THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1931.
24 HOURS ON BROADWAY.
THE RELENTLESS YANGTSZE.
This is not Papuan village in 'New Guines where the aborigines build themenivas little huls Testing on wooden supports driven into the water to protect themselves against enemy depreda tions, but little village on the Yangtee (Shaokwan) which has felt the full fury of the floods.
Heart of Liane
by MABEL MCELLIOTT
BEGIN MARE TO-DAY.
ageant with Be DA -the main Barrett has been warned by her Agure. A drama with me in the actr mother, Cas Harrett, not in her leading part." anything to do with thaiaarina Mobar), who proteases to be in love with
La
Van
hos, Murist add delante, anzuners ber
engagement to Yen
Liane tries to funket
him. Cam is taken seriously ill on tar and Llane rushes to her aldr. Csaa babbles iber dariam of some mystery concerning the girl' birta.
Mrs. Clospaugh. Liane's with patroness. bria C back to her long Island hymn to recuperate. Uneacre she knows I pimsee her mother, Line merepta Clive Cleonpaugh's proposal už marriage.
Tesma Lord, house West El She Clas
"All the sante," Liane insisted
Her unstendy legs took her doll- berately as far as the door.
"Though I ought to tell you be- forehand," Cass was saying in n troubled tone.
Liane stopped. She scarcely know why. Mrs. Cleespuugh's re- ply was not entirely clear but the young girl heard the last few words, "no surprise to me. I was aware of it from the first. I in glad, however, you told me yourself."
Idane felt herself trembling. aloud, "I shall hate the display Almost she turned back' but the and all that fuss. I wish I needn't sound of Tressa's voice and the opening of the great front door
he married quite this way."
"You owe it to your new posi-forced her onward. 1lon, darling," Cass Bald quietly.
That's something you mustkuilty, she thought. forget."
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It's dawn on Broadway. Looks like a quiet country laus, doesn't it? Where is all that rush and roar you read about 7.
Wall-
The two women
trance.
looked
nt her en-
Mrs. Clecs- of bene-
NEA
bere it is! Times Square, jammad with trolleys and taxis, in suon Mit appears in daytime. But not till might
you view-
сап
"Why, my dear!" She was silent a minute. Then pang, dilkos Llane and tries to break the murmured with apparent fr-paugh began in a tone
with Btw convey
"Are you sure; matlers hat they fail to surcrest chrough relevaner. "Miss Lord hasn't gone volent concern.
You ought to have done this? You look quite shaken even yet."
black-
intervention of Blane McDermid, police offer south. who befriend fun.
At a ball' for the Prines al Glavaria 1, kidnap Clive, McDermid and a reposter
Church Dewmend
I wonder why," Linne said, "Oh, she likes it here, She has such a gay time. So many beaus, I suppose she Mariate, start a search, Anely hates to leave." an the shore she straggles with her capton, fall and culs her head. The captori lekte bar with a uld woman. Lane encape
waller
while the woman sleeps, but druns for pearl necklace, which Cilen finde stained with blood.
McDermid Ends the girl just batore Cire who had planned từ huid Liane for roneom rushes up. McDermid areas the kidnappe And Clive taken Llane bome
CHAPTER XXX
Cass persisted, 'I don't like it, I tell you. It's queer." 1 was a day or two after the Hunt Ball, Idine, still a little wenk
spent after her great adventure, iny huddle among the pillows of her damask chaise longue.
.
Chas's eyes were on the ceiling. Mrs. Cleespaugh is rather an nayed with her, About the way
night of flur ball.”
he acted the night of your-fi
Liane lunghed. "What was it? Did she refuse to worry?"
"I don't know what she said but there's a coolness hetween them. Mrs. Amberton admitted to me that her sister lacked tact."
There was
silence for a few minutes while Liane continued to regard the landscape with languid
eyes.
They made her sit down, fussed over her. Cass said, "I was just telling Mrs. Cleespaugh that I ex- pect to go back to town has soon I have as the wedding is over. laid a good offer in a Shapiro play. didn't want to tell you until you. were on your feet."
"She's hopeless!" Mr. Clean- paugh murmured, fluttering over the ten tray. "She can't be con- tent to sit still and rest for a bit. I told her I knew she was like that."
The two women smiled at ench other but Liane was not convinced. in her heart she knew there was |something else afoot.
"That isn't what mother meant,"
Liane asked langsidly. "What "Just the same." Cass burst out| Oh, the whole frisiness. There's at length, "I hope she goes soon. she mused. "I wonder what it la something ugly and frightening She's 14 mischief maker. She all about." about it. It looks as if someoni likes Clive 100 well for her own particularly did not want you to good." marry Clive. As if you had an Eneny-"
Liane sighet.
"They've known each other for-· ever." Lane suggestel.
Next day Clive announced he had to go to Richmond on businear
"I wish you didn't have to go." | Liane said. I know. That's just it. Ap-
"Mother's glad to get me out of parently she has always thought the house. I never saw such a worry "Mother, please don't deur. I'm safe and it's all right he'd wait for her. She's been flurry. Boxes keep arriving even and all those wretched people are playing around all over the world in the middle of the night, safely behind bars. Fourth ofnd now she's tired of it and cuterer's men!" He shook his fenae, It was, for the men and the Wants a soft berth. You've taken d girl's been sent to reform school that from her. She doesn't refish
or some place like that. Clive the thought."
hidden away in the house."
