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FRIDAY, AUGUST 16, 1929.
FLIGHT.
By Ruth Dewey Groves.'
CHAPTER XV.
Jerry opened her mouth to call for help but someone smothered the ery by placing a hand over her lips. She heard the laughter of: several persons. A small crown had followed her abductora.
When they reached the edge of the pool, Inughing, shouting, Jerry felt herself lifted high and given an upward loss, Then the sicken- ing descent. Splash!
When she struck the water she was stunned but not before she had
heard a cry of dismay and several grunts of pain issue from her tor mentors,
AMERICAN STOCKS.
CABLED QUOTATIONS FROM
NEW YORK.
BANKS.
NEDERLANDSCHE BANDEL
The following quotations as at the close of the market on Thursday liave been received from their corres pondents Messrs. Haydon, Stone and Co., of New York, by Mezara, Sw A enough of chaps with no sense of Culbertson and Frits, Sassoon House,
Shanghai, (cable Address: "Swald-Up Shanghai), who are not res
humour. Someone laughed. "Perky to blo for the cable mutilations.
got a bath himself.”
"Yes, and a sweet kiss on the The quotations are subject to con chin besides,"
Armation:
•
Previous Latest Price. Price.
120 126
120 120
134. 131
!
Alester · ran out to the garden. He needed to know 110 more to Anaconda Copper been guess what that, "little fun" had Rethlehem Steel
Baltimore and Ohio. Chrysler Corp. (Com-
inon) General Motor Generally Rly. Signal 116 Goodyear Tyre
Rubber Granby
THE GLOBE AUTOMOBILE Co., Ltd. below pool. An arm suddenly know what to do.
Sole Agents for
TRIUMPH MOTOR CARS & CYCLES
1, Canton Rond (near Star Ferry Wharf)
KOWLOON.
We have the pleasure to announce that we have been appointed Sole Agents in Hongkong and South China for the trusty "Triumph", and haye established our office and showroom at the above address.
A shipment of both Cars and Cycles of the latest models has just arrived, and we cordially invite inspection of sume.
THE GLOBE AUTOMOBILE CO., LTD.
K. H. Ow Young.
Secretary,
15th August, 1920.
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Jerry-it was a bedraggled and tearful Jerry-told him what hud happened. When she explained that Dan was inside looking for her coat Aleater interrupted grimly. "I take you home," he said, "Harvey didn't bring you here. He needn't be ao officious. Where did you leave your wrap?” The cold water revived Jerry in: a few seconds. She began to choke mom." Jerry answered diffidently. "Upstairs, in Mias Lebaudy's and founder helplessly around in She was too upset, too confused, to reached forth and pulled her
"Conte with me, then," Alester re- Someone slapped her heartily on plied, "around to the side entrance. the back. She coughed harder, and I'll get your wrap." found relief. Then it seemed to her They were gone when Dan that a pair of hands seized, her by turned to the garden to report to the shoulders and shook her. She Jerry that he had been unable to could have sworn that she heard get her coat from the attendant in this person matter:
the dressing room, and to ask if "You little fool," a hoarse she had a check. He found his own
in whisper,
cont
on the bench and thought The sound of splashing attracted Jerry might have walked off down her attention to the pl. She saw the path and collapsed. the young, satyr, with his foolish The sound of a motor-a motor eup, crawling out upon the grass.that he instantly recognized-purr-| Elie hands on her shoulders were ing among the parked cars not far ri-moved and the
on the away drew his eyes in that direc- ground perambled 'quickly away on tion. There was a light there. He his hands and knees, with a ludl- could see Alester's black roadster erous expression of fear on his pull out and start for the highway. Linckward" turned countenance. And in the seat beside the driver
Jerry lifted her face to her res
engr.
It was Ban!
She had known it even without the necessity of verifying it. He was removing his coat. Jerry made.
he could see a huddied figure that he knew must be Jerry.
"I'd better take you some place j and get you a drink," Alester said to derry Before they had gone far.
