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ORCHID.
BY ELEANOR EARLY.
THIS HAS HAPPENED,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1929,
LA ARGENTINA.
APPEARING IN HONGKONG
TO-MORROW,
At the Theatre Royal to-morrow night, Awsay Strok, the Oriental impresario, who has brought the "Adorablp!" she finally cried. "I world's greatest artists to the never saw such a darling place.in} ORCHID whose real name is my life."
attention of an enormus clientele. ASHTORETH ASHE-bas met, in
There were cigarette atubs in the will present. La Argenting, the strangest fashion, with an
old kitchen sink and on the electric phenomenal Spanish dancer who friend SADIE MORTON in the range. A dirty saucepan on, the comes to the Far East for the first office of HOLLIS HART, Ash-table and a percalator streaked time direct from sensational suc- toreth's employer.
with coffee.. Solled. dishes were cossos in Eastern America. Sadie Morton also had another piled on one side, streaked with nama. The home entirely egg yolks, and cold, fat bacon.
Was Sadio's own Idea. "MAE DE "It's sort of messy," apologized Sadie "Look, dear, did you ever MARR" she called herself,
sce un electric cocktail shaker?
To judge by the advance booking here, which was opened some time ago, her success will be overwhelming, de
Anyhow, as Mac de Marr, she If I got any of that gin left we'll then of America and now of the Previously the talk of Europe, inspired considerable Don Quix- have a little drink, and you can Orient, the Queen of the Castanets otic chivalry in the heart of the see how it works,” rich and famous Mr. Hart. Mr. "Oh, no, thank you," Ashtoreth provides something entirely new Hart had actually given her a protested. hastily. "Honestly, to those who crave for a new cheque for $10,000, with which she don't care about cocktails. Be sensation. Her facial expression, rented and furnished a lavish sides, I have to go back to the her pantomime, her dramatic apartment and bought herself office."
sonae, have all to be seen to be: clothes to gladden the heart of a "One cocktail won't hurt you."appreciated., What she accom- chorus girl. His interest, by the "But I don't like them, Sadle." plishes with her castanets is un- way, was entirely high-minded. "Personally," Sadie sald, "I'm derstood to be something miracul- He had, you see, so much money just about passing out. There's lous. She makes them as he hardly knew what to do with some anchovies in the ice chest, it.
Ash. And some cavier. Get some crackers off the shelf thero."
to Ashloreth..
But Ashtoreth had wandered
sent. Though there were
яon-
orous and as colourful as a musical instrument. They laugh, cry and whisper, and yet nover does La "Mac" proves an unappreciative
Argentina fall out of rhythm. little wretch and threatens him with breach of promise. Hart re-Into the living room. Books, she
Despite the fact that her only veals the whole astonishing story reflected, were conspicuously ab- assistant is a planist, there is in her nrogramme. La maga variety
stands alone in her zines on the table behind the Argentina divan. Moving pleture magazines particular sphere. Her coming to Hongkong will be an unforgett and "confessions."
"I'm going to write my lifeable event. While the dancer is story," announced Sadie, coming changing her costumes, of which fin with gablela and a shaker on a she brings # very colourful
tray.
variety, the pianist, Miss Perez,: Sadie took a carton of cigarettes will give several sólo numbers. from the table drawer.
She is well known for her talenti in Europe and is soloist to the Royal Spanish Court,
She gets permission from the office manager, and they take a taxi to Mae's apartment.
CHAPTER V.
S
The apartment lobby was white and sparkling. There was a foun- tain in the centre, with gold fish "Did you read," she giggled, awimming ornamentally, "about the movie actor who said though they were getting paid for his most embarrassing moment It. And palms that reared tremen-was when he took the blindfold dous fronds, and looked, artificial, test, and the guy forgot to kick the way palms always do.
him?! "Dreadfully ornate and fearfully "Talk about embarrassing mo- expónsive," reflected Ashtoreth. ments! My heavens, Ash, I never The elevator was a golden cage, was so embarrassed in my life as manned by a dour Ethiopian, in when I burst in on you and little green livery. Descending from It pal, Holly." at the moment was an expertly en amelled and very fancy lady, with
The management announce that all reserved seats not taken up by to-day will be disposed of hy Moutrie's Ticket Office.
This attraction is something more than out of the ordinary. The same scenes af enthusiasm which mark- ed Anna Pavlova's appearance. She drained her glass and, lit ahore some years ago are likely to be repeated during Argentina's cigarette.
"What had he been telling you, | visit. sables. And the dog-a red sweater dear? You musta vamped him." ornamented with a number of bella.
a small white dog. The lady wore
Ashtoreth flushed.
