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SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1987.

“TELEGRAPH'S" "NEW FILM SERIAL

"Lloyd's of London" is a film which is shortly to be presented at the Quoon's Theatre. To-day appears another instalment of the full story of the opisodes in the life of the great corporation on which the film is based. It is a narrative of much intorost in itself and is appropriately made public at a time when the presentation of the film in Hongkong is soon to bo mado.

LLOYDS OF LONDON!

WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE: Jonathan Blaka, boyhood friend of Horatio Nelson, later the great English naval hero, has become one of the leading men in the Lloyds of London Insurance group, "wider the guidance of John Angeretain, voleran unders writer, Jonathan, while acting us

apy in France during. "the troubled days of Napoleon's first reloning years, narrowly encăped arrest and execution, and in so dolig also rescued a beautiful English woman. Later, to hi dismay, he discovers that the 100mań, with inhom ho fell deep- ly in love, la Lady Elizabeth Stacy, wife of a foppish, wastrol nobleman tehdin lie and Anger- mtein have refused admittance to their syndicate. After avoiding contact with Stacy and her for scars, Jonathan again moola

Stacy when, in company with Polly, maid at Lloyds Coffen hold retreat, Jonathan vixili a fashionable gambling house of a bet that he will introduce Polly to the Prince of Wales. Polly meets the Prince, and Hanrý Jukea, ogalmat whom the bot vents modo, collapnon.

Chaptor Thirtoon

SIR Gavin Gore waddled up to Jonathan. You've pulled it off again, you lucky, lucky beggar."

he devinred, "and I'm positive you've killed old Juken. Now get the girl out of here before that. wine Blacy apreads the newa. Ha

· recognized her and will, of course, not overlook the opportunity to pines whoever brought her into thin famitionable novemblage in dieros pute with Lady Mashim,"

"Let her go by herself," Jona- tinn laughed. "She'a terrified now, but the has money enough clutch- ed in that greedy littlo right hand | to hire a four wheeler and drive home to her lodgings. She wouldn't expect me to compromise my nocial standing by escorting her out-oli, by the gods of war, old Q has taken the job off my hnuda: She'a bowled the old raschi over, Good old Q. what a martyr he is! Polly wil) now how to handle the ancient and laughingly Jonathan strolled into another room, He anned Lady Maalam. proprietreas of the place, just an Stacy came sidling up to her and heard her shy:

283,"

"Not another cent, Stacy. This la gambling house, not a bank. I ahall not loan you another cent, and you can no longer gamble here on tick. And she turned her back and wished haughtily away from

him,

PETER B. KYNE

The story of the 20th Century-Fad: picture: charrianii- Madeleine Cotros! and Freddie Borikdomow with,

Tymne Fowan, Sir Gay, Standing und. C. Aubry Soak

| than Blake, You gave me some-¡no man of noble Instincts should ; cused himseil to read it and ex-

thing to remember that night in pay tile, court, however honorabis, į cinimed testily:

the hall before you said goodnight, to another rian's wife, oven the "An important message from my

I have not forgotten-and often, in unhappy wife of such a scalawag as uncle, Lord Drayton, He desires roy ¡ momenta of stress, that memory Lord Everett Stacy,

prosence immediately at the Ad- has been something to cling to a sort of spiritual ilte buoy,"

I know Stacy," he sold shortly, and that explained everything,. He sat there in a long silence, then hungrily gazing at her and could have cursed aloud when a tanguid valce spoke, from the door.

Ho compromised with his con- [miralty. Davlish ingonvenient, but eolence by warning himself that to I-daro not disappoint him or dis- follow the dictates of his heart regard the old martinet's desires. and indues her to do Wkawisz might My dear Mr. Blake, I am desolate havo a sastrous denouement. He at having to tear myself away so told himself that, come what might, rudely, Ficaso forgive me,” he would contino bis feelings Ho hurried away. In about half an towards Elizabeth Stacy to a pure hour the door opened silently and "Ah, bore you are, my dear, with Platonie friendship and avoid the the butler entered, advanced to the Mr. Binke, My doar Blake, how alightont possibility of scandal. In- open fire place and commented very nice to see you here and zo-deed, ho was quite filled with noble murring the coal. "Thank you, newing acquaintance with iz sentimente and resolutions as he Cowlon," Lady Slady sald coolly. “I beth after all these years. But please fell off to sleep.

{shall not requlen your services until

Mr. Blako in about to leave."

do not permit me to Interrupt. · He discovered that it was quito Elizabeth, I look to you to see to say to make noble resolutions, but As the door closed behind the ' It that Mr. Blakes comes to our quite another matter to refrain butter Lady Blacy said: "Be per- house for dinner-and that very from loathing the condition that fectly silent for Sve minutes, Jona- shortly."

made those rosetutions necessary, than, and keep your sye on that He waved airily at Jonathan and The days dragged like deaden door, The Gre did not require the want out. Jonathan's heart leaped, weights on hit scul until Thursday; men's altention and wall he know "I know he doesn't mean it, Lady he spent two hours dressing, and it. He made it an excuse to enter Stacy

his heart was palpitating wildly as with the stealth of a ghost." "Elizabeth," sho corrected blms. he went up the staire and mang -"but I shall accept if I mm in the ball at the Stacy house. "I'm vited."

only half a man," he told himself

Lady Stacy went sllently to the door, Jerod it open suddenly, and discovered the servant, Cowles, with his ear to the ornek between the door and the Jaith, in a listening attitude with a pad and penoll in

.....

his hands.

