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Show L r ywf V 1 - i THE DESERET VTIII Feef and Meemuh (Continued from preceedlng page) .Bind my uying o. jrou'v got Now, dont you cere, ,1 record, deer! other plcewnt you can find lou of or even et Her-- " :.hln to do el home berta. or Aunt Fanny's. You run along uow, and' "Wtll," Florenc said, moving to depart. "700 might a. well 0 oat by the front door, child," Julie with e little watchful urgency. "You come over aome day when Klfl end .end Jllmi have tot used to the place, went you can look et them ell you to." rtht ugtd - Well, I Jut" But et Florence teemed dltpoeed Bill to llnter, her euntt manner became more tevere; the half rote from her reclining petition, for emphetie Fifi end "No, J really mean It! Mimi ere royal-bre- d peraian cat a with e wonderful pedigree, and 1 dont know how much trouble and expenee it'a coat Mr. Bandera to get them for me. aney re utterly different from ordinary cate; they're very fine end queer, end If anything happened to them, after ell the trouble papae made over Other preeente I've had, go etralght to a sanitarium! No. Florence; you keep away from the kitchen today, and I'd like to hear the front door aa you go out." "Well," said Florence, and depart-X - - tfTWENTT I age, unupiciou .except when It fear that 1 nlty or grace may be threatened from without; and it might have been a "bad sign" in revelation of Julia character If eh had failed to accept the muffled metallic claah of the front door cloning as a token that her niece bad taken a complete .departure from the premlaea A supplemental confirmation .came a moment later, fainter bat no lean the dietant alammlng of the front gate, and It made a clear picture of an obedient Florence on her homeward way. Peace came upon Julia; ehe read In her book, while at time she dropped a languid, graceful arm,-- and, with the pretty hand at the dimmer end of It, groped In a dark eheiter beneath her couch, made a selection, merely by her sense of touch, from a frilled white box that lay In concealment there; and then, bringing forth a crystalline violet, became scented ugar, or a bit of fruit translucent In hardened sirup, delicately launched it on the way to that attractive dissolution hoped for It by the wistful donor and all without removing her shadowy eyes from the little volume and Ua patient struggle for dignified rime with "Julia. Florencs was no longer in her beautiful relative's Idlest fh oughts. Florence wss Idly In the thoughts, howsver, of Mrs. Balche. the next- door neighbor to ths south. Happenfrom a bay window, she ing to glancemarked bow the child negligently Walked to ths front gate, opened It. paused for a moment's meditation, then hurled the gate to a vigorous Closure, herself remaining within Its protection. "Odd!" Mrs. Balche murmured. Having thus eloquently closed the then gate. Florence slowly turned moved toward (he rear of the house, quickening her steps as she went, until at a run she disappeared from the scope of Mrs- - Belche s gaxe. cut off by the Intervening foliage of Mr. Atwater's small orchard. Mrs. Balche felt no great Interest; nevertheless she paused at the sound of a boy's voice, half husky, half shrill. In an early stage of change. "What she way. Flor'nce? D'she say we could?" But there came a warning. "Hush up!" from Klorenre In a harsh whisper. Then. In a loser tone, the boy1 a voice said: "Look her there are mighty fupny-actlcats 1 think they're kind of craxy. Or somen'm. Kitty Silver fuel a washtub full o' suds for e; -- ' XFAVS picked up the saucer and went to the kitchen door, which ehe held open for Violet to enter. "Want to come with mamma? But Violet had loat even the faint Interest In life he had shown a few moments earlier. He settled himself to another stupor In the sun. "Well, well," Mrs. Balche said in"Afterwhile shall have dulgently. some mors nice keem." C UNSET was beginning to be hinted, b" two hours Inter, when. In another quarter of the town, a little girt of seven or eight, at play on the domestic elds of an alley gate, became aware of an older girl regarding her fixedly over the top of the gate. - The little rtrl felt embarrassed and paused In her gayeties. enfolding in her arms her pet and playmate. "Howdy'do, said the stranger la a serious tone. 