.. THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1931.
RECONSTRUCTION OF PONT DE LA CONCORDE.
SIGNOR GRANDI VISITS GERMANY.
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The work of widening the Pont de la Concorde at Paris is nearly finished. Our pic-
ture shows the widened bridge with the Place de la Concorde and the Madaleine in the distance. The bridge is now nearly 115ft, wide as against 18ft.
GUILTY LIPS
W LAURA LOU BROOKMAN”
DRGIN HERE TO-DAY.
"thor of "MAD MARRIAGE"
the tea. I'll bring it right up my- self" Mrs. Bixby swished out of
view.
"Anyhow it got rid of her," Chris said, smiling faintly. "You don't have to drink the tea, you know."
Norma did not answer. They went up the stairs and, into the "Yes," Chris hurried on broken- tiny rear bedroom. Everything was Pretty Norma _Kent, 20-gearedd prezetary. |ly. “Oh, I might as well tell you!|exacily as Norma had left it the Harrie Merk Travers, bunadena any, in She's been working here as Mie night before. spile of the oppositions of the father, F. M. Travers but she's really married. Travers.
The story opens in Martiam middle winters Mark Travers in her husband-i metropolis. Mark with his datert mean he was. taurang for 'An Petrarkennt honeymoon ni fashionable in urines, Sears their money travers' son." De sorte, black botrawy $500 and they return
to Marlinerts, When aiment everything the have la goue he finds a Job only to lose
You
Chris bustled about, raising a F. M. window. drawing down the The family didn't covers of the bed, maxing. Norma approve of the marriage, Market out of her clothes and into a
went abroad two months ago and kimono.
The younger girl was
Finally he become a Burwether in Ben he hasn't even heard from him submissive. The tempestuous dia-
le department store,
is role of poverty the vining rodple and since. Last night she got a letter piny of emotion the night before
happy ant! Mark's father ends for him telling her about the divorce.
He offers to Lake Mur back into his ow
business organization if hark with prower he
can make good. His fret tank inverly luizen trip to France.
AL home. th spit [ ber protesta Mork
>
When Norma
what can she do?
Oh seemed to have exhausted itself,
Ske
She can go home and rest for aletipped beneath the covers and
Chris
Nurme remain few days and take care of herself. bes
That's the sensible course, Unfor- When
Jadely treated at
na trken her wherrubnitz, Chris Saund
draw them up around
Mrs. Bixby arrived with
father-in-law's home wheels away anate of course. Very tell the steaming #up of tea Norma you what you do. Miss-er--?" managed to smile gratefully. The
"Saunders," Chris supplied.
landlady would have lingered but! "Yes, Miss Saunders. My office Chris efficiently shooed her out. They discover Norma's nutar live les is on the fifth floor. Bring Mrs. "Now then," the older girl said,
vw, her fostret Tummmate, busies Normand
Job.
Traters employa setactics to leave her!
Aud the record that three years before abe
nl evidenor that the charge w
was convinted an vire chazze. In apie Travers in to see me in a few days, silling on the side of the bed, "do and Norma fanent Travice p Say on Monday. I'll give her the you think you can get some sleep. lowper to Paris with documents which with examination. Does she have any-honey? You didn't have much Inst knows nothing of this until later is Juney
urce Norms thing beside her salary bere?" night you know."
Cable Mark i remize a
atie receives Eetler Leif her Mark ba Chris shook her head.. "No," she f The muscles about Norma's lips
cred A #vorce, aileck why Rom
work next murolog w faints in the en
CHAPTER XXXVI
to said. "It's not much but we'll man- tightened. "Chris," she said in a
Care some way."
:
•
voice barely above a whisper, "did the doctor tell you?"
Dr. Willoughby shrugged. "Don't No use to try to evade those olup Chris followed Dr. Willoughby worry, I take care of that. Sor-eyes. The older girl hesitated. She to the outer office. Stuart arose ry for the girl. Call my seeratary {yrarhed forward, took Norma's as they entered.
Labout an appointment, will you?" hand in bers. "She'll be all right." the doctor: Chris said that she would. She "It's going to be all right, dear!" | assured them. "Better send her went back to the private office he said. "Everything's going to home for the day, though. Seems where Norma had been lying on an be all right!"
Her
Life and death grimly battle inside tiny glass tubes-while men of science look on. It's a phase of man's long, determined fight against the ravages of cancer that is pictured here, with black robed and hooded technicians of the Hahnemann Hospital, at Philadelphia, watching through microscopes the growth of cancer upon once healthy colle.
These three milk-fed babios at a Sacramento soo have just celebrated their first birthday. They are just the size for pets now but with a few months they'll grow into real lions, too large and playful for the drawing room.
to be a little run-down." He turned improvised couch. Chris found her Norma turned convulsively, bury- toward Chris. "You're a friend of sitting up, pale but otherwise looking her face in the pillow, hery?" he asked.
Ting natural.
shonkiers shook with her sols. "Yes, doctor. We used to ve in "The doctor says you're to take | "Don't you see," he manage to the same apartment. It it isn't the day off," Chris announced, say at lust, "don't you sce why anything serious?"
"I'm going to take you home and I've got to have Mark now? I've have happened! "No. I shouldn't say that. Per-and Mr. Stuart's already called a've just got to have him? Che ful haps you can arrange to go with cab for us." her."
"I'm sure I can." Stuart said, " eli a cab for
But I can't" Norma began,, I don't want to live without!
only to war her protests routed.
"But you don't know yet-"
Chris. It's
to relax.
