THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1933.
LOVE or MONEY?
to remain in her room.
BY H. W. CORLEY
doesn't quite know how. It's about i Stove, I suppose."
"Are you coming back soon?" she called after Lottie's retreating fig- ure.
"Oh, yes."
WORLD ECONOMICS.
AMERICAN DELEGATES BAIL FOR LONDON
Lottio returned in an amazingly
New York, June 1. short time, smooth of hair, dressed Stato (Mr. Cordell Hull), Senator The United States Secretary of In baby blue and looking more than Key Pittman, and the Chairman of ever like a blond angel. The girls the Foreign Relations Committes reclined in their deck chairs, the of the House of Representatives
The next morning Monn decided Mona's tone was ironical. "No, "Here's one from Mr. Garretson fragrant honeysuckle sweetening (fr. Reynolds) have sailed for was packing to do. There wore ca- cabling Mr. Garretson if I can get to which, he says, John always con- The littlo speedboat in which Bud Economic Conference.
There there must be another way. I'm consulting me about some charities the breeze from across the bay. Lontion to attend the World bles to send. For of course now anyone to take me to Granada."tributed. That's amusing-asking had arrived swung in the harbour. yhe would have to go home. "Maybe Bud will. Ho's expected me! I remember the time I asked From the kitchen they could bear
Josie, arriving with fruit and cof-to-day with the mall."
The other three United States fee at eight an usual, found the
him about various payments-" Miss Gracio's ting volca suggest Ralph W. Morrison and Squator delegates, Messrs. James Cox, girls seated on Mona's bed, engaged
don't you?" Lottie naked idly." they "You have to sign the cheques, ing guava paste for tea. Josic, in serious conversation.
squeezing lemons, W03
Couzens will follow later-Reuter ainging happily.
Special. "we'll be alone," remarked Lottie unexpectedly.
"You told himi, no?" Lottio sald curiously, "and you meant it?"
They met Bud, later as strolled down the stairway wearing bathing suits for a dip in the pool. Bud, flung a-package of letters to ward them.
"I mean it now, yea! But not for picked those up at Queen's always. That is uniesa Barry in- Park," he explained. aists on regarding this as final. I "Thanks, lot!" can't relinquish that money, Lot- "Well," observed Lottio a few mo tie, until I find some way to give ments inter, "this is fine! The home of it to him.. Only his right-giris sat on the edge of the pool, ful share. It's more is than mine. [reading their mail. Lottie waved n You can see that!"
thick aheaf of blue sheets bearing "You might sell the Empress," a ship's emblem at the top. "This considered Lottle alowly. "Steve is from Dr. Allen! On the Mir- said something yesterday about the andu. He posted it at Port Maharajah of Bjodphur attempting Spain on the down trip. He went of to buy the diamond from him after back to South America, Awfully it had been sold. Maybe the old interested in those tropical disease Maharajah still wants it. That and says he plans to visit the snake would set things straight, wouldn't farm in Sao Paulo. He's going to it? Until the Empress appeared in bring some serum Lack to those Steve's phovel he and Barry owned people we met frum Martinique, everything fifty-fifty. That's the Celeste's family. The old man was why I understand It. Sell the Em-a doctor once-" press, Mons, and hand Barry the ensh. That would settle every- thing!"
fect.
He's a nice chap."
Yes."
came
"Boss Steve?"
Very
them. Me, Garretson simply puts Mona nodded. "Oh yes. I sign me down on the lists for a certain amount. The payments aren't "It looks that way.
"There, there, dear," Mona began made for a long time-not until I'm As if in answer to her query, as Lottle started forward with a home."
there was a shout beneath the hill cry. soon?" asked Lottic.
"Then you're thinking of going Native boya, moving faster than the
girls had ever seen them,
"What has happened!" she cried. denly trembled.
To her surprise, Mona's lips sut-streaming out of the green tunnel eyes round in alarmu. "Bose, he The boy came toward them, his very well now, can I?"
"I can't stay here of trees, running and shouting. hurt very bad, Meecstress!
The car, moving carefully
under bad!" "No, I suppose not."
Bud's guidance, following. "It's intereating about Dr. Allen," Barry was in the back Heat bend- Mona sald, as if to turn the sub-ing over someone, or something.
"Boss Steve, Mocestress! Very, Steve! Where was Steve!
vory bad." "What is it. Mona 7" Lottie Granado, he told them at breakfast, the edge of the terrace.
