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A FIRST NOVEL!

WHIRLWIND

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1928.

By Eleanor Early.

He's his Mabel's blessed sweetie!"

"Mabel Blake,, have you been drinking?"

"THE KING OF KINGS,"

DE MILLE'S SUPERB DRAMATIC PRODUCTION.

Approaching the Bible reverently with the lofty purpose of recording the last year on earth of Jesus of Nazareth and His Ministry, Cecil B. De Mills, the eminent producer, has achieved the supreme success of his career in his superb dramatic production "The King of Kings," which will be shown at special times in the Queen's Theatre from to-day till Saturday.

Nothing has been overlooked in depicting the humble Nazarene dur- ing the last year of His Ministry, "I'm pretty glad myself," chor-The Bible, naturally has furnished led Moore, moist and joyous. the background, but, in parta, the She's a great little girl, Mob is." great painters have also been con This is especially notice Sybil rallied desperately. "You suited.

THIS HAS HAPPENED. SYBIL THORNE, Boston socle ty girl, has married RICHARD "No; honey, I'm only delirious EUSTIS, a fascinating roue. After with joy." There were tears in a five-day romance the wedding fa Mabel's eyes. "Honest," she chok Havanna harbour culminates Sybil'sed, "I never was so happy in all my maddest and grimmest adventure. iffe." For years she has been the del clous scandal of Boston's elite Her romantic adventures began at 18, when she fell in love with JOHN LAWRENCE, who was sent to France with the A.E.F. on the eve of their marriage. When she re- ceived notification that her sweet heart was missing in action Sybil- Insane with grief-began to sock forgetfulness.

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bet she is, Jack!" she cried, "And able in the scene of the Last hope with all my heart you'll be Supper the figures being grouped and simulating the pastures and ex- happy as the day is long."

"As happy," cried Moore, "as pressions as captured by Da Vinci. treated his beat effects through hie you two are and he called for It has been said that De Mille hos cocktalis, to drink a toast

"Where's Rich?" asked Mabel.ability to make the players feel and "Over at the hotel-lying down." bellove their parts. He has paid particular attention to their manner "Ito's not sick, is he?" "Well, he didn't look very well of expressing emotions with their hands and arms. A critic writes: when I left him."

"De Mille has not neglected the scope of this tremendous drama in: characters. The introduction of painting the passing emotions of the The Christ la excellently timed so that the audience is receptive to His entrance. Through beautiful techni- colour scenes, the import of His xetual presence is discerned." bumanity is felt long before Hig Adverse critisms have generally with the technical side of the production such concerned themselves as the matter of dress etc. upon one point all critics have agreed and it is that the great story! has been told in a beautiful and re- which all should see. It will be verent manner and that it is a film shown at three performances daily! commencing promptly at 2.30, 6.00 and 9.15 p.m.

Finally he becomes engaged to CRAIG NEWHALL, a wealthy and desirable bachelor, but-not sure. of her love-aho takes a trip to Cuba with MABEL BLAKE, a social

Mabel looked at, her sharply. worker. Before sailing she pro-

"Sib," she said, "Rich is drink on her decision mincs Craig

time phesing too much. You oughtn't to let return. At

him."

Let him! Anybody'd think fearfully upact because of the death of her father and the sub-for them to him. You, know per- sequent marriage of her brother fectly well, Mabel Blake, that I've TAD, to VALERIE WEST, agit done nothing but beg and scold whom Sybil instinctively dislikes.

On shipboard ake mets Eustis, ever since we were married. Let who wops her madly, and finally him! As if I could stop him!

"But I'm through now. I've left sweeps her into an impetuous mar-

I've bathed his head tea rlage. On their wedding night he him. I've fed him aspirin all I'm becomes intoxicated and Sybil, in going to. the morning, threatens to leave him, million times. And taken off his A reconciliation takes place, howlnes every night I've been with

undressed Then for two dreadful him. I've fanned him till my arm him. weeks-Richard in alternately ached. 1-1-I've charming and repulsive. Until at And put him to bed. And stood for

hit drunken lovemaking." last Sybil determines to leave him.

ever.

CHAPTER XX. -

Sybil bit the tip of her pen holder, and drew her brows to- gether. Then, dipping the pen re- solutely, she began to write rapidly:

"Dear Richard."

She ran the back of her hand fereely across her mouth, and shuddered, whimpering-"Now I'm through."

Her voice ended in a little moán, and her head pitched forward on the table. Sybil had fainted.

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They put cold cloths on her head, For a moment she considered the aniulution. Then, drawing her pen and forced whisky between her

it, tossed ips. And, almost before she com brusquely through aside, and took another sheet. But sit up, they began to argue-to beg presently she wrote again, "Dear and to reason. Richard," and after it, as though suddenly determined, scrawled rapid words, one after the other as if they flowed of their own accord from a suddenly voluble pen,

Dear Richard,

There are some things a woman cannot stand-not even if she loves the man who hurts,her. And I am beginning to wonder, Rich, if I ever did love you.

"Oh, please," she besought them, "please-please!"

WORLD THEATRÉ. "ON ZE BOULEVARD" SHOWING TO-DAY.

