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THE STORY THUS FAR:
FRIDAY, DECEMBER
TELEGRAPH'S NEW SERIAL
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S
Romeo
'NOVALIZED #KOM
The Mann Golduyn-Mayer PHOTOR
Juliet
GERTRUDE GELBIN,
whom she might be speaking until "Is this the poultice for my aching. she saw the girl bending over the bones? Henceforward de your mess-
lined dial, her. Ince
with uges yourself."-- impatience,
Bun
Jullet seized her firmly. "What. The clock struck nine when I did
did says Kameo?" she demanded.. send. her, Jullet was saying. "in
THE nurso ginnced about cautious- half an hour she promined to return. ly. Have you got leave to go to Perhaps she cannot meet him tier shrift to-day?" she whispered. eyes filled with fright. "No. That's Jullet nodded,
The
back
Then
hic
Romov, son of Lord Montague and Juliet, daughter of Lord Ca- pulet, meet and fall in love with cach other when Romeo, as a tark, attends the feant her father is giving to celebrate her betro- that to Count of Paris. Neither is aware of the other's identity;
is only after
have con- It is
they
rack fessed their attraction for other that they discover they are of the bit- the son and daughter terent enemies in Verona. After Romeo the guests let garden and hides in the Capulet
as mwift in motion as a ball shelf she raced joyfully into the on her
looked Jullet come out upon
and saw her nurse plodding. And, the shadows lengthened balcony. Despite the danger, he Indignantly up the path. "Oh, honov, on the dial in her garden. Jullet and
nurse," she his
news?" there
cried. "What
Romeo knelt in the little chapel while professing remains
"Hest Friar Laurence intoned their marri- love until dawn. But Juliet,.
ran forward to meet her. Yearing it--the moonlight_and thou met with him? O Lord." "Why are service,
not his heart which makes him
lookst thou
sad? ardent, begs him to awcar no
"I am a-weary," panted the other. "Give love for her, She will send her
leave awhile." She messenger to him at nine o'clock
stretched her back. "Fle how my bones ache! What a jaunt I had."
thou hadst my bones and news, cried Juliet. "I pray Live, speak. Good, good Speak."
ed and why the Lourence' cell. There stays a bus-
e you hence to Friar band to make you wife."
not sol at the dial. "Ch, she is cried. "Love's heralds should be thoughts which ten times faster glide Tears of joy sparkled in Juliet's, than the min's beams. From nine eyes. With a last look at, the sun. much time till twelve is three long hours; yet
determine how dial to she is not come. Hnd she affections remained in which to prepare her and warm youth's full blood, she'd self,
house.
aces
and at that time he is to nend back word of his intentiona does he love her honorably or lightly?
THE TRYST
CHAPTER SIX
THE Cathedral Square was bursting
with people.
1
up
m.c
nurse.
"What haste!" was the grumbling answer, as the nurse cat herself down to
rcat upon a bench. "Can you nat stay awhile? Do you not see that I am out of breath?"
"How art thou out of breath when
thou hast breath to say to me that thou art out of breath?" pleaded Juliet, tearfully. "Is, thy news. good or bad? Answer to that. Let me be satisfied. Is i good or bad?"
The
DIY her hat and nurse threw rubbed her forehead. Lord how my head aches!" she moaned. "It beats as it would fall in twenty pieces." Juliet stroked her forehend hastily. "My back Juliet ministered to her back,
T'other
side," complained the nurse.
"Oh my back. My back. Leshrew your heart for sending me about
death with jaunt- my sword-hilting up and down!"
Benvolio
At one corner stood Mercutio and Denvello, meeting as befit idle young gentlemen, to exchange the gossip of the day, to discuss the Capulet teast of the
before, and particularly night to comment on Romeo's strange dis- appearance after the feast was done. Benvolia looked about anxiously. "Tybalt, the kinsmann to old Capulet, hath sent a letter to Lord Montague," he said.
л
catch
Romeo and Juliet have mor- ... ried in spite of their families; What measure will be taken against them by the Montagues and Capulets. Read the further cxelting developments in their love story in to-morrow's chapter.
-
(To be conthuned.)
9:21 YEARS AGO
Extracts From The "Telegraph" Files
The following extracts are frem the Hongkong Telegraph for tho week ended December 11, 1915.
The rate of the dollaron Je man was 18. 11.3/16d.
The wedding took place at the Union Church of Mr. F. F. Duck- Jullet was beside herself. "I amworth and Miss Nancy Lennox.
thou art not well, sweet, sweet, sorry what says my love." Aweet nurse," she begged. "Tell me
"Your love says."
