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The Melody Girl.

By RUTH DEWEY GROVES.

Author of "The Innocent Cheat," etc.

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.

but I'd like to hear whatever it is heryl Borden, werely in Ince with Toy you were.loing on the air." Wilson, durovers that he la planing

tpone the element

L'aten

Beryl's eyes opened in amuze- slope with her half-sister. Irene retinent. Then a dipeouraging thought kidnap him with the Bellance of er "gang" Khe urge him to stay in eatatruck ner. "Are you a cinger?" and not break the heart of the suit who she asked suspiciously,

Failing to convince him, financing him. Hery Tommy return to Irene who, on The man chuckled. "I thought rex at the delay, refures 14 wad I was once upon a time, but I soon

kol over it." Later Tommy goes fishing ans Enda Beryl "You and me too," Beryl ad- and her send us the bench. One of his bura is carried out by the tide at Tommymitted. Then she thought of what help Beryl rescue him. She and it hard to best the ranches of his mother and the he had said about hastiness. "Do you hire singers?" she asked di- When Tommy ruin beer Irene to marryrectly. him therefore, mybug it leht spul beri carrer, and Infurms him that she is in have s redly audition. She promises to take Meryl not a to the studie if we will warb brt blouse, bust after the week i dalshed mahn their mother

ander of her sentoun later.

his rep Sterp harde, However, Beryl forces Irene to her bargain, and goes to the studio

dreaming what the adventure

ature for her,

CHAPTER X.

The anteroom in which Bergi waited was more in the nature of a central hull at the top floor of a spire-like building than a mere part of a sulte, Through the many doors people cante and went varying degrees of preoccupation. But all seemed to have one thing comme utter obliviousness

to her.

in

“Sometimes. Are you sorry you're

a singer?"

"Yes," Beryl answered simply, "but no one knows it except you anti-and my father."

"Well, I'm not sorry-not if you turn out to be what I think you

are,"

Axain Beryl stared at him în de- mand of an explanation. "I think he told Would are an entertainer,"

you care to try it

her

out?

"Try it out?" Beryl repented doubtfully

"Yes, since you're here at the studio it won't be any trouble for any of as. I've a free moment to

Kive to it. Come along, and try not

She sat quietly withdrawn tu a bandsome but unenfortalde hair orget what you were singing just now and how you were sing-

git

and watched them with kerti Inter-

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The man shook his head, "Then didn't send for her, he declared Cmphut leally. "The only soprano

care for is feuny Lind."- "Her teacher has great hopes for her." Beryt boasted,"

partienlaic The gorgeous “Oh, but I can't,” Bery) protested. who cate In with her "The waiting for my sister. She's chauffeur, the Intler carrying a pet | having an air test-you sent for dog, and a maid no Gullie as Paris.her, you

Irene Everett. Iz appeared and went aloner door oppdte where Beryl was sit ting. She was careless in lusing the door behind ber and Beryl could see, thr

through the crack she Jett, the remarkabir qulekness with which she extracted a cigarette caes from a pocket in her smart black untform, drew ent a rizayette, and applied a match 19 it. She pulled it greedily and Bery guessed that the indulgence was a stufen piens-

re.

Then, after the maid hul éreshed not the hurning end in an ash tray, Beryl any her hot the cigarette case to her mouth in the PEUTERON of ane using a throat spray. Burriedly thrusting it back into her pocket she came out of the room, leaving the door wide open behind her, and

went to rejoin her mistress.

The

View

WIN

The man nodded. "I see-the Quite teacher arranged the test. often they turn up good material for us- and quite often-but come I want to hear what you along.

I see that your sister is can do. informed of your wireabouts."

Bery began to feel excited ax he was conducted to an otlee-like ramm down

corridor. There an alert looking young man was intro- duced to her. She left that room for still another. The man whose

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 3. 1931.

A MOTOR FATALITY.

JURY ON DRIVER'S ERROR OF JUDGMENT.

CINEMÀ SCREENINGS.

NOTES SUPPLIED BY THE THEATRES.

Just as it takes "nine tailors to

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Ranse she did not yet know remain-

The Jury returned a verdietver girl first made lovely by faith ed behind. This Ume she was led room exposed to Beryl's to a room that looked like a drapery "accidental death." adding that they

dainty sitting on display to her, or a stage set to ex-

considered that Mr. Forbes had She was charmed by it and decided it a terephone plano stood to have a closer look at its perfecbeside it and flery! WOB

sented tion. But she'd never seen anythere. thing like I before and admitted

"Now will you please play and she'd need a postgraduate course in

sing for yourself?" the alert young interior decorating ever to think; man asked her with a casual friend- of doing one similar.

put From the white and gold manteness that helped greatly to she turned to a small Florentine her at her case. "The same thing plano and found herself unable to were singing when Mr. Barn

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21 YEARS AGO.

SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE

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resist the desire to run her fingers over the keys. The tone of the in- delighted her. She sat strument down on the rose and blue striped cushion of the heneb and began to play very sofily. But the music shemal wanted, the romantic music of lang ao, was not at her emnant,

She was not an accomplished pianist-haelog had neither tits won't be listening in for a while yet. He had something else to do." The latter statement was untrue, so she turned to playing the things designed to make the ordeal easier she knew-the chords and runs of for Beryl, for the

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velop her talent

nor money to develop

she

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With "Chy Lighin,” Chaplin's nowest comedy, showing at the Queen's Theatre, Alfred Reeves, who has been Charlie's general manager since the earliest days of bis vaude ville work, relays an untold tale of Chaplin. a tale that might be called The Great Trunk Mystery," and that

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Walter Anthony adapted the piece invle offer, aurrted to New York to from George Freedy's naval of the negotiate; he returned to Philadelphia.

