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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1932,

The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story

"DREAM OF DESTINY"

(Copyright Strictly Reserved.).

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UNFINISHED

MASTERPIECE

Arnold Bennett's last long story was left

unfinished, but this does not spoil its worth or readable |quality, but rather adds a mystery value which will be found very intriguing.

"RED" LEADER

ARREST IN SHANGHAI OF CHEN TU-HSIU

book from the table; and, with time to spare, he revived his pipe. Tommy, ontoring, Baw a friend sprawling in an easy chair, puffing at a pipe, and apparently absorbed CHAPTER VII (Continued).

electric algn died out. Ile re-in the perusal of a literary work pareats nor the doctor had uttered erossed the street. He saw twn of terrific interest,-o absorbed Roland stayed at Phillbort angry

a single word of comment on Her workmen high up on the facade, indeed that for an instant he seem- Court a considerable time after curious!

remark to him! Very Then the words "The Tenemented to ho unware of the presence Dr. Action Wogle had left, talking hostile to him. Her heart was

. Hor heart was Girl" reappeared, but the name of of a visitor. rather intimately, but vaguely and hostile to him. Her heart-he could still be clearly read in the but he dropped the book on to his 'hoebe Friar did not, though it Roland did not leave his chair: purposeleanly with Mr. and Mrs. could not bear the idea. As he early dusk. The Friar. Mr. Friar's opinion of the walked along Knightsbridge and terribly depressed him. But he and look on Tommy's handsome phenomenon knees, and, perceiving a strange, doctor had fallen. The doctor had Piccadilly in the warm light even-thought: "I am an idiot. They face, he at once forced himself said that Phoebe was 100-weaking, he simply could not bear it. couldn't possibly keep her name into a moud of gaiety. even to stand, and lo! she had Naturally, having escaped from her

an inquiring keepers and mind, he asked himself: "Am I the idiot in him that Phoebe had lounging. "What

burning. Still, it did seem to "Hello!" he exclaimed, scurried down the corridor, being in love with her? Am I really been annihilated. The club, al- Division?"

about that overtaken only at the drawing-actually in love for the first time ways full for lunch, was at night room door. The doctor had ex-in my life?" No! It was not and the final resources of a few mem-Tommy.. "You appear to be ex-

"Division be damned!" plained that feat by the assertion could not be that. He liked hor.bers, mainly bores. He glanced inpecting a woman to slip in." that a woman when excited could His feeling for her was brotherly.at the dining-room and saw fewer bring up immense reserves of She had gifts. She had intolli-members than usual, and not one anything. I always expect her 1 never expect a woman to do: nervous energy. To which Mr. gence. She had the Friar had dryly retorted that he what perhaps was genius. He ad- now he felt a horror of general

naivete of with whom he cared to dine. And not to do it. Shfeat." bad previously postulated the total mired her. But love?

Shanghai, Oct. 16. No. He conversation.

"Where did you put up that exhaustion of

He sat down at a

Chen Tu-hsiu, famous and long Phoebe's nervous did not know what love was. He small table and ate by himself dressing-gown? energy. When the doctor had de was sure, however, that he knew Then, moody and actutely defect-years. But if you like I'll erick the Chinese police. He is at pre- sought Chinese Communist leader, parted Mr. Friar had remarked what love was

"I can't remember. Had it was arrested here yesterday by lised, he went home. He that the man's chief asset was his dream about her jumped up at in-taxi because he had an intense my neck and examine the label sent being held in

took

the Interna- aame, obviously destined for teals and made as if to assault desire to be alone, to sink com inside the back of its neck." brass plate in Wimpole Street or him. But he easily beat it off. pletely into solitary

tional Settlement. Harley Street, with a 'Sir' in frout The dream was ridiculous, a theme

To-morrow "I thought you were dinning out gloom, as

an application will of it. The name once heard, no for the awed chatter of the super-

quickly as possible.

to-night."

¡be made τα the court for body could

(To be continued.) To Roland, the night seemed to ever forget R. But stitious. Her heart was hostile to

his extraction.-Reuter's Special. Roland had professed a belief in him.

grow warmer. He took off jacket He had tried to help her; be and waistcoat, awatched himself the soundness of the doctor- which bellef was sincere-and Mr had been a very friendly brother fin a crimson silk dressing-gown, | to her. And, deep down, she de-once the pride of an encomiastic Friar, much disturbed by events.ested him. had bowed the head in surrender:

young shop. assistant in Jermyn "You may be right,” Roland had Arrived at his home, he saw his Street Cut it was too thin to. decided to walk to Half Moan dress-clothes inid out in his hed-wear in winter), and arranged Street.

room recording to command, for his body at length in the easiest He wanted to think. He had he had accepted an invitation to chair in his allting-rooms, and lit heen a more speelator of the scene dinner. He could not tolerate the pipe., He would have read; a in the corridor; he had done noth-sight of the clothes and the book might have diverted him; ing, said nothing. The role, as mennee of a social evening. im- but he could not persuade his he reflected upon it, antislied him pulsively he went to the semi-mind to the concentration neces leas and leas. He ought to have public telephone in the hall, and [sary for reading. He preferred been and played the St. George, to by a deceitful and unconvincing to luxurinte in misery. He was have shown initiative, dominated prevarication excused himself magnificently and fas one layer the group, and especially Phoebe, thus at the last moment, from at. of his brain told him) caselessly been recognized as a strong in-tending the dinner. He was free! miserable. He was too miserable dividuality. ... Absurd, because He would dine at his club, and lose i to switch on the electric light, and Impossible! What upset him more himself in cynical male gossip.

the room darkened. When his thin hin own' quiescence Was Now the theatre did not Ile on pipe went out, sulking under Phoebe's violent remark to him: the way to the club. He made a neglect, he was too miserable to "Why did you tell all my friends detour of a third of a mile in give it a second chance; he merely to leave my dressing-room lust order to pass by the front of it, chewed the tip of its stem. He night?" Of course she didn't 'Why? He was a morbid fool was ecstatie in melancholy. Then mean it, did not know what she? Two long quenes of people were his man invaded the sitting-room. was saying it had risen up from filing into the pit and the gallery} "Mr. Thonusson to see you, sir. the sub-conscious. Ah! but it entrances. An electric sign He says urgent. But I have not came from the sub-conscious, it glittered large on the face of the sald that you are at home.” must have expressed a gentilne Theatre: "The Tenement Girl.: "Oh damn!" Roland murmured. thought, a thought so deep that Phoebe Friar." He crossed the "Turn the light on, will you she herself had to suspicion of earl to inspect the bills. A strip please? Er--yes, of course I will its existence. He had been entire bearing the words "Rosie Draper see him. Bring him up." ly eight to clear her dressing had been pasted over the name of The man turned on the light room, Curious that neither Be the sick woman. Suddenly thef and went downstairs, leaving the

door jar. Roland sprang for

ward, in the, chair, and seized a

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