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The

LATIN LOVER

·IS

IN FASHION

by Eileen Ascroft

DACK in fashion comes

the

Having

"Latin Lover." from

recently

returned

a week in Paris I must confess that the Frenchman

Black, flashing eyes, dark, how a lot of charm that the wavy hair, hand-kissing, Englishman has not goi-that and all the trimmings.

After years of women preferring taciturn, polished English heroes

wise.

'or

cracking, dare - death - for-

is, if he loves you or is at least Interested.

The Englishman is unfailing-

pollte to strangers,

He will open doorg love Americans, the "Latin vacate scats for ony Lover" once again becomes between

the hero of books, love stories and filmy.

And in real life, too. Listen to three girls who have recently chosen French husbands. And they did not choose them for romantic reasons alone.

A family has been the chief interent of lovely 36- Patricia Rac year - okl

ever since she married

French cameraman, Andre

and

woman 18 and 80, crank broken-down cars for perfect atrangers and devote endiess time to directing damsela loat in the street.

But the Frenchman does not women he love in dazzling will never meet again, "Chivalry begins at home." is his motto, and a very delightful one, too, is the object of affec-

if ong lion,

Some Virtues

ND here

are some of the

Thomas. "It's all we long virtues of the "Latin Lover," for in life." said Miss Roc which may

explain his 10- creasing popularity us soul-

wistfully in 1952. Last nate and breadwinner.

month she flew into London Airport beaming, with her

When he brings you flowerN year-old son, Michael, in they're a gallant surprise,

her arms.

nol

Just because he's feeling guilty.

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 29, 1954.

SO FAR, FÁR, AWAY FROM THE CALM OF THE CITY STREETS

With a note by Farmer

Files

READING. that the

¶ days of the micked-

old-varmer chasing- townsfolk-off-his-land" "are over) and that a Farmers' Union spokes man announced that Britain's farmers WANT. city people to visit their, lands-as they: would a || factory-prompfs- us to Illustrate an ancient legend concerning city visitors to the country.

Asked by a visiting city gentleman why that cow had no.. horns, a farmer replied that there were all sorts of cows, some with long horns; some, with short, horns, 'some had crumpled horns, and some had no horns at all, but the real reason THIS particular cow had no horns' was that 'twas a horse.

There are, of course, lots of jokes about farmers visiting towns.

London Express Service

Keeping Fit

He never forgets unulversaries, and makes his gifts personal, not a washing-mechine vacuum cleaner.

ог a

EXE

He

TIXERCISE Is

important of the romance part

of If he has to share the washing- blonde, 42-year-old Ginger up he makes a gesture of it, and

her Roger und

new French

apron, wear your frilly 26-year-old

Jacques might sing while he washes, but husband Bergerac.

They

like he won't regale you with dreary both lots of exercise-mostly we stories of how his mother would than let his play tennis"to keep them ft. have died rather

father lift a hand in the house. Clothes are a passion with Moira Lister, and she admits to spending about £1,000 a year on of most

Thirty

He can be trusted to go shop- ping without delivering a lecture on your budget,

entire housekeeping for a week, or recounting dull stories of how he got off with the girl at the grocery.

Continuing The Adventure of

of the Two Women

WHAT HAS HAPPENED SO FAR

The Duchess of Carringford, widow of the late Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs, seeks the aid of Sherlock Holmes on the eve of the marriage of her daughter, Lady Mary Cladsdale, to a Cabinet Minister. The Duchess is being blackmailed, She has been informed that her late husband made on early and secret marriage to a woman in Franco, who is still alive. If this is true, the Duchess's marriage has been bigamóur and her daughter is illegitimate. As the price of silence the blackmaller is demanding copies of state papers which belonged to the late. Duke. Holmes suspects that a society woman, Edith von Lammerain, „might be involved in the blackmail. He has also been warned to watch out for a man called Footman Boyce, leader of fa racing touts. Sa when Holmes secs Boyce approaching his rooms, he. - asks Dr Watson to hide behind the bedroom door...

dangerous gang of slashers and Miss Lister gives lop

because "there I can get chic,

ity and line,"

marks to husband Vicomte d'Orthez for his fashion sense and advice. "It 19," she says, "Just inherent talent, and perhaps because he's French,"

When the children are oul- rageous he flies into a temper whacks them soundly, then dries their tears and kisses their Many girls outside the stage another. How much better than and film world have also pre- scolding his poor wife for bring- ferred the darker eyes and ing up the children badly and warmer blood of French falling to exert any discipline

husbands,

himself.

