1932-04-28 — Page 3

THIE HONGKONG - TELEGRAPE.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28, 1932.

FRANCE'S LAST STIRRING TRIBUTE TO BRIAND: POPE PIUS AT WORK.

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A SIMPLE FLAC-DRAPED COFFIN containing the body of France's balaved Aristide Briand, while men paid homage to the memory of the silver-tongued statesman who hold many of his nation's highest offices.

THOUSANDS solemnly stood with barod bunda ua Aristide Briand was borne amidst military pomp through the streets of the little cemetery at Passy. This striking picture reveals the scene as the carriage carrying the famous statoman's casket was about to turn into Pont de la Concorde.

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Henry Pu Yi youthful "emperor" of the new Manchurian State, shown with his "wife, leaving the ceremonies at which he took the oath. Note in the background the crossed flage of Japan

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DEGIN HERE TO-DAY.

Beautiful Ellen onsiter.

BV JOAN CLAUTON

he mentioned his acquaintance with girl in several of the authors under dis-

Tiarclay's Department Store, works nights cussion. They demanded more and a dance hall, hostess atreniant. She fire with her extravagant mother, Molly then more.

Eliweller, her elder sister. Myrn, and young brother. Mike,

Hailed as the richest discovery in the history of America, the finding of the tomb of six ancient chiefa at Monte Alban, подг Oaxaca, Mexico, brought to light the priceless relics shown above. At the top in a royal pendant of gold, representing a Mexican warrior. A Xipe mask of pure gold is shown below.

Before he knew it, he was talk-ghtning." Bieves Barely, 67 and Ellen's employering of places he had been and peo loves the girl but she is in love with Larry | ple he had met. He sketched Monte Harrowgate, an artist she has met at Dream Carlo for them and told of little sted Steven, luyfug aside his

trast. She lowes her heart to him in spita

Howes, debelante.

"Why don't we all go driving?"

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A rare photgraphic study showing Pope Pius XI busily at work in his private study at Vatican City.

Inpping of water. There were the low voices of lovers whispering on hidden benches..

Gradually there stole over Ellen a sense of luxury and well being. She had been foolishly. almost hysterically reluctant to go out alone with Steven, apprehensive lest he should say to her what she sc ardently desired should go un- Bald.

Now those vague, troubled fears and apprehensions were lost as were her fears of the ultimate des- Lination of her family. It was enough to sink back among soft Bert, stretched at full length on cushions and to drink in the magic the couch, had lapsed into somno- beauty of the evening.

"It's not true, is it?" she asked roused.

Steven dreamily as she stared out "Myra and I'll go along," he un- across the water, "Nothing could nonneect, yawning. "I've never rid-be so lovely and still be true," den in a limousine and I don't want to miss the chance."*

naive haste. I'd love it but I've promised to drop in or a neighbour for a few minutes Mrs. Clancy downstairs."

of the fact that he engaged to Ellasbell French towns where life moved just "You and Ellen go." Molly said

Ellen unwilling to wound Harry but as it had 800 years before. He re-with when acandaiona posip is circulated at the created the colour of glittering ba Alure, she determines to see him no histe. znars and spus tales of adventur: to marry a rich busbasil, invites him tors, princenses, statesmen and daner. Molly borrows money to make the scoundrels he had known. apartment altractive and khla infuriates Ellen.

However, Molly Homiter, muxlous for Elen

She and Molly prepare the dinner while

pete off to a bad start,

Myra and Bert Armstead, Myra's fiance, Ellen forgot her resentment oflence but when Steven spoku he; entertain the gust. Barely gives Mike a aleycle, and the boy is delighted but Ellen the man under the spell of the pic in seriously displeased. The dinner party Lures he drew. Oh, it would be fun to travel, to see the grey spires of Paris and to wander in the cool depths of the Black Forest.

CHAPTER XVID

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"That's rather a hard philoso- phy, don't you think?"

"Oh, I don't know." Her laugh Somewhat to his own surprise in the darkness was uncertain. Bert did not accompany Ellen and She had been entirely at ease. Steven on the drive. He did not Now she wondered if he word

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There was a curious light in the But if she could have read Bar- world, more elusive than moonlight clay's thoughts who would have and yet like moonlight. Grey build-known that she was wrong. He. Ings seemed to come alive with the too, was self-conscious. It was

Mies Marion Fortescue, N daughter of Mrs. Granville Fortescue, sailed from England to attended the trial. Miss Fartescue is shown above at Oxford University, where she has been studying for a degras.

