THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1932,
The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story UNFINISHED
"DREAM OF DESTINY”
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TYNOPSIA.
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mont and inflection of Phoebe's enchanted him, and it did not oc-
cur to him to ask himself why.
"Very trying those last porfor- mances must have been!" he said.
"How you understand!" anid
MASTERPIECE
Arnold Bennett's lastĮ long story was left unfinished, but this
its
an engaged couple side by side, Phebo, gazing at him, burning does not spoil conding smile; the smille gave, and was almost as indecent as to put into him. "It's boon a frightful Worth от readable about was intended to give, the impres- husband and wife side by side. flop. Worse oven than I expected
Floland, Lane Baith, young
Phoebe Frike, who speedily impresses het
town, principally, marie a young actresssion that the brain behind it re- She would be Bohemian, but there it to be. You're so blase in Lon-quality, but rather self upon him to the girl of avid tragic garded mankind la general as a were bounds to her Bohemianism don. But it was nothing to what
adds a mystery value|| sirangely fearful of the fulfilment of the menon, to be gently contemplated about her plano-playing to Phobo; flops too, and it will, I shall retire which will be found
dream he had had a few nights previously aomewhat comic, inferior pheno- Roland heard. Millicent talking the next effort will be. If that Ho Dehus Thy of hợp Legalntencelit, tellin
between her attraction for him and his fear
oapte an invitation to a dinner party to which she had also been invited.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER V.
would not do so. instead of an oven number,
*
And
very intriguing.
fream which ended in her death after a los in its endless eccentricities-and apparently she was as good as pro- from the stage and get me to a intimacy between them. After her debut as
on. a piano-atool; 01 atar in London, has somehow rompelled to necopted with many private reser-fessional
nunnory." accompany her to her flat, wieru ke dlacumER | VOS, When she had nothing cluo{course she had studied in Vienna, the play. Afterwards, he finds himself toen to smile at she smiled at her and if she had studied in Berliningly, and in reply to his question She smiled plaintively, appeal- of the dream. lie alare war for a fortnight plate, imparting to it alone the re for Brussels, Berlin or Brussels told him that the next effort would but a profoundly directed and eagerly fined soorcts of her inner life. would have been equally of course; be The Tenement Girl," and the Her end was small, but she her favourite composers werd
the tenament girl. The rightly felt entitled to call herself Schonberg, Reger, Richard Strauss was handsome. Aged about thirty-(as a song-writer), and Mahler; management had no play to offer she had been amiably and onig-she doubted whether there were to the public; but some people had arrived with "The Tenement Imatically repelling admirers for any other composers worthy to be Girl" (which nobody had faith in, At Nancy's farowell dinner years-she was made up with called composers. And Phoebe
which had been refused there were seven diners and three minute attention to detail; naught seemed to ingurgitate Millicent's and
and circling natiy female servants. but a birth-certificate could have opinions and the catalogue of her throughout the West End),
admira-some miraculously acquired eapit- There would have been eight proved hor to be over twenty-six. attainments with naivo diners, had not one young man itoland had met her very casually tion. Then Millicent curved off *), and had confronted the man- falled her in the morning by tale once or twice. Seeing her close, into picturen; all her painters Ker with a financial proposition phone: a summer chill. Nancy sitting next but one to her, he be- were in Paris; she was acquainted enticing him because it relieved might have replaced him but she came conscious of hostility to-with every name. And then she him of all monetary risk. He had Seven at table, wards her: he said to himself that turned to literature. She talked courageously closed on the pro- sho he had never cared for her. Ile very quickly and eagerly, but low. position within half an hour, with reckoned as slightly and charm-wondered what in God's name Roland heard Mr. Frior saying: out previously reading the play, ingly Bohemain. She would have Tommy could have found attrac-"All I ask is ordinary comfort for like most managers he was a preferred three women and four tive in this affected siren who had nothing more." Millicent's chief desperate fellow in a crisis.
