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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1932.

The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story

"DREAM OF DESTINY"

(Copyright Strictly Reserved.)

SYNOPSIS

Roland The Smith young rown, mosts

igita

Druriotaly, le atria shy of

ment of the dream, which ander tragically!

them, but did himself irreslilbly

#lev been invited. The consequence mother..

CHAPTER VI (Continued).

"My wife is always late. <laughter is always Into. I am never late.

fault."

for

B hu

I should be able to control my just anger. Eht Eh? Yes, that's a fret-saw designed myself. The

only one of its kind. It enables me

UNFINISHED

MASTERPIECE Arnold Bennett's last long story was left unfinished, but this does not spoil its

Oh, I was for-worth.or

I

#

An

readable

quality, but rather ||adds a mystery value|| which will be found very intriguin“.

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if you'll glance at the "valance" of this shelf you'il s007. Mr. Friar talked cabinetwork for n in small holes, and a decanter in a in a ringed hand.

"Ah!" Mr. Friar waved his glass minute or two. "Yes, my design about larger hole; the decanter was exme out. You've asked me for a de- getting. We've had the unique

"You've found too, the valanco... Phosts Friar, who speedily inspresse him as actly in the middle of the shelf, finition. All you subtle people do Alfred Eacott to lunch too.

young nölemen, tise girl of a vivid dream he had few with three glasses on either aldo. that. I can't define. I never wouldn't have him to dinner, though sequaintanceship, balon fearful of the fulti Mr. Friar filled two glasses. in her death after intimacy wipped, "is perhaps the drycat negatively. I can only define society at dinner here. At lunch "That," said Mr. Friar as Roland forced to defino I can only do ao better. I'm very careful about my could. I can only slato. If I am dinnor would have suited him towards her. He keeps away from her for sherry in existence. I won't ank gond play as a play which never he behaves like the Lord'a anoint-

fortolaht, but vranat keep it up any Singer and attende a dinner party to which she has you to compare it to any cocktail, Lores me. You'll nay I'm begging ed. Still, that needn't provent him promies to likes dianer with her father and with any cocktail. I abhor cock-combine to live a comparatively must say I've seen him act quite because it refuses to be compared the whole question. Well, I am. Ifrom being a good actor. And I talla. My stomach nhhors them, peaceful life by bogging questions." nicely. Off the stage he deserves and they ruin what palate I have," "You may," said Roland.

Roland appreciated the pale wine, you're quite right. When it comen idiot. However, Phoebe hates him. "But no worse epithet than harmless My and told his admiration of it. to the point there's no safe ston-Which won't help the play, I fear,

"Is that a Rowlandson you have dard of judgment except yours." Hence it usually falls there?" he asked, first in the way Roland's remark, though his fea-seduce her-in his dressing-room, According to my daughter, the to me to receive our guests in this of friendly curiosity, but

Again Mr. Friar blandly ignored second time he met her he tried to room. My wife and Pheobe then looked at the drawing ko began to turen did not hide that he folt very where to had lured the trustful have to come here and fetch us to admire it even more than the wine. pleasurably flattered.

London, Oct. 7. the drawing-room. And they gen-

little thing. Yes, auriously, Ho's of those who hava drawn horses

Hongkong again figures in the Hat erally have a vory convincing

"It happens to be a Rowlandson. "And further in defence of the evidently what. There may be finer things. in Bri-wretch Adderton, throughout the pouncer." Mr. Friar laughed for Stakes, to be run at Newmarked on

they call planation of their lateness, which tish art than that drawing, but I lunch we respectfully net before Ravingly

the Irish swoop on tho Cesarowitch ono gathers in nevor their own, have

Wednesday. Lucky drawers in tho, nover mot with them. I this colossal swell, he made only one

"But surely you!" Roland 4x-

Ear East aro: "Mina Pheobe was not late the change my picture here every week, fatuous remarks. Now a man who claimed, hot with astounded resent-"Lam Fong Kan," 34-30 Dep Vocax B. B. Bennett (No. BE 82028) by other morning for the rehearsal persuaded myself that that is the wines and two quours and

and I don't have two together. I've can eat three courses and drink two ment that I attended," said Roland with only way to get full value out of fatuous only once is no

be "No, I didn't," said Mr. Friar

Road, Hongkong, a slight emilo.

Tor (No. AD 14950) by "Smilor," one's pictures."

ordinary calmly. "No. I bellovo she's never late

"I explained to Phoebe care Empress of Asia, Hongkong. fellow."

that every occupation necessarily Roland said, sincerely:

Saphir (No. CA 04206), W. Hacley, robearania. But rehearsala, more you look at it the more mar-mark?" Roland demanded, perceiv-eccupational risk in the theatro,

"The "And what was the fatuous re- has its risks, and pouncers are 101, Bonham Strand East, Hongkong. and performances, aro her bus-vellous it is,"

Blue Vision (No. CA 02886), Wang ness. Nothing cleo is. Stay, she's

ing that his host awaited the ques-She laughed what is called 'con-address mutilated).

Tat

36 Conroad, Hongkong, (cable pretty good at trains, though some 'aald Mr. Friar cordially, sipping his!

"I'm glad I chose it for you," tion:

Nimodly'. Sho anw the joke, I'm times she makes train-catching wine. "I haven't yet quite settled knew the public taste.

Of course she's fully On, 22, Hugh Loin Street, Ipoh, Manbo (No. LN 05415), Goonfood "Why! Ho said he thought he glad to say, rather too thrilling for my own who the delicious damsels are, but to being fatuous, that was a damn mother, Phoebe ran into the gulk In addition cable of taking care of herself." personal taste,"

At this moment, followed by her

Perak I fancy they're a couple of Covent cd le. Another ginas. - Roland had come to dine at the Gordon actresses. . . . Phoebe anys. Friar immenso flat, and Percival you were really very useful at that of your glans then. As you've father, ralaing both arms.

