THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 26,
1933.
LOVE or MONEY?
DEGIN HERE TO-DAT
hard years of labour Steve had Barry had not guessed Stove's hid- bean spurred on by the thought of lnb place.
the gift that some day he could "Yea. I bent the tray so Mar. lay at Mona's feet. He had called gan couldn't take it out very cnally her Min then and what a picture and would be sure to use the lower of the girl he had painted!
one when he needed en cubes, Barry found himself wlahing The Empress is as secure there Mona could have accepted the Jew-it would be locked in n safe!" ola while at the same time ho. "Oh, Steve-you didn't! Worth. understood it was impossible. a fortune and you left it waiting Show us The Empress, Stove," to slide into somebody's ginger Monn said to hide her confusion, inlo!" Steve's face lighted. He raised Stave rose, carelessly thrust his eyes and for a moment looked aside tapestry, twirled the thoughtful.
BY H. W CORLEY
Musia Moran, receptionist in a Wall Hire
law rice, arven with her childhood sweetheart, STEVE BACCARELLI, to n
sort, the Taleron Ciah. Manupper re supports 2 invall father, mother, litle later, KITTY, and ne'er-do-well brother, MUD, Bieve has been mysteriously absent for three years. 11e fine returned, well dreward and prosperson. With no thought of propriety, he has ordered town and wrap sent to Mons which, after much indeclion, she weATS.
Al the office that day Mona me MARRY TOWRIEND -Ih and socially pros minent, bat refuard his invitation to dine with him.
Blere year before had befriended him, how
"Townsend laborited,
to Heal
ston, Lottie, Stove and Berry go about
right.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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and that things were coming along Lottie suld dreamily.
well as they could be expected. By the time the two girla kad Brrived Barry's good nature was restored.
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"Let's ace it. Steve" "Wait," Steve sold mysteriously.
knob of a safe and drew out a thin I'd love to see a fortune rolled He rose, twirled the dial of the The apartment, charming and string of glittering stones which up in one stone the size of a pen-radio and strains of dance music floated into the softly lighted attractive, mot with even Lottle's he held for a moment against hialnut," Lottle sighed. rather tart approval, "Motion palm. picture stuff" was Steve's dia-
Borry told
about."
room.
It was a chain of diamonds. Steve said nothing and Barry
Ile and Lottle whirled into a missal of the surroundings. The The girls gasped In delight. put in briskly, "There aren't living room might almost have Steve fitted the chain about many like this one! Steve keeps dance while Moua and Barry sat Ted Morso comes to the Halcyons Chul to been planned for a skating rink. Mona's neck and she rose too, it right here in this apartment." watching. The dance ended and a few hands of BUCK HAIRIN5, the proprietor, who There was a fireplace, huge com- cupping her hands in front of her "Risky, isn't it?" Mons, asked the four had
bridge. The game was going underworld, connexkanı.
herfortable chairs, low tables, nah as though she expected the pre- quietly. Siona wers brother and fears be in moelating with
wha covered clous string to break. trays. The floor
"Risky?
What Hen't merrily when the telephone rang.. Sure. gangsters. Biore qulate her fears.
LOTTIE CARR, fashion model, dhumlears her with expensive rugs and in every Before the mirror she twisted risky nowadays? It seems," Steve answered to return with a escort and Joins Mona and Bleve. Then
were attractive Steve's Trainess partner arrives. ile proves to corner there be Barry Townsend, Harry telle Stons how Inmpe, graceful bronzes, books. "This is the nearest I've ever been bitter, "that it's even risky to
and turned, murmuring excitedly, Steve's voleo became suddenly serious face,
He looked at Mona sympatheti- together they aalled for South America and Lottle picked up the lovely man-to a diamond necklace!"
offer a gift to an old friend. If it cally, "It's for you," he said seri- "Bud's downstairs and have been operating a diamond mine the darin's cont from the grand piano, "Old Steve collected those Tor hadn't been for you, Monn, those ously.
Aflee Mosa and her falende leave the enfolding her sinuous body, in ita you, Moun.
her. diamonds would never have been wants you to come home. He has Aupper club Harkins tells his floutenant that richly embroidered satin and "Every week or so he'd add an mined. I wouldn't have finished a cab waiting. Sald he'd rather Sterp has a huge diamond, known "The Empress of Peru, which the gangsters plan paraded the floor.
Mona's face had drained of Mona noted with pride that in other. Used to carry them around the job without you to think Barry and I didn't come along."
in a little chamois bag and every tugether frequently. Une evening when they such surroundings Steve was per-so often ha'd count then."
