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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, · 1932.

The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story UNFINISHED

"DREAM OF DESTINY"

SYNOPSID

residence young actress, Phoebe Friari

atrangely fearful of the dream's faldimment.

himself in a car proceeding to her flat after | the show.

NOW GO ON WITH THE ĦTORY.

CHAPTER III. (Continued).

ed.

MASTERPIECE

could not decline it now. How Arnold Bennett's last could he by implication snub the long story was left mother's bedroom, her father's does not spoil its drawing-room, unfinished, but this

worth or readable quality, but rather adds a mystery value|| which will be found [very intriguin

own

star? Sht displayed to him rooms and rooms. The

(Copyright Strictly Reserved).

bedroom, her father's sulkingroom No. Probably she would as sho called. It-though it was "Thank you, Nanny. Now do have kept Nanny and chatted with really his workroom), her

her about the performance, as to bedroont, where she also worked, Boland Lazy Bwith, young 192k about go to bed." town, principally, maria mi bla,alter-in-law's "Yea, miss. Good evening, sit," which, by the way, Nanny had dia- even the kitchen and the pantry, The swminds him of vivid, but tragie Baid Nanny, whose demeanour in-played no curiosity. She know her and three marble bathrooma-one the lenst astonish-place, did Nanny; and doubtless for servante. In each case ho dream he had had a few nights previously.dicated not Ho.Bghts abr of her acquaintanceships being ment nor criticism at the noctur her mistress, once her helpless stood in the doorway, and poked Phoshe makes her debut in London sa sinal presence of Roland. What charge, was for her a goddess not his head and shoulders forward star and Roland, withough alarmest. find her child did was right for Nanny, to be questioned, who spoke when to glimpse, without entering.

"Now run off, dio."

she chose, and was silent when Yes, opulence! Nanny was past the age of run-aho wished to be ellent. Cortain- "You may well be proud," said ning, but she went, shutting the ly Phobe had the mion of unchal Roland. "It's the loveliest flat I

door.

Phobe and Roland were lenged command.

[ever saw."

this place is the roof. Talk about "And mino's, the loveliest room romantic." enclosed together in the large din- "Well, it's all over," aho mur ing-room, which was full of anti-mured, drinking the soup.

in It. Daddy saw to that. Ho "I must see it one day," he re- "And you must feel very reliev lives for furniture-and mo. Al-plied. "I shall. I've been hore The mass of Philibert Court roso que furniture. dark, enormous and mysterious in "Someone must have some led;" said Roland, drinking

the ways did. And I know he's fum several times-I'm professionally the night, like a huge rectangular money here," thought Roland as water.

ing like anything because he's interested in flats--but I've never castle impregnably forbidding. he glanced round. The domestic Thus they made a few banal ex-stopping mother and himself from got as far as the roof. I've only But the foyer at the east entrance atmosphere of the flat pleased him changes.

Boeing me after all these years. heard of it." was warm with welcoming light, and tranquillized his misgivings: "I must go," said Roland, jump- Curious situation, Isn't it?"

"Oh!" she exclaimed. "I know and the porter on duty received it was so innocent, so natural, so ing up with decision. He had They were at the other end of all about you. Nancy told me." Miss Friar with every sign of pro-reasauring. And Phoebe's oyes finished the water.

the corridor, and had to walk its Sha rang the lift-bell. After a tective adoration. He know that were reassuring too. And she did "Oh! But I must show you the entire length-pictures, and ruga moment the arrow of the dial he had in her a celebrity as well not take off her cloak, nor Roland flat. I believe daddy and mum-all the way to reach the hall.

above the lift-doors began to an agreeable, atrangely un-his thin summer overcoat. She my are very proud of it. I am. "You need a line of railway 48suming girl. "Good night, sat down at the table spread with It's the first flat to be lived in innlong here," said Roland lightly. move.

"Now that's funny," said thon," said Roland, offering his hor cold supper-a Thermos flask, the whole building, and I think

"Why not come up to the roof hand. "Better come up and have some mutton, some salad and some it's the largest."

Phoebe. "That's just what mum- now?" she said, laughing. "I feel just one glimpse of the flat, hadn't Swedish biscuits and pats of but- "I daresay it is," said Roland my wrote me that daddy said." I want sir, don't you?"

head. ter and told Roland to sit down. dryly. "But I must go, and you And at the front door she said: "I Roland shook his you?"

and cage of light arrived "Only for moment then," said "Help yourself to whisky," said must eat."

must see you to the lift." the man.

Phoebe. "It's over there. And "I'm not hungry. I thought I "Not at all. Of course you doors slid apart with a clatter. "It's

"We just want to go up to the after half-past twelve, you must share my hot soup." She was, but I'm not. I had some tea mustn't." And you ought to be asleep you was unscrewing the Thermos. and some of Nanny's sandwiches "Yes, I must. Daddy would if roof for a moment," she said to know. And I have to be up pretty: "I'll sit down for ten seconds." in my dressing-room in the second he were here, and I shall," She the liftman.

Roland answered. "And all I ask interval. I badn't to change, you left the front door wide open, and, "Certainly, misg,” early to-morrow."

the liftman Almow." She rose and opened the under the invigorating influence agreed with amiable heartiness. They went high up in the rapid is one glass of cold water." Hft. The night-porter, who was firm tone. Ito reflected that if he door, authoritatively; After all, of the hot soup, half skipped and And at the top she said, as they also the night-liftman and the had not been there she would have she was a bit of a star. He had half danced along the endless pub-stepped out: night-telephonist,

"You might turn a few lamps bade them eaten alone, his youthful star of not declined her previous sugges-lie corridor.

was tion that he should have A adieu quite naturally, as though two hemispheres; and he

"But," she said, turning to him. on, will you?" he would not see Roland again. amazed, he was a little frighten- glimpse of the flat and really he "The most wonderful thing about! (Continued on Pago 11.)

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Phoebe led her visitor along a very long corridor and then, at al door, pulled out a latchkey in, a busincas-like, habitual Jushion. from her bag, and opened the door. The hull within was Hght-i ed in expectation, and beyond the hall a private corridor, very long, į was also lighted from end to end. On one side of the corridor werd many doors, on the other many curtained windows, and a few doors. The vista seemed to Roland to be impressively inter-j minable. A stout and aged wo- man in a black, dress came bene- volently smiling down the corri dor to meet them.

"Nanny," said the girl whom: unce she had nursed and washed) and dressed. "I told you not tu wait up. You're very naughty. aren't you?"

"Yes, Miss Phoebe. But wasn't going to bed," said the old woman calmly. She opened it door and switched, on lights and stood waiting.

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