No?... Well let me dispose

ing-room. Friar, wearing a velvet

dinner- rehearsal. If she didn't thank you finished the wine, have a cigarette when mummy and I have to manage "Kamerad 1" she cried to hor jacket, bad received him alone in properly-she sometimes forgets now, won't you? They'll be hours with one maid between us.... Has "But the "Bulking-room". It was small, I hereby do." And he held up a yet.. and extraordinary. Its chief glass.

Well, what was His tono had become cares- Oh yes! Nobody knows the public daddy made his usual conquest, Ro-

I saying? objects were a magnificent and sing. enormous easy chair, a carpenter's Roland asserted that ho had con-asylum even thinks he knows it. He and before he could extend it to taste, and nobody outside a lunatic land-Smith ?" She seized Roland's bench laden with tools, gadgets, and tributed simply nothing to the re- only hopes prayerfully that ho may

Mrs. Erlar. pieces of rare wood, and a coloured hearsal. Mr. Friar handly ignor- just conceivably not be hopelessly meant what he said. drawing by Rowlandson of

"He has sold Roland, and two led the remark. girle in Empire costume,

wrong every time about the public There "Sho maintains that that Mr. taste. ... was no other picture on the four Adderton is a nincompoop, theme that a theatre is a lunatic asy-

Of course you may tell;

(To be continued.) walls, which were hung with a few facade of a windbag. My phrase, Jum. I shouldn't contradict you. curious fretted shelves, pipe-racks not hors.

CHINA'S LOANS and brackets. Mr. Friar's large lunch, and I doubt if she's right, would be the biggest millonaire in But ho's been here to Any man who knew the public tasto seamed face had an expression of He has some of the foolish charac-history inside ten years. And al-

LONDON'S COMMENTS ON puro, attentiva, courteous benevol-teristics of theatrical persons, I though Mr. Adderton's Hispano

NANKING PROPOSAL anco, It diffored strikingly from admit. Nevertheless, he's kept his Satza-which he mentioned to us the reserved face worn by Percival theatre open for seven

London, Oct. 7. Commenting in its city notes on on the night of Nancy's dinner-years, and he's apparently atili probably lan't the biggest million-ways' notification that the rail-

or eight is some indication of wealth, ho the Nanking Ministry of party. Percival was now the host, very

Rail and he brought

prosperous. the role both eff-hasn't lost his own money. He may wouldn't have withheld the inform-cumulating funds for the purpose

Therefore heaire in history. If he had been, he way administration is ciency and kindliness almost have lost other people's money. Butation... cager. Further, he gavo no sign that's to his credit. A business Girl will undoubtedly fail.

I'm told 'The Tenement of meeting loan obligations in de- of being deaf. Roland concluded man who loses other people's money does, we can all console ourselves by per cent. Tientsin-l'ukow that the middle-aged man was

If it fault, In connexion with the five those who fabricate deafness as a sibly be an an unrelieved nincom-blame. My mild researches into 1910, the Timca

of while keeping his own cannot pos- showing that the play wasn't to way loans raised in 1908 political weapon of self-defence.

"Try my easy chair," Mr. Friar nincompoopishness in such a mau. theatre have forced me to the con-dication that the Chinese Govern-

poop. There must be more than the psychology of

впув the an- the British nouncement is good as it is an in- urged him.

"But this must be your chair,"

Don't you agree?" Roland protested.

"I do," Roland answered with a blame. When theatrical business is tion to the matter of

clusion that the play rarely is to ment has begun to bring its atten- Free Inugh. "Try it, If you wish to put me at laughed.

bad, the reuson invariably is that loans in default, but remarks that, foreign my case," Mr. Friar insisted, as he turned towards a shelf bracket.

When my daughter decided to winter-time in winter, or the even-received by bondholders only with it's summer-time in summor orns it stands, the statement can be Roland tried it; and the chair daty in a quiet way to learn a bit too - hot

go in for the stage, I deemed it my ings are too fine, or too wet, or it's very qualified approval. accepted and surrounded him. about the modern British theatre. is too

too cold, or trade In the first place, the annual prosperous or too de-amount is very small in relation

or

Doi

now ac-

Rail-

and

"I ought to confess to you," Mr. 'And I was well rewarded. Friar continued, "that we don't subject for inquiry it's very rich or some

As a pressed. Or the pace was wrong, to the defaulted suma and eocond- have cocktails in this flat. I should very rich indeed. Now my little misconceived a part, or the whole holders of these loans to charge actor actress had ly the contingent right of the like to offer you instead some of my lyrant says that The Tenement company was too tired on the rat on the Chinese customs will still Amontillado."

"A great name. Delighted," said because I've never seen

Girl' is a bad play. I'm sure it is night, or the critics are venal or apparently not be accorded. Roland.

"And a great wine," Mr. Friar hear you're a

modern British play. Have you? I You'll tell me I'm a cynic...

a good malevolent, or even too stupid. China's neglect to permit the: pronounced with

No7 Customs revenue allocated for the very persevering... I'm not, anyhow. Your cynic service of these loans, as well as solemnity.

certain, firstnighter."

is at heart a sentimentalist, and if for the lukuang railways loan, is The shelf held six glasses secure a good play," said Roland.

"It all depends what you mean by anyone wna base enough to call me ja clear breach of contract.--Ren-

a sentimentalist, I question whether ter.

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