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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1932.

The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story UNFINISHED

"DREAM OF DESTINY"

(Copyright Strictly Reserved.)

trifles to her face and hair; in the

undressed and dressed.

into history.

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glanced behind and sank on to a chair. She glanced at Roland, as it in appeal, but Roland happened not to catch hor oye.

"They've only come to have

look at me!" said a loud voice-

MASTERPIECE

Arnold Bennett's last long story was left unfinished, but this

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

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Phoebe'a. "As if they hadn't been does not spoil its CHAPTER VII.

great English plav."""

victorious star, the futuro idol of looking at mo all the damned ovon-worth Mr. Friar was restless. He had London, the alghor of autographs ing!" At the sound Roland turned Phoebe's dressing-room wa

no love of the dressing-room atmos-at the stage-door, the supreme sharply. Bllencol Confusion -double apartment.

guest at suppers, at Sunday din Connternation! Phoebo had broken In the Arst she received, and did phere; he hated strangers.

"Well, my pet," sald he, "I'll do-nere, and at the smartest lunches. the rufen. Suddenly it occurred second abo seriously dressed, and part. We'll send the car back for The wretched creature could act on that what she was suffering imm Under n you. And if you see a light under the stage, but not off. She kept re- might be hysteria, sequel of ox- се me, penting, wenkly, the samo formal haustion and strain. He thought: famous actor-manager, long dead, my door, come in and

Iphrases of gratitude, because she "low do you deal with hystoria, ift Your mother will be up. And the theatre had had a grandiose chail be seriously astounded if could not invont fresh ones. People it is hystoria?" And it must be. past, in which liverled attendants Nanny doesn't walt up too." whom she did not know seized her Never botare kad ho had to denl played a spectacular part even be

Yot ha And he nodded to Roland and limp hand and stuck to it, and with n hysterical woman. hind the scenes. There were now,

at wont, taking his wife's arm either behind or in front, no

with called her by her Christian namo,must deal with her, because the ap

I didn't know what affectionata protectiveness. Be-and even fondly kissed her on horparently expected him to do so, and "I'm no sorry. tendants more glorious' than com-

foro ho reached the stage-door he stage-complexion. And though a because apparently he was her sole I was saying. Really I didn't. missionaires; but the drossing-

ex-fow went, the majority stayed; friend present. The first thinu didn't any it. I only heard it." rooms remained, with the addition began to have inklings of the

awaiting

star-they could not persuade themselves was to clear the room.

Then there was a sharp double rap of hot and cold water; and Phoebe perience

"I think we'd all bottor go." he on the door. Phoebe shrtokod. was installed, as of right, in the daughter. The stairs were thick to leave; having saluted gonius, best of them. She stood in the re- with ascending admirers of the they stayed on. staring at genius said, amiling faintly to the stricken Roland would have locked the door, Aloud-admirers, "Miss Friat has been but an employee irresistibly enter- ception-cubicle, with her parents star and many other admirers were und staring, fascinated. and Roland (who had been sitting Crowding through the stage-door, ticking alarm-clock on the mantel- under a tremendoua strain and ed.

utterly

Mr. no effort to pieco littered with oddments, boaho's

exhaunted." In whose keeper made

Adderton's complimenta." with the old people), and one or

score of well-wishing silence the admirers filed away. He bore a tray with an opened two mere flattering acquaintances, examine them one by one. The hind which The first night of "The Tenement cager, haughty creatures. all in telegrams had been pinned by the, hurrying as if from the Infection bottle of champagne and overal Roland shut the tumblers-not champagne glassen. Girl" was over; it was going down evening dress, surged imperiously dresser, indicated five minutes to of a plague.

past the janitor, na Roland himself twelve. Phoebe wished to heaven door. The fat, comfortable dressor Roland took the tray: the employco No speeches; no

that instead of being in the drea- appeared from the inner cubicle. vanlahed, Holding the tray with champagne; no party on the stage! had once done at a rehearsal,

"How clover of you!” Phoebe one hand, Roland locked the door. And the author not in the house! "It's all owling to you," Phoebe aingroom she was sitting on her

"Nobody elso could to Roland. "If daddy's bed and Ilstening to his breathed,

"That's all right!" he said, with The first-night had been a solid murmured asido and unquestionable succeEB;

and you hadn't looked after that third sardonic, tender analysis of the have done it." Thero sho was careful lightness of tono. "Now1"

(Continued on Page 10,) Mr. Adderton, the manager, fore- act as you did, it would never have jevening's-sensations. At last she again, making him unique on earth. seeing a run of at least four hund-got over."

"Nonsense" Roland protested. red performances, was in no mood to

ho thought: "Sho's only kowtow to the public or to indulge And his company. Moreover, having saying that because she's fond of but recently wasted a large me. Women are like that. Damn- quantity of champagno on an ex-ed if they don't always believe what pensive failure he had given an they want to believe." Etc. Sti.! order, before the result of the per- he was happy. The conversation

Members ni formance was known, against any could not continuo. provision of champagne or other tho audience thronged into the dressingroom, and each secmad ro alcohol, and as the applause grew, act upon act, he had felt less and be more resplendent and more en- lean inclined to countermand hethusiastic than the last. Superla order. Succcas, indubitablo Buc- tives abounded; superlatives jostled cess, had hardened him, just as it one another in the stifling air. wha to harden the box-office officials Everybody entered who wanted to kept on the following day. He was busy enter, for the door was

close Impossible to firmly declining two other plays wide open.

You could not shut which he had been on the very point it.

out of buying-tor in his heart he had adulation; you dared not deny nat anticipated success for "The feverish persons who would not be Tenement Girl". In the intervals denied and who arrived with the of declining plays he was secing the express Intention of asserting that 'Libraries* representatives and Phoebe was the greatest emotional maintaining to everybody that he actress who ever lived, or ever could had been absolutely sure of a live. And Phoebe, alight, frail, sny In New triumph since the third rehearsal, (despite similar scenes Success was buzzing not only in the York), stood at the receipt of spacious managerial room but in all laudatory custom, shaking hands the dressing-rooms and on all the and shaking hands, anying "Se Aights of ataira. And dramatic good of you." "You're too kind”, -critics were speeding in taxis to, "I'm so glad you like it", and com Fleet Street to write: "At last the pletely falling to act the radiant,

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