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A FIRST NOVELI
WHIRLWIND
By Eleanor Early.
"I know. It's a modern disease. But, if you have a mind you have to use it once in a while,
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LEAVING THE EAST.
MR. J. W. BANBURY OF
CANTON..
Amongst the passengers on
the es. Kinahan on Sunday after- noon for Hongkong was Mr. J.
four years ago,
MONDAY, DECEMBER 3. 1928.
HONGKONG RACES.
TWO BIG EVENTS DECIDED.
[BY "HINGTAIL"] .
Botelho), Duke of Artagnan (Mr. Sherman), Grey Eyes (Mr. Wa), Fook Shau (Mr. Proulx), Little Dar Hnu (Mr. McCartney)
Time: 1 min. 36-4/5-8ccs.
longths, 预
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ength Pari-mutuel: Winner $99.00; ̃ ̄ Pla- ces, 1st $23.90; 2nd $9.80; 3rd, $22.90, Glasgow Handicap: "D" class; aix furlonge.-For China ponies. · 1st prize: $400, 2nd prize: $160. 3rd
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Weight, for inches ar por scale, ist prize: $599. 2nd print $800. Srd prize: $150.
Mr: Chan Tin-sion's Winsonis Stag
(Mr. Wong) 1
Mr. Yam Man's Ono Third
(Mr. da Roxn) Time: 2 mins, 39 secs. 24 lengths,
Pari-mutuel: Winner $10.10; Place) 1st $9.00.'
GRAND MILITARY REVIEW.
(Continued from Pago 1.).
35,000 Men Pass,
SAL....
Battalion after battalion, regi-
Gallowgate Plate: one mile-Forment after rogiment, brigade after- Chins ponies that have started in brigade of infantry passed the Hongkong and have not won a race
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after them came the engineers.
Then followed tanks, armoured
cars and the artillery-mountain gyne, howitzers, "heavies" and 2 field-guria--and, after a sufficient interval had elapsed to enable all (Mr. MoGeriney) a Alro ran.-Rose Hall (Mr. these to get well clear, line after Ho Salman), Ploughman (Mre of cavalry swept past at the Rotelbo), Tap Sine (Mr. Shillington) Black Pearl (Dr. B. T. Wong), trot.
W. Banbury. Mr. Banbury is The two big events at Happy prize: $100. leaving Canton probably for good; Valley on Saturday, the St. An-Mears, Stanton & Boldy's Mowgli he is returning to San Francisco drow's Stakes and the Hongkong Moests. K. C. Lau & H. C. Leo's (Mr. Reidy) on the President Lincoln, where Autumn Champions, put backers Duke of Nieblung
this year. To be ridden by Jockeys saluting base in this way, whilst THIS HAS HAPPENED
who have not won five flat races. ho will rejoin his wife and on good terms with themselves. SYBIL THORNE, bride of two
family who wont home nearly The Stakes went to "Mr. Eve's" Mr. N. Hashim's Sunning
(Mr. T. L. Wang) Weight for inches as per scale. Ist prize: $400, 2nd prize: $150. 3rd weeks, leaves her husband on their
candidato, Boxing Eve, who was
(Mr. Charles) 3 prize: $100. Sybil had sent a wireless to Tnd, Not only the whole foreign favourite and Mr. Chan Tin Sion'e A160 mn.The Farmor honeymoon. She is returning from
(Mr. Mesars. Stanton & Reidy's Blue» Havana with MABEL BLAKE, and they were at the pler to wel- community, but also a large num- Winsome Stag, who was the outside Liang), Skipper (Mr. da Roza),
World (Mr. Morgan) Stag Boston social worker, with whom come her. Mrs. Thorne and Tad ber of his Chinese friends will of two unnors, captured the Fanling
(Mr. Harriman), Mr. C. W. P. Richardson's she took the voyage in which she and Craig Valerie waS sorry regret Mr. Banbury's departure. Hongkong Autumn Champions. Dzingboo (Mr. Shillington). Wuchang
Movanagher (Owner) met RICHARD EUSTIS, who wooed-she had an engagement.
