By Paul
IT BEGAN Berdanier
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY
HOW
"I'LL TAKE ROMANCE'
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
When Elsa Terry, famed opora alngor, svalka out on har contract to sing An Buenos Aires Jim
Guthrie, one of the sponzora, of the opera acnavn there, como to New York to- raaaon with her. Madamo Della, Elsa'à aunt and a retired opera star herself, kropa Kien and Jim apart until Jim gains admission to the Terry partment by posing as Reno Ginard, a Pronoh wowapaper- man. Elso, who knowk Ginard, Rilowa Jim to "Interview" her, When the deception la expoact Jim takes her to his apartment noress the hull for an interview toith the real Ginard, Madame Della finds them there but Jim placatee her by recalling the en- tirely flotitious story" of his father's romanco with Mudame Dalla years ago in Buenos Airea, Madame Delia in favorably im- pressed and invites Jim to tea.
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a warm Hght in hor oyes. “You're | vory porsuasive," nho naid, “Are you auro you want mo go go thint much"
"More than anything In tho world." Jim replied forvently,
Kane amiled at Jim. "If this goes through, Guthrie," he said, “I ought to split my commission with you."
"Just having Elsa thorn will bo my_roward." Jit replied. He turned to Elan. "I'll even give you a cam- ple no you'll know what you're get- ting."
"A sample?" Ilma looked at kim in bowllderment.
"Yes, Have dinner with me at the apartment tomorrow night. I'll give you a preview of the pampan."
Elan ughed. “It's a dato," she ank. "And I'll tell you after the proview whother I'B ́take the run things."
The next night Elea look particu Jar caro in dressing, “Do I jonk all right, Margot?" she asked her mald. Margol gazed at hor admiringly. "You louk downright sinful," aho orld.
"How would you like to go to Buenos Airen?" Elan asked.
Margol shrugged, "What's the difference" who asked. "As long fu you've doelded to go there, I'm glad you did, though." obe added Ten-
Having won the grudging approvderly. al of Madella, Jim bogan a round of anyoly with Elas. They wont every- where theatres, concerts, night clubs and sporting evente - 10- gether.
Aflor AL particularly hilarious night Jim and a wound up ol Lepino's, ans of the smaller clube од Broadway's famous "Swing
Lion cronned the hall of Jim's apartment and discovered that the door was afar, ho paured when nhe heard Jim's voice.
"I won't go to Buenos Airen with out her." Im enid. "I can't!"
En atened and tears of happi- ness camo to her eyra, Pancho' volco came through the door now.
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Chapter Four
Pancho, decked out na an Ar gentino gaucho, answered Elon's kɛock. Ho made a ewcoping bow.) "Welcome, Benorita," he said.
"Why, Pancho,” Blaa said, "you leak magnificant."
toolcans though we're going to Paric."
"Bpeak for yourself," Jim said. "I maitat go to Buenos Aires. At least we can have dinner together to- morrow night alone and then I'll take you to the boat,"
Elsa omlled. "All right, Jim," sho and tenderly.
They had dinner the next night at Lepino's. Elsa pretended to br come lady with the wins. "You'ro in bad boy," she chided tipally. "Wo shouldn't have waited until the inst minuto like this. Madella will be frantle,"
Jim smiled Indulgently, Hils plan was working perfectly. "You've got plenty of time." he reassured her. When ho bad placed Elea in the Inxicab for the or he quietly in- etructed the driver to go to the 'Or cinco's berth. En route Jlm gava Blan a pair of dark glasses. "Wear these," he told her. "They'll help you duck the reportara and the photographers."
"Oh, dim, you think of every- thing." Elan påld, taking the glanson and putting them on. "Oh! I can't see a thing."
| Jim smiled. “You just hold onto
me. You'll be all right,”
31m hurried in up the gang- plank and into her cabin and they were joined almost immediately by Ponchio and Murgut. Panchu hnd done his fab well and Margot was feeling very high. Jim poured ebam- porns for them all. "To a happy voyage" was the toast.
