The Melody Girl.
By RUTH DEWEY GROVES.
Author of "The Innocent Cheat," etc.
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.
course, she couldn't sing
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1931..
point of disclossing to Bary! what she had in mind for her.
But when she did speak of it, the breakfast, sho met next morning at with opposition from an unexpected quarter. Beryl was away mind- ing the
the store, while Mr. Everett- who left the house before his wife
Trone were up-returned
breakfast with them.
to
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Irene. "Give me some ings, which represent probably he, suld Bery) Birdies, secretly in love with Tommy Irene knew she'd love to go to the are coffee if you've sat some hot, the best all-round programme yet
studio.
Mother. I "If you're able to go upstairs and take him into the rinistry where she urn fetch it down..tiere I'll wash it Gnish want to get back and noreened in Hongkong.
Wilson, dienvers that he
lope with her half-star, Irene Everett Bashe and her "gang" drup Tummy and
him to cunthue in college, and aut brusk
vegetable rack before
"Rookery - Nook," the popular
the heart of his aunt who is Enancing him. Beryl compromised. "I wouldn't! Beryl leaves. If you'll come over ifarre which had such a long run
Falling to rosiner det, Beryl late Tommy
retum to her abster Irene, entaged at the piran long wait, refuses to illan to des and postpumow the elopement,
Next y Tammy Kora fiabing with a
miss your andlition for anything."
Irene wis gone, and when she re- unrle and fods Beryl wat her gang of turned Beryl saw glimmer of} twach. One of the beira, Angie Reed, in
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bia by horrified:
"pat
would make it sound if they found an effective answer to the
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"Only a dance set," Irene said| lightly. "It will just take a minute
the steer of bar Janiowa sister.
When Temy again bega Trone to marry him, she maya alın will not let marelave in- terfere with her career and that she is to have a radio wolon
CHAPTER VIIL
Informs him while the iron it hot."
"Well, I said 'unything." " Beryl admítled. "My mistake--but it's too bad you didn't bring the Mon-
"I think? Mra. Everett said today wash along too." Hiery in the voice of one who
"Don't be menn," Trene conxed. copes with a hopeless situation."I might be able to do a lot for "hay it would be more considerate you some of
you to go to your sister and velop if you should de
"What viewers?" hezily.
newspaper
Mr.
Everett
cannot compete with the products Inter of Hollywood. Apart from the asked general excellence of the photo, graphy, the acting in all that could be desired, the humour be- the lends, ing well sustained by "Oh, you're as bad as Beryl with Ralph Lynn especially pro-
"Can't minent. Mra. Everett exclaimed,
We hope there will be you see what's ahead of your further showings of this happy But of course, you film at an carly date. wouldn't know," she added with a daughter?"
weary
Fame slch.
means In addition to the main nothing to you. All you've ever there is an exitclient was seized with aming known is turnips and cabbages. news reel, including a she has been through and with nanimous impulse. "Maybe if Why, I don't believe you've ever showing of the Varsity Boat Race. this audition ahead of her to-you'd cut out that crazy tapping sold an alligator pear in your) norrong, she in really under a great as you call it, you'd discover that life she added, warming to her strain."
All the women looked at Beryl anyway."
a mojeni dehaner was plain "Yelt mean a nad voler?" Bery) "after all, even alligator
spread over her chooks and in the PA soprano like yours?" pronounced lift of her chin, but
see if there isn't something you | can do for her. You know heiter:
than anyone else what an ardes!
For
laughed. "Anything can
said, "Even that."
irene
expert fo
de
nim. Gaumont splendid
Ume and my more attention to--" "Your meals," his wife added
application
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(To be Continued./
scene,
Anel someone nu? Touk Beryl
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a voice like death of the thought of them.“
Mr. Everett grunted, and looked and saved her from making aming," she said pityingly,
"You
would he
sacrilegions." at the twa eggs and bacon out her retored and left, The rooste, plate, the stack of toast and jar dinner, her sather added sugre
Sinsalted that she of jam. Heaven knows I can't du decided Beryl shold not Lively,
not for this family tok everything and I'm sure Mrs. Reed pony her to the studio after all. despise groerries," he sait testil, nam here. Someone mast Bal she did not go near Beryl to “And I'd like some more coffee if maky
tell her this while up to her for
the latter anyone around here has time ta Vat's the trouble? Charlie washed and ironed the lingerie and think of me." Real's voice cut in us he made cooked the dinner.
"You needn't
hurry," Irene his way into the room,
In fact, she said nothing during Informed him. "Hery is Dol
with Eric to tell him at once but be Everett onconsciously appeared her Her
1ter to him that they all the meal of her new decision. Mrs. Koin other looked at her in 10gned to Bergl. She told him as injured feelings soonewhat by eriti- quiring?"
simply as she could what had hap
necusing nor
the food,
and Mr. Everett cizing well" Beryl answered list- neither perest,
won't have her." Irene burst *paring herself.
lessly. "I didn't feel like cooking."
out. "She's impossible:
you "I'll never let him go away alene "Mooning over someone ?" Irene should have heard the things she again." Mrs. Reed sobbed, her asked maliciously.
said to me yesterday!" beseechingly
heg upon
Bery) nechted "Samenne I feel "Probably nothing
but the!
11. surprised far," she said sweetly, and truth," her father retorted. he said,
Irene's intuition warned her to was in an irritable mood thin, Then: guess what that young drop the subject. When Beryl spoke morning; due very likely to hist fella need is a lesson in sports like that she was going to be ent- badly cooked dinner of the night manship. It wasn't playing fair tingly sarcastic, and Irene didn't before.
"If you
Women would in by himself while the hers were hasy," he added and want to lose her temper
band's face.
Fatrode away upstairs.
Mrs. Reed gasped, and Beryl experienced a blessed feeling of relief. At least there was one ndult in the world who was not: eager to pillory her.
""'il cook dinner," she said pleasantly
mother and Lo her
hurried away.
One among the women, realizing that they had been outdone in yenerosity by n man, remarked "Beryl's a good cook, Vaguely: Isn't she?"
Men. Everett sighed, - "When I can get her into the kitchen," she admitted.
But to day Beryl's mind was not
She saw the apples, aking. sliced and spiced, and guessed that they were lutended for a pie but when she male the crust she forgot the rate for mixing it and stood rabbing the shortening andi flour to u fineness that would roh The pic of all flakiness.
sell
Free came in while, she over the pastry bowl, to get a class of lee water. She studied Bery) for monent with sl speculativeness. Then she said] with a plaintive whimper. "Ive gaba frightful headache."
That's loo bad." Bergt - aniti with uncertain sympathy,
She
was too used to fake headaches:
in the family to take them serious-1
ly.
""Really 1 have," Irene went on.
"I don't know what I'm going to
do."
"Take an aspain and ite down." "I don't say about my head. I've done every thing for that, but I've got to get that yellow blouse washed and I can hardly stand on my feet."
What do you want the blouse
fors
"Didn't mother tell you?" "Tell me what?"
That I'm singing for RKG to-morrow?"
"And you must sing in a yellow blouse,
Bee-n yellow linen blouse that's been waiting & week for you to Jaunder it."
"It's the only docent one I've got | to go with my
my grey suit," Irene routed. "I'm not lazy, It's not my fault if I can't get things done. Tommy's hardly given me moment to myself for weeks.".
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She watched, but Beryl showed
sign of feeling the blade. Irene
could never bo qufto nure when her]
thrusts had gone honte.
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time
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