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The Story of

Irene Dunne and Cary Grant

in 1.40 M/CAREY'S Producion of

"THE AWFUL TRUTH

Adapted From The Screen Play by VINA DELMAR Based On A Story by ARTHUR RICHMAN

Senalization by ALBERT DUITY A-COLUMBIA PICTURE

WHAT HAS GONE DITORE: Jorry Warriner and his wife, Lucy, are divprood when he ro turns from a vacation and learne that she has boon out all night Thou with her volco toashr.

both at love each other but are too proud to admit it. While waiting for their interlocutory decree to become final Jerry Tune around, firat, with an ex olio dancer and, läfer, with Dar- bara

wouling young Vance, Kolivas. Imoy meste and becomes engaged to Dan Lowen, wealthy young Oklahoma oil magnato. Jarry oumas to Lusoy's apartment as she is arranging, with Ar mand, the volco teacher, to try to convince Jarry that their or capade sons entirely innocent. Armand nidos in Emoy's bed- room. While Jerry is talking with Lucy, Dan Loosen and hia mather arrive, Jerry, too, sout- tien into the bedroom. He die covera Armand and beats him up. Mrs, Lesson is outraged and breaka hia engagemont Lan

with Lucy,

NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. Chapter Fivo

Some days later Jerry followed Iarbara Vanco's father foto hir study after they had finished din- ner. "Mr. Vasco," he said, "T'd like to marry your daughter.

Vance looked at him ever his glasses. "Lots of young men want to do that." he said. "front of them are fortune-bunters."

| bornews you're throwing away our

happiness."

The telephone interrupted her and, as she was scaront it, an plek. ed it up and answered it. It wan Barbara Vance calling. "Who la this, please?" she asked when slo hoard Lucy's voice. Lucy had an Inspiration

This is Lola," aho said swestly. "Burely Jerry bas told you about ma?" Jerry grabbed the phone from Lucy's hand and spoke to Barbara

"Who is that woman who an- swered the phone?" Barbara de- manded.

"Why it's my sister. She got in from Faria today," Jorry nald glibly. "That's lovely," Barbara hald. "Bring her to dinner with you, I in- adat. And hurry! You're late as it i

Heluctanity Jerry was forced to bring Lucy to the dinner party after first exacting a promise that she'd pose na his sister. Lucy made him drive her home while ahe changed and as a result they were quito late in arriving. The dinner was already well under way.

Once they arrived and introduc tions had been disposed of Lucy went to work, She went out of bor

way to be rude, Interrupting other guerts as they spoke, making over- ly candid remarks about "fellow ob miests and being generally noxious.

Despite Jerry's glares and the from the other outraged looks guests Lucy pretended to get drunk immediately. She leaned across the table to where Mr. Vance was dia- cussing labor troubles with one of the men gucats.

"I don't know what more the "I give Jerry grinned. "You underasti-workers want," he said. mate Barbara," he protested. "She'd them vacations, bonuses, insurance still bo popular even if she were on and sick leave --

"I suppose you want a medal for rellaf."

Vance smiled, "Tell me something giving them what you're afraid not to give them," Lucy interrupted bol- about yourself," he said.

"Social, financial or medical?ligerently.

Afraid?" Vance looked at her in

Jerry asked,

“Only one day mòre, dear, and you'll be fred,M (Poard by Irene Dunne and Cary Grant.)

dismay. "Im not afraid of my our The works," Vanos replied. Jerry recited his family history, ployees."

Lucy shook her head knowingly. bis financial standing and other pertinent Information, Yanoe nod-"You will be," she said. "The time dod approvingly. "Best offer I've has come, my friend, when you'll had no far," "ba; cominented. Ho have to admit the importance of thought for a moment, then made labor. The revolution is coming. his decision. "Jorry," he announced, Mark my words." "you have my consent and my blon sing." They shook hands and Jorry muttered his thanks.

Vance scoffed. "Royolutions A revolution in this country is impos aible."

Jorry had takon all he could stand. He rose and came around

"Bend Barbara in to me," Vanca anked as Jerry was louving.