(Mr. Fontes), Twilight Evo (Mr. Mrs. R. H. Charles's blay Especially those who were hero
San Francisco a very cried with him during the troublesome
con- Clark), Velez (Mr. Rackhouse), The and won her in five days. On their "Why, you're thinner,"
up Haugh (Mr. Pruk). wedding night Richard becomes in Craig, as he took her hand. He did days of the strike in 1926 and sistent performer of lato
the good
the thing in
Time: 1 min. 35-3/5 secs. -1926 will remember him for all set toxicated and remains in that con not offer to kiss her.
Dand heat, 2 lengths. dition the greater part "A little." She was vere casual the hard work he did for the good opening event by beating the
(Duke of of the time. Sybil, disgusted with about it. It's stylish to be thin. of the community and for his better backed O'Moon by a head Karl-mutuel: Winner
somewhat spectacular Places, 1st (Duke of Nieblung 'Nieblung) $34,00,- (Mowgil) $14.00; him, leaves him, returning to Bos- Emuciation is all the rage, Lordy, continual cheerfulness in those after ton with Mabel who, meantime, has it's good to soe you all again! How very trying times when Shameen finish between the two leading $10.80, ist (Mowgli) $12.00: Brd become engaged to JACK MOORE, have you been, Mother? Bless your was completely cut off from jockeys, T. L. Wong and R. H.30.00. an American whom she met in Ha-heart, Tad-you old married man Canton and even communication Charles.
-how are you? And Craigle-with Hongkong was dificult and' Sybil's marriage has been par-you're looking like million irregular. Our Own Correspon- ticularly unfortunate because of Aren't you people at the Cape?" her engagement to CRAIG NEW- HALL, who has loved her devot edly for several years. Mabel hopes that a quiet divorce may be
"In Lown! This weather!" obtained, and that Sybil may st
"Well, Fall's almost here, you marry Craig. But If Sybil is go-
Here it is September, ing to have a child that compli-know, Sybil.
already. cates matters.
vana.
Prior to her engagement to Craig Sybil loved JOHN LAWRENCE, a soldier who was sent to France on the eve of their marriage and never returned. Following the death of her father and the marriage of her brother, TAD, to VALERIE WEST, a selfish and flighty little thing, Sybil suggested to Craig that she take a vacation with Mabel in order to reach a decision regarding her marriage with him. Because of her persevering love. for John, Sybil fears that she may not love Craig enough to marry him. Then she meets Eustis--and life grows more complicated.
CHAPTER XXV.
Sybil leaned comfortably back in her deck chair.
"Mother wasn't very well you know, and they packed me off to boarding school about as soon as 1 could walk. Dad had plenty of of money then.
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"We closed the place yesterday," explained her mother. "Val wasn't enjoying herself at all. She thought she'd be happier in town."
They had dinner together at the Touraine, Valerie was late, usual. She was very dazzling as
dent.
LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
Here is the solution to the puzzle on another page.
HARM, HARD, HERD, HELD, HELP.
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Fields did not come up to the $500 usual standard and were conse quently poor, with two starters in the first and seventh races` 'and only threa in the sixth race,
The attendance was fairly good considering the numerous counter attractions, and, considering the hardness of the course, times] were fairly good in most of the
races:
Quite one of the features of the lieve I deserted her to go chasing meeting was the presence of the she came flying in. Americana little halfbreed?".
band of the King's Own Scottish "Well--I don't know." Jack was beauty was the vague just then and
Borderers which presented an
Time: 2 mina. 12-2/5.aoca. 2 lengths; 6 lengths, Pari-mutuoli Winner $9.10; Placon; 1st $5.00; 2nd $10.99; 3rd $7.00,
CASH SWEEPS.
Below are given the results of tho cash sweeps.
St. Andrews Staken: 11⁄2 miles,-|- with a cup presented. For "onlee. Wolght for inchos sE 2nd prize: $300. Brd
'c'a Boxing Eve
(Mr. Charles) 1 Dunbar's Coos Bay
(Mr. da Roza) 20 Mr. A. C. llynes & C. Gordon
Mackie's Pickle (Mr. Clark) 3 Also ran-Mongolian Stag (Mr. T. L. Wong), Choma (Mr. Harriman).
