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THE · HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY,

JUNE

8, 1938.

*Rosalie

NESUME

ADAPTED FROM THE METRO Goldwyn mavik NETURE

„GERTRUDE GÉLBIN,

Dick Thorno, Army halfback -and most popular cadet at West Point, macta Rosulis, Vaarar girl. Rosalta falta in love with him but insists she hates him. Her rodaon lies in the fact that she 18 a European Prisonas who must someday be Queen of the coun- try, Montaritza. Her identity e known only to Breida, her room- mate at Vassar. Actually, Brenda ta hor lady-4-ating. Rosalia is commanded by her father, the King, to rohurn to fontaritea and wed Paul, son of his Chan- Colfor. Paul and Brenda ure deeply in love. The night before Rosalie's departure from Amer ica, Dlok drivòs of Vassar and serenades hor under hor window. She tells him that the ie not an American and that she must re- turn to her own country; that Aho is leaving the ne

or to the paya ho will follow one of the world, Bhe then sug- gests that he meet her in Aron- tariica during the famous Spring Pentiunt, Diele, totally unaware of her real identity and position in Montartten, pramiona faith- fully to meet har there.

day. Dick

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Chaptor Two

LOVE BY COMMAND

The queen WA KI the counting house figuring the tuyal budget-hui the king was in the parlour on- tertaining the army et 017 with Unppy, a dummy.

ble

If your Majesty, please," chuncellor ventured on the staff po- ! tely applauded n hit of the royal vanfriloquium, "the people are gath- ring for the Prince. The fos tivni inrin tonight. But festivitas cannot vary weil begin until your Majesty proclaims the Day."

"Junt & moment, Chancellor," the King answered testy. "I'll gi but first I want to show you that I can make Nappy wing while I rink glass of water. Are you rendy Happy?"

The dummy's head turned in s grin and its mouth moved up and down. "Okay, Your Majesty. Okay! That's what Rosalie myn over since who came back from America."

The King slapped his knee and bramed into the politely frozen amites of 15 audience. The Queen dounead into the room.

"Frederic" aho called sharply. "Inve you signed the Proclama-

ton?"

Don

Brenda. And beridon, Rosalie doesn't love him."

"Rorallo is in love with Paul and shall do as I may--that is as you, Frederic, contmanda. And you'll do an I dietate." The Queen paused for breathi, "Slace her rolurn from America that giri han been untran- agenblot"

was a football player."

Rosallo Jumped from her sent. "Father! If you really want me to, I'll dance with the gyrales tonight!" "Did you hear her?" the King cried to the Queen. "Tosalla has promised to dance for us!"

1

Dick gulped, "Tibould like to got out here and soarah among the dancers-"

"But The King nodded endly. please come to the Royal Box later," he said, "And good luck!"

Dick walked to the edge of the Rosalie smiled into her father's Square and loaned disconsolatoty ayos. "Yos--and I'll keep my prom- against a wall. A Plerretto dancod told you to send her to axe. I don't want to break a prom-up to him.

sho Hello, toy soldier," she mur French Convent," the King oban to you, ever. Borauss-

glanced moaningly at Paul and mured. served.

"Bo you would layo an excuse to Brenda-"because I don't want you viett Para erled the Queen. over to break your promise to me." "Listen, Frederic, Rosalie in defy Bhe ran out of the Lux

"My promise?" he queried with a tng you. And not only in refusing Paul. Why, she even refuses to puzzled frown. "My promise? Oh dance with her people in the Foyee" he turned to the Queen. "I tival celebration. Are you a 30ng-did promise that she wouldn't have to marry Paul, you know," he whis for are you a puppet?"

pered, "I promised her that faith- fully. And now you're going to make me break that promizo!"

"Don't be a fool, Frederic! Bora be here?" sides you've already arranged for the Towar chimes to ring out, an- nouncing her betrothal to Paul

The King regarded Nappy for a moment. "Rho's right, Nappy, bo sighed. "My word must be supreme, Romalle wt marry Paul. And we'll Jet the Tower chimen herald the betrothal tonight during the Fes tival."

