1935-04-18 — Page 11

The Governess

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For the moment they might be con- tent to woo her with smiles and soft words and gifts; but what man, what real man, when the time for choosing came, would stand by In meek acceptance of her decision

Men of that brand did not stand. by and leave a woman to decide.! They fought for their woman and they took her, as years oarlier the Romana had he just that way SOGNET DF. later these three men would fight for her, and she would go, as the Sabing women had, to! the strongest. Her heart fluttered with a terror-struck and delighted anticipation that outdistanced and qulpaced the livellest, effort of her Imagination.

It was the first real thrill she had ever had. Life for Miss WI- loughby had been a very ståld and prosule and unadventurous busi nopy. Sho was distinguished neither by birth nor brains, nor beauty. She was a very ordinary, Father dowdy little person, the daughter of very ordinary, very un exceptional people, living in a very ordinary Midland town. In the course of her thirty-one years ne one had ever taken any particular notice of her,

She had danced and played ten- nis and gone to tea-parties, and people had said she was quite nice and had left it there,

iler sole personal oxcitement was supplied by a bi-weekly visit to the loud cinema, where she had, loved fleetingly but intensely, Rudolph Valentino, Ramon Novarro, Ivor Novello and Monte Blue,

She had taken in three cinema papers every week. She knew what Gloria Swanson ate for breakfast,, what was Poln Negri's favourite novel, and what piece of music Greta Garbo considered to be the most spiritual. The hernes and heroines of Hollywood were far mare real to her than the actuni people with whom she discussed | -parochial matters across tennis

Jawns.

Drama had indeed entered her ife for the first time with a rich neighbour's suggestion that she should net as governess to her chil- dien on a world tour, on the world Tour that had ended in Mias Wi lnghby's sudden transportation fim the setting of ordinary life into the setting of film romanée. A shipwreck, the South Seas, a lone- ly island, three sailors and a girl Could Samuel Goldwyn have de vised more picturesquely?

With a proud contentment she watched the three men prepare ‘a fire, fear the Embs of the bird Capart, arrange the carcass' in the

reldened ashes. They were 80 strong, so virile, so utterly of the soil, and yet so humble, so chival- TUON t was extraordinary that such rough men should be capable| of such chivalry. Love the trans figurer she thought.

While the bird was cooking the three men grouped themselves : about the fire.

"This be a fine d'an," said Jack. "You'll enjoy this--you'll | chjoy it fine"

Wish we could get you sonic- thing belter," said Bill;"

"nothing I wouldn't, do to get you something hetter, something that you'd really like."

"If we could get you tastier dishes I guess you'd have a much better - appetite,” | said, Harry. "You'd really enjoy your food then; you'd eat much more of it."

"Oh, but heal quite enough as It! is," laughed Miss Willongby, "Look; how teribly fat I'm getting."

"Not terribly, miss, not terrib ly corrected furry, and it was solemnly that he shook his head.. "You can't think how auch beller you look now than you did a month #go."

"You wait and see 'ow much bet ter sho'li be looking in another] month," Interjected Bill.Er friends on the ship'd 'ardly re- cognise 'er. "Er'll be a different person in a month's time."

"Or even in three weeks," huzarded Jack. "She oughter, be looking her best in three week's timo."

Miss Willoughby laughed gally. How happy she was, how exciting Hfe was, how torribly thrilling it was to be surrounded by this ser vice, this adulation; to meet at every moment of the day this hum- blo but fiery look of worship, this look that grow tenser and deeper. and keener every day. She had never dreamt that men could look at her like that vandam

She knew now what novelists meant when they talked of the hunger of longing in man's eyes..

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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1935

Bringing Up Father

GEE! ITS TOUGH TO GIT UP SO

EARLY, BUT I'LL DO IT TO SURPRISE

MAGGIE FER A CHANGE-

HUH! THERE'S THAT SNUB NOSE, MRS, BELLE DONNA DOES SHE GET HER PICTURE IN THE SOCIETY COLUMN? SHE PAYS FOR IT'LL BET-

OH THERE'S A REMNANT SALE AT BUYEM AND WEARUM LADIES' DRESS SHOP. I MUST REMEMBER · THAT-

NOW I'LL READ THE BEAUTY- SHOP ADS.

Rosie's *BEAU

GEDM-MAMUS

Registered U. S. Patent Office

WHATS GOIN ON

HERE?

AH HUM!

I'M SURE.

THIS OUGHT

TO GIT ME A.

LITTLE NOTICE

1 GIVE

GRACIOUSIHOWIN DULL THE NEWS IS TO-DAY- ONLY ONE ACTRESS.

·GETTING A. DIVORCE ¦

SHE SURE OUGHT TO. HEAR THIS NOISE AN LOOK OUT". TH' WINDOW.

ΤΟ

HERSELF

HUH! SHE DIDNT EVEN NOTICE ME- I'LL WASH THE

DISHES: THE NOISE WILL ATTRACT

HER ATTENTION-

PLL DO THE CROSS-WORD PUZZLE LATER:

BY GOLLY! I GOT UP EARLY-

BEAT THE RUG AN' CUT. THE GRASS-1 WASHED THE

DISHES AN HUNG PICTURES-1 MOVED FUNITURE AN

CLEANED OUT THE BOOK-CASE. BUT NARY A WORD OF PRAISE HAVE I RECEIVED FROM

MAGGIE.

SO MRS.DIANA MITE GAVE A RECEPTION AND DIDNT. INVITE ME I'LL FIX HER.

I'LL JUS' LAY THIS CARPET-HAMMERIN: OUGHT TO AT LEAST GIVE HER A HEAD- ACHE-

SHE OUGHT· TO NOTICE

ME UP HERE!

WHATS THE USE OF DOIN' ANYTHING AROUN'. HERE? SHE DON'T EVEN SEEM TO THINK I'M ON EARTH - I'LL JUS' TAKE IT EASY-.

IS THAT ALL YOU'VE GOT TO DOZGET OUT OF THAT CHAIR-I GET SICK AND TIRED OF SEEING YOU LOAFING-GET UP,

*1935, King Fes/ures Byndicate, Inc. Great Britain rights merved.

WASNTI LÜCKÝ TO HAVE THE BOSS TELL ME.SIT AT HIS DESK WHILE HE

IS OUT?AND WHEN ROSIE CALLED AND SAW ME SITTING HERE SHE GOT: THE IDEA THAT IT WAS MY OFFICE --

NOW SHE THINKS I'M A BIG GUY IN THIS FIRM-

AND, ROSIE.MY LOVE FAH!!! I'M SORRY MISTER BUT YOU HAVE THE WRONG NUMBER- GOOD NIGHT- 1. MEAN- HELLO-

• NO-ISAID GOOD-BYE

I'LL JUST CALLHER UP.

WELL, ROSIE! JUST THOUGHT

ID CALL YOU UP BEFORE THE BOSS AND I GO OUT TO LUNCH- WE ARE TIED UP WITH A LOT OF

KENWORK, BUT I'LL

BE SEEING-YOU, LEMY DARLING-

ARCHIES WHAT ARE YOU: ALKING ABOUT?

-ARCHIE. DA

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AR-HE HUNG UP- DER WHAT IS

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HOW TO KEEP FROM GETTING OLD

1933, King Features

TINK DE NEXT PLACE TEL ROBLEM BE A BANK” I'M GITTING GOOD AT DIS GAME