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AN ISLAND ROMANCE.

"THE COMPULSORY:..

MILLIONAIRE."

LOVE UNDER DIFFICULTIES.

"The Compulsory Millionaire," by W. Harold Thomson, publish ed at 7/6 by John Long, Ltd, Norris Street, Haymarket, Lon don.} .

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As the bank accountant he really was Dennison Carr. would not have Been without attraction: for Joan Warren, the attractive Young lady whose life was made as much a misery as that of one with a stony temperament could be by a match-making, money seeking mother...

THE CHINA MAIL

"In love", Joan repeated, 1 didn't think he'd have time for that. Did he actually tell you, Elaine?

The other nodded, "I can't ze Imember his exaci words", she ad mitted, but anyhow it is true." For heavens sake don't go breath-- ing a syllable to anyone else. I wouldn't have told even you if I linda't felt I simply 'must pass, the news on to someone. You see, he and I had hours and hours together -and of course we talked."

About love?"

to

EDWARD THE SEVENTH,

SIR SIDNEY LEE'S NOTABLE

to

BIOGRAPHY,

[King Edward VII. A Bio graphy By Sir Sidney Lee. Vols. 8vo. Vol. 1. From Birth Accession 9th November, 1811, to 22nd. January, 1901. photo. With six pornits in gravire, two facsimile letters and thies maps.]

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1925.

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"Sunbeams" is a direct outcome

of the success of its predecessors, the jokes which appear in it being selected from those printed in the Sunday Express" during the There is past twelve months." not a single one, which lays itself open to that (for a joke) terrible, accusation chestnut," the only resemblance borne to this class

As an antidote to the

LITERARY NOTES,

Some years have passed since

early - beginnings, a very special engagement without being called ciprocated his love. They were significance will be seen to attach in epon to tell a yarn. However acting the big scene one night in

development of European varled `may be 'his repertoire the affairs. Much personal as well as there comes a time when he must a small town before a dwindling historic interest is bound up with seek, nowy inspiration and in the audience. The great moment the story of his associations with pages of this handy-sized little came. Stealing close to her he personages as volume he will find what he murmured; "Are you alone, dar- such influential

mong Frenchmen, Napolen III, wants.

ling She, forgetting the play, M. Gambetta, and General Gal

forgetting everything but her liffet: among Germans, the Emi-

There's Peter Frederick, Kaiser William 11,

lover, replied, "Not yet, Prince Bismarck, Count Herbert

a few people at the back who look Bismarck, and Prince Alexander of;

like sitting, the show out." Ruttenbery among Russians, the The first of the two volumes of three Tsars, Alexander II. Alexná "Well, the subject came up. I Sir Sidney Lee's biography of King de 11 and Nicholas II, Count Edward VII, which has been under Schouvisloff, and M. de Staal, Cor couldn't tell you how I managed to make him speak so seriously as he

taken at the request of King George,dence with the Kings of the will be published by Mesars, Mac Hellenes and of the Belgians has otherwise, it is more than probable did, but he told me that he loved illi early in March. The forth also been laid tinder,contribution. being the richness of humour Mr. Douglas Sladen, the author of himself to her earlier than he did, the courage to propose to her. Icoming volume brings the nanntive The lang array of Englishmen with with which auch, were originally Queer Things About Japan," that he would have unburdened someone and that he'd never have

front King Edward's birth, on whom he is shown to have fostered clothed. but if the conduct of Elaine Carey thought it was rather thrilling November 3, 1841, to his necession an attractive and a confidential blues, the "dumps" or what

hear a millionaire speak like that." de duron on dualary 2, 1901. intimacy, include the Duke of Cum ever other name designates the The work, while it takes every bridge, Lord Palmerston, Lord depression of spirits to which all comes, of course, with the discovery cost of information already Granville, Lord Spencer, Lord flesh is heir to at times, "Further of the Impostura which has practic published in this country and on Ampthill, Mr. Gladstone, Tord Sunbeams is a book to be

on doen. Beaconsfield, Sir Bartle Frere. Sir recommended. ally been forced on Dennison, but a continens, is based

Charles Dilke." Lord Randolph' everything looks like being spoilt nents in the Windsor archives or at Chic, Sir Rober. Morier, Lord It is difficult in a review limited by that innocent young gentleman's Marlborough House, and on min- stupidity in not realising that Joan crous collections of letters addressed Wolseley, Lord Cadogan, Lord Warren's strongest objection to hy the late King to personal friends "Rosebery, and Lord Salisbury

Six portraits of King Edward at him has thus been removed. It is and to men of prominence in official more than probable that the fateful life. It should be understood that various stages of his career as Prince words would never have been spoken at all but for his harmless for the plan ont execution of the sketch by the great French, artist Sir Sidney Lee is solely responsible of Wales include the masterly hobby of pottering about the rocks work to which he has devoted four Jules Bastien-Lepage, now in the years of thought and labour. In Louvre. Two autograph lattes, his selecting of material and in his dated respectively in 1880 and 1000, enelisions he has sought unaided and illustrating a very marked to give prictient application to those change in handwriting, are repro accepted principles of independent dueel in fnesinile. and at the same tine sympathetic to have long championed.

