THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1932.
Der Reichspräsident
Bövlin, den 16. Pobrane 1357.
Our photo shows the Schneider Trio, who delighted Hongkong music lovers with recitals a few months ago and are giving further performances this week and next. The first recital is to be given at the Holena May Institute this evening.
the dime-a-dance
air
BY JOAN .CLAVTON.
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.
Ellen
Beautiful Ellen Rowalter, who works by day thought
readily, forgave Tony
She
1 good-hearted asmienie in lareing's Department Hurr, youngster for all her deflant hard- live with her mother, Molly Halter, elder star. Myra, and her young brother, CAR, worth a dozen of the languish-
her
Miks. Irresponsible Molly has tax ago aquasing Anise. dered the fortune left by her English bus
band and the two girls support the family.
Anise was still sulky and ag-
Maily foolishly upeade money anved to par grieved when the three girls walked
the rent. Ellen decides to work at night Into the ballroom. But Tony had a dance hall heless until the rum
up. She rose to Dreamland and interviews Lurgotten completely that she had
Jacob Salomon who offers her a job on us ever been fealous of Ellen and was
She has no evening dres.
dition that she supply her own erasing dreagerly babbling out amazingly
Staven Dezclar, Ellen's employer, sees har sophisticated advice and
Frying and saks her to come office. tions. When she tells him the witumiin he
CHF OTH
to give her drean. Be proudly refuace. Ha then lande her uns of the dresses worn by the store models.
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Eilen half-pleased, half-frightened Barclay's obvine Interest in her. She die
with him and he drives her to Dreamland where he leaves her. Balomon Introduces ber to the other extents, Ellett Antes the cheap tices of Dreamland. Ten of the hostesses,
Tony and Anle, was for her to dress.
CHAPTER V
it.
Ellen sensed the antagonism of the two girls. She ignored They were staring at the ivory gown. Let them stare! Her own pleasure in the gown had evapo- rated. She neither knew nor cared how beautiful she looked in the soft ivory taffeta which swept the floor around her.
Tony, bright-eyed, small and brunnette, was barely covered by wisp of chiffon which clearly vealed her breasts and young, un- formed legs. Her sigh of admirn tion, a purely feminine sigh, turned swiftly to envy as feminine
"The competition is going to be fierce to-niglit," she whispered loud-
ACC
instruc-
to
The hostesses sat at empty tables, one girl to a table, and Waited for men to ask them
Most of the girls had reg dance, ular patrons. Tony's instructions dealt in part with methods "cinching regulars."
These
for
men
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von Hindenburg.
Hindenburg told the In this note President Paul von German electorate that he would stand for re aloction as chief Executive of the Reich.
gone.
would buy a whole string of tickets | K. Landis thoroughly understood thought of for the privilege of dancing with a what had happened. particular girl for an hour or so. After each of the short dances-
Jacob Salomon was very un before Ellen's table, his feet wide apart, his arms resticulating, na he explained in "I don't care if he did try to kiss detail how angry he was. you," he snapped. "That was no Ellen took a table close to Tony's. reason for socking him. You gotta But Tony was gone almost imme-treat patrons decent. Kid 'em along, diately. away like a green flash in give 'em a good time. That's what the arms of a tall youth. She made you're her for, young wonan" a very ugly face over her partner's shoulder to indicate to Ellen that she did not favour him.
the fastest couples barely managed gry. He stood three turns of the room before the orchestra stopped-the girl would gravely detach one of the tickets from the long string proffered by her escort.
Ellen was angry, too.
"I came here to dance, Mr. Salo-
rej mon, not to be mauled," she Ellen sat alone for some time. Tirted, her eyes fashing. her lips The music, once she became accus- pale with anger. "He didn't try to
He did kiss me." tomed to its loudness, made her kiss me.
