NEW AMERICAN SERIAL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
GIRL ALONE
SYNOPSIS:
When she is four years, old SALLY FORD is loft at the state orphanage by a woman who says she is the child's mother but whe disappears without agafo inquir ing for the child. The summer she la 18, Sally is "farmed, out" te CLEM CARSON, a farmer who has the reputation of being a harsh and unrelenting task 'inastor, There she meets DAVID NASH, handsome young student who le working on the Carson form for the summer, preparing himself to inherit his grandfather's many acres which adjoin the Carson place.
David likes. Sally and
this arouses the anger of. PEARL Carson's daughter Clem orders Sally to have nothing to do' with, David, saying he and Pearl are practically engaged.
She
'dis- regards his warning, however,
The next day the women-folk leave Sally alone on the farm with Clem and David. When her work; Is done she goes to her room, but David's voice calls to her and she innocently goes into his room for
are
a moment to see his books on farm- ing. The wind blows the door shut.
They
Buddenly! frightened by Clem's face peering at them through the little attic window. Iis evil remarks so in- furiato David that he strikes Clem, Jonding him crashing to the ground. David tells Sally they! Must run away, and tells her to meet him in the orchard in a few minutes. He tolephones for a doctor to come to Clem'a aid, then mcets the girl.
He azya: "I've been thinking hard, honey, I'll have to take you back to the Home."
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY. CHAPTER XII.
"No, David, no, not I can't go back to the orphanage! I'd rather die!" Sally gasped.
By ANNE AUSTIN.
Author of "Saint and Sinner,"
"You're a pluczy kid,” David said gruffly.
TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1928.
OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH.
EFFECT ON DIGESTIVE TRACT.
SORENESS OF TONGUE.
At least once each year some medical periodical is likely to de- vote a number of pages to a con- sideration of the effects of to- bacco smoking by specialista in various fields.
The Practitioner, published in England, presents at this time a consideration of the subject by specialists in diseases of the diges- tive tract, of the nervous system and of the effects of drugs.
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Sir Humphrey Rolleston, phyal- cian to King George, cognizes that the hot smoke of some tobacco may produce soro- neas of the tongue and increased amounts of saliva in persona who are especially sensitive, and that the irritation of the mouth some- times associated with smoking may arouse thickening of thò tis-. sues of the mouth and tongue. These, however, are relatively rare, considering the vast number of persons who indulge in tobacco. It has not been found that smoking favours decay of the. teeth. Dr. Rolleston recognizes also the fact that smoking may stave off the discomfort of hunger, which he believes is due to the fact that the nicotine in the tobacco stops the movements of the stomach which are associated with the sensation of hunger.
Excessive smoking may at times be responsible for irritation of the stomach, particularly in men over 50 years of age. However, in ordinary amounts and with or dinary persons, smoking, does not scem to have, any especial effects of this character.
Another English physician, Dr. Arthur Hurst, believes that exces- sive smoking in persons who are sensitive increases the amount of acid in the stomach and excites it, so that the food is passed from i too rapidly,
The smoking of tobacco has also been associated by some physi. cians with the causation of hiccups, pains in. the heart, with difficulty in swallowing, and with David dropped his bundle, took
many other rather indefinite her hands and held them tightly.
symptoms. However, these facts "I can't run away from this thing rows looking for them.
But no one came down the corn fields for a terribly needed rest. have not been established for any I've done, Sally. I'm sorry.
