THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFI
MONDAY, MAY 2, 1932.
Peter Lleweyn Davies, the young publisher, godson and ward of Sir James Barrie, and the original of "Pater Pan," became a bride. groom in London the other day. He is shown here after the cera. mony with his wifs, who was the Honorable Margaret Hors-Ruthven, one of the socially prominent Ruthven twins and daughter of the Governor of Guernsey, Barrie's immortal children's story, "Poter Pan," was dedicated to Peter Davies and his brothers, orphans who became the wards of the author.
Searching through the ruins at Pulaski, Tenn., for dead and injured victims after the tornado
had hammered homes flat in a wide belt through the town. The death toll rose swiftly to nearly 300 as wreckage was searched and property damage passed the $2,000,000 mark.
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Unlike the old-fashioned horse-drawn slaighs that once were synonymous with the Russian scene, this "acro-sled" whirled into view on Moscow's snow-covered streets the other day to show proud citicons the Soviet government's newest mechanical pro duct. The sled-like vehicle, capable of considerable speed, in
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the dime-a-dance
girl
BEGIN HERK TO-DAY.
BV JOAN Trittn CLAUTON
replied promptly and untruthfully. |
Beautiful Ellen Boster, not to Since receiving Steven Barclay's in.
Barclay's Department Store, murka
as dance hall hosts. She lives withstructions Lorene, not unnaturally, mother, Molly Roster, har elder er had been prepared to dislike the
Myrs, and her baby brother, Mike,
New president of the Irish. Free State, Exmon De Valera, here is shown arriving at the opening of the Dail in Dublin.
"Arn't you glad to see me?" "Of course I am, silly," she told
How handsome
At Dreamland she meets and falls in love/recipient of his favour. Ellen's in-him with a confused laugh. with handsome Larry Harrowgate, an artist, cent, embarrassed and proud
Later she learns Larry' is
Elizabeth Howes, a sebulante.
engaged
and borrows money to make the apartment
friendly.
arrives she in Nimpelled 14
he was!
She
sensible shoes. Ellen know that.
to little question had changed all that, loved the way he kept in step with Steven Burcler, 67 and Etten's employer. had promptly made a place for her her. She loved his calm oblivious-
in love with her. Without Elisa's know in Lorent's affections. ledge her mother invites Burelay to dinner
Entirely reassured. Ellen ran to ness to the stir they were causing flarclay live. Ellen is forious, but when telephone her mother. Molly was in on the floor. They did look a trifle odd-the handsome youth in flan- be the seventh heaven. Everything That might he asks Ellen to marry him was marvellous. When the girl re-nela and the girl in workaday store dhe reface. Unwittingly she leaves hit turned to the basement to remove costume with neat paper cuffs and with hope of winning her.
Gosip circulster at the store and Ellen her belongings, she was ao light- Barely be transferred to wanther department hearted she felt almost giddy. What But she felt a delicious flutter as did she care for the other he explained that he had learned girls now? She Was
buyer! assistant lant buyer with a salary of $50 something if anyone other Lorene Elcott proved to be a week. In no time at all the insur-Larry were concerned. But for that smart, thin woman who carried ance would be paid again. Fifty harum-scarum, she already knew, lorgnette and had never quite dollars a week! That was wealth!
give her a job as alatant buyer at an increase in salary.
CHAPTER XXI.
Lorene
10-
on
An assis-
from Salomon where she worked day timen. That must mean sóme-
It would thing.
certainly mean than
that a
Balas of my were hurled about and timbere swept away when the tornado smashed this barn at Nortport, Ala. Pictura shows National Guardımen and stricken townsfolk as they burrow into,
the wreckage for possible victims.
HEA
The rivalry of Chinese girls to be first of their race to become licensed pilots was won by Miss Katharine Sui Fun Cheung of Los Angeles. She is shown receiving congratulations of Miss Ardette Cadwalladar, president of the Chicago Girls' Flying Club,
learned to manage it. After sev Jenny was consumed with curlog-to have an impulse was to obey it. eral questions nervously asked and ity, eager to apologize, and to make "Our old friend Salomon was con-: nervously answered she pronounced friends again, but Ellen gave her vinced my intentions were dishonor herself satisfied. There had been no no chance. She gathered up her glancing sidewise at her. I had to able," he remarked impudently, discussion of salary between Ellen comb. brush and the mirror she and Steven, but Lorne had her in kept tucked away under the counter, tell him that I only meant to carry structions and Ellen, naive and ig She was norant, was stupefied with delight Mrs. Bondy and all the others had carrying you off to lunch?**
pretending that Jenny you of to lunch. By the way, am to learn that as an assistant buyer nothing to do with her.