She got up from the table and want to dance. She was surprised to observe that for once in her life had begun to say that Salomon
that Bho
leaving Dreamland
Sho had the strangest feeling that she wanted to prolong the moment of waiting. She was like a child on Christmas morning healta- plunging down to the glittering ting at the stairway-head before She saw Salomon speak to tree. the young man, saw the two turn toward her. Salomon. Introduced her and waited for the newcomer name. Ellon, to supply his own with her new and sharpened per ceptions, felt that the young man hesitated as he said that he was not be Larry Smith. She could certain. She was certain that his eyes were xrey, not blue.
The orchestra swung into waltz. Most of the couples were ly to her platinum-haired compan-she was an undeniable wallflower. could find another girl to take her flocking from the floor. Ellen saw ion.
The large majority of the other place, one more amenable to his them, heard them, even identifled some of the giris, but all this "Maybe she thinks sho's going to tables were quickly evneunted. Still ideas, when she saw that there was
served only as a dim and unreal a small disturbance near the door. be presented at Buckingham Pal-no one naked her to dance.
A great many of the men who Three men had entered and wore background for the man who stood countered Anise, lipping her elgarette to the floor.
stood around the walls watching grouped near the ticket booth. The before her.
clothes plainly He asked her to dance. With Tony chuckled gleefully.
the dancers or waiting their turn two in evening "The queen herself," she giggled. with Sunny or Anise or Tony or wished to leave but the third, the that same strange feeling that all "And in a dress from Chantel or Maybello glanced toward her but one in flannels, just as plainly of this had been preordained, that I'll eat my favourite lipstick." no one approached. Ellen's vory wished to stay. Suddenly Ellen saw all this was something that she The youngster jumped to her beauty and air cool aloofness in him detach himself from his cem-would never forget, she stepped
bold panions and push his way toward into his arms. feat, ran across the room and be-timidated them. At last a
Salemon "Am
crazy?" she I going fore Ellen understood her purpose spirit sought out Salomon and the spot where she and she bad pulled down the back of the came over for an introduction. As stood. He came straight across thought. "A young man I've never- dress to examine the label.
she acknowledged the introduction the crowded floor, regardless of the seen before waltzes with me and
I want to cry." "It is a Chantel," she confirmed Ellon realized there were worse dancers annoyed by his transit.
Sho fancled that she was trem- In an awed tone. And to Ellon, things than sitting alone at a table He was a young man of 28 or 27 "How come you wear a dress from while others danced.
with a countenance in which enger-bling. She was sure that if she One of them was dancing with ness was oddly mixed with some tried to speak she would find that Chantel to dance in a dump ilke this?"
Joseph K. Landia. He was clumsy. thing almost like boredom. Ills hair she had lost her voice. The two Ellen had a tall beautiful young people were al- Ellen felt liko tearing off the He was crude. He held her so was thick and red. dress and atamping on it. She was tightly
could hardly atrange feeling that she would almost alone on the Boor. They had angry and humiliated. A good part breathe. He pressed his damp face ways remember his progress across not spoken since they started dane- of her anger was directed at her- against her cool check no matter the floor, that it would remain for-ing. As effortless as shadows they self. She should have known, bet-how Insistently she sought to avold ever fixed her mind, unchange-drifted along to the measures of
the lightly melancholy tune. the able.
tickets," ter than to select so unsultable a the juxtaposition. And
"I haven't any costume merely because it was be-timo ho babbled in her ear Inano She continued talking to Salo-
at last and coming. She had come to Dream- compliments.
mon, who had his back to the new-young man spoko
con- abruptly. Absurdly he repeated, "Where've you been all my life, comer, but she was hardly land to work--not to play. Play time was for girls who were pro-little one7 At home taking care ofscious of what she said. While she "I haven't any tickets."