Jerry hurried to Barbara, took to her. "I think we'd botter ba go- her th his arms and kissed her. ing." he said pointedly, "Lucklest man alive kisses the

bo futura Mrs. Warrior," nounced

"Don't be ally," Lucy replied, an-waving him away. "It's early yot.. Benldes I want to show 'em my card trick. Hoy, George, she bock- oned to the butler. "Bring me a deck of carda"

"He consented? Oh! Darling Barbara kissed him again.

Jerry nodded. "Yep. And now he wants to bon. yoy Run along --- and hurry right back!" Barbara hurried to her father's study.

...

When they came she shuffled them drunkenly. Mr. Vance wEN watching her keenly, a look of growing amusement in his eyes. Lucy hold a wavoring hand out to Mra, Vance. "Tako n card," she said. "Any card."

"He's a fine boy, Barbara. I want you to be sure that you won't tire of him in a month or so and braak ths engagement," bor, father ad-

The unhappy hostess took one. montabed. "Think you love Jerry?

"Gat 17" Lucy demandod. "Don't Well enough to marry him?"

"Well, you know I'm not very san- show it to me. Now, tear it up. Elmantal but I am mad about Jer- That's right in to plecus, Put ry." Barbara started for the door. them under your coffee eup. Al "By the way, marriage doesn't af- right. Your card was the five of fect my personal holdings, does it? diamonds and here it is a good I mean. Jerry doesn't share in my ns now." Lucy waved, the card at Consoldatod stock or anything liko Mrs. Vanco. that does ha?"

Her father looked at her wonder- Vanco's frigid reply. "Mine was the ingly. "I guess you're right, daugh- king of clubs and it's still here torn ter. You're not very sentimental," in_little plocos."

Lucy Enapped her fingers. "Hock!

DA.

"I beg your pardon," was Mrs.

When the public announesment I got it wrong. Let's try it main." was made of Jerry's engagement to Jerry grabbed her arm and pulled Barbara Vanos, Lucy triad unano- her to her feat.

onderfully to Boskim or talk, with "Stop it!" he cried, "Gat your Kim. For neveral days she sailed at cost. We're leaving right away." sil hours but niways got the maine Yorry turned to Barbara, "I'm sor answer: "Not at home, In despara- ry“ bà mali. "ähe jen't used to tion, the dually went to his aparte drinking. I'll drive her home and ment at dinner. tiene one night. then come back.

From the foyer, she set up Word | Barbara, shook' her head. “No,2 that Tools Binswanger, the night, she said "Don't come back, „That's olub dancer, wan calling. Zorry sent the one thing you can do for me : down sword to have har dome up to after, tonight?" "M the apartment.

Jerry answered the door when she rang. "Oh, it's you," he said.

"I'm sorry!" Lucy said simply. “A had to woo you?”

Jarry stood malde, "Come in then, But I'm in a hurry. I have a dinner dato at the Vanco

"Do you know what day this is?" Latoy doked.

You bet I do. It's the last day of our marriage. Tomorrow is final de

Luay arossed over and shook hands with Mir. Vange. "No Bar

feelings about our argument, conse

rada?" she asked. ''Don't you want ia como along with us? Tids might turn out to be a great night before I'm finished...

Mr. Vance shook her band warm- "Good night my dear," he said. it'a bebu a great night for you kis ready, hasn't it, stre, Warriner TM” ba added softly. Their syon mat and Luoy saw he know who she was.. *Unitka - Lucy began and Jervance patted her armi. "Go ahead and do your darndes),” he whispers "Unters nothing,” he said. "Til bed. Good luck to you."

orea day."TOR

glad when it's all over. A, man would Lucy's eyer filled with tones. Ske have to be insane to go on loving gave him a big good night kiss, A woman who,acia sa you do.”

#Jerry, I'm not of the "Thanks, Mr. Vanoo,” she said.

things you accuse me. Bucy Instal- ed. You're just too stubborn to ad- mit. It and because of your stub

....

