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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 22, 1955.

Men,

women, and work...

WORKS ENTRANCE

"Doing me out of overtime's one thing-riding · home with me Popsy's another"

MAGICIANS ARE BORN

DID IT HAPPEN

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him taking something out of his pocket and slipping it into his mouth, or vice versa.

It appeared that Baldini had only just arrived in town. He and Clarke began to talk shop and I stayed somewhat in the buckground, but I could see that Clarke was excited and even n Hulle nervous. Suddenly he leaned forward, hesitated, and then spoke.

"Mr Baklini, I

Baldini

know I

'LARKE put his glass shouldn't ask you this, but I've down on the bur been such a great admirer of with 2 gusp. is yours and yet I've never seen jaw dropped and his you work. Will you will eyes dilated. I followed his you show me a card trick?" gaze to the gilt-edged mirror

smiled and didn't which ran round the back answer for a moment. Then ho beckoned to a walter of the bar and saw the dark turned,

and asked him to bring a fresh reflection of the room be- deck of cards. hind us, but no flare be- trayed the outbreak of a fire and no throng indicated the entrance of a film star. The dance band played on, the dancers danced un- enthusiastically and the waiters stood round trying not to notice the patrons. All seemed as before.

"What's the matter?" I asked.

"Baldini," he answered in a strained volee, and then turned

bar stool slowly on the

and stared into the room.

"Where?"

seaterl "Just being right, by the pillar."

Flushing

on the

I looked and saw 3 slocky

Clarke,

altting

like a dishevelled Buddha, could

see himself from every anglo...

J

FACT or FICTION? That is the

problem you are asked to solve. All the stories in this series COULD be true,

Tomorrow the answer will be published.

Clarke rose reluctantly shook my hand.

and

ZZAS

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Jackpot For Dorothy

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Ohio, dreams of uranium millions.

She hos an apron.ful of precious jet-black

The U.S. Atomie Energy Com-

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mission told her it is tho second best find in the world. Husband Jchun guffawed when Blic

said she was off to

find urantum. Now ho has changed his tune.

Five hundred miles away over tie border in Canada standa Dorothy Madigon's claim rear a deserted talcum mine in a desolate expanse of brushwood

-north-east

of Bancroft, Ontario.

Mrg Forty-eight-year-old Madigan, who had heard rumours, hunting trips, of radio-active rocks there, bought geiger counter. She and two friends set off.

Within 14 hours they were hacking away with picks and shovels. Then, sald Mrs Madigan, my geiger counter

went crazy."

They drove buck to An A.E.C. plant nearby and fold

omeinle,

Their yerdict: "A

very valuable And though the samples don't necessarily indicato e commercial value." Muin problem for the Madi- guns: "How can we afford to have it dug up?" Added Mrs M.: "Anyway.

John loughing any more."

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isn't

DROVE to New York from

Canada alone Now York Thruway, the 1,000-million dollar highway from Buffalo to New York, of which all but the Just 30 miles are now open,

There are now 391 miles of dual parkways (two or three lancs each why) without a stop- light of

or a crossing, without a hill

or & curve, without a pedestrian or a cyclist.

If that road were in Britain one could zoom all the way from London to Edinburgh.

"Ga

Instead of "Hal" or Slow, the royal blue sigas

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""Thereford 1 knew that I wan: "No stopping except for must do for you a trick that repairs," had no relation to any formula

Toll

Is a penny a mile and "I'm going to and out how he hitherto invented. I asked you they say that the Thruway saved did it if it takes me a year," he to name a card. You gave me me 288 changes of gear; said. His mouth was compressed the four of clubs. I just took applications of brakes; 69 stops; and his eyes were rather wild. a chance that the four of clubs and cut four hours 29 minutes

would be the top card of the off the driving time. "Well, good fuck," I cried. deck.*"* backing to the door, "Don't overdo it," and as I went out : Clarke finished his drink. "We'll see what we can do," of clubs. Clarke swallowed and saw him sit down again and remembered Baldini's casual he murmured.

I blinked to make sure I was

start dealing to himself, I attitude when the four of clubs seeing right. Baldini scarcely

sighed. I was fond of Clarke. turned up, and then the cards looked at the table, his face

strewn on Clarko's floor. I impassive, but one eyebrow

patted him on the shoulder. In amusement at our ised

Have another milk-shake," Bald.

Clarke

grinned delightedly and the excitement he felt spread across the table to me. The new deck was brought and Baldini passed it over to him.

"Undo them," he said.

to

Clarke brcke the seals care fully, and then in response Baldini's further demand, he took out the joker and began to shuffle the pack.

1

surprise..

Milk bar

It wasn't until about three I recalled that the only time

months later that I ran into him he had touched the cards was when he handed the sealed deck again. I went into a milk bar at After a few about four-thirty one, morning across the table. stunned seconds Clarke rose and to quench my thirst and salve conscience that doctors' wiped the sweat from his fore- the

orders implant in the weak- willed, and

ordered a shake-with-egg. I glanced down

gure of my friend.

head.

ns

man in a blue suit taking his know that there were so many voice, "now I know that you are the counter and saw the familiar

place at a table alone. not much impressed.