The dinner. off to such a bad The little group ignored the pas start, was soon a jolly, friendly sage of time as they proceeded fur- affair. The food was excellent and ther and further into the fascinat: not, na Ellen had feared in the being exploration of one another's ginning, too elaborate. She had minds. Finally there came an in-understand entirely how it happen-thinking her childish and imma- omitted the pate and hud firmly ve- terruption.

ed that instead he took Myra to ature. She was,nover quite sure of toed Molly's suggestion that the It was the coloured minid again neighbourhood movie theatre.herself when she was "with him. lobster be served in the shell. They "I've waited and waited," she alon could have told him. As usual, It was hard to forget that he began the meal with lobster cock-nounced mournfully. want my Molly had manageri.

wax Steven Barclay, owner of Bar tail, cool and delicious and served | $5. I got to go home."

The girl's cheeks were burning clay's Department Store, hard to with one of Ellen's famous sauces. They all laughed and straggledas.the heavy car swished up Pine forget that he was

great deal Then there was the roast duck, cun- from the table. Ellen became aware street and turned toward the wiser than she a great deal old, ningly and accurately seasoned. The that the room was stiflingly hot. Heights. Steven had fallen silent er. How presumtuous Molly had vegetables, green corn with peppers Troubles which had been put away and she wondered in a fever of been; how presumptuous the her- and peas and broccoli, were gorved returned to harass her. What was nervousness what he was thinking self had been to Imagine that he with cream sauces.

to happen to them? The insurance of all this. Certainly he must have was sentimentally interested in Ellon had managed everything so money so painfully scraped together seen that the ride had been de- her. He was Steven Barclay. that the dinner acemed a great deal had been spent for an evening's liberately arranged by Molly. simpler than it was

pleasure. The coast of Normandy Bert, firmly prevented from dis-vas all very well but where was the enosing baseball, was encouraged to rent to come. from? talk of his really amazing know When they wandered from the ledge of literature. Myra and Ellen, debris in the dining room to the 1, odd light. It lay along the only that age had taught him to Invariable controversialists, were stuffy living room, she moved to the street in pools. Not a breath of hide his feelings. He had alwaya soon gully wrangling with him over window and stared down at the wind atirred and the dusty trees takon what he wanted from the the rightful place of some of his olay strent. Children were playing stood motionless as painted trees. world. Indeed what he wanted run away and hide in the night, an favourites. Where would Sinclair and screaming there while mothers They drove on to Brooklyn had come so easily that he had impulse of pure panic. Instead Lewis bo in 100 years? A historian and fathers sat wearily on the Heights. The limousine was park-grown a little contemptuous of the she of his age or completely forgotten? stoops, fanning themselves with ed and the chauffeur wandered world and the case of conquering hands in his. How about Hemingway?

"I suppose you've guessed what newspapera they would later tossi away. Reflected in the atar ft. Now as his mood of self-con- They argued while Molly, a proud into the gutters. Ellen could not spangled harbour, lower Manhattan sciousness increased he felt I mean to any," Barclay began, smile in her eyes, looked at Rar distinguish Mike from the distanco with its tall buildings and lighted pang of real foar that the desire plunging desperately because his clay as if to demand whether her but she could hear his boastful windows became unreal as a dream, which had obsessed him when he carefully rehearsed phrases had daughters were not the cleverest in voice. She felt an inward pang. A beautiful, fanciful panorama frat caught sight of the young girl falled.

(Continued on Page 11.)· the world. Steven, silent at first What was to become of him, a child mansed like the towering cities in at his side would, in the end, fail and not quite understanding how who had no playground but the the clouds so that at any moment of fulfillment. the game was played, entered one street?

one might expect the whole to float They were allant again. Ellen or two surgostlona only to see them "Whow, it's simply scorching!"

entirely unprepared when torn to bits and flung back at him breathed Molly's voice in hor car. The odours though were close and Stevon leaned forward and took altered almost bevond recognition. "I was hoping wo'd have a storm. real. The good sharp smell of her hands.

Ho learned quickly; warmed to But you look cool enough."

water and grass; the friendly smell "Look at me, Ellon," he bade their youthful vigor. Soon he was Ellon turned from the window. of Steven's cigar: the intangible her in a strange, breathless voice. defending his position as valiantly "I'm not cool," she said laticaaly-mveterious amell of the night itanlf. As she oboyed she knew what as they defended theirs. He caught "I don't believe it will over rain There were the mournful sounds of was coming. She checked a wild Myra'a and Ellen's attention when again, Thoro's not oven hent jateamboat whistles and the gentle impulse to leap from the car, to

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