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Monday,

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NANGY

OH, DEAR-- I WISH AUNT FRITZI WOULD

TAKE ME ON A

VACATION DOWN

SOUTH!

'OH, AUNT

FRITZI HERE'S

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GO SOUTH

NINOTCHKA

From The Novel By

MELCHIOR LENGYEL

Adaptation By LEBBEUS MITCHELL

A VERY

GOOD

IDEA!

SHE'S READING

SEE YOUR TRAVEL AGENT

REVERSE SIDE

February 12, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

CHILDREN SHOULD

VISIT

THE

WHY

DON'T I SHUT UP!

DENTIST TWICE A YEAR

GAS

MERNIG Bushmi

CONSTANTINOPLE

RAZININ, commissar of "I haven't either, but I've the Moscow Board of Trade, heard about them. You must had sent 3 message to realise it was only on the Ninotchka asking her to strength of your Paris re- call-and, as his request port that I sent them to Con- was a command, she went stantinople. Without that to his office.

I would never have-trusted them on a mission as im- portant as the fur deal."

She stood before his desk, a number of folders in her hand, waiting for him to recognise her presence.

BULJANOFF Irasoff and Kopal ski met Ninotchka

the

nt

Ninotchka is back in Moscow from Paris, where she had been sent to take over negotiations for the sale of the former Grand Duchess Swana's court jewels. In Paris she and Count Leon d'Algout, Swana's sweetheart, had fallen in love. Swana # had got hold of the jewels and returned them only upon Ninotchka's agreeing to leave Paris that very day by plane, without seeing Leon. Having an omelet in her Moscow room, with the three Russian agents she had supplanted in the negotiations, she receives a letter from Leon, but every- thing is blacked out save the salutation and the signature-- *censored."

have a complete report of your

| negotiations and ... expense, no-

counts."

"Don't ask for it, Ninotchka.” "Comrades-friends-don't make

it diffleult for me. This is no more ja pleasure trip for me than it is for

you."

¡NINOTCHKA looked and was dumb-founded, for there stood Count Leon d'Algout, smiling at her Jongingly.

"They wouldn't let me into Rus-

"That," said Trunoff, wis our idea when we first came, but we Ţula," he said, “so I had to get you learned belter."

"We are in the magic Enst, Ni notchka," said Kopalski, "the land of Aladdin and his lamp. In one single hour you can crowd in a thousand and one nights.”

out,"

"So... you're behind all this!” she gasped. "I might have known!"

Leon advanced, took her hand and kissed it fervently, while the three Russian agents, having ex- changed covert glances, walked discreetly out of the room, closi the door,

"All you have to do is to open, sesame," added Buljanoff.

"I don't know how can get you out of it this time. How will it

"Trying to keep me away from end? What will happen to you?”

you!" said Leon. "It couldn't be "Simil we tell her?" asked Bul-done. I couldn't, naturally, go on Constans junoff. His friends nodded, "Ni forever punching passport officials tinople airport and notchka, we hope you will be our in the nose but I found a way, didn't I? Darling, I had to see took her to their guest."

Ve have opened a restaurant," you. I wrote and wrote but all my luxurious suite in a hotel.

suid Iranoff.

letters came back," "How do you

"We have a wonderful electric like it, Ninotchka?sign," said Kopalski..

Isn't it wonderful?".

"But, Comrades," she started to protest.

"May I ask what happened?" "As soon as our representait out in cows," said franoff.

"Now, please don't start figuring tives go to a foreign country At length he looked up. they seem to lose all sense of said wearily, "and I am responsibiz. "You have done it again," she Good morning, Com-balance. Those three have been How can you forget yourselves this in Constantinople six months way? You were sent here to make rade."

and haven't sold a piece of fur.money, not to apend it." "Good morning. Com-This is from a report I've had: "You still have those old-fashion-

How can the Bolshevik cause ed Bolshevik ideas," he replied. rade Commissar.” She was

gain respect among the Mos- "It is high time you got out of very businesslike. "Here is lems if your three representa-Russia, said Buljanofl.

"But, Comrades " my report on the materials tives get so drunk that they

"We are nut comrades any more," available for trading in the throw a carpet out of their hotel said Kopalski happily. "We are next four months."

window and complain to the friends, Ninotchka.' maringement that it didn't "We don't have to whisper any fly?" "

longer," said Buljanoff.

"We can say whatever we want. Ninotchka barely suppressed we can shout," said Iranoff, "and a smile. "Oh,, they shouldn't do nobody pays any attention. That is such things. Are you sure the freedom." report is correct?"

"Does this include the products of the Far Eastern provinces?"

"Yes, it does."

"You mean you have finished the whole investiga- tion?"

"Yes."

"That's marvellous! You must have worked day and night. Don't

sleep?"

you ever

"You mean you are deserting Russin?" asked Ninotchka sadly,

Kopalski objected: "Don't call it desertion. Our little restaurant that is our Russia: The Russia :of borscht, the Russia of Boeuf stro- gonor, bleenies with sour cream-"

1

The one I got they wouldn't let me rend. It began Ninotchka, darling and ended yours, Leon."

tween. I'll prove it. It will take u "I won't tell you, what came be- long time, Ninotchka-at least n lifetime."

"But, Leon, I am here for only a few days," she'sald, knowing in Iranoff interrupted. "The Rus her heart what she wanted to do, sin of piroshki. We are not only but evading a decision. serving food,-we-are-surving our "If you don't atay with me."1'11" country, we are making friends."

have to continue my fight,” I'll Vho gave vor this idea?" asked travel wherever Russian commis- Ninotchka, completely bewildered.sions are. I'll make them all res- "What is responsible for all this?" taurant keepers. Pl depopulate "There's something in Constan- Russia. Once you saved your coun-

irresistible," tinople something

try by going back. This time you said Kopalski.

can save it by staying here."

"Well, when it is a choice be- tween my personal interest and the "It! good of my country, how can I waver? No one shall say Ninotchka IL

was a bail Russian."

"It is in the air," sald Iranoff. "It may conie around the corner as you walk down the street..

Buljanoff took up the word: may step out of a bazuar, may wait for you in a corridor. it may hide in the shadow of a minaret.

"But now it's on the balcon." must said Kopalski, pointing.

"Isn't it possible to bring ou

"It gives details which back to reality a moment? couldn't be invented. Naturally,

I want to verify it and that's why I need you."

**You

...you want me to go to Constantinople ?-

"Yes. Leaving immediately." "I appreciate the confidence you show in me, but I must ask

He took her in blatarnis, and her lips sought his,

THE END

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12.36 Josephine Baker (Vocal) and Nat Gonella and Hils Goorplans

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