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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. „ WEDNESDAY,
MARCH 9, 1938.
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WHAT IS Harruing Thon Fir: The coronation of King Fer- dinand the Hoventh in Starch, 1808, is the signal for wild celo bration in Madrid, in a popular Hiile cafe Nina Atara, known as "The Firefly encourager a Hirtation with a handsome young Apaniard, Don Diego, Etienne, 'a Franch offer who is infatuated with Nina, obarven the oplando and, furious, challenges Don Diogo to a duel.
Chaptor Two
Without another word. the Frenchman rejoined Etienne. Dos
lego took Nina's arm,
"Well, where shall we go for our suppor?" he said, unconcernedly. "Listen to me. You get on your kordo and go right now. Go back to Valencia. That man is an export suariaman,”
"I've beaten him no far." "But I tell you, you can't fight with him. He'll kill you.”
Pli docsi't inatter." Don Diego replied. "After tita night, I ho willing to die."
ABATON FROM THE METECTEDLEWYN MAYER, Ficrúná
Halsey Raines
in the wolfare of Spain. Needless to say, I don't agree, Napoleon wants control of Europe! Ho has put him brother Louse on the throne of Hol land... his brother Joseph on tho throne of Naples.. Jeromo han Westphalia. Why should be lot this fat plum got out of the family? The only thing that stands in ble way is ordinand and his popularity. It fo can get rid of Ferdinand, he can take pain. However, that is only my nuspleton. I have no proof."
Ninn took it all in, thinking deeply. "What about Paris?" she nited, finally. "What word do they pend?"
"Our beat two agents are now in prison in La Force," the Marquis Bald. Nina looked appalled at this, The Marquis continued with a wry smile, "The French have very eff clont counter aples. That's why I'm sending you. I want you to get in with the French officern in Bayonne, These closest to Napoleon. Find out if you can, what Napoleon is really planning
Nina nodded. “When do you want ma to alart?"
"Tomorrow morning. Then, if you find out that thin conference in just a trap, na I fear it is, we'll stil have time to stop Ferdinand hefore he crosses the border."
The Maquis went toward a chest
Nina looked at him, a little con- nelenco-stricken now at the Impond-hat one side of the room, opened it tug tragedy. Just then, as they and teok out a money bag.
tood thoro, a handsome concl caine along the cobbled strent, As
n saw it, Nina stopped forward. "Your coach?" Don Diego asked.hn leaven."
"Yes."
"When does His Majesty start?" Nina aakrd.
"I'll send you word as soon as
"Shall alte Lola with me?" Immediately, Don Diego stepped "By all means. 191 give you plenty to the middle of the atront. When [of money. But I think It would be the burnos pulled to a muddon slop, wise if you went very simply, with- ho opened the door or the conch out gunrds. I'm sorry to suggest with a flourish, and turned to Nina, that. The country is lonely, But waiting for her to enter. On his you'll be less conspicuous face when look of delightful ex-travel simply."
you
poclancy. But in the next moment "I'm not afraid," Nina said. A very Imprensivo-lanking mun "Stop at the Inn in Vittorin, Just
stepped from the carriage. It was this side of the border. One of our the Marquis de Molito, one of Fer-Ingenta there will give you any later
"Find out if you can. what Napoleon is really planning," he said.
dinand's councillors. Don Diego nowa," the Marquis said, banding looked on with amazement while her the bag of gold pieces. “And” Nina calmly stepped fate tha vớ-i don't be afraid to spend it." hlete. An the horses `started of, Nina look it, hiding it in a band Nina waved a hand to the Spaniard, purse she carried. "I must go now, "Good luck, tomorrow morning," jit I am to get off tomorrow morni
jing," she sofit. Inaldo the couch, the Marquis) The Marquis turned to the cab, watched her closely. "You geominet, taking out a carafe of wine very interested,” he remarked. and two glasson. As he did so, be
aha enlied.
"No, not really. Are you war-spoko, and for the first time that rled?"
evening, a personal noto was evi- dent in his voice.
"A litle," the Marquis admitted. Nina put her hand on his, speak- ing with aluplo lncority.
