1932-10-18 — Page 3

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18.

1932.

The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story UNFINISHED

"DREAM OF DESTINY"

(Copyright Strictly Reserved.)

CHAPTER VII (Continued).

to-night."

Yes,

Said she always wont in the stalla

But I wasn't

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.

that

Ido, and even 'that was a favour. I telephoned to her, from hin-office. She wouldn't have dream-circle, or a box and she'd never sat in have a row, I prefer it to come the dress-circle in her life. But jasked, in a new unaffected tone of early than late. You know where she said it was quite all right and I wasn't to bother, and we'd dine intimacy...

you are then. "I thought you were dining out "Counted out! And rising.for "Row?" Tommy said reflective at the Imp. to-night if 1 was sure the vac, the day after to-morrow! ly, undecidedly. Then he decided. I could be fre. But to-night I Found she'd only been saving the "So I was," Roland amilo. Not quite. Still sitting and will "Well, yes. Call it a row. thing up. She does save things "But I decided I must have a rest; be, I haven't been within a smile it was a row. But quiet, of course.up sometimes. It's her way." You these dinners will be the death of of the place. The Division is n I'll say this for Milly-d'you know, think there isn't a cloud on the me. So I gave myself a chili.ful cert.,, so I kept away. No, she hates me to call her Milly blooming horizon, and then there's After all one must leaf and invitere been dining with Millicent. Must always be Millicent, Milli- flash of lightning and the sky'all one'a soul now and theu. Those rather she's been dining with cent-I'll any ffis for her, she all cloud. She let me have it. I dinners are getting to be a roguint me."

never ralses her voice, and sho's al- life-sentence,"

"Oh!

And how's Millicent 7" ways polite, I wish she wasn't let her let me have it. It does "I'll bave a cigar," said Tommy, Holand inquired, not at all in Look here, I'll tell you all about it." 'em good to blow off,

mantlepiece on differently. He was in fact rather approaching the

"Do." Roland very sympatheti. going to sing small. I'd done all

could. What do you say?” had the right to go and she'd been which a box of cigars always lay, startled, as much by the nomocally encouraged him, leaning for-

"You wero perfectly right. cheated and I hadn't behaved like Tommy "Yes, do. There's matches, and for

rarely mentioned ward with eager fraternal curiosity Naturally you weren't going to a decent flance should. In fact I there's your easy chair. Uso both Millicent-as by Tommy's peculiar, on his face.

дяк and my blessing is upon you. And self-conscious Intonation,

After a short pause, as if collect. sing small. If you had done, you wasn't a dian and I wasn't a pro- might have ruined yourself for per flance. And look here!" Ho I'll have a cigar too. Chuck it uttered the namo.

ing his thoughts for a narrative,

ever. It's your business to be fair pulled a ring from a pocket of his of this

"Well," across. I'm alck

Kald Tommy, "that's Tommy began: pivo.

what I want to talk to you about. "It was all about that flrat night to yourself, just as much as to other white waistcoat. "You see

ring. It's her engagement ring Thanks."

last night.The Tenement, Girl, people. I expect the truth is Land she took it from her finger Tommy's movements were very Shall I dispense the whisky?"

your young woman doesn't have to it. Quite "Do. I'm thirsty myself," said She wanted to go

it to me across the elegant,

slightly dandical, oven He was in evening-dreas, being one Roland with a tranquillity which right. Why not? I hear the Friar quite the imagination she ought to and passed of the few M.P's who changed he did not feel. He foresaw him is out of the bill to-night. Ill." have. That's generally the ex-table. At the Imp. Not a word.

planation," said, Roland gently. And I took it without a "It yng every night. Which fact did not self the recipient of a confidence Roland nodded.

very "But she can't help that. If she She asked for the bill. She sign- to the males of the such as Tommy would have vouch-awkward for me to go. I got my lacks imagination she lacks it, and ed it. And she tipped the walter ondear him

too. And she asked me to ace House, though it pleased the safed to no other person in the self into fantastic trouble with the females. He had quickly acquired world. He knew that he must be Whip only a few days ago. And there you are."

