A. FIRST NOVEL ! -
WHIRLWIND
THIS HAS HAPPENED.
By Eleanor Early.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
as they are. But you're always ro- bellious. Seething inside all the TAD THORNE and VALERIE time. Popping off like a little fire-
"THE KING OF KINGS.”
WORLD-FAMOUS FILM: COMING TO QUEEN'S.
"The King of Kings," the much-discussed film production dealing with the life of Christ, is to have a short season at the Queen's Theatre commencing Tuesday November 27th, according to a special advertisement in this issue.
Those who have chosen the
WEST are married in a tlo, cracker. You're got to learn to
Lake life gracefully, Sybil. Buck- cinematograph as their art are
chapel by the sea, of holiness.
"It's like Val," thought SYBIL ing fats is a tough job. We can't probably not presumptuous in THORNE, whose own love affaire do it, little girl.. There's no use had made plenty of talk. She's trying. Life's so much bigger than making it seem complicated, but any of us." that doesn't make any difference.
It comes untied these days, how-
over 'elaborately it's tied."
asserts
WEDNESDAY,
LADY'S LIFE WITH BANDITS:
(Continued from Page. 1.)
and later they resumed their march till they came to a wood where they slept.
NOVEMBER 14, 1928.
U.S. AMUSEMENT MERGER.
YOUNG MEN'S £100,000,000 SCHEME.
The Radio Corporation During the many nights when America is arranging a merger of such quarters formed their lod- amusement Interests which will in- ging, Miss Tobin was given a bed volve a capital of £100,000,000 and of sorts-of leaves or straw-and promises immense ramifications. a looted coat and blanket. They Firms directly concerned are the rominined in this wood at various Radio Corporation of Americn- parts of it for two nights and Photophone subsidiary; its big strict which was kept by sentries. brother, the Film Booking Offices Miss Tobin was allowed for a pictures corporation; and the Co., the time to sit apart up the creek, Keith-Albeo-Orpheum but later she was sent with the famous vaudeville circuit. Chinese girls to join the crowd whilst the Jeaders held a die- cussion.
י,
Party Splits in Two, Shortly afterwards the band divided into two, and the older
But companies mentioned as pro- bable future adherents aro_the General Electric Co., American Tele phone and Telegraph Co., Weating- house Electric, and Victor Talking
Machine.
Two men still in the thirties are
thinking that an attempt many be made to express the life of Christ in terms of the film. The task is not inherently Impossible nor im- proper. "A consideration which "But, Craig, look at me! I've muat save this enterprise from
complete condemnation," Sybil, who worships her brother, lost everything. You can't expect the Times, "Is that night after is exceedingly unhappy because she me to fold my hands, and murmur night the sayings of our Lord will dialikes Valerie. Her own enThy will be done. You can't ex- gagement to CRAIG NEWHALL Alls her also with forbodings. Bepect me to just lie down, and Tet/be brought before the eyes of the daughter of the boatman, who the gods of fate walk all over me, thousands who may be expected to cause, though Craly is fine and First, there was that dreadful attend. The art of the producer up to that time had been happy credited with being the master- her and her link up amusements. Of those two wealthy and handsome, Sybil does war and my poor boy was led to has added little to them. But at in waiting on Miss Tobin, was minds in this new endeavour to Mr. David Sarnoff, general manager younger sister, and was not seen not really love him. Years before, slaughter. And, Craig, that drove least he has given them a setting separated from hor sweetheart, JOHN LAW-me nearer insanity than you'll ever of a kind. Cecil B. DeMille has by them again. The brigands of the Radio Corporation, is a RENCE, marched away to war on know. And then there were the 'told it in his own way, but ceraver that she died from unwilling-Russian, and, the other, Mr. Joseph the eve of their marriage and crazy years afterward, when we tainly with no irreverence and ness to cat food, but it is believed Kennedy, president of Film Book never returned.
all went wild. Things happened with no offence. Convinced that she can
never then, dear, that I'd like to forget. fault, indeed, with the prosenta- that she has been compelled to ing Offices, is a Harvard graduate
the banking and film worlds. be happy again, Sybil became en-If it hadn't been for my job, I'd tion of the Agony. It is foolish, join some member or other of the who has been highly successful in Both began their careers with gaged to Craig to make her dy-have gone off the handle entirely.
and worse, to tell the Life of our band as a "wife."
