tomorrow afternoon 4 o'clock
' Special Children's Matinee
TEN CENTS
Goddee Wood,
average for the month of Dccemhcr,
99.87 per cent; the boys having 100
per cent.
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A social was given to Mr. lilac-
Murray‘s advertising team which
defeated Miss .l-.‘nnin;‘s tcam in so»
curing ads for the school paper,
“The Mirror."
The nominating committee met
in room 20 to nominate candidates
for the general organization. The
election will take place on Wednes-
day mornlng. January 20. The
committee includes: Harriet. Bray.
.bers of the Sahnchoeo club at
A meeting of all the ninth grazlr
girls interested in basketball “in;
hold in room 20 on Wednesday- 3‘”
lions. Miss Gardner finil 1‘0 girls
were present. Miss (thigh-2' “iii
coach the basketball team and, lin-
onlcrrs which wcl'cl elected fol-
low: Grace Stewart. capiath and
Lillian Starts. manager. The izlrln
hope to have the team fully or-
gnnizcd soon. ‘
A debate was hold by six mom-
its
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Today and Tomorrow
2:16, 7:15 and 9
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Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
Charlie Chaplin
“The Golcl Rush”
'WednCSday Afternoon
4 O’clock. Special
Children's Matinee
TEN CENTS
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ll‘ccnit mowing .Tlm iripln discus.
That child in-
‘lvnr in t'aclnrirs and similar places
not: was, "Rosolvnl:
should be ini‘hltlden.‘ '
l Each side m‘rsoniml very good :tr-
jzumrnls. but the Ili‘glllhc sldu was
declared winner. ~
and Milton Mallkln.
m‘sdny afternoon and
{or the graduation program .
appointed. 'I'llo committees include.
Norma MacLoan—wolcome.‘
Herbert Christorfci--—pocm.
Nathalie Gllckson. Helen
llalcom Goodyear and
Cllristoffor lplirophocy.
Carol Young.
and Milton lllalkln—will.
Elinor Erlenon,‘ Justine
and Mabel Riol‘ll-—-hlstory.
.
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The debaters inclililed;—-.\{ill'nta-
live, Hilda. \l‘cstm-llnu'. Kathcl'luc,
Sanford null . ‘l‘l'lt'l‘l. (.‘liristofici'.
New: c~linrriot Bray. Carol Willi;
The graduating class mct Wed-
committees
were
Ross.
Herbert
Katherine Sanford
Murry
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THEATllE Nous
AT Till) lulu/m
"sllyplrcuo nml Mary” Scores
Nu‘ccsa
"Selby lli‘lli' and Mary," now
playing at. the Mann theatre in a
thrilling picture from tllc great
Broadway slug.» hit which llli'i bccu
made into a film luzlstcrpiCJ‘ that
will thrill and touch the nation's
hcart. .
Here is the annulus picture! it
ink-‘5 you behind tile. resume of
chorus girl's “to shows you its
glamor and gaycty. ihcn, late you
look into the hearts of these flowers
of the night and see the drama
played there. long copra with slightly clrrular
More is the most colorful picture floi .
more set on lf'l w lip ulml
of stage life over flashed rm thc ”M ..-., .y...‘.)..__‘,___:_:d'” .
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your llcart is toui'hed. A grmt cart,
infludlng (‘oustam‘c Bennett. Joan
Crawford and Sally O'Neil \vlll hr.
sum in this superb piece of film
cnlcrialuuicnt.
AT THE PALACE.
(“llnrllc (‘lulplm in "The Gold
Rush."
l’lmi‘lio i‘lmp’r'l'ri in his lilnliil‘st
mulmiv ‘Thv‘ Gold Rush," in being
fillvi‘v'd today and tomorrow at the
Palm-o thoatcr at the prevailing Pal-
:lno wli‘r‘s. i‘hnplln,'l’n this picture
comedy ilmt. will rock you with
laughter. hardships of the Klondike
sitting so clover that tho)! make you
(orch pain, l0\‘l‘.\lt‘l{n0r”fi becomes ill"
foundation for I'lmplln tricks that
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reason. alivaymiucrcnsrs.
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cane. the baggy
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tertain you once more.
sh ops. trick" rim-by.
admission price is ten ccnis.
AT REGENT.
“The Splendid Crime" Opens foday.
“The Splendid Crime," which be-
gan a two day engagement at the
Regent thr or this afternoon proves
two things. It provcs that Bebe Dan-
iels can handle comedy and pathos
with equal facility. and that William
De Mills is as skillful with a pen as
he is with a. megaphone.
The plot framework of this pho-
toplay is the reformation of a girl
crook and her romance with a so-
ciety millionaire, but the, author-
dlrector has gfl'cn this basic theme
an original twist. filled it with 'com-
ody ingredients. added some drama-
tic trimmings .a surprise climax and
a delightful ending and the result
is a picture bubbling 0\‘er with
wholesome fun. amusing situations
and fast action.
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RML'IO
HEATRE
TODAY AND TOMORROW
Sally, Irene to Mary
The gm'izvuue smi‘luvli: . illitt lllrilling ill‘illililmlll‘ homily
mnnui: the l'll‘liz‘l'll. lights—v.1 grant picture
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Constance Bennett, Joan Crawford,
Sally O’Neill
has turuml mall's greed for gold inln
stampede made in scam uproot-lous-
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