NEW AMERICAN SERIAL.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
GIRL ALONE
CHAPTER XXXI:
By ANNE AUSTIN.. Author of "Saint and Sinner,"
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 9, 1928.
́A MICHAEL ARLEN STORY.
CLEVER FILM AT THE QUEEN'S.
"The Ace of Caus," now showing
at the Queen's Theatre, is a typical Michael Arlen story, which has open door of the stateroom to hear into a car that was parked on the been adapted to the screen with It concerna his story. Jan, the Holland giant, road that runs alongside the tracks remarkable success. Before she reached him Sally who was too tall to stand upright and after telling me goodbye with two young Guards officers who almost fainted with horror, for in the car, was invited into the another bullet that missed me, too, in the pale light of the dawn the stateroom, where he sat between Steve had the car started. I was fall in love with the same girl, say that David's shirt about his Pop Bybee and Mrs. Bybee, "Pilly about to give up and start toward one of which betrays the other lel shoulder was soaked with Sing" in the crook of one of his Capital City to notify the pollee and so wins her for himself. The blood. But his uninjured right arma, Noko, the Hawaiian midget, when I noticed there was a hand-betrayer, however, is killed in the arm was stretched out in urgent in the other. Sally still knelt be ear on the tracks, just where this War, and then ensue developments which are botter left to be dis Invitation, and his voice, was hail-aide David, holding his right hand spur joins the main line,
covered by those who have not yet ing her gaily, in spite of his ter-tightly in both of hers and laying rible weakness and fatigue.
her tips upon it when his story "Dear little Sally!" he cried hus-moved her unbearably. kily, as his right arm swept her I suppose Mrs. Bybee has told line and was pumping along after contrived and that the attention is against his breast. "Why aren't you in bed, darling? But I'm glad you that I was leaving the show them. The state road parallels tho firmly held to the very last flicker. I Irain to go to the carnival grounds railroad track for five or six miles, you're not! I've been able to keep to see if anything had happened to you know, and I could make nearly the greater part,. in England, and plodding on in the hope of seeing Sally. I'd have gone sooner, but and time in my handcar as they they are all that could be wished. you. Did you think I'd run away the storm was so violent that I could in their flivver, for it's The acting, too, is most powerful throughout; indeed, in this respect and left you? Pour little Sally!" knew I'd not have a chance to get down grade nearly all the way." he crooned over her, for she was there. Mrs. Bybee said she was lie paused, his eyes closing wear "The Ace of Cads" is one of the crying, her frantic hands playing going to the lot and would lookly as it every muscle in his body over his face, her eyes devouring after Sally for me, but she wanted ached with the memory of that ter-best films we have seen here for him through her tears.
me to stay on the train, or near it,rible ride in the dead of night.
"I threw the switch and in a min-asen the Almi. Suffice it to say. ute I had the handcar on the main that a very clever story has been
The settings for this film are, fot
some time. Adolphe Menjou plays the title role with brilliant success, whilst Alice Joyco adds to her already high reputation by her handling of the part of tho dia- Illusioned woman. Norman Tro-
Yor, Philip Strange and Suzanne Fleming all contribute to the success of the film in other roles. Those who like an entertaining story, with many clever twists and turns to it, should make a point of seeing "The Aeo of Cnds."
"But you're hurt, David!" she to patrol it. She didn't tell me "Better rest awhile, Dave," Pop moaned. knew you were hurt there was a lot of money in her Bybee suggested gently, bending
I was looking for Materoom, or I told them so!
I'd have stationed over the boy to wipe the cold drops I knew you hadn't run away." you.
myself in there."
of sweat from his forehead. "And she made us believe you
"You see,” Sally Interrupted hadn't, too.". Pop Bybde panted, eagerly. "I told you I hadn't waid "No, I'll get it over with," David protested weakly. There's not having reached them on a
Ta word to him about 11.0 sufe." hini. dragging his wife behind
"Safe" David glanced down at much more to tell. They couldn't "What happened, Dave boy? Had her, puzzled. "Se this Steve crook see me had no idea I was trailing A mix-up with the dirty crooks, did cracked a safe to get the money, them in the handcar. But I could did he? I didn't know-didn't keep them in sight because of their you 7"
"Winfield Bybee, you are a fool!" have time to find out."
