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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY,

APRIL 14, 1938–

SPARE MOMENT PAGE

THE BRIDE WORE RED

ARASTER PARM TUR

Mam Goklyn Mayer AETUM

Oeprisht 1937--Lowe's Ind.

SYNOPms: Anni, a singer in a toaterfront cafo in Triošto, is in fasionable Torrento, põaing da a topman of position. Her adven ture to the result of wealthy Count Armakia's drunken whim and is to last for only two spooka. Bho encountóra Quillo, the vi lage postman and is involuntar- ty drawn to him. Then she meeta Rudi Pal and though ho la engaged to Maddelona ako ro- aoives to win hia lova so that her iwn weeks can stretch into a Ufotime,

Chapter Fivo

Anni ncramblod up the littla mountain trail and then, as she reached the top, drew herself erect "Hurry Rudí," she called breath- Iczoly, "we'll miss the sun.”

BEATRICE FABER:

Gullio's distribution of the morn lng mall was indeed a ritual, Most of the guests had learned to look forward to it. Now, standing besida the denk he pulled fetters out with a Nourish and banded them to their | rightful owners.

"Signorina Milano, four fat lat tera. A buxom woman busiled up, accapting her bounty with a giggio, "Bignor La Croix, one thin one." Taking it, Bignor La Croix hold it to the light and nodded with salia. faction. "Horr Franzieln." There was no answer. "Herr Franzlein?" Bull no answer. Gullio flipped the letter into a box. "Horr Franzlein alcope. Signor Galia. A postcard from Egypt."

Then, of a sudden, Gullio's volca poftened. "ignorina Anne Vivaldi," he intoned vibrantly. "A letter for you."

Anne felt her spine prickle with dread, A letior? For hor it could mean only bad news,

Rudi's voleo was sharp with fent- oury, "You said no one knew where опа

Nearby, a peak bristled fragrant-you ware. Apparently some ly with pine. And far below, there does.” ahone an aval lake, like to drop of jade. Ten wondrous days of it. Anni thought and it via kli there in her face. Her skin reflect ed the clean brightness of the early morning her eyes the azure of the sky.

in a stifled voice. Then, as Rudl "I can't imagine" aho began took a step forward, "No, no, I'll Bot it myself. It's more fun."

The Contessa affixed hor, monocla and stared after her. "Her first felter in ten days. I'd give my ons good ove to know from whom it came."

"What if we do mlas it? Rudi shouted good-naturedly. "It'll be back tomorrow." It had taken a powerful interest in this strange girl to get him up at dawn for tên days and all he could do was won-murdered some one." def at it helplessly.

"Really Heten," Maddelona ro- proved her, "from the way you car- ry on, one would think Anne had

The Conteesn's reply was terse. "I've thought of that too."

Gullio's oyes were glowing with pleasure as Aant approached him. "Your first letter, Bignorina. I havo often wondered why there were none."

There was a small clearing at the very top, aanong the trees. Anni ran to it. Standing at its edgo with Rudi at her shaülder, she člappad her hands together ance, as a child would. "Look," she whispered. "The whole valley in like a sen of goid | Without glancing at the envelope and all the trees are gilded." Sud- she said to him brusquely, "Surely denly her eyes filled with inexplica man like you must have more ablo tours. Dropping to a boulder, Important things to wonder about."

who burled her face in her hands.

Rudi was on his knows, beside her. "What is it. Anne?”.

"Nothing. Just stupid —~ "But something must have made you cry."

Rudi said, “You're the most exciting woman I've ever met, Anne.”

Her palms were moist and her color unnaturally high as she rejoined the group.

"Are we ready for breakfast?" she asked casually, "I'm starved."

The Admiral stared at her. In- gredulously. "But aren't you going to read your totter?" Evidently, was the custom to take ona's morn ing mall seriously at Terrento,

Anni made of her laugh a light

She thought achingly, "I'll be gone next wook. I'll never smell the pines again, I'll novor soo the sun rise." Hor voice was tremulous, "Don't look at me, Rudi, please, My nose gola so funny when I cry." and airy bubble. "Naver on an Breaking away from him she ran empty stomach." down the palh. “Let's wash our "It might be important," the Con- faces in the brook."

tessa auggested significantly.

Ann! had a fish of inspiration.

It was a tiny little aiream, vory clear and zig-zagging Irresponsibly The Contessa hated her, was her among the trees. Anni dipped her enemy. After those past ten days, face full in the sparking water, that was quite clear. It did not Then she looked up and saw Rudi matter from whom the latter came, watching hor. She could read the Anni decided. She would have her massage of his eyes that she was moment of triumph. "From Ar- #loriously beautiful, that the drops malla?" she asked. "Oh, it's prob of water on her face were so many ably just full of gossip." little sung in themselves, Illuminat- ing all her loveliness,

Maddelena made an exclled ex- clamation. "Please read it Anne. What does he have to say?"

