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The Wingham Advance-Times, 1939-11-09, Page 8“TAG®'tot WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIMES Thursday, November 9,1930 O»»:R ROB SYNOPSIS V Anne Ordway, nineteen, is shocked ■When she realizes that their old friend David Ellicott, is in love with her beautiful mother, Elinor. Anne adores both her mother and her father, Fran­ cis. One night she and Garry Brooks find a man making coffee over a fire in a meadow—a charming young man who gives his name only as Charles. After Anne has left him, Charles, through a second story window in Anne’s house, sees a beautiful woman —not Anne—take something from a dressing table. Next morning Anne misses her pearls and Garry Brooks suggests that the stranger took them. Charles is injured in an automobile .accident—and turns out to be Charles Patterson, member of an old and re­ spected family, in the news because of his wife’s sensational charges in her divorce suit. Charles is taken to Arnie’s house, where Vicky, her com­ panion, nurses him. and little slides of crystal fastened the straps of her sapphire slippers. She asked'as Vicky came in, ‘ you like it?’’ "Very much.” "I got the crystals at a bargain Do anyone, Elinor’s brocade. Mr. Ordway is bringing­ home with him after the he bringing?” asked have Anne, dressing for Betty Lan­ vale’s party, thought of Charles. She had not been to his room, but she 1 had.read his letter again and again, and as she read, the things her mo- ■ flier had said had lost their sting. Marion, the maid, was holding out .an etheral frock of flounced white tulle. “You’re like a picture,” she said. Anne, looking into the mirror, wished she might show -herself to Charles. A little later, as she went along the hall, she hesitated at the door of the guest room. It was open, But a screen had been set in front of it She peeped around the screen and said, "Hello!” Charles, alone and reading .looked tip. “Anne!” "I got your letter.”' "I shouldn’t have written it.” "I’m glad you did.” "Why?” “Because now I shall never believe the things they are saying about you.” “Other people believe them.” "What do I care about other peo- ■ple?” She was flaming with her championship of him, and lovely. [ He said, “You are perfect in that dress. And now „you will go and' dance with Garry?”' "Yes. But I shan’t marry him.” “Good.” “I’m going away.” "Going away? Where?” "To France. Mother and I.” "You are going with your mother?” Just then Vicky rounded the corn­ er "Oh, here you are, Anne!. Garry is asking for you.” When she had gone Charles said to Vicky, “She must not go to France ■with her mother.” "What do you mean?” she asked tensely.- And she listened, white-faced, while Be told her. Elinor, in front of her long mirror, •was late as usual. But she liked to Beep people waiting. ’ She was wearing blue — a chiffon in a hard clear sapphire that empha­ sized the color of her eyes. Her beads, her bracelets were of crystal to­ day, Only dowagers and spinsters wear real jewelry these days.” / Vicky let that pass, "Have you a minute for me, Mrs. Ordway?” "I haven’t a minute for Francis is waiting.” The maid was holding wrap of blue and silver Vicky took it from her. "I’ll look af­ ter Mrs. Ordway. And I wish you’d go down and help Freda with the sandwiches, some people dance.” “Who is Elinor. Vicky waited until the maid closed the door. "He telephoned two detect­ ives to meet him here.” "Detectives?” "Yes.” “About Anne’s pearls? Oh, Vicky, how stupid! I told Francis to do no­ thing for a couple of days. Anne will find them.” "Anne won’t find them.” Elinor turned slowly and faced her. “You can tell me what you done with them.” "Well/ if you must have it”—-Elin- or’s eyes did not meet Vicky’s —* "I took them this afternoon to Balti* more, I didn’t dare take anything of my own, There’s that diplomatic din­ ner next week and Francis would have a fit if I didn’t deck myself in all the family jewels. If Francis were not such a pig I wouldn’t be driven to do such things. But I had promis­ ed Lucien that money today and I had to get it.” You pawned them?” “Yes.” "Have you the ticket?” "Yes.” "Give it to me.” “But what good wiill that do when haven’t the money?” "How much?” Elinor named a sum that seemed to Vicky astounding. "I’ve paid all my debts and I bought there crys­ tals.” “And you have none left?” "Not a. penny.” “Then I must get it from my bank as soon as possible.” Elinor clutched Vicky’s arm. going to get them back?” "I’ll do my best.” I "You "You’re a picture,” he said. "Why not?” “Because — I know who took them. There was a breathless silence, af­ ter which Elinor said with elaborate carelessness, "Who was it, Vicky?” I “I think I must ask you that.” I Elinor’s head went up. "Well, if you knew, why didn’t you tell Fran­ cis?” "I preferred to tell you first.” "Why?” "So that you might put them back.” Elinor reached for her wrap. "Vicky, do you know what you are saying? I won’t stand everything.” “I’m not asking you to stand any­ thing. I am only asking what we can both do about it.” It seemed to Elinor’s excited imag­ ination as if Vicky, still and compos­ ed, was like a marble statue, against which she would be shattered. “What can I do?”