"You needn't worry. You should know that by now," she said.
"Can you leave as easily as that?" ho inquired.
"I shall have to make some ex- cure at the cafe. Is that what you mean?"
"I mean, there is no one to hold you hero? No man?”
Nina laughed. "Ob, that! No!" "Ninn," the Marquis maid with
A few minutes later, the conch slopped outside the residence of the Marquis. In silence, the two entered the house and made their way to a small, official-looking room. The Marquis placed a chair for Nina. forvid admiration and gratiti de, The dancer pleked up a elgarette, "to a person in my position, you and the nobleman lighted it for her, are a gift from konvon. A beautiful "Well, did you find out any-woman with no moods, no hysterico thing?" he naked.
..and no ontanglements.
"A Buffe." "Good."
·
"I can't imagine anything no ex- jefting as this job,” aha repiled. "Thoso French ofcere no su At that moment, there was a faint auro of themselves that it fan't very round of martial music outside. hard to make them talk," Nina | Both went to the window. Down be- continued. "The only dimculty in low was a company of French sol- getting rid of them afterwards. The |diers-of the Army of Occupation- That one was the worst of all. Lut marching along the street. The Bo was also the most talkative."{Marquis, stood behind Nina, n full Who puffed slowly at her cigarolia,glass of wine in each band. Hla ex- "It seems that Napoleon Is Handing pression, un he looked at the inarch- down (hlely thouзind more Fronching notdlors, was one of grims in- troops."
tonaity. Ning turned to face him,
The Marquin looked thoughtful, a blazing hatred in her Ines, For "Thirty thousand" he exclaimed, a moment they looked at ench "That will make over ono hundred other, a mutual fire of patriotisni thousand French soldiers in Spain." | burning in their cyes. Silently, the He paused, then studied "Nina:" Marquis handed Nina one of the "What have the officers been told? glansen. Ho led his own in a toast. Why do they think they aro hero?" - "To the King!" he sald solemnly, "It's always the same _thing," "To the King! Long may ke Nina roplled, "That they're here as rolgn!" Nina echoed. a protection in case the English start to invade the continent."
There is no talk of war with us?" No. Only with the English," The Marquis rose Impatiently. "I'm sorry," Nina said. "That's all they seem to know."
"I'm convinced that that is all any of them now." the Marquis naid. He hesitated for a moment. "Ninn, I'm going to send you on an important trip," ho went on im- prosaively. "The most important one you've over taken."
Two days later, Nina's coach was traveling at an easy pace through a desoriod countryside. Far in the distance wore the white-rimmed Pyrenees. Next to the driver est a small boy at about twolve. Nina, eind in a charming cloak and bon net, lookou out of the window.
"Do you think we'll make VII- torin tonight?" who called,
"We'll try."
The driver tooked casually toward the mountains, Then, auddenly, he pulled hlo mulen to an abrupt "stop, Nina faced him, Ilatoning intently, his eyes fixed on the far off his "I have arranged a professional | Thoro, on top of a hill, outlined appearance for you in Bayoune, against the sky was the figure of a where the conference between Ferman on hurashack. A blunderbuss dinand and Napolson is to be told." was thrown over his shoulders. In Ninh was amazed, "You mean a moment, he was joined by others. that the King is really going? He's Nina again looked out of the leaving his country at a tiine like | window. "What It Jat What's this?""
wrong?" she called."
"Briganda!" exclaimed, the driver
The Marquis shrugged his shoul
dark. “He and his councillors be grimly. liavo the conference is friendly one. That Napoleon's only interont
(To do continued)
COUNT THE “TELEGRAPHS" EVERYWHERE-
Scandal of Divided CANADIAN PACIFIC
CHRISTENDOM
TRY to understand
the other man's
point of view" is always' wise advice. "Get to-
By
gether and think things The BISHOP of WILLESDEN
over" is always wise policy.
It
is remarkable how much progress and friendliness then come about. It is astonishing also how much agreenient will dif- ofen be found beneath ferences of opinion. The sen is the enough beneath stendy waves which toss to and fro on the surface.
