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February 7, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

YOUR CLOCK

IS SLOW ACCORDIN

TO MY WATCH!

GRAND OPENING TO-DAY

KING'S THEATRE

AT

THE

NO INCREASE. IN. PRICES.

Gala Performance, TÓ-MORROW at 11 a.m. In Aid of the International Peace Hospital for wounded soldiers.

Great

AS CAN BE!

The screen's most magnificent stars and history's most thrill-- ing story...moulded by Warner Bros. into a picture' that will be forever immortali

A BUZZER sounded again and again. Finally Ninotch-. ka half opened her eyes and lazily murmured something that might have been "come in."

The caller evidently took the murmur for such an in- vitation, for the door to the bedroom was opened and in walked the former Grand Duchess Swana.

She advanced to the bed where the Special Envoy of the Soviets lay in her crumbled evening dress.

The curtains were drawn, the lights still on, the empty champagne bottle stood on the floor, glasses on the night Labic.

Good morning, ' Swana ironically.

" said

"What?" said Ninotchka. "It is to-morrow morning -to-morrow noon, to be exact. I know it's extreme- ly cruel to awaken anyone at such an hour. I hope you will forgive me. Don't you recognise me? I am the Duchess Swana."

THE name of her caller brought Ni- notchka fully awake. She sat up, embarrass- ed at being

found in such a state by the very person she wanted

most to "overthrow."

"I know how you feel, my

THE THEFT

In trying to rectify a bad situation in which three Soviet agents, in Paris to sell the court jewels of the former Duchess Swana, have got themselves; Ninotchka arrives in Paris to take over. She wins the Duchess' sweetheart, Count Leon d'Algout (each unaware of the other's identity), but her first taste of champagne leads to unexpected results.

"It can best, he said in one simple phrase: I'm in love."

dear," said the Duchess. The my Czar, my country, my wards her. "Where are they?" morning after always does look people, everything I had, but grim if you happen to be wear-nothing more, I warn you." -ing-laat night's dress, Don't be "People cannot be taken away, embarrassed-you couldn't have Madame, neither 160,000,000 nor found anyone more sympathe-one. Not if, you have their luvs. You hadn't. That's why you're not

tic

is not here."

NINOTCHKA

From The Novel By

MELCHIOR LENGYEL Adaptation By

LEBBEUS MITCHELL

"In other words moral ideas have no weight with you. All right, let's deal with legal facts. Uniler Soviet law the jewels belong to the State, France will uphold that ownership."

"My lawyer agrees with you. He says France will uphold it in every court, but I will drag you through| every court. When I say that will take two years, I am conservative,"

"Those two years in court will prove expensive for you"

"I may run out of money, but you have already run out of bread. Two years is, a long time for your comrades to wait."

"I sec You have calculated in terms of hunger."

"No, I just wanted to be abso- lutely impartial!"

"Go, on," said Ninotchka, now realising what was in the Duchess' mind.

"I am willing to hand over the jewels and sign the necessary papers if you take the five-forly plane to Moscow."

"That's not the way to win him back. Not Leon."

"I think I know Leon quite as well, as you-perhaps better. Leave that worry to me. The five-forty leaves you time to close the deal with Monsieur Mercier, but nu- turally you'll be too busy for fare- wells. I will seu that everything is done expeditiously, and I will see you to the airport. That is my | proposition."

THE telephone was ringing. Ni- notchka took 11 the receiver. - "Yes? ——— Oh,

hello.

No,

you didn't wake me.

For. luncheon? I'm

"That's very simple to answer. "You were very careless with our They were given to me by my precious jewels, my dear. They are mother. They were given to her too expensive a toy for two children by her mother. In fact, thev'ra mine. You can't steal what be- to play with."

longs-to-you "Where are they?"

They always belonged to the "Don't worry. Fortunately, last Russian people-paid for by their "I think we can cut your visit in Russia any longer, and that's night a very trustworthy friend went, their blood, their lives, and

Perhaps he you will give them back!" short," said Ninotchka.

why you came here this morn-kept his eyes open. "Leon

overatopped his functions as a "I told you we had plenty to talk afraid I can't. I'm going to be ing

Very. Interesting, my dear, but walter but he fulfilled his duty as about! Come into the living room, very busy, and I'm a little tired

can be com- :

and seed to rest.... Perhaps it couldn't you, write all that from in Russian." didn't come here with any such Moscow? A dissertation on love The Duchess drew back her furmy dear, where

For din- was the champagne._. NINOTCHKA ner? Of course. Seven o'clock?

Where? followed her, her

That will be Till we till them. heart numb, but lovely! her faculties clear... Salute!"

ait Ninotchka turned firmly to her "Shall we down?" Now, let's caller. "I am sorry to have kept

you waiting, Madame."

"Of course not, my dear.

suspicion."

I

"

fortable."

We

free ourselves)

from emotional-

on Soviet stationery would be an scarf, revealing a diamond star which had previously reposed in the "If you were encouraged to amusing paradox." come here by our meeting last "It is not enough to be witty, safe.

"I put this en just for dentiment. night I am afraid you mis-Madame. People grow, tired of

being entertained. You made that The rest are absolutely safe, I us understood my attitude."

Problems were sure you. But if you feel like "Don't worry. You were quite mistake before.

tiever solved by bowing from a notifying the police,..

cholec." "You leave me no rude enough, Do you mind

balcony."

"Won't it be rather embarrass- if I let in a little fresh air and

"Oh, but you don't know how sunshine?" She opened the impressive I could be! Did you ing for a Sovict Envoy to disclose

lam and try to a practical windows. "I'm sure it will ever see me in my regalia with my the circumstances under which she

solve the problem in lost the jewels?" make you feel better and I want diadem and all my jewels?"

"I will have to face the conse-way. Our situation has changed The word diadem awoke a con- you to be at your best-in full possession of your faculties, at eciousness of last night in Ninotch-quences, but so will you. They considerably. Before I had but a

them." Icast."

ka's memory and she looked in-will want to know how they got claim to the jewels. Now I have Ninotchka regained her usual wards the safe in the anteroom. It them." firmness. "Please come to the was closed.

"You can't deny we gave the point. What is it you want?" people their money's worth," con- "I just dropped in to have a tinued Swana. "Eight tumbling! little heart to heart talk with Romanoffs, eight!"

you."

Ninotchka, still staring at the

"I have nothing to discuss." Anfo, anid desperately: "I must "Now there you ATO com- insist that you leave." pletely wrong. I'm sure if we

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"In that case I can only sayi goodbye."

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"I must ask you to leave." "Leave? That's exactly what I came here to ask you to do. I don't mean this hotel, and I don't mean Paris. I mean leave France. Thero's a plane for Moscow at five-forty."

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Ninotchka stared in frozen har-Philharmonic Orchesten are still issuing orders from your palace in Petrograd?" ror, then rushed to the telephone by Erich Kielber.

by the bed and gave. Leon's num AT her words, bor. the former "I wouldn't waken. Leon," said menta. Duchess was Swana, opening the door. "Not awopt out of her before three o'clock at the earllest Musteni

aflor last night." cynical attitude.

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