ROMANCE AND. INTRIGUE
"HIS WIFE."
By Mrs. VICTOR RICKARD.
Author of “The Light above the Grosiroqda""; "Thi Hoven of Courage, 1962 Beckless Purimų,
CHAPTER XII.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
Orange recovered herself, and smoothed back her halg with a Orange had come to a point trembling band, where she intended to take a fresh line with regard to life.
her husband, from friendship back like
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"Ah here you are!" Mrs. Priestly said, looking guardedly..at From passiva resistance to
bath, "Bennet would queer, uncertain friendship with them.
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about and as to a wholly unsatisfactory silence, the calecolaria bed, the short path of her marriage had Ada is at war with him I came for Dear me, Mr. already taken her. Now new you, Orange.
Crakenthorp, how agitated you phano opened before her..
It was futile to go on as they look!" She held out her hand were going, and she determined gonially, "No quarrels, I hope? upon the first opportunity to go Ada la in the conservatory if you straight to the point with Walter, are trying to find her. Come, She was, after all, a young modern, Orange, calceolaria plants, like time and had been honest with him at and tide, wait for no man, and
must be bodded out." Arat. Now that she realised
Orare made no reply, but walk- change in her own feelings towards him, it was clear that she owed the fed away beside her, her white dress same frankness both to herself and in strong contrast to Mrs. Priestly's. garments. Crakenthorp to him. She would tell him that black
she had begun to care for him, and watched them go, with his hot, If he cared for her well, If he did?wild eyes. Then lie, too, walked She sat down on a stone seat near away, taking the short cut back to a dripping fountain. Somehow or the Works. other, Mra, Priestly and Ada must
Mrs. Priestly, pleading a head-
be got rid of. Even if she and ache, Look her ten in the seclusion Walter had to leave Cedarwood and of her own room. She wanted a go and live in a cottage near the word with Ada in private, but her Works it would be preferable to the feeling that her daughter: tempermamentally india- present arrangement; and she began was to plan out their new home together, creet held her back. She with light and soaring heart. had missed nothing of the The dogs hud run off through the short interview between Craken- boundary fence to chase rabbits in thorp and Orange, and it beloved the wood. Orange could hear their her to put Ads on her guard. In- clamorous barking in the distance. wardly she had decided long before The green abado was cool and sweet that Ada and Crakenthorp should to her ag she drifted on, her marry, and this new turn of affairs thoughts in tune with the glory off upset and annoyed her. Not that the day.
she was shocked by witnessing Suddenly she looked over her Crakenthorp's violent love-making, shoulder, and saw Crakenthorp com- for with a grand Victorianism she Ing towards her, dark amid all the gave any man a wide latitudo in af- brightness; but as she was happy fairs of the heart, but she did not absolve, Orange, for all that." Or- aho smiled at him.
ange was the type of woman men run after; Ada was not, but för all that, men often married the last wo- man they had expected to..
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"The in the first time I have seen you alone," he said, standing before her, holding his wide felt hat in his hand. "I have waited a long time for this."
In the end she told Adn some
A little atarlled by his look and thing of what she had seen." Re- the pent-uppaaston of his voice, duced to angry tears, her Orange said nothing. She felt as daughter admitted that even she had felt that first day, that the whilst be appeared to be manager of the Works was not with her, Hubert Craken- quite normal, and she drew away thorp had shown a penetrating na he sat down beside her on the curiosity with reward to Orange seat..
and Walter, or Orange and her past history,
"Do you think me dishonest and ungrateful?" he said, pleadingly. "And yot, am I to blame?" Walter Priestly is nothing to you, you can't deny that. I loved you the first time I saw you
"And you told him!" Mrs. Priest- jy asked, shaking her head. "Ada, you have no discretion."
"But if he cares for Orange—”! Ada began.
"Oh, don't," she said, slurply, "I
"He will recover," Mrs, Priestly. don't want to hear these things, Mr. counselled. "Something will pul Crakenthorp, It may astonish him off."
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WEDNESDAY,
OCTOBER 17, 1928.
CHINESE POLICE. METHODS.
(Continued from Page 7.)
half a dozen were educated men of the better class.
The room was old and in an in-" describable condition of ith. The sanitary arrangements-vell, it is Impossible to say much about them: suffice it to say that what served for a litrine was part and parcel of the room. There was a dish for washing in, and one towel for the lot. Little wonder that so many suffered from eye and skin disease. In this den Mr. Chao had to spend the next 24 hours; he was fortunta that it was no longer for one man had been thoro for two months.
A Night of Horror.