Bud could not take them to-day to atammered. She rose and ran to and Sam ran back again to meet it. The car had reached the gate now
but possibly to-morrow. He would can have happened? Where is with that monotonous note of de- "WhatThe natives already were walling have to run over in a day or two Stove?" for more workmen.
epair they reserved for irrevocable The boys, running ahead, reached misfortune. "Is the airport progressing?" the doorway. One of them shouted Lottle asked.
for Misa Gracle who come hastily struggling from Mona's embrace. "What happened?" asked Lottie, "Yes. It would come though if Steve and Barry would close behind.
faster with Josie, Florence and Marla "How in Steve hurt? Did he fall? pay attention to the work and let
Was he shot accidentally?" The girl could hear a sharp order "Oh no, Meeestress Bosa Steve from Barry, Mona put her arm hurt by fer-de-lance. The "We're hunting in the high bush," about Lottle. Barry was safei de-innce!" an-announced Stove, who had just Barry was safe. Where was Steve?
turned up for breakfast, bronzed as
(To be Continued.) an Indian. He grinned at Barry. "Can you girls ride?" Barry
Deep in the long letter, her voice trailed off. The absorbed look
mysterious amusement. "He still wants to marry me," Lottle nounced placidly.
"Do you think he'd take it?" on her face gave place to one of hunting go for a while." "Who? The Maharajah?" Lot- tie's forehead crinkled. "He want- ed it as a wedding gift for his last wife, Steve said. Well, maybe he "He could do worse," +5 can use it now for his next wife-" "Well, he'll have to, then. By
"Don't be silly, Lottic. I mean the way, he must be on the home asked. "We'll take you " Barry."
"Would Barry take
trip now."
shuffled the But Lottie declined the invitation It?" She pages of the cocked her head on
voluminous letter.for both of them. Mona, her eyes side. It's dated two weeks ago. Maybe on her plate, said nothing. Barry "That's different, of course. May-we con sight the Miranda be he would. Or," brightening, Granada!"
off would be absent all afternoon. She' "you could hide it in the mino some
would have time to plan and pack.j where and have Barry And it."
Perhaps they could be ready to board the Miranda at Granada, "In its platinum setting? Fine!"
one
Lottie
If we get there."
"Any interesting letters, Mona ?" The other girl shook her head.
M. Harriot, who rencantly took part in discussion with President Roosevelt, photographed on the Ile de
France on route for America. (Planet News).
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A mammoth transformer of 125,000 h.p. the Kingston Road on its way to the Greenland Docks, London. where it will raise the voltage from generators at the Power Station from 12,590 to 33,000 (Planet News).
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The new type of German, dahing boat, which has been named “Adolf Hitler", pletars at Bremerhavan. (Planet Nowa).
Mona wondered as she and Lot-i tie mounted the stairs for the inevitable siesta, whether Lottie would mind the departure. Any- how was time to go. They should not have stayed this long.
Alone in her room, Mone consid- ered. She and Lottie would have ten together since Barry and Steve would be sure to be late. Barry hud anid that there were waterfalls in the high bush. She would have liked to have seen them. They might have made the trip but Lot- tie did not ride. Well, they had en joyed many weeks of Holiday! Now it was time to go home.
Carefully brushed and dressed, her bronze hair gleaming in even. meticulous waves, Mona descended to the terrace at the tea hour. To her surprise she found Lottlo there before her, stretched out in a canvas chair, her feet, encased in soft son- dals, propped on another chair in front of her.
When she saw Mona she relin- quished the extra chair and stood up, yawning, "I had a swim," Lot- tle sald, indicating the swimming auit beneath a soft silk wrap. stopped here for a minute to enjoy: the view. Will you wait for your ten? I'll not be a second... We're alone, aren't we?"
"I suppose so. Miss Gracie sald she sent the boys a thermos bottle and sandwiches."
"It's funny about this ten habit," Lottle went on. "It's catching. I don't think I'll be able to get along! without it after I get home.
"My mother always had it every afternoon."
"That was as a sort of charm against all ill. Ten hore is a social custom." Lottie went on, casually. speaking of this and that...
"Sho wants to say something ofsc," thought Mona, "and whe
for-
The arrival of Mr. Rameny MacDonald in America, with Miss Jahbel MacDonald is illustrated here, when they were besieged on board by newspaperman and photographers. (Planat Nowa),
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Broken girders and shreds of the allkon fabric of the stricken"Akrom aro shown as they were drawn from the ocean depths off the Jersey coast by salvage apparatus of the U. 8, 8. Falcon after divers located the wrockage.
Miss Mary Fläktard
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