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THE HONGKONG" TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY
"I'LL TAKE ROMANCE"
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE
When Blau Terry, famed opore ainger, sellan out on a contract 10 ing E24 Buenos Airos Jim Guthrie, ond of the apONKOFS DI the company, camos to Nojo Yoria to persiade her to reobit- alidor. He nicola Elsa through a mubterfugo and without revealing his connection with the opari company, paya whirlwind court to her. Through her manager Jim urges Eixa to cancel her
Parta engagement and call for Buenos Airea,on the same būst that Jim in talking. Elsa, who has fallen in love with Jim, over- hears his plan to "kulnap" her and get or on the bont for Buenos Aires, Convinocıl that đim loves her, Elan falla in with the plan and allows herself to be "kidnapped"
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Chaptor Five
A aleward knocked diffidently on the door of Jim Guthrie'n cabin the noxt morning, ito ontered and nerv- ed Jim, who was pacing the floor, stiff hooker of whiskey. Jim downed it at a gulp and turund to the watchful Pancho.
"Woil," ho naid, "there's no une delaying the agony. I might an well tell ber"
Pancha shook his hond, "You're a brava man, Jim,” he said.
"Don't you believe it. P'm terri- Tied. But I has to be done so
Bline Torry." Einn read tho message and then turned to Jim. There was n look of agonized disbelief fo her face and her oyen quickly filled with tours. Jim jumped from his chair and came to hor, deeply concernost. "What in it, lon?" ho naked softly. "Bad now?"
WRhout a word sa handed him the memungo. It was from Madame Della:
"GUTHRIE TAKING YOU TO BUENOS AIRES TO SING STOP IS LARGE INVESTOR OPERA COMPANY THERE STOP ONLY INTICRESTED IN MONEY IN VOLVED STOP RUDI AND I FLY- ING TO MEET BOAT STOP MY POOR DARLING,"
"In it
Jim looked up at Elna, true?" who skod quietly.
Jim nodded, "All except on thing," he said. “It didn't do it for my own money there were tier people Involved friends of mine, And there was my prida."
Elsa looked at hlin lelty. "What about my prido?” she demanded,
"I'm sorry," Jim offered tritely.
con-
Elen flared, "Why?" she naked, "You've dona what you not out to do made love to mono, that's not fair, In It? You didn't innko love to me you let me make love to you. I made it enay for you, didn't I?" She turned away from him to hide her tears.
"You must believe this," 31m pro- tested. "I kidnapped you becaune you cheated on your contract an I wasn't going to let you get away with it. But until we got on the boat I didn't know -- I -- I should have told you the truth the moment
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happy as you've made ma”
Later that night Jim aroused Pancho, "Get out the car," he said. "You're driving Misa Torry back to town."
Pancho looked at him sleeplly. "You're crazy!” ha sold. "Why, you brought her out here to
"It's no too, Pancho," Jim Inter rupted. "I'm all washed up. She hatca mo."
On the way back to town Elan was burning with curiosity. "Why did Jim let me go?” nha naked.
Pancho shrugged. "Ho's closing the ranch and going away. Hỏ didn't want to leave you thord to atarve," Pancho replied and then added with sarcasm, "Why, I don't know."
Iisa glared nt him angrily, "Thanks" she said. Then she soft- ened again. "Where'e he going?"
"Some place where there are no prima donnns — I hope,” Paneko retorted. Without a word Elsa, rouched down and snapped off the ignition of the car...
"Hay!" Pancho cried, “what's tho big iden7"
As the car sputtered to a stop by the roadside Blsa turned to Pancho and smiled. "You and I are going to have a long talk," she announced.
Dina's singing of "Butterfly" the Boxt night was a triumph. Jim, hid- En began rehearsals for her apden away in an obscuro sent in the pearance with the opera company balcony, listened to her cagerly and After first atipulating that oho his pulao quick red at the thunder- would not work if Jim appeared at ous ovation the grooted her when the theatre. In the evenings, in the the opera wns ended. company of attentive Argentino gal- Jants, she visited Buenos Aires' night spots.
