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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1933.
LOVE or MONEY?
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
BY H. W CORLEY
Wail
MONA MORAN, reptionist Elrest Tew office, focs with her childhood
sweetheart, BTEVE BACCARELLI.
popular supper resort, the Baleyon
Club,
Atunk lives on Third aranue, supports her invalid father, mother, little sister, KITTY
knit 'er-do-well brother, DVD,
Steve has been mysteriously absent from New York for those seam. Now he p peats, wall dressed and prosperous. With na thought of Impropriets he has ordered a rown and wrap sent to Mota which, after mich indeciatori, ahe decides to west.
At the office that day Mann has met BARRY TOWNSEND, rich and axially minent, bus refused to dine with him.
LOTTE CARR. ■ fashion model and friend of Mann's dismisses her escort and Selan Afoma and Slove. Blove announces he le ex- pecting his partner.
[before?" she asked,
*
#
Durry opened his eyes wide. And let him down? Why, old Steve's been promising me this treat ever since I've known him"
"As long as that?" "And how
"Stove must have talked about me a lot. He nover wrote, Steve Just well, disappeared. Until this morning I hadn't seen or heard of him for three years,"
Barry's eyes were serious now. She was pleased to rend defence of Stove in those brown eyes.
lent. Rarely did she vouchsafo the information that she had a place in which to receive callers, Give a man a rocking chair by the fire, she would tell Monn sagely, and see what it gets you in the way of dinner dates! If men want ed to see Lottle they might do so- over an expensive menu card.
She shared the apartment with the inevitablo girl friend to cut down expense, Frequently Lottic had begged Mons to live with her. Mona, declining, Lottle had picked Sallie Joyce.
Sallie was a nurse, usually em ployed on long eases or night work "You mustn't blaine old Steve at hospitals and sanitariums. Sho brother and is frightened, tearing lad in for that," he said. "He wanted paid half the rent, all her own
Bud Moran comes to the Halcyon Club to eee BUCK HARKINS, the proprietar, who has under-world connexions, Mona per or natoclatlar
with gangster. She i
| worrying about this when Bleve bustsens to accomplish Homething before telephone calls (religiously net
Townsend.
The floor
| partner « arrives. He proves to be Barry he wrote you. Then he decided down on a little pad on the tele it would be better to come with-phone tablo), and came in occa
aro out writing. Letters
dis- sionally to sleep during the day. suddenly rocked beneath Mona'a feet. She became appointing sometimes. Steve"
"IIns ho accomplished Mona asked drily. not her own gown but the one thing Steve had paid for. Women in Barry drew a long breath. Barry Townsend's world did not say he has!" accept such gifts from men. Men
sharply conscious of her gown-
де
She always found time to pre- any-pure Lottie's breakfast before she alid into her own bed for the day. "I'Moreover she entertained her own friends in the afternoon, cleaned The girl withdrew her atendyp after such affairs in the true
professional manner and, by
the
in Barry's world did not offer gaze and let it travel across the time Lottle arrived at six, was on them to women they respected. gaze and let it travel across the point of leaving for her work,
The orchestra
playing. the room. Tho jazz band was The whirling, dancing throug blaring
fresh and rested, buttoning herself noisily. No dreamy
into an immaculately white unl floated past and for n moment waltz now. Halcyon Club patrons
form. Mona was terrified by the thought preferred not to dream. The drum-
Lottie and Sallie never had social that she was going to faint. mer, standing and wearing an odd"} What would Barry think of her? little hat toppled on one side argagements together. They like She had declined an invitation to his head, was shouting the words the same brand of coffee. It was an ideal arrangement for both of dine with him in a quiet, exclusive of a soug restaurant. Now he found her
"Tell me about rou and Steve," them, regardlean of the fact that each privately looked down on the here In a night club, clothed as Mona urged.
other's stalion in life.
deliberate.
