Innocent Cheat
KATIBU HAS HAPPENED,
Helen Paku frole in debt, to and in love win her fæusnillin, “Fonard- Brent, The latter changes his plan for her faturs after met img = dying begane, Nullin, Boon after frent Julia Helen" that she is heirean it a million: aire, Cryl K. Cooningham. We inkos her to Cunningham and offer prouin which th
searching for the girl,
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shackles 7" Why not help him tó forgot them, so long as all the world knows that a sen cannot be made to forget that which fly his heart?
It wasn't honour, it wasn't re- Jonaly uldman Bexupte, as he heil" been sponsibility, it wasn't anything but Amone Helen's new friends are Eva Rania love that had me the man she And her brother Hubert, who falls in love, wanted marry the other girl, Shalli-. with her. Brynt becomes alous of tab umar knew. plots to win Bgten gutekly, vperially alnée) he has found the cket, like the one he had taken from Nettin tu trave Helen the beiros. fasting that a sudden shock would likely hill the old man, Hrant slyly antenint the shoek; and the recrans And Cunningham deal. Then, sathipathizer and pealing to her loyalty, Birni secures Helen'
promise to murry him,
Later, Holen anul lo discover their love for each other, but alw well him she int engaged. The secke Brunt tu nak release and surprise him is a love serbe with Carinel Segro. This makes it easier for Heken. but
Brent refuses, saying that be ha levoted
life to her, and host Curzel meres nothing to ht. When arguments fall in hold her. Brant resolves in more drnatie methode,
Memell Shalimar Murrin, * hoal
What she had resented was his suggestion that she could keep on trying to make him fall in love with her, regardless of his marriage. She was Curious because she had failed. Had she met him after his mar ringe it would not have hindered her hunting, but her pride wounded and she vowed she was through with him..
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Bob, however, was new game. "Won't you all stay for coffee
friend of Helen's arrives for a viaft and set and a bite to eat?" Mrs. Ennis in-
vited.
Bob.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
"But you haven't been doing it tong," Shalimar vouched, "vince, If you won't murder me for being, so unoriginal--all work and no play, and all that, y know."
any
play
"Bob and I have a date," Shalli- mar declinent purposely using his shortened name to give them all a bamp.
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Ms. Ennis looked questioningly at her son. He avoided her eyes.
"Good night," Eva said abruptly "Practically all my life," Bob told and edged cut of the room. She did her, ignoring the compliment. not want to talk with her mother Shalimar was not yet stopped. } tonight. There was that unfinished "My, how exceedingly dilleult it scene of the afternoon, following must be dim your light," she upon her return from the city. She came back without pause. "I envy did not care to renew it you, buy. I can't do without a little play, Kunw” - grinds
Bob looked around at Helen, and was about to ask what was wrong with Bramblewood when he remen- "They shouldn't nag me! bered Helen's recent bereavement.ought to let me alone!" she waited At least he was old-fashioned into her pillow after her mother enough to consider it recent ant to had karked on her locked door mar respect Heri for not forgetting it and waiting in vain for digit- in what might be been, had she ance, bad riven ip and tome en wishoal, eatinmoms round ad to her own room, bu heart envy plastires.
with dread,
"How should I know--when i don't play?" He ended.
"What is the matter with you, Eva?" She dreaded those words. As though one could not claim the right to hile pain, let it show in the eyes ever so much.
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"We might, if we could drop Hlea at home and horrow her car,
Only Shalimar appeared to be quit if she cared enough. find a few-anywag one." Shallimar} replied, delighting in Bob's grow-having a good time. She sat besee what a rotten 'deal she's hand-hai, (cable midress: "Swanstock," ine embarrassment and his attempt side Beb and flirted like mad. Buting everybody, the other fellow in-Shanghai), who are not responsible fo sidestep her..
she couldn't get very far in the cluded. Well, here's where I find for cube mutilations. Eva barely suppressed a gasp but car because Bob could not see her out if I'm chained hand and foot Helen managed a laugh. "Why, of and her strength lay in her looks, to a hopeless passion."_ course, I'll be glad to let you tuke) She tried other things, but he did the car, since can't go with you," respond. When she leaned on they were seated at their table
Their dance was at an end. When] she said, adding to herself: "If he him he Jennel way. When she gain he said, with a directness Anaconda Lakes her out in my ear it never asked if he could drive with one
Copper hand he said no.
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It must be a favourite sport of the): Shalimar was net coy and Bob gods to set people at cross purposes, | Alla (not complex. Which made it especially people who love ench all the more dangerous for itim had other. Such people take all trifles be but known it. For coyness is Thit Lonth in their relations with one another with a seriousness that often apuils the doom of their hap- piness. This was such an instance, "So you don't care.” Bob thzught, "Bob has a car of his own." Evi wald snappishly.
do:
"I'd like to fall in love with you." Then he paused,
never subtle, and from subtlety the
“And”” Shutlimar invited. fuple person cannot escape unless "I don't think you're worth it, he is too simple to get caught in it. with your easy talk of divorce and "You must know of some place timony, but I don't think it ever where we can dance," Shallimard come to marriage. I'm too said in a way that would have maden for that." Bcb feel like a boy senut to deny it.
