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CELEBRATIONS IN
VANCOUVER
Golden Jubilee To Be Honoured
MILLIONS OF VISITORS
EXPECTED
BACHELOR
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little faded-she looked 3 little tired. But for these very reasons cut Likewise she'd been fair and her voice had an added gentleness, square about closing the account. her smile an added charm. Ee
Tom sighed, and called up Helen'phoned her next day. Mortimer. He'd met Helen six She told him with
quiet months before at the Timothy chuckle, that she was reading A million visitors from all Eents; she'd been lingering vague-"Pendennis.“ parts of the world are expected in the back of his mind ever to attend the Golden Jubilee since.
over He smiled at Helen celebrations of the City of Van-
She understood this.. "A blue-grey wool dress with a conver from July 1 to Septem-smartly gleaming little table.
the appointments of the Panther monk collar of white satin." She Vancouver is Canada's gate Club were as they should have been quirked one eyebrow, "And I have W33 ever more a Persian cat with charming man-| way to the Pacific and the Far-and Heien East. It has had a romantic amazingly pretty than he had reners who curls up neatly at my
amaz-membered her to be
{feet"
her".
ingts in recent years. Now a history and has expanded amaz-
chanting.
"What do you wear?" be de marded.
3 AL
Then, too, she danced very well. "It sounds very restful," he ad- "May I come over SOTIE rity of nearly 250,000 people. And she danced without talking-mitted.
time and pet the cat and listen its harbour is considered by a rare restraint in a woman.
She didn't even talk when they to bits of Pendennis"?” many to rival Sydney Harbour
"Why, yes," she said, smiling. (Australia) for natural beauty, came back to the table. She mere- It is Canada's chief port on they smiled but her smile was en-"But you'll find me very dull. Tm
fafraid." Pacific coast.
Elaborate preparations have On the second night she talked He did not find her
She told him he course. He liked the picture that been made to celebrate the a little more.
man she made in the delightful little jubilee on a magnificent scale. had more poise than
Official Opening
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of On the third night she laid her such tenderness and care. Canada (Lord Tweedsmuir), ac. head against his shoulder - be- companied by Lady Tweed cause she said, she
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"I wanted to see what it was certain wonder in his voice. "you'veļ ships of the United States Navy like," she said. "Besides, I feel made an art of living!"
She made a small deprecating will also pay a courtesy visit. perfectly safe with you!"
The celebrations proper will I suppose that's a compliment," gesture. he inaugurated on July 1 by an he said.
"Because I like fine tea and frail unusual radio feature. An "Of course it is. Tom! I mean old silver?" after-dinner speaker in London a man like you could handle any "Not exactly." He fumbled for will extend greetings to. Van-situation that might arise. But words. "I meant, possibly, that
ouver and the reply will be you couldn't tell about a boy. He you have time for-for-” relayed back over the air to might be able to handle it, and "For forgotten observances," shej' England.
he might not.”
concluded quietly. "Perhaps you're ! Pageantry will play a large "Moral," said Tom, "don't play right. I've tried to remove my- part in the celebrations. The around with boys.”
self from-well, from vulgarities.” history of Vancouver will be re- "A woman is always so much Tom scratched the Persian cat's enacted by its citizens and a older than a man, don't you think?"ear and stared into the unwinking feature will be a recreation of she demanded softly.
golden eyes. He thought of Stella the original landing of 'Captain "Em." said Tom
not "I've heard Easkell, who had George Vancouver, from whom that theory."
herself from vulgarities." Stella grave voice. "I want only plea-]before on the sands of Deauville, the city got its name. For four "Well-I mean that by the time lived in the thick of life, sorrow-ant people around me yes, and and Tom resisted an extraordin weeks 50 scenes in the city's a girl's my age, for instance, she's ing over it and glorying in it. pleasant possessions." Again sheary impulse to tear the innocuous life will be unfolded on a re-really much older than she seems She accepted what it had to offer poked the beautiful cat with her bit of paper to shreds. Price was volving stage.
to be. I mean, she's ready to fare evaded none of its dubious gifts. toe. "I-I don't want the burden not a bad-looking man. Moreover, tempestuously he looked as if he knew what he Sportsmen Coming
the responsibilities of life-if she And he'd loved that heraty readi- of loving anyone
any more!"
wanted--and as if he were in the will be a Mecca were to have social position, foriness in Stella. for all kinds of world-famous instance, or anything like that "
He thought, briefly and illogic habit of going after that which he Yet there was something that
wanted sportsmen. There will be a Tom Meade could scent danger he found admirable in Pauline ally, of Stella.
(£7,000) $5,000
professional faintly and
"You've never wanted children; from afar. The Kennedy's attitude. 30 different? open golf tournament. The Mortimers had no claim to that from Stella's a midsummer lan-Pauline," he ventured slowly, turn-Miss Haskell is at honte " Canadian lawn tennis champion-vague estate known as social posi-guor, perhaps.
ing now so that he might look up.
"Could I expect to have children words which-being linked often," he said, almost shyly. "But together-he loathed. But most first I wonder if you'll come to and tranquility too?" she asked.
**70-0." Saturday a concert with me women laid stress on them. There will be music every-
"I expect you're right," he said. (afternoon?” where, including symphony or like that ture they're playing
"Td like nothing better." chestras, dance bands, massed now don't you?”
assured him. choirs, community singers, and Three hours later he was safe. Their intimacy was tuned to tic, Tom" she said. "After all.
Vancouver
ships will be decided there, astion-the Mendes had. Those were "I hope you'll let kė come into her eyes.
well as cricket. lacrosse, base-two ball, boxing, wrestling, athletics and aquatics.
strolling musicians.