Was
Mana
he must know she could not "Steve?" Barry's Lone affort to be clothed. Wearing
and gentle imported chiffon and ermine. She waited for a slight tinge decorator which flickered out in was here with Lottie, who was patronage but it did not comme.
Barry knitted his brows as if fly noisy. And with Steve once a taxi driver, the son of a Third avenue roustabout, grand-wondering just how to begin, "Well, befor1 anlled for South
Lottie had furnished the place, A Birtation with an interior
three months-hadeft Lottie with fair knowledge of furnishings or two "good pieces." and one
When Sullie innocently added a of the coal and ice dealer America 1 met Steve. He hat claching note Lottie removed It. It was all very well for Steve done a couple of good turns for Sallie either falled to notice this and Barry to be on such good me. Just before-a few hours befor didn't object. terma. Men could Associate fore-I boarded the tent 1 ran
Mona
"We can dance at my place," in business with anyone they into him. Suddenly. We thought
chose.
Doubtless Steve's abilityI mean I thought I'd like to have lie had remembered to have the Lottie announced, hoping that Sal-
had in some
that was made
him come along. It looked like a Association worth while.
good thing to have Steve along.radio repaired. Mona thought again of her So he came.
But the men had other plans. It was lucky, too, dress. She knew how men talked.le tonk towell, my business-They had been absent from the gay "Great Httle girl-some looker, way I never could have done white lights for a long while, they but poor. Have to dress her up Like a duck to water. I'd never reminded the girls. This was if you want to atop out with her."have amounted to anything with their party and they wanted it to
be a real occasion. could imagine the fur-out Steve!"
It developed during the conver- tive wink accompanying such a It was Steve's story practically. conversation.
Barry had omitted that Steve hasation that Steve and Barry lived Why had she came to this place been his favourite taxi driver, together in an apartment on Park of an Barry was at Twilands, the estate. without asking Steve firat who was Barry spoke of Sleve
avenue. Frequently, of course, equal.
in Westchester which was his "You," said Mona distinctly.uncle's home. His alster, Eliza- were born on Park avenue--or lisbeth, married happily, lived in a environs. Steve and I were born nearby town. Steve spent much
and bred-on Third."
time with his mother and the kids "Steve is my friend." After on Third avenue, For the most go places and do things." Steve moment Barry added, "I-well-part, however they shared the nodded in agreement, with a cer-drank in those days, Stevo cured
same address. tain cool politeness. As a matter me."
to be included in the party? Why had the fates sent Lattic-of all people-to this particular place on this particular night?
Lottie was explaining to Barry that she and Steve were enger "to
·
of fact Steve was not particularly] The gratitude; friendship in the
pleased
"We'll go to Harlem maybė. We'll go anywhere we think of. over Lottie's intrusion man's voice was unmistakable. Just drift around," was
their but his glance, travelling from There was no patronage there. plan. Mona to Barry and back again, No "see-how-broad-I-am-in-my did not reveal this. Steve's eyes views." Barry's eyes shone with seemed to say. "At last I've affection when he spoke of Steve, after considerable parley in a brought you two together"
Lottle and Steve returned to the whirl of Lottie's
The four left the Haleyon Club
wisecracks, perfume and generous He rose to move off in the dance inble. With explanatory flouri Mona's with Lottle. Barry Townsendhes of a well-manicured hand tips.
Steve felt his party VAN sank into the chair beside Mona. Lottie announced that Steve was
"Well," he said, grinning, "may some "il dancer." She elaborated success. Barry thought both girls 1 order for you I knew I was on this decision. At length she charming, Mona was exquisite
Lottie Thank Henven going to win out but I didn't ex-sald, "When we leave here, let's and
restrained. pect it would be as soon as this!" all go up to my place.”
His look of approbation warmed Lottie lived in a small apart- Mona's chilling
"Why ment in the 50's, an didn't you tell Stere we had met that was inexpensive and conven-Į
велас.
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Yes, Steve was rather pleased address with himself and the evening.
(To Be Continued)
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