THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 1, 1933.
LOVE or MONEY?
CHAPTER XLIV
BY H. W. CORLEY
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It was Barry's voice that Monatore Her heart. heard. "Oh, my darling. you've come at last!"
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little by Hittle Barry's mlaery spont. She did not answer for a moment. Itaolf. Here was Mono, laving him "I have something I must do first, whole-heartedly, the past explained | Bairy,” she said slowly. away. She had come to him of her own accord, since she guessed |first?” rightly that he would not seek her out.
"You can you must go home
She shook her head at this, then They would be married to-morbo necessary."
slowly nodded. "Maybe. It might row! They would go to Port of
"There isn't any reason why you Spain and the conaut could perform can't marry me, is there?" he asked the ceremony. Was there anything quickly. Uncle didn't bind you in irregular about marrying one's any way? He didn't specify that aunt? Steve and Lottie could be you could never marry mo
you! Why did you marry mywan my uncle" Barry began. unclo?" The despair in his vokoj "He didn't! We talked it all the attendants. They could vo over without mentioning the man's here always in happiness and peace. she came. Finally I asked him just as Why not?
I was going out the door who the man was and he said 'Barry Town-She laughed a little, happily,
Mona stirred in Barry's arms. send."
Mona? "Will you marry me, Right away?"
was
"Why did you run away?" countered. Barry was beside her. After all He was miserable and she these days and weeks of courteous ding to his misery. "How could formality, of coluncas almost, he I stay when I knew?"
ngate the Barry she had
"Barry!" learned to love. For a moment He did not speak for a moment Mona did put apeak, did not turn but his arm lightened about her. her head. She sank against the "Barry! Do you think I married white linen shoulder, against the [your uncle for his money?" arm which enclosed her and sighed. "It certainly looked that way. Then, still without speaking, she You knew I had none, You raised her hand and pressed it knew against. Barry's face.
"And you thought you were going to Twilands to marry ino?" Barry 'anid slowly,
Mona nodded. "Until I was there in the sick room."
"And by that time I was on board the Miranda!"
Barry's head dropped miserably and Mona reached out a hand once more and touched his check. "It's She shook her head. The tendrils not too late now, Barry," she said,
hair touched his cheek,
"Not exactly. He said " "Then it's the money!" Sho nodded
and agreement Barry's expression hardened. "You mean if you marry me you'll for- felt your right to the fortune 7"
As the girl did not speak he went on again. "Is that what you mean.
"He could feel her stiften suddenly at the words. "I can't do that, Monn 7" Barry."
"Why not?"
marry anyone, Barry." "You mean you lose the money "Why do we have to think about land you care for that? It means that now? Isn't it enough that we more than your love for me? Is have found each other, and under-that what you're trying to say? Tell me you would rather have this stand each other?"
"But I don't understand you, money than marry me! Tell me?" We Monn." His voice was hurt, le shook her fiercely.
"You don't understand," Mona "How could you think that of merely. "It's not too late,
old yet. And we're here-puzzled. "You sald you loved me "How can I marry my, uncle's and now you say you can't marry began. "I do want to marry you
(Continued on Page 10.) wife?" demanded Barry bitterly.me! Why?" "My aunt!" He stared into space. "Mona, oh, how could you how could you!"
"Yes, Barry, I-I'm here!" They stood in silence. The sands of her Iny white around them. The nen under the white moonlight rippled Mona demanded. "You hadn't ask- quietly. The flamboyant trees close jed me to marry you. You hadn't at hand swayed softly. There even anid you loved me!" seemed no one else in the world ex- "But you knew." cept these two.
"I thought I did! That was why Mons did not look at Barry. Her when Mr. Garretson asked me to head sank lower against his shoul-rush to Twilands and marry Barry der. She could feel the beating of his heart as tumultuous as her own. Mona, why did you do it, darling?" he said at last.
"Do what, Barry?" Stili she did not look at him. He had caught her hand in his own.
"Do what? Oh, Mona, how could
"Your uncle's widow, Darry," Mong whispered, "but never his Townsend I didn't hesitate! That wife! I was never that!" was the way it all happened, Barry. "You mean--?" It didn't occur to me that your "I mean I was to consider the uncle's name was Barry, too! It marriage for a year. I told you didn't occur to me that I was going that before. He died before the to Twilands, for any other reason year ended." except to marry you?"
"But when Garretson told you it
There was a silence
in which
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