Time: 8 mins. 15.4/5′ secs.
length, length. Pari-mutuel: Winner $8.80; Pla-{ ces 1st $0,00, 2nd $8.10.
Lanark Handicap: "B" class: one
Race 1.
Ticket No. 70
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Race 2.
Ticket No. 260
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248.
$819.00 273.00
$784.00 224.00 112.00
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For 35,000 troops to pass by in review, it takes much time, and nearly one hour and a half were required before the whole of this great force had passed the salut ing base,
At last the Review came to an end. Once more the bugles blared forth the Royal Salute, and the stirring strains of the "Kiml Ga Yo" were played by the band of the Imperial Guards Division, as the Emperor, accompanied by his ataff, left the parade ground.
Quickly the vast concourse of $50 tickets: 123, 324, 302, 297, 250, spectators began to diaperse, fol 110, 30, 108, 207, 182.
lowed soon after by the troops, and the Grand Enthronement Re- view was over.-Reuter.
Race 3.
Ticket No. 8B3
$651.00
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34 B
851.00 144.80
Val's ensemble was unquestionably landly indifferent. "Anyhow excellent programme of music and mile.-For China panies, let prize: smärt The colour heightened guess drunkenness is grounds for her glowing cheeks, and the bit of divorce in Massachusetts. And hotween intervals of racing the $400. 2nd prize: $150, 3rd prize:
Mubel and me to testify Pipe Band in full regalia gave $100. mold about her high collar was with most becoming.
(Mr. Proulx) 1 against you, Sybil won't have some soul-stirring marches on the Mr. Lica Cheuk-xuen's U-Un II.
Messrs. Stanton & Reidy's Aris- 150 tickets: 241, 350, 302, 237, 350, NO ENGLISH DRAPERY. Hello, everybody. Sorry I'm much trouble getting rid of you." Fraas course. late. Win Wingate was at Barb'a
"But-good God, Moore-don't
tophanes (Mr. Roldy) 230, 85, 410, Mr. Seth's Erstwhile (Mr. Wong) 3 ten--and he's a perfect howl. you know I'm crazy about Sybil". ཝོ དྷནོ away. Why, "Yeah?" Moore had an annoy- simply couldn't. Sib, what's the matter? You looking drawl. "Well, she ain't crazy like a wreck. Guess Havana's fast about you." life got you, darling. Too many cocktails make crown' feet."
Sybil could have choked her. I'm all right," she said evenly, Thanks for your solicitude.”
Craig pressed her arm loving. "I thought Sybil looked wonderfully well," he led loyally,
Shi felt his eyes on her all Through dinner, searching anxious
"Didn't she leave any message for me, Jack?"
"Only that he never wanted to see your face again."
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Cash Sweps.
Glasgow Handicap: "A" class; Dix] furlongs,--For China ponies, 1st prize: $400. 2nd prize: $160. 3rd prize: $100,
Mr. II. P. White's San Francisco
(Mr. Charles) Mr. Moon's O-Moon
(Mr. T. L. Wong) Time: 1 min. 32 secs. A head.
Pari-mutuel: Winner $10.70; Place
Alsó ran.Bright Prospect (Mr. da Roza), Spinner (Mr. Stanton), Nara Stag (Mr. Harriman), Tarzan (Mr. Clark), Full Moon (Mr. Lang), Caesar (Mr. Backhouse),
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A head, 24 Jengths.
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Pari-mutueli Winner $214.50; Places 1st $21.70, 2nd $10.00, Srd $6.00,
Race 4. ---
Ticket No. 56.
241 65 $100 tickets: 350, 102,
Race 5.
Ticket No. 153
$2,245.00 041.00 120.80
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111 187
$50 tickets:
Time: 2 mins. 9-3/6 seca.
don't believe it!" "Well, have it your own way. But if you want to keep out of trouble, here's a tip. Sybil's got a
Lanark Handicap: "A" class: one brother-a big sixfooter, I under-$11.70.
mile For China ponies, lat prize: 458. stand, and something of a boxer. Glasgow Handicap: "C" class: $400, 2nd prize: $160. 3rd prize:
reckon he could clean you up with six furlongs For China ponies, 1st $100. "From the beginning I was
kind and good. And she his little finger, any time you tried prize: $400, 2nd prize: $150. 3rd Mr. Eve's Misty Eve (Mr. Clark) 1
Mr. Yam Man's Fifty Fifty, square peg in a round hole. If a thought, Irrelevantly, of other eyes to make trouble for Sybil. And if, prize: $100.