In the foyer ho found Pancho waiting for him. "I'll drive you to the station," Pancho offered.
1938.
By Pani
HOW IT BEGAN Berdanter
READY-MADE
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EARLY ROMANS BOUGHT CLOTH BY THE PIECE AND HAD IT CUT AND FITTED MUCH AS WE DO TODAY. BY THE TIME OF CATO THE YOUNGER, READY-MADE CLOTHES BEGAN TO MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE. THEIR SALE TO THE MIDDLE AND POORER. CLASSES WAS THE BEGINNING OF THE READY-MADE CLOTHING BUSINESS,
MR. PEEL
OLD FRENCH PEL (STAKE), WHEN ADOPTED INTO ENGLISH AS PEEL, WAS USED TO DESIGNATE A WOODEN HILL-FORT OR STOCK-` ADE, AND LATER A CASTLE. HENCE THE DWELLER IN OR ABOUT THE "PEEL" WAS NAMED AFTER IT, AND GAVE US THIS MODERN FAMILY NAME.
"I wonder if anyone in the worlik is as happy as we are!" (Posed by Melvyn Douglas und Grace Moate)
here gooo." Jim nirode from the cabin hnd walked down the hall in¦ Ela'n multo. I opened the door After Elsa'n "come in" and found her mented at the breakfast table. ECLAD amiled sunnily. "Come in, Inmed," she said, "You're junt time for breakfant."
Jim stared at her in bewilder- ment. "You you expected to ade mot"
Bien inughed. "Of course, 7 oven kept your coffee hat. De ølt down” Jm throw up his hands and ant down. "I give up," he said, "Who told you?"
"You did, darling. I nuppoon shouldn't have tensed you but wanted to be kidnapped. You nee, it's the firnl romance I've ever and and I want it to last, Jl." She race and came around the table to Jin "I don't know what to my." Jim replied.
Arm
we called,"
Elan glared at him. "Or at least after I'd made you in me," nha sald with hiting parcnam. Int would have been a good time for the truth,”
There'n a inw suit waiting for you in South America," Jini Baid.
"Do you think that will make ma alng? I'd rather looo overy ernt I ever had I'd rather never sing
gain! You taught me the meaning of freedom. You showed me how to fight for it. I suppose I should be grateful to you for that because I've got to fight now fight to get back my self respect!" Elsa ran Town the deck to hor ataterooni and disappeared.
As the hoot came into the harbor at Buenos Aires an Argentine of- ficial came aboard and sought out Linn. When he found her, waiting to dinembark, he bowed and handed her an official-looking paper. "Mine Terry," he aald, "I am force' to serve you with these papera."
Before Bien could take the papern Jim walked up and unntched them from the hand of the official. "I'll take care of this." he said "I'm Jim Guthrie of the Opera Annocla- tion." Jln tore up the papers and tossed them over the aide of the ship,
Een put her
around his shoulder. Then I'll any it for you," she said and, leaning dowa, he ined hlm. Jin jumped from hi chale, surprised and confused.
"I think you'd better dress," be sold. "I'll meet you on deck in fifteen minutes." On deck, waiting for Elnn, Jim puffed nervously on algarette. Thin was more than he hind bargained for. Thaco was no mistaking that Bisa wna in love with him and he - well, he couldn't be sure just what his own emotions ware. One thing was certain though he was heartily named that he had tricked her. It was too Inte to do anything about that, however. Ho must play the hand to the end. The following deya on shipboard woro idylle days of sunshina and i gayaty and nights of moonlight and It," she said. "I'm railing after the Hoft breezeo. Jim aton diagnosed his opening of the opera- not before." etnovions, He, was deeply, olncoroly
in love with an. One night they wore sitting in deck chalta, listen ing to the port strains of music
"You're very foollah, Me. Guth- rie," Iškou unii. "If you ever hope to tinker me ning that's the only way you can do it."