LONDON SOCIETY WEDDING
He'd left Helen at her own door. 'celio notes-threaded
Famous British Families ice
United
London.
in
woman,
She laughed suddenly and strok- sheed his cheek with one slim finger You should be more sympathe
with the you've always wanted to shift the
his
"Yes," said Mary eventually.
"May I speak to her, please?” begged. Tom.
"Hallo, Tom!" said Stella.
"Stella! Listen-I know this is jagainst all the rules-but can't I come up and see you for a few minutes? I have two or three things to say to you, Stella." "What sort of things, Tom? "Oh, one of 'em's an axiom-
Iment to the axiom—" "Anything else?"
"Yes. A suggestion.” "Come over with all those things," said Stella.
But she was laughing at him. She was still laughing at him when be produced the axiom
"You're perfect as you are," he said stoutly.
She looked down at him, and smiled in a way that he did noted." he said solemnly.
understand.
"Women aren't ever quite hap-
"All wonen want to get marri-
"Il mix you a little drink, Tom." said Stella sympathetically. “Wait a minute. There's an ex- in-ception to that rule. You're the
exception."
"But I-" "You never tried to marry me." all. I'm driving at-this is very personal,
see."
"You mean," he demanded credulously, "that you'd like to be you, married again?"
And again she smiled with
an
A two-day air pageant will with the promise of telephoning beautiful, grave passages of old more sordid responsibilities your and then there's a sort of amend- also be staged and as a climax
soon. And he'd driven away from books. He didn't laugh much with self!"
He was silent for a moment the holder of the trans-United
that house as quickly as a sober Pauline, but he missed laughter! States speed record is expected |
man dares to drive.
only occasionally--and then.. al-He wanted to question this caku{ challenging! to make a sensational flight|
The trouble with him. he con-ways, with the thought of Stella. statement--but the
throat. across Canada from west to eluded, was a weakness for the
or He began to bring the vexing words died in east-Reuter.
to course, Pauline was right. But nice women problems of his business life companionship of And nice woman were, in their Pauline. She was a sage
coun-still- own particular way, the most dan-sellor-better than that, she was gerous of all
a good listener.
He began to pattern himself to He surveyed the situation wist- fully. In the whole of London, he & filial role. He paid Pauline the thought, there must be at least one attentions he might have paid a foot-loose but very young mother. Sometimes, attractive, who'd accept
his when he was tired, he sat at her py-alone," she said. [attentions for what, they feet and rested his head, against
worth. were
Resolutely he her knee.
"I'm frightfully fond of from telephoning One of the few weddings sole-kept himself mnised at St. Paul's
recent Stella Haskell-whom he was miss-Pauline."
"I'm just as fond of you, dear archaess that he had not known he interposed. “That's
is her. years last month caused the neigh-ing terribly. He sent her yellow |bourhood about the cathedral
to roses and a new book he knew boy."
"I think we have a relationship "Of course," she said, "if they
"I see vaguely," said Stella become a sea of primroses,
she'd like to read-but he did not
"And what's the suggestion, Ton?" Stella, be reminded that's rather fine," he said awak-arrangement were civilised—”
His eyes followed hers as theyThe suggestion is that you do The yellow decoration
in telephone. Was honour of the bride, Miss Ruth himself firmly, was entitled to her wardly.
She poked the Persian cat gent-roved lightly over the various priz-
marry me. I'm mad about you. (And so, of course, was Primrose, the 19-year-old wealthy chance.
by with the toe of her grey suede ed objects within the quiet room You aren't engaged to that fellow
be glanced at her again, heiress and granddaughter of the little Helen Mortimer). Earl of Derby.
It occurred to him, at the end
“You know,” she said, "we can swiftly. She was married to another of several lonely evenings, that tis
Now he saw no tenderness. in her eyes, but only a restrained member of a famous family, the great mistake had been in search-be honest with each other-be Hon Charles Wood, the eldest son ing out young women-young wo cause we're not really in love."
greed, and an abhorrent caution. He lifted his head. of Viscount Kailfax,
Lord men whose minds weren't made up
"Of course," he stammered Privy Seal
and whose futures weren't more
"I'm glad that that sort 2 He needed Ceremony Rehearsed
or less resolved. The ceremony, which had been companion who was, say, in her thing's behind me," she went on
Stella was not at home. For further information, Passage, Freight, Handbooks, ste, apply Įpreviously rehearsed, was one of thirties-with, a zest for life but "I don't want the torment of that 80ber man dares to drive.
the most brilliant ever witnessed not for matrimony. It was amaz-sort of love. That's definitely be continued to be not at home. There in St. Paul's Cathedral More ing that he had never hit upon so hind me as if it were some sort were rumours, circulating among than 2,000 guests attended, while simple a solution to his problem of ordeal that I had to face and their mutual friends, that adjacent streets were turned into He was very much heartened that I've faced."
could be found only in the com- when he met Pauline Kennedy. "My poor Pauline," he mur pany of Derek Price, the moving- PCO BUILDING, "CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL. HONGKONG motor car park
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Then
Price, are-you?"
“No. We didn't speak the same fianguage."
a "Well, I've been fool But
He left this perfect room short-I've always been mad about you. I just didn't have the sense to- Ito
ly afterwards, and he drove away
Of
from the house as quickly az
器
"No, you didn't have any sense,"
She said Stella, returning to the sub-
Ject afterwards.
she
Tom kissed her with reverence. "And you didn't have any wo- manly wiles," he said...
Stella closed her eyes and leant against him.
“Well,” she said, "hardly any."
(THE END.)