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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

31, 1938.

Erich Maria

THREE

Bricorn: It i the perlou bertly after the war. Erich, Koster and Lent, three incepitre able.comrades, have opened a amall auto repair shop. They cct the profiteer, Franz Breuer, our of the notoly influential men in Germany. With him to Patri- cia. Hollmann. Then, falling in love with Erich, she breakā ofi her "friendship” – with Broilor.

There are troublesome under- fones, however, Lenz has been warned by the revolutionarior about his work with the patriu- His proup and han bean forced to discontinuo it. Ton, Patricia (r troubled by m lung silment, a fact which Erich doesn't know. Despite the the two young pro- ple find happiness together.

Copyright 1938 by Loew's, ind.

Chaptor Five

Spring buddod into tower and burs upon an unchanted world in a riot of color and fragrance. Pat was sitting in the repair shop one night, waiting for Erich who was ou with the taxi. She sank back Into the chair, her eyes miaty.

Out of all the maelstrom that had beact a troubled world she and Erich had managed to snatch some joy. It didn't matter whether it would last or not. That was the way of love. Ones it had happened. it could go on forever, if only as a memory. It was like Immortal music, never to be forgotten.

Remarque's

COMRADES

Erich's eyes alone, "I'm sure of that Otto."

Koster nodded and sald huskily, "We'll on to it. All four of us will sen to it."

Down the country road kped the lax! devouring the miles that led to the little ponaide resort. "What does the motor read? Erich anked "Three hundred and eighteen marke." Sho' Iaughed delightedly, But don't worry. I know the driver. Ho's a husband of mine." Then she pointed eagerly. "Erich, look. To nen. And there's the hotel, Oh, it can't be. It loölts Just like the postcards."

He twinted around to kiss hor. "I'n ind. I wouldn't be able to bear all this if it was real..."

to

But it not reallly, then the better

dream, Dream in the

COOL reen water, dream under the moon and stars, dream under the blazing nun. Erich had thought he knew his world. But that had been another place. Now, ezch day, he mado a new and glorious discovery, About Pat. About himself

They were tying on this brach late one evening and Erich said applly, "That Burgomaster hnd such a nice way of putting things. For better or worso van one of his phranco. In whatain and whintsin. a sickness and health, till death de

part." She turned away from him and emptiness leaped into bis heart, "There, you see? I was afraid of that. You're bored."

She was facing bim Instantly,

Darling. I'm not. Let's talk."

In face shadowed. "I don't know anything about books or about munic.'

She twonked its ear. "11 tonal you. It's time you wont to reboni,"

Konter looked up from a barbed fonder he was fixing. "Pat," he ald abruptly, "let me give you Erich in a nutshell. No, lot mo fin- A sudden savage fury came over ish. Ability to make a living, batier him for that year he had lost. Io than average. Honesty, ten percent could show her a few things, how oft for South America but that to keep a machine gun from Jam- leaves ninety. Spirit, all there is."ming and prove why R's belter to She jumped up And moved shoot a man in the stomach it:an around restlessly, "Otto, you're tell- the head. Then her smoky blue

ing me things I know."

Each day he made a new discovery, About →→ Pat. About himself,

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oyas were full upon him and it "Then why don't you marry him? | acomed as if a clean wind had come Oh, I know he hasn't naked you up and blown all ugly things away. Ho'a seared. Why don't you ask "Ob Pat. T'U toach you things too. hum?" No answer. Jio hammered at How to swim and drive and climb the fender viciously. "It's each mountains and -- and play tennis." other you want Fat. Never mind about anything else. Finit the trou- blo in the world comes from worry. Ing about what might happen."

Her laugh caressed him. "You see how much you know?"

He rolled over and looked down Into her face. "But I never know I

Her lipa quivered. He was open- did til now. I thought 1 belonged ing her mind, daring her to probe to what's dead and gone, I sudden- into things best kept hidden. ly know I'm alive, Pat. With you, "Please don't talk about it Otto."I'm alive."

Ha lavalled the hammer at her.

you.

"We're alive darling. And I'm

"1' tell you what's the matter with glad." She cupped his face in her You're scared of sufforing,ands and said tinily, "But maybe scared of joy because you're afraid I can't learn all those things. May- you might lose it. But you've got to be you're in love with a frag Think of Erich now. You're being a mont." coward, you're being selfiah."

"Oh Erich, I love you so," she whispered, and gave him a kiss that was all fire and fiamo.