(Mr. da Roza) 2) Gordon Mackle's Perpetual Motion little girl at convent, schöo) doesn't --mad blue eyes, that devoured her by any chance, he got Incapacitat-
(Mr. Clark) 1 Mesura, Cheng & Ng's Doubtful conform to the standard pattern of body and soul. And she wondered, ed. I'm no gilded lily myself. Mr. R. H. Charles's May
(Mr. Charles) 3 propriety, she fts about as well as as she toyed with her subed and "If I were you, Eustis, I'd steer
(Mr. Charles) 2) Time: 2 mins, 5-2/0 secs. å little skunk at a garden party smiled nerose at Craig, what had elery of Boston for a while. It Dr. F. Pierce Grove's Sinng River 4 lengths, many lengths. Nobody had much use for me, ex- happened la Richard.
would be about as convenient for
(Mr. Boldy) Pari-mutuel: Winner, $9.00; Place cept the Mother Superior-and she
There had been a wireless mes-you to desert Sybil as anything I
Also ran-As You Like It (Mr. at $10.70. didn't see me often enough to count. sage on the boat from Jack Moore, can think of at the moment.
Hongkong Autumn Champions: 14 Nice Harriman), Boukra (Mr. Stanton), "So I grew up fato a rebellious, lacking altogether in
(Mr. T. I. Wong), Ace of Spades won at least one race at an extra discontentei chill--the product of "Everything fine," he had radioedpectable divorce, don't you know, Westlake (Mr. Backhouse), Ullgwater miles-For China ponies that have No more dirt than necessary. my environment. All an accident, "Of all the dumb messages." Think it over, old man.”
(Mr. Shillington), Meanwhile (fr. meeting of this Club during, 1928. you see. If Mother had been well, sputtered Sybil, and showed it to I could have lived at home. Asso-Mahel, "It doesn't mean a thing." ciation with, Tad and my father "Oh, yes, it does, and I think," would have made a different girl of sydned Mabet coolly, "that Jack is
quite worthy of being trusted.”
me,
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*You you--" Richard WHS speechless with anger and chagrin.
"No offense intended." Moore an sured him, "Just a friendly tip,"
"Gel out of my room "Certainly. Your room,
As a
"Then when I was 12. I went to f public school for a while. I was "That was the day the redoubtable matter of fact, is about the last such a misunderstood little wretch, My Moore, fortified by a few place I'd chose to park.... By the nobody liked me. Of course 1 knew drinks, dropped round to the way, is that Sylil's trunk over it, and that made me more miser-Setille for the avowed intention of there? I'll send the porter up for able than ever. I simply couldn't telling Richard what he thought of it. Goodbye, Eustis. You might make friends.
him. He delivered himself with tell Isabella, if you see her again, seant forbearance and considerable that I think Mrs. Eustis, owes her eloquente, saving his finishing a vote of thanks." touch for his grand finale.
"After a while they sent me to Miss Middleton's. And before was there very long, the war began. The rest of the girls made Rrd
Outside the room, Moore squared
"Sybil and Mabel,” he proclaim- his shoulders and drew a deep Crona bandages, and bought thrifted, wiping his forehead, for the breath. Downstaira he scribbled A stamps. But never was a con- strength of his endeavours had radiogram: "Don't worry. All's formist, and refused to do my bit. made him hot and moist. He well." They thought I was a Bolshevist, smiled with sardonic satisfaction, And Mabel, when she received it, and I got in wrong again. After "Sybil and Mubel,” he announced, ; smiled, "The darling fool," she Easter vacation announced that "suiled this afternoon."
murmured. "He doesn't know I was through school-and, for Richard looked at him blankly. what he's talking about, once, I won out,
"Sailed!" he repeated stupidly.
gone?"
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For weeks Sybill waited fearfully for word from her husband. Every
time the telephone rang she feared a mesange. She watched for the postman as she had watched once, yours ago, when everyday brought letter from John Lawrence. Nervously the sorted the mail, look! ing always for the foreign stamp that would mean Richard was sill in Havana.
