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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19,

The Late Arnold Bennett's Last Long Story UNFINISHED

"DREAM OF DESTINY”

(Copyright Strictly Reserved.)

to say, and we could have finished 011 friendly note. But that wouldn't do for her. Oh, no! She 'must make a scene. She must put It all on to me. And on the most ridiculous grounds. I'd gone out of my way to please her, and all the thanka I get is she kicks up a "Come on! Come on!" enld add it was that a clever man auch "Never again!" Tommy ejaculnt-Blindy and passes me the ring ac- Tommy, not without impatience. as Tommy unquestionably was, had ed grimly. He sighed and rose to ross the table in the restaurant! "Out with It. You novor really cared for her."

CHAPTER VII (Continued).

"I didn't think she was quite your sori. Put it that way."

"You never cared for her," "No."

Then why the hell didn't say no at first "

tion, staring at the dark window as wize he had been to dialike Mill-though absorbed in the great sum cent from the very first, and how ming up of the whole case.

not been ablo to uce clearly from his feet.

call it monstrous. However, there me tell you, the first all that he saw now. "No thanks, old boy. I won't you are! And let He sympathized deeply with have another cigar. I'll haven sonny, I never was happier than I I wasn't bal£ Having found

and am at this moment. Tommy. Each said to himself that cigarette." the other

was the best of good lighted the cigarette, he sat down so happy when I asked her to marry fellows.

again and breathed out forelbly, me and she graciously accepted. as he might have done had the room Not I'm through. Never again!" been oppressively hot.

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

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"Nancy Smythe will be more

"You bet it is..I'm sorry for Tommy laughed. "And after rupture: "My Idea is that she's

poor Milly." Tommy resumed, with Roland privately criticized both all," he continued bitterly, "who is a trifle cold by temperament. Never than a bit cross, when she hears," she? She's got monty, certainly, wanted to kiss, but always wanted he said reflectively, and laughed.

Roland laughed too. "She will. new impetus as a new idea pre-Tommy's tone and his choice of "I don't words. The words were crudo und Bented itself to him. But she came into it. Fell into it. ue to want to klas. And why do

"Of course it's humiliating," said mean I'm sorry for her because the tone bitter-one might say Never did anything for it. And women want you to kiss them if

"in fact it's cursedly she's thrown me over. Not at all. malevolent. The truth was that nover did anything with it, except they don't want to kiss and really, Tommy,

at don't enjoy kissing, I should like to humiliating. No getting over that You know I'm not that kind of a Tommy's sensibilities for herself. Ruthor good charity matinees and balls, I'm told. know. I'll tell you. Your want-announcement in The Times---

cause--well, she's nearly thirty and i And she's what's called musical', ing to kiss them is a proof that marriage will not take place talk. latulent us. I'm sorry for her be bleeding: they acutely smarted.

what's she going to do now? Will You know," said Roland, in I'll say this for her-she does read they're attracting you, that they've Still, one has to stand that.

you. It's possession that i

"Yes; and it'll soon be forgotten. she select some ageing millionaire spite of himself, but very cautious the papers and the reviews, Noth-got ing she can't talk about and around, they're after. They want to damn These affairs seem terrific, at the for a change, old enough to see her ly. "you could hardly expect her to She knows n the nameA and the well own you, that's what it is. time, but afterwards" Roland did as a young girl? Or will she just tell you straight out she'd made a

on Supposing I didn't offer to kiss her, not finish the sentence.

fade into the sere and yellow-a mistake. They must have some ex- titles-I mean of books. But

I believe they "If she'd simply told me that virgin? Well, that's her business use, some pretext. the only subject I'm keen on-re-what's she say? Don't you love

what they're she'd come to the conclusion she'd not mine. So why should I scarcely ever form of the legislative machine,me any more, then?' Plaintive."

A pause.

made a mistake about her feelings, worry? Anyhow, I wish her luck, thinking except when they're angry. every she gives the show away

It, that I could have understood. time she opens her mouth.

host had pointed to the whisky. (Continued on Page 10.) doesn't understand other things Tommy," said Rolund with convic-There wouldn't have been anything is, I'll have just a spet more." She has broken it off; that's the better than she understand that,

If she "Yea, you're well out

it's God help her! Look here, I don't want to seem hard on the girl. But you grasp what I menn, don't you? I'm just looking the facts in the face; that's all.?"

"Quite! Quite!" Roland concur- red gnothingly, and thought how

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