Scan- the play was to be produced and men to four women and the three snatched Tommy away from his authors were either in men; for all women, not excluding intimate crony: perhaps, he ad- dinavia or the United States. At presented in eighteen days, and herself, rejoiced to have a majority,mitted, he detested her simply this point Phoebe suddenly grew the first rehearsal had taken pince of men, because such an arrange- because she had snatched Tommy vocal, with names. and titles and that morning. No surcense. The while Millicent. theatre must not be kept shut an ment always gave one woman two away. The ways of suitors were superlatives, partners and thus doubled her too often tutully incomprehensible courteous, murmured "Really?" hour longer than was absolutely share of attention. However, to Roland, who had never been "Oh," and "Quite." Roland heard necessary. even Naney could not have what one. Compare Millicent now with Mr. Friar saying: "My daughter sho preferred every time. She Phoebe Frinr. As anal, Phoebe calls it my sulking-room, but some presided in a happy glow of satin- looked just like what she was-n of my friends are good enough to faction at the large round gleam-actress, yet not a bit like a star tell me that I've revived the craft ing table, she had brought off a jactress. Phebe's Impulsive un-of frot-work and that my designa hate it. But I can't help doing marriage-engagement, and she gainly gestures, and the sudden for it are rather original." Mr. it. Something in me pushes me had seen the formal notice of it in variations of fier valce from Friar secred to be a little deaf, into it, like into deep water. Some The Times, and all was well. The piano to forte, and her changing and Nancy addressed him very funny instinct. Only I shall be dinner was, really, to celebrate features, marked her with a free loudly; but his voice was clear, frantically miserable until after You see they've the engagement; but
which. Cecil naturalness
charmed loud, and firm, having none of the the first night. Thomasson (fortunately clad with Roland. You knew what Phoebe wenkness of a deaf man's. Then, got me on a contract, and they utter correctness) was put on her was thinking: you never knew the fish being disposed of, a prim, must make use of me." left; next to him Mrs. Friar, a what tall Milicent Redcorn was stiff girl, in an elegant uniform grey haired still very pretty wa-thinking, save that her thoughts invented by Nancy herself, went was!
Roland heard Mr. Frlar saying: man with smiling, kindly, pluent- were graciously supercilious. swiftly round the table with cham-'
"My theory is that every woman ory features: in a rich frock; Nancy was holding both Mr. Friar pagne. next to Mrs. Friar, Roland Smith; and Tommy. Roland therefore "This party is terrible!" thought who isn't a house-mistress or too and next to him Phabe. On was talking to the aweet Mrs. Roland as he attentively listened old ought to work; but she ought
"So these are New York's sky- Nancy's right sat Mr. Friar, Friar (whose quiet conversation to the pleasant naivetes of Mrs. to choose her work for herself."
I can see something in that," whose large, bland. clean-shaven was her husband and her daught- Frlar. But at the sume moment
Mr. J. A. Moll- scrapora!" Roland reflected. "He isn't such face was mainly inscrutable to er), but he kept an ove askance the wine-girl having transposed
son “takes off” on « right-seeing_ Roland; and next to him Mill-on both Phoebe and Millicent and the repast into a new key, Nancy (Continued on Page 11.)
stroll in front of his Manhattan sent Redcorn, who had Phebe on listened to what they said. Tommy spoke to hoth Tommy and Mrs.
katel. her right. No need to advertise also kept an ardent eye on Milli Friar together; the watchful Mil- the fact that Millicent Redcorn cent. Tommy indeed considered Hcent gave her eyes and her un- was an Honourable; she carried that he ought to have been placed wearying smile to the old gentle- har honourableness in her ep next to his Millicent Nancy's man; and Roland had Phobe to riage, her mlen, and her dark face view on that point differed from himself, and in an instant he was set in a perpetual, faintly condes-his. She considered that to put intensively happy. Every
The closing scene at the Imperial Economic Conference, in the Parliament Building at Ottawa, Canada, when representatiyes of England and the dominions "signed preferential trade agreements. Shown at the table where they affixed their signatures to the agreements are Mr. Bennett (Canada) Mr. Baldwin, head ofika. British delegation, and representatives from New Zealand, the Irish Free State, India, A retralia, South Africa, Newfoundland and Southern Rhodesia
move-
One of the State functions to visiting delegates during the Imperial Redwumio: Căuturanos.: The garden party
given at Ridsam Mall by Lord and Lady, Bassboroug
"It's terrifle work. It must be," as you love onld Roland. "But
" "But I don't love it," said she.
How sincere and artless she
After having set a women's endurance record of more than 19 hours, Mrs. Louise Thaden (left) and Mrs, Francus Marealis (right) are shown at Valley Stream, Long Island, before hurry- ing away. to catch up on last sleep.
Gorillas at the Zón-Our picture shows the saw female gorilla at the Zos. She is a powerful Animal- standing well over four foot in height. The male
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