Rosalle, secure in her father's promiso, nevertheless frotted about

Dick scized her hand. "Itomallo!" "Come with me," she whispered and led him to the royal gardens. Moonlight flooded the Palace grounds and the sound of a Gypsy lovesong Coated to them on the wind,

"Did you expect me?" he asked tenderly.

"No," abo tensed.

"Didn't I swear on my love that

"Your Jovo?" sho partiod.

He took her in his arms. "I love and whatever the King deeroor-you Rosale. Surely you believe me, so shall it ho-and what about a now?" He crushed her to him and

The King and Queen were in the royal box enjoying the Spring Festival

kissad har.

The Tower chimes rang out with sudden clearness, "The Towor The Klag

chimes," Rosalie whispered thoughtfully, "I wonder why they'ro ringing flow?"

welcome for this wonderful fler ather things.

"Rozalia," placated Brenda "who is waiting at the airport?" she The King motioned his staff to retiro and feave him alone with the know what troubles you. I know naked, changing the subject. Queen and the Chancellor. "Procla- why you won't dance at the Tea "Oh yesho fler!" mation? Proclamation? He bo- tivat. It's because Dick Thorpe beamed at the Chancellor, "Hurry we must go down to the fold and

"Perhaps for us," Diok murmured. tirred himself with great to do. hasn't come." "Chancellor Where's that Procla- "Dick Thorpo!" jeored Rozalia. bestow upon this great daredevil

Ho bent to kiss her again, but the "Don't be allly, I didn't expect him. the Order of the Caterpillar." mation"

At the airport, Dick walted, ne- sound of footsteps made them draw The apart "Right on your dock, your Ma Ho'o ilke all Americans. He junt

The Chancelier approached. "Your Joaty and herb's our Majesty's talks, talks, talks, talks and talks. cording to royal command

Even if he doce como--I won't see King's car drove fato view at top

Dick looked from one to the other The King reha le through, pausim." Her voice broke, "Only speed and His Majesty alighted, ali Highness! ho exclaimed. ing at the pamgraph granting am- know he won't come," she sobbed. amiles.

"Why did you come to our coun-in amazement. nenty to political prisoners. He But she was wrong! Even as sha

"Forgive this. Intrusion. Your tooked inquiringly at the dummy spoke, Dick was winging his way try?" he asked.

"I'm looking for a girl, Your Maj-Highness," the Chancellor continu- and then shifted Nappy do that he, across Europe, bis course directed

od, "but your father, The King, has too, might read the document. Loward the spot on the map marked eaty," Dick replied,

"You few all the way from Amer just proclaimed your betrothal to "You're chump if you sign it, Montaritza. By nightfall, as the Forbarked the dummy voice, ou trumpets sounded the start of ice to find a girl?" criod the King my son. His Majesty desires that sot those prisoners Freo and they'll the Festival, Dick was sending sig- "Oh! That's marvelous! You must Your Highness come at once to the take a pop at you. They do every nals to the Monteritza landing Geld. tell me all about her. Tell me as Royal Box and appear there with

In the royal box the King, the we drive back to the Festival." Ho Prince Paul before your people." yenr, you know."

Queen, Rosalie, the ancellor, Paul lowered his volce. and Brenda watched the gypsies perform their tribal dance."

The King nodded sagely and put down his pen.

redoria!" konrod the Queen. "Atop playing with that doll."

"Doll, my dear)"

"Oh wonderful marvelous}" cried the King. "Rosalia-why are "Yes Doll you know it's you you here, why aren't you dancing who pulls the strings and it's you with them-you've always danced who does the talking. This is all with them for the Festival!"

I have a headache, father," nonsenso. First it was your magic and wo sat around for two years pleaded-Romaile. watching yon try to pull rabbits out

Maybe I can help you and hor," he whispered.

He bowed and movad neido to await hor pleasure.

Rosalie reached out her band 10 Dick, but he turned away.

"So you're a Princess," he said at

Dick nodded. "T don't know her full name," he explained. "I met her at a party in America and we last. "And Tm a foot. I flow all the danced together. She was beautiful way from America just to congratu

and she told me if I came here late you on your betrothal to a on the Festival Day, she'd meet meince." He stared at her coldly, sho'd be in the Square, dancing, "Okay, Princess. Congratulatio: a. dressed as Pierrotto."

