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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPÈL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1932.

The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story

"DREAM OF DESTINY"

dinner. Roland,

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to

Friar said nothing. Roland enn-

UNFINISHED

MASTERPIECE

tinued: "And I shall be in Lau-Arnold Bennett's last|| don, if that's any use.".

"But you said you'd be away in August.

long story was left unfinished, but this does not spoil its worth от readable quality, but rather adds a mystery value|| which will be found||

was forgotting a rather in- portant matter. I don't see how I can leave till September." This CHAPTER VI (Continued.) wall, and it will shelter my wife and Flute."

Mr. Friar was presiding at the was a mere untruth, invented on myself during the most inclement

the Instant. He thought, "Why, They were nearing the end of and obnoxious four weeks of the "uppor register of the piano,

reasoning

"Father!" Phobo

"They hate an audience," Mrs. did I say that? I'm an idiot. exploded, himself from the charactor of his "You just can't do it. You can't Friar delicately murmured. "They was going away, and I ought to go away. Still, the old lady has to be host, had counted upon a first-rate leave me alone in London In August, won't sen us from here." meal, and he had not been deceived. London's empty.”

She had produced a cigar-box comforted." Not that here was his The dinner was admirable, and the

"But only yesterday you were from a cabinet and begged Roland reason for the lie. He was pic-very intriguing. service not less so, being in the telling me that August is now to smoke. He had not dared to turing, Phebo alone in the flat, tie- hands of Mr. Friar's builer-valet, reckoned one of the ist theatrical smoke earlier, because he surmised pendent, exquisite, irresistible. And Missenden, without whom his em-

would make of ployer absolutely refused to travel.montha.. True, in my time all rea- that Mr. Friar was the sort of man he was picturing, further, the san-

peetable theatres were closed in who would regard the mixing of guinary mess ho Missenden was a Jew, something of August, as they still are in Paris. tobacco with port as a crime which any prospective pouncer. He grow a lingulat, rather tall, very allm, of Now you any Lonton will be empty. would prove extremely prejudicial quite heatedly Jealous in defence of unknown age: he lived in un im-You may be able to reconcile the on the Day of Judgment. Silence Phoebe against all specimens of the pregnable moral enclosure of his two statements. But I can only in the analler half of the drawing-pouncing typo,

New York, Oct. 9.

own, where nobody-except possibly reconcile them on the theory that room, The duet was very crisp

Not a wrong note. Friar, gazing close at him with her been nominated as the Republican

of.

Mr. Lewis H. Pounds, aged 71, "How nice you are!" said Mrs. formerly the Stato Treasurer, has Mr. Friar-had ever been able to

a pretty woman-I dare say an and Joyour.

humid maternal eyes, thankful and

the Mayorally got at him, whether he and Mr. ugly one too has the capacity to Nota missed beat.

Said Mrs. Friar softly:

utterly trusting. A marvellous candidate for Friar conversed itko human beings, believe whatever it suits her to bo-]

"You've no idea the things those glance that thrilled Roland. "I when the latter received Missenden lieve at any given moment." in his bedroom before breakfast,

Mra. Friar glanced smilingly to say to one another, Mr. Smith. want you to know that all three of New York in opposition to the de- and if so what they said to each from her husband to her daughter, Percival will say things to her he us have the same opinion of you. mocratic candidate. Mr. O'Brien, other, none know except themselves. and back again, expectant. Roland wouldn't dream of saying to me. I wen't tell you what it is. If i—Reuter. The social atmosphere of the dinner finished his port, also expectant.

I mean the kind of things the did l'ercy would accuse me of being was delightful to Roland, and he

"You've never even hinted to me censor would never pass in a play crude. Still” ~

The duct finished. To cover his don't they, my sweet pet?" gave the chief credit for it to Mr. you'd be running away" Phoebelf you understand."

"Quite!" anid Roland, thinking of self-consciousness Roland clapped. Roland thought, enraptured: "I; Friar, who obviously set the tone

house-warming of "My sweet pet, did you even hint Mr. Friar's manner of referring to Father and daughter entered the had a bit of luck in going to that of the table. Roland was the sole protested, crestfallen.

