New Serial.
ORCHID.
BY ELEANOR EARLY..
CHAPTER XXV
111
Mr. Hart was happy schoolboy.
"I've a proprietary interest in he boasted. this place already.
"Quite as if I'd discovered it. I have, as a matter of fact, bought a place up on the heights, and samo day I shall build a little house and come to it when I am very tired and weary, and want nothing better than to fill my soul with peace."
He spoko softly. "Oh, I'll love it!" "Ashtoreth cried.
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Isho placed on the ground beside them. Then, with a swizzel stick she whipped the sweetended rum she had, to a frothing head.
"Everybody drinks punch here," Hart nearked, "but don't take it unless you care for it, Ashtoreth.
She thought that he would think more highly of her if she refused.
"You really don't mind?" queried.
sho
"Not a bit," he said. "As a mat- ter of fact I hate to see Women drinking. I suppose I'm a bit of a puritan."
Ile sent the servant away. "Tell Lisa to hurry," he instruct
her. "I am afraid Miss Ashe is very hungry."
The black woman soon came pad ding softly back through the garden wall.
"I know you will, Ashtoreth," he
and his voice cares-ed sald Red her name as it fell from his lips, "You make me love my name,' she told him. "No one else Baye it ne prettily as you. You mustn't ever call me 'Miss Asho' again. It makes me so happy to hear you say Ashtoreih.'"'"
"Dinner la served," she said. It was a feast for the gods. Flying fish and "mountain chicken" Then you mustn't be formal (which was, really, frous), and little with me," he retorted. "I know roast guinea birda, and the most I'm old enough to be your father,surprising vegetables. And for de- and all that. But couldn't you for-sert a custard that floated in a sea xel it just for tonight?".
of edeonut cream and rose petals, "You old!" she exclaimed. "My
"We'd better hurry." cautioned goodness, you're not old. Besides, Hart as they lingered over their 1 don't like, awfully young men coffee. "It's going to be rather They're so inexperienced. I think dark going down the mountain, and almost all girls like older men.
we won't be able to make very good know I do,. A girl gets so tired of time. I want to show you my be- boys these days. They're all alike. genias, too, before you go. You All they want to do is just dance,won't recognize them for begonins, and pet, and chatter. And be aw Ashtoreth. They're so fully silly. It's dreadful the way won't be able to reach the blos. they drink, too. Now, it's differch! soms," with an older man. You're differ. ent, anyhow."
it.
Hollis Hart smiled. "Little flatterer!" he murmured. But Ashtoreth knew he liked
"But you are," she insisted. "I
mean it. A girl could talk about!
aerious things with you."
S.P.C.A. DANCE.
WINNERS OF PRIZES FOR
FANCY DRESS.
A very successful fancy dress dance was held in the Rose Room and-Roof Garden of the Peninsula Hotal inst night wider the auspicos of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The revelry was kept up to a late hour and prizes were given for the beat costumes for Indies as well as for gentlemen. The attendance num- bered about two hundred and fifty.
The winners of the prizes for the bent fancy dresses. were:
Ladies, 1. Miss M. Ho, 2. Mrs. Hale.
Gentlemen, 1. Mr. E. R. S. Io,! 2. Mr. R. L. Stewart.
"Well," he suggested, "I sunmose there's a boarding house or some- thing of the sort in Roseau. Would you be afraid of staying up here if I should go down?"
"All alone?" she cried. "But I've a dozen servants," he rominded her. "And you'd be safe as a bug in a rug."
*
Ashtoreth shivered.
"I wouldn't stay for the world," she declared. "I'd be scared to death that I'd wake up with my throat ent!"
Well, then-how'd you like to try life in a boarding house?" he proposed.
She demurred prettily.
"Why can't I stay up here with tall you you? You've ever so much room. And I never steal the spoons,, nor set fires, or anything like that. I'll be good as gold,"
"Regonias!" she cried. "Why, Mother has lots of them. In flower pots, I mean."
"Wait till you see mine!" he ex- They grow like Jack's bean stalk."
utted.