"It was sirango," she confessed, "because honestly, Sadie, he never
A woman, with a black Pome-saw me until yesterday. I went in ranian, rose from a huge chair. to take some letters and he hap- And the two met in the middle of pened to notice my ring. He's in-f the lobby. As they moved, strong terested in antiquities." perfumo was wafted from their
***Antiquities ?". cut in Sadle.
fura. They walked uncertainly, "What's that?"
ou very high heela,
They were going out to exercise
the dogs, who immediately rong of
their small back legs and began to
"Oh, old things-he's awfully keen about archeology."
"Arche-what?"
"The study of old things," ex-
whine and bark shrilly and pull plained Ashtoreth, "Ancient peo-
on their respective leashes..
"Some cluas," said Sadle, and
ples and their customs, and arts,” "Oh. And how long since you
THE CAUSE
ΤΟ
we'll soon find out THE CURE
won't be expensive
Send your alling car
Lane, Crawford's
0.8103
sus-
gazed at the foursome admiringly. been studying this arche-busi-
"That Pom cost $700, and, she [ness?" feeds him on chicken livers and piciously. grade a cream. 'They've the best:
demanded Sudio
Ashloreth remembered her all-
apartments in the house those night scesion with Cleopatra and two. That's summer ermine on the list of the Pharaohs. the blonde, Ash. I looks like "I don't know much about it." canaries' breasts, don't it?"
she confessed, with a maddening
Our
Ashtoreth elevated her. Hitle little air of superiority, so that chiu.
Sadie could hardly have guessed how little she did know. "But my name, you see, is Egyptian, and suppose it rather interested him. Did you know"-and Ashtoreth that mother
"I guess," she observed, "we all come pretty near earning money. And that goes for your fat friends, too, Sadic."
"Oh, well." Sadie shrugged her gloated just a little narrow shoulders. It's all in the named me for the moon goddess way you look at things, I suppose. of Egypt? Mr. Hart seemed to Come on and see the love nest."
think it was a beautiful ideu,"
-
"Yeah!" Sadle scoffed, "And
It was on the third floor front-what a joke that used to be before Sadie's apartment-overlooking the you got a boss that's awilly keen avenue. She threw the door open about archaeology." There was a proudly and, running in, switched day, Miss Ritz, you didn't have on the lights. Mauve and purple such regard for your mother's ro and periwinkle.
mantical nature. However, let bygones be begones, as the poet
Aahtoreth stood in the middle of anys, the room. There were heavy cur- "Well, he noticed my ring, and tains drawn across the windows, then he commented on my name. and an odour of atale incense hung And pretty soon, we were sort of ifke a dark cloud over the place. chatting-you know how IL In." The furniture was heavy and ex-1 "Yes, I know," agreed Sadie dry- pensive. And there was a dread-115. "And pretty soon he naked ful abundance of lamps.
you had you a date for dinner."
"Oh, ho!" Ashtoreth assured her
"Well, ain't IL some little cabin?" demanded Sadie exultant- hastily. "He gave me some let- ly, pulling a silken tassel that ters, and that was all there was hung beneath a rose shade that to it. Then this morning he call- looked like a huge inverted mushed me in again-he'd just had your
letter, Sadie-and it wns There were mulberry hangingstural enough, really-he and plump satin pillowa, and foot curious. He asked me what I rests with fat cushions, Ashtoreth thought of it."
room,
felt a sense of oppressive luxury
na-
WAS
"He read you my letter!" "Why, yes. You see, he didn't and thought that such a room must make a woman lazy, surfeiting her imagine that we knew each other. with indolent ease,
It-well, truly, I hadn't thought of "Wouldn't your mother just love it as unchivalrous or anything. it, though!" Sadle was saying. "like that."
thought of her when I bought that "Not Well, it wasn't your let- velours suite,, Ash. Overstuffed, ter," observed Sadie.
just like your mother joves. And that's a sort of velvet tapestry on the back. It's real refined, I think."
*
Her face whe scarlet. She poured herself, another cocktail, dropping her cigarette on the rug "Oh, my!"
and twisting her toe on
It an- Aahtoreth's exclamation was! Ineffectual, Sadio probably laid it grily as she stood up.
"Honestly, Sadle, if it hadn't "Just as soft as moss," she mur-just happened that the girl he
to awo.
mured.
And indeed it was. So, for that matter, was the divan. And were the chairs.
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showed it to was I, and the girl who wrote it was you, you'd never have thought a thing about it."
"Well, maybe I wouldn't. Go on
what did he have to say? Told you I was blackmailing him, I sup-
"Sit down," instructed the compose?"
placement little hostess. "No- Ashtoreth coughed.
look. In the bedroom first. It's "Well, weren't you?" she de-
just like the movies,"
She led the way in,
manded.
(To Be Continued.)
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