1940-01-29 — Page 29

Monday,

NANCY

OH, SLUGGO !--- ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE ANY

RESOLUTIONS?

YEP-- I'M GOIN' TO BE VERY POLITE TO EVERYBODY, FROM

NOW ON!

OH, THAT'S A SWELL RESOLUTION --- HOW DID YOU COME TO THINK

OF IT!?

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By Ernie

NINOTCHKA

THE

JEWELS

IT WAS on a warmish April day in Paris that the manager of the Hotel Clarence was astonished to see a bearded man wearing the fur-collared coat, fur cap and heavy boots of a Russian emerged from the revolving door and stand gawking at the lobby's magnificence.

"Is there anything I can do for you, monsieur?" he inquired.

"No, no," replied the Russian, backing hurriedly out.

The manager's atonishment turned to mystification when a second man, similarly clad, entered, stared about and beat a hasty retreat, only to be followed by a third who examined the lobby hastily as he kept turning the revolving door which ejected him as quickly as he had entered.

The three Russians went into a huddle on the side- walk.

"Comrades," said one, "why should we lie to

each other? It's wonderful!"

"Let's be honest," said the second, "Have we anything like it in Russia?"

They shook their heads in agreement.

"Can you imagine what the beds would be like in a hotel like that?" inquired the third.

"They tell me when you ring once the valet comes in," said the first. "When you ring twice you get the waiter, and when you ring three the maid comes in-a French maid?"

said

"Comrades,"

the

second, a gleam in his eyes, "if we ring nine times! . Let's go in!"

F

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January 29, 1940.

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"My jewels! Why do you bring this up after so many years?”

"Connect me with Mercier, the jeweller, please.".

The waiter's hand, about to place the napkin, hesitated, re- mained suspended over the table as he listened to Kupalaki,

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in luncheon "The Count says if it could be as soon as possible. It time and he's just between courses.”

The Duchess, with excuse, went into the living room. "How, do you do, my friend?" she said giving the Count her hand. "Have you lost your job?"

"No, Madame, something of the utmost importance. Your Jewels”

at "Ife's a waiter "Oh, Leon, you are so good to | me" she murmured, slightly Clarence-poor devil. You know him. Tell him I won't be able to mischievously, and kissed him. see him for half an hour."

"You can be rich if you say "Just a minute, Comrade

the word. I had dinner will Ivanoff," said the first, "1

Guizet, the newspaper publisher last night. 1-sold him the iden have nothing against the

"I want to speak with Mon-of pablishing your memoles in idea, but I say let's go back

sieur Mercier personally," said the Gazette Parisienne.". the Hotel to

into Terminus. and inquired the price of rooms. Kopalski

the telephone.

This "Oh, Leon" ahe protested. Moscow made our reserva- | "I'm afraid our rates are "Monsieur Mercier?

"Sweetheart, we won't have to tions there. We are on an rather stiff," said the manager, is Kopalski of the Russian'

Board of Trade. We arrived bother about our future if you are official mission and have no anxious to get rid of them.

Yes, every-willing to raffle off your past!" "Why should you be afraid?" this morning

"Was it for this," sighed the right to change the order of

"Oh I might be able to ac-thing is here, the necklace, too.

No, Duchess, "that I refused to endorse our superior." :

commodate you," said the man-All fourteen pieces. "Where is your courage, Com-lager, haughtily eyeing their one Monsieur, the court jewels of the Dr. Bertrand's mouthwash, or to rade Buljanoff? Are you the suitcase. "Is there some more Duchess Swasa consisted of but say that the Vincent vacuum cleaner the fourteen pieces... Yes, was the only one ever used by the

Komanoffs!. Buljanoff who fought on the luggage?"

And now you want barricades? Are you now ifraid; Oh, yes, but have you a safe naturally we have all the neces-me to smear my life's secrets wer to take a room with a bath?" big enough to hold this?" sary credentials."

the front page of a tabloid!"

"I understand how you feel, but there is a limit to everything, par- maid ticularly pride and dignity. The of the Grand paper has a circulation of two

lion and Gulaot a willing to pay Duchess Swana any price!" opened the door of her apart- ment,

"I don't want to go to "Not in our vault, but there The waiter hurried from the Siberia," said Buljanoff, step-in one suite with a private safe, room.. ping into their waiting taxi. bat gentleman, I'm afraid.

"If Lenin were alive," said The apartment may suit your the third Russian. "Comrade convenience but I doubt that it Kopalski, he would say, Bul-will fit your convictions. janoff, Comrade, for once in the Royal Suite."

It's

Than

your life you're in Paris. Don't The three Russians glanced! be a fool. Go in there and ring at each other almost in couster- three times."--

nation. Then they drew aside

"He wouldn't say that," ob-and consulted together in jected Iranoff: "What he would voices.

low

THE

"Imagine two million clorks and and shop girls peeking into my life for ABOUT Think of my lovely life bo smiled at the ing wrapped around cheese and elegant Paris-blood sausages!" Jan playboy

say is, Buljanoff, you can't "I warn you, Comrades," sald who entered with the air of al afford to live in a cheap hotel. Buljanoff, "if it gets out in Mos- man thoroughly at home. Doesn't the prestige of the cow that we stayed in the Royal Bolsheviks mean anything to Suite we will get into terrible d'Algout. you?" Do you want to live in a trouble.

dressing."

"Good morning, Count Hor Highness is still

That's all right," replied the at hotel where you press for the "We'll just say we had to take hot water and cold water comes it." whispered Iranoff, "on ac- Count and entered the Duchess' and when you press for cold count of the safe. There was no boudoir with the easy air of an water nothing comes out at all? other safe big enough. It's a old friend. Phooey, Buljanoff!""

"I still say our place is with the common people," replied Buljanoff, but weakening. But, then, who am I to contradict, Lenin? Let's go in!""

THE three entered

·mon

She turned towards blindly.

BUT Count Leon d'Algout kriew his Duchess Swana and what note to play on. "Woll. I am tho Inst person to persunio you, but don't do. It

If this is your decision.

perfect excuse.”

him and lac kissed her lightly, you must be prepared for the con- sequences will have to go to After further palaver, they "Good morning, Swana."

work," returned to the manager. "Give "It's really a wretched morn-

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Swana got up and went over to

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"Did I hear something about jewels?" askal Leon d'Algout, ap- pearing in the doorway.

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Thero was a rap on the door and looking. waiter Our worries are over! You'll was setting the be in a position to give me that the maid entered. "Count Rakonin asks the privilege of a few words, duced his com- breakfast table, Kopalski went platinum watch at Morcier's Your Highness. rades and himself as members to the telephone in the ante- you remember, the one with dia-

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