1
Ashtoreth was getting
"My dear child!" he expostulat Led. "What senndal that would
bef"
"Who'd know?" she denianded. "Well, my servants to begin with," he pointed out. "And half the town by morning. You've no aiden how scandals become immo-
"My dear, he pretested, "you're little panic atricken. The boat talized in these parts. Nor
bad gone, hours ago. She wan-they spread! Why, dear child, dered if perhaps, the servants your mother in Boston would hear knew anything about it. If Mr. the echoes!". Harl might learn of its sailing be fora they started down the moun- tain...
not going to be serious!"
She blushed. "Because i couldn't stand it," he told her. "Not on a night ke this. We're going to look on moun and stars and the sea. And we're going to breathe the night from the top of the mountain. And we're going, to be utterly banal. and happy as fools!"
•
"Come," be" proposed.. "We'll go to the gallery for a minute and you can see the lights in the village bolow flickering like celestial flames, all gold and shifting, And They found their car in the little you can see the lights on the boat, Village square. It was Krow-Loo--the boat that will bear you, ing dark. And as they turned presently, away from me."
Bu took her hand and they went their faces toward the mountain, aj
fall from the dining room into the purple twilight began to Swiftly, as it does in the tropica, night. Below them the ocean shimmered in luminous haze. And all about dunk, them, in the gathering
world. the incredible stretched
Ashtoreth leaned back and amiled contentedly.
Adventure lay abend... and she knew it.
Presently Hart took her hand in his and held it-gently.
"It's so nice," she whispered, "finding you."
He pressed her hand they rode for miles and miles.
and
"See," he said, "that's Roseau down there. And over here--why, Ashtreth, the boat has gone!"
"Gone!" she repeated foolishly. .- "14 certainly hus!" he declared, his voice rising in excitement. "She sailed away while we were at dinger!
He stepped through the long door into the house and called 15
a servant, speaking in patois,
"Yes," he announcest, reappear-
{
a mintake. I'm
in in a moment, "Chere says she left on schedule. My dear, you And all the while Ashtoreth's must have made
I scarcely know soul was chorusing. "Adventure! fearfully sorry. Adventure! Oh, lovely, lovely Ad-what to my. I should have veri
And she leaned a fled the time. It was stupid of me, Venture!"
but I was anxious to bring you here little closer. Just a littl
ns quickly as possible. There is a It was dark when they reached wireless station in Rosenu. We can the little house on the mountain send a message to the boat and ask to meet if she will return for you. I'm side, and servants came
rather afraid, though--we've lost a them with fuming torches,
grent deal of time, you see. Chere says she left hours gn. I'd no idea how time was flying."
"We rather rough things here," he apologized as he helped her dis mount. But List will give you a good dinner, I know. And while she's laying an extra plate I can
His manner. was so. concerned that Ashtoreth found no difficulty
show you my garden in the moon-in seeming herself disconcerted. light."
"He laughed. "You'd think I'd planted it myself-the way I love it."
Ho apoke softly, with his arm about her honidera. And they sat beneath a flowering seman that showered them with pink and fra- grant blossoms.
In truth, she had begun to be up- prehensive, Mr. Hart was so ol viously upset.
"But what shall I do?" she crial. "I was just proposing that we a wireless," he explained, send
but, on second thought, Em afríið it is rather a preposterous notion. We might be able to get a motor He put his fingers beneath her beat and go on to the next island, chin and tilted her mouth to his. Your bout will be there several "Oh lips as red as my hibiscus hours, and I've no doubt we could he whispered. "I kiss--and ques-make it on time. But-it's an all- night trip, you see my dear, I am tion not."
She drew away, puzzled, und sorry!" shaking a little,
"You shouldn't do that," she re-tested. proved him primly.
"You shouldn't have come out in the garden?" he retorted.
"I guess you forget," she coun- tered, "that I'm your stenographer and you're my boss."
In all sincerity Ashtoreth pro- "Oh, Mr. Hart, all those dreadful women on board! What would they way? They'd never get over talk- ing about it."
