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"CONTE ROSSO."
Steamer
"Come with me. I will make you] Of course, people began to talk. allon."
They might have talked on much From TRIESTE, VENICE, BRINDISI Now we are anxious to deal fair-less evidence than they had. The PORT SAID, BOMBAY, COLOMBO,
BRAND SINGAPORE ly by Skratch. He was young. thing was simply thrown at them. talented, poor and hungry. He had She glued herself to him, and he the normal ambitions, desires, ap- accepted her and what she gave him CONSIGNEES of Cargo are bereby petites, and the weaknesses of the as only right and proper. Some-informed that all Goods are being
landed at their risk into the Godown normal young man. He had often times he would treat her with play of the Hong Kong and Kowloon dreamed of being a lion, and after ful familiarity. He would put his Wharf & Godown Company Ltd, at one or two beers he frequently por arm round her shoulders and call Kowloon,whence and/or from the
wharves delivery may be obtamında suaded himself that the acomplish her "of well" All very well, but Optional: Bargs will not be landed ment was not impossible. Never how old really was Mrs. Beclbrow hers, unless notice has been given 48 theless, he had never been blind to What was happening in the dark hours prior to vessel's arrival, but its difficulties. And here was a wo places of her heart? Of course, it carried on from port to port to the
which the
option man who came to him and said, couldn't go on for ever. We all final port of call to which
estands quite simply: "I will make you a shook our heads and were very wise,
No claims will be admitted aftar lilon," in the same way that she and we were right.
the Goods have left the Godown, and might have said: "I will cut you! It went on for nine months, and sil Goods remaining undelivered aftar Ja liver-sausage sandwich."
then Mr. Beelbrow-10, Mr. Beel-the 7th instant, will be subject to How could you expect Skratch brow did nothing. He just sat tight, All claims against the vessel`must to take it?
helped people to hock-cup, and ex-be presented to the undersigned on or When he arrived in London he patiated upon his wife's remarkable before the 16th instant, or they will
not be recognised. impressed us as being quite a plea- character and abilities. The disrup- All broken chafer, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godoway. sant, amiable youn man. He had a tion came from outside. thin body, but rather puffy, sallow Another woman appeared on the where they will be examined on checks, jet black hair, and brown scene. Her name was Fauny Fried-7th instant, at 10 am. by our sur- veyors, Messrs. Goddard & Douglas... eyes. He was obviously at first a lander. She was an accompanist, In the case of dutiable cargo, Con- little apprehensive, auspicious. The Now, if you had wanted to invent a signees are requested to inform the eyes seemed to say:
Mrs. Beel-Imports & Exports Office that they complete antithesis to
have such goods for examination. "Oh, well, anyway, they can't eat brow, Fanny would have saved you No Fire Insurancs has been effect."
the trouble. She was it. She was od
me."
rent.
He lived at Mrs. Beelbrow's, and young, common, ignorant and frivo Bill of Lading will be countersign- had what she called finishing lessons lous; at the same time she hadjed by
DODWELL & CO., LTD., 1 with a Polish professor. It was emotional warmth. There was some-
Agents. exactly a year before Skratch was thing sympathetic and lovable about
Hong Kong, 1st April, 1932. She launched into llonhood. During that her.
not exclusively a time no one heard him play a note. man-hunter. She liked to be petted And yet a most remarkable thing and admired. When she accom- happened in connection with the paaled she wore red carnations in against. the folding doors. Behind launching. Months before Skratch her hair, and cast glad, furtive a palm in the corner was an empire. appeared in public the newspapers glances at the audience, and some-mirror, tilted at an angle. It was were always containing paragraphs times at the aalolst, who, of course, about the only thing I could see. about "a remarkable young violinist was Herr Skratch.
It gave me a good view of certain shartly expected from Budapest, Said Herr Skratch was not the kind of people a Hittle farther down the to be a second Ysaye." Mrs. Beel-gentleman to make any bones about room. The first person I saw was brow's drawing-room was always such a position. He flirted with her Mrs. Beelbrow, and as I glanced at crowded, but Skratch never played.joutrageously, even on the platform.her. I saw an expression come over He was introduced to all kinds of Whether Mrs. Beelbrow made any her face, an expression I can only people, and whispered about. I re- protest about this affair at its in- describe as one of blind jealousy-a member meeting there the criticis of ception is not known. By the time nasty, vindictive, dangerous look.
"Oh, ho!" "I thought, and sought|| the-no, perhaps this kind of re-the infatuation was apparent it was velation is not quite fair. Anyway, too late. Inflated by his mere- for the reflection of Fanny or Herr when Skratch gave his first orches-tricious successes, he was in no Skratch. But to my astonishment] tral concert at the Queen's Hall the mood to brook Interference. Mrs. I realised very clearly that her affair had been so cleverly prepared Boelbrow's face expressed little. I glance was not directed at these two really believe she was rather fas-at all: She was looking at Mr. that the place was packed.
