THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE. THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1932.
FRANCE'S LAST STIRRING TRIBUTE TO BRIAND: POPE PIUS AT WORK.
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A SIMPLE FLAG-DRAPED COFFIN containing the body of France's beloved Aristide Brland, while man paid homage to the memary of the silver-tongued statesman who held many of his nation's highest offices.
THOUSANDS solemnly stood with bared honde as Arletido Briand was borne amidat military pomp through the streets of the little cemetary at Passy- This striking picture reveals the scene as the carriage carrying the famous stateman's casket was about to turn into Post de la Concorde.
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Henry Pu Yi youthful "emperor" of the new Manchurian State, shown with his wife, leaving the ceremonise at which he took the oath. Note in the background the crossed flags of Japan
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY,
Exutiful Ellen Rosefier, A
BY JOAN CLAVTON¿
he mentioned his acquaintance with) several of the authors under dis-
Hazelay's Department Store, works night cussion. Ther demanded more and
dance hall hoste, at Dreamland. She
lives with her extravagant mother, Mally | then more.
young brother, Mike.
Hailed as the richest discovery in the history of America, the finding of the tomb of aix ancient chief at Monta Alban, near Oaxaca, Mexico, brought to light the priceless relics shown above. At the top is a royal pendant of gold, representink of pure a Mexican warrior. A Xipe
gold is shown below.
Iconaiter, her elder later. Myra, and her Before he knew it, he was talk-lightning."
Heren Bacelar, 67 and Ellen's employer | ing of places he had been and peo loves the girt but she is in love with Larry ple he had met. Ile sketched Monte Harrowgate, an artist she has met at Dream Carlo for them and told of little French towns where life moved just
land. She lonen her heart to him in spite of the fact that he is engaged to Elizabeth
Bower, a debetante.
Bilen is unwilling to wound Karelay but it had 300 years before. He re- wbeth meandalone gasi la circulated as the created the colour of glittering ba- ature, the determines to re blas no more. zaara and spun tales of adventur- However, Mally waiter, anxious for Eilen
princesses, statesmen
to marry rich husband, Invftes bin to era,
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dinner. Mully arrows money to make the scoundrels he had known. apartment attractive and this infuriates Ellen. She wad Molly prepare the dinner while Myth and Bert Armaten], Myra'n Mance, Ellen forgot her resentment of entertain the guest. flarelay stiren Mike bicycle, and the buy da delighted Last Ellen the man under the spell of the pic- istiquly tiapinned. The dinner party |tures he drew. Oh, it would be Rets pit to a bad alt
fun to travel, to see the grey spires of Paris and to wander in the cool depths of the Black Forest.
CHAPTER XVIII
suggested Steven, laying aside bis "Why don't we all go driving?" cigar.
A rare photgraphic study showing Pope Pius XI budily at work in.
hit private study at Vațican City.
lapping of water. There were the low voices of lovers whispering on hidden benches.
Gradually there stole over Ellen a sense of luxury and well being. She had been foolishly, almost hysterically reluctant to go out alone with Steven, apprehensive ac ardently desired should go un- lest he should say to her what sho
said.
was
"You and Ellen go," Molly said with naive haste. "'d love it but and apprehensions
Now those vague, troubled fears I've promised to drop in or a were her fears of the ultimate des- were lost as neighbour for a few minutes Mrs. tination of her family. It and Clancy downstairs."
enough to sink back among soft Bert, atretched at full length on cushions and to drink in the magic the couch, had lapsed into somno-beauty of the evening. lence but when Steven spoke he roused.
"It's not true, is it?" she asked Steven dreamily as she stared out "Myra and I'll go along," he anacross the water, "Nothing could nounced, yawning. "I've never ridbe so lovely and still be true." den in a limousine and I don't, "That's rather a hard philoso- want to miss the chance." The dinner, off to such a bad The little group ignored the pas
[phy, don't you think?" start, was
soon a jolly, friendly sage of time as they proceeded fur-
"Oh, I don't know." Her laugh affair. The food was excellent and ther and further into the fascinat-Bert did not necompany Ellen and She had been
Somewhat to his own surprise in the darkness was uncertain. not, as Ellen had feared in the being exploration of one another's Steven on the drive. fe did not Now she wondered if he wore entirely at ease. ginning, too elaborate. She had minds. Finally there came an in-understand entirely how it happen-thinking her childish and immu omitted the pate and had firmly ve- terruption. toel Molly's suggestion that the It was the coloured maid again. neighbourhood
ed that instead he took Myra to ature. She was never quite sure of lobster be served in the shell They "I've waited and waited," she an-on could have told him. As usual,
movie theatre. herself when she was with him. began the meal with lobster cock-nounced mournfully. "I want my Molly had managed.
