THE HONGKONG TELEGR, PU
LOVE or MONEY?
· CHAPTER XXXV
BY H. W. CORLEY
had been a fruitless search of New tion trips to bright boya just out whom he had fallen in love. York for an earlier passenger with of hospitals. This keeps the ship
doctoring businesa
on its toes,
MONDAY, MAY 22, 1933.
quiet of the tomb reigned. At that'thom aboard. A little later dinner, moment a bell announcing meat now qunintly tinged with trople time in the second cabin rang offerings, was served briskly. There was no answering shout. Eating was far from the more hent, Native women appear- St. Mitta. Nuvis. Heat and programme of the day.
"All kick," the doctor observed sale. Native boys put on living ed displaying brakets of guavas for sympathetically. "But by Satur-exhibitions. day they'll be out.”
And then camo a bombshell.
the second cabin passengers. The dinner, latening to the singing of They were sented on deck after
Mona's plan was to proceed to Lottie watched the second cabin Trinidad and at Port of Spain to quarters riding and falling with Inquire for altplano accommoda. every pitching of the boat. It was tions to the nine. This, she re- There were 20 Orst-class passen
like the swaying of a neo-naw. [mentbered, was the mothod utilized "How do they stand It" ale mur-by Stove and Barry. But, too, had gers on the Miranda. The govern- ment official who had cancelled the a home where the exchange would touch of sea-steknena themselves you are one of the few wealthy ein.
Two middle-aged women, seeking The doctors are likely to have a marty syrinthetically. It's cer-made the trip vin Trinidad.
mured
be poor!" stateroom occupied by Mona and
Guadaloupe. Martinique, St. Lu- ninke their. inengre Lottie was represented by another
Incomo ade-and have sympathy for the rent of women I've ever heard any that," official quartered in the second best ale, were among the passengers. us." stateroom. He was an attractive en route in introduce a newly t-sympathy for Lottle. They stroll you 7" Lottie thought, Alotul she
An enthusiastic nuto salesman was Dr. Allen, it seemed, had much Dr. Allen observed.
"So you think I'm wealthy, do young chap who said modestly that ented tire lock throughout the ed the deck, sat for hours over did not say anything, he was a textiles." When the island, a.masion scoffed at pri- cooling drinks, laned at the rail Miranda reached his island it devel-vately by the ship's officers, The in joyous interchange of dippancles, oped that he was quite a personage, natives, Haid the officers, would Menn, not quite escaping the dif. A nice old couple taking a be never araine themselves to the ficulties of the voyage, lay back in lated honeymoon walked about the bour of adjusting a spare tire, her deck chair, pale and smiling at deck hand in Ind. A younger cau- much less the task of stealing one them. ple, not so amusing or interesting, from another car, permitted the entire ship's comi And then there was the ship's Two tays out, Cape Hatteras, pany to know that they were going doctor, to be found at almost ans The Miranda pitched and rolled south on, an important mission, hour of the day or evening at Lol and itched again. The gateties of collecting tropical fish for atie's side.
banjo and Tilting songs from the car. "Dr. Allen fan't the regular ship's | second cabin quieted.
Friday the air was warmer and The consul's nephew was return-doctor," Loitle told Morn the see-
the ship's officera appeared inlr mail to Port of Spain and relay "We haven't dropped them off white. Sunday it was still warm the cable," the doctor suggested. ing to one of the French Islands and day out. This line doesn't have we?" Lottie inquired of the er. The clams were fleecy and low after what to a steward confided) use them. They distribule vaen-physlelun, pointing aft where the hang. The turquolee aky seemed know," Mann added. "Steve husn't "It may be something we shoukt
falmost within reach if one could written much before, has be, Lot. Jonly stand tiplne on the topmast.{| tie?”
museum,
This remarkable photo was taken by a warder in a prison in Bavaria and was smuggled acros the border to Switzerland. It shows Jawa and Socialists who were rounded by the the Hitler Gov. ernment and thrown into gaol exercising in a narrow courtyard of the prison. It is believed this is the only picture of its kind taken in ons of the Nazi prisons ever to be smuggled out of Germany. (Planet News),
"If I could get her to marry me," the doctor was musing, "I'd be on any street, it taken years to build up a practice,"
But he did not permunde Lottie to marry him and on the fourth dayj
steward was serving leen, cool operator appeared with a message drinks and sandwiches. The radio for Lattle which the true by the the physielan. flickering Hght of a match held by
"What do you think!" who ex- but she reserved her attention foreinimed delightedly. "It'n from that she really should buy a new Sanllle. She saya a cable and a let
the auto salesman who told her!
ter have arrived from Slevel"
"Tell her to send the letter by
The waters, pa which golden non-| "He hasn't writion ni wee fontext, had turned to doop Maybe the cable is for my birth- iligo.
day
sel
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She wired to Salllo to open and
Mon passeggera appeared nolf- consciously in white" Inena Imports shoca. One Islander wore a relay the calde and the auswer pith helmet us he strolled the deck frame the next afternoon. 11 read: in the middle of the day.
MISS LOTTIE CABR SS. MIRANDA AT SEA
'And then on Monday morning an STEVE SAYS THEY HAVE emerald island appeared Rhoad.[LEFT MINE TEMPORARILY, An emerald, set in silver aands, ¡VACATIONING AT ISLAND. Routing on the sapphire sea.
"I don't wonder the boys adore the troples," Monn breathed.
The Miranda docked at SL. Thomas and the two girls went shore to buy a stock of Prouch perfume and fruit.
The doctor drove then to the bench past Lindbergh's Day whore the avintor had made a "happy landing," where they awam in the sapphire water and sat on the sfl- ver bench while native boys seram- biel up the trees for coconnuts,
SALLIE.
In reply Latle sent a surand mes- sage, reading:
MISS SALLIE JOYCE --WEST 55TH STREET NEW YORK CITY WHICH ISLAND STATEN, WARD'S OR CONEY?
LOTTIE. Sallie's answer was extravagently fllppant.
MISS LOTTIE CARR 3.5. MIRANDA AT SEA
"We can wire Rud." Mone Bug- Then they were off again just|WELL'S, HOW SHOULD I KNOW after luncheon. At St. Croix they WHICH ISLAND? SALLJE. did not dock but anchored for mit "We can re But," Mona ang
the harbour. Native police grated. She recalled that the boys Lin
swarmed albard, urging order had a holiday island in the Carrib among the native boatomen who up-bean. There were literally hun- Ipeared to Tow the passengeis dreds of islands, scattered about. Fashore.
"Imagine coming all this way to row ashore in a boat named Broad- way said Lottie in disgust. Whe and Mona hired "The Sea Gull" and Iwere invited to ten hy a passenger
who
How could they find the right one? They radioed to Bud and received the answer just off Barbados.
MRS. JOHN B. TOWNSEND S.S. MIRANDA AT SEA HOLIDAY ISLAND.
RUD. had taken the boat at St. But the captain had never heard Thomas. They returned to the of Holiday Island, though he had ship alter dark. The boatsmen. been making the cruise for 20 sang-and charged double fare a years. Nor had the first mate lieu of sufficient applause. There heard of it. Aspinwall apparently light breeze. The boat had not heard of it for it was not swayed up and down, its lantern mentioned in his manual. rolling. The quarterminster helped (Continued on Page 11.)
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