THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LOVE or MONEY?
DEGIN DERE TO-DAY -
BY H. W. CORLEY
TUESDAY) MAY 2.
1933.
in the dark. We have books-not was a white chalk line. Barry too many, because the Insects des-rained on tiptoe, drew his band a- troy the bindings. They feast on long the line and found the key. book-binders' glue, it seems. Wo "Careful of the rug thoro," he have hugo beds like King What's-called as he swung the door open. hig-name died in, with netting drap-Too latal Mona had not seen the ed over the sides. I shouldn't any carpot rolled at her feet. She trip. wa rough it. There's a golf clubped and stumbled. Barry caught hear onough for convenience. And her.
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we have our Island. We go there "Great Scott, you aren't hurt?" ceenalonally for holidays."
He raised her in his arms, fragile burden, and swung her into the room.
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They walked a few moments and
set for the wedding if he thought | two run along," she urged with a) MONA MORAN. eepilonidin
"I have some-then Barry continued, "You can On her feet once more, breathless, Wall Burry loved you because that's the aly wink at Steve. with BARRY way Steve is. Anything Barry thing I haven't told Steve about."buy a linen sult down there for 80 Mona stood laughing. Barry re- Streek, law office, is In lave TOWNSEND, rich and octally prominent
"Go ahend," Steve said. "I'vo cents-"
garded hor seriously. "That's an Bhs met Tarry through STEVE BACCARELLI, wants Steve bands over!" her chlidhood sweetheart,
"Help! Mona exclaimed, laugh-old-fashioned custom, isn't it? "I've who returns to
omething I've been wanting to tell New York after three years', absence, Steve
wrong You heard it somewhere. Swinging has been in South Amertean, where, largely by
Lottie ever since I met her." Buting. "I see I was
don't rough it at all! Remember, one'e bride over the gill" chance, he has become associated with Barry,
his smile wax for Mona.
wicked, costly Third owner of a diamond mine lang bellever worth less. Together they have made the mine pay
Moun felt frozen in her tracks. and are now business partners. Steve owne LOTTIE CARE, fashion model, los Mona. Uarry and Eleys on several inner and dane
becomes Involved
* huge diamond called "The Empress of Peru.“
ing engagements,
"Barry has done a lot for Stove too," Mona said uneasily.
"Yes, aml he's dying to do a lot for you. Listen! I told him on my honour that you only cared for Steve in a sisterly way,
was the same with Steve. Pats in School days and all that."
avenue!"
Barry found a beret and huge live on sweater for Mona and presently The dogs came tumbling out to Strangely, Barry avoided her eyes I Buld they set off. Haif a dozen dogs meet them. The valley, sinoke-fill- and went to explore the living greeted them excitedly, as they aed, stretched out invitingly. Lacy room of the camp. He knelt at the peared on the lawn. Mona and Barry stood for a moment, the crisp trees waved their tender branches. fireplace and nodded with approval Monn and Barry strolled across when he saw that a fire had been the golf course toward a clump of laid. Without speaking Monn fol- mople
flowed him slowly,
Lottie's eyes grew softly reminis- cent of that ten hour when Barry had blurted out his love for Mona. Well," she concluded. I guess I'd better leave some of this for him tó tell you first hand. It's quite an
Mona's brother, DUD, with zanters who plan to steal the bis diamond. Stere supects this, traps Bud, and when be confesses helps him excape to Bouth America where he le given a Job at the mine, Home time later Barry invlies Mona, Lattie and Steve to spend Bundes All uncle's palatial country home. They make the trip in Steve's rondster. While the girls are tailor off their wraps Lottie confides that Barry hearful, lot me add! Isn't it time to
Ko down stairs now? I'm starved" Arm in arm, the two girls went down the broad staircase. Barry met them below.
told her be fa in krve with Moun
CHAPTER XVIII
Mona whirled, powder puff in hand. "At Sherry's?" she asked. "You went to ten, with Barry at Sherry's?"
"Yes."
Thought you had dimmppeared permanently he said. "Let's go! Breakfast is waiting."
"
air filling their lungs,
"Great stuff ("'
cried
Barry, breathing deeply.
"And yet,' Mans pointed out. "you're leaving it."
"Oh, yes! My business, you see, isn't here."
They get out briskly on the road leading toward the stables.
"You must rough it at the mines," Mona said,
I want to show you my little The room was cold and chilly. "Barry said. "I had it built The rugs had been rolled and were camp," when I was in college. We dam-)standing about the walla, the chairs med the stream and when there was dusty and old but comfortable. to have parties | There were camp beds, denim cover- Kating usedl
ed and plowed. Tables, A wide
there.'
A half mile further the cump, a buffet at one end and beyond a small affair at the water's edge, kitchen, well stocked with staples we came into view. There was a wide and canned goods.
verandah piled with chaira tipped say against the storms. The door was indi-locked and above it, on a high sill,
Barry shook his head. "No, don't rough it. I shouldn't that."
"But I didn't know-i mean you He led the way past the drawing Monn spread her hands to didn't-!"
| room, past his uncle's library, cate Twilanda at one motion. "This Lottle nodded shamelessly. "And to the dining room. A fire crackled is luxury: Surely--” a very good ten it was too. Barry on the hearth, licking the birch logs Barry nodded. "Luxury. And wanted to talk to me, silly !" She with which Mason, now and then, idleness and, more or less, dissen- went on in a different. tome. "We replenished it. Mrs. Faxon was ab-sion! Maybe I've told you my uncle couldn't stand very well on the sent, but Barry explained they and I don't get on very well. We street corner! You see it happen- would seg har at dinner. Mason can't seem to mend the situation. ed this way. My name is in the served the delicate viands cooked¦I've very nearly stopped trying. telephone book. Barry told me it by Jean, his wife.
Twilanda is, in a way, half mine, took him an hour to find my last There was orange juice, cercal you see. It's my honic. I couldn't name and then he had to call the with thick creain, an oyster omelette (pass up Twilands-" shop. How he remembered even the with delicate curls of bacon, mußine He paused uncertainly. "O Orst is R mystery 10 ne! He and coffee.
course I have my own income but generally call me 'Hey. you! Steve ate as though he enjoyed 10% tied up so my uncle can really Haven't you noticed? Well, he the food and Monn observed how at supervise the spending of every asked me to ten, said he couldn't home he seemed in Barry's environ- dime. At the mines I am someone make it dinner because of another ment. Barry frequently tossed tid- [The whole place belongs to us. We engagement.
bits to the dog, his left hand have a huge house--you should see "I met him at 5:30 and right |dangling to caress a velvet cnr. those houses in the tropiest High, away Barry wanted to know if he "Want to have a look at the wide and handsome. Latticed to kad been horning in between you grounda?” he asked as they rose flet the air in and not a pane of glusa and Steve. Sald Steve would hand Unathletle save the dance in the whole building. We dine on you over even if the day had been floor, Luttle vetoed the walk. "You the verandah, watching the fireflies
Barry, busy at the closet now, was taking rapid stock of the sup}.
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