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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1938.

SPARE MOMENT PAGE

SERIAL

"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA”

A serialisation of the forthcoming Warner Bros. film, featuring Paul Muni and other stars.

Fictionised by

HARRY LEE

'CHAPTER 'II.

girl talked on and on. The place was deserted and the waiter turned

Zola, aroused by the glorious pros-out a light or two with angry glances pect of the years that stretched ahead, at the strange irto. belleve I'm the girl said leapt from bed; snatched up some reda itle books left by a former tenant, tore finally und Zolu said he would take them to bits, crammed the cold little her home. Threading dark alleys slove with them, and applled a match. they finally came to the squalid house There was roaring briskly, if tem- where

she parurity, when Zoln's mother arrived with Alexandrine, his betrothed. They had found, miraculously, a job for Einile with Larue, the great publish- er.

Ilved. Several young women peered from doorways, gig- ling One of them shrilled, "The hard one's landed a fish!"

Cezanne, who having paid the bill, "We can get married now," Al-had followed in their wake, now ar exandrine cried, throwing her arms

The about his neck. Emile kissed her and dived panting, and was motioned up-

ward, in answer to his question. embraced his mother, shouting "Mar- door was partly open and Cezance, vellous! We musi celebrate Then, stopping on the steps, saw the un- running his fingers through his black, tidy room, the smoky oll lámp and rebellious hair, he looked about the the girl sitting by the window, head bare room ruefully. Suddenly he in hands. Zola was eagerly rummag- cried gayly, "I have it, Muman! Going througli ʼn great heap of old Jet- and hock your coat like a darling, and ters and photographs. He found a bring back some meat-bread-n but-pleture and called excitedly, Made- fle wine! We'll have a feast" moiselle Nanh ." The Hiri started. "How did you know my name?" she said, with angry surprise.

A night or so later Emile and Co- znone sat contentedly sipping their wine at the window of a cafe in the Rue Poissonniere, for Zola hed that day succeeded in selling some copy at a pittance. Suddenly all was wild commotion. The police were dosing In on the demi-mondaines. Zola suw wearily one of the girls hiding behind a

pil-

It is written here. and the name of the man the great man of laden! Is he the one

For reply Nanu snatched the pfc- ture from his hand. "You can have the rest of the stuff she sighed

"but not the picture!" She dropped her head on her arms lut under the terrace awning, her again, the faded photo dangling list- thin face streaked with snow and dis-lessly from her hund. "What became torted by fear. Impulsively he beck- oned to her and she came. She would of the child?" Zoln asked but the have fluttered away, like a fright-irl seemed not to hear. He went to ened bird, when a polleeman Inter-her, shook her arm gently and asked

the question again, "She

. died fered, but Zoin caught her wrist and explained that she was with him and Nani mumbled,

Convent of the Ursulines. his friend.

a

F

all

"What book her story with "It's all right now," he said com-

moke

Zola murmured, excitedly fortingly. The misty blue eyes gazed

as he und Co

Cezanne slipped out of the gratefully into hts for #moment,

house. "Nana... Nanu then the long lashes covered them. "What is your name, Mademoiselle? the world will weep over her

"Salin in this district," she sighed, pity her..

י+

That year Zoła married Alexan-

"Lucille in Montmarire--On Monte drine. His duys were spent in the parnasse I'm Georgette or Made-shop of La Rue The publisher his lon! Does it matter? Why do you ask? What do you want of me? 1 nights in a frenzy of creation. Al- exandrine was forever running in Cezanne's pencil was quickly sketching the tragic, with sad stories of bill collectors and

have nothing-"

landlords

and with insistence.) world-weary face. "We have some-that Emile hair for more pay. Her thing in common then, Mademois hopes were dampened when an agent of the police called to reprimand Zola as a trouble-maker! "Those articles of yours condemning our men

elle" Zola murmured.

►

His face was flooded with a strange new light.

"But Emile, the cognac .. have you forgotten we have no.

Zola

impatiently motiosed Cezanne to be silent and turned to the girl, "Tell me where are you from?" he asked gently.

"From Artois said, and added with a

of letters, criticising the civil authori

les! I'm telling you it's got to stop!" La Itue. In righteous indignation discharged Zola, who informed him in parting just what he intended to do! "Don't think that I'll stop writ- Hesden" she ing Monsieur La Rue, because I've a sigh, "and I lost my job! I've always wanted time

(To Be Continued)

wish I was back there!" Her eyes and now I have it I shall become a were suddenly heavy with tears. mole-digging here-rooting there!

now lay yulicall

he consoled her, What about that latest mine disaster?

"gojWho's at fault? We shall see!"-and- there!"

with a roar of triumphant laughter, "Me? Go home?" she spoke bil-Zola bawed himself out. terly with a hard laugh, "Look ut me! Do you see why I can't ever go home? And I hate Paris: Cold... wel: hunted like an animal starved

beaten by the police!" She was interrupted by the waiter setting the cognac down roughly. Ce-

ARE YOU ALERT?

zanne plucked Zola's sleeve whisper-TERE are the answers to the "How ing "How are we Emile?

to

going to

pay.

