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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
GIRL ALONE
CHAPTER XXXVII.
By ANNE AUSTIN. Author of "Saint and Sinnot."
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 1928.
THE PEAK CHURCH ·
MEETING.
(Continued from Page 7.)
Architects, Messrs. Denison, Rami & Gibbs, who, after examination, advised that a concrete roof be substituted for the present one, and estimated $290 as the cost of doing so. This seemed too high a figure. Dr. Sanders, therefore, tired that she could hardly put oneing a waste of auergy, for kindly met the architects again "Oh, let's say goodbye to the car-foot before the other. "We'll rest wanted to think and feel and search and as a result has had the present awhile and then plod along. There's her heart and soul for treasure to roof repaired effectively for $35. nival!" Sally cried, homesickness a farmhouse near. See the cows lavish upon the boy-man she was The reef is now sound. I hope for the dearest "family" she had lined up by the fence? We'll find a to marry.
that the meeting will approve of ever known already tightening her well and have a drink.".
Marriagol The word made her the work having been done in this throat with tears. "
feel shivery and solemn and more way. A three-quarters, moon rode high than a little frightened, but when "And so they paused, haud in in the sky but its light was inter-a shudder of fear made her hand hand, on the crest of the little hill mittently obscured by ragged, seud-twitch in David's, the firm, warm which rose at the end of Main ding clouds. When they had had pressure of his fungera reassured had circulated an appeal to the The Secretary announced that he Street, on which Winfield Bybee's their drink of ice-cold cistern waher. She resolutely forced-her Committee to sanction the fee of Bigger and Better Carnival was ter David made a pillow of his coat mind away from the mysteries that selling temporary joy and excite which he had been carrying over lay ahead of her, mysteries at which $32 being charged for weddings ment to villagers and farmers his arm, and forced Sally to lie Mrs. Stone had hinted in that last, in the Peak Church as was weary of the insular monotony of down for a while in the soft loam embarrassing lecture she had do custom in the Cathedral, the $32 to thefr lives.
of a recently ploughed field.
livered to a cowering, shamefaced be allocated in the same fashion; There it all lay just below them He sat at a little distance from Sally the day Clem Carson had $25 to the officiating priest, $5 for bly tents and little tents with her, not touching her, his knees taken her to the farm. Whatever gay, lying banners; the merry-go-drawn up and clasped by his strong, lay before her, David would be round with its music-box grinding tanned hands, but his head was with her, gentle sweet, infinitely out "Sweet Rosie O'Grady," the thrown back and his eyes brooded lender ferris wheel a gigantic loop of lights. The composite voice of the upon the cloud-disturbed beauty of
the night sky.
carnival came up to these tivo chil-
"I'll be Mrs. David Nusli," she told herself childishly. I'll be
David's wife. I'll have David for my family, and maybe some day there be a baby David, with hair like gold in the sun-"
Wedding Fees.
the
the treasury of the Church and $2 for the church coolie.
The Rev. J. Kirk.Maconnchic dis- agreed on the ground that a poor man could not always afford' $32 and equally the clergyman often
did not wish to take a fee.
Dr. Sanders suggested that the fee should be fixed at $7-$5 for the Church and $2 for the coolie,
leaving the question of the clergyman's fee for the parties to decide.
Mr. Justice Jacks enquired what was the Cathedral rule.
dren of carnival who were desert- "Dues your shoulder hurt, dar- ing it, and the roar, maled slightlying?" Sally asked anxiously. by distante, was like the music of "No," he answered, without look a heavenly choir in their ears. ing at her. "It's all healeit. Just "You'll have to tell a fib about your age, honey," David 'interrupted "Listen!" Sally whispered, her a flesh wound, you know.",
her thoughts, his voice grave and, fingers closing tensely over David's The tone of his voice silenced it seemed to her, a little embar arm. "Gus, advertising The Pal-her. She knew he was brooding russed. Maybe David, loo, was ace of Wonders. I wonder if he'll over their future. puzzling his frightened a bit, just as she was!