'Whet'll you take for that eat?" The little girl made no reply, and the stranger, opening the gate, came Into the yard. She loked weary, rather bedraggled, yet hurried; her glr was predominantly one of anxiety. "Ill give you a quarter for that cat," she said. "I want an cat; but this ones only got that on gray spot over Us eye, and I don't believe theres an cat left In town, leastways that anybody's willing to m With, part give yol 26 cents for It.. I haven't got it with me. but I'll promise to give It to you day after tomor. row." The little girl still made nd reply, but continued to stare with widening eyes, and the caller spoke with desperation. ' here. she said. "I got to have a whitish cat! That'n Isn't worth mors'n a quarter, but I'll give you thirty-fiv- e cents for her, imoney down day after tomorrow. At this ths frightened child set the eat upon the ground and fled into the house. Florence Atwater was left alone; that Is to say, she was the only human being left In the yard, or In eight. Nevertheless, a human voice spoke, nod far behind her. It came through a knot hole in the fence, and It was a voice almost of passion. "Ton grab It! Florence stood In silence, motionless; there wee a solemnity about her The voice exhorted. "My goodness! It said. "She didn't say she wouldn't sell It, did she? Tmi can bring her the money like you said vou would, can't you? I got mine, didn't I, almost wfthont eny trouble st all! My heavens! Afn't Kitty Sliver pretty near craxy ? Just think of the position we've put her into! I tell you, you got to!" But now Florence mov'd. She moved slowly at first; then with more decision and rapidity. deepened THAT eveningsbluedusk had when starlit the night two cousins, each with a scant unmet by appointeasy dinner eaten, ment in the alley behind their mutual grandfather's place of residence. they climbed the back Presently ne and approached the kitchen. lifted her right Florence Suddenly hand, and took between thumb and forefinger a lock of hair upon the: back of Herbert's head. "Well, for heavenseg aakes," he burst out. Justifiably protesting. him. "Hush'" Florence warned "Kitty Silver's talkin' to somebody In be Aunt .Julia! there. It might , little cat, and went to glvs it aretlsed . Vi ra Balche was a and too widow, without children, timid to tike dogs; but aftsr a suitable Interval, following the loss . of her husband, ah had accepted from a friend the gift of a white kitten, and named K Violet. It may ba said that own cream. Mrs. Bglche. having few Interests In life, and being of a sequestering nature. lived for Violet, and that no much devotion was not good for ths Utter's health, in hU youth, after having shown sufficient spirit to lose of as eye during a sporting absence was three nights and days. Vlolst sot again permitted enough freedom this dUloyalty action to repeat though In hU advanced middle age be had been fed to ouch a state that he seldom cared to move, other than tall by a slow, sneerly wavement of the when friendly words were addressedd seem-In him; and consequently, as he beyond all capacity or desire to run away, or to run at all. Mra Balche had given him the run of the place. She found him now, sleeping upon he back porch, and placed beside him a saucer of cream, the second since She watched him afhis luncheon. fectionately as he opened his eyes and turned his noble tohead, with Its great furred Jowls, wards ths saucer, and began the which process of rising for more food, was all that evsr seemed even feebly When he had to rouse his mind. spec between risen, there was little him anywhere and the floor of the - Henry-the-Eigh- th enViolet took his cream without turnthusiasm. pausing at times andhe pering his head away. In fact, sensisted only out of an Incorrigible a pace suality, and finally withdrew or two, leaving creamy traces still up-of on the saucer. With a multitude fond words his kind miMrees drew his attention to these, and. making a visible effort, he returned and dtspos-e-d of them "Dhat's de 'ltty dartin', she said, him. "East