Alert Aro

You?"

questions

We haven't even enough above:-

1,

No one could possibly know

"

it then, stupid!" what the aviator was thinking be- "Go and earn Cezanne shrugged, and began to cause his death occurred before he his have told anyone of wander about the tables with his could drawing portfolio, soliciting some one thoughts; 2, R. Robin; 3, four days; 4, to pose for a sketch, and was soon milk, because cream comes to the successful.

"When did Mademoiselle?"

surface; 5, the same pod; 6, 65 min-

you come to Paris, utes; 7, vale, vell; B, Lord Rosebery,

"A hundred years ago ..

Prime Minister, March, 1894-July, when 1805; 9, elvic; 10, the 25th leaf; 11,

I was seventeen!" Her mind was go tool; 12, the answer is half a hen ing back over the years. "You should and a half hen-that is, one hen; 13, have seen me then, I was lovely! eight steps; 14, Maryland; 15, the Yes, I was, really lovely? She made Judge

was cross-eyed;, 10, six; 17,

BRAIN

TEASERS

How alert are

What Is the fallacy in the following. Interesting story teld by an aviator?

During the war I watched n friend of mine who was dying alone on an observation Bight above the lines, When he had completed his mission and was on his way home, thinking to him- self how lucky he was not to have seen an enemy plane, an Austrian avlator suddenly swooped upon him from above a cloudbanic and shot him to the ground. He was dend when the first person reach cd him. 2-Rearrange the following letters so us to make the name of a living creature:-

Here are some questions to test your powern of observation and quick- Thinking. Answere below.

9.-What adjective which means,

"pertaining to citizenship" spells the same from right to left as it does from left to right?: 10. In a book of 100 leaves, what

leaf is page 42 on? 11,--When seen in mirror. which of the following words printed in capital letters will look the same as when viewed directly?

A

MAN TOOT DEED

1 ྂ---tf then ond a half lays un egg and a half in a day and hall, how many and a half who lay better by hair will lay balf a score and a half in a week and a

BKINO

-Four inen can bulld

four boats

four in

days. How half? long will it take one man to build one boat?

4. Which is heavier, milk or

Стеви?

#

-If the word POD were printed in small letters, how would it read if viewed upside down? G-It a 'clock is stopped for

minutes, minute every len how long will it take the minute hand to complete a' revolution?

What two four-letter words pronounced The samne but spelled differently mean "valley" and "curtain"?

8.-Namen Prime

13.-If you were attempting to If, elimb un ley hill, and after every time you had taken two steps forward, you gild back one step, how many steps forward would you have to take to reach n

of

Whose face in this?

Minister the last 40 years whose surname begins with "R."

S

ARTICLE

you?

point five steps in advance of the starting point? 14-The first two syllables of the

name of one of the States of the United States is suggested by a girl's name. The third syllable is suggested by a word meaning "debark." What is the name of the State? 15-There were three prisoners

п Arraigned before Judge. The judge looked dereely at the first and said, "What have you jo say for

yourself?"

The second one, answered, “Not guilty, your honour.”

The judge retorted sharply. "I wasn't speaking to you."

Whereupon the third one re- pled, "I didn't say anything."

How do you explain this strange procedure? 10-C is to three as F

is to what number? 17-There are half a dozen Vle- toria's in the world. Which one is in 114 East, 22 North? 18-What county in the British Istes beginning with K has five letters? 19.-Rearrange the letters In the word "Sleuth" to make an- other word.

20. If the eleventh day of the month falls on Tuesday what day of the week will the 39th be? 21-What is the largest number that can be made by T- arranging the digits in the nuni- ber.

3 0 0 17 ?

You have

keep

move

have to

one

ahead.

in other words you've got The sinking of your individum-

to cultivate your sense of intuition job. (I hope you didn't make

if

want to

a

make

you marriage success, ANTHONY WEYMOUTH fifth of his series, Get Married.”

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1 Fighting men to prevent the favourite from being got at?. (11).

difficult durng your first year.

ity? Sounds rather a serious

heavy weather of "your in- your dividuality.")

Oh! I see. What you mean little says is that you found it a

difficult to run in double har- How in the ness for the first time.

did you get over this difficulty? You had a frank talk with Smiths

your wife and discovered that you were both giving up some- thing? Well, that was a sensi- ble way of adjusting yourselves. viously (4). And after that, many things 13 Fish (4). became simple which before had been difficult. Tell me one or two, for example.

O you like married life, Mr. Smith? And you've made a good job of it? I mean you've found out the secret of married happiness?

I'd be interested to know what you think it is. I told you

a pathelle attempt at coquetry, "I'm the capital of Hongkong: 18, Kerry; that I believe unselfishness on both sides of the partnership

not so bad now!

If you look 19, hustle; 20, Sunday; 21, 87.310 quick and the light's not too strong?" The face Is Madame Chlong Kai-

Zola was a good listener and the shek's.

HONGKONG-CHUNGKING TIME TABLE Direct Service (Via Hankow until further notice.) NORTH BOUND (Read Down) SOUTH BOUND (Read Up)

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(DC-2) 14.00 8.00

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WEST BOUND (Read Down)

EAST BOUND (Read Up)

matters more than any other single thing..

