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Eve Brooks stood with her back to the living room tahic, both hands braced against it. She' Jordan directly. Eve was than usual and her dangerously.
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1930.
No.
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"Love to. Do you suppose I'd have time to stop at grandmother's?
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I packed in such a harry 1 left Roberibed and Paid Up "What do I care?" the woman my blue swenter. There are some Rewares Fund nacion
"What do I care books, too, I'd like to get." began wildly.
"You'll
have plently of time. about anything if you don't love
Lawyers are always so slow I ex- me? Oh, I knew what I'll do. I'll faced "You'll do nothing of the sort.pect 1'11 be tied up for a couple of once after naler Haven't I told you hysterical fe-
breakfast." eyes flushed males bore me to distraction? Gour. We'll start at
into the bedroom and clean your
Ce The meat was quickly over. "Well, what if I do tell tales?" face up. That black stuff you put was not hungry and Mrs. Par-the world. she demandel. Her voice was on your eyelashes is running down high and sharp. "What right have on your cheeks. Lord!". He grim-son, ever watchful of her waist-ted. Louns and ofertralus granted on HAIPHONG
he, breakfasted on fruit juice and coffee. Both hurried away to dress you to flaunt that little brat in my aced.
Eve asked, and 40 minutes later they were in fuee*
"Then you'll wait7" Your darling Cella-Sim pering fool! Do you think I'm go-smithing and dabbing at her eyes. the car driving toward the city. "Go get your face clean!" inst to stand for a thing like that?"
Jordan wan
the authoritative She stopped for breath. had approached to within a yard male now, issuing orders and de-woman said. "I have to go farther, and D. or B. 1. 5. N. Blesser or at any KOBE of where Eve stood. He waited unmanding obedience. [11 he beat finished,
log, but it emile.
Jordan
The
Wis not
He was amil hurried out of the room,
pleamut
WOMил
"I think I'll drop you at Gram- mercy Square Arst, Cella," the older down town. When I've finished at the lawyer's I'll telephone and we As though he were thoroughly uten have hunch."
small 5 Boaw. Tod Jordan strode to
Cell nid that was agreeablājs "My dear Mrs. Braoke," he saidable on which there was a bright she'd find some way to amuse her-
beemer box, opened it and helped self. coldly", "since when has it your duty to dechle with whom
ny and may not be seen in pub-imself to a cigarette. He drew a
rumped the dlse and applied the
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It was nearly 10:30 when the car [metal ghter from his pocket, halted in front of the Mitchell res
Celin saved goodbye and Parisi rud, i tell you I won't stand blaze. Then he walked to a win-Idence, for this!
dow, turned and dropped into a low up the steps. She rang the Geneva.
bol id waited. "No? Won't stand for
wist?hoir.
For a long while no one we Really. Exe. I didn't know that
When Eve rescatered the room work you'n andertaken selective
Was smoking peacefully. All ered. Colin ang the belt n see- Splendid thold, you know, my dear, the tracts of her tears were crased.nl time. She was listening ans- Exercise your feruiniar intuition Eve was again the fragile gold and ously when she heard the lock turn and Martha's grey head peered With our White in figurinu. She
jout enutiously. suultitude of wisers you toward him slowly, milling.
Martha ex- "Way, Miss Cella! Eve i Or hept very lasy!
elained. "I wasn't expecting you. Come in."
and that sort of thing
but for sperial honors"
singled
silent duel.
Their eyes met in The wait was breathing heavily Her chest me and fell and in every line of her pos anger ws Gradually the fire of her written.
She turned -moldered. glance away, eered her face with her Himels,
"How how could
rame chokingly. words
"beg your pardon? What have
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"How's my big hor now?" ached in a low voice.
Jordani disregarded the question.
The girl explained her errand. Montevide. scrutinized her carefully.
drawled. Martha nodded and led the way Bongking. better." la
She Brussel to Colin's Eve, you do look like the devil upstairs
sight of Milan sverned pleased at the when you get i-motional."
Copenhagen "Like me better
way,company.
I'ragur Lisbon
honey
10
"Much better!"*
She smiled happily.
to know!"
la reserve all her favours for one
1
rnata.
For A
moment Celia stood ar-Blo...... her Bombay.. of posted in the doorway
Mr.
Martha
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Hongkong, 16th Jutr. 1950.
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AHOU J. CHEN,
Cabu
“Wait -I know what the big boy lovely corn bedroom.
it had beenYokohama. 1 do with the situation? I don't needs to make him cumfortable! rudely changed. Ugly white slips Silver (spot)... 10%
for the Just one minute and I'll be back!"masked the furniture, The best reenli asking
Eve returned with a tray bear-was nothing but a rolled up mat- pleasure of youte company this eve
Dil 1 invite you to joining bottles, glasses and a bowl of treas mounted on a frame of wood, "We keep this way when no Miss Mitchell and myself? By the ice. She placed it on the coffer
"Thought you might like who the devil did give you table and handed a glass to Jordan. lady's using the room.
cold buttermilk," the woman said. www.