اله
myShe put on her cont and hat and opened the hall door stealthily,
to
signal
-
It's
Chris had all she could do silence this new outburst.
No one appeared to stop her when She made You can certainly do as your "I do! Oh, I do! It was in that possible, stalling for time.
promises she knew were fm-she reached the ground floor. Five Norma was at the ," and picked up the telephone. boss tells you! you,
At minutes later These are Mr.newspaper. I-I read it just be The doctor nodded curtly, put on Stuart's orders. Shall I get your fore everything went black before length her efforts were successful. street Intersection. A cab driver his hat and said, "Good day."
my eyes! It's true,
Norma luy perfectly still seemed swerved in answer to her As wraps and bring them in here?
and drew up at the curb. he stepped into the corridor Chris Stuart put his head in the door true about the divorce." followed "Doctor." she said car to say that the taxi was waiting.
Chris leaned forward. "Docx "If you'll only shut your eyes Norma stepped into the cab and nestly, "you're sure she's going to Chris hurried to the advertising Mark know," she asked cautiously, now and try to sleep!" Chris arged. gave an address. Her, face, as she be all right? Norma's all alone in office to explain her absence and about the baby-7 the world. If there's anything at
"I try," Norma said obediently. sank back against the leather seat, The yellow head shook negative-She closed her eyes. The older girl WAR
like parchment. A moment all to be dune---!”
Dr. Willoughby
since Christmas. Ioh. of the bed and noted that Norma's the ginas partition separating her narrowly.
you're a street. The cab was drawn up i can't"
I tell you I don't want to live! 1-
breathing was regular and deep. from the driver. friend of hers?" he repeated. little to the left. As they stepped
Minutes passed and then Norma Presently she was quiet agaio opened her eyes again.
"Hurry, will you ?" Norma "Oh, yes. I'm the closet friend in Chris gave the driver the num-
and Chris was able to say what
begged, she has in the world I guess. Youber of Norma's rooming housi
"I'm all right now," she said. had been trying to get out carlier. "You ought to go back to the office. see she's been worried lately,
(To be Continued). It was a silent ride. Norma That's what made me so anxious" leaned back
"Brad said I could talk to Jha against Chris' arm and
Daniels about the case. He's Brad's Chris," “And you don't know what's the most of the way her eyes were Da
You're sure there's nothing matter with her?”
closed. The older girl was strug-lawyer. There may be something “Why---no--- |**
gling with her own thoughts. Bat. you can do yet, Norma. If there is more you want?"
"Nothing." "After you get her home," the tiling a terrifying new problem, he'll know. You mustn't give up
eyed
Hame back The
wearing hat and coat.
wo girls decended to thely,
the girl ground floor und went out on themyscally. "Ive-only known watched from her post at the side later she leaned forward and tapped
doctor said slowly, "call In
you."
to him.
her When she did apenk it was only to until I've take the voice from the try to rest? I'm going to tell Mrs.
Norma
"And you'll stay right here and regular physician. He can tell say
"But, Chris something reassuring to
covers was fainter now, more trem-Bixby to send up your lunch."
"I couldn't cat anything. Honest- "But you don't mean—7"
The cool air was refreshing. ulous. "Don't you sce-it means
ly. Not now." Willoughly nodded. "Perfectly There was the faintest Linge offit meuns Mark doesn't love me any normal condition," he said. "She's colour in Norma's cheeks as she more! He couldn't do a thing like "Well a little later then. If evidently been under a strain stepped down to the walk before this if he loved me!"
you're aure everything's all right, worried as you say--and something the rooming house. Chris pald the "It his lying, underhanded I'll go now but I'll bo back this brought on this fainting opell. driver and dismissed him.
father who's to blame!" Chris al-evening. Just as soon as I can get Quite unimportant in itself. She "I'm coming in with you," she most snorted the words, "Oh, here from work." ought to have a thorough examina- told the other girl. They don't don't say I admire Mark for what's tion. Take her to an abstetrican expect me back at the office for a happened, but it's his father who's
responsible!" you can. There are elinics, of while." courge
Mrs. Bixby, the landlady, met Norma said betweer soba, "But doctor!" the girl exclaimed them in the hallway. "Why, Mies-don't want to live-if Mark "Oh, but doctor-It can't bel” Travers!" she exclaimed. "What doesn't love me"
"Sorry, but I assure you that it are you doing here at this time?"
if
"Miss travers lan't feeling well,"
• • *
Norma's eyes were
closed and
she did not answer. Chris put on
finally turned without speaking and her wraps, watched the other girl anxiously for several moments,
left the room. She stopped for w consultation with Mrs. Bixby be- fore she boarded a street car bound downtown.
la. Has aho a husband?"
Chris' hands had gone
A Little later her mood changed to her Chris told her. "She's going to to self-condemnation. Sha be- threat
"She did have," she said spand the day at home. Do you rated herself for a dozen reasons. slowly. There's been a divorce. think you could send up a hot cup "I ought to have told Mark," she Norma heard the outer door Norma didn't known a thing about of tea? I'm sure it would be good moanell over and over. "I ought cloan. The house was unusually it until last night. You aco-he's for her." ་
to havo told him about everything quiet. She lay stiil Hatening for in Paris. Oh, this is dreadful!"
"Why, for over more!" It was even if it killed me! It was wrong what must have been 20 minutes. "Paris?" the doctor said with a Mrs. Bixby's favourite exclamation, to run away from his father's Thon as silently as possible she show of intercat.
"For over more! Of course I'll fix house. If I'd stayed this wouldn't arose and silpped into her clothing. i
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