The brigand chief and his two Ing father happy. But Mr. Thorne I loved that job, Craig. In the Lord and to say nothing of lis was dead before she could tell him, office from nine till five, busy every Agony, The fact that we have wives with twelve men accompanied out a penny. and now Sybil does not know what minute. Accomplishing things.. most in mind is that there are | Miss Tobin to another wood where Feeling important. All these con- hundreds and thousands of people they stayed two days and nights. Val and Tad go to Canada fortrets with worthwhile people. Part in this modern world of ours During the forty-four days of a wedding trip, and Sybil goes and parcct of achievements. utterly ignorant of the Gospel captivity Miss Tobin spent only house, and alone to their summer place at "It was glorious. I got no story, and we are not prepared to three nights in a Wianno Lo prepare for the home-stopped pitying myself. Introspec-he captious in our criticisms of although this may seem part of coming of the newlyweds.
the suffering. It was doubtless a mena of preserving the measure of health she retained as the weather was almost uniformly good throughout.
tu du.
tion has always been my curse, and there wasn't time for that sort of CHAPTER IX.
thing at Lathrup & Sons. Some- The town was full of memories. thing doing every minute. That
had was my salvation. bench; where Sybil The
"And then, of course,. I had to walked with John Lawrence. The lawns about the house where they give it all up, when daddy got so had strolled in the moonlight, sick. And now-with daddy gone Everywhere he went a shadowy nd Tad-I'm like a ship out of figure walked beside her. A tall, water. 11gh and dry by a rocky slim boy in khaki, with hair like store. Nothing to do, but think about it. It's a devil of a life, gold, and lovelight in his eyes.
Craig.
It seemed to Syhit that she was closer to John there, where she had learned to love him, than she had ever been anywhere else.
'And mother doesn't make things any better. Oh, I suppose It sounds disloyal. But I'm not a very filial At night she found the place en sort of a girl. I never could sce that there a the beach where he had kissed her why people assume first. And she stood, as she had sort of mystic bond between par stood that night, with her face to ents and progeny. I adored my the sea, while the wind whipped her dress about her, and blew her Joha' check should hair where have been.
Then she put up her arms to nothingness, and raised her face to her,phantom lover..
"Whatever I do," she whispered, "I'll love you still. Forever and forever, John,"
father, because he was the most wonderful thing that ever lived, Not just because, by merest ac cident, he happened to be my father.
"And mother worships Tnd in the same blind fashion. I can us derstand that all fight. I suppose it gives a woman an awful kick to have a splendid son-bone of her bone, blood of her blood, as they say. But na for me--I'm nothing The mist was rolling in in clouds to send telegrams home about. when Craig found her on the sands. Mother was never particularly wild A little buddled figure, watching about me-not since I grew up and the tide creep up. He had driven started to have a mind of my own. dówn when Mrs. Thorne told him
"We're far apart as the poles, that Sybil was there for the night, mother and I. Probably I sound working with n charwomar, from, like an awful egg, talking this the village.
way. Of course, I love mother. "I drive her home if she'll let And God knows I feel sorry for me, and down again first thing in her. But the woman who, does our the morning," he promised. So he washing would be a durn sight had hurried there and, finding the
more congenial." house deserted, had sought her on the beach.
"Thinking about you," she lied lightly.
"Honest?"
He took her hand fondly, and she could see how happily he smiled. Poor Craig. It was so eney for her to please him. Only a little word of affection-a loving smile.
"Sit down," she invited. "I want to tell you something."
He put the coat he carried about her, and she pillowed her head fighting, against his shoulder.
"Craig, I'm the unhappiest girl
on earth,"
"I know, honey."
His arm about her drew
gently closer.
her
"No, you don't Craig, You think It's because John is dead, and daddy. And how Tad married. And mother and I at sword's points, because we don't speak the same language. But that's not all of it. Craig. It's something inside of me, like poison. I don't know, cx- actly. Something that makes me bitter and rebellious-and miser able! Oh, Craig, you don't know."
"I think I do, dear."
"Sybil, there's a poem of Oscar Wilde's a beautiful thing called Panthen. And it begins like this: "I am too young to live with-
"out desire;
We find no
the attempt to tell that story, even in Hollywood's way."
Nothing like "The King of Kings" could ever have been given Nothing like it on the stage.
Until Sept. 27 the party ved·|| could have been managed so tre- mendously, 50 Invishly, so beauti-in woods, moring at dusk to the fully and so sacredly for the next stopping place. On occasion the presence of screen without the genius of the when she thought she heard them soldiera, Miss Tobin would begin eminent producer, Cecil B. De discussing Mille.
to sing loudly, but this was promptly stopped by a hand placed over her mouth.
LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
.
Here is the solution to the puzzle on another page.
SMART, START STARS.
Sometimes they cooked their own rice and occasionally it was brought to them by the country prople, evidently connected with them. But as they left the region of houses and cooked their own fud this was always so roughly SEARS, SEERS, SEEDS, SENDS. and insufficiently cooked as to make MENDS, MINDS.
it nimost impossilita for Miss Tobin to eat it, and B0 Rradually lost her strength.