"They Once, with his head in her lap, her large number of persons. won't dream we're still so near the fingers smoothing his crisp chest- thought I could, I'm going to give house," David assured her in his nut curls from his sweat-moisten-is desirable to have
When such symptoms occur, it myself up, after I've seen you flow, comforting voice.
careful anfoly back in the Home, I'll ex-
ed brow, he went to sleep, and she physical examination by some one When it was quite dark David knew that she would not have competent to determine whether plain to your Mrs. Stone, make her spoke again: "We'll make a break awakened him even to save her the symptoms actually result from believe"
for it now, Sally. I know this part self from the orphanage. "Oh!" Sally breathed on a gust of the country well. My grand-
smoking in excessive amounts or of despair. Then, stooping swift- father's farm adjoins this one, with tattered pink banners when damental physical changes in the Dawn was bedecking the east whether they are due to some fun- ly, she snatched up her bundle and with only a fence between the two the boy and girl, staggering with body. began to run down a corn row. hay meadows. We can cut across weariness and faint with hunger, She ran with the fleetness of his farm, giving the house and caught their frat glimpse of Stan- terror stricken animal, and David barns a wide berth. Then we'llton, a pretty little town anugly watched her for a long moment strike a bit of timberland that be-nsleep in the hush that belongs his eyes dark with pity and un-longs to old man Cosgrove. That peculiarly to early Sunday morn certainty. Then he gave chase, will bring us out on a little-ing. Only the dutiful crowing of hia long legs clearing the distance travelled road that leads to Stan-backyard roosters and the ocea between them with miraculous ton, 22 miles away. speed. He caught up with her can make it, Sally ?"
Think you sienal baying of a hound broke the
stillness. just as she was at the edge of the She hugged her bundle tight to corn field, recklessly about to her breast and reached for his David said abruptly, as they "We've got to have food," plunge into the lane that led to the hand, which he had withdrawn as hesitated forlornly on the outskirts .Carson house.
The rose to his. feet: "Of course," of the little town. "And yet I "Wait, Sally!" he panted, graspshe answered simply. ing her shoulder. "You can't run afraid, David."
"I'm not suppose the alarm has been given and the constables are on the look- away alone like this--Oh Lord!"
women, have been indicted by a Eleven 'persons, including thres Territorial Grand Jury at Honolulu on charges linking them with a conspiracy to swindle Thomas Needham, an English visitor, of 140,000 dollars (£28,000) in a fake race track betting game.
LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
Here is the solution to the puzzle on another page.
DRESS DROSS CROSS CRASS CRABS
"You're a plucky kid," David out for us. We might stop at a ho groaned suddenly, "There al gruffly. "I'll lend the way house that has no telephone-they they come!
Don't you hear the Let me know if I set too fast a wouldn't be likely to have heard car turning in from the road?
pace," Come back, Sally!”
about Carson-but I don't like to Buoyed up by his praise, Sally arouse anyone this early on Sun- He did not wait for her to trotted almost happily at his heels. day morning." There's an eating obey, but lifted her into his arms; She refused to let her mind dwell house next to the station that stays for she had gone limp with terror, on the horrors of the day, or to open all night, to serve train. and ran, crouching low so that the reach out into the future. Indeed, crews and passengers, but more corn stalks would hide them,
"Lis flat on the ground, David her imagination was incapable of than likely the station agent has said sternly, as he set her gently picturing a future for a Sally Ford been told to keep a lookout for us." upon her feet: "We can't leave orphanage routine. She held only shrilly. The two wayfarers stood whose life was not regulated by As he spoke a' train whistled here now. The place will be the present fast in her mind, pa- not a hundred yards from the rail- swarming with people. But whensionately grateful for the strong, road tracks where they crossed it's dark we'll slip away, across swiftly striding figure before her, the dirt road, Sally instinctively fields. Thank God, there'll be no
unwilling for this strange night-turned to flee, but David restrain- moon."
time adventure to end.
