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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1930.
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CABLED QUOTATIONS FROM NEW YORK.
The following quotations have been received from their correspon- denta Messrs. Hayden, Stone and Co.: the be able to hold her with his no-Culbertson and Fritz, Sassoon House, of New York, by Messrs. Swan, Helen Page feel hopelessly in fare winmantic love making, her handsome guardian, Leonard Brent, who Almost unconsciously he was Shanghai, (cable address: "Swan- meeting with a dring besar, Charles Nellin, staring, at Mr. Cunningham, who who tells a strange story, cacads - Brest to had summoned his man Marka change his plane for Helais futuTW.
00 graduating. Helen reminds her uardian from an adjoining room to help him that be promised to reroll ber parentar to bed, with an evilly contemplative And amared when he tells her abe la heiress of a millionaire, Cyril K. Cunningham. thought in his mind.
esacia obedience to his wishes, A maze
Upent Introduces her to Cunningham sa bla
"If the old fool would get on granddaughter and offers a proof & Jocket with his dying, he remarked to
dying himself, “I'd have no trouble.”
"I
Brent narrowed his
containing picture of Evangelina Cunning. ham which be had taken from the Neilin. Pending investigation, Helen remalna with her grandfather who gives her a new car. She drives everywhere -until the eyelids and into his eyes came a dentally his Eva Enals, who bea to be taken to the hospital. leien meela Era's brother. Hubert, win fathe In love with her bat abe li all devoted to Bren
calculating gleam.
He turned away and lighted a
after a puff.or two.
Cunningham gives a party and announces cigarette, which he allowed to go out that Helan is his dad daughter's chik and hlu bwires, Brent, Ande a fost locket which exactly matches the one be, kad taken from Nellin. To avoid dansvery, he 'arks Helen not to went her locket in publie,
A few days later Eva and Helen overturn
night of her party.
He was absorbed in his thoughts when Helen came into the room.
e canoe on the lake and Robert rescue them. "I wait for you downstairs," While changing clothes, Ers reveals to sten he said to her in an undertone na that she hail Inst an old-fashioned locket the she stood by while Marke bent over Mr. Cunningham, holding a glass to his lips. Don't be long, please. must return to New York short- ly.”
CHAPTER XXIH.
"Losing her locket?" Helen" re- peated. "Here at Bramblewood?" "It must have been on the way home," Eva replied. "I didn't miss ft until I was undressing."-
But my dear, why didn't you tell nie 85 we could make a search for it?"
"Oh, I did look for if the next day Ashe helped me and we searched everywhere. I'm sure I didn't lose it here."
If he expected Helen to protest his going he was disappointed. "Do you have to go?" she said more dreamily than wistfully.
"Yes, please come down. I must see you."
Helen nodded and left him to go to her grandfather's side. Brent walked out with thinly compressed lips.
Several times while he waited "Well, of course,, if one of the in the library on the first floor he guests had found it it would have glanced impatiently at his watch. been restored to you," Helen ad-He would have to leave soon or mitted, "but you might have lost have a scene when he reached New it on the lawn."
York. He thought of the possibility "I thought of that and we went with extreme distaste. But Car- over every foot of it. The grass mel had insisted upon the engage was very short. It wouldn't have ment. Brent was aware that been hard to find it there. Any things had not been going well with way, Ashe said if we overlooked it her. the gardener would find it when he cut the grass again."
"Did you tell him about it? The gardener, I mean?”
"Yes. He promised to look out for it. I told him I'd give him a
reward."
"And she's going to try to fasten herself upon me," he told himself with perfect insight into her char-
acter.
Helen put an end to his cogita- tions by coming in to tell him that she was worried about her grund- father.
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New York, Feb. 20. Tone of Markets,—Easy,
No, of Shares done-84 million Call Money,--43% 7%. American Smelting Anaconda Copper Baltimore and Ohio Chrysler Motors
City Service Common Curtis Wright Common Eastman Kodak
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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS,
The following is the list of 100al share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
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Insurances.
Canton Irm, $745 b. Union Ins., $380 · b..
Yangtaze Ina, $50 ń.
North China, Ins., Tis. 180. b.
71
72
China Underwritors, $1.70 n.
117
Electric Band and Share
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101
43
04
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Sears Roebuck & Co. Simmons Co.
Standard Oil Co. of New York
Union Carbide and Carben ..... United States Steel
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32
02
185
of
The fact that 1929 has been u record year in the history iSweden's foreign trade is con firmed by official report. Sweden's total foreign trado amounts to 3,500 million kronor (£194.44 millions), and the export of woodpulp, butter and eggs has reached record figures.
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The past year shows a surplus of exports over imports of about £2 millione as against an import for 1928 of $7,96 millions, which represents an absolute improve ment of the foreign trade balance
"Is it a valuable locket?" "Well, It has a stone that mother; "He seems to be much worse," says in only a brilliant, but she she said. "You know he can't prized it very highly. I don't know stand the least bit of excitement any more. The doctor has warned why."
I'm awfully sorry." Helen dens against it.” clared, "because I asked you to "Don't worry," Brent told her, of about 180 million kronor (£10 wear old-fashioned, things." forcing himself to speak gently, millions)."
"Don't be silly, Eva rejoined."You look frightened, poor child." "I shouldn't have worn it if I'd known how much mother thought of it."