"I don't like Mr. A. or his point of view," anid B. "But I thought you didn't know him." said C. "That's true," replied B, "and that's probably why 1 don't like him. I have never tried to understand his opinions."
What does the Church of what England believe? For does it stand? These are ques- tions men often ask.
DOES HARM
ON the
surface the Church looks divided. For example, to the man-in-the- street, and indeed sometimes to the man-in-the-pew, Angio- Catholics and Evangelicals seem far apart.
He is more likely to hear and read about their differences of opinion than about their agree- ments. For differences and dis- putations always will attract attention and provide "news."
Nevertheless, disagreement, whether it be superficial or deep-seated, is confusing, and leads men to say that Church people cannot agree about their beliefs. This does harm.
"Ought not the Church," men were saying much in the early days after the war, "to take special pains to know its own mind and be at unity within itself?"
'acts of
IMPERILLING UNITY
the
men
misunderstanding.
(on
the
The Rt. Rev. Guy Vernon Smith, M.C.
1. The Report
who discuases to-day's
momentona Report of
the Commission on
Christian Doctrine
the shows that in opinion of the members of the Commission the differener which have attracted so much attention recently are largely superficial.
In the deeper regions of religious thought the Church is united to a degree which may astonish the world and rejoice all men and women of good will
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The differences of opinion Faith, clearly expressed in the light We may certainly hope for help in about the interpretation of the of modern knowledge and possessing three main directions:
the weight which attaches to any the Christian statement above the namez not great Faith and the unchanging merely of great Christian scholars intellectual whose truths of Christian revelation, but of led the Archbishops 15 years throughout the land.
capacity is recognised and respected ago to gather together a com- Yet here we must stand
guard of the most eminent against
Many pany thinkers from the clergy and important subjects receive compara- laity of all "schools of thought."vely little notice because of the
wide agreement.
Those subjects whole) receive most attention which 2. Some real advance may be hoped of for towards the great Cause THEY might meet con- are at this time, or have been during Commission's period of the
Christian Unity. stantly and talk things inbours, ocensions of controversy together. "Tensions be within the Church of England or different schools of sources of confusion in Angllenn tween thought in the Church of Eng- practice,"
Obviously a report of this magni- land were imperilling its unity tude and importance will need very and impairing its effectiveness," careful study by all the bishops and serious attempt was to be the clergy. The work of 15 years be summed up in five made to face these difficulties. cannot
minutes. The Archbishops Commission on Christian Doctrine was formed, and My own reading of it, for example, for 15 years has been hard at work, will be as thorough and careful as i Now it has issued a report. It is can make it, and it would not be n book of 240 pages. The Archbl- fair for anyone to say much until its shop of York, the Chairman, in his contents have been carefully pon- introduction, says of the meetings: dered.
over
A
"We have become a company of personal friends."
Many of us have been eagerly and patiently waiting for this report for some years. We have longed, for
BEWILDERED GENERATION
NATURALLY,
many will ask, "What dif- real evidence to show The ference will the Report make to world that our differences are not the ordinary man who has not so great as many peopic believe them the time to read it?"
some
to be.
Christianity is attacked by some and neglected by many to-day. CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS
It is not only important that we In the Church of England should understand one another better. This we certainly hope to do. We want also to be better understood by other Christian communions.
I have lived and worked in Cey-. jon.
A buddhist land, and seen a little of South India. People at home
neprly disturbed not enough by the scandal of the divi- sins of Christendom, the handi- cap of which to Christianity is so obvious in the East.
arc
Those who work for reunion will have misunderstandings about the teaching of the Church of England removed. This will be all to the good.
3. The Report will draw men's minds
again to the truth
of the Ever- lasting Gospel, and steady strengthen their faith.
and
Indeed, it is the belief of the Com- Of course, it will not change the mission that its permanence amid Christian Faith. That is impossible. the welter of modern theories, which It is not something to take the place seem to succeed each other with of the Creeds. Nor will it alter the kaleidoscopie inconsequence, may be forma of our Prayer 'Book services. one of its chief means of drawing to
Many WE have long felt the need
fresh and strengthening itself the attention of a bewildered of an explanation of our currents of thought will be stated. generation."
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