1940-01-29 — Page 9

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 #

January 29, 1940..

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

By Ernie Bushmiller

OH, IT JUST CAME TO ME A LITTLE

WHILE AGO!

'JAH

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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.

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"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!"

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

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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 us he listened to Kopalaki,

"Oh, Leon, you are so good to me!" she murmured, slightly mischievously, and kissed him."

"You can be rich if you say the word. I had dinner with Guizet, the newspaper publisher last night. I sold him the idea

"He's waiter at the Hotel devil You know Clarence, poor him. Tell him "won't be able to, see him for half an hour."

"The Cquat says if it could be as

soon as possible. It is luncheon time and he's just between courses."

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exea, went into the living room, "How, do you do, my friend?"

she said giving the Count her hand. "Have you lost your job?"

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"Just a minute, Comrade Iranoff," said the first, "I have nothing against the

"I want to speak with Mon; of publishing your memoirs in idea, but I say let's go back

sieur Mercier personally," said the Gazette Parisienne." to the Hotel Terminus. and inquired the price of rooms. Kopalski into the telephone.j Moscow made our reserva- "I'm afraid our rates are "Monsieur Mercier?. This "Oh, Leen!" she protested. tions there. We are on an rather stiff," said the manager, is Kopalski of the Russian "Sweetheart, we won't have to official mission and have no anxious to get rid of them. Board of Trade. We arrived bother about our future if you are

Yes, every willing to raffle off your past!" right to change the order of

"Why should you be afraid?" this morning

"Was it for this." sighed the "Oh I might be able to ac-thing is here, the necklace, too: our superior."

commodate you," said the man-All fourteen pieces. No, Duchess, "that I refused to endorse this up after so many years?""

to

"They re hare your jewels! "Where is your coulage, Com-lager, haughtily eyeing their one Monsieur, the court jewels of the Dr. Bertrand's mouthwash. rade Buljanoff? Are you the suitcase. "Is there some more Duchess Swasa consisted of but say that the Vincent vacuum cleaner Here is Paris !"

"Alexis! Do you know what you Buljanoff who fought on the lugguage?**

the fourteen pieces.... Yes, was the only one ever used by the

Romanoffs And now you want are saying?!. barricades? Are you now afraid Oh, yes, but have you a safe naturally we have all the neces-me to smear my life's secrets over "This morning three Soviet agents to take a room with a bath?" big enough to hold this?" sary credentials."

the front page of a tabloid!"

arrived. They are going to Bell "I don't want to go to "Not in our vault, but there

your jewels to Mereler. I Over "I understand how you feel, but heard their telephone converantion." Siberia," said Buljanoff, step-is one suite with a private safe,

there is a limit to everything, .par- ping into their waiting taxi.

"Old I but gentleman, I'm afraid.....

hear something about ticularly pride and dignity. The jewels?" asked Leon d'Algoui. ap İlon and Gulsot in willing to pay Duchess Swann any price!"

"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. It's junoff, Comrade, for once in the Royal Suite," 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 conster- three times,"

nation. Then they drew aside "He wouldn't any that," ob- and consulted together in Jow jected Iranoff. "What he would voices.

The waiter hurried from' thei

room..

or

THE maid of the Grand paper has a circulation of two mil-pearing in the doorway.

opened the door

of her apart-

"Imagine two million clarks and

mont. and shop girls peeking into my life for a sou! Think of my lovely life be- amiled at the ing wrapped around cheese and elegant Paris-blood sauanges!"

playboy

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say is, Buljanoff, you can't "I warn you, Comrades," said who entered with the air of a 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 "Good morning, Count Bolsheviks mean anything to Suite we will get into terrible d'Algout. Her Highness is still you? Do you want to live in a trouble."

dressing."

a hotel whore you press for the

hot water and cold water comes and when you press for cold water nothing comes out at all? Phooey, Buljanoff!!"

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

TIIE. three men entered the hotel to- gether and ap- proached the manager. dif

fluently. Kop-¡

alski intro-

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"We'll just say we had to take

That's all right," replied the

BUT Count

TO-MORROW

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knew his Duchess

Swana and what

noto to play on.

Well, I am the last person to persuade you, but don't do 1+

it," whispered Iranoff, "on nc-Count and entered the Duchess' count of the safe. There was no boudoir with the easy air of an other safe big enough. It's a old friend. She turned towards blindly. If this is your decision, perfect excuse."

him and he kissed her lightly, you must be prepared for the con- After further palaver, they "Good morning, Swana.”

sequences-I will have to go to work." as the Royal Suite," said Buling, Leon. returned to the manager. "Give "It's really a wretched morn-

I can't get myself him, and he knew he had

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and I look brittle. My face "Stop threatening, my little Volga WHILE his doesn't compose well. I am so bontman! I don't deserve this." two comrades bored with this face!... Why She kissed him. "Two-million wore placingjdkin't you come last night?" readers. I know exactly what they Ready in 2 days the suitcase in "Darling, I was busy looking want Chapter 1. A. Childhood the safe of the out for your interests. Now, Behind Golden Bars, Lovely Little Royal Sulte, you can forget horse racing, Princess Plays with Rasputin'a and a Russian-roulette and the stock market. Beard." "

looking waiter Our worries aro overt You'l}} There was a rap on the door and was setting the be in a position to give me that asks the privilege of a few words. the maid enteres. "Count Rakonių duced his com- breakfast table, Kopalski went platinum watch at Mercier's-Your Highness." -rades, and himself as members | "to" the "telephone" in the ante- you remember, the-ond with dia- "Count Rakonin?" queried d'Al-

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