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"DREAM OF DESTINY"
The exclusive serial publi- cation rights of the late Mr. Arnold Bennett's last long (unfinished) fiction story. have been acquired by the "Hongkong Telegraph." The story ends leaving the principal characters in а dilemima and presents an Interesting problem as to what solution Mr. Arnold Bennett intended to offer. Death .came before the author could complete the work, but this does not destroy its worth or its readable quality, but rather adds a mystery value which will intrigue the reader. The importance and prestige attaching to the author's name does not need to be stressed.
STARTING
ON
MONDAY.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1932.
VIVID STORY BY ONE
OF THE GREATEST
WRITERS OF HIS
TIME.
"DREAM OF DESTINY"
MAN HING
TAILORS
LEAP YEAR BRIDE
by Laura Lou BROOKMAN
CHAPTER XLVIE
you know that?".
There were footsteps. on the The groy kitten mowed again. ataircase. Max Pearson's head; It sat on the fifth stop down emerged above the ralling as the from the top of the flight and as two in the doorway turned. Phillips reached for It the kitten "Cherry" Pearson exclaimed. backed away. Its fur mounted per "Well, I'm certainly glad to know pendicularly and from its mouth you're all right! Has Dan told you there came B sharp, hissing we've been tearing the town apart to find you? "Thought you'd bean kidnapped or smashed up in an ac- cident!"
"Phitt!"
It was Cherry's kitten, "Pinky!" Dan Phillips exclaimed. He picked up the little animal, The girl shook her head. "Dan holding it to the light. It was didn't tell me," she said. Her eyes Pinky there could be
no doubt were on Dans. The look that about it.
passed between these two was un-
Pearson, below, asked impatient-mistakable. By. "What's the idea? What's the Pearson coughed. “Oh, I see !" be sold. "Other things to talk cat got to do with 1"
But Dan was not listening: One about. By the way. Dan, do you quick glance about him and he was realize we have a taxi waiting out- running up the stairs. There were sido?"
"Good Lord! three doors opening of the third
I'd forgotten all floor hallway. One led to Dixie about it!" Dan moved but the other Shannon's tiny quarters and an-put a hand on his arm. other to the Moreaus' rooms. Phil. "I'll take care of it," Max told' lips had never stopped behind the him. "Got to be running along any- third door. It was a vacant apart how. I want to get off an answer ment but, no, a tiny crack of light to that wire." gleamed above the door sill
A half dozen strides carried Dan to that door. The kitten, having established acquaintanceship, cra dled close to his arm. It was pur Ing in a sleepy sing-song.
Dan knocked.
There WEB no answer but ho heard a rustling sound on the op posite side of the door. Ho knocked a second time.
Then slowly, hesitantly, the door opened. There she stood! Cherry woaring the yellow houssdress in which he had seen her so often. The lamp light fell on that yellow dress and made it golden. Cherry's face was palo. She raised wide, dark-fringed eyes to Dan's.
The young man said, "Cher- ry!"
Ae often as she had rehearsed the scene to follow-as often as she had hoped for it-what happened in the next few moments was noth- ing whatever like Cherry's imagin- ings. Dan took a step forward. He held out the kitten and Cherry took it in her arms.
"Here," Dan Bald, found him on the steps."
"Pinky---I
You mean about the job? Are you going to take it, Max ?"
out in a couple days. See you te- "Yes, I guess 80. I'll be clearing
morrow, Dan-
Cherry stopped forward. Sho put out her hand. We'll both see you, Max. You wouldn't leave Welling- ton without saying goodbye to me, would you? I thought we friends,"
wero
the
Pearson's hand gripped girl's. "Of course we are," he said. "Always!"
And that bandclasp, the look in
Cherry Phillips' oyes meant more of love from any other woman in to Max Pearson than 'declarations the world. Pearson grinned. "Well, I'll be getting along now!”
They went down to the second floor landing together. Cherry's face, smiling down over the bap- CÁCERES DIANE JAZZANTICOS,
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DREAM OF DESTINY
By Arnold Bennett.
The words halted. The young nister, was the last thing Pearson man was looking intently at the saw before pulling down his hat girl's face. He did not move was brim, drawing up his coat collar not even standing inside the room. He did not try to touch Cherry but and stepping out into the night. remained there staring at her.
