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TAKE YOURSELF IN HAND

HAVE you falled to hit the high

spols? Are you not so popular

as you had hoped? In a word, are Juua flop?

Then what is the reason? Don't say it's hard luck. Only fools use such language. Why not analyse your habits? Look at yourself in the mirror, and ask few honest

questions. the questions.

A

I will suggest some of

Always

Do I dress properly? remember, und especially if you want to get anywhere, you can never afford to neglect your personal wonder appearance. Maybe you

was you

why you lost that job you wanted so much or the promotion that you The reazo: expected. looked rather shabby. Your boots were down at the heel, your face clothes badly shaved, your needed pressing, or your jacket was spotted with grease. You erented a bad first impression, and the other fellow got a jump in front of you.

Wax

you

own

What else could happen? You are judited in the first instance by your appearance, You say you cannol afford to dreser well. I. Buswer that you can't afford to dres badly. People taky

your valuation. If you have no self- regret. how do you unghe ollers are going to give you any respect? No; you must strike the happy medium between being a dowdy and dandy. The right dress gives tone to one's personality, and that is an aet in any line of business,

Politeness Pays

What about my manners” You -will-da, well to ponder. that question.

carefully. What figure, Very

for instance, do you cut in society? Are your friends really pleased to see you, or does their conversation dry up at your approach?

Maybe you have not thought of the matter. You take too much for Kranted, That is a mistake. The world is not naturally kind and benevolent, although you think so. It is only too ready to be manoyed

I take

or

offence. It resents your Blunt and bluff manner. I shrugs Ita shoulders at your facctious humours. Its back is up when you malte jokes out of reason or at the expense of others. It delests your argumentative style, your egotistical moods, or your sullen disposition. Possibly a Dr. Johnson or a Carlyle could get away with that kind of stuf, but you would be foolish to take the rial.

Politeness costs title and pays a sound dividend. Get that into your head. I am not suggesting the cringing altitude of a sycophant. Obviously that is too artificial gain you any respect. The happy medium here is between the broad smiles of the waiter who is thinking of his gratuity and the brusque manner of the fellow who doesn't give a great what anyone thinks of Lim.

Making and Keeping Friends

Manners maketh men. You cannot pass safely or smoothly through this life if you ignore the conventions or disregard the eliqueite of society. In the last resort politeness is neces- sary to keep pence among disagree- able people. So brush up your manners, get rid of your angülarities. and show others the respect you expect them to give yourself.

Do I keep my friends? That is Whe touchstone of personal worth.

Some make triends, but have not the faculty of maintaining the happy relationship. The reason is not for to seek. You must show yourself friendly if you are to keep your friends, The bonds must be crigented with mutual acts of kindness and of love.

been

Perphaps you have not grateful for favours received, and forget that others are apt to grow wearled of your ingratitude, You have accepted their hospitality and not repaid it; or you have allowed them to stand the treat and not made any, return

In

Another way to lose your friends Is to be critical of their disabilities. It is always wise In take your friends Just as you find them. any case you may not be too good yourself. Why not get down to the simple fact that we are all imperfect, and that tolerance and patience are virtues worth while cultivating? In thus world you really cannot get nlong with people on any other terms. Cut out the censorleitsness. And don't forget the little courtesics. They count a lot.

Thank God for your friends, go out of your way to be kind to them. Otherwise you will come to old age a pitiable and friendless creature."

Do I mako the most

of my opportunilles? These come to every one of us. They knock loudly at the door at least once, and have no returning feet. We call them lucky who have succeeded but have those of us who are fallen into the rank and ale of mediocrity over considered. how many golden: chances we have lot slip for some foolish, reason or another?

Value of Concentration

Let us face up to the fact that the

fault is largely our own. We have seimped our job, been content with

THE HONGKONG

Erich

TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY,

AUGUST

30, 1938.

Maria Remarque's

THREE COMRADES

SYNOTMO: J to the pertód directly after the war and Erich, Foster and Lane, three inappar able friends bound by ties of bit- fornoes and disillusionment, have faith in nothing but their own friendship, Opening a small auto repair shop they build a pheno menally fast racing car for them- selves. One evening after an Impromptu race with a sedan they moet Franz Breuer, a profi toer, and one of the newly influ ential mon to Germany. With him is lovely Patricia Holimann. Erich in norely amitten. Ha seita a limousine The next day and the comrades buy a tazionb, En. rouraged by this prosperity Erich telephones Pat and takes her to dine at Alfons cafe.

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Chaptor Throo

worse. "Well, st your It caught up with me and I look to bad."