Once again a mischievous light came to Elon's oyes, "I tell you what" she suggested, “let's all go Pancho looked at his costumo andi end neo Madella and Rudi.”
GOLF
1938.
GOLF CAN BE TRACED TO '' THE ANCIENT ROMAN GAME OF "PAGANICA?PLAYED WITH A CROOKED STICK AND A BALL STUFFED WITH FEATHERS. EUROPEAN PEASANTS PLAYED THE GAME AS “BANDY-BALL”, AND WHEN THE 13TH CENTURY DUTCH TOOK IT UP, THEIR NAME FOR THE STICK WAS "KOLF", (CLUB), FROM WHICH WE DE- RIVE GOLF”
RERANIER
"A LEAP IN THE DARK THIS PHRASE, MEANING "GOING INTO SOME UNKNOWN VENTURE WHOSE OUT COME IS UNCERTAIN,"DERIVES FROM THE ALLEGED LAST WORDS) OF THOMAS HOBBES, ENGLISH PHIS LOSOPHER, BEFORE HIS DEATH, IN) 1679:“I AM GOING TO TAKEʼA FRIGHTFUL LEAP IN THE DARK.
"You want me to go that much?" "More than anything in the world." (Poard by Grace Moore and Melvyn Douglas.)
Lane", Mfter they were seated at an Incanuplaunum table Jim excused himself and hurried to the bar. Kane, Elan Terry's manager, was waiting for him there.
"Give me about ten minuter alone with her," Jim told him, "bafore you Join un." Kans nedded and Jin hurried back to fina.
A few minutes Inter Kane pnused at their inblo. "Hello, Eln," he onld.
'Aren't you out late?"
"Junt how do you expect to get nway with thin?" Pancho asked.
"The 'Orinoco and her boat for Europe both sail at midnight.” Jiu explained. "I'll just put her on the wrong boat."
"But that's kidnappingt" Pancho protested. "You'll never got away with it."
"Yes I can," Jim replied, "This means too much to me to fail. 2'3 give her a few drinks al dinner. stall until the last minute and then
"Why, Bu" Eta held out her hand and smiled, "This lo Mr. Guth-| rush her on the boat no fast she rie, Jim, this lo 1381 Kano, my t- won't oven know where aho's head- ager" rong and bowed. Kane acknowledged the introduction and then turned to Elon.
"Ave been frying frantically to get you on the phone all day," he
ing a
I know where you're heading." Pancho and saveřoly. "Right for Ja, You're oven taking a short
cut,"
"you're going to help me.”
"I had a footing that would cotuo up,“ Pancho gald with a High "What do I do?"
ald "Buenos Airea wha on the "And what's more," Jim ndded, phone this morning. They're williutį to match the Paria offer and give you a bonus. That in. If you can sali; un the 'Orinoco' Saturday night."
Elsa laughed and shoolf her hond.! Jin looked up suddenly, an though he'd been inattentive, The Orino co'?" ha aniri. "I'm salling on the "Orinoco" Saturday,"
"You're taking Margot, her maid. to dinner and putting her on the buat with Eisa.”
En tiptoed back to her own apartment. 9bo found Margot lidy- Elan looked up quickly, "You, ing up her room. "Margol,” she said are?" she asked,
cestaticnily, "we're going to be kid.
Margot looked up threateningly.
cafd.
Jim went right on enthusiastical- | napped," ly. "Of couro. I live in Buenos Atren, Thin in wonderful. I don't "I'd like to see anybody try it." she want to interfere in your business but the thought of you - In Buenos Aires -
Elan was obviously excited at the prospect, too, but ato shook her hoad again "Ita imposalbla,” she
"Margot, ho loves me ho'o kid- napping mel"
The mald shook her head. "That
docon't make sense," she said.
anid. "I'm sailing for Paris Satur step. "Nothing makes sense, Mar- Bisa did an Impromptu danco day night."
