THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1933.
LOVE or MONEY?
CHAPTER XXXVIII
BY H. W. CORLEY
Bud road and walked toward the party, hin haud extended. "Why, Mona! What are you doing here?
Hla sojourn in the tropics had im-' proved Bud. His carriage was sirnighter. The furtive look had disappeared from his eyes.
"We were looking for you—”
Mona told him. Sho dung, her
arms about her brother and Bud) blushed beneath his tan.
They sat down at a table'and Bud
who promised to telephone later, Mona and Lottie registered at the hotel, prepared for luncheon and presently joined Dr. Allan on a sight-seeing trip.
It
dressor's.
"Luncheon, Madame," the walter, said. "There may be faw hostelries] where one would care to rest."
"You will provide for the chauf- feur?"
That apparently had already been! done. There was a smaller pack-j age for the chmuffgur.
"In the road to San Fernando quite safe?" Mona asked the
WIFE COOKS A FIELD MOUSE
AND IS KILLED BY `
HUSBAND
Transvaal.
young man at the wheel of the
Because alte cooked and ate a any case, leave for Holiday Island
motor car.
field mouse, a rare dolicney e- until the following day.
He smiled. Hia face, carved cording to the Swazis, a native from coffee-coloured marble, was killed his wife. By native customi the pitch lake," auggested Monn. the wheel with competent assur-pare and cook the mouse and then, "Let's go to an Indian temple or handsome. His hands rested on the husband is supposed to pre- But Lottie had varying ideas.ance. Bud telephoned in the evening The pitch lake was too far. The
"Sale? Ah, perfectly." if he deems fit, he may invite his The car shot forward through wife to participate in the feast. while they were at dinner. They temple did not appeal. "Did you Abercromby street along the rail- Tho sian became so enraged when were to be ready at 10 o'clock next notice the gentlenten so closely re-road tracks and out toward Tuna ha found that his wife had violated morning when he would call for sentbling Clark Gable who sat in Pann. It glided smoothly past the them. He was remaining for the the lobby at ten? No? Then you end of the town and beyond the the custom that he attacked her
in San Fernando,
certainly are in love with Barry!"
with a motor car axle, fractured The Miranda sailed at nine and
reservoir Into little clusters of appeared that not only had Lot-coolie villages. Priests with paint-cord.-Reuter,
her skull and pierced har spinal the two girls drove with the doctor tie noticed the young man but he, ed foreheada glanced up casually. "I'm a plot now," he explained. to the jetty. As they waited for in turn, had observed Lottie. ile Tourists wor plentiful. Bussese "Up here to handle some business the tender he said softly to Lottic. (had appealed to the manager for the usual transportation service be- for the mine. Then I've got to "Is the jury's verdict in yet?" streak for Holiday."
"I'm afraid so. She hesitated.tion had been managed when Lot- and San Fernando passed alled
an introduction and the introduc- tween Port of Spain, Tuna Puna discover him. "Can you take a couple of passen-"You know how I feel. But there tie left Monn for a trip to the hair with Hindoo women wearing pastel the chauffeur asked. They had "Will you have tea, Madame 7" gers 7" Lottle cried.
are loads of girls-” "Of course. Did you get my "There are," he said ruefully.
tinted, Nonting vella.
stopped by the roadside some hours Mr. Grayson was an American In wire ?"
"But only one like you?"
Port of Spain on business. He had dren. There were brown, round.
The car passed groups of chil-back to eat lunch. "Maybe that's plenty," Lottie said suggested an outing for to-day. bodied little girls with wondering ...
"Where?" Mona asked doubtful- cheerfully.
Ringing a bell, Lotile dispatched & eyes and straight hair, clad in the "AL the Paradise Hotel. A "If I can ever do anything for note by the boy who responded. briefest of garments and often lovely spot, Madame. you" he began.
A romantic The answer came promptly. Mr. wearing silver bracelets "' let you know. That's Grayson was delighted and would chubby wrist. The boys wore torni
an each upot." "Ob, it's up north a blt. Six-promlan."
She agreed Neither
and they drove teen hours by boat when you can realized just how soon that promise convenience.
them meet them in the lobby at their shirts and trousers. The formality around a curve of thick bushes get one. One hour by plane." would be kept "
of their costumes, the chauffeur ex-dotted with orchids. The Paradiso "You go," Mona said. Bud called next morning while and I want to think."
"I'm tired plained, was due to the fact that Hotel rose before them, a green and the girls were seafed at a little table in their room having a break-ing seemed less intriguing. Mona the boy's availed themselves of the rose from the road to the door.
Left alone, the prospect of think was not compulsory here and only
they attended school. Education white fairly cottage on the side of precipitous rise. White steps fast of coffee, toast and fruit.determined to set out in a cab for privilege. There would be a delay, Bud said. San Fernando to find Bud. Al-
"Delightful!" burst from Mona's The girls were content to remain He could not get back to Port of though she would not admit it even reached the outlands. Palms and An hour of this and the car had now that the end of their search Spain until four in the afternoon at to herself she was anxious about thickly interlaced jungles skirted in the scented air. Poinsettia, She went up the steps, breathing was in sight. Taking leave of Bud, the carliest. They would not, in her brother. What WAS
and this the highway. Here and there they buginvillaes
honeysuckle "business" he referred to vaguely? crossed a tiny bridge beside which crowded each other. Hibiscus Barry and Steve trusted him, cer- rose a stile to be used by foot pas. dotted the smooth green beyond the tainly, or they would not have sent sengers when the water was high, railing. him on a mission. He had learned
The Paradise Hotel ten room ap to fly. He looked well surely.
And then they reached San Fer-parently was empty but as Mona streets, lined nando, reeking with oil.
entered an old man, a native wear- Its olly with tiny
ing a carefully cut suit of light- houses from which dark faces glistened in the sun.
goloured material,, approached her, peered,
bowing. He was, doubtless, the maitre d'hotel,
signalled to a waiter. Mona naked, "Where is Holiday? Lottle and I have been at the binocular half the way down."
"And you'll take us with you?" "Sure thing." Bud grinned boy ishly. "But we can't take off until to-murrow. I have some business on hand."
of
Ordering a car, she prepared for the drive. She chose a gown of white linen with short sleeves, white panama hat, square white purse and white shoes.
The waiter brought her a basket
•
"Stop here," ordered Mono, indi- cating a crossroad.
How foolish she had been to make as she rose from her seat on the the trip. This was San Fernando, terrace after the bellboy had on- but if Bud had been there, or even nounced the arrival of her ear. were there now, she could hardly
¡¡ps.
Tea, Madame ?" he queried. Ha waved her toward a seat on the veranda, but not before Moun had seen within.
far table sat a man, dark and She was not the only patron. At
cautious looking, who wore a white linen suit. He was conversing In low tones with a companion.
A scattering of bright stones lay before them. As the man BIW Mona approach he covered them with a deft motion of his napkin.
"Ah!" he pronounced warningly. The other man lifted a dark head, rose and wheeled, "Monn!" he cried. amazed.
It was Bud.
(To Be Continued)
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