headlights. I guess they'd have "And I told you it was a man got away, though, if a freight train Mrs. Bybee gasped, breathless from running. Let the poor buy get named. Steve Salix reminded hadn't come along just then and his breath fral. Here! Put your them joyously, raising Daval's cold blocked the road. They were just" arm about him anelet him lean hand to her lips. They thought reaching the grade crossing where on you. Sally, you run back to the was making it all up, Dave, but the state road cuts the railroad tracks when this freight came train and get help. This boy's all they believed me after a while." done up and he's going to have that "I suppose Sally has told you charging down on us-" shoulder dressed before he's pes that we saw Nita and some man
But you, David!" Sally shud- tered to death with questions,' walking in the moonlight that last)
Two youthful Chinese of "I can walk," David panted, his night we were in Stanton," David dered, bowing her head on his hand,
labouring class were breath whistling across his shen addressed Pop Bybee. "We heard the fingera of which curled upward the
the Assizes lips. I don't want Sally out of her call him Steve, and say some-weakly to cup her face. "You were my sight. --would--give up thing about what she'd do to him on the track. Did the train hit then. Nothing much the matter. if he double-crossed her. I should you? Oh!"
FORGED CHEQUE.
ATTEMPT TO DEFRAUD HO
committed.
HONG BANK,
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nt Singapore last week by the Third Police Magistrate (M. C. II. Dakers) on a charge of using as genuine a forged Ho Hong Bank cheque for $8,950. ·
Just a bullet-in my shoulder, have told you then, Mr. Bybee, but "Of course not!" David grinned I didn't have an idea Nita, was at her. "I'm here, and I wouldn't Be all right-in a-day or two."
"Please don't try to talk dar-planning to rob the outfit, and any have been if the engine had hit the blushed, his eyes handear when I was on it. But ling Sally begged, rubbing her way" he
In reply to Court-Inspector Far- cheeft softly against his right hand twinkling fondly at Sally-by I'm afraid the railroad company is and wetting it with her tears. morning I'd forgotten all about it. minus one handcar this morning.quharson (prosecuting) witnesses "Lean on me and take it easy," couldn't think of anything but-The cowcatcher of the freight en-stated that on April 12 a Chinese Pop Bybee urged, his voice husky but Sally. You see, we'd just told yine scooped it up and Lossed it presented at the Singapore office with unashamed emotion. "And each other that night tat-that aside as if it had been a baby's go the cheque in question, à Muar don't talk any mere till we get you well, sir, that we loved each cart, but I'd already jumped and cheque, signed by a Chinese. He into a berth. God! But I'm glad other and-"
was tumbling down the bank into was informed that it would have "Anybody else in the whole out a nice bed of wildflowers.
to be sent to Muar for collection. to see you, Dave boy! I'd made up my mind I'd never trust another fit could, have told you that," By-
"Pretty wet after the storm, so Ile was asked to return on April man if you'd thrown me down. bee chucklest. "L's all right, Dave. But Sally didn't doubt you Carnival folks usually mind their didn't go to sleep, I'd jumped to 16, and left with 'n receint. minute. Kept me from telling the own business and apgod damn little the other side of the tracks and was hidden from Steve's car while police that you'd been with the time telling tales.
crooks."
From the Muor branch the bank received information that the show and had disappeared with the "I'm glad you're not blaming the freight train rolled on. They cheque was forged, and when on me," David said gratefully. "Well, didn't stop to hold a post-mortem April 16 the two prisoners present- the handear. Probably ed the receipt for collection the "Thanks," David gasped, lean-sir, I was walking up and down over ing heavily on the showman. "the tracks, just wild to get away thought a tramp had been stealing police were communicated with was scored aick-the police-had and see if anything had happened free ride on it and had got hia, and they were given into custody,
into a ditch, nearly turning it over.
LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
Here is the solution to the
found-Sally. Knew there was-to Sally, when suddenly I heard a and good enough for him.
soft thud, like somebody jumping "When the train had passed I bound to be an awful row."
He fainted then, his splendid the ground on the other side of was waiting by the road for Steve's young body crumpling suddenly to the train. crossed over as quick car. I guess he was pretty badly the cinders of the railroad track, as I could, but by that time they surprised when I hopped upon the Samehow the three of them man- were running down the side of the running board and grabbed the aged to get him to the show train train pretty far ahead of me. It steering wheel and swerved the car and into the Bybee's stateroom, was Nita and a nun. They must where Gus, the crier, who had have been hidden on the train, don't remember much of what puzzle on another page. graduated from medical school be-waiting their chance, when the happened then, what with Nita fere the gerra of wanderlust had storm broke--were there when Mrs. screeching and Steve swearing and popping his gun at me. But some- infected him, dressed the wounded Bybee left.