Mercutio slapped his "A challenge!" he cried,
"Romeo will answer it" replied. gravely.
bantered Romco," "Alas, poor
returned the Mercutio, "he is already dead; stab- bed
like an honest gentleman with a white wench's black eye; nurse,
love and a courteous, and a kind, and shot through the car with song, the very pin of his beurt cleft handsome, and, I warrant, a virtu- with the blind bow-boy's buttshaft. aus" she broke off and looked to And is he a man to encounter ward the house. "Where is your Tybalt?"
mother?" she questioned. "Here comes Romeo," answered "Where is my mother?" erled Benvolio.
Juliet. "Why she is within. Where Romeo smiled in greeting but his should tho be? How oddly thou re- crowded pllest Your love says like an hon- eyes wandered over the
and est gentleman where la your square. It was already nine here Juliet's messenger. was to meet mother"," him. He spled her nurse waddling "O God's lady dear," shouted the along under an enormous fon. nurse bouncing up from the bench.
Mercutio and Benvolio followed his
The former burst Into glance. guffaws.
he "A sall!" cried, shading
"A call!" his eyes with his hand.
And truly, the hurse, shaded by the huge fan,
did look like same enormous boat travelling under power of an open sail. She was in-- tently examining the faces of those she passed. As
she
approached the three friends ahe bowed. "Can any of you tell me where I may find the
young Romeo?" she asked.
fam he," answered Romeo step-
ping forward to meet her.
desire some confidence with you, sir" she replied and motioned him aside.
Benvolio winked knowingly Mercutio. "She will invite him
*
The Chamber of Commerce bal- lotted for a member to represent the Chamber on the Legislative Council, owing to the death of Mr. E. A. Hewett. Mr. P. H. Holyoak stored 71 voles and Mr. J. W. C. Bonnar 11.
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OUR BRITISH crosswords
ul
to
17
er." he remarked, and bowled supper." over with laughter at the prospect, they
started off.
The nurse wheeled about indig- "I pray you sir,” she de- onded of Romeo.
"what saucy
merchant was this?"
Romeo waved them away. "A" gentleman, nurse, that loves to hear himself talic."
But her indignation was too great to be overcome so readily; "I'll take him down," she shouted "Scurvy knave." And for half an hour gave vent to her wrath while Romen, consumed with impatience, waited for her message,
"Pray you sir," she said finally, "A word. My young lady bade mu you out. What she bade me
inquire.
SBY"
Romeo's face lit with eagerness. "I shall keep to myself what she bade me say, finished the tersely.
uratות
ACROSS
-1 A kind of night watchman 'in
a Roman store.
6 A ruler in brass.
Feed.
11 The writer Anishes to make a
point.
12 These animals sound dear. 13 It will be necessary to tear the
greater part of this piece.
narrow
His eyes fell upon her so plead- ingly that she was forced to relent. "Well," she hesitated. First, let me tell if
you, ye should lead her into a 1001' paradise as they say, it were u very othe
kind of behaviour, as they is young, gentlewoman and therefore, if you should deal double to her, truly it were on " thing to be offering to any gentle- woman and very weak dealing-17-Splendidi But-golfers don't like
Romeo stopped
say.
her
Impatiently.
100-
14 This bird has the usual number of eyes, and that's all I know about jil
Strange.
21 The simplest of to-day's solu- ..tions,
"I protest unto thee, Nurse, com- 19 Not the apple in Eden"," mend me to thy lady and mistress." 20 Sounds perfectly bred, and is
She eyed him silently for a
mot in the humblest home. ment. "Good heart and in faith 1 will tell her as much" she said.
Romeo glared In
axasperation. "What wilt thou tell her?" he cried.
"I will tell her air, that you do protest. Which, as I take it, is 'n gentlemanlike offer."
2
23 Overworked Insects, I'm afraid. 24 It sounds a' sterile‘title.
26 Month of the Jewish year,
29 Why punish Elizabeth so severe-
ly here in London.
30 Goca with a bit.
31 The best way to begin Sunday. 32 Lamentalions.
He sighed with relief. “Did her dovisa some means to come to prayer this afternoon; he whisper- nd. There aho shall at Felar Lav- ranco's call be ahrived and married." "She shall be there, the promised and flounced off at barn
She did not look back, but hurried through the Square and down the street leading to the Canulet garden. At the kale she alouped and peered ved down the.nath for her'mintroon, Ph heard Julet's' voice" and wondered to
DOWN
poster, the prig, and the billet-doux may be (hyphen,
3 A Scot holds his own in the
downpour.
4 Minced, catement is curtalled.
This is how to dral with food.. This may sound like a vegeta- ble growth or a colour.
✪ Puts right'in reference to cou-
ples,
7. Put salt in an immense tin, all
broken up,
8 Early Victorian trousers.
10 Strike popular in theatre-land. 15 This trouble begins at Afty-
four.
10 Stop: it's outside, parked be-
hind the house.
18 A spiritual relation.
20 One who is quite accustomed to
making a hit.
22 Makes a general increase,
25. Even this is not. 27 Separate legends. 28 Meant for a potato.
Yesterday's Solution.
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