*

.

❖

8 This bugbear of motorists might

easily become another (4). 9 This is French though English

(0).

12 Classical musical

work

ob.

ber of a race (3). 14 Part of a race or of any mem- 15 Contend (8).

17 Things are apt to be rather flat where this person has been at work

(0).

proper is

commor

2 A race of trees (4). 3 Must this part of a railway always have some blas? (6). 4 Infectious complaint

in giris' schools (7). This is not what it claims to be, but is only one relish (8). A lie herein is the making of some newspapers (4). 7 Chance (11).

is

Agents

English county (0). 10 This cereal not good for

runners (4),

11 Though he may claim enchant-

ing powers he is mainly a teller, of untruths (11).

16 Spirit (3),

10 "Same ship" (anagram) (8). 21 Hint (3).

22 A disturber of the border pence

23 He is fond of play and is tak- Ing an easy walk if he loses his head (7),

28 Shell-fish (4).

27 To be familiar (by the fire-

side?) (8).

30. He conceived an ideal state

(4). 31 A Judge of the Oriental (4).'

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18 Weapon (7). 20 What is right and

right hore (7). EXPENSES? I'm rather In your three years' experi- taking a certain amount of

interested in that ques-24 Gool (6). ence, you'd say that both hus- imagination for granted.

tion, because so many husbands 26 What keeps a stump from com-

ing off an envelope? (8)., band and wife must have We've all got what you're have told me that their wives 28 Border (3). something elsc- something pleased to term intuition, but in couldn't be trusted with money. 29 This is made of meat (4). that, in its way, you regard is some young people it's not yet Mind you, I don't say I be 31 Give up (4). as important as unselfishness developed, and in some others lieved them. More often than 32 Horses have been known to.

bite through this bit (8). namely, imagination.

it never is. Marriage will de- not, I. felt it was because the 33 Part of an earring (4). All right. Mr. Smith, I'll vélop it, if anything will. And I husband had handed over his 34 Yes, a vegetarian may eat this sit at your feet for a change-agree with you that a fully income, but forgotten to discuss insty dish, oddly enough (11).

DOWN I'd really like to learn from you. developed intuition is an essen- how it should be handled.

tial part of a successful mar What did you do? You asked. ringe.

your wife to take charge of the But wait a minute. Let's cash and to parcel it out, and TWO people living close make sure we mean the same you made suggestions about the

ly. together,.. sharing thing.by intuition.

best way to allot the money? everything, as they do in mar- I'll tell you what I think it is: You know, I think that was ringë, must have (or if they I think it's the power to under- sensible. It gave your wife an haven't got it naturally, they stand, based not on experience, added interest and proved to her must try to develop it)-intul- nor on learning, but on one's once more that she really was S

natural instincts.

partner in your joint lives. "They must be able to feel Some people don't make uso And what else did you have worse off than you actually platitude, but it's necessary what the other is feeling, to of their intuition. They seem to adjust during the first year? were? sense when he or she is upset, to think they can do everything

Your own personal habits? Which of them? At first, you or tired, or even simply bored by reason.

Well, there are some people didn't like it when your wife without being told.

"If both partners in a mar- who lean too much on their in commented on your clothes,... Wed. Fringe have this knack of know- tultion: and I think they miss made you put on a clean collar that since you were a boy. No na neither of you really wants then just as much as others who try when you'd already put on yes- wonder you didn't like it. I this to happen-she's got to save ing without being told they'll be able to live together to reduce everything to rule of terday's? And bought you hope you told yourself that it's you from yourself-for both

some handkerchiefs when funds always the motive which counts your sakes..

and your wife's motive hore wore rather low 7

And you felt rather injured was not to lower you in your To get back to your own when she told you that she own esteem, but to make you married life, Mr. Smith: couldn't have you going about look your best in other people's. Greens would think you were your wife are ons (Borry for the me what you found most looking shabby, because the You see, Mr. Smith, you and

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LAT

1545

10.40

LV ICHANG

Ly

116.45

13.00

LY WANHSIEN LY

18.25

15,00

14.40

Ar CHUNKING`·LV.

10.10

3.00

Mon. Wed, Sun. Tur, Fri. Thu. Bat.

Ban. Mon.

(Stinson)

(Stinson)

13.10

17.10

18.10 17.10

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Lv

Tue. Th

Bat. (Binson)

10.00 8,00

(Biinson)

14.30 12.30

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tion,

happily. What's the good of thumb. unselfishness if they don't know what to be unselfish about?"

If I were an American, Mr.

CHINA NATIONAL AVIATION CORPORATION Smith, I'd be tempted to say

King's Bldg, Connaught Xuad

Tel. 33131.

that you'd said a mouthful. But you must give me the credit for Tell

:

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here). You sink or swim to- gether. If you look shabby, she feels shabby-and those Greens tell WELL, I suppose no one see you're shabby and

had talked to you like others that you're shabby. And

רי.

TO-MORROW

Mr. Smith likes

being a father.