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26, 1938.
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The Story of
Irene Dunne and Cary Grant
in 14:0 MUAREYMaffraduction of
"THE AWFUL TRUTH"
Adopted Tom The Screen Play by VINA DELSPAR Baker Du A Story by ARTHUR RICHMAN Serialization by ALBERT DUFFY
A COLUMBIA PICTURE
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE: Boeking a marital respite, Jon ry Warriner tolls his wife, Enoy, that he is making a business trip. to Florida. ·Inalsad, - ks · spanda the wool in town playing poker with his old gang. "When the wook is up Jerry gosa to the ath- letio club to get a quick tan under the sun lamp, Frank Ran- dali accusca Mm of “putting one over" on Lucy. Jerry denies this, saying that he was moroty jaź up with routine and wanted to have a fing, Hø'couldn't have it with Imoy, he says, because she is no quiet and proper. Jarry and Frank pick up šoma friends and drop in on Lucy for a surprise cocktail party to celebrate Jer rya "homecoming". Luoy lan't there but she veturna noon wità Armand Lovello, her handsome valce teacher. On the wony humo from a danos the night before, she explains, their car Broka down and they had to apend tho Hight at an Inn, until the car could be repaired. Jerry accepta the story calmly while the pucate are there but when he and Lucy are along ho demanda an er- planation, Bho inalate that she has told the simpla truth, that sho in innocent of any wrongdo- ing. Jerry refuses to baliovo her and Lugy, ai last, diciosos that she knows Jerry tooan't in Fort du. In fact, she knows that most of his recent "tripa" had been fakes. They battle until Emoy an- nounces that she's through. She is going to divorce Jerry.
fto my prayers. Come along.". Sha took his arm and led him to the elevators. In a moment they were In Lucy's apartment.
"Lucy," Patay boomed, "this in Daniel Looson very dear..old friend of mino, Mr. Lesson thin la my niece. Her name in Mrs. War- riner."
When the introductions worn over Patsy continued. “Mr. Losson in A neighbor of ours," she said, "Lives |neross the hall with his mother. They're from Oklahoma and Daniel would take it as being right friend- ly of us if we'd show him some of the bright spots."
Patsy Ignored Lucy's protests and they were making ready to leave when they were interrupted by tha doorbell. It was Jerry and Aunt Patsy greeted him enthusiastically, Lucy was cool and distant.
"Hello," she said, "What is it you want?"
Jerry produced a formidable look. ing paper from his pocket and handed R to Lucy,
"What to it?" she oaked.
"It's a court order," he announe- ad triumphantly, "permitting me to Ben Mr. Smith for two houra cacly weak. Sen? I'm allowed to taken the dog wall:ing, riding, motor boating or anything I please.. The orde caya I can visit him and entertain him in any manner that dooy/not Tendanger life or limb."
Mr. Smith, who had hedrd Jerry's voice, came bounding into the room and jumped into Jerry's orms.
"I suppose you've come to take Jim bleycling?" Lucy asked.
"In this rain? He'd catch his death of cold. I've come to visit with him and entertain him,” Jerry
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. | looked down at the barking dog
Chapter Two
In his armu. "Come on over here, boy. We'll be out of everybody's way."
Leeson, who had been standing. The only hitch in the Warriner awkwardly during all this, coughed divorce proceedings came after the significantly. interlocutory decree had been! "Oh, Jerry," Aunt Patsy said.
"But, Your Honor, I saw him firat," (Posed by Irene Dunne and Cary Grant.)
"Mr. Lesson han just come from Oklahoma," Patry offered.
granted, Jerry wanted the custody: "this is Mr. Lesson. Daniel this is of their wirehaired dog. "Me.) Me, Warrinor, Lucy's husband for Smith", and Lucy was just as in- about sixty more days. Both men. elatant that she be awarded the dog. nodded. The judge allowed the dog to make his own selection. Lusy won, but on a foul for when' they placed Me. Smith equidistant from Lucy and Jerry, Lucy'squonkod'n rubber toy that the dog played with and he romped over to her.