He drew her close. "A lovely frag- "That's not true," she said veryment. If ever there was one." quietly. She looked away. "I told you once I'd been very 111, I'm just patched up now. It will come back." A cry burst from her. "Ollo, don't let tuo marry him, Erich would want a happiness that could last. A home, chlidren not a future that might vanish any day."

Afterwards, ha looked around dazedly and said, "I've just been klased. Would you mind telling me which way is oast and west?"

She laughed tremulously, then Koster grasped her elbows "Live, cocked her head to one side. "LiS- Pat. Take the gamble. Stake your ten, A cuckoo bind. I've been count. life against a love like yours and ing. For every time he calls you Erich's every time. You can only have that number of years to live. win. If it's an hour, Pat, you canTwenty

vores, twenty four, twenty only win."

She whispered. "I'd have to tell

He shook her. "No. That's part of Don't make him afraid. Just it. make him happy. Piny to the limit Aim at the stars."

Walking to the window, she look ed up at the twinkling sky. "Do you suppose they's mind it wo ́nimed at tham?" Her smila was wan and wistful. "I was told once that the vory nearest star is forty million mies away."

"Imagina," Erich had arisen and was brushing himself off. "It's our silver wedding. Our handsome con and hoir has left college and re- fused to go to war, Thrown into Jatt for the rest of his life"

"Lift me up, Erich."

He dropped down and caught her so that she hung by her arms, "No darling, turn your wrists the other way."

A lancing pain shot through her obest as she struggled to pull her solf up. Ifer face twisted and sud denly she coughed. Weakly. Just

And so it happened that just a wook Intor Akons' Bar was closed to visitors for the afternoon. This ones. Dropping to the said sh shades had been drawn, the tables and chairs set back against the

walls.

landed in a peculiar sprawi, resson- bling a runner's crouch,

Erich burst into teasing taughter Standing before the Burgomaator The Iden in to go up, not down." with Pat; Erich was auro that thore He moved away, "All right, if that's had never been a finer place for a what you want, I'll race you to the wedding. His heart thuddled rapidly hotel and give you a good head the ceremony began. "Dearly start because I'm so hungry. Go!” beloved — " Alfons wiping his eyes. | She didn't move. "Go ahead Fat." Koster and Lens wearing til! But even as he spoke she coughed milos. The phonograph playing again, put her hand to her mouth wortly. Joined Sands. Now the ring. and suddenly pitched forward. Trembling, he gathered Pat into his "Pal! What's the matter?” arms and took the awed’more of her lipm.

The Burgomaster was whispering azeriqvedly. "Wait a minute. Now, I pronounce you man and wifa.“

Then the heavens zoomed to aplit amunder and all the mighly gods of destruction descended. "Pati Pati" he cried, springing to her side. He gused in horror, Bhe was silli and Then everyone laughed and diet pale and there on the tine, white. tered a great deal to obvar up stand, aplled the very ilfoblood from the unkhed tears and finally, with her throat, in an ever widening the wedding lunchson eaten and the | pool

wedding wine drunk it was time to

leave for their, honeymoon destina-

At the door Koster stopped Erich

for a moment. "ilansember the hap by life you were going to come

anak to from LEX,WAFT, Tours Karie i on it now, men en VEERIN

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Adapted For

M. G. M. By BEATRICE

FABER

Chapter Six

As if he were banumbod, Erich

watched over Pat as she lay on the bad, a pack of cracked fes in a towel over her chest. Beside him Alood the village doctor. "Is she all right? Is she better?" He broathed heavily, waiting for an answer that might and hope to his heart,

The Doctor countered. "Where was your with being treated? Who is her doctor? Came, come, she a doctor for must have had Ulla-

Faintly, Jazlų.......

Pat nald, "Felix -

Vogt Brothers who had demanded the job for themselves. The episode was typical of the gangster methods of business that had sprung up all avor the city.

"You have to bend it to this Erich," Konter grinned.. “He's a natural fighter. How many word there Erich

"Fourteen," he said consplacent. ly. He perched on the arm of Pat's chair and bald her closo. "T Botton- ed 'em up for you."

Lena wnickered. "By the time we arrived they were all worn out chasing your husband.“

Pat nodded with mock cynicism. "I begin to understand. Some little boy was there first and got the fab so you three bullles jumped on him and beat him up." But her smilo faded as Erieb and Lenz laft for the workshop. "And all that - Lighting, danger — for one hundred inarka."

