1
ROMANCE AND INTRIGUE.
HIS WIFE."
Elly Mrs. VICTOR RICKARD.
Author of The Light above the Grosarends *) "The Hour of Courage¿, "A Reckless Puritan, etc.
CHAPTER XIX.
Mrs. Priestly waved Walter's remarks aside. What she had to eay was not so much to the effect that Staveling was a blackguard, but of far deeper and more person al moment to Walter. His wife had left the house-"her home"-and was at that moment in the George Jigtel with Slaveling.
To go at night to an hotel to mout such a man hardly needs ex planation," Mrs. Priestly said, her nostrila dlisting. "It is an open seandat. Possibly she does not in tend to return. Ada saw the whole as I told disgraceful proceeding, you, and in putting the facts be fore you, Walter, I am only actunted by a sense of duty.".
Waller stood up, his slender figure tense and erect, "Slop, mo- ther, ples," he said, and his voice
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
wonderful recovery of her Buave manner, she took Walter's hand and held it. "I am prepared to learn." the sald with awful humility. "I
am
ready to accept your view, Walter. You have taken this line. and in some ways I approve of it. Do an you suggest. If Orange re- turns to-night, let all this be secret between ourselves. Then invite Lord Staveling to Cedarwood. If you are right, Orange wit, deed be vindicated. If you are wrong—" she made a sweeping gesture with her hand. You will no doubt, deal with the question yourself in your own way in your own time. Good She kissed him, night, my son." and with the subdued air of one who has suffered unjust reproof in a Christian spirit,, left the room, flawed reluctantly by Ada.
"But mamma, you said nothing about Mr. Crakenthrop," Ada said,
hould have warned her. "I cannot tearful again, as they reached the hour things against Orange. "Adataircase. "I think Walter ought chose to spy upon her, it seems, and to know."
I am ashamed to think she did. If Orange went to see Staveling--"
"Wait, my son." Mrs. Priestly raised her hand. "Orange hed. She said she did not know this man. You heard her. You may recall the letter ehe wrote to you on her wed ding day. The mar she loved she gave a hard little laugh-"was Lund Staveling. We have full evi- dence of that. Ada, have you got the paper you showed me?
"He shall know when re is pre- pared to believe the truth." Mrs. Priestly and Feavily, "Until then, Ada, silence and watchfulness. Try to remember that."
į
In spite of his appearance of courage, the interview had shaken Walter Priestly and left him feel ing defeated and done.
He sat in his big room, the light catching his glasses, à desolate and tragic figure, small and pathetically
ELECTRIC RECORDING
THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 25, 1928.
BIGGEST VALUES
THE RECORDS EVERYBODY WANTS
4654- MEZA. 4798
Diano Remember
Waltz...
Chirp Chirp
Fea-Trot,
Fancy our Meeting
In Old Vienna
4958
Toy Town Artillery
4957
She's A Great Girl
Fascinating Eyes
You Have Ho Idea
956
Is it Gonna Be Long
Ol' Man River
4901
[Can't Help Loving That Man..
9425
TAmerican Wedley..
Scottish Medley
One Step,
Anderson
Werson Music
snake in the grass. He's no real friend to you."
"What do you mean?" Priestly's face grew stern,
NEW FILM “FIND."
James Murray,
new
Silently Ada handed to her bro-tonely.
"I'll tell you." She squared her] JAMES MURRAY IN "IN OLD He had fought a good fight for
KENTUCKY.” ther The World We Line-in fler face was pale and her tears bad | Öenge, but a furling doubt shot its shoulders. "He saw Mrs. Priestly censed. "You have unt cold Watter serpent head towards him, and at the Works the day you first |
film brought her there, and ever since- strhek at his heart, Jas Mr. Crakenthorp treated me,'
she said bitterly,
The room oppressed him. He got he's been half crazy. For all "And," will be seen in a splendid Walter did not listen to her, he up and, opening the window into know he may be hanging about In was looking at the photograph of the garden, looked out over the dark your garden at this minute. He new picture "In Old Kentucky," (range, and read the paragraph benuases of the flower beds, a weight does come here after dark. Simp- the feature attraction at the Star son, the messenger, spoke of it and Theatre from to-day till Saturday. low it. Saying nothing he laid theas of load on his soul.
He had been standing there for it got round to the office typists and The picture has the reputation of paper down on his writing table.
It is well to be prepared in case some time when a sound in the room back to me." She pointed to her being one of the most thrilling she does not return," Mrs Priestly behind him made him turn quickly, rei. "Oh, don't look like that, said significantly.
wild hope touching his misery. Bees. Crakenthorp isn't a really race horse melodramas ever filmi but at once it forsook him again sane man, and you see, your wife ised and has a capital climax which out, "Such a sight. In some way as he saw Katherine Thorpe stand-so lovely."