"I suppose they hadn't counted how I managed to get his revolver shoulder.
"The bullet went clear through on day such luck; had probably in--didn't know I'd been shot at first the fleshy part of the arm at the ended to overpower her before you and dragged him out of the car. shoulder, Gus told them, as he got back, sir, and the storm saved washed his hands in the state-em the trouble,"
room's basin. "No bones touched "I'd have give them a run for at all. Just a flesh wound, Of the money," Mrs. Bybee retorted course he's lost a lot of blood and grimly, her skinny old hand knot he'll be pretty shaky for f few ting into a menacing fist. days, but no real harm done. Your
can turn
"It must have been a pretty good fight, for Nita decided to beat it be fore it was finished. She started off with one of the suitcases but it was too heavy and she dropped it' in the road and lit out. If Nita That's just what I did," David could dance as well as she can run,' off the faucet, Sally grinned rather whitely at her. "David interrupted himself to grin Save them tears for a big tragedy yelled at them to stop, because at Bybee, "she'd be a real loss to -Uke ground glass in your cold had an
tden they'd been up to the outfit." cream, or something like that, something, since they'd jumped "Well, Dave, even if Steve did Want a real doctor to give that off this cur, and I knew Nita had get away with the money, my hat's shoulder the once-over, Pop?" he no business on the train, since all off to you, boy," and he 'reached for asked, turning to Rybee, who had you people were sleeping on the the hand which Sully was still cud- not left David's side.
lol.
dling jealously. It was David, opening his eyes
dazedly just then, who answered: suitcases that looked suspiciously, manded, with just a touch of boyish "They were carrying a couple of "Who's telling this?" David de- "No other doctor, please. 'm a heavy to me. It flughed over me bravado, which made Sally love him fugitive from justice, remember. If I could have some coffee now 11h Mrs. Bybee, being treasurer better than ever. "He didn't get think I could tell you what hap-of the outfit, must have left a lot of away. I'm afraid he won't be money in her stateroom, and that good for much for a long time. pened, Mr. Bybee."
A dozen eager voices outside the Nita and this Steve chup had been Nita should have stayed to look stateroom door offered to get the planning to rob her when Sally and after him." coffee from the privilege car, and heard them talking the other
"The money, Dave!" Mrs. By- within a few minutes Sally was yelling for them to stop, and Steve the money, did you, Dave? Where night. I started after them, still bee screamed. "You didn't save kneeling before David, holding a cup of steaming black coffee to his turned and fired at me.
me, lucky for me, and I kept right ing you fair warning! If he saved
are you, Winfield Bybee? I'm giv Hips.
that money, I'm going to faint dead as could crowd into the small space "About a hundred yards beyond | away!! of the car aisle pressed against the the end of the train they climbed
As many of the carnival family on.
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He missed
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да A dis- "THE MISSING LINK.” | big film appears
'couraged young nhet who ia carried off to the wildn Africa, through a ludicrous series of mishaps, and is there compell- ed to pose an a famous big hunter searching for the ferocious "MIES- ing Link."
SYD CHAPLIN'S BIG NEW COMEDY,
The comical hero of "Charley's Aunt," "Oh! What a Nurse," "The Man on the Box" and a dozen other big comedy successca, Syd Chap-
The picture contains, besides the "Link" itself, a wonderfully elever chimpanzee whose antics are the
(To Be Continued.)
DIVORCE · FOR MRS. CHRISTIE.
SENSATIONAL FLIGHT FROM HUSBAND RECALLED.
London, Apr. 20, The novelist, Mrs. Agatha Chris-. 'means of providing not a few of tie, whose alleged loss of memory, lin, will be seen in a brand new the laughs. Syd Chaplin is sup- disappearance and subsequent dis- comody, "The Missing Link," ported by an excellent cast which which will be screened at the includes Ruth Hiatt, Tom McGuire covery at Harrogate created a sen- and Crawford Kent. "The Miss-sation in 1926, has been granted Queen's Theatre from Sunday to ing Link" was directed by Charles decree nisl, on the ground of the Tucaday next, according to F. Reisner, who made most of Syd special advertisement In this Chaplin's other famous comedy adultery of her husband, Colonel
Chaplin issue. Syd
in this successes.
Archibald Christie.
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