Fr
"I wish you had told me about it. I could have questioned the ser
vant."
"Ashe did that. I forgot all about it before 1 saw you again
| after the party,”
"Just the Anme again," Helen told her:
inquire
Suddenly Helen pressed a hand
to her quivering lips to suppress a sob. "He didn't want to let me just to come down here," she afd when she had recovered herself sufficiently to speak. "I think he really loves me,"
"Of course he does."
"He even begged me to stay off the Inke."
"That's childish, but you must humour him, dear. I'm 'nfraid it
They were at the western ver-won't be for long." anda now and just before running
"I'm afraid not," Helen agreed,
up the steps Helen turned and saw and he seems to be clinging to Brent clase behind them. She me." waited for him to join them before
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Brent thought little of the words "Please go up and tell my grand-at the time but on the drive back father that I'll be there in 10 min-10 New York he gave them a great utes," she asked him. "He'd be dent of consideration. They held shocked if I walked in with these a significance that obliterated all wet things on.'
thought of Carmel. Segro from his She went on without stopping to mind until he reached his hotel. give him one of her customary She was waiting there to dine Amiles.
with him. And Brent saw at once that she had got herself up to daz-
Brent understood. Her mind was filled with Bob Ennis. It could not zle him." "Nothing doing, my fuir have been an easy feat to extricate charmer," he smiled to himself. her from her submerged position. But he dared not be blunt. Cur- Such an act would command the mel held too much of his past in admiration of any giri. And Brent her memory.
had to admit that Bob had played
Carmel weighed his attitude with
the role of hero with becoming clairvoyant accuracy." And imme modesty.
dintely she decided not to make a "A dunned handsome young fans about his tardiness, She was brute, to," he conceded. He was much too clever to irritate when wise enough to face any fact or she held the whip hand, knowing possibility.
thurt men as well as worms will
He made his way up to Mr. Cun-turn ningham's room deep in thought, "All ́she wanted of Brent was "The girls had a little trouble," money. That, she felt, would not be he explained to the highly nervous difficult to obtain. With this con- man who awaited him there.sideration in her mind the set her- "Canoe upset. Helen in changing self to make the evening enjoyable. her clothes now."
But Brent was not in a mood to "She wasn't hurt?" The voice in enjoy himself. Carmel grew weary which Mr: Cunningham put his af trying to entertain him and told question shook with alarm and him flatfy that she wanted a cheque. Brent saw that his face was dead "How much?" Brent asked Jacon- white. Apparently he could but ically. poorly willstånd excitement and suspense. Brent reflected,
"A thousand will do, darling," "It will," Brent said tartly, "and so will five hundred."
"Oh no, not at all," he hastened to say, "She will be here in a few Carmel shrugged. "WIH you dine minutes,
with me next Sunday?" she smiled. Mr. Cunningham relaxed in a Brent gave her a level look. way that showed the observant "You never heard of a dead goose watcher how weak he was. Brent laying an egg; Carmel," he said said nothing moro and presently quietly. Be yourself, old 'girl." Mr. Cunningham lifted his head to "Myself bows to your superior ask about Eva.
wisdom," Carmel returned. "But "Quite all right, Brent said in- don't be stingy, dear, I know, just differently. His mind was engaged what kind of goose you are, re- with a thought that held no place member."
for Eva Ennis. The danger that Brent signalled for the waiter and Helon might awaken to knowledge asked for his bill. While he waited of her birthright-the love of youth for it he took out his cheque.book for youth was greatly disturbing and wrote a cheque for Carmel, She
And when Brent was dis-accepted it with a gracious smile. turbed he immediately began plan- "You may take me directly ning some way in which to rid him-home," she pleased him by saying self of the cause of his disturb when they got into his car. He had been afraid she would suggest a He forsaw that he must win drive, and he wanted to be let alone Helen soon pr lose her. She would to give his attention to his own af not forever turn back to him from falra. ⠀
ance,
something that fa time must provė Long into the night he thought of stronger than her Infatuation for Helen and the millions he had him. Not many times more would schemed for her to inherit. He did
But not mean to lose them now. they were slipping away from him. He knew it when he recalled that scene beside the lake. At that mo- ment he had been an interloper be-f tween Helen, and Bob Ennis,
"There's only one answer," he said to himself at last; "just one thing to do."
In the darkness his face was! ugly in its reflection of his terrible decision, but up in the old mansion of the Cunninghams a girl was re- membering him as ideally tender. : (To Be Continued)
China Fíros, $340′′ b.""
H. K. Fire Ins., $880 h
Shipping.
Daugiares, $251 8/
H. K. Steamboats, $25) 'n. H. K. Tugs, $2. B.
Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $70 n.
Union Waterboats $243 b.
Mining.
Banguots, $52 b.
'Kailans, 50/- = \B.
Langkots, Tis. 13.00 n.
S'hai Explorations, Tls. 1.50
Raube, $141 E.
Tronoha, 21/- n.
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Kowloon Wharvos, $155 n. Whampoa Docks, §32 · b. China Provident» $5.55 s. Hongkawa, Tls 196 b New Engineerings, Tis. 780 Shanghal Docks. Tin. 120 s, Cottona. Ewo Cottons, Tis. 16.30 sa.^ Orientals, Tis,' 2.30 b.
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