um all stooping to stroke Dood for ole sweet up nice clean. and sin!" She continued to stroke him, with his eye. not Violet half closed he as but rather, and eerenlty. love with simultaneously curvlngly gestured menhis tall. In a kind of Impotent ace, meaning to say: Oh, for Heaven's Thou A&ke, Uk6 your hands of o id! he opened the eye end paid a little. Infrom ths stinctive attention to sounds shrubneighboring yard. A high fenBe. beries, and foliage concealed that yard from the slew of Violet, but the sounds were eloquent to him, elnce they were those made by members of his own general species when threatening atrocities. The accent may hare been foreign, but Violet caught perfectly the sens of what was being paid, and Instinctively he muttered reciprocal curses within himself. "What a matt a. honey?" hi comsympathetically. inquired panion 'Ena, bad people Tighten poor Violet!" From beyond the fence came the murmuring of a boy and a girl In hushed but urgent conversation: and with these sounds there mingled watery agitations, splashing and the like s well as those low vocalixlngs which Violet had recognized, then there were muffled explosions, like fireworks choked In feather beds; and the huvoices man grew uncontrollably somewhat louder, so that their Import was distinguishable. !Ow!" "Hush up, can't you? Ton want to bring the whole town to ow!" "Hush up your"Look out self Oh. goodness'" dont let her " "Well, look what he's doin' fo me. can't you" "For Heevenses aakes, catch holt and -- fb all-wh- - . f-- Cm'ere!" She led him to a position beneath an open lighted window of the kitchen. Hero they at upon the ground, with their backs against the stone foundation of the house, and listened to voices and the clink and swish of dish's being washed. "Sh's got another ole colored darky woman In there with her." said Florence "Its a woman belongs to her church and comes 0 aee her 'most Listen: shss telling ev'rv evening ov' voice. her shout It.-- I bet we could have the Then came a huehed. hnkv mavbe of it better this wav colored o a horrified truth real that Inevitably oemon hastening from a distance: than If we went In and asked her "Oh mv Oswd"' There was a srur-t-vl- right out. AnvWay, It Isn't eavesdrop, and the girl was herd In furi- nlng If vou listen when people' are ous vst hosrselv guarded vehemence-"Brin- talkin' shout you yourself. Its only the co'es prop! Bring the wrong when It Isn't any of your own rlo'es nrop! We can poke that one "For heavenses sake hush up" down from the garage anvwsy. Oh. "Listen" her cousin remonstrated. mv goodness look at her go'" us. shook her head Mrs Batch Wm. Miss Julia, maam.' I sat' Silver Mra. Mrs. Balche was reminded of her "Naughty children!"' she said as she thus came the voice of bus" n' SATURDAY JAXUxlRYD no'm. Miss Julia, ma'am, them ths same two cats you han' me. Mast Julia, maaui,' 1 say, 'Leak is, I say. Them the two same cats whut was in Hare Narrow Escape closeil-u- p brown basket when open it up an take an' fix to wash 'em. Somebody might 'a' took an I change 'em 'fu' they got to me.' ay. Miss Julia, maam; but all the aenca to 'em , they change happen been in charge of me that's ths gray whut coma off em whiles I washln 'em an' drying 'em in corn meal an' flannel. 1 dun no how much washln' 'em change 'em, M.iss Julia, ma'am, I say ' T cause how much they change or atn t change, that's fer you to say and me not to Jedge, I say." "Lan o' misery!" cried the visitor, chuckling delightedly. T wonder how you done kep' you face. Miss Kitty., What Miss Julia aay?" of A loud, irresponsible outburst folmirth on the part of Mrs. Silver conlowed. When she could again trol herself she replied more definitely. "Miss Julia say.' ah say she ala' never hear -no sech outragelout story In her life!.- 8h tuck on! Halle- I lujah! An' all time. Mis Johnson, give you my word, 1 atannln there holdln' nat basket, carryin on up hill an' down dale, how them the same two Berjum cats Miata Sammerses sen her; an' trouble enough dese ten In to that basket, lemme say to you. Mis Johnson, as anybody kin tell you whutever tried to take care o' two cats whut aint yoosta each other in the same basket. An' every blessed minute, I stannln there, can'. I hear that ole Mis B latch flex do', out In her back yod an' her front yod, an' plum out In the street, hollerin': 'Kitty? Kitty? KittyT 'Yes!' Miss Julia aay, she say. 