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HONGKONG “TELEGRAPH’S” · NEW MOVIE SERIAL

SYLVIA SCARLETT

1936.

Based on the RKO-Radio Picture featuring Katharine Hepburn, Edmund Gwenu. Coming Shortly to Hongkong.

PART I

The

caravan and tents, red and white striped, act up on the sand, looked lik a peppermint village Sylvia Scarlett ran down the beach to see it from a distance, bright in its own lights and with the holiday crowds before it. Maudie was on the stage singing "Who Wants a and Monkiey was playing her Kir?" accompaniment the little plano. And here was the soft obbligate of the sea upon the shore,

"It's too wonderful," Sylvia cried rejoining her father on the carava steps. The silver bella on her Pler- mt custume Jingled as she moved. Excitement ran like a thin thread of fire in her volce. "It's Just as I dreamed it would be. And hear the sen, Old Man? Isn't it like orchestra?"

believe. But to earn our living. If any of you would stop to think, pro- vided, you can think you'd know it would only be a need of broad that would bring any girl to sing Who Wants a Kiss? to a pack of of laughing hyenas!"

This convulaed the young Junn Whereupon anger clouded Sylvin's thoughts and words.

12 you think yourself no much cleverer than we are," she challenged him, "come up and do a turn yourself. Then maybe we can laugh."

Immediately ho stood. up and made his way to the platform. Then he began to sing a drinking song with a few lines thrown in for love. Ille voice was true and clear. And when he had finished and the applause

a rang out he bowed frst to Sylvin.

They left the platform together and he rando hir apologies. "My trouble is," he said, "that all my life I've laughed in the wrong place and at the wrong time."

"Less of that, my girl." Henry Scarlett warned her. "Monkley and Maudie will soon get on to the fact that you're no lnd after all-for all your cropped hair and pantait you "Have you?" Sylvia was taken com- keep on with your soft speeches. pletely off her guard. "That's funny, Sylvin kissed him. "But sometimes so have ! Monkley ran his hand I can't help it," she protested. "What over the keys for silence. "The next

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shelves,, There were fine pictures on' the walls. It was a room into which all the good things of life had flowed. "That anyone," said Sylvia, "should be lucky enough to be in

room like this every day."

Her strange green eyes roved from one object to another. When she came to a painting of the sea willch hung at the far end of the room it of her head. seemed her eyes would fall right out

"What's Michael.

up, Sylvester?” ́ asked

"That picture!" she said. "The pleure itself is...."

"it's only a study," he explained.

house in Buckingham Gate."

"In London," she finished, "in a

"My aunt's house." Michael sald, "How did you get in there?"

"I went to meet Mankley and my fold man,

Monkley knew Maudie, who used to work there. The family was away. I I got in climbing up the drain-pipe and through a bedroom window. Oh, it was all very grand. And then I saw that picture and.

He interrupted. "But hold on.

I'm feeling pops out. When you dil jset on the programine," he announced why up the moontly but over-

tricks with the firm's books and we will be Mr. Sylvester Scarlett sing-

Sylvia spole had to run away from Paris I thought ing The Winkle On the Boarding to a child. "Because, silly, cat bur- latineily, as it explaining something I'd never be really happy again. And Ouse Floor."

up drain-pipes and I forin, "If you don't mind," she said in training to be a cat burglar. You

now...

climb glars Sylvia hurried back to the plat-

Her father looked around nervous,

"If Maudie was to hear you I'd informally, "I think 111 recite a poem can't Just be one right off, of course, die. She thinks me a fine gentleman, instend."" quite fit for her likes!"

Whereupon she clasped And then I saw that pleture hanging her long hands behind her back, in the drawing-room and deelded I couldn't stand it-the kind of life we So we planned to lead, I mean. my old man and Jimmie it would be didn't take the jewels, i convinced

be Plerrots. Imuch better

Sylvin laughed. "And when you picked up with Jimmte Monkley coming nerons to Dover I was seared, for it's plain enough he's no good. Why. a night never thank my stars he doesn't know I'm

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passes but

W said my mother

1 tone knee-high, You've need of cloths to cover you And met a rag

On and on abe went through all

it was La question of two different worlds

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girl. And when he got us into that the verses. There was not a sound and I wanted this one." waving her he house where Maulic worked and from the audience. They sat quietly im arms toward the seascape. va and he started to wipe those and their eyes looked as if they were Fane, my flee friend, you see how it jewels

drinking in something for which is. If it hadn't been for you

IN. "Well," Henry said, "you fixed they'd been thirsty without knowing things! Although Monkley had it all it for long, long time.

your pleture I never set for us to make a fine haul we When Sylvia finished the stranger wanted the sea, and never come here,

waiting for

"Do you know and never. be demanded.

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and

should have

leave empty handed. You stand be. Wan

He clapped tr bronzed hand over fore a picture of the

sea and gownt you've quietly daft. And insist we buy n "You-a busker, a sand flen--stood her mouth. "Ifold on! You say you caravan and set out to find a place up there and produced a work of art! although you meant to

didn't take anything from that house,

when

you like was painted in that picture with Who are you? Who taught you?"

went there? You the sea coming in and all that tosh."

say Sylvia gave the hand he offered a

my picture She tweaked his cheek. "But we quick, firm grip.

your life? changed

Whoa! "No one taught brought Maudio along with us. And me, sir," she said "Matter of fact,

Sylvia explained, laughing. in every tap room in which wo'n never reelted l before. But,1 hud

shy we didn't take anything stopped-and there were few enough the feeling I wanted to to-night och Only Mautile. Oh yes, we we missed-you've rowed she was you could hear it. Why, I wonder? drank some of your nunt's fine champagne. I like champagne. Very fuch. I'd never had any before and didn't expect I would again. But that picture and It made me see what there was in to belleve things thought about before.

the most precious jewel on earth!”"" It's very strange."

Honry Scarloit scratched his head. * understand you none too well," he admitted. "Hard ns nails one minute,

and soft is mush the next,'

What could one expect when a girl

J

He shook his hiend.. "Nul strange, really. each other for years and never grow Some people know

jetose.

Others meet and right off there is bond of understanding."

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tears. den, unaccountable

But he #COL

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Things like the sea down there below

the cliffs. And this room. And people like you. I'm glad."

There was the loud honking of an

"That's Lily."

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