Jim waved his hand impatiently. Ent," she said. "It's all mad- and
glorious and —”
"Change your pamage tonight," ho
"Have you been drinking?” Mar- naid. "What do you care where you anil to? I promise you an experianca got asked auspiciously.
you'll never forget. My haclanda Elen laughed delightedly. "No,"
she replied,” “But I'm drunk!" will be yours. My vaquoron will
serenade you with songs of the
She crossed the hall and knocked
pampas and or til serenade on the door of Jim's apartment.
you with all the warmth and pan-
alon of the Argentino - I hope."
Insa spoke softly and there was
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"This is the one with the knock-out drops," (fosed by Stuart Irwin, Melvyn Douglas and Grace Moore)
sluugged. "South American plug-| Jim hurriedly blocked her way to for ha axplained. Jim, alao at itred no a gaucho, came to the door and added his greetings. From the next room there came the soft strains of guitars. Jim led on to the dining room nad opened the doors. Els groped.
the door."No," he said. "We musta't disturb them. They've got a sign on their door and the stewardess mys they are asleep.”-
Elsa peralated. "Oh, come on, Madella loves to be awakened." Jim toole/her by the arm and led her baalt into the staterooni, "Please," ho_murmured, "Just us.”
The floor wea covered with grass matting and on it was spread a pic-| ale cloth. The walls were coveredi with a backdrop of the Fampus, Jin, wa may saver be alone again." with a large moon against a stariit; sho said.
Elsa took his hand, "That's right,
aky ahadding the only illumination. "Don't say that," Jim replied. Jim gestured to the room. "The "Wo may meet gooner than you ex- Argentine, nenorita," he explained.) pect"
"Always there to music always "How Can wo?"
a full moon."
Elen's cyce twinkled. that get monotonous?" quired.
anked.
"You'll be in Buenos Aires and I'l "Doesn't bo la Paris. How can we ment -- nho unless you kidnap mo now and tako
me with you?"
in
Jimi obrugged. "You can always turn it off, he anid. He touched
Pancho, who had beon gulping nome champagno, almost choked.
the light switch and the moon blink- Elsa, to hide her laughter, went to ed off.
the window of her stateroom. Out- Elin shook her head in mock | sido, against the deckrall, sho saw wanderment. "An amazing coumn life preserver with the stencil: try," he commented. "But I'm "8. 8. Orthoco," Elen sighed. "What afraid. The moonlight's too allur- a beautiful night,” cho mid and Ing. The muale too neductive — the started to open the door to the scent of the pampae grase over deck. whelma zao."
Jim joined her and he, too, naw After dinner Jim urged her to the life preserver. He hastily stood decision about the trip. In front of it and, while he talked make Elsa, in a tensing mood, kept post- with. Elen, surreptitiously unfaster- poning It "You gave mo until mid- ed it. He pushed it over the gide and it fell into the water below with a night," she explained.
loud splash.
Elen wandered into the living room and saw a large revolving globo of the world. Her eyes twink- led michlovously as she turned to Jim. "Look," she sald, pointing to the map. "Hero's Paris and hero's Buenos Aires. I close my eyes, you opin the globe and I'll put my finger on a spot. Whichover place the spot le pearest, woll go."
"What was that?" Elsa asked. "A seagull, I guess," Jim replied. "What about your boat. Jim?" ina naked, “Doesn't it sail at mid- night, too?"
A steward came along the deck giving the last call, Visitor began to pour from nearby cabinx and nil the din of a shipboard departure Jim hesitated a moment and then was unloosed. Jim and Bina ex- agreed. Maa ohut bar you that changed unintelligible farewell 18, the almost shut them and amild the clamor. Elsa looked at
hor. Instead, he took her hand, Jussed it hastily, and rushed off.
Elan watched him tenderly as ha
swallowed by the throng.
Jim spun the globe. As she ronchod Jim, expecting that he would kis out with her right hand Jim ea that it wan heading for France. Furtively, he accelerated the globe but Elsa, through her nomi-clored lide, anw his mova. She quickly was pointed with her loft hand and opened her oyo".
(To be continued.)
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