I was

Until that evening I didn't different ways of shuffling cards, or that one man could be so mis "Who's Baldini?" I asked. trustful of another. Clarke "Baldial,"

answered Clarke, shuffled, above the table, below and his eyes were as though he the table, and behind his back. lind observed some profound truth for the Brst time. "Baldini HC looked for mirrors,

to be

"Baldini," he said, in a low without any doubt the greatest magician in the world.”

Shook hands`

They shook hands, and Clarke is acknowledged

the for accomplices, and all the greatest magician in the world." time, out of the corner of his went back to the bar and had I looked again. Clarke couldn't eye, at Baldini. But Baldini, several drinics, and I must say uncon- I didn't blame him; in fact, I whole pro joined him myself.

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"I've never seen him work," he went on, more to himself than

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read about him I al- mom feel I know him,"

He rose abrupt

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actor son of Gladys Cooper. Like his brother-in-law, Robert Morley, he is quite capable of writing his own line, and is as well known on the New York stage for hit revue sketches and lyrics on for his interpretations of Sharian roles.

Born in 1915 he became an American citizen while serving in The US. oir force during the

flushing his

and talk to

WOT.

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The whole incident of the four of clubs rushed back into my mind, and I moved to the seat next to him. After the pro- minary greetings, I turned the conversation to our last meeting.

"Did you ever find the solu tion to Baldini's card trick?"

Clarke smiled, the memory The next day I left town and lighting up his face. returned to New York. As I was

hotel slaying at the same Clarke I went along to his room to say goodbye to him before left. and on entering I found him seated

on the

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"Yes, I did."

I leaned forward expectantly,

He sipped through his straw.

"I worked at 11 for six solid carpet, still

day and night, every In his dressing-gown, his hair weeks, tousled and an expression of spare moment. I lost weight, I deep Absorption on his face, couldn't sleep and when I did r The

furniture was pushed back only dreamed about the domn going against the walls and there trick. I thought I was were cards all over the Boor. nuls. But in the end," he went Some were now. unopened on, "I didn't solve the problem decks, some were piled into dis- myself." carded heaps, and some were fald out in rows all round him. "There were mirrors propped against the chairs, too, so that Clarke, aliling ko a dishevelled 25.00

I finished my drink and we

Buddha, could see himself from

"One night I ran into Baldini 8.50 crossed to Baldini's table, and cedure, just ilt elgarette, every angle.

Cincke Introduced himself and crossed his logs nonchalantly at

again. We sat and talked, had a 25.00 me. Baldini graciously motion the side of the table and studied was left hand he passed an very well, and at the end of the

"Hello," ht

said, absently. few drinks, in fact we got on 35.00ed me to be seated.

the crowded room. *7.50 "Mr. Clarke." ho repeated,

unopened deck to his right hand, evening I broke down and con- AL 'lant

fessed what I'd been doing seemed as though from somebody sit- the card on the satisfied. 7.50 picking up

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Clarke

"OK." he saith

Baldini looked over to him. "Cut the pack." He did so.

"Think of a card," "Right," Clarke nodded. "What card have you thought

A

ot?"

"The four of clubs."

Clarke

the acknowledged 1.50

compliment and made a few of Clarke walted expectantly. I 15.00 his own. I felt quite proud that watched Baldini's face.

3.00 the great Baldini should praise.

a friend of mine, although →

"Turn up the top card," know Clarke was considered to said, and flicked be among the top, magicians casually, of the country.

Few drinks

said,

for heaven's

ting opposite him, and then ho every spare second, since the last began to undo the pack and time I'd seen him. shuffle, watching himself in the Professional etiquette or not, mirrors and occasionally chang Baldini, ing places and reversing the sake, if you've an ounce of com- rolen. I noticed, strewn around, passion in you, tell you how you several sheets of paper covered did that trick; I tell you,

made driving me mad.'"* in figures on which he new notallons from time to time.

Down

again

"And he told you?" Clarke,

He nodded.

"HN

bakod

thought for a moment: and then he smiled and gaid,

I

"How long has this beon Mr Clarke, I will tell you how going on?!! I asked.

did the trick. It is quito how.

simple. When you asked me to "Since 11 o'clock," há performa a trick for you in the anawored}," not looking up. SIN

75 first place, I knew from your was then four in the afternoon, reputation that there was no „Clarke slowly reached to the darkeng pagdi seko .KOWLOON..one magician is better then an pack, look the top - card" and "well. I must be off 2 1 mid accepted gal formula

you other, unless I actually, catch furned it over. It was the four "Got to Baich, a' rain

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*

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The chairman of the Senate Juvenile Delinquency sub- committee says unscrupulous people are cashing in on the demand for babies for adoption. The laws governing adoption of babies in the United States are very strict. Many childless couples have to wait months or years before they can get ong, So this market in human goods. is not surprising.

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