"I saw them together," Ada broke
I suppose it was more decent of Ming by the writing table, a pile of Crakenthrop to leave."
letters in her hands.
"What Crakenthrop has to do " finished all these before'ti with all this hardly understand,"
(To be Continued.)
has been staged with grent effect. Helene Costello is the charming' heroine and is supported by a large cast which includes Wesley Barry, Nick Cogley and many
left the office," she said, glancing A serious incident is authorita-others. Most of the action takes Walter said ris eyes hard. "It at him curiously. Late as it was, tively reported to have taken place place in the Southern States of seems as though my private affairs the night was so fine that I ran on the frontier between Jugoslavia America where two lovable old are being thoroughly advertised by over with them for you. I knew and Albanis, near Skutari. In
negro characters are responsible by the light in the window that you sequel to the murder of the chief of you and him, Ada"
were still here,"
"Yes, I'm still here," he said, an Albanian clan his relatives for the many laughs which the
crossed the frontier into Jugoslay picture contains. making an effort to smile.
And there's amething wrong."territory and demanded the punish- ment of those guilty. The local
"You said I spied." Ada trem Bled and avoided hi, look. "It's musst unjust of you."
"Yes, Berapa it was, he admit-. ted teavily, and sat down again.
et is see how we stand, rather.it You have come here with Ada 4 tell me that Orange is unfaitafui to me. I refuse to believe it. She isn't like that. 1.she intended 19 go away with Straveling she would have come and told me BO!"
She took off her small hat and threw Jugoslav Vice-Governor, having re- on the floor. "You know, Boss, fused the request, he was killed, you're so much too good to live that were seven other Jugoslay subjects. sometimes I'm afraid you'll die off."
He took no notice of her, but fid-One Albanian was killed. died with the letters she had brought. "How about Author?"" he asked.
"I've written to him," she said. and if your offer doesn't pull things right, nothing ever will" She stood looking at him almost
Mrs. Prically gave a little shif of exasperation; but she kept her mouth shut in a tight, close line.
"You tell me," he went on, that Orange was engaged to Straveling, statically. "A house," she count and remind me of a letter of her's ed the points off on her fingers, "a which you read at the time. I tell warden, Boss, a lovely little garden real flowers in; money you in retura that I trust her im- to grow
a very diffent enough for us to be rich on, nud jilletty. She has part to play in this house, and hope. Oh, he'll be all right." She married her on the understanding came towards him, her face alight that she was to have a perfectly free with gratitude" "And I owe it all hand. If sie came to care for me,to you. How am I ever, ever going well and good. If not If not, the to make it up to you? If I live to was not to be coerced by anyone is a thousand I never can." Orange has been very brave and He looked up at her young, happy very straight with me."
face a little wistfully. "A thou- Even when she induces Lord sand, Kute, that's rather a fine old Staveling to come here during your age isn't it? And as for making it absence? Mrs Priest asked acid-up. I'm more than paid just to ser Jy.
veg so happy. Besides, Arthur's "How do I know that she did?a decent fellow, and if he did have His comia may have been pure stroke of bad luck, it's not the accident. She may not have wanted worst thing that can happen to a to see him. Her visit to him to-man. No, Kate, I can't have you night may, quite possibly, be mere-kissing me again. Sit down here. ly to tell him to leave Lympton." and talk a little if you'd like to
Mrs. Priestly had been holding atay." herself in for some time; but at
She pulled a foot stool in front of
thin she let go. "Waller, I always where he sat, and, taking her place knew you were a simpleton," she said, craning her head forward and on it, clasped her hands round her staring at him. "But there is an- knees and watched him stendily. other word which best describes
"I wonder what's wrong with
you, though I will not neil my lips you?" she said thoughtfully. "You by speaking it. If you were a man look na if the Works were bank-
rupt." you would act."
"How should I act?" he asked, as he watched her.
"Not the Works." He shook his head. "I'm bankrupt myself. That's about the size of it." "You would pack that woman out,
"Rankrupt! Why?" bag and baggage, directly she puts
a cigarello "Mentally."He took foot inside your doors, if, indeed she and threw it to her. "Oh, horribly ever does. Let this dissolute man take her out of her outraged home, poor. Just a miserable beggar,
and let him cast her off us he mout ecrtainly, will."
Kate,"
"And can't "she struck a match
"Well, as to that, it's rather a problem. Supposing that Arthur didn't care for you, you'd feel a bit down and out, wouldn't you? If, for instance, Crakenthorp cared for you instead. It wouldn't be much use, would it?"
for.