The forthcoming volume, which deals in full detail with the pro- longed period of King Edward's

was anything to go, a man's pos- session of wealth was by no means a reason for avoiding him.

Elaine Carey was one of the livellest of the little society group which ortensibly for the sake of its health but for real reasons not unconnected with the young un- married millionaire's purchase of Lurg, one of Scotland's tiniest and farthest flung outposts, and his announced intention to spend ahoilday there, had decid⚫ ed to make the place their home during the summer months. Elaine was frankly out for the good things of life, and she had decided that Dennison was the man who could provide these things in abundance. It is fair to her to say

The test of true friendship

with a shovel in search of

specimens. Anned with the know ledge of his discovery of a valuable deposit of cinalbar he takes courage. in his hands and as he had just enough sense to keep his secret to was accepted.

mediate publication by Mossrs. gave us a novel and the im Stanley Paul of The Crystal and the Sphinx" will come pleasant surprise to many. Ja described as a love story with a

asa

thread of Eastern mysticism woven

through it, and the setting, as in tative selection from its pages but the Nile," is Cairo and the Egyptian as to space to give any represen-his earlier novel "The Curse of desert. An important influence the following might be taken as some slight indication of the good. In the story is the famous crystal things which await the purchaser: which Saladin consulted in his campaigns against Richard Coeur

de Lios. Mr. Staden has made a special study of Eastern lore, crystal-gazing has bech contribut and a Foreword dealing with ed by an expert, Miss St. Joha Montague, a niece of the late Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood.

Messrs. Stanley Paul announce

But as the title Indicates, Denni- that she liked him, did, pot find himself until after the reply, he biography, which he is well known the more distant parts of the world | fighting his pipe, "I wonder what Secret Places". by Gertle de S.

son Carr had compulsorily to assume the role of a millionaire and this, as regarded his chances with the young lady already cap. It mattered, nothing to her that her mother..had staked every thing on the possibility of a match being arranged between the two and that because of the limitation, of the bounds of the island which circumstances (and Mrs. Warren) had ordained should be the "stalk ing place

him in any way repulsive. Love? That was another matter. Elaine's wordly wisdom-that was what she called her cynicism-had com- still a school-girl, and on innumer able occasions she had declared herself ready to marry any man who from the money point of view, could make life a luxury for her. She lived in comfort but wished for something more than that. She wanted splendour, power and the highlights of life.

Fr ..

Hatless both, and the warm sun. shine on their faces. Joan and he waited in silence while, like some

The conjuror was performing in a room adjoining a gunpowder factory. A sailor and his parrot were thoroughly enjoying the show. The conjurer changed half Three maps a crown into a penny. "Now illustrate King Edward's-tours in that's a fine trick," said the sailor, ad and the United States, he will do next." The sailor Egypt and Rulestie, and India. A then threw away his match." full genealogical table shows the A minute later there was no late King's immediate ancestry, his sailor, no. factory, no room,, no. a discontented wife. Mrs. the parrot, with one feather re-book was written as the result of donts.

maining, said, "Now, that's a fine certain experiences and obser trick, I wonder what he'll do vations which have brought about next."

The Second Volume, covering King Edward's reign, which com- pletes the work, is in an active stage of preparation, and will, it is boped, be published hefore the end of 1928.

FURTHER SUNBEAMS.”

A NEW BOOK OF JOKES.

Wentworth-James, author of The Soul That Came Back." It tells of the mysterious regeneration of

a considerable change in her out- look on life.

..

The autumn of 1924 will be re-. membered by the reading public... as à season of best-sellers not least among

mentioned, was a terrible handi menced its growth whilst she was awkward boy, the former picked career as Prince of Wales, presents | collateral relatives, and his descen-village. On a steeple a mile away, Wentworth-James says that this ·

up and dropped again, pebble mlly humane human, and after pebble.

may-sided personality of intense "Do you really think," Joan vitality. His fold interests in asked;"that I care whether you society, philanthropy, social reform, are rich or poor? Must I explain industrial and art exhibitions, sport, that it was because I thought you

the turf, and the theatre, are cor

The younger generation is often accused of being cynical' were so wealthy that I tried not to

related for the first time with his uncreasing study from early man-

and blase: But can you beat care for you. Didn't you notice

this? A girl said to a young man how I changed when I knew that bood of intermitional and political

them being 'Flaming the other day "Look here, old Youth by "Warner Fabian"-a you were Dennison Carr and not questions, his almost daily commen

tary on which in letters to statesmien

thing, if you loved me all the time, Oswald Shelton

and all that sort of muck, why the name which is said to vell one of the most notable of modern displays a decisive shrewdness and #spontaneous Toresight. Amplo

blazes didn't you trot it out." The American novelists. A second light is shed on his attitude to the

young man. stared at her. story by the same author entitled great events of the time-from, tho struggle for Italian anity to the