And good night." "In the Square? We'll be there

sho cried, the "Plek-please!" in a moment, exclaimed the King, tears streaming down her cheeks. "Dressed "an Pierrolto, eh? How

aside and He brushed her

resolutely out

the

"I love to watch you dance," be of a hat Then it was your jug-sighed, "If only I had Nappy hors guing, until the Ambassador from to entertain you, you'd forgot your Mesopotamia was hit hy ons of your headecho."

The Chief of Staff hurried lato the charming. I might got out of the flying cluba!"

"Almost causing a war, Giro," the box, "Your Majesty!" he cried in car and wander about myself-marched

excitement. "The airport reports mean--just to help you and Pier garden, Chancellor put in.

"And now it's this dummy-thie the arrival of a plane-from Amerrette He stared out the window Billy toy the Queen exploded. ica"

eagerly as the car gwung into the "Aplino-from America what Square. A moment later his face "We'll arrange right now to an nounce Rosalie betrothal to Paul" kind of plane-what kind of Amer-fell, Dick's smile faded. The Square wan crowded with dancers, all of "But I promland Roanile only to-ican7" day that she didn't have to triarry "It's a tall, blonde, American, them dressed as Pierrottes and Paul," the King protestad. "Paul Sire; when we asked him if he was Plorrate,

la desperately in love with Counterļa professional Syor he sold no, be "If your Majesty wili oxcuse me,” |-

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CARICATURES BEGAN IN ANCIENT EGYPT WHEN ACCOMPLISHED ARTISTS, DURING SPARE MOMENTS, DREW GROTESQUE PORTRAITS OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS ON FLAKES OF LIMESTONE. ONE EXAMPLE SHOWS A MUSICIAN BLOWING A PIPE WHICH IS INFLATING HIM UNTIL HE HAS LOST HIS SHAPE.

OUR

BRITISH

CROSSWORDS

ACROSS-

224

1 Edible association of monster

and writer (10).

9 The render sees both sides of

this youngster (4).

flavourings 10 Two

(10).

11 It can't alter (0),

make

one

12 Certainly not a leading figure

(7).

15 Ran many belonging to us but

with no good spirit (7).

16 A bit of cake at entertainment

(5).

17 Apparently no sappers took part

the mutiny here (4).

IB A barely famous heroine with-

out any go. (4).

10 Going to Margate is going to

the S.E. with if (0),

21 The soldier may go thus on the but surely without the letter in setion (7). 22 When a beast chews up and best swallows the homs It is to draw the vell (7).

24 He is able to be dragged from his bed and devoured (0).

27 Curlous lid makes an epithet for many feminine hat (10). 28 The man who was backward in

church (4).

30 Part of a medico's training (10),

DOWN

2 Portent that upset nobody in

Rome (4)..

3 The point in the joke is wide

open (9),

4 I added, furniture

made from it (7).

6 Instruction.

coming

can

bc

in

frum

Italy to create a vacancy (4). This worker might well find this educational hobby for him (7).

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7 People herein hope to come

well out of it (10).

8 A good post in an hotel lessens

the

EL vacancies

words 6, 4).

(two

12 May describe a good runner, or

bad speaker (10),

13 Hardly the sort of meal to get

in a snack bar (10).

14 Flower (5).

15 Not napping, evidently (5).

19 The type of taxi driver who never has any change one would certainly like to see this (7).

20 Each era brings its particular

pain (7).

23 No big settlement, quite a Hitle

Joint apparently (0),

25 Does for the poet's fancies (4).

28 Embrace nothing of note in

French literature; (4)..

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MN HANDYMAN LEAGUE

HONG KONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

The total Expenditure in 1938 di behalf of slck and destitute children is "cstimated at $27,000, against which the Income to date is $10,000 only.

In order to continue its work, the Society earnestly, asks for the balance of

$11,000

before the close of the financial year on 31st October.`

Hon. Treasurers:

Mr. A. McKELLAR, C.A.,

c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co.,

P. & O'Building,

Mr. KWOK CHAN,

c/o The Banque de L'Indo Chine,

Hongkong.

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