THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, MAY 17, 1935
Film Star On Holiday
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Well you see. I am afraid,” must Rockburn said that you have so many people asking you the same thing."
This was true. Young men. old men foreign princes. Slaa stars, directors. American stockbrokers and Argentines were constantly asking Margarita to marry them. the But prolonged clumsiness in Englishman convinced her of his seriousness.
She waited now for this new pro- posal of marriage. Rockburn seem ed to waste a lot of time struggling But with the shyness in his nature. she wanted to hear every word he said, however long, it took him to speak them out.
He began to speak again. "You see, he said. "my brother is much older than I. He has no son—-—-”
"Children." Margarita had al- ways wanted a child.
"You know, we have got this
place in the country."
She had not known this and so
she just smiled encouragingly.
"I think I am more fond of this place than anything else in the world. It is very beautiful" He looked sentimental in spite of his teeth. I know you would love it."
Margarita was. sure she would love his country house England was cold, but probably the English countryside was very beautiful in summer time, •
"I could quite understand a to- soap falling more in love with a man's home than with the himself.”
man
"No. I should we the man more." she answered.
"Perhaps you would. but I assure you it often happens the other way."
He did not speak for a few mo-") ments. She was aware of a sense of slight irritation. What had be got to be silent about now?
At last he said: "It is velgrdith- cult. You see. haven't a penny, and a country house costs a lot to keep up."
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She laughed in-rase, this was a jke, and then she stopped iķugh- ing in case it wasn't). It was really very stupid to think of this when she was a rich herself. She smiled at hin
Sever mind. One makes a lot of money in pictures.“
“Yes,” he said, "that's just it. Miss Mayu, will you please beint She interrupted him because it seemed to her unromantic for a man to ask her to marry him call- ing her "Miss. Mayo." She said. “My nuow is Margarita. It is my real
and But
just my picture
“Margarita then." The interrup- tion seemed to have made him more shy. Will you please be very kind He seemed zo gather his words together and then say them but all at once-his only chance of speech.
"I want to be a film actor- Can you get me a job in pictures ?""
THE END
BY GOLLY! IF IT-WUZ QUIET LIKE THIS ALL THE
TIME AROUND THE HOUSE.
1 WOULDNT MIND
STAYIN HOME-
GOOD-BYE. DADDY! I'M GOING OUT SHOPPING-
OH! I HAVE ANOTHER GOOD- IDEA-WE'LL CALL ON MRS.. IVY POYSON, SHE IS SUCHA)
DELIGHTFUL PERSON-
ISNT SHE CUTE? DON'T LET HER SLIP OUT OF YOUR ARMS-
Bringing Up Father
OH YOU SAW THAT
KID FIRST-
ALL RIGHT I'M ALL READY- GO AN GIT YOUR THINGS
ON-
I'D LIKE TO DROP
HER-
GOO1
OH.FER GOODNESS SAKE' I KNEW IT WOULDN'T BE VERY,
QUIET AROUND HERE-
WELL-THERE'S ONLY
ONE THING TO DO-I'LL
TELL MAGGIE
I'M GOIN OUT FER A WALK-
WANT TO PLAY HOUSE-
WELL- I GUESS I'VE FIXED IT SO'S I'LL NOT BE ANNOYED BY THAT KID-
I'LL GIT DAUGHTER TO AMUSE THAT KID-I AIN'T GOIN' TO SE BOTHERED WITH HER -
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA-
I'LL GO WITH YOU- I NEED A LITTLE EXERCISE-
WHAT! YOU AINT GONNA TAKE HER WITH US, ARE YOU?.
WELL! IF YOU THINK YOULE: ENJOY A WALK. COME ALONG-
SURE-YOU DON'T
THINK IM GOING:
TO LEAVE HER IN THE HOUSE ALL ALONE -
WOW! WHAT
A NICE TIME I PLANNED FER MESELF.
IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN-
WHY.MRS. JIGGS! THIS IS A SURPRISE: YOU MUST STAY FOR TEA-I'M GIVING A PARTY TO SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS CHILDREN-
PUT HER DOWN-
I WANNA
PUNCH HER
IN THE NOSE-
ETERNAL RIDDLE OF
IRELAND
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went to school. It never saw Life} steadily; certainly it never saw it whole. A small business man in a Western town, a supporter of dej Valera, ruined by his policy, being asked, "But for whom will you votej at the next election?" replied, "For Dev. again. That old blackguard] (2 business rival) up the street is) not bankrupt yet!"
for
As purveyors of bankruptcy fan- ticapitalismi): in their appeal to and dependence on all that is low- est, disruptive and sinister in Irisn life; in their narrowness-vanity! without ambition and greed office at any cost; in their defiance of the one conservative and tradi- tional safeguard that remains to us, the Church, this "Republican" Government is by their incapacity] an excuse and by its duplicity a formula for Communism.
One cannot bate England with- out suffering from the anti-thesis of Justice, humaneness and fair- play. The further away Ireland goes from the Commonwealth, from the greatest safeguard of freedom. that the mind of man has invented, the nearer it drifts to Communism, where slaves will knout themselves, That is the next issue: Common- wealth or Communism. But then in Ireland, the unexpected alwaysi happens, the inevitable, neveri
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HOW TO KEEP FROM GETTING OLD
AINT THE FLOOR LOVELY TO
DANCE ON?
HOW DO YOU KNOW? YOU AIN'T BEEN ON IT YET-
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