The sleeping arrangements were as primitive as everything cleo.in the detention cell there were kongs ranged alongside one wall on which to sleep, and nine pieces of bedclothes were distributed, one for every five men. Luckily one of the gentlemen who had the misfortune to be confined in the cell offered Mr. Chao a share of a private blanket which he had been able to obtain, and Mr. Chao- slept alongside of him.
The atmosphere was awful: the air stank from the presence of the latrine. Bugs and fleas abounded, and rats scurried over the floor continuously.
Food' was served in the morn- ing, and Mr. Chuo remained in the cell until one o'clock. During this time the talk of the inmates would have proved interesting had not his position been so utterly dia- tressing.
One man had been there for 14 days without seeing the judge, and had no news either of being re- leased or being sent for trial.
Before the Police Judge. Fortunately, Mr. Chao's case came on with somewhat more expedition than seems to have been shown in other instances, At one o'clock (this was Tuesday) he was ordered to appear before the official who for want of a better title may be described as the police judge, who proceeded to ask him why he was brought before him.
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On explaining the matter of the disturbance, the judge sald that it had been caused by Mr. Chao's taking a motor car from a man in the Settlement. Mr. Chao said that all that was necessary was for the a complaint to be made to Settlement police and have. him, prosecuted before the Provisional' Court. To this the judge replied: "I am not so sure about that: We have a right to question you while district." You are living in our After questioning the coolle the judge told Mr. Chno that he must wait in the detention cell, and he remove ordered the police to him.
Mr. Chao forcibly protested against auch a course of action, and after vigorously demanding for some time to see the chief of the legal department, the judge roluctantly consented. Apparent-
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you," she faced him squarely, "but In Ada's eyes Mrs. Priestly was I Inve my husband very much. Listan infallible oracle, and her words en Wo will forgat, "both of us, sank deep into the mind of her
She what you have just said. It's alapid, daughter.
had Thought and it was in vilcly bad taste." consistently of Hubert Crakenthorp, "You love him, do you?" Craken- and believed that she loved him thorp laughed harshly. "And does wildly. He had talked, in Mre. he love you or doen he love Kather Prickly's own words, "paid her ine Thorpe? Perhaps you don't marked attention, and then, with- know what everyone at the Works out warning, had gone over to Or- knowa" He saw that he had hurlange. She thought of telling her and, catching her wrist, he Walter, but that very evening Wal- spoke quickly, "They talk of you, ter left unexpectedly for Switzer- too, of course, and I hear what they land on business connected with the Hay, Miss. Priestly told me that Works, and, in any case, whenever your marriage with Priestly was Ada had criticised Orange even a RESULTS OF THE HALF MILE diate access to the functionary in The man who made the call, Mr.
simply an empty form."
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very little, Walter resented it and
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CHAMPIONSHIP. Orange anatched her hand from quietly refused to continue the
To the chief of the legal depart-F. B. Odlum, began speaking to his hot grasp. "How dare you?" discussion.
The V.R.C. Aquatic Sports, schedul-ment Bir. Chao complained about his friend at 9.30 p.m. on a recent sho said trembling with anger.
The three women, left alone in ed to take place over the next week, being detained illegally for 24 Monday, and continued without in- terruption of any kind until 11.5, "What do you know about us?the big house, were like three peo- opened at the Club last evening when houra..
The chief said that the case was He spoke from his room in the You repeat this ridiculous gossip ple under a strange spell. Orange the Half Mile Championship was awum off, resulting in a dead heat with. about Walter. It's a lie. What nyoided Mrs. Priestly and Ada, as more have you to say?" She was far as she could. She knew that Br. C. J. Cocke and Mr. J. R. complicated and that some time hotel on a telephone by his bed.
Chao replied that he Was Mr. standing up, and her eyes blazed Ada and her mother heid long Johnstone touching the post at the must be spent over it, to which side. with temper..
Counsels together, and guessed that moment
There were eight competitore for wrong, as the Chinese police rad "What more? Only this, that these talks had something to say the start, a feature of this year's en- no legal right to interfere in the love you and I will make you love about her and Crakenthorp, for try being the inclusion of a Japancap mattor of the motor car. It was
He came close to her, and Crakenthorp kept away, and Adu resident, Mr. T. Morokuma of the M. one for, the Provisional Court. caught her by the arms. "Don't loitered about in the wardens, dis B. K.. Others entering were Mesara
As Mr. Chao was unwell, the ery out," he said, crushing her to conslate and angry.