Koster brushed away her remark with some table crumbs. “The casi eet money we ever camed. It's been

slow summer -

"But what do I give?" the do- manded piteously, "What can I ever give?”

Ho covered her hands with his

what. "Just being here, that's Where you walk, we walk beside you" He rose, to catch up with the others. "Just remember that, Pat. Alwayn,"

Walking along the winding streat the three men found themselves in n vicious gais. But necessity helped them beat it back. There was work to be done at the shop and ever? penny counted these days.

"Professor Felix Jaffe? Young They halted however, as they man, get in touch with him at ones. came abreast of a warehouse where. No, I can't tell you anything de-a speaker was addressing a large Imito now. She must atop bleading first."

Ronowed fear hit Erich like a lammer blow. Rushing to the phone, he put through a call to Koster. A moment later to return ed and spoke to the still form an

crowd.

"Winter is coming again." he was thundering, "and for many long years now there has been a simple, bitter ery from the German people. 'Give us food; give us shelter; give us work.' And there is still no

The episode was sypical of the gangster methods of business.

the bed. "Koster will find Jaffe, i answer." Now we'll be all right. We'll bo "It's Dr. Becker," Lenz muttered fine now, Pal"

Her smile was rich with trust and gratitude. Salt stung his eyes, On one chair was her bathing suit and sport peignoir. There were her leather sandals on the floor. All of it, the costume of an outdoor, heal- thy woman. Lovely, precious Pat. She'd have to get well. "In sickness and in health***

and shame lanced through him that he was not standing there beside lite old friend.

"But make no mistake about it,” the speaker continued, "tharo is n madness abroad in the land. It is entering your home like a thief in the night, to stoni away your honor and your ilberly. It is tyranny born of the arrogance of ignorance and hystoriaa tyranny so ghastly that it will compel you eventually to surrender all your rights as hu- man beings."

The Doctor's voice ent in. "You nay your friend Koster will be here in two hours with Jaffe? And by automobile? But that's impossible. The way's full of bends and fog. Suddenly there was the sinister It'll be liree hours at the least." cound of marching fast and from Erich amlled twistedly. The Doo around the corner there camo 4 tor didn't know "Baby," didn't group of some three hundred semi- know that she could de ninety-five uniformed men, A hush fell and when the need was there. He shiv- time seemed to stop. Then, Ialtor ored. Well, tonight she'd be doing Ing once, the speaker went on. A ninety-five. Two hours Doctor" be concerted cry went up. The march mid qu'stly, "that's all," and took era were pushing their way through up his tense vigil by the bad again. the mob. Then, plainly seen, a uni-

The minutes dragged by, length-formed hand hurled a rock. ened into an hour, an hour and a glanced off the brow of the speaker. half, two hours. And from down the Blood begun to trickle down his road there came the sound of a face. roaring moter.

Walling in the hall with Erich as Jaffe made his examination, Kostor Inhaled deeply on a cigarette. Only his shaking fingers betrayed him "Nice trip. Not bad. Only one patch of fog."

Erloh paced the floor. "She never told me Otto, not a word." She had never thought of herself, just of making him happy. He throw out his hands like one orsking help. "Otto, nothing can ever happen to a girl like that."

Then the doctor was outside the door with some reassuring wards. He motioned Erich to go into the bedroom.

"Very serious?" Kosler asked the physician.

It

Erich heard a smothered oail

and the next second Lens had broken away and plunged into the ninas of milling rioters. From the center of the crowd Becker made a gesture to his followers, Lear was in their midst as they dashed to the warehouse and locked tho door.

Koster and Erich looked at each other, stunned. It had all happened in the tylskling of an eye. To rocch Lena now was Impossible. The hood- Jums were solidly blocking the way before the warehouse door. They would have to bide their time,

Loadenly, Erich returned home and mads of his face a blank sa Pat met him in the front hall, SEC clung to him. “Oh darling I was afraid you had been blown away. Say it Erloh, nay 11”...

With, his heart heavy he spoke the words like a rituai, "I thank God for you Pat I thank God for you ovary second.".

Ill know more when she gets back to town. One thing is certain. She must go to a sanitarium in the Fall. By mid-October at the latest

Kozier nodded grimly. "She'll go." No need for Erich to know though, until the time came, Thers, word onough shadows over the ally now. Bitting on the edge of Pat's bed. rich sald softly, "We'll never be

The trip to the sanftarlum. Bho afraid Pal. Or anything." She be gun to woop iently. "Don't cry know she was supposed to go a about us Pat. We're not unhappy week ago. If you want to keep that And soon you'll be well and we'll girl alive, you send her off right ail be the happier." Then he buried away, Herr Lohkamp. Don't forget. his face in her hands. "I love you Right away."