Kontor Zelt le spine crinkle. Ita could almost write the dénouement himself. Tonight would be the de- claton who'd have to make. Eta look- od at Erich and shivered. It was wrong monstrous. The boy and Pat could have been happy to gether.

"Ivo got to go

She stood up, now,"

Quickly, Erich approached, "Til take you home?

Outside, ho"Haltanlly "beckoned to a taxicab but Pat would have none of that. They would walk. It wasn't far, Erich mutiered some- thing about making her late for her "business" appointment but rat morely laughed and chatted glibly at all Borts of inconsequential things.

On her doorstep he spoke hardli ty. "What I lopote, you'll remem- ber 1's only a business appoint- ment."

She stared at him, then burst out laughing, "You baby, Good heavens. Alfons had outdone himself for what a baby, you are." Suddenly the Donatiful "Fraulein," Lowly her arms wont around him and she nausage had been out of the ques-brushed him a light icias. tlon, Instead he had brought chope from a prize pig that had won two my enr.” firsts at Strasburg, one he had even killed himself.

The phonograph was blaring the record of "Silence in the Forest." Erich sat back from the table and beamed. He gestured to the rotund Allons. "He's madly in love with

you."

Pat nodded smugly. "And I with him. Alfona and I have no much in common, Meat and music."

Quickly, Erloh grasped her flu ters and held them tight, afraid ho night withdraw them. "You're niways ling. Does that mean you're always happy?

I stood back," startled, "That's hear me with. Go homo Erich, and Tender laughter. The better to go to bed."

→

Walking toward he Erict's spirita dropped lower and house, lower. He had acted like a half- wit, with his blundering necus. 1lons. That had probably been the goodbye klas No doubt she was through with him.

Next morning, his gloom att hung over him as ho dat diacon- solutely at his deak.

Lenz appeared and spilled some coins on the desk. "Profits from the first day of taxi-driving. Three marks over and above the water pump which died and the cont of ihn leance and cap, Hore. It's your

She nodded. "Oh yes. I'm a very superficial and frivolous persoti, You see when I got over my" She stopped and seemed to draw a cur lat:ife."

The evening sped on with laughter and music.

lain over her eyes. "Wint I mean

Brich looked at him lugubriously.

Is that when I saw I was going "I'm in a mess. In completely completely brotte I decided to live; ruined myself with Pat. She's prob na Ilked, even if only for a little ably used to millionaires and counts. while. I wanted to be very gay and and how they behave. I acted like a I was. Do you think that sounda drunken sol Irresponsibla?"

Erich's throat felt tight, "I think It sounds very brava."

"I was frightened santolimes. But it's been fun. Now it's over and I've got to go to work."

rich naked before he could stop. "For Breuer?"

What mado you think of him?" tips thinned. "I don't know. I suddenly Koll unhappy. When do you startu

"In a wook. I'm going to run a phonograph shop. One that's just being opened. Then I'll be too tired to go out in the evening."

All-

think millionaires act like?

Lonz laughed. "What do you tionaires? It's too bad, though. I fans' to take care of you." His voice guess I should have stayed at Al-

better for all of us." levelled out. "That might have been

"What happened at your meeting? Erich looked up in sharp alarm. Another lot?"

"No, but I think a couple of those home." His tone changed. "Now strong arm pairiais followed ma lookt Erloh, if you want to apolo- giro to Pat, send her flowers. They Ho slapped the taxi cap on Erlok'a cover everything. Even graves." head. "Coma on, go to work. Bo careful of that radiator. Don't take anybody up hills

Erich wondered what was wrong with his eyes. The room seemed to have gotten dimmer and there was a torturing dryness in his mouth, "That docan't leave us much time."

The door was thrown open and suddenly they stopped as if a corpse They had reached the door and suddenly Lenz and Koster were in had risen before them. The tax their midst. Erich's spirita lighten- had been half demolished, Tho

ed as the men'a sallies flow. So he tires were smashed, the windows had lost Pat's address? Bo be broken and one door hung loose hadn't even noticed her? Didn't from its hinges. Berawled in chall think much of her either, eh?

Etich grinned at Pat "I warned words. "Those who do not believe across the bonnet were ominous you about the riffraft we'd run into la the New Germany are Reckles here."

Lenz took her hand, "And they

Drivers." expect.us to sit with them," he said with burlesque passion, "as if no- thing had happened." He turned

Koster folaed them.