Madella and Rudi were waiting for Elen on the dock. “My poor dar- lng" Madelia greeted hor, we'r goiting out of this country at once. I've booked phanage for tomorrow." Elan looked at her cooly. "Cancel
Madalla stared at her increduous- ly. "You're going to sing ankou.
ahe
Ela answered in a voleo ikat car-
ried to Jim who was standing near from the ballroom and watching the maconben danes stately go by. "Yes," she said "I'm sticking to vottes on the water. Isa alphed my contract I've lenmod ona log- son on that boat. It there's one blissfully.
"Jim," she said, "I wonder if anything I hate in this world where in the world thoro are two cheat!"
people as happy as we are?
A page boy enmo to them and
bowed to miss. "Radiogram for you,
it's n
THE NEW LIGHT BREW
EWO PILSNER
ALLEY OOP
WHY, OH, WHY MUST AW, SAVE YOUR YOU ALWAYS BE BREATH-PRETTY {MESSIN"AROUND 1:50ÓN YER GONNA
WITH TRAGEDY?·
BE NEEDIN'ALL YOU'VE GOT/
“Elsa, I'm afraid I'm in love with you? (Pond by Grace Moore and Melvyn Douglas.)
One evening, complaining of a Jim shook his head. "TH tako a beadache, abc loft hor aunt and cab," he said. “I want you to tako a Rudi at a night club and started] noto to her dressing room." He home with one of her escorts, After handed Pancho an envelopo, shook they had driven for about fifteen | his hand and started for the door. minutes Elsa looked out the car Pancho motioned to two men who window and saw that they had left had boon loitering nearby. the city and were driving into thei he Jim stepped into the cab the country.
two man jumpad in after him. "Hoy! What's the big loa?" Jim demanded.
"Taką mo back to my hotel im- mediately," she stormed, "You can't do this to mo!"
Her escort smiled. “But I have already done it, nenorite," he said, nured, you wiit not be
"Be
Jinrmed."
They drove on until they came to a low, rambling hacienda. Elsa was escorted into a charmingly furnish- ed den or iving room off the patio. The door wan closed and looked, Almoot at once the soft strains of
a guitar came fonting through an open window, Elan looked out and discovered Jim, smilingly strum- ming a romantic tune.
ICLATA was furious. "You!" she cried, "Why have you dons this to me?"
Jln grinned at hor. "You'll be ninazed when I tell you," he enld. "Sisu, would you believe it? Tm afraid I'm in love with you."
"Do you expect me to bollore
that?" isa demanded.
.
One of the men prossad n ro volver against Jim's aido. "Keep quiet!" he ordered, then he turned fo the taxi driver. "Drive onl" ho ania.
As they drove away the men bound Jim'a hands and blindfolded him. The car drove through the sight for almost an hour had, at lant, camo to a sudden stop.
The mon pulled Jim from th car and pushëd him into the house, One of the men quickly untled Jt's hands and then ran out of the room, closing the door hobind him. Jim tore off his blindfold and stared unbellovingly about him. Ho was in his own house! In the very room where ho bad held prisoner the day before.
Suddenly the soft strains of a gullar floated through the window. there, a gaucho's hat on her hond Jim looked out and saw Elsa sitting
and a scrape over her oboulder. An Jim watched her she walked alow. into the room. ly to the door, opened it and came guitar no Jim rumbed to her and She dropped the took her in his arms. A diffidont cough from the window Interruptod
"Of course not. That's why brought you here- to prove it."
"How?" Elsa naked defiantly, "By keeping you here until after the opening tomorrow night. Your fallure to appear will not only lose mo money-l lone my friends and their kiss. the respect of thin community which has come to be my home.
It was Funcho. Ho amited hap Tot, oddly enough, that dosen't plly and handed a bottle of cham- matter to me any more. All that Bagno and ginsnes through the win- mattere la that you bollove medow to Jim.
"I hope you love me," Bica and This is on the houno," he said, forvandly. "I hope it more thuh
I've over hoped für anything - bó cause I want to make you an, ung
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