"Ah! That's the girl!" He said. "I've got the whole hou She set the tray down. Beside the raised the glass and drank. fike this sumpt
Mitchell's Eve refused to look aroun!.
cookles. "Wouldn't you like
Eve helped herself and sat be-room and the dining room and tall white tumbler was a plate of side him. She touched her glass beary. That's where he sits +mostly
"Why this is wonderful!" She sun! mockingly.
"No, not particularly, Naturally to Jordan's lips, then to her own. when he's home in the library.
Celta took a long drink of the Rear Funds nid Celia. She crossed gee." it would be to much to expect Her air of sophistication had re-
down Then she sel the roo
room to the closet where her buttermilk. such a charming lady as yourself turned.
From a dark the glass. "Talk to me, darling," she said clothing had hung.
blue "Martha," the girl said earnest. admirer. Especially in the matter softly. "I want to forget there's corner she brought out the
Then she raised the ly, "you've been here a long, long of diamond bracelets-"
anyone in the world except you and sweater.
Do you re- "Well, if you must know, my hus-me". Eve stretched, back cat-like, cover from the dark and searched time, haven't you?
From member when my father and mothercial entre of the world, we are able to
extend to us allanta "special facilision for Commercial and Travellers” Lei band
ii. to
Jordan
good through several drawers. surveyed her
katia and foreign banking and exchange. er were married?" She was looking at him again naturedly. "You're all right, Eve!" one of them she took a letter.
The servant nodded- "That's everything," she said as [he said. The sraoke of battle had Not angrily-almost appealing.
[she straightened up. "Nothing to "Tell me," the girl went on more they Jordan grinned. "Oh, your hus cleared.
madel
do, I guess, but go downstairs and slowly, "do you know why
I But edirse --the
separated?" wift
Thursday morning Celia Mitchell Martha delayed to lock the door "Courtney did give it to me!" Eve insisted heartedly. It was arrived at the breakfast table to and then followed Celia down the so find Mrs. Parsons busy with theirs. The girl went juto the TSANG FOOK PIANO CO.ast spring. After he'd lost
The room looked just 4
ASSEUR R. SHIMIDEU. She had sorted the letters library. much at the races. I found out, mail.
ASSEUSE S. HONDA. she had left it. She sat down be-
Authorised Capital...Breite $20,000,000 and he knew I'd be furious. That's before her into two piles.
"Good morning!" Celia said fore a shelf of books.
ASSEUSE S. KISAKI,
We are also able to offer our the way-hubwaya pives me pres.
something briskly. "Nothing for me, ↑ Fige At The Four of a step-fria Recommended-fer many years old Capital
1,000,000 Customers the services of the rats when her done
pose gi
raised her head. Martha land re-Government Civil Hospital, Poak-op Caplial..
of the Internationa Branches he's mo
Hospital, etc., and by all the loca: Mrs. Parsons booked up smiling. Jappenced varrying a tray.
4,000,000 Banking Corporation in San Fra "Must be profitable! Rut what
ciscu, and Spain and also of The mad
you think I really cared
National City Bank of New Yors where you got the thing?**
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The wona ryd han entreat ingly,
"Pad -darling-- Aay vond're angry with me*
"Angry" I suppose you think I Fenjoy
such a fracas as you started to-night. Oh, yest It's so pleasant when two women begin brawling. I ap Very
considerate, you were. preciste that! Allow me to tell you frankly, Eve, that I am quite en-
BEER Table of taking care of my private
Bole Agent!
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He
Throughout Jordan had spoken in a cool, detached manner. seemed to take a malicious delight in the situation. Now Eve Brooks threw herself forward.
"Don't go! She begged, "Oh, Tod, pleuse- I'm
She bad taken hold of hath of his arms. Eve was a tragic figure. Her black and scarlet gown-empha
Bsized the pallor of her distorted
face. Her painted, crimson mouth was grotesque. Her two eyes were
Ewells of emotion.
Tod." she murmured,
"ith me th
The man looked down at her, unmoved.
Stay T
Q
A
"Do you expect me to lates to: you after what you've done to night?" he asked coldly.
Now the woman was clinging to
him.
"Oh, but don't you see, degrest," she begged. "I love you so ter. [ribly! I couldn't help it, Tod. For
two whole days 1 liny
haven't seen you. You didn't even call. And then to
with that--that child See you
What if she has got money? You couldn't be happy with her, donr. You know you couldn't! I'm ear- ry ! Bed-I kwear I'll never do it won't! You again. Before God
can play with your pretty doll as ch as you like, only please don't
me alone again!"
She was half sobbing, one arm
hor
hend about his shoulder,
hin brennt. pressed close to
Jordan retched for her arma, drew them away, His jaw was set. "lop it, Eve!" he said harshly. "Don't be so melodramatic.
God, but you're a sight!"
wait.'
(To Be Continued).
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