"No, no. Jerry shuddered.
.
I never want another
take me straight home."
no protest when he wrappert drink as long as I live! Please around her shoulders. She could) guess that his opinion of her was not attering, but she
Foo grateful for his protection to show That she suspected it.
Was
"I'm going to take you ont this," he said.
"Ob. come now, Jerr. Don't be a bum sport. As long as
you aren't hurt, there's nothing to get about. Things like that ofi sore
happen at the best regulated Jerry shivered and swayed to-parties. I'm sorry I left you ward him.
but ... er.... Leontine had a "Jerry," his voice came' thick | few, people upstairs and 1 didn't with emotion. "Jerry, I love you." think you would care to join
Again Jerry was robbed of her breath. She couldn't move. And His voice trailed off in his sheer Dan's kisses, ran like a warm, de inability to drag the lie out any licious stream from her lips to further. But Jerry was too dis- her beari, almost bursting it with a traught to weigh his words. She strange exultation she never had did not suspect that he had been known before.
alone with Leontine.
Alester
But there was no answering pres- sure lo satisfy him. Jerry's eyes
was making excuses were closed, her lips were still. She now only because he thought was held in the grip of a great her refusal to accompany him to awakening--an awakening that
brought dismay, complete and dev-another roadhouse was prompted astating, to replace the paran of by pique over belog abandoned to y that Dan bad set to ringing in the mercy of his hilarious friends. her heart.
"I'm cold in these wet clothes," -
She spoke pleadingly because she hadn't either the strength or the will power to be assertive,
She knew what was happening to Jerry said, her teeth beginning to her....she bud been afraid of challer. "Take me home." this since love first became a word of meaning to her. But no, no, she wouldn't--she mustn't. It meant ruin. It was a mirage that cost you dearly if you yielded to its temptation.
"I know a cure for that," Alester answered. "We'll stop at Car- moor and I'll get a dress for you from my sister's room."
Da drew his face away from her.
"But I want to go home," Jerry "Walt here for me," he said walled. "I've had enough.. quickly. "I'll get your wrap and fun."
drive you back to New York," You Alester drove on in silence, can't go in there with that crowd Jerry didn't know what he was again!"
going to do,, and her helplessness Jerry was rather unceremoni-
to combat him started her ously sented on a bench and left there while Dan hurried toward the sobbing again. He glanced down
at her, frowning.
to
ium. She raised a shaking hand to hey lips and pressed hard against}
"All right," he gave in; "it isn't them, to still their tremiling. She necessary to cry." was cold and frightened... her
But Jerry's sobs continued, low beautiful evening had become a and painful, while the black vad- nightmare a nightmare with a ray ster tore along at a furious pace of purest sunshine piercing through on the country roads. She the hideous remorse and terror (glad Alester didn't want to tulk enveloped her.
to her. His silence, if indicative
was
of anger, failed to add anything Why had she let them tease her to her troubles. She felt crushed into drinking? They must be as it was, Falling in love with laughing even now at the undigni- a man she would not marry—and fied manner in which she had been faced with a situation that might helped to overcome the effects of land her in prison!
it all, that is, except those who had encountered Ban's wrath.
Alester's sullenness passed un- She turned hot and cold again as noticed. At her door he said good she thought of the prospect of the night to her very stily. Por epicede reaching Alater's ears, as Jerry was aware of his coldness, surely it must. Would he think she but she had no heart to make an had been .... had been... Jerry effort to placate Him. The shadow Balked at the horror of the word in of her impending ordeal at Fane's relation to herself ..that she obscured everything else. inda't known what they were doing His own guilty conscience had
to her?
I hands dropped to her lap.humour. The fact that through not a little to do with Alester's ill The contact with her wet clothing his neglect of Jerry, Dan Harvey brought a new consternation.
The tunic! it was ruined!
had been given an opportunity to Jerry slumped down on the appear as a hero didn't help his.
