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Smythe was casually offhand. "Well, don't Believe all she tells you," he counselled. "Once more under the bridge, and I'll let you go."
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1929.
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London, Jan. 18. Su abstruse is Professor A. S. Eddington's now theory on the R of Wales and all that, but he wasn't
CHIANG'S ARRIVAL. CHAPTER XV.
amount of electric charge carried particularly chivalrous.
by an electron that last night bo Ashtoreth was not the first
Nanking, Feb. 20. "Well," she said, "I rather like
had to use golf balls for the cake person who had told Jack Smythe her at least, I think I'm going
Marshal Chiang Kai-shek ar-of clarity. he looked like the Prince of Wales. to. Anyhow I'd rather room with
rived here this morning, and the An American movie producer, meet-her than seme dried up old mald,
Government is now being care Professor Eddington was an
for any offelal nouncing his discovery to the B. D. F. Baith, Eng W. In Faltonden, Fed.. ing him in London, had offered him or one of those big fat women
fully watched
J. A. Piumont, Ees at Burlington A. Compton, Ead. Society, n royal role in the talkies.
The two aeroplanes kept here action it might take with regard Royal There isn't another girl on board
9. Lander Lewis, Eng. T. G. Well, Ernest Rutherford a a. a. Mackie. Esa. H. F. Whita, Xas He was of average height, and not that I've seen. And I'm have not yet begun doing anything to the Hunan situation, which is House. Sir
CHIEF MANAGER: slight. With a weary look about glad I have an exciting room in the matter of improving our providing the chief topic of dis-presided, and among the audience
Hon. Mr. A. Q. Hypes.. his wise, young eyes. And an air mate. I'm going down now, to say postal communications. To-day cussion in political circles to the were many of the most eminent
BRANCHES --= of sophistication, greatly admired good night to her. And to give the first mail from Hongkong since exclusion
Shantung scientists in England. of the by young girls.
her your complimenta."
China Now Year has arrived, troubles-Router.
The professor said:- The movie producer had con-
cleven days without letters, except
Hankow, Feb. 25. templated starring him in a film
those who were lucky in getting
"If the theory is valid it requires General Ho Chien, appointed called "Royal Love," in which
some by the "Spirit of Canton."
Civil Governor of Hunan Provin- that one of the fundamental con- of nature, namely, the prince loses his heart to a com
Chinese New Year was celebrated cial Government two days ago, stants moner. Smythe, horrified at the
with the usual vigour, in spite of after the dismissal of General In amount of charge carried by an a little greater notion, was inclined to treat the
The moon, when they reached there being no official recognition Ti-ping, has wired to the Nanking electron shall be sacrilege-an கக proposition affront to the dignity of his the forward deck, was playing of it. The weather was typical National Government stating that than the value which has generally Prince. Still, it afforded him con- hide and seek again, with the New Year's Day weather, damp and he will continue to direct anti-been accepted as the best export- Last night he had, recourse to siderable satisfaction. It was an clouds. And the place was dark, cold, as the long drought was Communist campaigns in Kiangal mental determination." offer to gladden the heart of any as though a storm were browing. broken for a little while just before and Hunan, but declines, the post-
a few days of welcome folio of Civil Governor of Hunan, complicated mathematical formulæ There, in the blackness, Smythe that, by Englishman.
trans- When dealing with tho Ashtoreth was still loking at him took Ashtoreth in his arms. And rain, but there has been no more for Changsha is quiet and there are and equations.
forcing her head back, kissed her fortnight now, and the weather is two regiments of Ho Chien's with unfeigned admiration.
bright and, warn again, with the troops stationed there,
formations of a frame of reference on the mouth.
thermometer standing at 73 degrees The Chairman of the Legisla-phout two electrons, the professor at the present moment Our Own tive Yuan, Mr. Wu Han-min, in-produced two golf falls, which he terviewed on the Hunan situation, placed on the table before him to Correspondent.
stated that the primary cause of represent electrons. Lu Ti-ping's dismissal was his refusal to aasist General Ho Chien
I've been simply crazy about the Prince," she confcused. "When I was quite young, I cut his picture out of the paper, and stuck it in my mirror. My goodness, it was liko you!"
"And 1," declared Smythe, a particular weakness for
desses.
They laughed together.
She struggled to free herself, pitting her strength against his. Then she went taat in his grip, ko that it was as though he held a "have giri of Ice. Yet scarcely lice-for god-ice will melt. Steel, perhaps. Or
Kraven stone.
He kept his lips on hers, until
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"You are beautiful," he told her it seemed that all the breath had gravely. "What was it lomergone from her body. Then, breath- MAN'S ACTION FOR ASSAULT Suid-She moves a goddess, anding deeply, he stepped away. she looks a queen"?”
"I don't know anything about Homer," she admitted. "But I'm beginning to like my funny, name. You're the second nice man who thinks It is a lovely name. 1 al-
And, quick as lightning, the had slapped him across the face, He took her hand then, and kissed it.
"Spitfire" he said. "Little Yankee spitfire
He put both hands on her ways thought it was, awfully fool-shoulders, and, holding her from lah myself."
"Oh no!" he said. "It's much him, looked into her face.
"Girls shouldn't be so beauti- nicer to have been named for a
admonished. "Particu- ful," he beautiful moon than a rich old arly American girls who travel aunt, don't you think-or a friend alone. They're bound to get in of the family's, who might leave you some money? Most
Ashtareth was trembling "Oh, she cried, "I hate you--you cad!"
names
don't mean anything at all. People get them out of novels. Or they get bandied around
sort of way.
in a family
It was cold on deck. "I left Mademoiselle de Musset in the smoking room. Wouldn't you like to go in and see her?" suggested Ashtoreth, when they hd braved again the gule that blew about the bridge. "I'm sim- ply frozen to death."