Lord Queenborough's And if he takes you out he daughter, Enid Louise Paget, acts as if he's with you. He has married Capitaine Rolland de la the practical attitude that this is Poyne, air hero and also a what he has got, so he might as French count. Maxine Birley, well make the most of it, and daughter of the lute Slr Oswald sets out not only to enjoy hun- Birley, the portrait painter, is self but to see that you do as now the Commiesse de le Falaise, well,

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genuine, will you remove them?" she asked.

There was a hint of concern. under Holmes's austere manner as he looked at her. "No," he en'd quietly.

"You are right!” she cried. "I would not have them taken. A

hideous wrong 'must be eighted, whatever the cost to myself. It is only when I thirik of daughter that all the courage

from. my heart."

goes

my

"It is because I recognize that Holmes very Pihat i warn you to pre-

pare for the worst."

HROUGH the crack paused significantly, hla boudy in the door, I had a little eyes fixed Immovably upon glimpse of a stout my friend's face, or you'll be forry you were ever born, Mr man with

During the remainder of the red, Sherlock Holmes," he concluded face and softly.

day, my friend' was in his most good-natured

restless mood. He smoked in- Holmes chuckled and rubbed bushy "whiskers, clad in a

cessantly until the atmosphere check overcoat and sporting his hands, a brown bowler hat, gloves tory," said he.

"This is really most satisfac-

of our sitting-room was hardly "So you come girl on the eve of her wedding Holmes.

bearable and, having exhausted and a heavy malacca cane. from Madame von Lammerain?" to a publle man, and then, over- dulge in emotions of the heart, threw the lot of them into the all the daily newspapers, ho "Dear me, what indiscretion!" I had expected a type far cried Boyce, his left hand sliding are drondful discovery of 1 am not among those who con coal-scuttle and set himself to different from this vulgar, stealthily to his malacca cone, which must destroy irrevocably With a mind of any intelligence, hands clasped behind his back a secret, the publication: sider that love makes blind. pacing up and down with his comfortable person whose had hoped that you would the very fabrle of her life and the effect should be, the exact and his thin eager face thrust Was more in K A word of warning, but being. Here was enough to opposite, for it must promote out before him. Then he came

of the civileged knowledge

teko

Instead

1

"Though I do not in-

appearance keeping with

you make free with the justify the extremes of human the most country names of other folk. And " emotion. yeoman until, as he stared in an instant

character. Your to the fireplace and, leaning his he had

Grace, we are face to face with elbow on the mantelpiece, look- at Holmes from the off the hollow body of the

Instead, when my friend and

time is not on ed down at me as I lounged in necessity and threshold of

hand the I were ushered into the draw- our side." our sitting leaving in his other

Holmes leaned for my chair. room, I had a good view of blade that was attached to it in Portland Place, the lady who original documents

grip and, the long, evil razor- ing-room of Carringford House ward eamestly, "I must see the "Are you game to commit a his eyes.

of this serious breach of the law, Wat- and so, Mr Sherlock Holmes, rose to meet us was as distin alleged marriage in Valence." son?" he asked. I must make good my words." guished for the grice of her

in "Most certainly, folmes, an

•

They were round ng two glittering beads, very bright and hard, with that dreadful sugges- tion of stillness that belongs to the eyes of venomous reptiles.

We

must have 4" word, Mr Holmes,"

he said in ስ shrill voice curiously at variance with that portly body. "Really, we must have a word. May i take # seat?"

"I would prefer that we both stand."

To which, I trust, Watson, manner as for the beauty of "It is hopeless, Mr Holmes" honourable cause." that you have paid the atten- or complexion and her delicate cried tho Duchess, "This tion they Holmes."

deserve," remarked serene features..

"I had expected, a' type ̈ ̈far diferent from this vulgar, com- fortable person."

"It is hardly fake on you, my dreadful woman will never let dear fellow," he cried, "for B It was only in the dark stains them out of her hands, save at will go hard with us it, we are "CERTAINLY!" I

:her own infamous price." beneath her eyelids and the too

caught on that woman's pre-. replied loudly.

Foolinan Boyce brillant lustre of her hazel- Then We anust

"mines," summon

"But what is the use?" I Holmes laid his hand upon my his tinted eyes that one sensed the craft to our sid. You' must send In stopped tracks, and then, as

dreadful tensity that was eating her a carefully worded letter, demurred. "We cannot conceal arm and pointed to a lighted window in the facade of the emerged from its way through her heart,

now, conveying the impression the truth. the bedroom armed with

that you will be driven to "Admittedly. If this is the great house that reared above heavy brass candlestick, he Holmes?"

"You have news for me, Me. **

her demands it truth, I must see those original us. came my friend's etern leaped

ake sald calmly comply with for the sitting-room

once you are convinced that the documents." door. On

he enough, but I noticed that one c

marriage documents really "Then would appear to Well, woll" The man turned turned for the threshold, one of her long, slim hands flew to mine. Implore her to receive be a misthetval observed. his great red face slowly around us, his little eyes flaming evilly her bosom. "The truth cannot you privately at her house in St the room, "You're very snug in his great crimson face, while be worse than this suspense, so James's Square at eleven o'clock here, very comfortable and snug a flood of foul imprecations with me.""