Lemper either.
bench and began to cry, her nerves
Dann that fellow! Why couldn't completely unstrung. First, shock, then rapture and now, disaster he keep out of it?
The romance of travel would be She was sobbing heartbrokenly dulled without well polished when Alester found her.
He had caught a word or two about the event at the pool before Dan came rushing in on his way to the dressing room,
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and put out a hand. Alester ap "Good night," Jerry returned, peared not to sco it. She turned uickly, without another word. and ran through the dimly lighted
all to the darker stairs.
left Bo
"What's happened?" Alester It rather dashed Alester, being asked catching hold of a young man with dripping clothes who wis Jerry Hung open the door of her
linking by.
room with a suddenness that brought Myrtle out of adeep sleep. She sat up in alarm.
"Who is it?" she cried loudly, The answer came in a broken voice.
"Some blankety blank fool had to spoil a little fun we were having with your girl; . .
"Where?"
The other bore himself away. without answering. He'd had
"It's what's left of me."
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SHARE PRICES
2018
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
share quotations issued to-day:
The following in the list of local
Banks.
n.
Hongkong Bank, #1235' Chartered Bank, 419 b. Mercantile A. & B., £324 n. P. and O. £91 East Asia $90 n.
Insurances. Canton Ins., $630 n. Union Ins., $326 n.
MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.
(Natherlands Trading Society.)
A.
BANKERS.
ESTABLISHED, 1874. Hongkong Once: 11. Queen's Road, Central Autberid Capital ....Guilders 289,000.00.
Capital...dulidern
(# 12,500,000)
$0,000,000. (41,556,047,}|
Reserve Topd.....Guilders 40,404,900.
(8_1,011,381)
Toad —AMSTERDAM Kaalera Best (Nov)-BATAVIA. BRANCHKU:- Bandiermals. Bendor
Bombay, Onloalte, Cheribos Djember, Djoclakaria The
MONGKONG AND SHANGHAI HANKING CORPORATION,
Autherland Capital soned and Fully Fed-823,040,A0
Berling in 6,009,201
Expre
Linbling
SKAD OFFICRĮ VONGKONG: BOARD OF DIRECTORIS
Deputy Chalramm
G. 1. D. D.
theth
Jakason, Bug.
W. L. Patienden, Ass.
T. J. Peczon,
X. 7. Warren, Mou:
OHET MANAGEM,
Elom, r., D.; Ilgan.
Hagne", Jelzah, Kobe, Kote: | 8. Laude Lawley Ing. Radia Makamar, Medan, Fedang Palembang, Pekalongsa, Panana Pontianak, Kaagoon, Rotter dam, Semarang", Bhangbal Bibela (matra). SingapĒTU Boarabala, Boerakarta (Bolop Tran Tidalian and WalserID. den*.
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Correspondants all over the world.
BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANSAUTED.
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Manage
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ESTABLISHED MIL Head Ofce:-Hongkong.
Autherland bapitai
Fald-Up Fund Barve Fund 'BRANCHED:-
$11,000,000
0.404,204 $50,000
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Douglasos, $271 n.
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China Sugars, 95 8. Malabona, $27 n. Canton Ices, $2. b. Coments (Comb,) $98. Ropes (Old) $61 b. United Asbestos $5 b.
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms, $19.75 Watsons, $11.90 b Der A. Wings, 80 b. Lane Crawfordu, $175, Mackintosh, $818 h. Bbicaros, $12 b..
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Myrtle jumped out of bed and snapped on the light. Jerry stood in the middle of the room; remov- ing her cont.
"What's happened to you?"! Myrtle asked fearfully. Then: "Oh, my God, Jerry, where did you get that dress? Don't you know there's a special detective watch- ing the laces this week?"
(To Be Continued),
Daire (Daisy) Nagoya
Hublo
Hongkong
Honolulu
El Yusa
Vladivostock (Tempararily closed)
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Hongkong, 11th March, 1918.
THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.
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... $10,000,000 Pald-Up Capital
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