'Fine ato'y!" she say. Them two cats you claim my Berjum cats, they got short hair, an they ain't they ain't the same age an'same near the sire.' even nowhere she say. 'One of 'cm's as fat as bofe them Berjum cata' she say: an it's on'y got one eye,' she say, 'Well, dess around that there skinnier one's eye.' I say; 'dess the same you tell me they coin to, I say. 'Yon right about that much, ma'am! "Oh, me! Mra Johnson moaned worn with applausive laughter. "What she reepon' then?. "I set thatbesket down." said Kitty Silver, "'an' I start fer the do, whiles she unfasten thq lid fer to take one mo' look at em, I feeon; but open window mighty close by, an' nat sklnnv whits eat make one Jump, an' after U'l while I lookin out thishere window an I see that ole fat Mis Blatch's tom, waddlin c st the yod todee home." "What she doin now? Mrs. John son Inquired. . "Who? Miss Julia? she settin out on the front po'cbe talkin' to Mista Sammerses.'' "My name' How she goln' fix It with him. after all thishere dischumarad-dle?- " n&t SECTION 1921 1 As Cliff Slides PICTURE feet and Mr. Vignola chose it for some of his big scenes because It afforded tho necessary thrfris which he was endeavoring to fllm.i Before beginning work Mr. Vignola consulted native fishermen, who assured him that the cliff was safe. All morning they "shot scenes and the accident did not happen until shortly .after lunch. Hardly had the company resumed work, according to the report, than the ground beneath their feet .began to give way and before any one knew what wsa happening they were sliding and falling with the loose earth Into th sea. Fortunately there were no rocks at that point or there might have been serious casualties, although a large boulder that fell from the crumbling cliff graxed Mr. . Vignola's head. Mr. Vignola, who la an expert swimmer, recovered himself quickly and began to look for the members of hid company. He assisted Seens Owen, who plays the principal- - feminine role, ashore and when he went hack for th others be found them safe. and unhurt except for shock. Among those who received this ducking besides Mr. Vignola. (Continued FIRST TWO DATS OF WEEK BuchJones LAST TIMES THIS EVENING. Versatile and Volatile DOROTHY GISHCast in Supported by James Rennie and a Splendid "FLYING PAT First Showing ROSCOE 11 Fatty1 bill TheBig Punch ARBUCKLE in a BREVSTERS RUTH ROLAND Saper McMraaw niLLIOIIS Rath of the Rockies CtauaeaHac Wedwntay A Btc Speeftal .VERA GORDON (Meeker ef Hewereeqee) mother love story THE GREATEST LOVE la a t I Tomor- row of the Best One Yet! flrtraa mmd from page five.) fore the armistice there had been a very rapid decline of Interest In war pictures This decline haa been going on ever since. The fact Is that today motion picture theatre owners fight any picture that even suggests shy of ttrea of a war. ' The subject with amaxing suddenness To"Western" drama the day may be in the zenllb of its popularity. tomorrow it may encounter comSome years ago plete indifference. the foreign-mad- e picture was well liked, then came a decline of Its popularity and now after the war there seems to. be a distinct revival of Interest In the foreign made picture of then quality. I am mentioning alleven at circumstances to show that best the producing field Is, always a hazardous one. There are uncharted rocks and reefs In plenty. public-frequentl- y ! atoar ( a tkrllllag ymmm rtrealt rMer la the irniera With a thrilllax rmnaaee WMderlal ttlaiax iie lams and one false move m'ay throw the whole machinery out of plumb. Public Tasto Variable. The success of certain Individual pictures or of certain groups and lypea of pictures is by no mean an infallible guide for the future. At times the public seems to fancy certain types of pictures for no apparent reason. It i a fashion and a style very much like in the clothing trade. The vagaries and evolutions of public taste are queer end hard to trace. Experienced producers