1
- *
Cherry and Dan stood before their own threshold. Don opened
It was the girl who recovered the door, touched the wall awitch from her surprise arst. She put
a hand to her throat, smiled in a and they entered the apartment. way that was not quite convincing, said in a low, throaty voice, "Thank you, Dan. I guess you're sur prised to see me!"
"But then I've always told
"Great guy, Pearson!" he said.
that."
He nodded. It was not Dan's
voice that answered but one that was entirely strange and seemed to belong to another person.
"Yes, it is a surprise. Have you been here all the time, Cherry? I didn't know—~"
You
Cherry would have agreed with him. She was about to say as much
when something on the floor caught
her eye. A slender, white envelope. It was lying just within the room where the janitor had slipped it underneath the door. Cherry picked
it up.
"A letter!" she said. For you,
"I didn't want you to. The jani- tor said it was all right. He let Dan. Oh, look- me stay here. I've been down in
Both of them were staring at the
the apartment, too but only when inconspicuous lettering in the up-
I knew you wouldn't be there. No per left hand corner of the enve- one saw me. I didn't want anyonelope.
The name was that of a fa- mous magazine. Quickly, with a to know about it. Pirky's been here all the while but to-night he half-suppressed exclamation Dan must have slipped out when I tore open the envelope, drew
the sheet that was inside. wasn't noticing.
"Cherry!" he cried. "Why-why, Cherry-["
Level glances. Level, matter-of- fact voices. And all the while the flaming, stabbing words so close to Dan's lips.
There was the briefest pause and then Phillips made a tremendous effort. He said, "Cherry-you want me to go, don't you?"
"Why, I--"
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"He held a slip of pink paper bear- ing the words, "Pay to the order of Daniel Phillips, $300,"
It was a brief note, The editor was pleased to inform Daniel Phil- lips that his manuscript. "Night Life," had won first prize in the "If that's what you want I'll do magazine's amateur writers con- it." Suddenly Dan was voluble.test. The story would be published "I'll do anything you say, Cherry.in ar early issue. The letter ended I mean anything! You can have with the hope that the editor might There more of Don's work. Every-Bec divorcò if you want it.
the phrasos, "promising, thing was my fatit-I know that were now. There's no reason why you "original, flavour" and "vitality." should be tied to a dub like me! I The young man raised puzzled couldn't expect it after the way eyes. "But I'didn't enter this con- I've treated you. We'll arrange test! I didn't-" things in the quietest way-make
"
All at once he understood. "You sent it!" he cried. "Cherry,
it as easy for you as possible. Oh, you're a million times too good for you did this, didn't you?"
"You don't mind, do you, Dan?
me and I know it! I've made every You see, I knew I know it was a kind of fool of myself a man can fine story. That time you asked for I couldn't expect you to forgive the
I
things I've done! And I want you it I didn't tell you the truth. to be happy, Cherry! I want that said the manuscript was lost bo- more than anything else in the cause I didn't want to tell you I'd world. 1-I'll even give you up sont it away. Oh, I was sure it if that will make you happy!"
would win all the time but I want Ho could keep from it no longer, ed to know before 1 told yout I'm Suddenly Dan's arms went 'around so happy, Dan. I've alwaya known
were going to be a great. the girl. He caught her close to you him. Dan whispered, "Darling-writer!"
oh, my dear-my dear, I love you "But I'm not-I'm just a dub." 50 mushTM"
Oh, but, Cherry, I'll work as I It was like a miracle. Cherry's never worked before! Look-the soft check, like, warm velvet, latter says they'd like to 'neo more against his own. Cherry unresist-of my work. They'll see plenty ing that fervent embrace. Cherry of It! It'why, Cherry, this is raising eyes that wore like star- the great chance of my life-I light Cherry-his own boloved mean the real onol"
Ho had used those words before. Cherry close. in his armat
And suddenly the miracle became He thought of Branda. "Cherry," feality? She drew away. The girl's Dan said slowly, "chances to writo dyes they were no longer level stories don't mean so much. All I and matter-of-fact but radiant, want is the chance to show how misty and gloriously tender-met much I love you. How different Dan's.
everything is going to be for ua She whispered. "Don't leave me from now on!" agalo, Dan I couldn't stand it. I don't want you to go away again
You mean you don't want a dl vorce? You'll riva me another
The girl smiled. "We'll take that chance together, Dan it's the happy ending of the story "N **And the beginning of a new onel
Than Cherry, said the word
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