Well," he said, "Er-I couldn't Sailors Wives" will be publish find a postcard, with the righted this week by Messrs. Stanley South African War-and on his in

words on." tercourse with Queen Victoria and

Paul. Though not necessarily a with other great figures of the period for all occasions are contained-in. Anecdotes, jokes and stories..

sequel to "Flaming Youth," it home and abroad.. Information

A. miserable man was left out introduces many of the same char- touching the late King's relations "Further Sunbeams," the com- side a shop in Oxford street by his acters and maintains the atmos with Ireland, India, and

thepanion volume to "Sunbeams" wife. He waited for an hour, phere of violent restlessness and. Empire, as well as with the United which has just been published by and then approached a police- irresponsibility which surrounds

"For the Lord's sake," he the set described in that book.. States, France, Germany, Russia, Stanley Paul and Co., Ltd., by man

to move on-Told with much zest and humour, Grecce, Portugal, Denmark, Bel- arrangement with the "Sunday said, "order me

"Sailors' Wives loudly and sternly."

is probably the. gium, and Egypt, throws new side- Express."

most outspoken' criticism of a cor- lights on history, To his loveThis is just the thing for the of France and suspicion of Prussia, man whose reputation is such. The hero of the play was intain nung in the American social both of which are traced from their that he can't go to any evening, love with the heroine. She re- ladder that has yet been written.

she was thrown a great deal into the company of the charming young dominator of the buisness world." She had heard so much of the Oswald Shelton that Dennison Carr was supposed to be and of the desirability of making a good marriage that long before she ever met him she had determined to go out of her way to be hasty to him. Not even the fact that his was a very different personality from that which she had expected and that he had interests similar to her own was going to make the slightest difference, she inwardly averred.

If Dennison Carr had had any idea as to the reason, of Joan Warren's indifference, assumed or

When, through ber plotting and scheming Carr and she had to spend hours together in a place where, save for the gulls, he and she were alone, she thoroughly enjoyed herself. To share an adventure with him even if that adventure had been self arranged and was mild in character, must surely mean to take a step forward on that dazzling road which she was so wishful to travel. With the aid of a little imagination she made quite a good story out of it,

Hope was wide winged, and soaring triumphantly, Carr, who had looked into this girl's eyes a thousand times, saw them, as it were, for the first time now, Certainly the eyes were different Big aud limpidly beautiful as ever, there was something in their soft depths that, even in his dearest dreams, he had. not visioned clearly.

"Joan," he said again, "is it "Of course, it is frightfully con- | true?" fidential", she explained, but I The smile which had first Have discovered one thing about enslaved him flickered at her Oswald Shelton that no-one else mouth corners, and she nodded kriows. He's in love."

three or four times, quickly.

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The Love

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THE DEMI-VIRGINS.”

A few months ago, Mr. Armand' du Plessy gave to the world a photoplay daring in theme. startling in originality, intensely dramatic, entitled "The Bachelor Girl." It has gone down into motion pictures" history ng one of the greatest screen productions of the last season."

With a story that is intriguing ly fascinating and supported by

Now Mr. Plesey has come along a big cast of hand-picked sup- with "Demi-Virgins," a beautiful screen adaptation of Marcel porting stars, she sallies through

Prevost's world-known master- a series of plots and counter plots

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י

same evidence of deep thought as The picture is a Richard his earlier production and there Thomas production adapted by are such powerful dramatic fac William Lester from an original tors that lift this picture on an story entitled "The Silent even higher plane than his pre

Accuser."

It concerns a dashing young assistant state's attorney and a beautiful young violinist, who in the blindness of her ambition is lured into the clutches of the owner of the notorious "Black Bird" cafe. Carmel Myers, as a cabaret entertainer carries the story to a big finish.

vious one.

As the title indicates, the pro- duction is one of truly momen- timeliness. The tous

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Its director, Richard Thomas, la to be highly complimented on the manner in which he has handled this delicate" mystery story. On the whole mystery it drives home a lesson the whole stories are a hard proposition to world will be better for having put over on the screen, but Mr. Boen. Thomas certainly knew what he For the sheer magnificence of distinct and was about Melbourne McDowell its scenic investiture this extra-

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France Dhelle who scored a far all her past achievements. in ¦ As Maud de Rouvres à Demi-

68. Steve Carnan is unusually ordinary photoplay caps the "The Bachelor Girl in the stellar Virgins, Miss, Dhelia Is super forceful and carries a double rôle, climax of the scene builder's art. rôle in the leading actress in she gives an exceptional perform

and throughout the entire picture

Kathryn McGuire as Ruth The gorgeousness of Ite, lavian "Demi-Virgins also, additionance.The star is supported by Revere, enacts a sympathetic settings and costuminga excels by to being a great and pronoun an exceptionally- brilliant: »cas rôle ka a littl violinist carrying for many other great productions, beauty, Mlle Dhelfs in an actress, which included, such IA