"That's lucky”. Jorry said. "What's lucky?” Leeson askod. "Oklahoma," said Jerry. Lesson laughed but stopped' abruptly, not cortala whether he was being kid- Jorry was outraged by her periled. Jerry and Mr. Smith retired fidy but the court was adamant. to a corner of the room to play Mr. Smilla went to Lucy.
and Lucy, Aunt Patry and Leeson
In the days that followed Lucy tried to pick up their conversation. tried to accustom herself to her They found it difficult for, in their now mode of life. Her Aunt Patsy, romping, Jerry and Mr. Brilth over- a cynical and nodulous lady with turned a table, sending a lamp more than her share of worldly win- crashing to the floor.
dom and biting humor, came to five) "I'll replace thal" Jerry announo- with Lucy but within à month they'ed solemnly,
were both thoroughly bored_with In a moment another table and each other's company. Aunt Patay, boon overturned and then a chair. who has come to the city from her This was too much for Aunt Patsy up-country cabin, wanted to go who seeing that Jerry and the dog piacon and do things,
were having all the fun, deserted
"I do wish you'd stop moping Lucy and Dantel and joined Jerry around this apartment," she snap-and Mr. Smith. The romping went pod. "The only excitement wa've on with a vengeance then and Lucy had around here was when Jerry quickly despaired of entertaining tried to break in an steal Mr. Smith | Leason.
"I'll tell you what" Jorry said to a week ago."
"I'm sorry you'ro so bored," Lucy Lucy, "let's play hide-and-go-nook." sighed. “But where can two women go without an escort?"
Lucy Jumped to her foot angrily, "And I'll tell you what," she sufà
t
"We might try the V.M. C. A," to Icosan, "rain or no rain let's go Aunt Patay suggested, "We don't do out of hora. How about it Patay 7" "Huh?" Patay looked up, sur- a thing but oăt, slaap and look at each other. And even then I get the prised. "Oh, you go ahead. We'ra worst break. «My, face, at least, is having too much fun," cheerful. Luoy, I want some. life, Lucy ploked up her wrap and some axeltement. Let's go to a thea- Danial, elated to have her alone, tre tonight and then drop tà at a led her to the door, night club or two afterwards....... That was the beginning of many "Bat we can't," Laicy protested., mostings, for them. Together they "Why not?" Patay demanded. visited night klubs, saw shows, took .
No escorts,"
long drives to nearby Inns for din- Humph! Unlows thoro's a new | närs and lunches. „Af breakfast one law, I don't nacă an escort to get mérning, about ten days later, Luoy n drink,” Aunt Patsy morted, “i'm | announced defiantly that she and going down to the bar and talk with | Daniel were engaged. Patry was Joc. Bartender of no bartender, 46% not at all pleased with the naws. a man and mayba ba knocks off -"Know what rebound fa?” alo early." She stalked out of the room. asked.That business of trying to Aunt Palsy found good buniing | get, over one love by.bouncing Into down at the bar and she, rapidly | love with someone else? It's fine ex- mtruck up sa noquaintance with a dept the rebound is rarely the real personable young man who wis sip- | thingsy like a miragt. In short, ping, a solitary Martini, For a' ime my desi. H's the bunk.. she was, Kattered by the young úgy belled angrily znan's attentions but he soon din sho knew that Aunt Palsy was. covered the reason for his gallantry, right but she refused to somit it. I wonder if you'd do me. I tell you I'm serious about Dan favor?" he asked. “I wonder if you'd tell me, who thki bozulita Leeson, she insisted, her voles ris Eng; shrilly,;\"He's, tlág, And_Jerry giti is who lives with you? She has dosen't man, a thing to me. I don't
dog and ab hung the 392.
tsy dropped her flirtatious dog love him and probably never did." ANONG *TERL's Lucy, She stay mymos“ The announced fally, The dog is no relation
Becretly.
Adnt Palsy, stared at Lucy wlih- put a word? Teats welled into Luby's eyes. “I'm sure I never loved himes she repented almost hystori- Dally, "And now I hate him. I hate KMSPINELABERG Jates Warriner and II like Dan Lesson very, very much, I hope he's
“Ive, namired her for days," the young man, announced "She dean.
120k Lady a Just fitte home.
body Fairy conated. 9 aug Just mad about me for I think he's
"Wall, you just introduos me to her: 1911 make her map out of be ing a bomebody?: be unidigies been: dying to find someone to do the zuleni clube with me: Z
#Atist Patay bri
the finest man, I over met."