Nancy'. I That's why Kuest; he was admitted to the in- to your mother and me that you'd the attempted pouncing seduction. smaller hulf hand-in-hand.

"All.wo aak of our public," said mightn't have gone. praise. Thank you for the 'hand' me su easily. I'm Nancy's cousin."

(To bo continued.) Mrs. Friar thanked him with a hear that's what they call it,

most domesticity of the family, and deprive us of your society by stay-"They're a law to themselves, but

It's delicious to watch them to-Mr. Friar, "is unmixed but sincere they've all three of them accepted!

he wondered why. He was meeting in America for five years? ig Phebe only for the fourth time, and didn't you return in the end ether.", and her parents for the second time, without giving us any notice at all! That ho had favourably impressed so that your wires found us in very tinalo smile.

"I like cigar-smoke," she mur- the parents at their previous - Czechoslovakia. I don't blame you mured, observing that Roland turn- counter he was bound to believe,

though Mr. Friar had spoken but for that, because you're au actress, ed away. from her in order to puit. very little with him, and Roland's and an actress simply has to behave She went on:

didn't, if she impression of the father had cer-like that. If she

"I'm one of those who believe that a’wife's first duty

tainly not been favourable; it might she wouldn't be an actress. You I don't quite like leaving the child wasn't impulaivo and unpredictable, is to her husband. But I must say

indeed have been called unfavour-must look the facts in the face here all alone. You know the able. In the Bulking-room, however, You've managed brilliantly without theatre. Mr. Smith. Do you think

Mr. Friar bad completely won the us for five years. Surely you can it will be all right?"

And younger man,

his remark gu on for another month. And no-:

#n

You've

anid every

about being very careful as to his holy knows better than you that society at dinner was proof enough we shall miss you far more than that, at Nancy's, Roland hind passed you'll miss ux. And if the play's

with examination--pouaibly

a failure you can skim towards us honours. On the other hand, inin half a dozen hours. Think of view of Phoebe's tensing question, the joy that will give us." "Has daddy made his usual con-} "But who says the play will be quest" Roland suspected that failure Phoebe protested.

professional daddy might be u

"You do. charmer, who charmed for his own morning and every night for purposes. Mr. Friar and Phoebe week past. At any rate we'll stay had sparred throughout the meal, here in empty London until your but lovingly, and with not a single first-night. At any cost of health Inpse from affectionate urbanity. we couldn't miss two of your first- It was evident that they deeply ap-nights running. Now come along, preciated each other.

Isole fruit of my loins, and we'll a duct together. Mr. Smith, in this house we ignore custom of the barbarie British separating the sexes after a sound meat. I hope you don't mind."

"I suppose you will soon be going muddle through away for a holiday, Mr. Smith?" asked Mr. Friar. "August Is upon us in full blast."

"I hope so," Roland replied. "Where shall you go?" "Perhaps for a sen-vayage, but

I don't know."

long

Mr. Friar rose and seized his daughter, who was on his left, and hugged and kissed her, and led her "I know exactly where I'm out of the room. The other two going," said Mr. Friar. "Cornwall, followed, exchanging looks appre I mean the Cornwall that is beyond clative of the display.

In Penzance and

the

drawing-rooni, railways, between Land's End. It's the only frag-islanded with lamps. Mrs. Friar ment of England that is habitable and Roland sat down in the smaller in August. I say nothing of Wales, half, separated from the large half because Wales is a foreign country, by an imperfectly closed glass still embedded in the fifteenth ceu-partillon through which they could We have a house in Cora-hear the nyertüre to "The Magia

tury.

He guessed that she was worry- ing a little about the symptomatic antics of Alfred Encott.

"Oh yes. Absolutely all right." "Of course Percy must go away. He must. But with nobody in London-!" She spoke as though Roland's, remark had not in the lenat reassured her.

"Well, the company will be in London, and she'll have friends in the company-bound to." Mrs,

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