"I'm afraid not," Ellon explained done a tap on any of them. But I she would receive $50 a week. That She knew well enough was $80 more than a salesgirl in scandalous Inference could and pro-
with a serious and businesslike nir. was glad enough to take time off." "Maybe you're better able to take "I've a new job and I mean to learn eretonnes received.
"Are you sure it's $50 a week?"bably would be drawn from her sud. so much that I won't have time to time off," she replied sombrely.
The elevator descended and the day." Elien managed to say.
den rise in the world but she would "Perfectly sure,'
not think of that. Nothing should
"Nonsense," he protested. "Sure- doors opened. Early shoppers atrag- sponded with a cryptic smile. in. be permitted to apoll her pleasure.ly you aren't saying you prefer a gled inside. Ellen said a stiff good- I'll be back at 12 bye. For a moment she thought he wardly the older woman sighed a
What the others said could not af-career to me.
sharp."
meant to say something further, little for her own lost youth and
fect her.
Ellen anw that he did not for a then he bowed coldly and moved lost enthusinam. Years ago $30 ex-
It could, of course. But not then-minute bellovo she had refused his way. tra cach week would have changed
Larry had destroyed her pleasure Invitation. entirely the course of Lorene El- Turning away from the counter, "You don't understand," she per.in the new job. The afternoon cott's life. Now a raise meant only her arms full of her email pos-sisted half-heartedly, "I simply seemed long and dull and profitnesa. that she could invest a little more sessions, Ellen walked straight into can't go with you to-day. It's my Lorene's chatter and constant ref- in safe bonds, She roused from her someone.
eronces to Stoven Barclay first day at this Job-I'm to be a
Ellon dream of long ago and smiled at
"I beg your pardon!" she said buyer or an assistant buyer. I diaproportionately irksome. Ellen.
quickly.
should say."
vaguely realized that she wanted to love Steven and to hate. Larry and that, much of her discontent and dissatisfaction with the world was due to her double failure. The real- Ization did not better mattere.
་ ་
.
frew
"I hope $50 a week will be satia-| "Aren't you even going to give factory."
me a glance?" Larry Harrowgate
Hor tone rose triumphantly. But "Satisfactory Oh!" Eilen stam- exclaimed.
it was evident that being a buyer mered. "That's not the word at all,
For a second she was bowlldered. meant nothing to Larry. They had It's simply perfect. You can't know Thon her face lighted and her heart reached the elevator. When Ellen how perfect it is. Just wait till my leaped upward.
rang the bell he became convinced That night at Dreamland she did "Larry" mother hears this !""
of her earnestness, and, at the same not expect Larry. All the afternoon "I've been hanging around for 15 time, abruptly cross.
she had tried to make herself un- Then and then only a sudden doubt smote her. She flushed furi- minutes," he was saying excitedly.
"You aren't telling he," he began derstand that it was entirely pos- ously.
"I thought you'd never como. Horo in annoyance, "that after. I've hung sible she might never see him again. "Is there something else you-lemme help!”.
arond in that stuffy basement all So that evening was stale.and flat want to ask?" Lorene said.
Ho attempted to relleve her of the morning waiting for you. I can't to her; the dancing boring and her "Why, yes," Ellen conceded in a jumbled assortment in her arms. take you to lunch because of some own popularity boring. She hated low tone. She struggled a moment Conscious of Jenny's open mouth stupid job and finally got it out. "Is that the and equally open curiously, Ellen regular starting salary for assist-flushed and shook her head. ant buyers?"
"You shouldn't have come here," "It's the regular_salary," Loreno the vald quietly, moving away..
dancing with the mon who fre "Just that," she assured him. quented Dreamland, hated the pink "I certainly rate with you, don't and gilt hall, the tinny, mechanical I? I've a job too, you know, Three music. But is was her job-nyen if orders for picturea and I haven't it was to Inst only short m
now-and she set herself resolutely at it.
Toward 10 o'clock she was danc- ing with a blank-faced, blue-eyed chup and attempting to ignore his soiled collar and dubious conversa- tion, when she happened to glance toward the stairway to see Larry. entering. Her heart missed a boat; her foot missed a step, Larry caught her ayo. The two young peoplo smiled contentedly and to Ellen the night, burst into bloom. She could hardly contain horself until the dance was over and she could rush to the table where Larry was impatiently awaiting hor,
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