"No," he agreed, "1 suppose they wouldn't. But, see here, Ashto- "Oh, no, I don't!" he retorted. roth. I thought we'd agreed to be "That's just the trouble. It would a bit informal. What do you mean be so much nicer if you were onlyMistering me--on a night like a princess-and I was your fairy prince."
"And then what would we do?" she asked,
"I'd shat you up," he threatened, "'in
"I didn't mean to-Holly-hon-
this!"
She apologized prettily.
ext."
"Well, don't let it happen again”.
a castle all of pearl with ho admonished sternly. "Or I'll be towers that touched the tip of the forgetting we're a couple of gyp moon and I should be yours, and sies and begin dietating directly. you should be mine, forever and Seriously now, though, what am I ever-week in--week out."
"And we wouldn't ever go to the office?" she cried.
going to do with you: Woman?".
She smiled at his distress. "Honestly,,
i
I don't know. "Never," he pronounced solemn-Haven't you got a dungeon any- ly. "We'd pick flowers all day and where about stars all night. And we'd go to sleep in the tops of the trees."
She smiled at
senge,
hin tender non-
"You vagabond!" he cried. "I
don't believe you cure.".
"Oh, yes I do," she assured him, big eyed and serious. "I'm abso lutely petrified. I haven't an idea
A black woman came through in the world what's going to be- the garden wall. On her tur-come of me or how you propase baned head she bore a, tray, which getting rid of me.
Ashtoreth giggled naughtily. "What are you going to do with me then?" she demanded. "I sin- ply won't stay up here alone. I'd absolutely die of fright. And 1 can't go to an old bourding house! all by myself. And the boat's gone. And-you're just droadfully out of luck, Holly-but here I am!"
He chuckled grimly. "Little vixen," he said, "' | wager you did it on purpose."
She protested earnestly. "Oh, no, I didn't! Honestly, I didn't.' My goodness, you must think I'm a dreadful girl! If you're going. Lo talk that way I'll go this very minute!!
He laughed at her temper.
+
"Oh, no-you won't!" he cried. "I will too!" she defied him. "If you think I missed that boat just to be with you-!"
"I didn't say you missed it to be with me," he retorted.
She pouted provocatively. "Wouldn't I be just desolated if
SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1929.
LAMMERT'S AUCTIONS.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
The Undersigned have received instructions from
MRS. C. MONTAGUE
EDE
to sell by Public Auction, a part of her
FURNITURE
VALUABLE HOUSEHOLD
on WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY and SATURDAY,
the 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th March, 1929. commencing each day at 11 am. with an intrval from 1 to 2.30 p.m.
nt
NO. 3, BOWEN ROAD
Teak Upholstered Black Satin Couches, Armchairs, Book Cases Mahogany Dining Table, Tables, Teak Ice Chest, etc., etc.
Oak Bedsteads, Teak Wardrobes with Glass Doors, Teak Dressing Table, Teak Chest of Drawers, Large Teak Linen Cupboards, etc., etc.
Curios, Old Japanese Prints, Water Colours, Bronze and Brass Ornaments, 1 Large Carved Ivory Tusk, etc., etc.
LARGE QUANTITY OF BLACKWOOD AND RED LACQUER WAKE.
comprising:--
Joss Tables, Tables, Chairs, Bookcases, Cabinets. Deska, Stools, Blackwood Frames with Jades, Ornaments, Screen, Chinese Temple Arma on Blackwood Stands, etc., etc.
also
Telescopo in perfect condition. Valuable Books, New Oxford Dictionary and Century Dictionary, etc., etc.
and
One Very Fine and Old Japaneso Dinner Service (complete), One Large Kelvinator.
One Large American Ice Box with Glass Doors.
One Victrola with 600 Records (Mostly Red Seal). ́
also
FOUR OLD BLACKWOOD CLOTHES CHESTS ONE OLD BLACKWOOD MIRROR.
(Formerly the property of the late Empress Dowager of China, and bought in Peking during the Boxer trouble in 1900.)
