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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY,

"I'LL TAKE ROMANCE"

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WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE When Elsa Torry, famed opera ninger, walls out on a contract to ship in Buonus Alran Jim Guthrio, one of the sponatra of the company, comes to New York to persuade her to recon- aldor, leTM mesta Blau through a mubterfuge and without revealing his connection with the opera company, Paya wktrhøinul court to her. Through hor manager Jim urges Elsa to cancel her Porta chyngement and nati fur Buonna Aires as the same boat that Jim in taking. Blac, who has fallen in love with Jim, over- hours his plan to "kidnap” her and put her on the bont for Tiuenos Airan, Convinced that Jim lovea her, Elna falls in with tha plan and allows hernelf to be

napped"

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|"Mins Torry" Elan read the mosange and then forned to Jims. There was a look of agonized diaballet in her face and her oyen quickly filled with tears. Jim Jumped from him chair and enmo to her, dooply concorned. What to it, Elsa?" he naked softly. "Bad now?"

Without a word sa handel him the merange. It was from Madamo

Dolln!

"GUTHRIE TAKING YOU TO BUENOS AIRES TO BING #TOP IS LARGE, INVESTOR OPERA COMPANY THERE STOP ONLY INTERESTED IN MONEY IN. VOLVED STOP RUDI AND I FLY- ING TO MEET BOAT STOP MX POOR DARLING.”

Im looked up at Plan. ** it true 7 aho anltad quietly.

Jim nodded, "All excant onn thing," he said. "It didn't do it for my own. money—there were other prople Involved - frienda of mine. And there was my pride,"

Elan looked at him fefly, "What about my pride?” cho demanded,

"I'm sorry," Jim offored con- tritaly.

Bon flared. "Why?" nhe naked. A steward knocked diffidently on you've done what you set out to the door of Jim Guthrie'n cabin the do- made love to me no. That'a next morning. He entered and nerv

not fair, in 17 You didn't mako ed Jim, who was pachiig tha floar.

love to mid-you let me niako lave stiff hooker of whinkeny, Jim to you. I made it oney for you. downed it nt a gulp and turned to didn't 17" Shn turned away from the watchful Pancho.

"Well," be vald, "there's no use delaying the agony. I might an wall tell hor."

Pancho abook his hond. “You'raf a brava man, Jim,” ho anid.

"Don't you ballove it. I'm terri- fied. But it has to be done so

'study iq at an un

"You must believe this," Jim pro- tentod. "I kidnapped you because you cheated on your contract and I wasn't going to int you get away with it. But until wò got on thi bout I didn't know - II should have told you the truth the moment

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| happy na you've made_mu.”

Lator that night" Jim aroused Panobo. "Got out the car,” he said. "You'rò driving Miss Torry back to town."

Pancho looked at him aloopily. "You're crazy!" he said. "Why, yo brought har out here to --

"It no use, Panoho," Jim inter- rupted. Tm all washed up. She hates, mo."

On the way back to town lan was burning with curiosity, "Why did Jim let me go!" she quited.

Pancho bhrugged. "Ifo's closing the ranch and going a sy. He didn't want to learn, you chorn to starvo," Pancho replied and then added with aaronam, "Why, I don't ichow."

Blas glared at him angrily, "Thanks" she said. Then she soft- ened agale. "Where's be going?"

*Some place where thero não ao prima donne I hope," Pancho estarted. Without a word Maa reached down and snapped off the ignition of the car,

"Boy!"'Pancho cried, "what's tho big idea?"

As the car aputtered to a stop by the roadside Eiba turned to Pangho and smiled. “You and I are going to have a long talk," she announced.

Han's singing of "Butterfly" tho naxt night was a triumph, Jim, hid- Era began colearsals for her ap den away in an obscuro sent in the pearance with the opera company balcony, stoned to her eagerly and Rfier firet stipulatinge that obehla pulae quickened at the thunder- would not work if Jim appeared at ous ovation that grosted her when the theatre. In the oventngs, in the the opera wan ended. company of attentive Argentine gal- In the foyer he found Pancho lants, who visited Buenos Aires waiting for him. “T3 drive you to night spots.

| the station," Pancho offered,

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** wonder if anyone in the world in an happy na too ara?” (Posed by Malʊyn Douglas und Oraon Moore)

horo gee," Jim atrode from tha enbln and walkod down the ball t Elsa's culto. He opened the door after Elsa's "come in" and found her seated at the broakfast table. Elan amiled sunally. "Come in James." sho naid. "You're just in time for breakfant,"

Jim stared at her in bewilder-

ment. “You - you - caprɛted to

neo me?"

en Inughed. "Of course, I even kopt your coffee hot. Do nit down.""

Jim throw up his handa and mat down. "I give up," he said "Who told you?"

we called,"

Tant

Elna glared at him. "Or at Jennt after I'd made you kles me." the mald with biting sarcasm, would have been a good time tar the truth."

"There's a low sult waiting for you in South America," Jim auid.

"Do you think that will make mo ning? fat rather lone every cont 1 ever had I'd rather never nlng again! You taught me the meaning of freedom. You showed me how to tirbt for it. I suppose I should be grateful to you for that becnunc I've got to tight now fight to

down the deck to her staterooza

"You did, darling. I uppe get back my self respect!" Bina zan shouldn't have tensed you but wanted to be kidnapped. You nev.and dumppeared.

it's the first romaner I've ever handl An the bont came into the harbor and I want it to inst, Jim,” She rond | nt Buenos Aires au Argentins of- and came around the table to Jim. rjctal camo aboard and sought out "I don't know what to my?': Biga. When ho found her, waiting Jim replied.