Rat
Waller came towards his mother, and watched the flame, "can't any- bis fuce working slightly. "Mother," one help?" he said sternly, "I never expected to have to speak to you like this; bul must ask you to be silent, Orange is my wife, and absent or present, I will not listen to insults to her. I love her, I trust her, and I cannot let you, or anyone, une these words in apeaking of her. More, than that he threw back Eds head. "I shall ask Staveling to stay here in this house, to prove to you what I think of your story,"
"And are wo to sit at table with her and with him?" Ada asked, following her mother to the door. "Really, Walter, there should be same limit to what you expect of mumma and me,"
"Crakenthorp." She ward. "I think he's mad, Boss. He's been awfully qucer of late, and I caught him hanging about in the passage and shot him out of it the other day,
"Had he come there to see you Kathering Thorpe shook her head. "Not he. He's looking elsewhere, or so they say." Bho bit her i and glanced doubtfully at Walter. Mra: Priestly stood for a moment "I'm not a busy-body, but one hears with bent hoad, and, then, with a things, and take it from me, he's a
J1
About 700 sheets, pillow-canes, towels and table napkins have dis- appeared from Wellhouse
Law Hospital, Barnet.
Poor
Delicary played no pare în căla arliamoriting
Imagine keeping a golf score by thir cave-man's writing methods! Your gaine would be replete with "holes-in-one" (one hole in one day)! Ten minuter of play and tin hours of wearing.
Through all the ager ✔ writing we have finally reached the stage of perfection Eversharp. &ate, tractive, to convenient and so easy-writing. A pencil that no one able to surite should be, without.
Sale Agents in South China N. S. MOSES & Co., Ltd. Hongkong.
There is only one-
EVERSHARP
The name is on the pensil THE WARE COMPANY New York, N. Y., U. 5. A.
W
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
Reiss, Massey & Co., Ltd.
DISTRIBUTORS,
Exchange Bldg.
Tel. C.672.
YOU can lay up an endless store of trouble if YOU entrust your installation to incompetent hands!
As specialists in
CENTRAL HEATING
HOT WATER & SANITARY SYSTEMS
installations at the
we have been entrusted with
following institutions, etc:—
SCHOOLS.
Diocesan Boys' School,
St. Stephen's College.
CLUBS.
Hongkong Club. Hongkong Cricket Club. Hongkong Jockey Club.
HOSPITALS
Victoria Hospital. Matilda Hospital.
Alice Memorial Hospital. New Tung Wah Hospital. Nursing Home, Shameen.
HOTELS.
Repulse Bay Hotel.. Oriental Hotel (Canton).
OTHER BUILDINGS
Mountain Lodge.. "Sisters' Quarters, Matilda Hosp..
Police Station, Sham Shui Po. Stubb's Road Garage. Branksome Towers.
All systems are designed by experts; thoroughly acquainted with local conditions & requirements,
DODWELL & CO., LTD.
Queen's Building.
'Tel.
C.1030.
BANKS,
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI- BANKING CORPORATION.
Authored Capital
Jaaned and Fully Pak-up
RESERVE FUNDS-
Sterling
Bilver
fors
Liability of
**FE$0.000.000 4441$25,000,000
.4 1,000,000 .$14,000,000 Утортым
HEAD OFFICE: HONG KONG.
COURT OF DIRDITORS:
A. IL Compton, Res. Chairman,
N. B. Brown, Eng. Deputy ChairRAK
Hon. Mr. B. D. 7.
Delib
W. Eh Bay, D. Hon. Mr. Ö. 4 5.
Meckle
P. W. Mapacy, Esq. W. Ia l'attenden, kas, 2. A. Plummer, Eng. -T G. Wall. X20.
IL P; Wilis, Hot,
- Chief Manage. Hon. Mr. A. O," lirass.
ANOT BANGIDE BATAVIA BONBAY CALCUTTA CANTUN CHEFOO COLOИNÚ DAIREN POUCHOW HAIPHONG
KALBURG BANKOW HARDIN BONGELS ILOILO
H JUNORE KOOK
BRANCHES
KUALA LUMPUR
LONDON LYONG MALACCA MANILA MQUEDEN NAGABAKI NEW YORK PEKING PENANO BANDDON
BAIGON
BAN FRANCISOG
BILANGICA!
SINDAPORE
BOURABAYA
BUNGE! PATANI TIENTAIN
TOLYO
TRINGTAO
TOKOHAMA
CURRENT AUCOUNTS opened in LOQAL CURRENCY and FIXIU DEPOSITE realvut for any year of shorter perioda is 10GAL CURRENCY AND STERLING S which will be quoted on application. Hongkong, 15th February, 1920.
HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.
The Business of the store Denk con: ducted by the HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. Bulee may be
btained on application.
FOR THE BONGKONG BBANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,
A. C. HYNER,
Chief Manager,
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL-
MAATSCHAPPIJ,
(Netherlan& Tradies Bociety.)
BANKERS
STABLISHED 2824.
い
HONGKONG OFFICE: IL QUEEN'A BOAD, CENTRAL.,
Authorised Capital ......Quiiders 150,000,000- (41,400,000.) l'eld-Up Capital ........Guilders 80,000,000.- (1,606,870.) ilers Fund Guilder 40,000,000
{46,811,111.)
Hot Oct—AMSTERDAMÝ Estate Food Olcsi-BATAVIA.
BRANCHES:—Bandjarmasin,
Jot
Banderna”,
THE CHARTERED BANK OP INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINAL
,
(incorporated by Royal Charter 1898) HEAD OFFICE)-LONDON, Paid up Papia Barve
and 'ga.........
Banerva Ländillis, of Premristors
·árszelm and Branchen.
ALOR STAR
(Malay Stuben)
AMRITSAR-
BANGKOK HATAVIA
BOMBAY
CALOUTTA
CANTON CAWNPOR DEDU GOLOMBO
DELHI HAIPHONG
HAMBURG HANKOW HONGKONG ILOILO
KARACHI
IPOH
ELANG
XOD
- KUCHING
MADRAH MANILA MEDAN NEW YORK FERING PENANG PESHAWAR BANGOON BALCON BEMARANG BERANDAN SHANGHAI BINGAPORE **- HOUBABAYA TAIPING
(MB) TAVOY TLENTON
TOKYO
TONGKAR (Dhakal
KUALA KANGSAR TBINOTAU
Perak T.ME)
KUALA LUMPUR
YOKDILAMA
LAMBOANGA
Pallippias las
Foreign Exchungs and Geoceral Making kunnan kesRTİNİ,
Current Assocznie opened and Fixad Deportis received for å your or abortar periods në ruan which 1 21 be quoted on applica Hoa.
A. IL. FERGUSON,
Mannest
Hongkong, 28th February, 1987.
THE NATIONAL CITY HANE OF NEW YORK,
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits....... U.S.$168,168,268 Commercial and Travellers' La ters of Credit, Travellers' Chaques, Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and sold. Cur.
Tent accounts and Bavings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Do posite in local and foreign curren cios taken at rates that may be as
tha certained on application to Bank HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Strad New York.
Branches int
ARGENTINE
BELGIUM
BRAZIL
CHILP
CHINA
CUBA
DOMINICAN
*REPUBLIC LONDON
FRANCE
INDIA
F
ITALY JAPAN JAVA PANAMA PERO PORTO RICO
STIAITH
SETTLEXENTE URUGUAY VENEZUKLA
We are also able to offer out
Bombay Calcutta, Charibos. Customers the sorvices of the Jiddah Djember, Djokjakar-
Is The Hines, Kobe, Lots
Eadja,
Padang,
fruzwa.
Makar
Talembang, Fekh
Branches of the Internations)
Banking Corporation in San Fra*-
Pensos. Pretianak cisco, Spain and the Philippine Hangoon Potterdam, Jama
Bibles Islands.
Fang".
Shangbal
(Bumira), Blugapore, BOUT bata, Soerskryta (Bolo), Tegal, Tilajan and Wellawroden",
and Weltevreden”.
• Thme milta have safe deposit box to
Ltd.
London Bankers-National Presfacial Bank, Correspondents all over the world. BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANBACTED.
0. BIZINSTRA,
Hansker
lkong, 30th July, 1987.
THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK LIMITED.
{Xstablished 2880.)
Capital (fully paid up).... Y. 100,000,000 Rowerve Fund
*****....T. 101,400.000 HEAD OFFICE1-TOKOHAMA.
Branches and/ágracies at Alexandria Karachi ifstavia
Kobe Loader
Bombay
Art Los Angel
Calculia
Lroes
Caplos
Havila
Changebun Hagmonk!
Dairen (Dalas) Nagoya
Fezgien
(Mukden)
Mankow
Harbin Bloogkang
Honou
Bal Youn
Newchwang
Opaka Peking
Balgon Ban Francisko
Beattl
Bemarang (thangbai Bhimanosaki Singapore Boersbays
New York
Tiratsia Tokyo
flangeon
*blogtan
tilo de
farico
Vladivostock (Temporally elowed) Inlet allowed on Ourrent knovati Depceite received for fixed periode at to be obtained on explication,
IL MORI Hongkong. 11th September, 1924,
THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.