Wine Bins by Lane, Crawford, Ltd.
and
A Good Quantity of Vintage Wines.
and
Large Quantity of Cocos Palms (Ostrich Feather), Mauritius Paints, Fan Palms, Standard Orange Tresa Plants, Maiden Hair and Asparagus Ferns.
(All Plants in Tubs and Pots.) 1000 Plaster Boards for Garden Beda.
On View from Monday, the 11th March, 1929. Catalogues will be issued. Terms: Cash on Delivery.
LAMMERT BROS.,
(Continued from Page 4.)
NEW YORK STOCK EXCHNGE.
CABLED QUOTATIONS OF CHIEF STOCKS,
Auctioneers.
Anaconda Copper Chrysler Corp (Common)
159
110
Eastman Kodak (Common)
180
Fox Film "A"}.......
91
General Electric Co.
237
General Motors (Common) Goodrich (B.F.)
Granby Consolidated. *International Products Corp.
(Common), ........ Kennecott Copper Liggett & Meyers "B" Hayden, Madison Square Garden
The following quotations as at the close of the market yesterday have been received from their cor- respondents, Messrs.
BANKS.
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, -
Authorized Cupital ca...................i1001. $50,000,000 leaned and Fully Paid-up.......................$20,000,001
Girlies Ak
..☎ 8,905,500 Bilrer
.$14,000,000 Recette Liability of Proprie.
tom
. LED.004.CO/
„EKAD OFFICE: HONGKONG, COUNT OF DIRECTORS;
- N. 8. Brown, Big,
Chairman.
W. L. Ball, BHG.
Deputy Chairman.
D. D. F. Baith, Esq. W. L. Pattanden, Den,
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ANOT
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LONDON LYONB
MALACCA
MANILA
MOULDEN
11
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Incorporated kr Bařal Charter, '1888.
READ OFFICES, LONDON, › Paid-Up Capital Bestre Fund ....
6 8,408,150
# 4,008,500
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A. 1. FERGUSON,
MADARE.
Hongkong, 14th March, 1913, THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profts... G$166,998,908 Commercial and Travellers' Lot- tors of Credit, Travellora' Cheques,
Transfers bought and sold. Cur rent accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed Db- posits in local and foreign curren cies taken at rates that may be aa certained on application to the Bank.
| BANKING CORPORATION, Bules may Bills of Exchange and Cable
jokiained on eppilation.
FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHA | BANKING OURPORATION.
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NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL
MAATSCHAPPIJ.
(Netherlands Trading Bacfely.) BANKERS.
RATADLIGHED 1924.
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Hobykour Oost 11. Queen's Bond, Centra. Authored Capital
Gelidare 156,000,000.
(212,500,000.)
Paid-Up Capital Gallery 28,000.001, 184,034,470) Leestre Fand
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94
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97
91
22
84
SANES
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I had?" she demanded. "I'm about Messrs. Swan, Culberston and Radio Corporation of America as welcome as the measles!"
(Common) "You know better than that," he Fritz, Sassoon House, Shanghai,
address "Swanstock" Southern Pacific told her gravely, "I'm delighted (cable
to have you. I'm only thinking of Shanghai), who are not respon-Standard Oil of New York your own good."
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Hongkong, 7th January, 1927.
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FRANCO-CHINESE pour le
Commerce et l'Industria,
(Incorporated in Francs,)
Prine's Building, Chater Road.
Hoan Hoa
Head Office:
14, Bus St. Läsare, Paris, Captial fully paid up Yrs. 10,000,000 Special working
Capital
Reserves
Fr. 10,000,000 Fr. 23,519,000
Branches: Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, Balgon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Tourane, Quinhes, Hus, Thanh-hos, Vink, Prom Penh, Peking, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hongkong.
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1.830,500,000.00 | Pald-Up Capital ......une 183T8,000.00 8,425,635,34
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Loans
granted on
4 1,350,A00 Hisocial facilión das Horas Meshangs. £1,060.000
Reserve Fund and Regi viijam 1,804,840
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