Instantly she was contrite. "Oh, darling, I didn't mean to hurt your feelings. It isn't You. It's .. You're adorable, Craigie." "Then murry me, sweetheart:" Sybil drew her knees up under her chin.
"And now," she remarked, sur- veying the ocean, "We're back where we started from."
"Please, deur."
"I told you I'd make a rotten
wife."
"I know you did. But I want you just the same."
Hit with Slick,
The ultimate vision of these two is to combine present and men future radio and television inven- tions until men and women will see and hear world events from their easy chairs.
Talking pictures are now every- where accepted, sound and volee are simultaneously And react thousands of television sets are al- ready to be seen in American homes.
"
EXCESS BUS PASSENGERS.
A bus conductor in the employ of the Kowloon Motor Bus Com- pany was fined $20 by Mr. E. 1. the Kowloon Wynne-Jones at Magistracy this morning for allow- Ing twenty passengers, in excess of the licensed number to travel on his bus. The defendant had been absent on two previous occasiona when the summons was called. .
never get more than four hours she sunshine.
On Saturday, October 27th., Miss Tobin was told that the negotiations for her release were The gang practically never mov- complete, and during the day they ed in the day always at night. left the secluded spot where such a was violence resorted protracted stay had been made, Only once to, when on Wednesday, the 26th but owing to weakness Miss Tobin of Sept, she saw a man burning was not able to go quickly and up to a point where she could be came the hillside bracken and za moved they made barely 10 i, ull they
22 bel for seen. This angered the chef lay
escort then sald greatly, and, running after her, while. Her
resume the journey; is struck her with erotta stick she should twice, but it broke wia the blow but she steadfastly refused
The Negotiations,
to
On
house where she
Д
to
"I tell you what I'll do, Craig dd not inflict much pain. move and as they offered to pro- At this point the party were faireure a chair for her, and sho Resolutely she faced him. "Maby close to a wild go for consented. Blake is going to Havana next to ond and only time.
In this she went for what seem- Sybil's head burrowed a'Hitle week. Wretched time for it, 1 sup-
The next day they heard the ed to be 30 li, when her bearers "Sybil," he cried when he saw her there, "are you crazy, dear hollow in Craig's arm, and he pose. Rainy season, or something. It's cold as the devil out here, and held her closer. The only sound That's why Mab's going-they've blowing of the long old-style horn refused to carry any longer, and damp. What are you doing, moon-about them was the wavelets Inp-cut the rates in half. And you which probably indicated the pre-after a short further walk they know Mab on bargains. She's been sence of militia, and the result camped for the night in another ing away all by your lonesome?" ping at their feet.
A was that the same night they mov- wood, going on the next day to a "Craig," she said, "I ought to be trying to get me to join her. muzzled. Shooting my idiotic head month's trips Mother's been urged into a large cave where they similar place, where they stayed off like a darn fool. Talking in ing me to go ahead; And Tad and slayed for four days, borrowing till the following Thursday, Nov.
kitchen utensils and buying food 1st.
The Relense. circles, and back where I began. Valerio will be home next week.
the district, "I can't make any decisions, from the people of What's it all about?
At about 3 pm. on that day she' shot was around. And During these days, a y'oli "What is life for? We don't Craig. with know where we're going, but we're mollier is so disquieting. I simply heard and it was followed by in-began the final stage of her long for the most part without shoes, on our way. That's about the size cannot do it. Mah's a tranquil old creased vigilance, lest the prin- trek, and going slowly afoot and of it, Craig. Same old thing, day june. Thirty-four, and getting
the went till 8 pm. when she and in and day out-life in and life out our. You know how it is with cipal capitive should be seen.
her small guard were joined by the Getting up in the morning, going social workers. She'll keep me out
whole band with the chief him. to bed at night. Laughing, crying, of trouble: Perhaps the rest and
From the cave, a wood was en self. praying. Talk-tall-change would help me. Whole days
After a short parley, some of talk. Human cattle. Stepping on on the ocean. Peace and quiet. It tered again and whilst here a let- each other's neeks. Of getting couldn't hurt, Craig. And it might ter was written to the Chaoping the brigands went away, and magistrate which opened the with the rest she walked until stepped on. Squabbling with the help. What do you say?"