Xetablished 1318.
HISAD OFFICE:, HONGKUNG Authorised Capital (Bong Kong
Currency).................................................. $11,028,004, Pald-up Capital (Hong Mong
Kerce Find
BRANCHES-
850,009.
Canton, Shanghai, Hazkow, Swałow. Bangkok, Haw Tork and San-Fran clapo. LONDON BANKERS-
The Lloyd's Bank Limited. Correspondents in all prispipal Oftims of the
World
Voreign exchange and Banking burizem of every descripuisa transacted.
Bafa Deposit Boxes (varicos aleat) sta yearly rental of Eryan $5 30 $40.
LOOK POON NHAS,
Chief ManageŤ, Hongkong, 1813 February, 1927, 20
BANQUE DE L'INDO-CHINE.
HEAD OFFICE.
01, Boulevard Hammann, Paris Paid Capti......................PTE. $3,400,000,#2 Hutmcribed Capital
... 11.000 500.DE Pra.105,850,000,00
Desarro‹ Fund
BANGKOK BATTAMBANG OAN TIID
CANTON DJIBOUTI FORT-DAYARD
BAIPHONG JANKOW
HANOI
HONGKONG
MENGTEE
NAM DENE
DRANCHES.
NUUMKA
PAPETTE
PEKING
PNOM-PENT PONDICHERAT BAIOON BILANGHAY SINGAPORE
TIENTBIN
TO ANT
YUNNANTU
BANKERSI
Is, FRANCE -Comptoly National d'Escompés
R. M. McLAY,.
Manager.
Hongkong, 7th January, 1927.
BANQUE FRANCO-CHINES
pour le
Commerce et l'Industria, (Incorporated in France.) Prince's Building, Chater Bond, Hong Kong.
HEAD OFFICE:
74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris,
Capital fully paid up Fru, 50,000,000 Special working
Capital
Reserves
Frs. 50,000,000 .......... Fra. 24,210.000 BRANCHES,
Paris, Lyons, Marselli, Saigon, Haiphong, Lanoi Toukan, Gutsa Hue, Thanh hoa Vinh, Phom Phan Peking, Shangbal, Tientsin, Hongkona BANKERS
Franca:-Societe Generale, Banget Nationale de Credit, Banqua de Parta et des Pays Bas
London:--Midland Bank Ltd,
New York: Americas Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Commercial Italiana
Ban Francisco:Bank of Italy.. Every description of banking and Exchange business transacted. Correas pondents throughout the world.
L.. BERNIS, Mariager, Hongkong, Brd August, 1928,
THE BANK OF CHINA. SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED BY PREZIDEN TILL MANDATE OF THE REPUBLIC DE CHINA ON THE 22ND OF MOVEMBER, 2017
,"
Authorised Casital Paid-up. Ceplisi
Berry Punda ......
‚4 1/422/426.364
BEAD OFFICE - PEKING.
BONGKONG REANCHES.
4. Quaen's Road Centist Braschm and Bub-brazebos all over Chi and screpondents in Europe, Austica beR, other part of world.
LONDON DANKRES 1000
"
་
The Natiensi Provincial and Hinton th
of England Limited.
The Guaranty Trout Company of New Yeth,
HEW YORK 'BANKERS1
The galli The Irving National Banku. jable Trust Company of New York.
Interest allowed on Corrgia accounts, wedd Fixed Deposits. Terms on applicatipa.
Every decription of Banking bračnog) tranacled.
Loans granted on ́Approved nogaritíma. Special facilitias dos Blouse Backesge
BHOU J. CREW, *
THE HO HONG BANK, LTD,
(Retablished 1915) CAPITAL
do Paria Oradit Ioannsins Banusa de Authorised' Capital Paris et des Pays-Bay: Bodele (metal
in LONDON:-Tha National Provincial and Valon Bank of England, Lids Comptoir Hallenal d'Escotopía de Faria, Cridis L/TUB WEIM
1 NEW YORK (-J. P, Morgan & Co,
Interest allowed on Current Lesonats, and Pinad Depoalte necovčíka to sarangutant,
Beaty description of Kanking and AuchanES
- tremenstad..
Safe Deposit Bozar la lat. “
Larued'
Faid-Up
myn
bolders
Surplus
of
HEAD OFFICE:—SINGAPORE.. Branchen, agencies and Correspondemus in an the principal clitos of the world,
Every description at Bashfos ssé Ezehason
KOʻLEUNG H¢3.
| Sealsand Transorted,