1936-01-25 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1936

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share in moulding the wind of theẻ unbar renius. He would readį Tolstoy, Tcheker, Schriem "kich) and the Talmud to Rachel işbil berj head nodded and the transparent. Ed would close over her glorious -Lyes. On Seday be took the woman to the art galeries and bade her look wn the genius of Greuze and lan and Eobeis Often be took jer to the opers, and when the woman wex & "Ia Boheme" and "Madouse Easterly Scholem was glad. He knee that: the beauty of the music, w233 M27- ing into that short st some varze way Rachel began to understand this consuming desire of her lord, and is ber heart she be prayed that his wish would granted.

Thus it happened that Rachel was delivered of a son a listy, dark-eyed babe, and Scholem's joy imew no bonds. The child me ceived the matte Mischs, or Morris, after Scholem's fathm, who had The perished in the pagean friends of Seciam and Bachaï nasze to extend their congratulations.

"Good luck, Scholem,” they cried. "May be be a credit to you, # *Kodama.*

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And the free si bản TẢI HÀN to be a genius bowed and was glad. At the suggestion of a friend. Scholem changed his naZE. foreign name might be a handicaş to the child. And so Scholers Abromavitab became Simmen. Aber crombie.

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- Scholem's rusiness Ekrivež engaged aa resistent, but stið be worked sixteen hours a dar in spăta of Rachel's tearful protestatioes: that-be would end up in S. FUDA- torium and leave her 1 väder. Each week a substantial portion of the shop's raeipts was basiced in the name of Morris Aber crombie.

The child w quickly. He was handsome with the sturdinem and grace of his mother, and her dark tranquil eyes and the softly mocid- Scholer ed features of her. watched the growth of the chiki carefully. Wisen he fel M. with the agents of childhood, I was not the panel dosfor a few doors away that cane and attended him. but a Westend specialist Rachel's mother, who had raised seven daughters on her husband's earnings of two pends a week, raised her hands and tried that Scholem was rond.

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When Mischa was Sve Rachel died. One night a strange, weari-? ness closed her epest and the panel doctor who care in the morning said that she was dead. Scholem's SOFTOW was not deep Since the birth of the child she had ceased) to exist, as a physical entity for im Shed discharged the function for which he had espous ed her, and to blin there was divine justies in her passing. E placed Miscks in his sole control. The child was how wholly his, not that Rachel had ezer erercited, a strong hand in his upbringingy..

Scholem irrself instructed the boy in the vand. Grew-cyn). the child wasád Exten, and hind father's heart road quicken as be regarded the thoughtful hand- some face of his son. Misha craved a violin and Scholem was rained to as ecstasy of joy. Buy one day the teacher came to här! and shrugged his shockier.

"He has so music in hat heart,"

he said birthy. ~ "Too

ing your hard-earned Schciem."

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though the efforts were more thas endowing the beautiful actram with moustaches -- the boy beca pupil of an artist.

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he said gevely,

of the Ette Jew badeundentood:

seeth to

HELLO, ONTY-YEA-IM STAYN'IN TONIGHT-CONT WANT TO CE

BANGEDUD FOR STAYNOUT LATE

BECAUSE (WANT TO. LOOK ME BES THE SEWER

MAKERS.B "TOMORROW

YOU STEPPED ON MY MASON

AND DOLLY-

Rosie's BEAU

GEO M MANUS

OH! WILL YOU EXCUSE ME

AGAIN? I DON'T MEAN TO HIT YOU-

Bringing Up Father

YES-MAGSE-

DAZING- TAYING- NIGHT-

YOURE JUSTA DEAR-

WAL

"YOUDRIVE ME ST: NAL INTHE ETHENIWON” KURB YOU FOR REST OF VENNG-

CHUM SORRY SIR- VEZY

· LOOK OUT

BELOW-

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IT'S GXXXD TO SEE VRIST WATCH AGAIN T'S BEEN IN DANN FOR

MONTHS-IMGLAD ROSIE DIDN'T NOTICE

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DOG-GÖNSIT-

THERE GOESME THIMB-1 GUESS

ICANT SWING A

HAMMER OR

ACKEKE I

USED TO

FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE-WYHY CO

YOU LEAVE GOLF-ST

MOO

IWAS UST.

PICK THEM „P DADDY-

WELL-IM AFRAID YOU HAVE TO STAY HOME AND BE÷QUET FOR AT

LEAST A WEEK-

YES-BUT HOW AM I GOING TO

EP ME FAMILY QUIET?

HELLO-ROSIE-THIS IS

YO

DCALL

WHAT'LL

IDO

NOW?

EXCHRIS

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