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THE HONGKONG... · TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JANUARY 22,

SPARE MOMENT PAGE

1937.

of

SELZNICK INTERNATIONAL

Persents

Little Lord Fauntleroy

Jiorme

FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW DOLORES COSTELLO BARRYMORE

·A Motion Picture Bused on the World- Famous Frances Hodgson Burnett Story

WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE: The Earl of Dorincourt sends America for his grandson, 10 who is to inherit the title. He stubbornly refuses, however, to see the boy's ran woman her, an Ameri

boy's engaging

qualities cause the Earl to re- lent. Distressing news, however, threatens to bring sadness to all, Another claimant to the title ap- pears and apparently establishes his claim.

CHAPTER SIX

Oversens in Brooklyn

the news the momentous events that are happening to Ceddie slir great cx-

all this time?" she says, Ben looks at her in silence, Havisham addres sex him.

"Do you know this woman?" As he nods and looks away, she says: "Funny if he didn't, 'sceln' he was my second husband.”

Ben asks for the boy, their son, and Minon tells him the bay died from pneumonia. Dick sidles to the bedroom door and opens it sudden- ly. The bay falls on the floor. Get- ting up sheepishly he addressed Dick its "uncle". Then both Minna and the boy realize that the show is over and the exposure complete.

"Well, I'll be Jiggered!” suys Mr. Hobbs.

Den speaks to his son. lie says: "Hello, Tom."

This is my son, Lord Fauntle-

," says Minna still trying to car-

roy it off.

ry

"Oh, no, it isn't," says Ben. "It's

citement in the hearts of his old my boy, Tom."

"Oh, shut up," says Minna in £1

chums Hobbs and Dick. The durage.'ll have the law on the let ings of the 'ristocrats, as Hobbs calls them, are of perennial inter-of you for hounding a poor, weak

est, and both magazines and news- papers are full of accounts of the baltle over the Dorincourt sion.

woman!"

Lawyer Shade looks at the Earl

In a frightened way and says: succes- 1 knew nothing of this, my lord,

I assure you."

shoc-

"He can have half of my shinin' business," Dick anys.

've always had in my mind that Ceddie would come in with me some day," anys Hobbs.

Thumbing through the pages of an illustrated weekly, Dick suddenly fel out a whoop.

saya

"The sooner the pair of you are out of this country tlie better," the Earl, addressing Snade and

Minna.

Sobbing loudly, Minna flees into the Abedroom.

"We shall have no more trouble

"Holy innckerell" He shows with her," says Havisham, and the

Iloubs

a picture over the caption: Earl answers with grim satisfaction: LADY FAUNTLEROY, MOTHER "No, I think not." Then, turning OF CLAIMANT."

to Hobbs and Dick, he adds:

"She ain't 50

'ristocrat!" erjes

Thank you,

1

Dick. She's Mirno-Ben's wife?never forget my friends, I shall |

It's all some kind of a

Bays Hobbs.

"You hocus,

"Sure I do!" "Well-Im-diggered!"

one

Mr. Hobbs, thus privileged to be which of the instruments by Justice is done to his little friend Ceddie, proceeds promptly to make "I never heard of her havin' no himself very much at home with kid but Ben's kid. The one Ben real, live earl. Being conducted went to Chlengo to look for when on a tour of Dorincourt Castle by she run oft."

the Earl, In the course of which he "We oughta do somethin' about views some portraits of the Dorin- this."

court ancestors, Mr. Hobbs says:

"I know Alderman Murphy," says: "You know, Earl, I used to have Hobbs decisively. "Come along, a very poor opinion of you aristo- we'll go right now .. Them caris eruts but I've changed. You're a They've always had a spite against pretty good sort even if you are an us ever since the Revolution!"

Euri

And they're off to consult the ore-. "I'm deeply gratified." says Dorin- ele, Alderman Murphy.

court,

Some weeks Inter Minan and It is Ceddie's birthday and n party Lawyer Snude are quarreling injis in progress. on the Dorincourt Minnin's quarters at the Dorincourt grounds, Ceddie is called upon Arms when Lord Dorincourt calls. make a speech, which he does.

to

A boy follows Dorincourt into thei "My grandfather wants every- room. It is Dick. Minna recog-body to be happy and comfortable nizes him as the youngster brother and when I grow up 11 want it too. of her husband, Ben, from whom That's all because I'm not very and gives a cry in good at speeches-but I'm very much spite of how

obliged "Why, hello, Dick," she says.

she гал

"Hello, Minna."

A gentleman guest observes: "Ripping little nipper, isn't he?"

Now Ben himself strolls in fol-To which Dick rejoins: lowed by Mr. Havisham and Mr. | "Ain't he u daisy! 131 felcha some Hobbs. Minna Easps but tries to day you British boids will elect him

KING!" cover up.

"Why, Ben, where have you been

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even

9 The height of the artist in art. 10 Force.

showing a decided lack of feel-

borrowed

ing

12 Profession

abroad.

from

13 I'm in the property for a con-

sidered idea.

16 A real alteration.

17 Simply asking for it. 10 There's always weight in this

football team,

23 Rough.

24 This Italian might be blind. 27 Take a chance.

doys.

29 This traiter started in former 30 His occupation costs him some-

thing.

31 Sovere.

32 Thin is in rags.

DOWN

1 Not cheerful, but with Anal

bloom. 2 This form of exercise has its

ups and downs,

3 The coming generation.

4 Useful sail for a smack?

5 Spoll a foreign word for an

animal,

@ Exclude the start of 11. across

for a showman.

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7 To warble in this is highly un

'natural

14 Form of conveyance familiar to

Russian lawyers,

10 Famous town from a

country.

grain

10 Longer than one cares to think-

about.

20 Retire from the world and

grow cabbages?

21 A hint to the forgetful.

23 Deception ended by a girl.

Foreign.

25

20 In a friend one Ands a

dweller.

Co-

20 A soldier of considerable stick-

ing power.

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