Stupeflad, they stood there as

"I did it." Lent suddenly razped. "Blame me! Those men following

his back to the others. "Ah, alone me home from the meeting last at last"

The evening uped on with laugh the two of you. We share and shars night. This is my contribution to ter and music. Erich was fingering alike. This is what I give for what the keys of the plane when Lenz you quietly bid them all goodnight and stricken and his throat worked give me." Hla oyes were left, Sitting at the table with Pat, convulsively. Koster looked after, him. Then he turned to her apologetically.

"Shut up and let's get to work," Koster said tersely, "Let's so it wo worry about those two monkeys. can put this together again." You see wo'va boon together, so Lenz grasped his arm. "I'm sor long. Lone, fighting for ronson inry, Ollo,"

a 'madhouse, tormented by his loy-Koster turned to him. Each man alty to his friends and his duty to had his own life to live. And Lenz hla conscience. Erich, drifting to way meant that there was will wards nowhere.

fighting to be done, that there work now frontiers to be reached. As for himself he bad the wisdont bombed

"You're very fond of them," Fat said softly...

Kosler gestured to Erich at the out of him and his feelings sewn piano. "Ho's different. He's alive, up forever by machine gun silicher. And he's got to live for something. "We can't blame you for everything But woll we're together now."

that happens to us,” he sati Blowly. Pat twirled her gloss. roughly. "Yes, I onvy you that When there with terror and pity and heart There was a long moment, filled are decisions to make it must be break. Then Lenz turned on his wonderful to have someone you can liect. Thats the worst of it - you ask....

can."

Kosiar voice was gently com pelling, "Ask tim.”

Ter fingers tighinned. Then she took a deep breath. "It's fust- another one of those things that began with the war. There wasn't so much to eat, you know I grew too fast and ate too little." She'd begun coughing just a tiny bit at first. Then, It had gotten worse, far

the

accomplisti and you will be surprised. Put all you know into your task, and doors will open to better things. Do I concentrate? That is an So|| important question.- In an age of specialisation there is little room for the man who dissipates his energies. He usually gets nowhere. You will

second best, and have not always be the square peg in the qualified for the higher posts.

round hole if you keep on trying to No use casting the shadow of a do those things for which nature disappointed egotiam across yournover filled you. Stick to your own world. There is sull me to pull job. That is the main thing.

∙AJI yourself together, and do better. Set else must be a hobby or a secondary yourself at once to give some affair. Indication of what you really can

DOM.

Adapted For

M. G. M. By

BEATRICE

FABER

Chaptor Four

Buddenly Erioh's eyes darkened. Franz Breuer had entered with a party of friends and the placq was buzzing with whispers.

One woman at the next table whose name seemed to be Hilda www motioning to, Pat. "Brauer's very fond of her," she was saying in a loud undertone. "And It's been a lucky thing for her too. Thosa fallen aristocrats haven't tuoh chance these days without someone to help them."

Erich clenched his hands, hoping that Pat badn't hoard.

Hilda's escort was whispering back, This Brouor has become a man of influence lately, Political in fluence. Germany is changing, you know.

And then Brauer himself was at the table. "low nice, seeing you hero, Pat. Dance with me?"

"Pat looks tired," Erich sald bei- Ilgerently,

Breuer took on a nasty edge. "You haven't known her as long a I have. Pat dances until dawn."

Sing at the piano in Alfone bar, Erich was happier than he'd Brich storied as Pat put her arD! ever been in his whole lite, Lenz through his. "I'm sorry Franz, but had been right about the floworn. you see I promised this one to Pat and accepted them and for Erich." Then she said to him, very #iyen him for his boorishness. Nol | softly, “With me? Piensso?" only that, she had mentioned - They were on the floor. Cautious. qulla ensually of course — that she [ly: Erich circled around, anticipat- ivas not seeing Brauer any more, ing a catastrophe any moment. It Striking a chord he went on with only his trousers didn't spill. It the magnificent, romantle lo he only his cont stayed together. "AS had concolved. "And then," he con- least, I can hold you close out tinued, gully aware that he had here," "ho wlapered and emitted a never been further away than southi | deep, contented algħ. Germany, "I batted around the The nction was his undoing. World of freighters, especially Thero was the hwful sound of his South America. A follow had to collar ripping and conilug loose. A tell a girl something about having drunkan dancer behind him Inugh- travelled. It made him Bound Imed boisterously and jerked at the portant. "Let's see. There was Rio ravelling string, “Why the man's de Janeiro and Buenos Aires.” all tied up in knots." -

Pat smilled encouragingly, not be- lleving a word of it. What are they like?"

cover by arranging his tie but an Desperately Erich tried to re-

he struggled this cont opened at the seams.