To be concluded tomorrow)

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The Tyranny of Dictators is

Nothing Compared with the

TYRANNY OF BRIDGE

NERO'S fiddling

or woman.

player for more serious things. Na-

adult gets keen pleasure from mus-

<x~

It is

has any able-bodied or able-minded man the other. I mean the night-after- night player who always has "some- thing on," and what with his netuni earned him a bad name

deblo and the general small penses which the game encourages, for nearly two thousand Wasted Opportunities

An anthropologist or a psychologist, quite substantially diminishes a very years, but I have never will tell you that gumes have one mudest income. Belts even have to heard as much as one public purpose, a double one: to provide re-be tightened to pander to this most reproach levelled against creation, and at the same time to futile of petty vices. I have more the millions of responsible live boys play at hunting, little girls sympathy for the man who drinks Briefly, bridge playing is probably men and women who fling ke dolls, every healthy child and his money! all their energies into play- cular exercises. The essential aim of the Western world's worst drug- the certainly more harmful than "imeth" at one extreme and cocaine at the ing bridge at a time when a game is the sound mind in

body.

other,

because it is everywhere, and the whole world is in the

Football spurs the wits and no public opinion whatever is ranged drug's bad melting pot.

hardens the muscles, golf encourages against it. Which of

and The other day I approached a a fine control of mind over muscle; quafities does it not possess? even billiards confers beneflls by the demoralising both physically young, intelligent man of stand- training of judgment and touch. mentally, escapist in the worst sense, ing in the professional world au But in games value bridge is barren. unproductive, and, above all, appe-

a number of intelli- tile grows with Indulgence. I know quite a whether he would support

I think the effort which it diverts, the first local meeting of a new sent people who play bridge, and

play it well-contrary to the asser- effort so sorely needed to help build international society which is tons of most bridgephobes; but their up a new world, must give it a place doing good work just now. Ob- intelligence ensures that they keep among the more incdifying features Iviously he was

interested, the game at a distance; they would of our time. aympathetic. He consulted his certainly never permit it to dominate their lives. And what is one to say wife. She consulted an engage of the intelligence of a man who The P. & O. Banking ment book and shook her head occupies five, six, or even seven · -no, dreadfully sorry, they nights in he week concentrating on were having a four with the 52 slips of cardboard, meaningless in terms of life and affairs, and carries Smith-Jones's that evening.

their fulle combinations so faith- I was so keen to get this man, be fully in his head that weeks after he

and organising may still be arguing about what he authorised Capital..... cause of his drive power, that I was ready to alter the did or might have done? My denun- Subscribed and Paid-up dule of the meeting by a day or two clation has the more weight because Reserve Fund Useless. The week in question held they are the very men and women two bridge tournaments, a small who have had advantages both

to

Dummy.

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WEST END BRANCHE:

weekly club "among friends who education and of opportunity who would be dreadfully put out if the are most at fault. usual tables were broken up," und three appointments of supper, which meant bridge to follow.

my

Mind Training

Tempers Ruffled

14-19, Cockapyr. Street, London, H.W.1.

BRANCHES:-Bombay, Calcutta, Call- cut Calmbatore, Colombo, Hongkongs Madras Pollachi, Shanghai, Bingapore.

Agencies:-In all the principal towns of the world,

No one can deny that the garod A curious point is thia-Although brings out the worst in its victims.

General Exchange and Banking bual- friend was apologetic, his wife Conditions for playing are generallynas transacted. Loans and overdrafts appeared to be almost proud of the none too good-a dozen, or more granted on approved security. Current close-linked chain of engagements people may be confined in a smallish and Fixed Deposit accounts opened.

SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN LOCAL CUB- brandished it, almost as a Red Indian room for as many as four, or ve RENCY-interest allowed at rates which raight brandish his scalps.

hours at a stretch, often after a heavy may be obtained on application.

STERLING SAVINGS ACCOUNTS- meal.

During most of that time they git, Interest allowed at rates which may be they smoke, perhaps drink. In what obtained on application.

TRAVELLERS LETTERS OF CREDIT. РАВ- If this were a unique cane I should should be a time of relaxation, pro-

CHEQUES AND TRAVELLERS' not be writing about it; the tragedy longed and unhealthy concentration GENDER LETTERS OF CREDIT (for use Is that it might be anybody's and is lowered. That their physical con- on board P. & G. and B. L. Steamers and everybody's experience. I am not a difion is lowered and that physical at Ports of gear frosted at ourens soured bridge "rabbit," nor am I an condition is lowered and that tempers rate of exchange and free of commission. unsociable sort of person-quite the suffer are not to be wondered at. CHEQUES old and cashed. opposite. I am neither a grouser nor Their entire outlook on life is warped British Income Tax Recovered.

butt, I em a writer looking for merely setting down my reactions to into a little world where alma and Executorships at Trusteeships under a long list of "ovidence" which has ospirations are in terms of tricks and taken.