His face was sombra with his

She was in for IL. To refusa Mad- unspoken words and it drow from) her the responso she had boon delena'a request, would appear walling to make. Every gesture boorish. But her eyes dilated as sho was superb as she began to speak. drew the cheap white paper from "Buch a gloomy face. Have I envelops and road in an illiter made you sad, Fludi?" He shook ato scrawling hand: "Kay Anni his head. Ah, he knew that she Just to remind you that the bar would soon be leaving and it was] is going strong and we miss you making him think, think. "Come, and we expect you back next week. dip your face into the brook. It's Bophie finally hit her husband with a magic brook. It washes away a lamp and she got two years hard your sadness and leaves drops of labor. How are you getting on with the high hats? We'll all have a good happiness all over you."

laugh when you get back. Bolla,"

"Anything Intereating? Rudi asked.

"Come and sit healdo mo Anne," he said quietly,

With charming obedience she walked to his side and saltled hor Only her oyes showed the strain as she glanced up. Her lips worn wolf on the ground.

"The same old Armalla Ho burst out savagely, "Anao, 1 smiling, can't make you out. At the hotel, gossip, as much of it as he thinks at tea, at dinner or when we dance I should know. He wants to be re- you're like everyone else. More membered to all of you. His aspecial beautiful, more poised perhapa" regards to you, Rud), and to the

"Why thank you, Signor "Pal" Contessa." She laughed profillý,

The Contasan was sysing her pe He fastened hungry eyes upon culiarly. "How nice." she said calm- her. It was on mornings like these ly. "Particularly since I've met that she battled him. She was like Count Armalis exactly twice and an animal set free, trying to run in we detost each other with a glow- all directions at anoe, all. inatingting haired.** and emotion. She could any at a

Anni heard the silence spin. But sunrise or laugh at some leaves in her voloe was steady an shu ro- the wind. She was in love with piled, "He couldn't possibly. Nat something-on' mornings like these, after all the wonderful things I'va "You're the most axelling woman I've ever met, Anno."

"Please, Rudi."

written to him about you." The tension was growing within her. "Suppose you all go in to break- fast. I'll Join you in just a lowe

"What's the use of avoiding it," ho demanded roughly. He had her moments.

She stood there, frozen, na they In his arms, bis fado buried in her bronze shoat of hair. Then he hold | trailed away. Then, vidiously, sho her off. "What's the use of not any crumpled the letter. On despairing ing what I've got to say whether fest, she moved scross the terrace 3' now or ten minutos from now and down the lawn to a leaf-on- or ton hours from now. I don't want closed arbor. you to go away, Anne. I don't want to be here or anywhere else with out you."

She must think, think. First there had been Maria. And now,

this letter. It was n miraolo that Who said, inflexibly, "You're ea they hadn't elimpsed the station gaged to be married to Maddolang." ory. One more unlucky break and ibers was a about from below as he would be ruined. There must ho the others came into view, she way, there would have to be, of turned. "It's your problem, Rudi bringing things to a head.

You'll have to face it." Thors, and

It was Rudi or the Carálliera

thought tempestuously, the act's be Bar. There was no middle path. run. It's up to him to play his part, Come on down," the Admiral shouted. The morning mall's hero."

"As they strolled serous the lawn, Maddelen- urged, . "Planss hurry, We'll sing Gullio giving out the

(Annt finde her plan near ful- jaimowe but there are "over present dangeraŭ Will the 'Com Vtesaunaovar hər real sdentity? Be sure to vend tomorrow's 'ro- pealing installment.)

HOW IT BEGAN Berdanier

RIDICULING

WOMEN DRIVERS BELITTLING THE DRIVING ABILI- TIES OF WOMEN IS NOT ORIGI-' NAL WITH OUR AUTOMOBILE AGE. THE ANCIENTS HAD THE SAME CONTEMPT, AND THE ROMANS PASSED A LAW FOR- BIDDING ALL WOMEN, SAVE VESTALI VIRGINS, TO DRIVE CHARIOTS UN- DER ANY CONDITIONS ANYWHERE IN THE EMPIRE.

WINDOW

BETDAMER

FROM ICELANDIC VINDAUGA" VINDR" (WIND) AND "AUGA" (EYE) WE DERIVED "WINDOW,”(LITÉR- ALLY WIND-EYE,” OR AN OPENING TO ADMIT THE WIND)SINCE ORIGINALLY WINDOWS, COVERED WITH PARCHMENT OR SKIN, WERE SELDOM OPENED EXCEPT TO LET OUT SMOKE AND ADMIT FRESH AIR.