Smythe had put his arm about her shoulders, as the wind tung them like puppets along the deck Ashtoreth resentes] the familiarity, But it would be prudiah, she thought, to ask him to take it
trouble,"
cold fury,
AND IMPRISONMENT.
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Hospital attendants denied Mr. situation in China, Dr. Clark said of picture," he said.
Sir Oliver Lodge, in the discus- Murray's allegations that he was he thought China would soon come
He continued:sion, said: "It is rather rough on "forced" into an, ambulance and into her own. "kicked up the steps" into St. "She will, however, have to know the electron to be called a dummy the world's situation and take thirty years after it was born. John's Hospital.
The judge refused to grant alan interest in the outside world. It has been losing its identity and some little time. Her people seem to have lots of position for stay of execution.
patience and a great deal of en- Whether it has got any identity durance. It seems that education or not I don't know.
"'Love," he told her solemnly,
that has eyes to see
Sees now only Ashtoreth.
Ashtoreth alone.
Ashtoreth, and a few stare.'"
"And they Bay," she scorned, that English are chival
rous!"
He tried again to take her in
1
his arms, A kiss?" he parried."A little kiss? And I have offended you? Don't tell me that an American girl values a kiss so highly!"
But she wrenched away from his CHARLIE CHAPLIN ILL is the way out for China. It will
embrace.
"Everybody pels in Amerien," away. Probably he had not given he reminded her.. it a thought, except to protect her. No man was ever amorous. In thei
"I don't!" she told him, wheel-
teeth of TI blizzard. Still, sheng furiously. "And don't you
ever speak to me again."
wanted to escape his careless em- She left him, and ran ahead.
brace.
"Oh, don't go in," he begged.
ACUTE PTOMATINE
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because of His relation to health."periments.' you'd like to get out of the wind." her stateroom, Mademoiselle de American Service.
But Ashloreth thought she had Mussett opened the door when she belter go in.
"It's glorious out here. Besides,
I know a little sheltered nook, if
"I'm afraid Mademoiselle will have gone down," she said, "I might wake her up If I stayed out any longer."
down the deck.
in
knocked.
- For a moment Ashtorell won- was wearing. A dered what she short chiffon skirt edged with lace. And over it a sleeveless blouse of sincerest
skirt loveliness. The was pleated from a fitted waist hand, and the blouse caught at The waist with a girdle of shirred satin. Except for its utter trans- "She told mo she was on the stage." Ashtareth said. "What parency, it was like a little dress.
Smythe Jughed shortly. "Mademoiselle doesn't go to bed very early," he told her. "Be eldes she probably has a man in tow by this time."
docs she do-do you know?"
Mademoiselle pirouetted like a Smythe was puffing at his pipe.bullet dancer, and her full skirt "Yes," he replied, his teeth swirled about her. gripping the steni. "I know. Miss
Ashe, I think if I were you,
"You look at my nightgown?"
ask the purser if he couldn't fix she asked. "It is adorable, eh? me up with another stateroom."
Suon they will be the vogue-tho
Ashtoreth felt suddenly nervous.little gowns that have petticoats Sometimes she experienced a com- and blouses. I have twelve of pletely empty feeling in her them--the first ones ever made," stomach. She associated it nl- She was rummaging through
ways with a presentiment of dis-(her bags. aster. Now he felt that Made-i "You like them, eh? Eh bien!' maiselle was a dangerous person, I will give you some. Half for and that Smythe was trying to you, and half for me.” warn her against the woman.
She tossed her things about.
But, accompanying the empti-Soft and light as baby clouds. heas, was a delicious little feeling "Ah, here they are! White, of excitement. Maybe Mademoi-Mademoiselle, And selle was one
black. And you choose,
colour of those adventur-how any
of Yellow? Orchid? Pink like esses one reads about. One those delightfully unmoral crea- rose?" tures of whom de Maupassant Ashtoreth was dumbfounded, wrote. Ashtoreth had rem de "But Mademoiselle!" she stam- Maupassant when she was in high mered. "I-you're awfully kind. school. A girl whose, mother, ran But I can't do that. You're too a circulating library had brought generous. Indeed
a complete edition to school, and the entire senior class had read surrepitiously. Perhaps Mademoi- selle was a demi-mondaine!
Tell me about her! the com- manded,
"Oh, there's nothing to tell." Smythe dismissed the subject: quickly.
+
"They're all alike. It's in the blood."
"Who are all alike?" asked Ashtorelh. "Frenchwomen?"
Smythe stopped short.
are. I
you Lako them truly. Buti can't thank you-thank you so much!"
The Frenchwoman's quick glance hud darted about the room.
"Pouft" she cried, and raising the cover of Ashloreth's hat box, dropped her lovely nightgowns In.
She sat on the edge of her berth, and rubbed great quantities of cold cream on her face, dipping her Angers in an enormous onyx jar.
"Monsieur Jack Smythe," she remarked Idly, "likes American girla."
"Do Musset's not French," he Her Angers caressed her cheeks,
gald. "Not pure
French,
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you with little upward motions, know. They're mostly hybrids though she were inscribing circles. down here. Mongrels. And the worden are dangerous."
Ashtoreth decided that Mr. Smythe might look like the Prince!
"He is a bad man, she added. Her voice was soft and lazy." "A bad man," she repeated. And began, Jelsurely, to wipe away the cream.
(To Be Continued.)
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