Hongkong, 28th March 1915. as anyone knows who comes much. been accumulating in pencil on the slams and doubles-no exaggeration, back of a foolscop envelope during in contact with bridge maniacs:

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE the last three weeks.

When they are not playing their

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I am perfectly, well aware of the minds are vacant and unready; at the argument advanced by all bridge- tables they ara insufferable. Who players who think it necessary to argus-that bridge is excellent mind has not been forced to take a hand Citat (fully paid-up) ......

by continual and objectionable pres- Rawerve Fund in Y.135,000,000 There may

"HEAD. OFFICE-YOKOHAMA. and memory training.

Piranches and Agencles at be something in it. But will some sure and then been subjected to a

Hongkong Rangoon

fio de Janeiro one explain to me what that regi non-stop, fire of vicious criticism?

Matriking Above all, there is the deplorable Alexandria

Bangkok

San Francisco ment of women, for instance, which plays the game from 3 unul the early experience of having to watch hus Ba

band, and wives venting their domes. Berlin hours of the morning on every day tie, spites on each other because one Bombay of the week is training mind and of them has misread a lead or made Calou

Majl memory for Likewise with the

some other trivial blunder. I refuse Dairen husbands who, nid and abett

(Dalny) NagREAKI

Naroya (Mukden) Now. York 1 tamburg.

Inkow Ikarbla Honolulu Paking

Canton

No one has yet convinced me that to believe the game is merely a safety

valve for existing feelings it gener-Fenton bridge provides an atom of mind or memory exercise which is not better. ten those feelings, provided by, some other game. A "something, On": game, to bat of any use whatever, as "

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Otaru.

Czika

Paris

Houitio

Bemarang

hunghal Hingapore Solirabaya Sydney Tientsin Tsingtao Tokyo Yingkow

LM

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I. KANG,

agamo rnust provide some form of I have not mentioned, playing for, physical activity; otherwise be frank money, 1 inean neither the heavy ond call it a pastime and to have rambler, on the one badhe betales to be obtained on application, more than on occaidöful spard mo Tour to a different world nor, the

Ítangkong, 20thy March, ment for pastimes is a reflection on cheerful halfpenny-a-Hundreder on

30

3

ACROSS

5 Vessels are often tied up by.

these ties (3).

8 The basis of many a settlement

(10).

0 Chess-piece (4).

10 Stationary, with no movement

on 'change? (10).

11 Not much it any better than a

Vandal (4).

12 Feminino namo (7). -

10 Rustic (7),

17.

A capital character in "Romeo and Juliet" (0%

18 Lawful defect" (5).

19 Inhabitants of Borneo (5).

20 The subject of a Parable (31) 22 No epithet for the Prodigal Son

(7).

23 Poor recompense, if in the form

of land (7).

26 Make of ear (4).

27 A great painter of sorts, (Might be advice to the blindfold player

In Blind Man's Buff) (10)

30 Yield (4).

81 This might describe an islesbut

..not an inlet (10)..

32 The kind of tax to be pald~(9).

... DOWN

1 This is found in the signs of the Zodiac (No, It is not hard) (4).

2 A great talo (4); ....

3 Is this wild dower' more likely · to be seen in wet weather? (7). 4 The reason why 'no chemlit should say he doesn't know a note of music (5), me)

a The soldier-In honour, sud- den and quiqk in quarrel" ("As You Like It!) "(7), 8 (

A dog lottery was the making of this ancient cave-dweller (10),

7 What the cricketers of the camp in 14 down would play on (two words-4, 0).......

10 A verb-this(vegetable food is

a hint (3).. 13, laa watch not a horse (10).

This 14 Describes voice or a camp in a

• Gooded field (10).

15 Once a province of Iinly now a district of Franco (or in Lon- dan) (5).

10 Awaited (5), .

20 The work of our M.P.8. perhaps

21 A bargain in the sole perhaps

(2)

24 Prosecute (8).

25 This is found in crusted port

wine but not in sherry (5), 20 Irritate (4):

20 A motto, in a ring (4),

TESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.

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