Erich concentrated on Rio. Now what was there about Riu that he)} Breuer's voice rang out. "I'vo just had heard? Oh yes, you rolled. I placed that coal. My grandfather

*Well, you roll down to Rio. It's wonderful Then then you roll down to Buenos Aires. They have monkeys there, monkeys and cof- Loc."

"What were you doing therɑ?” "I was a gaucho. I had some coffee plantations." Rather fascin nted with the story himself, ho con Unued, "In Rio there's a big har- bor and the cities are white and high above it, with crocodiles and Jaguare aro orchids growing in the Jungle."

Lenz hailed them from the door- way and etroda ovor. "I've always wanted to get away myself but first there was school you know, then the war. Hello Pat. Hello Munchausen." He turned, bearing Iostora volce. The two men drew nside.

"Well," Kontor naked, "did you tall Backer that you're through with the party work?"

Lenz' face twisted a little. “Yes, and I've just put a knife through my conscience,

Bat I promise you it's better this way." He touched Lenz hat. There was a bullet hole in the crown. "This happened tonight?"

"Just now. I had to duck up the alley,"

Brener took on a nasty

edge. "You haven't known ber as long as I bave."

was buried in it"

Almost weeping for him Pat whispered, "Oh. Belch we'd better go somewhere. Danco over., to the other aldo, Wo'll fix it."

The place was now roaring with laughter and suddenly he dropped his hands away from her. What a fool ho'd bean to think he could carry the evening off. Humilation swamped over him. "It's no good Pat," he said hoarsely, "no good at all, I'm not - I'm sorry, it's no good." Clenching his teeth he strode quickly to the door.

Outside, he made straight for Al- fona cafe. To the querios of Kos ter and Lenz, he said, "At sharp midnight I changed back from Cin derella into a garage mechanic. that's all," Pat?" She was with Breuer.

Lenz nodded disappointedly, "he's a rich man's girl I know it Well, what can Erich do?"

"He can get good and drunk," Erich paid savagely, downing s sif drink.

It was almost dawn as he moved unsteadily down the street. Then, reaching his door, he fumbled for his key. There was a amail indian- tinot sound and a flash of glenming silver.

He knelt down. "Pat, Pai, What are you doing here? You're ablver- ing." His arms wore around her and ho crushed her close.

Koster palad. "You see what I mean? We don't want a dead hero. We want a living man."

Lenz' voice was thin and bitter. "I wish we were somewhere on

Sho atirred in his einbraea, "I be earth where the two things could lieve I've been maloop." Her eyes go together, Living - and being a bilaked drowally. "Erich, you got man. Then, fizing a smile on his drunk because you couldn't danco face, he drew Koster to the piano, and you ran away and left me and where Erich and Pat were singing I don't want you ever to run away a song of love in lao time.

and leave me. I'm much warmer

A work went by and for Erich now and this is a lovely time of they were days of thinking about | day."

Pal and evenings of bosling or Erich looked at the down and singing or walking through the knew it was the most beautiful paric with her. Then one day, his time in all creation. "It's the edge whole world shifted, Pat had been of eternity." he whispered, "be- made a present of two opars seats tween day and night.” and had insisted that Ersch be her She rubbed her chank against his. escort.

"Let's stay right here forever. It's There was a rowdy hour of dress- ( what we were born into. It's where ing that night with Kostar pinning wo belong."

Bitting in the nightclub with Pat after the opera performanca, Erich squirmed unsomfortably, remom- bering Long' final wördi” to him.

"You'll be all right if you don't

his vest together on Erich, Lenz His lips found" bers and hold tying on a collar with some siring them a long, long time. Then she and the whole nerve wracking busteamiled and held his face in her nem of squeezing into a lightly hands and the silver dress was ro old-fashioned dress wuit;

flected in hor' ayes, Buddenly, she gave a stifled litla cough and buried her head in his shoulder.

"You're cold," Erich cried, "let mo. take you home." that special radiance. Tale ma

She looked at him again with Then be looked across at Pat and home? But how? I am home."" his blood surged warmly within Ha breath caught. Then, with- him. "You're like a silver dream out a word, he swung her up in his In that dress. You're beautiful, arme and opened the door. Pat."

dance. Whatever you do, don't try

thal,"

Ehe touched-the frosted sleeves. "I couldn't afford 13, really. It was my last extravagance."

'She was like a happy little child and yet sometimes she sosmed'ns old and far off as the Sphinx. “Has It made you happy?"

She laughed, T don't know yet. I've never worn it before,"

(Pat has offered her love and her heart to Brich, But he can pive Key, little in uxodange for the luxurious lifa she might have had with Breuer, Wit their destiny koop thom together despite poverty and political strifat Don't miss tomorroure powerful inataliment,)

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