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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11,

1932.

The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story

"DREAM OF

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|SYMPHONIC CONCERT.

PENINSULA HOTEL FUNCTION

ON SUNDAY.

Another delightful Symphonic concert was given at the Peninsula Hotel on Sunday night, and the

CHAPTER VI (continued.) for. As for Phoobe, she inspired He had been a fool, a madman, a criminal, within his mind, and in him with a desire for children. his acts. Ho would never see Roland loft fairly early, partly fe had a vision of the delicious Phoebesnin. Wound Veen the because Mr. Frlar in a charming juxury of children, his own, most reckless being ever born, rounds of applause bore evidence and very subtle way indicated by juxury unique. But if he was to would put acas between

himself to the excellent programme. hints, or hints at hints that bed enjoy children as Mr. and Mrs, and her. And she, and her par- | The special feature was the was the best place not only for a Friar enjoyed Phoebe, he ought ente, might think what they chose, performance on the xylophone by middle-aged man but for every-nirendy to have begun the tick-iomely details of domestic life? Bastor Sadno Iwai, the accom- body also; and partly because, inish enterprise of procreation. Horror! Fancy the engagement of plished Japanese youth. His mas- order to orientate himself and

"You do like daddy and mum-the monthly nurse, the arrival of terful renderings of "Gypsy Alra” classify his sonsations, he wanted my, don't you?" Phoebe demand-the doctor with his mysterious to be alone. He lived alone, and ed, mncking but serious, at the bag! Horror! The cold sweat of by Saraste accompanied on the for him nothing but solittle was angle of the corridor.

waiting, waiting .. He wanted piano by his mother, Madam Iwai, favourable to

roflection.

"I should just think I did!" he to cry out and dash away from her "The Mocking Bird" by Stobbo Tbooba accompanied him along the:

answered.

at that instant. But the deep in- with full orcherira accompani- an encore number endless corridor to the entrance-

Difficult to conceive her as stinct of self-control restrained ment, and

"Long, Long Ago" also with hall. She was gay, happy, alater' ly, and aho helped with his thin star actress, then! She was the m

daughter, completely. "Yes?" ho repented ti a quiet orchestral accompaniment, were n overcoat, taking, it from the atten- domestic tive hands of undecipherable Mis-le cared for actresses only as voice. Did she notice that he was treat. Rapturous applause was CREUAl Associates, to lark around trembling, that his hand fluttered. accorded each item and his won- sonden.

"I shall see you to the lift," she with conversationally. As a rule He had both hands behind his derful playing will long be remem- sald in imperious high spirits. they were dull companiona, save back. Ind he paled? Why did she bored.

Altogether the entertainment "Leave the door open. Missendon, when talking about the stage; not exclaim in alarm: "What's the

when not talking about the stage matter with you? Whatever's the afforded a most enjoyable evening will you?"

were thum, unresponsive.matter?" And, walking along another they

"It was like this," she replied to the large gathering present. endless corridor by her side, And their impulsiveness, their un Roland perceived that for several reliability in the matter of time, hesitatingly. "You took to writ hours he had been living in a new how trying! He could not imagine ing, and you had a really great world. He had forgotten domes. hinuself as the husband of an ex-idea for a play, and you wrote it, bed that he could not get to sleep ticity. His parents had been dead penaive actress, dividing her with and I played in it, and it was n,for hours in the lonely comfort

success. In myjof what he termed his home.

"I'm a bachelor," he said to him- for years; he had no brothers; and 'her' pubile, and going to bed at 2 simply terrific

Actresses ought to marry dream I had always been telling!

self. his only sister was married to anju.m.

(To be continued.) American FR Boston, which suited actors, to whom the turning of you that you could write."

"But I can't, he said her. Sometimes, but not often, he night and day upside-down was a acception an invitation to lunch if natural and necessary operation. "And I ahon't try. I've

"Well," it promised to be specially spark-In any other union an actress by even thought of writing."

she unid, "you ling. If rarely dined at home her calling was cut off not only He had plenty of dinner-invita from the world but from her hus- know. I thought I'd tell you.! tions and did not refuse them. He band. But Phoebe was different. Rather funny, though, isn't it?" doubtless other actresses She was artless, na innocent, 86 rarely returned hospitality, he And

of here and there were different. confiding as a schoolgirl. cause this was not expected

from the stage at "Very," he said. him; but now and then, for the Same retired sake of his conscience, he enter marriuge, with impassioned relief. She pushed the lift-bell. The over the tained a small party in the ladies The trouble was that the majority cube of light rose up at once, and Hang! The rooms of his club, where the food of them, drawn irresistibly by the illuminated the glass could be eaten and the service was sinister fascination of spot-lights lift-doors, Clang! unimpeachable. Women enjoyed and applause, went back to the doors opened. The lift-man tauch coming to his club, though they stage after a few years. And what ed his bat and smiled as plea hardly ever got even a glimpse of then? But Phoobe would not be santly as though the interminable-

monotony of his task the nered, forbidden rooms for among those.

They were at the lift. Phoebe full of Interesting surprises and males. To And themselves under) the famous roof flattered them and put her hand over the bell, but did fresh deligh's.

Good night. See a large not ring. excited them. He knew

"There's something I wanted to you soon," she said, clasping his number of people very well; he! inlked freely with them. But he tell you," she said. He saw that hand suddenly, had no home-life, none of the negate was nervous, shy. ligent, totally informal ease of

"I had a funny dream about you "My God! My God!" he thought home-life, anve occasionally when

"It's all right. But what an es Tommy arrived In Half Moon last night."

"Miss Turkey" who was elected The single world 'dream' shook cupel The fright she gave Street and they could tell each)

ar "Mi Univeran at the internatioanl other to go to hell and thinga ke him, frightened him, horrified However, it's all right. I'm

But he had been so perturbeauty contest at Spa, Belgium

recently, that. Is existence was formaliz-him. It had become the most terja98.” el. The domestleity of the Friars rible word in the language. He enchanted him. True, so far as was utterly scared. His heart be- he was concerned, it was formaliz-gan to beat, and he felt a weight: ed, but only superficially. In es- under his heart. He had dreamed sence it was quite unconventional, of her. If she started to dream over-elaboration of about him, what would be the despite the

He thought of Mr. Friar's speechifyings, He awful result? had talked little with Mrs. Friar, marriage with a sense of profound thought of enth. as guilt. He and yet he folt that he was close to her as to any woman of Domesticity, by God! A panic- his acquaintaner,perhaps elas struck consternation acized him.

"Yes?" What now?

"Think it over.

Was over

He was enclosed within the ft. rle sank.

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UNFINISHED

MASTERPIECE

Arnold Bennett's last long story was left unfinished, but this does not spoil its worth ors readable quality, but rather adds a mystery value|| which will be found very intriguiṛ..

CRASH TO DEATH

ONLY ONE SURVIVOR OF COLLIERY DISASTER

London, Oct. 10.

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The lift was taking a party of 20 miners below for morning duty Plank Lane colllery at Leigh, when it suddenly erashed at the

to the bottom of the pit. Nine- teen were killed.-Renter.

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