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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1930.
big dining room and assumed the Helen Pare fecis unhappy when her clasduties of host with dignity and suntes seus her of being in love with her case. handace guardian, event Brent. But the represent all that she knew (of home d
Helen was proud of him, proud family and she adores bit blindly. Brent of the regal distinction that had chenges all his plans for Helen's future after
and illness, nge a chance meeting with a dring Legger, Outlusted his Charles Nellin, who feils a strange story which proud of his gently aristocratic- Brent able to corroborate to some extent
bearing. And she, as well as the by a trip to Yankers.
On graduating, Helen reminds her guardian others, was taken wholly by sur- is amard when he Informs her that sheprise, when he got to his feet and keiress of a millionaire, Cyril K. Cunningham. Lold them that he had an important and that he promised to take her to him when she was 18. Brent Introduces her to announcement to make. Lunningham as his granddaughter and offer
pronta locket containing a picture of Evangeline Cunningham which he had taken
of. bis promise to retral ir, parentage anul
from the dying Neilin,
Pending Investigation, Helen resins with her grandfather who gives her a new car.
"My dear friends," he said, with touch of silver in his voice. "I am grateful for your presence here to- night as the occasion is one that
She drives everywhere until she recidrutails marks a very happy event in my hite giri, Eva Ernis,,why, han to be taken to the hospital, Helen merik Eva's brauner,fe." He paused and looked at Robbert, who fall in love with her.
When It bears of Robert, ha berome alarmed and begins to monolite eller spare time. Ile aby vow his love for the Brat Cunnfarham ulves an old-fashinas
Ad party in honour of Heiron 19th birthday, and Drent finde & Jocket on 'the figer which
proves to be, uimilar to Helen's.
CHAPTER XXL
Helen.
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She tried to smile back at him but the grip of anticipation held her immovable. What could be, be going to say? She knew intuitive- y that it concerned her, whatever
it was.
CHILDREN AND THE
FILMS.
THE FEARS OF THE HEAD-` MASTERS.
Educationists, impelled by the rise of the "talkies," are again concerning themselves with the problem of the effect of the cinema habit on school children. "Great anxiety" is felt on the sub- joet by the council of the Head- masters' Association, which de- clares that:-
The difficulties of separating films that might be innocuous for children, from those that are positively pernicious have not yet been properly faced;
. It was feared that the character of many of the films displayed, dealing as they do with crime, passion, etc., * was having a lemoralising effect on children:
The counell would co-operate with other bodies' Interested in the education of the young, with a view to mitigating this grent evil,
Discussing the problem with a Press representative, Dr. C. W. Kimmins, formerly chief inspector "You were asked," Mr. Cunning of the Education Department of Quickly Brent sought Helen ham went n, "to honour Miss Brent the London County Council, em- and begged her to dance with him. on her nineteenth birthday. Iphasised the difficulties mentioned. "Why are you wearing your gives me great happiness to pre- "It is very difficult indeed to mother's locket?" he asked at once sent her now, not as Helen Brent, separate the one kind from the when they were whirling away, but as my dearly beloved grand- other," he said. "At present Helen was impressed with the daughter, Helen Cunningham Nel-ims are marked by the Board of seriousness of his tone. "Why.in."
Leno deur," she said, haven't you There was a silence as tense as noticed that all the girls are wear- a drawn bow, followed by a gasp Ing old-fashioned costumen? I'm that ran, round the table from one wenring the locket because it bequest to another. longs with my dress."
But you might lose it," Brent cautioned her.
Helen put up a hand to feel the locket. "The clasp is firm," she said.
"It's the only photograph of your mother that you have, isn't it *** Brent questionod.
Helen herself at perfectly still, with her eyes diluted and wide with surprise."...
Everyone turned to her as though expecting her to answer the un- spoken questions that rose in their minds.
Mr. Cunningham held out a hand And she went to stund beside him. "There was one. In her roum,'
his arm about her shoulders. Helen replied; "a lovely picture,
"My Leno. She must have been a beau-child," he said simply. tiful girl."
daughter Evangeline's
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Censors as U, ie, universál, of A. adults only. But, especially in small country districts, children go to the cinema in the ordinary way With the parents, and see the usual programme. It is not easy to know where to draw the line, and I am all in faveur of breadth and tolerance in the matter.
"Films Benefit Children." - Cinema Commission, and we made "Some years ago I was on the
exhaustive inquiries among hend- busters. Some were in favour of
thorough
consorship for children, and sonic thought the problem was best left alone. At present the subject is being gone into by twn committees of which
As though his words had been a "Like you dear," he smiled eue to them, his guests broke into her. "Did you find a picture of an excited but rubdued chatter. your father Loo? he added lightly. Mr. Cunningham bent his head
"Yea."
and kinsed Helen very gently, Her am member the Adult Edu- "Seems strange your grand-eyes filled suddenly with tears. calion and British Association, father permitted it to remain in "Thank you," she said in 1 and would recommend that any your mother's possession, doesn't choked whisper. Then she turned serious complaint against a film, her bead to look down the table so far an children are concerned, ""I don't think he touched anywhere Brent sat. There was upon I might be brought to the notice of thing in her room after she went | ble free an expression that she | either. Tawny."
could not. gauge, perhaps because "In a general way," added Dr. "Ree. Will you show me the he was desperately trying to enn-Kimmins, "I think the films great- picture? I'd like to see a photo-ceal his glation and keep his exly benefit children. At the time graph of Charles,""
pression inseritable.
of the Commission, when i was He had ut guessed Mr. Cunning-Chief Inspector to the L.C.C., we ham's decisim to accept, Helen an
found that about 92 per cent of is granddaughter and heiress to,
London school his fortune. It came to him as a
children
were grent surprise as it was to her,
"it's up in my room; I'll get it for you Inter."