Shalimar's face suddenly became "I couldn't ask Miss Morris tu Are you particular?" he asked, blank. She sat back and stared ride in that, Bob said with far thinking of a roadhouse a few miles more disdain for, his lowly posses-ahead of them. There was another sion than he felt.
one berend it, but cheques were paid proposing to me?" Helen flushed, remembering the there with hundred-dollar bills, Bob ride they'd had in that same carmiled to think of himself passing: just the night before. He had jou hundred-doilar bills to a waiter. seemed to think it good enough for
her. And it had been a'lovely ride,
•
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think I've heard that Mon- "Well, come along I've some-tanya Malone is hereabouts making thing to do at Bramblewood," she whoopee," Shalllmar said. "I said. "See you tomorrow, Eva?" her stuff, if that's an answer.
Eya turned her head away. Sharp- "Not for me," Beli promptly re-, ly it might have seemed had any-plied; "I've got to wit a few law one been tranquil enough to notice. suits first."
"Not to-morrow; Helen," she an-1 "I give you my first divorce," swered evasively; "unless you want Shallimar promised. "I'm not so me to run in after dinner. I'm lousy don't you love that word? going down to New York!"
"Again?"
It was Bob who asked, and bis face had sobered considerably.
with money myself. Got to collect
a few alimony cheques."
"I'm not going in for divorce en es," Bob said disapprovingly.
Shalimar hughed. "Well, it's
Eva's answer was angusy, "Yes," funt your Tuture that interests me she said. "....you know so much, dear me, as the feeling I should have a less everyday." Duys that you're a marvellous Her voice, too high and too false, tancer. Come on,"
for the mere answering of a simple "This is 'n cheap place," Bob, quary, further troubled her brother waged her when they drove up to
But he did not say anything more flheir destination.
to her, for at that moment their "No mind.. 1 won't see anything mother came into the living room, but you.”
Helen Ment over and kissed her, an Bob was not taking her at all. art at which Shallimar stared in seriously. But a little later, when amazement. Helen, who had never she was cradled against him on the been demonstrative or well! dance flag he could not take her Shalimar wanted to laugh oh a lightly. She was an entrancing sudden thought, hit there was, un creature, alluring with a nameless excuse for visible mirth at the mo- promise, ment.
He had no desire to find out what i "That's a line," she commented it was, but it pleased him, since it to herself. "Sorry, old dear," fling had fallen to his lot to take a girl ing a mental challenge to Helen. out just to spite Helen--at least he "I see why little Eva. Well, she hoped it wild spite her that she keeps her men who holds them. should be attractive. It made it Mother stuff Shallinur hover engi
snorted, but she came close to it at For it wasn't a pleasant thing to that moment. "She must think the le doing. "Childish, he told himself. kid has a mother complex. Well; But what, the devil? Helen, with something different on my hook, her quirky ideas might get a noble baby lamb. Something hotter." reaction out of it and hope he would It did not even occur to her that full stucerely in love with her Helen was indulging in starved de friend.
stra for mother love. Neither did What about this girl he was it cecur to her that there was any dineing with? Couldn't he learn to reason why she should not want a love her? He was too wise to think man that Helen' was interested in. she'd fallen very hard for him sim To Shallimar each person was only because she flirted with him. Individual. The strings that a man But what if he tried to make her be might attach to himself were for serious? It would be a release from him to consider, not for her to con- his maddening acho for Helen if he cern herself with. She felt a right could start something with Shaill to have whatever she could take. mar. Why couldn't It be done.
Why, look at a man as anything But he'd play clean
but a free agent? It wasn't fair to "What's that funny name Helen the man, Why say to him: called you?" he said, bending hig
You poor devil, remember your head closer to her ear,
at him.
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Banks.
Hongkong Bank, $1345 b. Chartered Bank, £16 n
Mercantile A. & B., £20 n.
East Asia $98 b.
Insurances.
Canton Tre., $760 ̧ ̈b,
Union Ins., $393 BB.
North China, Ins., Tls. 160 t
Yangtaze, Ins., $50 n.
China Underwriters, $1.50 s.
China Fires. $340 b.
H. K. Fire Ine.. $805 b.
Shipping.
•Douglanes, $248.
H. K. Steaminats, $26 n.
H. K. Tugs, $2.
Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $70 n. Union Waterboats $26
Mining...
Benguets. #61 b. Kallans, 50. n. Langkats, Tls. 13.60 n.
b.
S'hal Explorations, Tls; 1.30 n. Raubs, $16 b. Tronohs, 21/-. n.
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B.
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Ewo Cottone, Tls. 16. n. Orientals, Tls. 2.30 h.
S'bal Cotton". Tls. 83 (old) b.
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