For Ginger's Sake.
By ETHEL HUESTON.
BEHIN HERE TODAY
"He'd look great sauntering up Ifeckuse life was no slow in the little town and down among the tables in the
canceled the ties of a Junior Country Club
of Red Thrust, lows, Ginger Kila Taller ballroom, strumming his banjo to save the younger art from utter boredom and singing Italian love songs. TC was, to be wanluaire—no berenta allowed., Ho wears velvet trousers and a no balilee, Aceedingly, the arranged for thei purchase of the Mill Rash Farms, a 10-mer Hash, and a velvet tam
tract with an aid house on it, and prepleture!"
Oh, he's
ceeded, with the wealance of ber filendə, "How much would it cost?"
Ginger was always practical.
minlater
to overhaul and furnia 16.
Gloger was the daughter of w
alepdaughter at a very wealthy wo and ima, the former Phil Van Donin, who wan a
tolerant person and crazy Aboul Gingar
Gon day, while the rehabilitat
fub house was going on, an arilat entled at
the kitchen of the Tulliver home and offered todo portrait in exchange After he had shaved off bla beard Gloere found to her surprise that he was good look
ing. We had studied in Paris and his name w Bed Bolloway.
femained for a while in Red Thrush, inc
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"Why, I think he would come for his expenses until he is rein- stated. I'm sure he would, be- cause he is only marking time Thore,
We could keep him foren week or two if we liked and thon send him back. He'd get you of 10 a stunning start.
inger. who was never at a Jons for biens, thought it would be a good see if Bard The fare to Chiengo ta six-sev. tend of wandering about the counter like enty-five. He could sleep in one ront pick u many of the gable rooms in the attle; betere pecially if the Taller on heaven knows we'll never have mored him. And he ruukt do the mural de any other use for them. And we
could sort
painting portreita for funtilles
who
would
caration in the new club house for, Gloger www bound it would he is Nuecess,
He Ginger gets her stepmother, Phit, so Invite blog to sky with the Tafilvern, Th artist demure, Las Phit makes in secepi,
Ginger, explaina Ló hím jsout the club, and abe inked him out in inspect it batute he
start to work at it. The name of the
It la streides. Je to be “dolo de Vivre." NOW IN ON WITH TIK ATUNY.
CHAPTER XUL
of feed him around from hand to mouth wherever we happen to be.'
"He could conk his own mesta. All Italians can cook."
"He wouldn't be very expen- sive, then. But are you sure he would come?”
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"I think he would in crazy about it. He should be? He's not doing a thing there--except u ittle bank messenger bootlegging. You'd better include an extra fiver in the cheque if you can because one of his instruments maubly
But Ginger went first of all to a sign painter and arranged for an old, presumably worm-eaten sig post with a culonial lantern t
wing below it, proclaiming to the world that Joie de Vivre had taken up residence at Mill Rush on in hork. Rabbit River.
"If we send him a letter to-night
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Iry Ford was particularly inter he could be here in tree days. ested in the selection of a name,ust in time for the daner because he wanted to have a cou-Saturday. And it I know little ple of large college flag" muie Nicolo, he'll be here. I did some up to inform the public that his sketching of him in Chicage. Jaxi was the best if not the only Really, he's picturesque."
fans of transportation to that
* delectable resort.
Ginger printed out the name for him and he persued it frowningly.
"I don't like that name. said, "Looke furrin to me. What's
it mean. anyhow?**
a
"Oh. It means happiness the
"But be sure and make it very plain." cautioned Ginger anxiously, that we can only give him a halt ending money and his expenses. We can't
him Diy
a regular salary."
"He'll eat it up-1 know he will, said Burd.
fun of living-have a good time, Now the fame of the Joie de and all that sort of thing," she ex. plained.
Vivre and its unique conception had spread like wildfire through
"How do you pronouner it?" the countryside, and letters wer "Zahwa da vċevr," she enun- pairing in from couples and ciated slowly.
liques of young people, 20 and
onin fon.
"I don't like it." he compling, 130 miles away, asking for reserva
for the Saturday again. "Why not just any. Have tions
night a good time, and he done with it opening dance. Ginger ukes if that's what it means! Seems over with Ben and Jenky Brooks homester samehow.”