"We can't hide from everyone, you want to go to the carnival, transformed face. "Why, child, "I think
Jis volco was so tender, "80 tears filmed over the brilliance of her sapphire eyes. "I went to a circus once," she said with the enger breathlessness of a child.
house which would indicate that
mudc.
dinner. A cool breeze was
She
Then he
the
He flattened his own bedy upon Thirsty, Sally?" David's low ed her. the soft earth, close against the voice called out of the darkness of Sally," he said gently. thick, sturdy corn stalks. They the woods, did not talk much for they were; Suddenly she knew that she was our best bet is to act as if we had don't you? Poor little Sally" listening, listening for faint
both thirsty and hungry, for she nothing to hide. Remember, we've whimsical, so sympathetic, that sounds coming from the farm had not eaten since the 12 o'clock he brought his death upon himself. done no wrong. If Carson is dead,
the dreadful discovery had been rustling the leaves of the trees, le deserved what he got."
and and under that whispering rustle hand, stood very small and erect "The governor-ho was running
Trustingly,, Sally gave him her . Long • minutes passed nothing had happened. Then the came the cool, sweet murmur of aheside him as the big engine thun; | for office again-sent tickets for muffled roar of another motor, David on the bank of the tiny
brook.
crouched beside dered down the tracks toward
all the orphans. And, oh it was turning into the lane from the
them. Her face was white and state highway, told them that the stream and thirstily drank from drawn with fatigue but her eyes wonderful, David! We all plan-
away from doctor to whom David had tele his cupped hands. phoned was arriving. It seemed dipped his handkerchief in the managed a smile for David. Hised to run hours before a scream floated from water and gently swabbed her not receive and reflect that orphanage and join the circus. face, his hands as tender, as Sally Brave smile, for they were fixed We talked about it for weeks, but --we didn't run away. The girls the house to the cornfield.
upon the oncoming train, had fancied a mother's must be, "Pearl!" Sally whispered,
"By George, Sally, it's a carni- didn't, I mean, but one of the big The going was moro, dogged, "They hadn't found less mysteriously thrilling when Blivering.
val train! Look! Bybee's boys at the orphanage did and him. The doctor told them. Oh,
they had at last reached the dirt Bigger and Better Show. I'd for Ruby, Presser, the girl he David!"
His hand tightened so hard upon road that was eventually to load gotten the carnival was coming. Sweet on, got a postcard from him was in winter quarters. His name here that she winced. A little them to Stanton; a town of four Look over there! There's one of from New York when the circus later they heard Mrs. Carson's for five thousand inhabitants, the their signs!”
An enormous poster, pasted was Eddie Cobb and oh, the Hown in which the woman who had harah voice calling, calling-brought her 12 years ago to the upon a billboard, showed a nine-train's stopping, David! Look!" "Sally! Sallce! Sally Ford!"/
orphanage had lived. Days be-foot giant and a 30-Inch dwarf, the Bally bowed her head upon fore Sally had memerized the little man, smaking a huge eigar, and squainted down the railroad David's hand then, and wept & address before destroying the bit scated cocklly in the palm of the main read, a siding, they call it. little, shuddering, "She was-**
Big red type good to me. She-she liked me, of paper on which Miss Pond, aut glant's vast hand. David. Oh, I hope she'll know of the kindness of her heart, had below the picture announced: suppose the carnival cars will didn't mean her any harm, ever! copied Sally's record from the Bybeo's Bigger and Better Show stay here to-day "
-Stanton, June 9 and 10. One largest performers, The next hour, during which the orphanage files.
Half a dozen times during the hundred Bun set and twilight settled like a soft grey dust upon the cornfield, Apparently interminable trudge menagerie in any carnival on the
toward Stanton David abruptly road to-day." passed somehow. Several cars called a halt, drawing Sally off the
"I suppose they're going to arrived; men's unintelligible words. Twice Pearl road and over reeling, drunken spend Sunday here," David re looking fences into meadows or marked. Then he turned toward screamed-;
Sally, beheld the miracle of her
voices shouted
WAS
"Yes," David shaded his eyes
"This is a spur of the
track.
But for once Sally was not lis tening to him. She was running
engine had been uncoupled, and as toward the cars, from which the the ran she called shrilly, joyous- to a young man who had drop ped catlike from the top of a car to the ground:
“Eddie! Eddie Cobb! Eddie!"
(To Be Continued.).
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