"I always worshipped Tad. Well, | "Yes-sailed!... And, you've he was in France. Another accl-lost one damn fine little wife," dent. Some manine killed a grand prodded Moore savagely. duke somewhere. I've forgotten "You don't mean Sybil's, really their names now. Probably every one else has, too. All a crazy ac
"That's exactly what I mean, eident--and the work went to war. And, what's more," gibed Jack, "Then I met John Lawrence. "she never wants to see you again.' "The devil she doesn'!" Rich And I don't believe a girl ever loved more than I loved him. We ard sprang angrily to his feet. were going to be married, when "Yoh keep out of this, Moore," e
Jack Moore had written that he they sent his regiment over. An-threatened. "Sybil's my wife."
understood Eustis had moved from other accident-missing out that "Mere's the pity," launted Jack. the Seville to a smaller hotel in way. I almost went crazy with "We'll take care of our own the suburbs, where John Arnold grief.
affairs, countered Richard furious had taken a permanent residence. "And pretty soon they told me ly. "And I'll thank you to mind | Arnold had become friendly with he was missing in action. 'Pre your own business." sumably killed, his lieutenant. Jack smiled muideningly. "Don't wrote. They were getting blown thank me," he begged politely up in columns, Millions of men "Because you know--really, Eustin came through alive. Tens of thou-P've already got my finger in the sands were killed. Life or denth- pie." it was just an accident.
"I became a different person when I knew John was dead. I had al-
ways been an idealistic little thing.
Nonchalantly he fingered the of fending card of Isabella Petite.
"I wonder," he speculated illy- how do you get that way, Eustia?" He flipped the soiled pasteboard
Isabella Petite," " he rend
Sort of rebellious and arrogant on top-but underneath-oh, my dear,contemptuously. I used to be quite sweet and nice.
But then my hopes died, and my Amistad and Cognac. Una tr dreams-and all my lovely ideals.
Abajo. Grounds for Huena.
Art
had
American widow and financed the opening of an Ameri- can Tea and Gifte Shoppe, of which they were to be co-partners.
Richard was probably in on it too, wrotc Moore. Living expenses were high in Havanu, and he had reason to believe that Eustis lind already found himself in debt
Away from the glamour of his presence, Sybil pat Richard calmly down as an adventurer and philanderer.
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Weeks passed, and there had been no word. Once, as she planced an "It was after that. I started run-divorce if I'm not mistaken, myprehensively through the day's ning round and making a fool of friend. I think, if you don't mind, mail, she remembered that she myself. And I got a reputation you I'll keep the correspondent's name would not know Richard's hand- know. If John had lived, I would and address. They might come in writing if she should see It. have married him, and been an ex-handy."
emplary little wife. I would have Ho took out his billfold, and de- had three children by this time, posited the little card carefully be and been a model of all motherly tween the pages of a notebook. virtues. I wna cut out for doraes Richard laughed. ticity, really.
"I never even had a love letter
from him" she reflected bitterly.
The ear rings he had given her she had left on her dressing table "Moore, you're an awful fat at the Seville. They had been his gift. The little sapphire Then Daddy died. And Tad head," he sneered. "You don't only married the wrong girl.. And-oh, really think, do you, that you've circlet she had worn as a wedding my dear. Of course, there's no use got any grounds for divorce there? ring had mysteriously disappeare Lalk, but.
Why, you poor chump, some bell and Sybil regarded its loss as boy dropped that most likely. I good omen,
"I've nothing," she told herself, never saw it before.
"Sybil's got sense enough not to "to remind me of himnot a keep go to court with any such flimsy sake nor a gift. Nothing to evidence. Do you suppose there's haunt me but wretched memories." She thought less often of John
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Mabel patted her hand com- fortingly.
There, dear. Don't get yourself all excited."
"I'm not. But Mab, what chance
have we anyhow? Creatures of a judge who would believe De Lawrence, and more frequently of circumstances. Buffeted around-" you suppose-after taking one look
"You're too retrospectivo, Sybil." at Sybil-any jury's going to beCraig Newhall,
(To Be Continued.)
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