Patty and Bard were there, too, But Ginger war not to be disand were allowed an Hunded and on Saturday wights which in no way dissented from for a great many weeks thereafte: the others--and it was decided to Iry stood with his old cab at the let them come. north-east corner of the Square "And we'll raise the price of ad. his college flags flying in the wind, mission and refreshments, too." while his atentorian voice Pranid Ginger. "If the food is claimed to a delighted andioneiss inhen they'll eat us out of house "Taxicab to the Jaw da Veever. and home. We don't know them Right this way, ladies an t-there's nu reason why We
bus
Veever, shouldn't make money on them. Only two bite to the Jaw da Vee-Double rules for outsiders. Mem- hers of the club and their guests deserve a redaclion."
ver."
to
the Jaw dn
From friendly lips to interested And in the printed cards that ears flew the news that Ginger were sent out acknowledging the Tolliver had French painte. reservations the terms of opera- drawing pictures on the walls attion were brielly stated--that Mill Rush, and Iminediately upon parvata, preachers and babies their release from school that were barred. afternoon, ardent ospective "For we are purely a worldly Junior Clubbers took the road, and rganization," Ginger explained 'countless were the cager inds t firmly to Bard, "and all uplifting carry up the furniture that Gin-is strictly taboo." ker and Patty had collected in advance.
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morning - the which
Saturday On "Goal, you certainly get things morning of the Saturday done," said Bard, amazed and ad-was to open the summer's serica of informal dances at Joie de wiring.
"I do my best," was the modest Vivre tired but happy Ginger sat at breakfast, her parents and
answer.
The presence and the fascinat-her artist grouped about her. ing labours of Bard Hollyway incit-Her
thoughts
were pleasantly
ol
which her prophetic assistants nature had promised
for the
ed the nearest approach to a rebel-engaged with the aureness lion among hur followers that she success had experienced. Hor were all too eager to lend a hand. evening. And as if from a great of 1ry Ford There was plenty of paint and distance the voice
there were a dozen untouched cut faintly through her sweet ab- panels.
Many of them frankly announced.
|straction.
"Ginger! Hey. Ginger!"
their unequalled excellence in do-i "Did somebody call Ginger?"
on the blackboards wondered Phil.
ir
for Thanksgiving, heads of George Hamill appeared at the door. fo withday, of the Father "Excuse me," he said apologetical- of our Country, und United Statesly, "but Mr. Ford wishes to ace flag at half-mast for Decoration Miss Ginger-Mr. Ford wishes to 18- Day. The responsibility of keep see Miss Ginger-Mr. Ford ing his supplies from depletion not alone, if I may say so."
"Oh, it must be Nicolo," said and his art from prostitution at Bard. "May I go out with you. the bands of her loyal cohorts was Ginger? Isn't it great he got very great,
wish I had brought Nicolo here this morning
They ran down the hall to the Calleno out with me." "Bard said
front door, comfortably pleased Now was the sticcons of their opening doubly sure.
as they were driving back to town, that their brilliant plan had not
Ис
wanted to come, but I didn't miscarried. know whore I was going nor when
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the
I'd be going back and I was afraid, But the end of the driveway, to run the risk. He'd create a where the decrepit old taxi with ensation out here. Joie de vivre a bright college flags was die- exudes from his 'every pore." creetly parked, restrained by
"Who is be?""
"effort sheer physical
part of Iry, from making a concerted He's a little. Italian lad in Chi-rush upon the house, they saw 4 cha sort of walter, sort of not one, slim, pretty Italian n musician-1, don't really know they had expected--but what ap what he is Playe the piano, peared to be a large company of plays the zielin, plays the banjo, them, gesticulating excitedly, hot and warbles Uks a little Italian in noisy argument in their native angel. He's pretty as a picture, tonguelati looks more like a girl than a boy.
gasped.
Ella.
upon usp
Just a kid. He was playing in a Ginger roared Iry Ford. boer garden orchestra and tonir Listen on some outside work without re- "Wait, I tell you, wait for Gingert porting it and got in bad with the You can't go in unless you're male. unión. He was laid par for three ad. Misa Phil wouldn't like it?"
(To÷be ̃Continuad;)=
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 1931.
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TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
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Insurances,
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China Underwriters, 33.60 b. China Fires, $535 n.
H. K. Fire Inx., $1335 b.
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H. K. Steamboats, $26 1. Indo-Chinus, (Def.) $30 o. Union Waterboate, $37 nn.
Mining.
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S'hal Explorations, Tis. 5/1⁄21⁄2 x. Roube $38 8. x. Div.
Ducks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $172 s. Whampoa Docks, $30 n. South China Motors $10 n. China Providents, $5.20 s. (old). Hongkewa, Tis, 274 b. New Engineers, Tla. 6% b. Shanghai Ducks, Tla, 110 b.
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Ewo Cotton Tla. 14.60 b. S'hai Cotton Tls. 99 b.
Langs. Hutels, elc.
f. and H. Hotels $13 b. H. K. Land $86 s. S'bal Land Tis. 412 n. Humphreys, $16,80 ». Realties, $3.80 b.
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China Lights, (old) $241⁄2 th II. K. Electrics, $78% b. Telephones, $42% 6. China Busen, Tis. 18 n. Singapore Tractions, 5/6 s.
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