The Bishop of Victoria suggest- remember not to cry about Pri-young head as to what he was to That made it easier. She was aud-ed that it might be said that the cess Lalla.'"
de with her, and she lay very still, denly jubilantly glad that he was fee was ordinarily $32, but that not wise and sophisticated and very this sum should be reduced at the They could see hint, a small figure humble before his masculinity.
much older than she, like Arthur clergyman's discretion, at the same from that distance, looking the "I've been thinking, Sally," he Van Horne, for instance. a Jack-in-the-box as he waved his said at last, gently. "First, we'll
"I'll have to say I'm 18, won't time he felt it was better that the Grins and thundered the dear, get married in the morning, or as 1?" she laughed. "Do 1 look 18, fee should be clearly understood familiar phrases which Sally would soon as we find a county seat, and David? Now that most girls have by all. never forget if she lived to be a
It was decided to enter in the bobbed hair, my long hair ought to hundred,
"But David," Sally sat np, her make me look very old and digni- minutes that the fee was $5 for the She was about to run back down heart pounding with joy, but her fied. I do look 18, don't 1, David," Church, $2 for the coolie and that the hill, but David atrode after her mind unexpectedly clear and log- "Oh, Sally!" David stopped ab-it was usual but not compulsory and put his arms about her comical, "we mustn't, darling. You've ruptly and held her close to him, for the officiating priest to have fortingly. "Sally, honey, We haven't time! Throw them a kiss got to finish college, somehow, pityingly. "You look the adorable au honorarium of $25.
somewhat-i-can't bear to be a baby that you are! I pray to God from here, and then we've got to birden
upon you! You're hurry away."
young, so young!"
Then-"
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Fee to Clergymen. so that marrying me won't munke you jold before your time! Why, honey-
The question of the fee of $6 child, you haven't had any girlhood which has been paid to clergymen She broke from his embrace and "I'm going to take care of you," at all, or childhood either! You officiating at services at the Peak fung her arms out in a passionate David answered steadily. "We love should have dozens of sweethearts Church was discussed. It had gesture of love and farewell.
each other and I think we always before you marry-go to theatres been assumed that this sum was Then she flung herself upon David's will. My father married when he and parties and dances for years to cover the travelling expenses of breast and held him tight with all was 19, and I'm nearly 21--and big and years yet, before you settle the strength in her thin young for my age," he added, grinning at down."
any clergyman coming from the arms. "I've only got you now her. "We can't go on like this, "Then I shan't settle down," lower levels, but the Dean pointed David! Oh, David, what is going honey. Mrs. Stone would have a Sally laughed shakily. "I'll be a out that in no case could these to become of us? Do you really right to think the worst of us-of giddy flapper, if you'd rather1. Ah, expenses amount to $5. love me, darling?"
The Bishop of Victoria thought you-if we were not married when no, David! I want to be a good She strained away from him, to she enteres up with us. She would wife to you! But we won't get old search his beloved face as well as he justified in thinking that Clem and serious. We'll work together the darkness of the night would Garson told the truth to the police and play together and study to- permit. Faintly she could see the when he charged us with-with im-gether and roam all over the coun- Tremble of his tender, deeply carved morality. Don't you see, darling, try together when we feel like it. lips, so dearly boyish. His eyes that we just must be married now." I think we make good hoboes, don't looked big and black in the night, "Then I'll run away by myself!" you?"
"Not at this rate," David laugh- but there was a gleam of such Sally flushed at him, springing led, relieved. "I'm not going to kiss divine light in them that her fingers her feet. "I'm not going to have you a single other time before crept up his face tremblingly and closed his eyelids, for she suddenly you forced into marriage when dawn, or we'll never get anywhere. you're not old enough and not And don't you try to vamp me, you felt abashed, unworthy of his love really ready for it. You'd hate me little witch!"
"I love you with every cell in for being a drag on you--"
it well to have a deânfte fee for clergymen taking services irrespec- tive of where they lived..
After considerable argument it was decided that the sum of $5 be paid to any clergyman who takes one of the customary services in- the Penk Church.
Election of Committee,
On the proposal of Mr. Bonnar, seconded by Mr. Justice Jacks, the Committee were re-elected He did not quite keep his pro- fallowa:-Mr. Justice Jucks, Mr.
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fatigue and sleepiness was a oc- casional kiss on her drooping eye- lids or upon her babyishly lax, pink
But before they set off again he
"Listen, Sally, beloved," he urged kissed her, not one of the long ar-softly. "I want to marry you more
each other, in-
dent kisses that made her dizzy than anything in the world. It little mouth. and frightened even as they exalte might have been better if we had When the sun came up they were her, but a shy, sweet touching of met and fallen in love when we a little shy with his lips to her forehead. It was were both older, but fate took care clined to talk rapidly about trivial as if he were telling her, wordless- of that for us, and I'm only proud things. ly, that she would be utterly pafe with him through the long, dark and happy to be able to ask you hours ahead of them.
now to marry
4.