But

French A bright and snappy

Boulevard" in the farce. "On Ze chief attraction at the World Theatre to-day and to-morrow. It Then Mabel took her hand, and features Law Cody as a philander- sitting beside her, began to plead.ng French waiter and Renee You can't," she insisted, "duck Adorce as the girl in a very deluge marriage like that. You are Itch-of woes. It all begins when Cody And you've got to buys himself a wardrobe and de- ard's wife now.

His escapades with the fair sex are stick. For better, or worac, you cities to become a guy boulevardier. promised, Sib."

amusingly told in the course of the story, during which an exciting sword duel take place. Finally, the

"Give him another chance," he sought Jack, "He's simply gone The scene in the foyer tonight off his head. Liquor hita aome men

An embarrassing situation was horrible. I had rather die than like that. You've brought him to girl who really loves him saves him pend another night with you-likes senses now. Don't be a qull-from

by marrying him, this. Two weeks--and every other ter, little girl. Your husband needs and put an end to his dangerous

you more than anyone ever needed flirtations night of them hell.

tured player.

I am going to Mabel now. sup-you before. Straightening him out Dorothy Sebastian is another fea- pose when you wake up, and sober in the job you've bargained for." off, you will try to find me. I kope that we will be on the way hume by then. If we cannot get passage immediately, I can only bug that you

Wearily Sybil fought. "But you're only thinking about Don't I How about me? him! cont? I can't go back to Rich-

wl leave me alone. I wish these cant. How can I-and keep

weeks might be like a closed chapter in a book one could by "awng and try to forget.

Please, Rich--it you love me- be kind. Mab will keep our secret, If only you'll let it be a secret.

Good-bye.

She blotted it without reading it. Locked the trunk, and put the key in her bag.

"I'll send for it," he decided, "in the morning.“

my own self respect?"

And when Mabel talked of duty,

she flared out, angrily.

But in the end they had theft It was a chastened little way. bride they led back to the hotel.

"We'll go up with you," offered Mabal.

"feel" sputtered Sybil, "like a downtrodden old serul woman." The room was dismally disorder- el Richird's things, tossed about. Deliberately she powdered her The beds upset. Empty bottles nose, and touched her cheek and rund. Every window shade at a Hips with rouge. Stopped for me different alat. Someone had put ment to spray black narcissus from the lights, and switched on an her little enamelled atomizer, and clectric fan.

buffed her nails vigorously, while Rich lay sprawled as she had left

she surveyed her recnabent hus-him. Sleeping nolaily.

band. There were so many things "There's my note," said Sybil, about him she had learned to dis"where I left it." tike,

"Drunk or sober," she reflecicd dismally,

"You girls go downstairs," sug- gested Moore; and Mabel glowed at the competent way he assumed But it was liquor that made him charge. "I'll wake him, and give altogether impossible. At first he him, a good talking to. Shall I became stupidly sleepy. Then, how him that note of yours, Sib?" "Go as far as you like," she con when she roused him, he grew

"Tell him my amorous. And that was worse, Obs,curred listlessly.

And you might trunk's packed, much worse!

mention that I'd never have come

She shuddered as he exhaled

noley breath. Turning her back back if it hadn't been for you and squarely, she walked from the room Mab without a backward glance.

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"Well, Mab, why don't you say 'I told you so?"

In the lobby the girls sat side Mabel and Mr. Moore, at their by side. favourite cafe, were gipping nperitifs when Sybil found them.

"Well, well booned, Moore, "here comes the bride!" and his large sunburned hand devoured hers warmly.

"Sh, dear. Don't talk like that." "Well, you were right.

told me I'd be sorry."

"1

You

honey. But know,

that

He was a big man with merry doesn't help matters now. blue eyes and a pink bald spot. In miserable silence they watched When Sybil heard he had played the happy thronga along football at Harvard in 1907.she re-Prado,

the

"

flected that college athletes 20 years "Tell me, dear," Mabel's voice after Commencement all look alike was very gentle, "don't you love

Hello, people," she greeted' them tichi any more?" serenely. "May I have a cocktail, too?"

Sybil shrugged. "Oh, I don't know."

"Why, sure. Delighted." Moore She pondered listlessly, "I don't beamed. "Two's company

and believe it's love.. I don't believe it

three's a crowd, if it was anybody over was. You'd think, wouldn't but you. But sit right down. you, that a girl like me wouldn't We've great news for you.'

have been so easily fooled? Rich,

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Mabel was smiling self-con-by his own admission, could love sciously.

hundred other women, The "You'd never guess would you, world's full of them, he says.: Sib?" she bantered. "The way Girls with bodies as lovely and LA080 were his Jack's grinning like a Cheshire cat brains as keen.'

Sit down, Jack We're getting own words, Mabel. Any girl of my married, Sib. That makes it un-type, he declares, could antiaty him, God Almighty, why did I marry animous. You and me both."

him t

She laughed triumphantly. "Ian't be precious, Sib? I don't care if he Is bald, and a trifle aldermanic.

Presently Moore came down,

(To Be Continued.)

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