Jonathan rose, placed himself just beside the door and walted. Presently the knob turned on alowly as to be almost unnoticeable even by one who might happen to be looking at it. The door opened an Inch-woollently that Jonathan know the hinges and lock had previously been well-oiled to obviaté aquenké, Jonathan took his soat again and Lady Stacy wont aliently to the door, jerked it open auddenly and discovered Cowica with his our to the crack between door and fansd, in a listening attitude, a pencil and pad of paper in his hand.

"You will pack your bags and leave this house immediataly? Lady Stacy Informed the embarrassed fel- low. "Leave your address with cook and a check for your wages wil bo sent you,”

She closed the door and returned to her guest. That is a fair sample of the to I lead with Lord Stacy," ehe informed Jonathan. "I had a suspicion when he left that the noto froin Lord Drayton' had been writ- ten by himself. Now I know he has sot the butler to apy upon us, Jona than, we must be very, very careful. My husband is not above capitalis- Hing a scandal against his own wife

or his beat friend."

"What ails the animal?" Jonathan asked lightly.

"Lack of funds. He has spent his own fortune, he is in the hands of money fonders and Lord Praxton will no longer permit him to sponge of him. The last of an inheritance left him by an aunt was lost at Lady Masham's gaming hall last night and I have refused to listen further to his demands and plead Ings for funds from my personal fortune. I have no intention of bo to humor the vices of a man I coming an object of charity maroly learned long ago to despise"

At that moment Jonathan, gaz- Ingelbrough-the-doorway into a "You are invited for next Thare bitterly I have beEN ZENACIOUSLY more than ever, my dear, for your "I that were possible I love you room where there were several day evening at eight. Thore will rude tu Stacy; I have a very poor courage and common sense, I have lables of whist, leoked straight Into bo no other guests."

opinton of him as a man and yat, cursed myself for coming here to the lovely, sea-bluo oyes of Lady Flo laughed and the old cynical because I love his wife, I am low night. I shall not come again and Stacy! For Bips were parted a little,noto was missing from the laugh enough to accept his hospitality? ns if in surprise and embarrass- now. "I should be outraged if I

that, of course, means that we shall Lord Stacy was alone in the draw-not meet again," ment; buf her eyes hekt for hima had to share with others an oven-ing room when Jonathan entered, welcoming light that drew him into ing with you."

Impulsively she came into his He received his guest with charm arma and commenced to weep, She the room as a magnel draws Iron I think, Jonathan, that we each ing courtesy and then stood back was a very great lady, but she was. pyritos from black sand. She wan understand, our personal situation to watch Lady Clemcnune's face as alio a woman and, like all of hor sitting near a table; she had been very thoroughly, and that it is a she entered and ran to Jonathan sex the conventions receded be watching the piny; as he advanced altuation that admits of no discus with both hands outstretched; his fore the rush of her emotions, Ho she rose and met him: ne ho bant sion. I wilt Lerminate it in three glance shifted to Jonathan's eyes held her, with his cheek close to over her hand she anid: "There in words. I love you. Now tell me all and what he saw there caused a hers until her gasm of grief had a conservatory yonder." and led about your fa since that bitterly covert ile amlle to creep for an paused; indeed, who was the Brat to him to it.

cold night we crossed the channel Infinitesimal instant over his cold, recover her poise, As they sented themselves Lady in that open sall boat."

handsome face. Sthey said: "It was cruel of me to In about half an hour Lord run off that morning in Dover, but Stacey returned to the conservatory I-I didn't have the courage to tell and Lady Stacy rose and took his have been a dolight to Jonathan. Thomne Lawrence starts tomorrow you who I was-that I was a mar-arm and bado Jonathan a pretty But it was not. Nor was it a de- to paint my portrait, I shall be rled woman. Under the circum-goodnight-untit Thursday at eight light to Elizabeth. Timo after time alttiing for him thelee a week for stances

And when she had gone, and the the conversation became stilted, the next month, and I shall let you "Well," he interrupted her rude mad spell her glorious presence had and languished, to be ly, it didn't do a bit of good. I thrown about him began to fade by one or the other with an effort. Thomas is a good friend of yours. revived know the day and the hours, Sir wna madly in love with you then before the cold light of pure reason Both Elizabeth and Jonathan He tells me that you call at his and I'm madly in love with you and logic, Jonathan was heavy of realized without bothering to ana studio occasionally; that you had Row, and I'm a cad for, mentioning heart, dcupising himself for a fool lyze the feeling, that Lord Stacy him paint a portrait of your patron, my weakness,"

and a weakling. He had been play was distinctly de Irop. Had he been Lady Stacy dropped her glance. Ing with fire and he knew it and forced to retire suddenly, with acute "I do not think you are a cad. he hadn't cared. He had been indigestion, they would have been Such a mon as yourself could tempted and he had not serupled delighted. never possibly be dishonorable and to tempt her; he know he had not They had coffee in the drawing your avowal compliments me tre been kind to reopen, even with her room. Shortly after earying it and mendously. She-blushed furiously. glad, oncouragement.-a-book that retiring, the butler re-entered-and "I will be as candid as you, Jona- should have remained closed. Forbanded Lord Stacy a note. He ex-

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