He guided her to the ticket tected and cared for-for girls who the kida? I thought so. A pretty talked she was aware that all her would have been scornfully amused, Httle thing like you should have attention was fixed upon that figure booth. Even as they reached the was knot of perspiring men who were for in-approaching and that abo at the nation of dancing at Dream-better fate. Take mo land to earn money for rent, atance-go right ahead and taka asking herself the cause of the supplying themselves with
"Go away," she fiercely addressed me. I'll see you don't get trampled contradictions in this face, deciding tickets, the dance was done. Ellen it was due to the sulky, bored withdrew a few paces, embarras- Tony. "Go away and let me alone. in the rush." And take your hands off my "You're holding me too tightly,"mouth beneath such eager eyes. sed, shy, confused.
She was obsessed with a destro aho said furiously.
Were they blue or gray? dreas!"
Jacob Salomon did not observe to learn the name of the waltz the "Aw, I, I'm sorry if I hurt your "Naughty, naughty! You're not
As aho feelings," apologized Tony, with a supposed to talk. I can hold you the young man until he was within orchestra had played.
a few steps of them. But he under- waited for her partner nothing contrite, distressed little laugh. tighter than this. Soe."
seemed to matter in the world save "Honest I'm sorry. Don't be sore. Ho closed his arms around her, stood immediately.
"You're right," he muttered, half that she should know the name of I was only fooling. You look swell." moved his face forward and kissed
waltz. Without thinking puckered for squarely on the ps. Ellon under his breath. "You should've that For small face was with earnestness. She slipped her struggled free, slapped him across socked him. Be more careful this what she was doing she thumped, brown hand into Ellen's hand and the mouth and was off the floor time. This bird's class or I mins the violin player between the shoulder blades. He was tuning grinned up at her engagingly. Any- and back at her table before Joseph my guess."
stepped backward, all his Instrument but he stopped to one would have forgiven Tony in that mood, as Tony well knew, Eilon
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The Maharajah of Karpathala and his wife, wintering at Chamonix in the south of France..
La Argentina being decorated by the Prime Minster of Spain, Sanor Azana.
Y. M. C. A. FUNCTION.
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BRIDGE AND MAHJONG DRIVE YESTERDAY.
The first function organised by the Women's Section of the European Y.M.C.A. was held in the West Lounge yesterday, when a bridge and mahjong drive was Girl Guides organised for the Headquarter Hut Fund. The M.C. was Mrs. J. H. Hunt, the Hon. Secretary of the Women's Section. A most enjoyable afternoon Wa spent and it is hoped to repeat simi- lar functions in the future. The prize winners were:
Contract Bridge, 1st. Mrs. E. Cock; Booby. Miss Elliott-Hay- ward.
Auction Bridge, 1st. Mrs. Grist; Booby, Mrs. Holloway.
Mahjong, 1st. Mrs. Russell; Booby, Miss C. Allison.
A hand-made leather bag, made and presented by Mrs. J. H. Hunt, was won by Mrs. L. Jack.
The prizes were kindly presented to the winners by Mrs. T. H. King.
absence of in the unavoidable Mrs. W. T. Southorn, who ré- ceived a bouquet of flowers from Miss Johanna Holland, a Girl Guide.
Sincere thanks are extended to the following for the prizes.- Colonial Dispensary, Kayamally & Go.. Mrs. W. T. Southorn, Mrs. Newill, Mr. P. S. Cassidy and Messrs. Whiteaway. Laidlaw & Co.; also to Mrs. Merrick for a donation and Ye Olde Printerié for the score cards.
The Committee are to be gratulated on the splendid or gantsation, especially Mrs. Hunt for all she did to make the drive such a great success.
con-
ask Indignantly what she thought she was doing.
"What waltz were you playing? What waltz were you playing?"
Next time "Waltz Romantic." look out who you punch."
Eilen laughed joyously and with
a disgusted glance at her, he began to pick at his strings again. A mo. ment later the lights went out-all except a round moon over the or chestra,
As the room filled with misty, bluish light and the piano began to tinkle, the dancers crowded to the floor. Ellen was wildly impatient to bo dancing. What if Larry Smith were unable to find her? Hnd he noticed that she had withdrawn? She turned to see him coming to- ward her through the bluish dusk. As he drew near she thought that aho had never been so happy in hor life.
(To be Continued.)
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