THE HONGKONG
LOVE or MONEY?
CHAPTER XLI
BY H. W. CORLEY
TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY 29, 1933.
of furniture. A huge bed draped suddenly. Lottie, a veritable sen The mald had brought Mom and with netting stood in the centre of nympha in green, was bending over
the farther wall. Thero
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"Hot or cold ?”
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"Cold," Mona decided. "I don't, see how anyone drink het tes here, ' observed Lottle, "There is lemon or lime. Which do you prefer?"
"Let me arrange her place, Lot- tle," Barry said. He put down a plato of tiny cakes and took pos- session of the' tea table. "I know what Mona likes."
THEATRE COLLAPSE.
SHANGHAI MISHAP CAUSE OF 30 CASUALTIES
Singhal, May 28., More than 30 casualties were caused when a Chinese thentro in Chapel collapsed this afternoon while a performance was in full
It was a small courtesy yet it swing.
"Oh, we've had our thanks all right. Bud himself, looking as he does to-day, 'In thanks enough."
There was coolness in Barry's tone and Mona felt it. She was silent for some time.
made Monn's heart leap as she Fire broke out, Increasing the watched. The long months seemed panic, among the audience whic! Lottie up the uncarpeted stairs into the wide halls above. From dresser, two easy chairs of rattan "I've been out to bathe-not in suddenly to have faded. She had madly stampeded for safety.--Reu
married tolter. with the sea, just the pool," Lottie an-never-really-been the landing swung a huge window and a table. Blona noted satisfaction that tho room
waa nounced. "Josie told me about it. Barry's uncle. Here they were of shutters which, open now and lighted with electricty and that the The boys have a sort of sunken bath she and Lottie, Barry and Steve-on made fast by means of a rope, bed had a reading lamp attached behind the house. It's as large as an outing Just na they had been so looked out on a riot of blossoming to its head.
baby swimming pool, with Ahow-often before.
Mena nedded in agreement. hiblacim. Intense
Things would be all right, she "It was awfully good of you," she "But there's no bath! Lottlo em rigged ur and everything. It's doited with crimson pink and yel-cried, pointing to a wash stand, great!"
was sure. Barry would forgive her paid softly. "I don't believe I've low. A soft breeze stirred the Josie had hung towels about and Half an hour later, wearing cool for everything. Some time verver thanked you", trees, sending in showers of per-luuppeared with two huge pitch-chiffon and dainty shoes, Monu de-Boon she could explain all that had scended the stairs. Lottie had happened. Now she would relax The rooms' on the second floor Lottlu's room, connecting by door renched the terence just before her and enjoy herself. were high and, above the doors, and by outer balcony, was similar and eat at a small table, the sliver Her dream was broken abruptly. were latticed to the celling. At to Mona's.
service in front of her, quizzing the Barry held the tumbler decked with either side of each door there werą A knock on the door aunounced boys about their tea.
mint out to the maid and, indi- shutters spaced to let in air. The the arrival of the baggage
and
Josie, the mild, arrived with eating Monn, said, "Give this to effect was one of marvellous cool- Florence catered, dragging salt-tinkling ice. Mona supposed that Mrs. Townsond."
Cases and hat boxes after her. The this must have been brought from Mrs. Townsend! He might have "You can't teil secrets here!" boya, she explained, had brought a distant port at great expense un-ald nothing, leaving it to the Lottle remarked, eyelnk this arit to the door but it seemed best til Lottic explained that the kitchen maid's deduction whom the glass! rangement. "Heavens, a whisper not 10 nilow them to disturb was outfitted with an electric rewas intended for, or he might have and he's clover at it, too. There's' would be all over the house. I hope Madame.
frigerator. She had made a second handed her the glass himself. ja man named Horton-" nobody uses an alarm clock!" Josle appeared almost
imme- tour of investigation and was pre-which might have been so sweet that? Had he seen
Mrs. Townsend! That name
How could Barry know about From the windows of the bed-diately carrying pitchers of hot pared to answer questions.
Bud? Then room they could glimpse the sea water. Mona and Lottie bathed. Barry and Stove, in fresh linens was a reproach,
she understood that of course he It lay slimmering like a softly opening suitcases in search of pa- and sleek of hair, rose as Mona ap- They heard a pounding on the had while she was sleeping, swaying bit of blue satin rimmed jamas, and finally crept beneath theproached. It was cool on the ter-carpeted stairs, a sudden clatter on "There's a man named Horton with silver. A necklace of palms netting for a rost, They were as race. The glare of the sunlight was the verandah and Bud. freshly who's a tough customer. He gave fringed the beach and a white bont leep Instantly.
softened and a gentle breeze played, dressed and glowing after his re-
us a good price for uncut diamonds swung with the lazy tide,
"Ten, Mona," Lottie inquired.sent swim, joined them.
because Bud" The room contained few plecen Several hours later Mona awoke) She was perfectly at home here. Ton?" Lottle asked. "Did you "Why don't you let Bud tell her
have a good swim, Bud?"
that, boy suggested Steve casu- "No thanks. Yes. I had ally. He turned to Mona. "Barry fine swim."
To Barry he said, is always bragging about Dud. I "I'm going down to the plane. I tell him the boy's head will be turn- that o. k.7"
ed."
Barry nodded and Bud flung him- self into the rickety automobile and started off.
Ho called back, "Bobby Jones won't like you if we keep landing on the fairway, Barry! How's the airport coming?"
"Not very well. Maybe I'll get you to handle it," Barry answered Jamiably.
Then after a little she said, "Does be handle any of the selling for you?"
Barry nodded again. "Ile docs
The scent of the honeysuckle came nearer and. nearer. They could hear the sea spilling and crashing along the beach. Lottie, rising, beckoned Steve to join her at the edge of the terrace.
Moris was lone with Barry at last. What was he going to say? How would he begin? With ro- proaches? With a dumand for ex- "Any time you say," called Bud.planations 1 "He drives well, doesn't he?" Instead Barry, too, rose from his said Mona, watching him cureen chair. "Don't take Lottie_away," out through the gute on a single he called. "I promised the girls wheel and disappear in a tunnel of we'd take them for a drive. We gret trees beyond.
ought to be starting or it will be too late. The roadster is in order, isn't it?"
"He does everything well," Barry replied. "It as a great idea to send him down here. Been a big help to us. I guess Bud was just about at the turning point. He was all set to amount to something --either something pretty flue or just the opposite.”
"Never better!" Steve agreed. Cupping his bands together nu raising them to his mouth, he shouted, "Oh, boy! Bring around the roadster!"
(To Be Continued.)
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