.she asked sullenly. time was and cou- din- Anne was having a wonderful at Betty . Lanvale’s party. She young and she loved to dance young men flocked around her. When the music stopped the pies began to drift toward the ing room. Garry guided Anne easily through the crowd. There was a hall to cross before they reached the din­ ing room—a great vaulted hall, hung with tapestries and portraits of dead and gone Lanvales. Set out in stone urns were orange trees, heavy with fruit, and it was against the back­ ground of green and glossy leaves and golden globes, that Anne saw her mo­ ther. As Anne came up Elinor said hur­ riedly: "I was looking for you, Anne. David and I are going 'over to the club with the .Dorsays for bridge. We’re fed up. Garry will drive you home.” "But, Mother?” BETTE DAVIS THRILLED BY QUINTS, FINDS DR. DAFOE “GOOD GUY ' z' ’' xiv:’;?SOS LX - "I think he must be a good guy," said Bette Davis, Hollywood’s ace box-office attraction, before meeting Dr, Allan ’Roy Dafoe, during a visit jto Callander and the quints, When she met the doctor her opinion was confirmed/ for he answered all her questions about the famous babies and showed her charts of their pro­ gress since birth. Miss Davis was "excited and thrilled” at seeing quints in person, tl^tigh no special showing was arranged for her. She watched them fascinated, like any other tourist. the "What?” "Oh, nothing/' Anne did not want to go with Garry, but her mother wouldn’t understand. There' really wasn’t any reason except that he’d try to make love to her, And how could she tell her mother that?” Elinor opened her bag and took out an envelope, "I want you to give this to Vicky as soon as you get home. Even if she’s asleep , I want her to have it tonight," Just then David came up and Elin­ or went with him, her head high, her flounces trailing, The look in her mo­ ther’s eyes and the whiteness of her face had frightened Anne. What was in that letter to Vicky? When at last she started home with Garry the rain was coming down heavily. "Gee,” Garry said, thing like it, Anne, ; "Like what?” "Oh, don’t begin tions,” He laughed ed <Jown to her. at last, my darling.' Dead silence, except for a swish of wet leaves as they passed a great tree by the gate.” "Did you hear what I said?” “Yes.” “Why didn’t you answer?” "Because I’m not your darling.” The rain was beating now against the windshield, a cloudburst that im­ peded their progress and obscured Garry's view, At last they stopped with a sudden jerk. Garry opened the door and got out, and then came back to say, “There’s water in the engine. It’s hopeless to try to fix it in this storm. We’ll have to wait until some- orfe comes .along.” Vicky, waiting up for Anne, won­ dered why she did not come. It was a dreadful night and Vicky was ner­ vous as a cat. She had had her inter­ view with. Francis who had arrived before midnight to meet the detectiv­ es. She had waylaid him in the hall and had asked for a few moments alone with him. “It’s about Anne’s pearls,” she. said. "I know who took them, but I’d ra­ ther not/"tell you. I wish you’d trust me to get them back and not push the matter farther.” “If it were anyone but you, Vicky,” he had said. “I wouldn’t, listen for a moment. But you must have your rea­ sons and good ones.” "Please,” she had implored, “send them away before Anne comes. Say that-it was all a mistake and that the pearls have been found.” “You shall have them tomorrow.” He had then dismissed the detec­ tives, and, coming back to Vicky, had talked of other things. Through it all Vicky realized his thoughts were turning and twisting in dark chann­ els. vAt Jast he had said, “I spoke to Anne about going with her mother, but I’m not keen about it.” “Why not?” “She still needs you. She’s just a child.” “I know.” Vicky was staring into the fire. Francis, leaning forward, had said, "You’ve been more than a mother to her, Vicky, and you mustn’t desert her now.” , “I’m not deserting her, and I have thought of this. If you can spare her, I’ll take her home with me and we’ll spend Thanksgiving with my people. She needs to be away from every­ thing—from Garry.” It had been late when Francis left her, and now Vicky was waiting. She went to the telephone and called up the Lanvale residence. A servant re­ ported that Miss Ordway had driven away' an hour ago with Mr. Brooks. Mrs. Ordway had gone on to the club. So that was . that. As she wondered whether she should tell Francis there came, suddenly,-the sound of a motor. She flung open theMoor to find Gar­ ry stumbling through the storm with Amid in his arms. • "She half frozen,” he said. "Who ever heard of such weather at this time of had to along.” Vicky you?” Elinor froirl the "Elinor?" Vicky’s voice was id. “Where is she?" "Out there in the car." But Elinor was not in the car. She was standing in the hall. "Where’s David?” Garry asked. “He’s gone/' She came forward, more like a Wraith than ’a real per­ son. “It’s an awful night,” she said in- a toneless voice. “Has Francis come in?” "Yes.” nation lightly, but only he and Anne knew him. Anne tion. I won't, resolute had at last convinced him. Yet now when he left her, he lifted her hand’ to his lips. "This isn’t the end, Anne.” But it was said as one who, with his back to the wall, cher­ ished a forlorn hope, Anne smiled and then forgot him. “Here’s a letter Mother gave me for you, Vicky," She was glad to get rid of it. Nqw that her mother was ly at home the letter no longer wor­ ried her. (Continued Next Week) that there was no lightness in For in that hour of darkness had definitely defined her posi- "I can’t marry you, Garry, and And something remote and safe­ * / llllmll REAL MADISOIWENOX VERNONW.McCOy MADISON AVI AT GRAND OKTO PARK . 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