Rame name and J. Grubb, Alexander matters with elated, and arranged Reeves so that he could continue his prepared the screen play. Sequences in

natural colour. ringe work until November, at which time his contract would terminate and he could leave for Los Angeles and his film contrast with the Keystone Comedy Company:

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Mr. W. J. Tutcher was appoint- ed Superintendent of the Botani- Beryl's hands hovered uncertain- |cal and Forestry Department. in a velvety moftolone.

ly over the piano keys. "You're Always, when she sang con- scared," she said to herself worn- seiously, she sang to an audience.

nee-ruly. *Beryl Borden, Mostly it was an audience of one-

her father as her fancy pictured

seared !"

you're

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The delay in the completion of the Law Courts was described, as him. He'd have liked her music, with a stern determination.

la self reproof she began to play the greatest farce in modern ar

The chitecture, she thought, and just for him she'd learned a tender ditty or two. Now resaltant sounds displeased her. more than her stage fright had done.

she sang them with her head on one side and a dreamy light in her soft grey eyes.

her.

now you

ke

Well.

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GERMAN “JACK THE RIPPER."

SELF-CONFESSED MURDERER DIES ON GUILLOTINE.

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romance

"Tabu" at the Central,

Alt eurlior South Sea movies pale into insignificance before the splendor and glory of Tabu," the FW. Murnau production, released by Paramount as recent May, 1931, which opened at the Central Theatre on Wednesday.

of

Assured of a considerable increase "That's no good." she said aloud and stopped. The helpful young

in his oarning capacity, Chaplin at once turned, luxuries, his first par- chase being a huge wurdrobe trunk. Presently the dreamy light came over and stood beside

Gleeful over his new possession, he faded in tears but she sang on,

displayed it with great pride to the "They say that Kreisler always

Tabu" was filmed in Bora Bora, her voice a bit choked, yet vibrant plays to his wife no matter how

ather members of the company, who an faland in the South Pacific, thon- with the wish in hor heart-the

observed it with proper envy. Not sands of miles from civilization. The wish to have known her father. You know what I mean-and I'd many people are listening to him.

s with Manager Reeves, for he held players in it are natives, most of There was

with whom never heard of a movio cámera the company budget. It was loneliness in it too-! say you must have someone the loneliness of

dismay he eyed the huge trunk, which before Murnau and his companion, one who walks that boy friend, perhaps,"

seemed to weigh a ton, although it J. Flaherty, Journeyed there" fri alone.

Beryl smiled up at him, then

was empty. However, not eager to their little aliing voneel about two When she stopped, her hands re-

away. Looked

"Thank you, Mr. mained poised over the keys und Leonard," she said softly. And to

dampen the anthusiasm of his come years ago. The story deals with the lian, the manager gulped and, tried tradition of the Polynesian tribes. A she stared away into space beyond herself:" "I was falling down on

to laugh it off.

folk story that is, as human, as epic Duesseldorf, July_2. tho silk-lined walls of the room

Peter Kuerten,

As the company travelled, from in its revelation of human emotions the self-con- into the smiling face of her father. You, wasn't I, Old Scout?

city to city, a difference was noted in as the familiar tales of Ullyses, af listen and I'll sing just fessed "ripper" murderer, was the charges for excess baggage. It St. George and the dragon, "You ilked it?" who asked, and for you."

guillotined here this morning was known that Charlie, had not Guinevere and Lancelot. was startied to hear volce behind

Reuter.

added to any extent to his wardrobe This picture was planned and made her say, "Very much."

She did not fully-recapture the [Kuerten was sentenced on April and yet, with each aucboeding wook, by a showman man who had She turned in flash and the mood that Mr. Barnhoff had found 22 to death on each of nine charges there were miditional charges. One already proved his worth in cinema by newcomer wondered at her sur.

brought

when the making "Sunrise," "The Last Laugh" unobserved. and "Four Devils." It is one of the priae, since. he believed, she had her in, but she sung tenderly.

Leonard absent-mindedly nodded alght against him. He received day a moment arrived a sentence of 15 years Impri- manager found himself Just addresed him.

He attempted to lift the Chaplin worldw ironies thas Murnau died the "Oh," Beryl

Rammered, "I'm approval time and again. Beryl for sonment for attempted murder of trunk, but it had taken on enormous victim of an automobile accident in his there but she did of his intended weight. other members few weeks before his sorrorry for what, pray? For some not forget that at some time dur- Additional sentences, wore passeri ve lhe ruperloning obves meet croat masterpiece has been ofrol for of the loveliest sounds ever heard ng her singing Mr. Barnhoft would on him of, perpetual deprivation of nothing no one had been murdered the general release in theatres. It is listen in. And the thought dis-all civil rights and of perpetual and so it could not be a body. to Murnau's credit that the players in hereabouts?"

turbed ber..

supervision.]

The soubrette of the troupe, Aimed the production, although none of them Beryl'a confusion loft her and At the end of the first

alinister, now Mrs. Alfred Reevos, ever had a moment's experience pre sho started at the man with a cold-turned and looked about as if ox anng ahe

hatched a plan to solve the mystery. viously, each turna In a performance ness that dared him to balt her pecting someone of tell her what

The company was in Vancouver, worthy of stage veterans. further.

"I mean it," he said quietly. “But

"One more," Mr. Leonard said I was hasty for you may be look encouragingly. "Something differ- Ing for job"

Ho smiled and Baryl smiled with ant this time. Something lively, so him.

"No," aho safi, “I'm not a

we can get your. versatility."

Beryl sang A snappy modern singer."

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