It was hard to forget that he tail, cool and delicious and served $5. I got to go home."
was Steven Barclay, owner of Bar with one of Ellen's famous Bruces. They all laughed and struggled on the heavy cur swished up Pine forget that he was a great deal The girl's checks were burning clay's Department Store, hard to Then there was the roast duck,cun- from the table. Ellen became aware street ningly and accurately seasoned. The that the room was stiflingly hot. Jeights. Steven had fallen silent er.
and turned toward the wiser than she-a great deal old. vegetables, green corn with peppers Troubles which had been put away and she wondered in a fever of been; how presumptuous she her
How presumtuous Molly had and pens and broccoli, were served returned to harass her. What was nervousness what he was thinking self had been to imagine that he with cream sauces.
to happen to them? The insurance of all this. Certainly he must have was sentimentally interested in Ellen Fid managed overything so money so painfully scraped together seen that the ride had been de- her. He was Steven Barclay. that the dinner seemed a great deal had been spent for an evening's liberately arranged by Molly. simpler than it was.
ploasure. The coast of Normandy
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He. Was
Misa Marlon Forties, daughter of Mrs. Granville Fortescue, salled from England to attended the trial. Mirz Fortescue la shown above at Oxford University, where the bas been studying for a degras,
Bert, firmly prevented from dis- vas all very well but where was the world, more elusive than moonlight clay's thoughts she would have
There was a curious light in the' But if she could have read Bar-| cussing baseball, was encouraged to rent to come from? talk of his really amazing know-
and yet liko moonlight. Grey build-known that she was wrong. When they wandered from the ings seemed to come alive with the too, was self-conscious. It ledge of literature. Myra and Ellon, debris in the dining room to the still, odd light. It lay along the only that ago had taught him to Invariable controversialists, were stufy living room, she moved to the street in pools. Not a breath of hide his foolings. He had always Boon gally wrangling with him over window and stared down at the wind stirred and the dusty trees taken what he wanted from the the rightful place of some of his noiny street. Children were playing stood motionless as painted trees. world. Indeed what he wanted run away and hide in the night, an favourites. Where would Sinclair and screaming there while mothers Lowig be in 100 years? A historian and fathers sat wearily on the Heights. The limousine was park grown a little contemptuous of the she
They drove on to Brooklyn had come so easily that he had impulse of pure panic. Instead sat quietly, her cold alim of his age or completely forgotten? stoops, fanning themselves with ed and How about Hemingway?
the chauffeur wandered world and the case of conquering hands in his. newspapers they would later toes away. Reflected in the starit. Now no his mood of self-con- "I suppose you've guessed what They argued while Molly, a proud into the gutters. Ellen could not spangled harbour, lower Manhattan sclousncas increased ho felt а I mean to say," Barclay bogan, amile in her eyes, looked at Bar-distinguish Mike from the distance with its tall buildings and lighted pang of real fear that the desire plunging desperately because his clay as if to demand whather her but she could hear his bokatful windows became unreal as a dream, which had obsessed him when he carefully rehearsed phrases had daughters were not the cleverest in voice. She felt an inward pang. A beautiful, fanciful panorama first caught sight of the young girl falled. the world. Steven, ailer! at firat What was to become of him, a child massed like the towering cities in at his aide would, in the end, fall and not quite understanding how who hind no playground but the the clouds so that at any moment of_fulfillment. the game was played, entored one street?
one might expect the whole to float They wore allent again. Ellen or two purgestions only to see them "Whow, It's simply scorching!" away, torn to bits and flung back at him breathed Molly's volca in her car.
entirely unprepared when Tht odours though were close and Stevon leaned forward and took altered almost bevond recognition. I was hoping we'd have a storm. real. The good
He learned quickly; warmed to But you look cool enough."
sharp smell of har hands, their youthful vigor. Soon he was Ellen turned from the window. of Steven's cigar; the Intangible, her in a strange, breathless volca. water and grass; the friendly smell; "Look at me, Ellen," he bade defending his position as valiantly "I'm not cool," she said llatlessly. mysterious smell of the night itself. As she obeyed she know what
Was
as they defended theirs. He caught "I don't believe it will ever rain There were the mournful sounds of was coming. She checked a wild Myra'a and Ellon's attention when again. Thoro's not oven heat ateamboat whistles and the gentle impulse to leap from the car, to
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