¦ to dlaemburk, he bowed and handed

Bisa put

arm around her na official-looking paper. "Mi

his shuukler. "Then I'll say it for

you," she mid and, leaning dowa,;

Torry," he said, "I am force' to nerve you with these papers.

"You're very foollah. Mr. Guth- rio," Elan and. "It you ever hope to make are slog that's the only way you can do it.”

oha kissed him, Jim jumped from Before Elan could take the papern hia chair, surprised and confuned. Jim walked up and anatched them "I- I think you'd better dream" from the hand of the affietat. "I'U Do anid. "I'll meet you on deck in

tako eto of this," he said. "I'm fifteen minutes," On dock, walling Jim Guthrie of the Opera Amorin- for Elon, Jim puffed nervously on tion." Ju turn up the papers and. tossed them over the aldo of the a charotle. This was more than he had bargained for. Thero was ship. no mistaking that Elsa who in love with him and hawoll, he couldn't Buto just what his own emotions wore. One thing was certain though, ho was heartily shamed that he had tricked hor. It was too late to do anything about that, however. Flo mitat play the hand to the end. The following days on skipboard were idyllic days of sunabiro and gayoty and nights of moonlight and soft broczos. Jim Boon dingmoed his amoviona, Hę wau dropły, sincerely in love with Elsa. One night they were sitting in deck chalra, llaton naked.

Madelin and Rudi were waiting for Elan on the dock. "My poor dar- ing." Madelle greeted her, "wo'ro gotting out of this country at once. I've banked passage for tomorrow."

Elan looked at her cooly. "Cancell it," she said. "I'm calling after tho opening of the opera- not before." Madalin stared at her foereduous. ly. "You're going to sing?" shin

lea anawored in a voice that car

ing to the soft strains of munio ried to Jim who was standing near from the ballroom and watching the moonbeams dance stately ca- by. "Yes," she said "I'm sticking to vottes on the water. Elan afched my contract. I've learned one lea

son on that boat.

there's one blissfully.

"Jim," she said, "I wonder it any- thing I hate in this world

cheat!"

where in the world there are two

people as happy an we are?**

A paga boy enme to them and

bowed to Eleà. "Radiogram for you,

THE

it's a

BREW

NEW LIGHT

EWO PILSNER

ALLEY OOP. ·

WHY, OH, WHY MUST

AW, SAVE YOUR

YOU ALWAYS BE-

BREATH-PRETTY

MESSIN' ÁROUND | SOON YER GONNA

WITH TRAGEDY?

BE NEEDIN'ALL. YOU'VE GOT/

"Elsa, I'm afrakt I'm in love with you," (Posed by Graco Moore and Melvyn Douglas.)

One evening, complaining of a headache, atie left her aunt and Rudi at a night club and started home with one of her oncarto. After thay hnd driven for about fifteen minutes Elza looked out the car window and saw that they had left the city and worn driving into tho country.

Take me back to my hotel im mediately," ako atormed, "You can't do this to mot

Her cacort smiled. "But I have already dono It, senorita," he said. "Be awured, you will not be harmed."

Jim abook his head. "T take a cab," he said, "I want you to take a note to her dressing room." H handed Pancho an envelope, shook his hand and started for the door. Pancho motioned to two men who had bean Joltering nearby.

As Jim stepped into the cab the two mon jumped in after him. "Hoy! What's the big idea?" Jim demanded.

One of tho men pressed a re volver against Jim's side. "ICoop quiet!" he ordered, then he turned to the taxi driver. "Drive on!" be maid

As they drove away They drove on until they came to

the mon alov, rambling hacienda. Elsa was bound Jin's hands and blindfolded encorted into a charmingly furnish him. The car drove through the ed den or living room off the patio. alght for almost an hour and, at The door was closed and looked, lant, came to a andden stop. Almost at once the soft strains of | The men pulled Jim from a guitar camo floating through an car and pushed him into the house. open window. Elsa looked out and One of the men quicldy untlod discovered Jim, smilingly strum- ming a romantic tune.

Elen war

furious. "You!" she cried, "Why have you done this to ine?

Jim grinned at her. "You'll be Amazed when I tell you," he cald, "sa, would you believe It? I'm afrold I'm in love with you."

to bellove "Do you expect me that?" on demanded.

me handa and then ran out of the room, closing the door bahind him. Jim tore off his hindfold and stared unbellovingly about him. Ho was in his own house! In the very room where be and hold lan prisoner the day before.

Suddenly the soft strains of a Kultar floated through the window. Jim looked out and caw Ela sitting there, & gaucho's hat on her hand and a ser po over her shoulder. An Jim watched her she walked slow- ly to the door, opened it and came into the room guttar no Jim rushed to her and Sho dropped the took her in his arms. A diffident cough from the window interrupted their kiss.

"Of course not. That's why, brought you here -- to prove it.”

"How Men naked defiantly. "By keeping you hero until after the opening tomorrow night. Your fallure to appear will not only lose me money lose my friends and the respect of thi community which has come to be my home:pily and landed a bottle of cham-

It was Pancho. He smiled hap Yet, oddly enough, that docan'k matter to me any more. All that Pagg and glasses through the win- maith to that you bellova ma dow to Jim.

Brien sald

"I hope you love me, Tervantly, "I hope it more that

I've over hoped for anything bo- cause I want to make you an un-!

"This is on the house," he said.

*HE END.

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