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have
There is no denying that Skratch cinated by the girl herself. She Becibrow, whose wicked, malevolent! did play very well. He was what seemed to be watching, a little belittle eyes were fixed on Fanny's. | is known as a talented violinist.wildered and uncertain how to act. Skratch for the moment was
It ended in the three of them cupled with some other woman. One may assert without fear of con- tradiction that there were at that going about everywhere together, You might imagine that the de- time in London probably 30 or 40 the usual unsatisfactory triangle. fection of Skratch would violinists (leaving out, of course, The fact that she had to play' his broken Mrs. Beclbrow's heart for the few supreme artists) equally as accompaniments was sufficient ex-the business. But, oh, dear no! talented as Skratch. But they had cuse for Fanny Friedlander to go don't you believe it. Whatever you not the flair of lions.
with him to concerts where he was may say or think about Mrs., Beel- The following day an advertise-playing, and to call at Mrs. Beel-lbrow, she has proved herself a true Only ment appeared in the papers an-brow's for rehearsals, but hardly an and indomitable lion-hunter. nouncing that "owing to the colossal excuse for her to go to the opera, last Thursday, I was again in her success of Herr Skratch's concert the theatre, and motor rides, or even crowded drawing-room. A little [three more would follow on to stop all the afternoon at Mrs. East-end Jewess, was playing the [such-and-such dates," The ad-Beelbrow's and then stay on to piano quite nicely. Mrs. Beelbrow vertisement must have been sent in dinner. It was surmised that Mrs. was standing by the folding doors, before the colossally successful con- Beelbrow only tolerated it because her face set and taut. When the cert took place. From that day for-she know that if she turned the girl child had finished, she murmured:
"Ab, if Teresa Carreno could have. ward Skratch did indeed become a out, Skratch would have gone with
heard that! Teresa never reached qualified llon. He became a kind of her. papier-mache on and it didn't do At that time, as if conscious of that velvety warmth in her mezzo the boy any good. For two years his delinquency. Herr Skratch was passages. I believe the child must the hoardings and the newspapers a little more polite to Mrs. Beel-be the reincarnation of who would recked with advertisements and brow; whilst the girl made no end it be, Liszt? No, someone notices about the "great violinist of a fuss of her in a loud common Southern, more. Byzantine. I will Skratch."
way that must have jarred the good make her a lion.".
We In the refreshment-room Mr. And then he began to develop in lady's sensibilities horribly. other ways. From a slim, nervous waited to see what would happen Beelbrow was ladling out hock-cap boy he rapidly became a robustious, next, what would be the next move as usual. When I approached him self-assured, florid man. His body of. Mrs. Beelbrow to rid herself of he said:
more,
seen my
filled out, his cheeks reddened his this dangerous rival. To our sur- "Halloa, old boy! Have some of hair grew unmanageable. He adopt-prise, a few weeks later the girl this? Good! Have you 9th Apr. ed an eccentric mode of dress. And went there to live. She was actual wife? She's a wonderful woman-
Mrs. Beclbrow? The affair reacted ly living in the Beelbrow's house wonderful--um-m." upon her just as one might expect. Was there ever a queerer menago a She became more precious, more quatre? There was Mrs. Beelbrow 21st Apr. aloof, more impossible. She floated the Hon-hunter, badly mauled by one around the drawing-room with her of her own lions, entertaining her She must enemy.. protege with an air which implied; most dangerous.
"Look at me! I'm the woman have shut her eyes to all kinds of who made a lion"
things. Skratch was behaving She wore a tiger skin and left abominably. The girl was hot the 6th May Mr. Boebrow at home to look after kind you could trust anyway. There
6th Apr.
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And after the first flush of merely earning the money to supus") of Chicago, if he is to succeed Lriumph and excitement Skratch port the absurd drama. Secretary Wilbur, is accepted as a treated Mra. Beelbrow with com "It's incredible," said Jimmy "King's birthday honour" for the 5th Apr. plete indifference and contempt. He Beale, one night in the club, "that a Progressive Republicans who helped
left lighted cigar-ends on the lid of woman as conceited as Mrs. Beel- Mr. Roosevelt win the West. the grand plano, spilt wine on his brow is, could possibly put up with The chief disappointment of the 4th Apr.
bed-linen,, walked about the house such a damped indignity, It's mak Cabinet, in my opinion, is the re 19th Apr. all day in a dressing-gown, threw ing her look the prize fool of Lon-puted choice of Daniel C. Roper for
his boots, at the servants and snub- don.""
Secretary of Commerce. He would 20th Apr. bed visitors. He would get up from "Love is more powerful than a not be unitted for other portfolios the table in the middle of a meal sense of dignity, remarked some War, Navy, Interior, Postoffice, and walk out of the room without sententious bore from the corner, to be specific for Mr, Roper is one 5th Apr. an apology. He was even rude to Love? Well, in unanalysable of the ablest and most intelligent of
her in public, and she revelled in it. quantity. I was perhaps, the only managing politicians and a govern The ruder he was the more delight one fortunate enough to have the ment, reorganizer ~ of un *9th Apr. ed she appeared. She would glance opportunity to judge of the denong-ity, and knowledge, (Sailing 3. p.m.)
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