Cum. Itu br Child Festure, s

The Rev. U. E. Yu, DAU

A Request Article-

MORE ABOUT SLEEP

A

LL I set out to do, in writing an article recently on "My Golden Rule For Sleep,” was to tell how one man had solved the sleep problem. Having given my recipe for sleep, I expected to hear no more about it. But ever since then letters from readers have

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CARL BRISSON

has had so many letters as a result of his recent article on sleep that he returns to the subject to deal with the interesting points raised by readers

poured in, foundation for a day's work is from Peking!” and many of them say, "It's all good night's sleep. Why undo al They think I am fooling, but I am very well for you, but.

that preparation by tiring yourself not. I have been on a journey and "It's all very well for you to physically?

... escaping from my problems for only minutes has enabled me to My work, I think, is rather more a few say that once you put your head strenuous than most people's, I come back and face them with a on the pillow you stop think- have to keep my muscles in trim by fresh mind. ing," writes n business man exercise in order to do it.

Not all the renders who have writ- from Harrow, "but what would But when you see me doing

my ten

to me

B number have tried Quite you do if you had my worries?" (hurricane) dance with my sister you say "It's all very well for Tilly please do hat regard it as my sleep recipe and found that it The answer is that I should physical exercise. It is my work, worked for them too. One or two banish them as I banish mine. my art, and my body is in proper have sent me recipes of their own, If anybody thinks that I have no physical on for it. I have to

"When I close my eyes for sleep." take

in other ways. writes a woman from Manchester, worries, let him think again. I prepare

my work, however, can see pletures. They are always Let him imagine the strain of not by punching a bag or chinning calm, peaceful, lovely rehearsals, first nights, and re- a bar, but by resting. I get to the of waving corn, a mountain land- gular performances, and the theatre an hour before the start of scape, a pleasant beach thousand and one things that the performance and I take a long scene dissolves into another until I

of the exercise I fall asleep." ean go wrong, and then ask relaxing course

have recommended to my Hamp- stend friend. Even if I do not foll asleep I get up quite as refreshed as If I had slept for hours.

This is by no means the only method of relaxing-did you

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aru real places. I know that the ever pletures I see when I close my eyes try imaginary travelling? It is one are real, for I have lived in them. of my favourite ways of banishing The Danish farm and fields where I played 08- boy, my homes in worry,

When things look black I go on a England, Hollywood, South Africa, world tour for half an hour. An my travels by ship and train and alas, a few folders from a travel caravan, and all the friends I met on

9 If this were bigger it might be bureau or even a railway lime-table the way, are always within my reach. may be sufficient to set me off.

Bringing them back in order to a cape (4). Sometimes that I

he

tries,

ACROSS Vexatious advice to give annoy- ance (11).

S soon as an unpleasant thought tries to invade my rest 1 kick it out. With my eyes shut I see the happy things that have happened in my life. I do not think just let them come, about them! and then am asleep.

"It is all

I visit distant places enjoy them again is a faculty that 10 Trying indeed (11), very reader from Hampstead, "but you friends again. At other times I go body can do it

have known, and meet old I have developed, and I believe any-11 A lady of little worth in the

East (4). must be physically fit to be able to control

Pleasant thoughts drive away 14 The ski with which a batsman your mind. Can you re- exploring in lands that I have not

muke leg hits (7). commend a course of physical exer- yet seen but shall, I hope, some day. cures, and to those who ask where

That is why the table in my decsa- pleasant thoughts are to be found, 18 Lift (5). Cdo this once or twice a day

for me? I

I am 42,"

ing-room is often littered with ple- I reply-in memories.

19 Period (5). Lures and booklets advertising Surely everybody has hud hap-20 An article, you get there by and five or ten steamship lines. When friends call piness now and then, and however going on upwards (3).

rare such moments may have been, 21 Spirit (3). they can always be recaptured and 22 A little fish (but we hope it did treasured, to become joys for ever. not) (5).

can

when

Jou minutes to spare.

Find a soft spot and lie on it, face up, eyes closed, Raise the right arm and then let it drop as limply as possible. Do the same with the left arm and each leg. Then gently raise the head and let it fall back.

Let every muscle of your body re- lax, and your mind, too. Drop of to sleep if you can; If not, do not worry about just rest.

than

What I am getting at in that rest, for most people, is more important exercise. Indeed, strenuous physient exercise is about the worst possible medicine for anybody sut- fering from worry, "nerves," or men- tal or bodily fatigue.

For most people a little gentle exercise in the open air overy day la sumcient to keep their bodies ilt for all the normal demands of life. Gardening, golf and walking ore rest for the mind and exercise for the body.

No Violent Exercise

ONE great

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many people make is in supposing, that they con prepare themsolvos for a day's work 'by` going 'through a series of violent exérclees

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