Tommy slapped his knee and her to her car. That's the kind of thing a fellow has to go through a reputation for condescension to tactful, soothing, sympathetic,-aas I'd been warned for last night

In these days. She doesn't care a wards the House. He called it unique friend. He really did for four-line whip I wanted to put down his glass and puffed.

"That's exactly it. You've got the worst club in London, with the a few minutes forget himself navold more trouble. I stuck out filthiest food and the worst-dresa. Tonny. He was excited-and, with her for several days, but it in one. Imagination. is what about my career in the House. She wants to go to a first night. she's self- not unpleasantly when I saw tho was getting a bit she needs. You suc, ed women. Nevertheless, when op. [being human.

There aren't any scats, and she portunity came ho could be ser excited at the rumour of another's cross, I gave in."

expecta me to crente neats. She viceable in a debate, without the trouble and his own prospective

wants to go to a first night."

"Um" muttered Roland. least condescension, and his smile role of sagacious adviser.

"Millicent and I have had a tiff," did much to counteract his doubt ful reputation. And on the whole Tommy began, glass in hand, when it may be said that he was better the whisky had been dispensed. appreciated by the House than by. "Oh?" said Roland, class in seems. his lethargic lender. The Prime hand. "When?" Minister had a habit of calling his "To-night. An hour or an age, young men "my boya". "I don't put her into her cur, and off she like my boys to" do whatever it went!" might be. Tommy had been ironic i about this phrase to many mem-' bers, and one or two of them had repented the irony to the Prime Minister; who could see every joke except a joke at his own expense.

"Where"

"Home-I suppose."

"I mean, where did you dine?" "Imperial Palace. It's the only place she cares for. It's the only place she'll be seen at, with me. Sometimes she insists on paying. The manservant entered with a She did to-night. Well, I don't tray of whisky, soda, and glasses. mind that. If anyone insiste on "You needn't wait up. Niving me a good meal. I never Don't draw the curtains, thanks" let my moral principles interfere."

"Thank you, sir."

"Quite right. There's a lot of The cronies were alone together, nonsense talked about that kind extended ut angles which were or thing. She's better off than nearer the horizontal thinn the you are, isn't she??? perpendicular.

"You bet she is." "ilouse counted out?" Roland į "Well,

my boy, if you had to

If determination has anything to do with it, young Miss Donna Colleen McLoose is going high in her musical career. She was concentrating on voice for the benefit of neighbours when this amateur photograph was taken.

he

-

you

word,

full

centred. I daresay we all are, but “You were wrong there."

Milly's a special case at least I "I know I was. But you know think so. She's a darling, but she what they are. Well, then in a special case."

In the warmth of the confidence "Pathological?" Tommy lifted couldn't get seats. They'd all been allotted. Terrifle run on them, this eyebrows and faintly smiled, he had completely forgotton his

I saw Adderton myself-speaking still more, gently, in own troubles. The air was ¿P've met him

order to mitigute, if it should of wreathing smoke; the whiskies and once or twice

more than half drunk; rather agreeable. He said prove to have been necessary, the were he's

through the open window came the he'd try and get me two sents in erudity of the question.

"Pathological if

like." West End noise of an occasional the dress-ircle.----best

could!

Tommy agreed. "Sho wanted to car or taxi and the steady mur- rumble of traffic in aha murouS Ko to that first night, and couldn't think of anything else Piccadilly. The two men were as

men could except that she wanted to go and intimate as two 1 hadn't arranged for her to go. Each took pleasure in the aight of And she really, was furious. She the other und in the sound of his couldn't understand it, that's voice. Roland deeply sympathized,

felt what the thing

to. and amounts

Tommy deeply Couldn't understand it. She want- sympathy. And they were, for of the world. was each other, mon ed to go, tremendously-It such a smart first night-and she (Continued on Page 10,1

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