Aunt Patey continued to look at Latay, was toast is barding, 4 sha announced calmly,
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One Time Cradle Of Several M.V. "TAI PING YANG" Distinguished Naval Careers
ON BOARD THE H. M. S. BRITANNIA
By REAR-ADMIRAL HENRY P. CAYLEY (H.M.S. "Britannia" 1891-1893)
.
him in public and so shame him in ed by Cadet-Caplains-cadets of the front of all the other thirteen-year- third and fourthi terms promuted on olds! Many of the new codets account of ability and good behaviour travelled by the same train to Dart--whose function was to maintain It was not until after the year mouth, and the time passed quickly discipline and take charge in the 1660 that any preliminary train-making new friends and compar- absence of the term Lieutenant.
and querles. Any was considered necessary g notes Ing
in who knew or seemed to know any in the summer the cadets' day be for young English officers
when they were thing at all about "Britannia" laws gan at 0.30 am. tended for 2 naval
carcer. And customs was looked up to with roused from sleep by the blast of Hitherto they had simply gone a measure of awe and respect-only bugles, followed by the stentorinn to sea and had learnt their pro- to be tumbled down from his pedes voices of cagle-eyed ship's corporals showed demanding that they should "rouse fession through hard experience tal as soon as experience
and shine-rouse an
and shine... show In a hard school. Then, in the reign how little he really knew.
leg there, show a leg!" Each cadet 11, the Duke of of King Charles
Life on board a man-of-war, even had his sea chest, an iran-bound York, Lord High Adiniral of Eng one permanently at anchor in a safe wooden Lox about three feet long by land (afterwards King James II). alrected that all naval officers should, and sheltered harbour, is so entirely, two wide and two during their first years at sea, be novel und strange to u boy sceus deep, in which he kept his clothes tomed to normal home and school and everything that he possessed, under the given
definite training
life that the new entries always and in front of which he was sup- general supervision of the captain.
joined the ship a a day before the re- pased to dress. Young
them time were drafted to sea-muinder
order to
To give
Full Day was their hammocks," as "sling going, ships and a "letter of service" sent to the captain directing him to calledtime to settle down and and Provided show them "such kindness as you their way about the two ships with
lge at for a gentleman, both
lads
were
This system continued in more or In less the summe form until 1720. that year a college was established Dockyard, and for in Portsmouth more than 100 years most naval of
Careers with cers began their
of training at this college, consisting mainly of simple mathe- matics, navigation; and seamanship." Moored Head and Stern In the River Dart
course
ta
Bild
in
hammocks
to stay
in; for to the inexperienced a naval hammock with its mattress and blankets is as difficult to keep a state of stable equilibrium as a Jog.oating in the water.
News, Threes, Sixers and Niners
feet six Incles
Some forin of physical drill then by breakfast,
CAMIC
time,
and
shall In accommodating him in your ship their many decks; and though they took place; followed
actually aling their own
Wil all four terms of perhaps 240 boys and in furthering his improvement." did not
they
certainly needed to called These
King learn to get into them, and when in having their meals together in a blg)
messroom in the "Britannia." At Letter Boys."
nine o'clock cadets were mustered at "Divisions," inspected by their term Lieutenants, und marched aft onto the Quarterdeck for
Prayers. Then and scanianship, which included practical Instruction in boat sailing
and boat pulling, until dinner again until about 3.30 p.m. Admission to the "Britannia" took when they rowed themselves ashore place twice a year, after a stiff com- in big pinnaces for swimming, sall- petitive examination, each entry of ing, rowing and games. 50 to 40 boys being known as n
varled from training "term." The period of
asted for two years, and the terms the gummer in two respects only.
Cadet turned out First,
half-an-hour officially known IIS
later An The morning, and landed for their preliminary training. the Second. Third and Fourth; but by
recreation and games directly after training of Naval cadets in 1857 but the cadets themselves, for renso dinner. feturning on board at 4 was found too small. In 1883 the appear to be lost in antiquity+ o'clock for work until supper time. I Britannis was moored hend Sixers, and Niners. To the News the On two evenings a week, the Band
were
in 1837 the college was abolished and lads were again sent to sea for S
ILM.S. Illustrious
selected for Was
old, wooden line-of-battle
that
The winter routine
ship and
played
the
played lives
were known as News, Threes,
for dancing, and all the om- Threes soon appeared to be of in the river Dart and cut common clay as himself, and because cers used to join in the fun with stern
is a harbour training ship, these two terms slept on one deck in cadets. Athletics and games misaloned
sor an important part in our The
the "Hindostan," packed like "young gentlemen," formerly ins
If the winter;
cricket, "King's Letter Boyn," had become
contempt and was always great tennis, rowing and selling in the
there was known officially as naval cadets in dines' in a tin, familiarity soon bred football
summer and racquets; boxing and between them. rivalry 1843, replacing "Volunteers First Conc
Niners be gymnastics all the year round. Class."