And
"I tell you what? Put on your Liane sighed, "Mother, you talk hat and come in town with me. said they found eases of opia if marriage were n situation "We'll get a license at City Halli Cass said Armly. "That's what and he married to-day! You can But she shuddered a little, it is for a woman who isn't train-Roto Richmond with me and we'll spite of her brase words. Sheed to do work in the world. My void all the fuss.** His eyes Inak. did not like to think of that fetid life was different. Tons
and led bright and mischievous. house in the clearing.
worked together. We married Liane shook her head. "Can't. young and we didn't have any Your mother would never forgive money but we had love. That's us." everything."
"When I think of what might have happened to you," Cass went en, shaking her hend.
"Don't think of it. It's foolish.
I'm out of their reach."
"Oh, it's not those miserable į people I'm afraid of," Cass said.
"Yes. We had you.”
CHICHIDBE
asodent
the famous capital of the New York theatre would in its dazzling dren of bright lights. This is how Broadway looks during the
play hour. Bul-
NEA
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bably going to the stables," Liane thought.
He put out his hand, touched heri "And you had me," Liane re-awkwardly. "Look here, is it mel minded her.
you're marrying? Or mother?"
"Sully." She shook him off. Something in Casa's voice mado("You'll miss your train." "They don't count. But what Liane glance at her. Chus stood She stood on the steps, young this man McDermid said to Clive up suddenly, "I've been yarning and flushed and triumphant, in her makes me believe that you have an long enough," she said briskly. riding things. Clive had been
"I must go. implacable enemy some place/*
downstairs and write seeing that she had lessons and Liane shivered but she managed letters. I promised Mrs. Clees- she was doing very well he told to laugh.
paugh I would send out some her proudly. Her cont and bree- ches of pale grey cloth atted her "How silly! Mums, you're play-clueques for her."
Linne longed to detain her and charmingly. Her boota shone ing a melodrama.
ask the questions which had been like old mahogany. Her casual, "All right, child. But I'll be re-trembling on the tip of her ton-hat was just right. She might Haved when you're safely marri-
for wenks. Casa" words have posed for an Illustration in 4 But the spark-well, it just wasn't ed."
spoken in delirium came back magazine devoted to country life. there. Why, Llane wondered, did they now with starting force, "Lusin "Silly" She put her small glov- She met Mrs. Cleespaugh on the Kelly was a careful driver so it all use that phrase, "anfely mar-1 wouldn't want her to knowed hand in his, for good-bye. landing.
was with a sensation of real alarm rled 7"
she's mine
I've earned hor." "Mayn't I say good-bye to you "My dear, such a stupid thing that Liano observed shortly that "By the way," Cass went dni, "as What was the secret Cass hid?
properly 7"
One of Christine's girls called just the big car was bumping and noon as you're able Mra Clees- Liane longed to ask but daro not. "Out here with Kelly and all the now to say your fitting in today at careening raggedly over the ruts. paugh wants you to look at Home She. lay there in the half light grooms standing around? She 11 instead of tomorrow. I'm so The chauffeur glanced back at her samples for the wedding dress. Nora came in and softly moved shook her head at him, all maiden- sorry. You might have gone in before drawing to a stop. Moire, satin, velvet. Oh, they're about, touching the roay lamps un-ly primness. "I'll see you Tues-with Clive but it's too late for that "It's only a flat, Misa Barrett," lovely You'll never know which til they glowed in spots of vivid Įday.'
now-Kelly will have to take you, ho sald disgustedly. "but Madame ong to choose."
about the luxurious room. "He rade off in a cloud of stust: P've just rung the garage." said I was to make time and this'll "Lordy," Liane moaned, "I I'll have your tea here, Miss7 Liane, sighing a little, want into "I'll change right away. Liane hold us
NO. wish I might put on a dark blue
answered.
There's a bit.
no garage anywhere fa suit and slip away somewhere and do I ballove I'll dress and goithe house.
Tho
doctor anid I might." She had meant it when she said When she came down 10 minutes sight," Liane said, anxiously con have it done. But I suppose that With the maid's help Llane she hated to have him go away. later, she found Tressa Lord curled sülting her watch. would be considered dreadful." slipped out of her robe and into Cilve stood as bulwark between up in one of the hall chairs.
"Oh, I can change it in a jiffy," "I know," Cass sympathzed. a black frock. In it sho lecked her and his mother's importunate "What off to town srain?" Kelly assured her. va
hor vanity case: Liane took "But you must remember your almost transparently fair, and fussing between her and Tressa Tressa usked. wedding la in the nature of a state fragile. Hor kasos trembled un-Lord's barbed hatred. She didn't "Yes, I have to go. A fitting," and began absently to redden her
der her.
"Too bad. Thought wo love Clive but she was fond of function. It's of great impor-
might lips. Absorbed in this occupation, "You're still shaky. Miss," the him. tance."
have some bridge," and she scarcely heard the purring of girl said sympathetically.
Liane was puzzled by the other's the car drawn up beside her. "I'm all right," Llane assured Why didn't she love him?:. He change, of front Tressa had A voice asked mockingly, "Is the
was young and attractive.
Ha scarcely spoken to her for a week. lady stranded blue eyes could kindle with a Then the car drove up and she dis Sho to be no firmly sot on anything as She went down the great stair-darkening light. His young mouth missed the matter, climbing kin, Robard, unbelievably handsome, she was on this formal wedding, case slowly, holding to the rail- had a passionate curve to it. She waving her hand is Tressa went incredibly debonair, smiling at ""But it's natural," the young girl Ing. A murmur. of voices came liked his voice. She liked h down the steps and disappeared hero Be Continued) thought. "She thinks of it as a to her from the small sitting room. ones of humor, his kindliness: around the rear of the car,« “Pro-
colou'll
hav
Liane looked at her mother curi- | hor. ously. She had never known her
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