THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 1933.
LOVE or MONEY?
DEGIN DERE TODAY
BY H. W-CORLEY
ly for Mona. Sho was relieved
hour of chat.
catate to his BON.
It seemed that Barry Townacnd'a "It was Steve who had helped mother had been fret engaged to Barry make something of this prop the Mr. Townsend who was Barry's riy. Steve was diplomatic in deal uncle and Mr. Garretson's friend. Ing with the natives. Together She was half Spanish, this beaut]. Steve and Barry hnd made good. ful mother of Barry's. Wealthy and Now Barry was back in Now York of excellent family. After being trying to persuade his uncle to re- engaged to one brother she married lease money that legally would not the other. Not the elder one who belong to the young man until ho had the most money, but Barry's was 50 so that they could install father who was the younger. The now. dredging machinery in the the gorgeous diamond which they jilted flance never recovered from mine. Steve moreover, had found fused to forgive hor for it. She belonged to an honourable family and had failed to keep her word.
The father gaye his daughter hor dowry, of course, but ho
nover spoke to her again. As a wedding gift he gave hor some land in Bra- zil--and that had not been predite tive in hundreds of years. `
"Fark and Third avenues over Hona Moran, receptionist in a Wall Street about. Bud, hatt persuaded herself mect, no matter how far they go," Jaw office, groes with her childhood sweetheart, that the boy she had seen that nightg had tokt Barry significantly. this blow and the girl's father re-ented the Empresa of Poru. STEVE RACCARELLI, to popular super at the Halycon Club was someone Steve had been born on Third. resort, the Haleyon Club, Mona apporte bar Invalid father, mother, little KITTY, and he'er-do-well brother.
BUD.
later, else. Bud was working regularly Blera har been mysteriously absent for three now, had turned over $20 to Ma on 74ars. He has returned, well dressed and Saturday. Kitty was doing well in prosperous. With no thought of Impropriets. achool too. he has ordered a gown and wrap sent to Mona which, after much decision, WORTS,
At the offs that say Mons has met BA
gle
RY TOWNSEND, rich and soclay promin ant, but refused his inellation to dine with
lea.
"You little anob!" Barry teased "Don't you. like mo? Won't you forgive me for living on Park ave nuo?"
"Do you wish to be forgiven?" Steve, braving good-natured little
"There's no Third avenue and no Ma's indignation, called Mona on the telephone. Barry Townsend Park whore Stove and I belong,
Mona." haunted the office. Finally, break-
He noted bor look of inquiry. ing her vow not to Indulge in social "Sure. We belong there. We're Bad Moran comes to the Ifalcyon Club to
HUCK HARING, the proprietor, who has engagements with
to going back when we've tied up underworld councilone. Mona sees her brothrough the office, Mona went
few matters of business." ther mid forms he is associating with an lunch with Barry.
"It must be wonderful," - Mons alars. Slave quiets her fears.
said wistfully. "No subways, crowds, no-”
LOTTIE CARR, fashion undai, dismissON'
her cori and Joins Mann and Biere. The Sitera business partner arrive. He provON to be Barry Townsend. Darry felle Mona how Fibaro yours before had befriended him, how together shey sailed for Buuth America and have been operating diamond mine Townsend inherited
that
After Mons and her frienda lears the sup per olah Harkins talls his lieutenant that
anyone met
"After all, Stove introduced me," sho ensed her conscience. Later he went to tea with him at a amart down-town tea place while Mollie Drury relieved hor at the reception desk.
"They'd make you Barry put in.
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"Maybe you'll find a diamond mine on it the father had said. He mennt,bitter jest but the fand was, After all, in the diamond country.
Then camehe amazing part. An old neg
"Now I'll tell one," remarked Lot- tlo drowsily, unbelievingly.
The girls had cleared away tho dinner-remarkably well cooked by Lottle whose frivolous air concealed many sturdy qualities. They wore aitting in the little living room, dressed in two of Lotile's most at-
trnetive negligees.
Lottie was manicuring her nails and Mona, lying fiat on her back. abstractedly tenced scrolls in the atmosphere with one finger while ahe talked.
"Why don't you marry one of
queen!" one day, pe crossing the land these diamond kings?" Lottie sak-
up a shlay stone. ed presently.
It was a diamond!
Mona madon slight grimace, Barry's father had worked the charming and eloquent. "No one She told Lottie what she had mine, had organised a syndicate for has asked me, silly," she said. Little by little, piece by piece, learned when the girls were this purpose, but it had always been
Lottic surveyed hor nails Mona gleaned the story of Barry's eponding a cosy evening together a joke in the Townsend family for inrinces in South America. Stave's In Lattie's apartment a few even the mine had been a source of ex- arm's length rather carefully. Her connexion with it, and the friend- Ings later. "Cooking in," as they pense instead of gain. When Bar-heart-or what she would have
expressed it, and having a feminine ry's father died he left his entire (Continucil on Page 11.) The next few days passed swift-ship between these two.
stars has bugs diamond, known as "The Empress of F'eru." The genester plan to
steal the diamond.
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