"Some other time. And by the way, you didn't discover that other Jocket your grandfather spoke of, did you?"
room."
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He did not go to her at ORCA, "No I'm sure it isn't in mother's at her eyes constantly sought his and he knew that she was waiting "Well then, I think you might': for him to tell her what this latest to be wearing this one, Helen. development would mean to them. understand 'you're going to'dance Would he leave her now, go away on the lawn later. And this party and forget her, thinking his duty ban't going to remaja old-fashioned | done?
if I'm any judge of a beginning. Duty! Helen hated the word. Better give me the locket, dear. She wanted love, And Leno did You would hate to lose it, wouldn't ] not love her, she was certain of il. you 7"
His continued attitude of sorrow- fut renunciation proved it.
"It would break my heart," Helen declared. They danced aside, out of the way of the other couples, and Helen took the chain from her throat,
the
And wouldn't he give her up al- together now that lie knew her fate was sealed and she must remain with her grandfather? The | thought brought anguish to her.
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cinemaguers, and decided that they were probably better being amused in a cinema than hanging about the streets. Today we have really good talking films which serve an educational pur- pose to an ever-increasing extent. In days gone by the educational
film was never a complete success;
it was not auffièfently technical for
the student and too technical for the ordinary film fan.
"Perhaps the best way out of the difficulty," concluded Dr. Kimmins,
42 ís to encourage special performances of children's programmes as much as possible.
have
seen splendid perform- ances of the kind in Germany, and there have been some in this country, notably at the Stoll pic- ture house, to which teachers were specially invited."
The "A" Films. Dr. P. B. Bullard. Divisional
more
Brent put it in his pocket, and breathed a hearty sigh of relief. She was deaf to the remarks of At least whoever had lost the other the people who crowded about would not think he or she saw her, offering their congratulations Helen wearing it and claim it, and and felicitations. She scarcely thereby start an investigation that heard Mr. Cunningham's meagre might lead to exposure of Helen as explanation of her history," un imposter.
But when Eva came to her and, inspector in the L.C.C. Education They finished
Department, expressed himself dance, patting her arms about her, said: waltzing to the immortal strains I'm so glad, for your sake," she strongly in favour of some sort. of the Blue Danube, and Helen wanted to cry out that there was
of censorship for children's films. went about the duties imposed up-nothing to be glad about-that her "I have often noticed children in on her by her role of hostess. life was being sacrificed. Her self-elnemas where 1 thought they The party was a huge success. control was leaving her in a panic ought not to be," he declared, "and The girl got their kiek ont of net-of fear that she had lost Brent it lauks as though the 'rule that ing demure and the boys,, enjoyed
Just as she might have said some films marked 'A', which are for: themselves wondering what it thing wild she saw Brent coming adults only, should he would be like If the "femmes toward her. He took her hand and strongly enforced. But that does should revert in earnest to the pressed it hard, "Courage, my not mean children should be munners and customs of former dear," he said under his breath. allowed to see only 'educational' days.*
Helen barely caught the words but films. Most of these, in my ex- After that they waited for the they steadied her. She smiled at parience, are inclined to be dull," real fun to begin. But Mr. Cun-him and turned away to those who and teave out things that strongly ningham prevented it. He had were still gathering around her. appeal to the child-mind, such ag come down by great physical effort As she did so Eva unobtrusively adventure and animal stories. to assist in welcoming the guests slipped i hand into Brent's, HeThe cinema can afford a natural and to hear his house ring once gave it a perfunctory squeeze and vent to certain natural savage more to the time of merry laughter, let it go. Eva was too excited to instincts in orildren for adven- to watch the pretty flirting of note his lack of warmth. maids as coy-for the moment-as Her act annoyed Brent exces any he had known, and to dream sively and he cursed himself for over the past..
having been a fool about her. Ho A feeling of having made his had slipped but rarely in his life Talkie Americanese and elang "As to the alleged effect of petce with the world stole. over and as he looked at Eva he felt aan children's speech," he added, him as the hour to retire to bis desire to choke her for having been have only detected it to a cer- room drow near. His strength was the cause of one of those rare occa-tain extent among the older failing rapidly but he had planned sions. a surprise that he wished to an-
the central and.. One word to Helen of his atten- children. in nounce at the traditional moment Lens to Eva and he knew he secondary schools, though, of and he did not want to make might as well cry for the moon as course, it is possible it may in change.
to seek to win her. He seemed to crease. as time goes on." His presence held back the de- realize the folly of his. conduct One organisation which is sires of his guasts. They could with full force how that Helen watching the problem is the not fling aside the spirit that he had become the Cunningham heir- Children's Cinema Council, of had called up for the occasion and ess.
which Lady Winifred Cowan le
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ture, and sublimate those instincts
in so doing, but the films should be carefully selected.
be their modern, selves while he But later in the night he had a | chairman,' remained downstairs,
comforting reassurance of her feel-
No one was so discourteous as to ing for him.
told them, with an appealing glance "Bob is coming for me," Eva
let him suspect that ho served as ́s The guests were deparling-long damper, and when supper time ar- after Mr. Cunningham had retired rived he was convinced that his-and Helen suggested to Brent at. Helen. Jaen had brought joy to others as that they drive Eva home since she well as to himself."
"Oh," Helen said indifferently,
insisted that she could not remain and then added enthusiastically to With the assistance of his at over night. She had to leave early Brent:; "Suppose we go and drive tendant, Marks, he took his place the next morning" for a music leathe sun up, Leno?" at the head of the long table in the son in the city.
(To Be Continued).
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