I beg that you will be frank: tonight. Will you do this?" and lacking nothing, I'll be no bound, in the way of home cool poured from his lips.

That will do!" interrupted. ing by that respectable woman Holmes sternly. who opened the door to me. Boyce, I have wondered Why doprive her of a good than once, how you murdered lodger, Mr Sherlock Holmes?"

Madgern, the trainer, No razor

"I am not contemplating à change of address.”

Now I know.

"Incidentally,

more

asks.

"It is the light of the drawing- room," he murmured. “We have not a moment to lose."

With a swift gime along the empty pavement, he sprang for "Anything, save what she

the top of the wall abutting the ANTONE that I can see," mansion and pulling himself up

said

he, thrusting his by his hands he dropped out of "GOOD! Then one fingers

into the Persian aight while I followed quickly at final point. It is

slipper and drawing out: find some pretext at exactly

essential; that you a’handful of black shag which his hecis, As far as I could judge through the darkness, wo he proceeded to stuff untidily were standing in one of those

On

dreary plots of grass and Exlmy to draw her from the library lengthy sojourn in gaol will struggling laurels that form the

* minutes past eleven into his pipe. "Well, Watson, a containing the", safe in which enable me at least to catch up garden of the average Town she keeps these documents," in my studies of Oriental plant House" and in consequence stood polsone on the organic blood already on the wrong side of "But she will take them with stream and for you to bring the Law. her."!

"That is of no importance.". "How

Pasteur." can you be sure that the safe is in the library?"

yourself up to date.on these Inoculation theorior of Louis

And there we left it, while the

dusk doeponed into night, and ⠀

thanks to a small service once

"I have a plan of the house, Mr Hudson bustled in to poke

REMINDING mstelf that our purpose, was, at Holmes's

cast,

[an" honour- jablog" followed

was found on you at the time HOLMES bowed. "I have no nows as yet, Your Grace,” he said gently. "I am ligre to The ruddiness faded slowly ask you one question and to from the man's features, leaving make one request." --~- them the colour of dirty putty.

"My God, Mr Helmes, surely The. Duchess sanit into a chair 66 AH, but there are others who you don't think only a little and, pleking up a fah, fixed her bid friends fevored, brilliant eyes; upon my might contemplate 14 for Joke, sir, among you. Let be, siys I, Mr Holmes the door, he slammed it behind

—” Then, springing through friend's face. Is a nice-locking gent.' 'Maybe him and went clattering wildly,

"And these are?!" says others. If his nose wasn't down the stairs.. a little too

"The question long for the rest of

La one which My friend laughed heartily. his features, so that it is forever well, well.

can be forgiven from a stranger sticking itself into affairs that likely to

We are hardly

only under bothered any present

the stress of the bo are no concem of his."

circumstarices" further by Mr Footman Boyco, interest me profoundly, said he.

rendered to the firm who rented the fire and light the gas-jels. Agure along the flank of the "Nevertheless, By the way, Boyce, you must fellow's visit has done

Holmes. "You were married for the property to Madaine von It was at Holmes's suggestion house untill be hailedTM bencalh the 30-years to the late Duke. Was Eammerain. Furthermore,

I that we dined out, "The comer a une or three tall windows. have received

pressing orders

he a man of honourable conduct turn."

socn.it." In his 'sense of private "In what way?"

responsi "You have sehn it!”, che et surt, think," he Then, in answer to his wilger,

chuckled,

a bottle of 1 tent - him a bacic, and in en The choruble smile faded from in my darkness. Watson What be very frank with me in your smiled Holmes, and the agents, respectability, at least let

1s

the first ray of light bility a distinct from his moral

"A window was. broken mys Montrachet 675-12 this should instant he was crouching a the code? I will ask Your Grace to teriously

morning" prove to be our last evening of all willy hit pale dace outlmed yesterday "How the have they to fear from my In reply" je p

against dark glass and his very promptly supplied a glaziers comfortable. Bring hands buty with the cat come from!" he shrilled.

catch, KOTIO. unless thero is

to be discovered? Mr Holmes, during the years might be advantages at war after eleven o'clock, when

t, had occurred to me that there my watch showed me thất 36. Tut, m

man, today's Southern But get your hat and coat and of our marriage we had our The Duchess loaned forward, bur hansom deposited ba at the swung allemiy (open

A moment

later the window Cup ring programme pop-we will call together on in quarrels and our diskrets her hand, to, her ing out of your pocket. How-

of Caring but never once did I know my, what do you

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