L. L. Pereira, C. J. Cooke, S. V. Git- him. "No one will hear you. See, Mes, Priestly, always diplomatic, tins and J. R. Johnstong of the thief eventually agreed to send Orange, I love you like lits, like was as suave and smooth of manner V.C., and Lance Corporals Branch him to the French Hospital at the and Finlayson and Private Ferguson West Gate to be attended to, and this, like this," He held her as she as ever, but even though she gave on the X.0.5.1. representing, the once there he was kept under a very few minutes I was "through" OUTWARDS FOR SHANGHAL YORKOHAMA, KOBE & MOJI fought him and kissed her mouth, the question very little thought, Military. There were no Naval on lock and key. He was, however, to the man I wanted. I started
She broke away from him at Orange began to realine dimly that rants. last. "No decent man would dare Ada became increasingly hostile of The course was over 11 laps from to do what you have 1070," she mauser, and from time to time she the Club, steps to the Praga an, with his family and his lawyer, after 11. English time, when I Fer and the latter at onco took action. put up the receiver. It was then said, panting for breath, and put caught her watching her, a look of commencing from the Club. ting her hands over her face..
veiled triumph in her round, bird- guson led easily on the first lap, He is Dr. Theodors, Chang, who is about 5 o'clock in the States, 1 "But I am not a decent man. like eyes,
but lost on the turn, when Pereira legal adviser to the Gendarmerie, suppose. I've kissed you. Now you can tell. In point of fact, Ada had work took the lead, but was quickly dis- and thanks to his efforts the your husband. It's more than he cd herself up to a pitch of defiance placed by Johnstone, with Cooke close police ordered Mr. Chao's release
"Was it worth it? It sure was, has done,'
and planned out a scheme which she up. These positions were maintained, on Dr. Chang's guaranty. She rataed her head slowly, and did not confide even to her mother, Johnstone pocketing the race between
if you'll permit an Americanism. with Pereira losing and Cooke and
Given a good connexion there is looked at him without speaking. She was fearful, excited, and she them. Over the remaining laps, there Then, her glance carrying over bis trembled on the brink of action for
the 440 yards Championship will also nothing to beat the long distance was no alteration, with Johnstone
be swum off.
phone for urgent business. You' shoulder, she saw Mrs. Priestly, a days before she took the final step seemingly unable to increase his
200 Yards Championship
feel you can get right down to it." gardening basket on her arm, which was to lead to an upheaval speed. Cooko hung on and in the
A start was made with the an- coming along the path, unperturbed that none of them dreamed of. last hundred yards put on a
#spurt.
Mr. Odium, who is in England on and 'amling. With a huge effort, }· (To Be Continued.)
which Johnstone could not hold off, nnal aquatic championships of the Both came to the winning line with Colony at the V.R.C. on Monday, a mission in Big Business, which he rash and touched simultaneously in when the heats of two events were preferred not to discuss, has tele 18 minutes 2 seconds. Pereira was down for decision. In the 200 phoned in all parts of the world. third in 18 minutes 16 seconds. Moro. kura gave up at the end of the sixthyards open championship, how-This, for instance, is the ninth lap, while all others completed the ever, two competitors failed to an- time he has made use of the
pear, with the result that D. Lyon, Transatlantic line, The record for the course is held J. R. Johnstone, L. R. Pereira aud On one ocasion he spent 30| She became distraught when by Mfr. Johnstone, who completed yes C. J. Cooke automatically went minutes in a telephone box in Havana, talking to New York-a she learned that he could not re-terday, with a return of 12 minutes into the final round. cover, and she jumped into the 17 seconds in 1910, the same swimmer
In the 100 yards breast stroke, sound-proof and air-tight box.
The English telophone system Itiver Isero.
having returned good timea in 1920, there were six competitors, who 12 minutes 32 seconds; in 1921, 12 Four days later Malcolm died miguten
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heat saw-Leung Shui-man, J. R. French "decidedly bad," noconda..
another American without knowing of his mother's minutes of seconds; and in 1926, 12 awam off in two heats. The first he thinks "not good," and the
The race for the Mok Challenge Johnatone and T. Morokuma finish Recently tragic end
scheduled for last In the order named, whilst the or- business, man, Mr. William C. Cup over 820 yards there was dor in the second heat was YeungDurant, the famous bull operator} Five weeks later came the final evening, was was attending a holiday course at bloom died at his Loughton home. Grenoble University when he was Grief is believed to have hastened commencing at 6p.xn, are the 100 Yards Championship, 100 yards, back strleken with tuberculosis. Mrs. his death.
stroke, 220 yards Championship and 100 yards breast stroke, Honts for
FAMILY DIE WITHIN Wydbloom, who was nursing her SIX WEEKS. sick husband, heard that her son's life was in danger and left for
DRAMA OF HUSBAND WIFE AND SON.
A Loughton family, Mr. and Mra. Albert Victor Wynbloom and their son Malcolm, aged 22, have
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