But the Sixers and
another work, « Writing of those days, memories About this time the Navy, which
on board the come crowding in, clamouring for re- had been greatly reduced after the longed almost lo
They lived entirely close of the wars of the earlier. Part "Britannia." They
might
swing cognition-memories of the Saturday 'to ex- of the century, began ngain pand, and the number of caddis for their keys on they walked round the half-holldays when we would after
orn cliffs for Kestrels and jackdow training was consequently increased. deck these keys being carried on walk to Stoke Fleming, climb the The "Britannia" could not take them the end of a white lanyard worn
so a smaller vessel, the round the neck, and normally rest- nests, and eat enormous tens of buns and so,
and Jam and Devonshire cream of pocket. all.
was linked up to the ing in the cadet's breast "Hindostan," "Britannia" by a covered bridge, and they might, wear their caps on the Barney, a splendid old Petty Officer, the two ships together with various back of the head; and in the eve- seaman to his finger-tips, who used the hornpipe, ninga allowed to wear high to teach us to dan
were buildings and playing fields shore collars. These traditional privileges, and who told us wonderful yarns
and were included under the one name forbidden to News and Threes, were gave us ships biscuit, hard as stone, H.M.S. Britannia.
to greatly valued and jealously guard cat,
delight for Brent This method of training continued unifl: 1005, when the Royal Naval ed, and swift retribution was meted made us feel that we too were sea-
to usurp men, Then there was the
going nioft, racing each College at Durtmouth was completed, out to any who dared
other over the masthead; and the pride that fol- and the old "Britannia," cradle of them!
lowed the first negotiation of the futtock shrouds instead of climbing
Into the
fore-top And through the "Lubber's: hole.”
many distinguished careers,' was pold Organization off and afterwards broken up in of the School 1916.
Youthful
to
our
dance the
The school curriculum was similar nominiously to that of any good preparatory the blue bonts and sailing, cutters school, except that navigation and which we could use without super- Life in the "Britannia"! What senimanship took the place of Latin vision as soon as we had learnt to Was it like? Memory paints for me and Greek. The manters were Naval
Memories
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ACROSS
1 A call to prayer (7).
5 Hen trap seems a suitable ana-
gram (7).
A great waterway (three words ---5, 5, 5).
10 Do rallways get their sleepers
from this county? (4).
11 A young bird (5).
12 Traders with America may get
their mail from here (4). 13 No, golfers do this to the ball without speaking probably (7),
18 Brawl by a Cambridge mont
(?).
ap- 17 Singularly rare form of
plause (7). 10 The end of 2 down with or for
age (7).
21 Port of a madrigal (4). 22. One of the tribes (5).
(4).
23 Countenance
(but not face)
26 Not readily, as the carpenter knows (three words 7, 3, 5). 27 Put forth (7). 28 "Desires" (anag) (7);
DOWN
1 Though not a branch of litera-
ture letters herein, have 'their- value (7).
2 Carefully chosen words, these
(two words—7, 8).
3 This bird is an insect. (4),
4 Undulating. (7);
5 Not
a picture of a small boy of thirteen, instructors on the active or retired Win thrilled with his first uniform and at list of the Navy, for such subjects is -- We werd very proud of the "Br- the thought of the great adventure English,/mathematics, and naviga- tahnia," and "young as we were 1 that lay ahead, but slightly, appro-, tion: Warrant and Petty Officers for think we bil fell that we were linked Fonsive of its unknown character, dealmenship and civilians tot draw- in whit ang tradition with the Navy 1–7 and still more featful lest any of the ing and Femch - Enér term linga of Nelson's day for it werein just female members of his family, should Lieutenant In Beneral charges such a this that that great salior, and wo Lar Forget themselves ar to kias, muide, philosopher and friend, anal rellent gentleman illudi
bad work by our necessarily legislators (7)
6 Precise and scrupulous are cor
real meanings of this word ((4), No, this piece of furniture may be landing on the floor (two words #73).
8 This marks the end of the sen-
tence (7).
13 Prompt (5)..
14 The bad condition sounds like
a rude contradiction (5);
4
17 The carriage that is of impor
to connoisseurs of wine tance
(7).
in
himself
10 The man that hath no musie let no such man ("Merchant of Venice")
10 This makes her late (7). 20 "In tears" (snag.) · (7).
24 This is reversed in a skeleton
key (4).
25 Man's life is soven, according
to Jacques (4).
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