during the recent war counted on a continuance of public Interest in all matters referring to the war for at least a few months aftIn this glorious land of the free 11 er the armistice. As a result they "stocked up with war pictures. Their ' cost a man a good deal to get in line pictures could not be sold. Long be at the political pi eoigiter. BROADWAY din-nu- The Healthy Shaving Soap death or serious Injury by the sheerest of luck, Robert G. Vignola and his company, who are In the Bahama Islands filming exterior scencs for a forthcoming special production, experienced the thrill of their lives recently when a promontory upon which they were working collapsed and slid into tba tea, according to advices received In New York. The accident, says the report, occurred Just outside of Nassau while the company waa on location. Th or cliff towered fully 100 la the Cuticura Soap CuHtwteeyi Escaping ' Phil Carle and Russell Mathias, assistant director; A1 Llguori, cameraman; another cameraman and several other technical assistants. Into Sea "Who? Miss Julia? Leave her alone, honey! She take an' begin talk so fas an' talk so sweet that young man aint goto to rlcklect he ever giveher no cats, not till hes gone an halfway home! But I aint tole you the nj of It Mis Johnson, an' the en' orf's the bee part whut happen. 7? What'xrthxt, Miss Kilt'-said Mra fX"r. "Mista "Look! Atwater gone In yonder, after I come out an' ast whut all them goln's-o- n about. Well, suh, an didn't he come h walkin out In my kitchen after an' slip me two bright sprang new allroh dolluhs right in my ban?" "My Name!" Yeesuhl" said Mra- - Silver triumphantly. the darkness outside ths window INFlorence n se to her feet "What you goln to do?" Herbert asked. a deep breath and drew Florenca then made reply In an earnest and conscientious voice; and Terbert. as he listened, felt within his bosom for the first time In hi life, and profound- - i ly In spite of himself the stirrings of a strong admiration for this girl cousin of his: admiration and a desire to emulate her now in word and deed. "I think we've done very, very wrong." ah said. "I don't want to go to bed tonight with all this on my mind, and I'm going to find grandpa right now," she concluded, "andt confess every bit of It to him. (Copyright, ltlt, by the Bell Syndicate, Inc.) ? Were Miss Owen, E. K. Lincoln, f See Fatty as a babe of five months; a boy of five years, and a cutup of 25! Its one big "Scream! nwSm mats fo auaa ! HELD OVER TODAY. STARTS Without a doubt the greatest drama of the ' Underworld ' ever screened. SECOND BIGJYEEK Patronage The Reward of Merit The Home of Saper-Matt- Picturea er - With Utahs Own Lime. Frances Knight, Conductor ft An Organization Composed Entirely of Gifted Young Women Musicians, Assisted by M Famous Dancer a i Genevieve Gilbert Dramatic Soprano N Advanced Prices Two Days Only . 20c, 40c, 50c. real by MARY THURMAN, JAMES KIRKWOOD, PHILO and McCullough, mitchell, noah 4 Perfectly Picked Cast. rhea CONSTANCE BINNEY it A DRAMA OF WONDERFUL CONFLICTS Scenes of Strife of romance of yividv livld action Men lu, who are real.jnen; men w ho are beasts. Women, wonderful in tiieir love; women pitiable in their frailty. AU Made ' Last Times Today. In i fJ; tf ftlary Thurman Mans Hate Against Mans Fear Woman's Passion Against Girl's Love Scoffer's SkillA gainst Tempests Might And Brilliant Orchestra Soloists VIOLIN HARP CELLO CORNET , TROMBONE PIANO FRENCH HORN MIM THe Symphony Orchestra L W Allen Dwans Super Special Ladies Columbia Dorothy Volkey ;yr: - A DRAMA VIVID AS LIGHTNING 3:15, 7:15, 9:15. Commencing Today , , ORE WEEK COMMERCING TODAY Engagement Extraordinary Two Days berry Featuring PRISCILLA DEAN And the Most Marvelous Character Actor on the Screen LON - COMEDY Something Different Known Going Thru the Rye JH ARIEL MALE QUARTET ALL .WEEK i " SiS J CHANEY the world over for his roles in The Miracle Man' and The Penalty. Joe Martin Comedy International News NEXT BIG ATTRACTION Maurice Tourneurs Masterpiece of the Sea DEEP WATERS. A Paramount Special, , First Four Days of Next Week CONSTANCE TALMADGE in DANGEROUS BUSINESS Gordon Bret land. Organist Comedy THREjS |