"Save the necklace for a wedd-colour as she arose.
"I'll go with you," Lottle said, TV All Mi Slove's apartment Marking folkfectly at home. The young men Monn looked at Sieve who stood ng present!" Barry suggested
the disappearing into
region. Bud to go there and say Stone's mother le displayed various treasures which near her, silent. The necklace, hastily 11. Harkins plans to get the diamond that they had brought from South catching the lights, shone no more
"Maybe she'll wear it then.” where they had left their coats. She was back with Mona's wraps America while Morgan laid the brightly than Mona's eyes.
Vill you, Mone?" the table before the fire. On
voice before the other girl had gathered Something in Steve's Steve nodded. "Yes, they're CHAPTER XII.
to velvet divan, Mona amiled and
yours, Mona."
frightened the girl. "Yes," ahe herself together sufliciently It was, as Steve put it, "a man's meditated while Lottie conversed.
She flushed, started to speak answered. "I will If only you speak. sized supper." Steve and com-Steve and Barry listened, now and and her eyes met Lottie's. Then don't stipulate whom I shall marry pleted" deat," he explained then interpalating
Mona Inughed suddenly. "Why, when the time comes." rather vaguely, and was
"I leave that to you," Steva in the amused augther. height of good spirits. Barry had Presently the table was whisked for moment that I could take said gravely. just returned from Twiinnds, the away and coffee served in front of them!" She unfastened the catch "But about the Empress," Barry family estate, where he had at the dancing flames. Barry and and let the necklace dribble into reminded. "Even I don't know tempted without much success to Steve lighted Turkish cigarettes her hand, holding it out to Steve, where he keeps that."
"They're perfectly beautiful. "The persitate hin uncle to aid in financ-brought from the American Virgin
Empress? Oh, yes." think ing the dredging machinery for Islands. They spoke again of the Thank you. Steve, for thinking of Steve straightened. "Teli the mine.
Empress of Peru-that mammoth "Maybe we won't need your un diamond found by Steve in the meat of course you know what I did with it. Remember, i know a thing or two about crooks, cle's help," Steve announced,mino.
Lottle looked on in bewilder-There was a man in the old gang To-morrow we may be all Hot. "It's one of the largest ever ment. A diamond necklace and named Bridgie Hayden. He was found in South Amerien," Barry Mona was passing it up like that! a 'dip--used to steal jewels right This possibility did not seem to explained. "It's Steve's, of "Call it birthday present," from the necks of women who please Barry. "But what am I do- course, though he always speaks Stove entreated. ing?" he complained. "Not of it as 'ours," He picked it up thing!"
just as you might pick up a golf Plaintly he was disgusted untball. It's worth a fortune. I'm Stove pointed out that after all still only working man but your Barry had provided the business friend here has made his pile."
Who can tell?”
verantion.
,
bursis of
how silly for me to think-oven
can't."
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"It's past my birthday." How could Mona refuse Steve anything when he smiled that way, Lottie wondered.
"Don't worry," Barry begged as he helped Mona Into her cont.
Bud appeared then at the door of the apartment. "It's nothing "Ma just felt really," he said. bad and, wanted you home. I' get a doctor if you say so. I don't It'A anything serious, though." you
The three stood waiting for the elevator.
"Mona," Steve said, "I'm sorry Bud thinks we shouldn't go with (Continued on Pago 10.)
came into the supper club. Time after time police would be called in but no one could ever find the diamonds on Bridgle. He'd alt there drinking ginger ale and may- be eating a sandwich before a bowl of cracked ice. The table would be cleared right under the eyes of the police and there wore the jewels, hidden in the hawl of ice!"
"Past your birthday? Be smart "Our pile," Steve said shortly, then and have another!" But he It was plain to be seen he was not took the necklace, slowly returned enjoying this turn of the con-to the safe, and tossed the glitter ing handful into Its allotted space. Then he closed the door and came back to the embarrassed group. "Is the Empress to be found
"You're a fool, Mona!" Lottie among the sardines and observed, shortly.
schinos?" Lottie asked. "You're a darling Mona," Barry Steve smiled and shook his head. said quietly. But he too knew "Not exactly. I put it in the top that Steve had been inexpressibly ice tray of the refrigerator." hurt by the refusal to accept his "The refrigerator!" Even gift. Throughout three tense, Barry gasped in amazement.
"Yours," returned Barry evenly. It developed that the stone find been picked up on land deeded to Steve by Barry during their first year at the mine in lieu of cash payment of salary. That made the Empress Steve's.
"It must be wonderful to dir diamonds right out of the ground,"
mara-
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