The phone rang. It was Doctor Jaffe."Howɔ did..she stand the trip?" Erich repeated after him In amazement? "What trip?"

Pat," he sobbed, "I love you. Get Clammy with fear Erich faced woll for me.

Pat. "You'll have to leave tomar. And as if all the love and falih row Pat. You should have told me." around her were a life-giving Bhe denlod, this feverishly. "No. draught Pat found barself walking within a month. Walking slowly to no. I stole a work anyway. And they can't take it back. It's mine to keep bargure -- but moving on her er for svar." She kissed him, twice, two feet. Bummer zrew hotter and lightly. "Erich please - my it oven the boys seemed to wilt. Then with the firm lang of autumn mir, Making. terror struck at Pai's breast. Any

Hip Ups, ware dry and hot. Then

ány hów she would have to leave, with anguilh ripping his troics, his Mutinously, the obsed her lips over said it over and over. Thank God the word "wanitarium, and imlay: for you. Thank God for you, PAL.” -Regallyartoonoed in bigowod lab. (Lens toʻyirmally a prisonES chat one night before the dinner in the warehouse and now, Pat table ang latened to the DOWN • MB] 21 must leave for the sanlarimi - count [of la street brawl. (hey, fand }}\Wincha Fvome back to Mricht

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One of them has expreased himself In an American medical journal as doubtful about the whole grafting

business, and opinion that better rejuvenation may be got by proper enjoyment of the "two cheapest things you can get to-day-sun and air.

commonsense

ja

There is con

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ies.

We know the middle of DJ WC that as

changes take place life certain our bodies, and if we wish to pro- long life, under pleasant conditions and to its full spon, it is wise for every man and women on reaching forty to retrench and prepare the ground.

AL forty life should be taken more easily, and there should be a general slowing down of the engine to case the works and avold unnecessary strain. Owing to the deposition of Hme salts and urle crystals in our tissues in the middle and later stages of life, the tissues lose some of their clasticity. and the whole system stands severe strain less readily. I! is largely because of this increased that we get the strain on rigidity mysterious collapses of the middle- on the golf course, swimming bath, and cycling tour.

holiday

It is not uncommon on a for father (and other tool) who so lax ways of often talk about the

a patch on its youth that "Isn't

to show them how to do it. elders," And there are times when this na- 10 tural parental yearning leads trouble.

A Real Dayger

As we reach forty and over the Jess strenuous exercise the better. If one is an athlete and hus always kept training up it is all very well, though even then there should be wise moderation But for the seden- tary man who spends his life in the offee there is real danger after forty If he indulges in sporadic bursts f strain now and

then.

The fact is, physical finess clubs and things of that sort are often mere death traps for

and the elders

are better nvolded.

There is reni sense in telling us that the best rejuvenators are sun and air, which we can take at our ease and leisure and ad lib, und we should all of us get our full money's worth whenever we can.

As regards the sun, one must not play the fool with the god of light and it is better to seek the shade when the rays are fierce than bake and boll up to the point of sunstroke a state of things that always lles in wait for the middle-aged, office- shade man whois. "getting a cor- poration" and a bit thin on the top. Unless he protects his head and spine, his medulla, that is just un- der his skull at the back, being

most sensitive to heat rays, is generally the first organ to become affected.

Sun-bathing is a grand tonic-in with done and reason, gradually proper precautions; though too much insolation leads to later lassitude and depression?

A Simple Matter

As for the air, everyone should this summer try and adapt his lungs to greater aerial capacity. It is quite simple, and there is no need to bother about sllly breathing exer- fashionable a cises which were so Lag

ago, 50 over-rated, and

Lew merely exhausting. Instead,

often

take a general,

almost unconscious full inspiration while resting, walk- ing, lying abed. As you sit in the garden or walk to business just no- tice

ow and then how you aro breathing, then very easily make the Inspirations, and expirations just a ittle deeper.

That is all. Not gaspe and strong gulps as with the "deep- breathing" tricks, but simply slight prolongation, slowing and deepening of the act of respiration.

There one simple way in which we can all do a litle in the way of rejuvenation. The trick Iles in tak ing full advantage of those two cheap things, sun and air.

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1 Mean as a man boxing (11).

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(b).

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10

A mixed dream (0),

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used not

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7

This makes

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