"Canfield-two miles," David
Treasurer).
Dr. J. Herbert Sanders proposed and the Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie seconded, that the beams of the Church roof be tarred; and that the Church be closed for one Sunday for this purpose,
The Benediction pronounced by the Right Roy, the Bishop closed the proceddings.
me. I'll not make read from a sign post at a cross- much money at first, maybe, but roads. "I'm going to ask that They did not talk much as they neither of us has been used to a truck driver the name walked atendily along the dirt ronds, choosing them in preference great deal, and I promise you now nearest county seat, and how to on Malaria by Dr. T. W. Ware is
that I'll not fail you in love and
get there."
of the The last address In the series
to be given this (Wednesday) to the frequented paved highway, loyalty. I've never cared for any
Sally watched him proudly, as he evening in the Chinese Y.M.C.A. at for David cautioned her to save other girl and I never will. Let's
In the closing her breath for the all-important not try to look too far ahead. ran swiftly, apparently not at all eight o'clock. task of covering many miles before we're young and strong and in fatigued after seven hours of walk-Jecture, Dr. Ware intends to dis daybreak. Neither of them had any idea of the geography of this love, Jan't that enough, sweet?"ing, to hail a dairy truck approach-cuss how malaria is spread and "Yea," she agreed, nodding hering along the state highway. The simple methods to prevent its sun was in his tousled chestnut being spread. Methods for the head against his breast.
hair, turning it into gold, and the control of mosquitoes, particularly "Then let's travel," he laughed bigness and splendid beauty of his as concerns the householder, will jubilantly. "This is our wedding body thrilled Irer to sudilen tears he presented. The address will be day, Sally! Think of it, sweet! of joy that he was hers-hers. Interpreted by Mr. Sze-to Chung, Her heart offered up a prayer: newly elected head of the Y.M.C.A. Our wedding day!"
As they plodded hand in hand "Please God, don't let anything Division of the St. John Ambu- through the long hours before dawn happen so that we can't be married Sally thought of nothing else. She today! Please!" was glad that walking made talk-
(To Be Continued.)
state to which the carnival had brought them, but they felt that it mattered little. David, country- bred, had an instinct for direction. He had chosen to turn toward the east, and Sally trotted along by his side, supremely confident that he would lead her out of danger.
"One o'clock, darling," he an- nounced at last, when Sally was so
OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH. CINEMAS NOT PLACES FOR CHILDREN.
Carrying the Baby,
both because of public inspection In many small communities, how- and because of the realization by ever, the motion picture house is the manager that only proper ven- not even provided with a parking ilation and sanitation will con- place for baby carriages, so that asistently attract the public, these trip to the movies 'means carrying things are provided primarily with some public convey- the comfort of adults in view, and In large cities most of the great the baby in motion picture houses now pro-ance for a considerable distance, not that of infants and children. vide nurseries and playrooms in and then holding it and attempt- The dust and draft that may which children may be allowed to ing to keep the baby quiet during make little difference to a grown- remain while the mother breaks the one or two hours necessary for up may be of serious import to the drudgery of her day by re- an exhibition of the films.
In an attempt to keep the child Leave Them at Home. laxation through watching the
For numerous reasons, it le toils and troubles of her favourite quiet, it is usually seduced with
popcorn, ice cream and candy, best that babies, particularly those heroes and heroines..
which tend to pervert its appetite under one year of age, be not taken and to ruin its desire for the leto a crowded motion picture house. |gitimate food due it at a proper By leaving the child in capable hands, the mother will have in- time...
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Most of the large movie empo- riums provide nurses who are in charge of these parking places,
The difficulty is, of course, that the child under such circumstances Sometimes harm results be- creased joy and relaxation during comes in contact with many other cause of the fact that these things her diversion, the other persons in children who may be suffering as purchased under the circum- the motion picture house will be with all sorts of cough, colds, or stances recounted are not in a san- relieved of the annoyance of a cry- ing child, and the baby certainly minor complaints, not serious in the itary condition.
While the temperature, ventila will benefit more than al by pro- individual case, but easily trans- mitted to others with lower re- tion and sanitation of motion plc- tection against the hazards of the
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