On the 3rd about 10 p.m. when at a distance direct negotiations. other cattle. Torn by greed and
Maybe it was the wind from the sex. Reproducing ourselves. The endless procession. On and on. sea that made Craig shiver. Maybe and 4th of October they stayed they saw a number of men with it was Doubt's cold fingers laying in an isolated house from which flares; these were the Chaoping What's it all about?"
hands on him. Ile lit a cigarette, Miss Tobin was not allowed to Militia and they took her over and as he held the match to his emerge during the day, and during and immediately gave her letters face Sybil thought how pitiful he this time there was evidently a which enabled her to understand looked how weary and defeated. bad scare with regard to pursuit, that at last she was free. If she had loved him enough she for one of the band come sudden-
A short distance farther on she would have taken his head in herly in and was so excited as-to-be as joined by the whole company arm and kissed his wishful lips. hysterically sick.
and they had a chair in readiness But she raised them, instead, to At about the same time, Miss for her, and also a Chinese ser- the leaden sky, where one small Tobin gathered they were all per- vant was there to greet her-the planet gleamed.
"Star bright, star light," she turbed at the report that orders first friend she had seen for cried, "first star I've seen to-night! were coming in from Wuchow to forty-four days. Over a rough bring the long captivity to road. she want for 20-25 li and Wish may, wish I might get the a speedy close and so on the same arrived at Kal-lung where wish that I wish to-night. And I wish," she told the heavens with night-the 5th-the chief took was exceedingly kindly treated ahort rest they Mister Mias Tobin alone with one armed and after a great solemnity, "that Craig Newhall will ace the advan- retainer and one coolic, and a brought her to Koo-pau, some 35- tages of Miss Sybil Thorne leaving small half-witted boy to a very 40, where she arrived at ahout Immediately, if not sooner, for socluded creek, where they stayed 2 p.m. on Friday, November 2nd. for the next three weeks without After a brief interview with the moving at all. Miss Tobin here Chaoping magistrate she embark- was separated also from the small-fed on a small boat that had been er of the two Chinese girls taken got in readiness for her and com. I started off for Chaoping where "It's the way life is," he told her. along with her, and this "You don't care enough that's all. panion she did not see again till she arrived the following after- "That's a nice thing to tell me!" Not that I blame you, Sybil. God the right of her relcase. "Well, it's the truth," she in-knows we can't love where and On the day after arriving at this
On the afternoon of November creek, the chief left her with the ... feeling the way Isisted. "Remember how I used to when we would."
run around? I kidded myself that "But Craig!" she cried. That's two men and the boy and went 5th, the local magistrate's repre "You're all upset right now, I was having a pretty good time. not fair. I do love you-only-1-away. She saw him at intervals sentative vlaited Miles Tobin and honey. It's sort of a reaction after But now-Lord, Craig, I couldn't I'm all mixed up inside. Oh, when he brought her the things the clarity with which the ques- the wedding. You're tremendously get any more kick out a road-Craigle, dear, what's the use of talk we sent in to her. It was here long were answered was proof high strung, you know. You let house than prayer meeting. ing. I won't go if you don't want that she began to lose her strength of her mental strength and sta too much. Bootleg Ilquor and country club me to. I'll do exactly whatever you for the food was very poor indeed billty. Her great regret is that things affect Valerio's been getting your goat. I flirtations give me a pain in the say."
"The devil you will!" he retort- and she was not allowed to move of the two girls taken with her, either up or down the creck one has disappeared. The other knew she would, from the minute neck. Life's lost its zest, I'm-all
fed up."
ed grimly. You'll do whatever I laid eyes on her.
you want and you darn well know This was eteep, and narrow, and has been detained by the officials Craig stiffened, ' "Tud's probably made a mistake.
although the days were warm and to give evidence of localities, etc., But, after all, that's his funeral. If
"I'm sorry that I am so utterly it."
sunny, for the most part they on the spot. you could only learn to take things inadequate."
"Oh, it's dreadful, Craig! Every. thing's all gone wrong. My whole life. It's something worse than losing People. It's losing Every- thing. Ideals and dreams and hope.
•
"There's such an all-gone feeling. As if the bottom had simply. dropped out of things. I wish I could make you understand."
"I do understand, Sybil." "Craig, I'd make a rotten wife." "You're
a morbid little sweet-I heart, I'll say that for you."
"But, I'm dreadfully serious, Craig. I don't think I ought to be married.
do."
you
Too young art thou to waste this summer night Asking those idle questions
which of old
Man sought of seer and oracle, and no reply was told.
Vex not thy soul with, dend
philosophy,
Have we not lips to kine
with,
Hearts to love and eyes to
nee!
"
Sybil, I want a kiss.". And when she had given him her Cuba." lips, she settled herself again" in his arms.
"I guess I'm getting old, Craig, haven't had an honest-to-God Thrill in ages.".
Craig shifted his weight heavily from one elbow to the other, like an old man..
(To Be Continued.)
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