THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPİL FRIDAY, JUNE 2, 1939.
LOVE or MONEY?
to remain in her
BY H. "W. CORLEY
doesn't quite know how. It's about Stove, I suppose."
"Are you coming back soon?" sho eniled after Lottio's retreating fig-
are.
"Oh.. yes.
WORLD ECONOMICS.
AMERICAN DELEGATES SAIL
FOR LONDON
Summit
Lottle returned in an amazingly
New York, Juno 1. shurt time, smooth of hair, dressed Stato (Mr. Cordell Hull), Senator
The United States Secretary of SHIRTS. In baby blue and looking more than Key Pittman, and the Chairman of ever like a blond angel. The girls the Foreign Relations Committee The next morning Monu decided Mona's tone was ironical. "No, "Here's one from Mr. Garretson fragrant honeysuckle sweetening (Mr. Reynolds) have safled for reclined in their deck chairs, the of the House of Representatives was packing to do. There were co-cabling Mr. Garretson if I can get to which, he anys, John always con- The little speedboat in which Bud Economic Conference.
room. There there must be another way. I'm consulting me about some charities the breeze from across the bay London 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. she would bare to go home. Maybe Bud will. He's expected me! I remember the time I asked From the kitchen they could hear delegates, Messrs. James Cox.
Josie, arriving with fruit and cof-to-day with the mail."
The other three United States fee at eight as usual, found the
him about various payments- Miss Gracle's lting voice suggest Ralph W. Morrison and Senator girls seated on Mona's bed, engaged
Ing guava paste for ten. Jozie, Couzens will follow later-Renter in serious conversation.
luging Special.
"You told bin, no?" Lottle said curiously, and you meant It?"
they
пр They met Bud Inter strolled down the stairway wearing bathing suits for a dip in the pool. Bed flung a package of letters to ward them.
"I picked those up at Queen's Park," he explained.
"I mean it now, yes! But not for always. That is unless Barry in sists on regarding this as final, 1 "Thanks a lot!" can't relinquish that money, Lot-; "Well," observed Lottie a few mo. tie, until I find some way to givements later, "this is fine!" The home of it to him. Only his right-girls sat on the edge of the pool, ful share. It's more his than mine. reading their mail. Lottic waved a You can see that?"
thick sheaf of blue sheets bearing is from Dr. Allen! On the Mir- a ship's emblem at the top. "This anda. He posted it at Fort of
don't you?" Lottie asked idly,
"You have to sign the cheques,
them. Mr. Garretson simply puts Mona_nodded. “Oh yes. I sign
amount. The me down on the lists for a certain payments aren't made for a long tinic-not until I'm home."
"No, I suppose not,"
squeezing lemons, Was happily.
We'll be alone," retired Luthe unexpectedly.
"There, there, dear," Menu begin cry. as 'Lottle started forward with a
"What has happened!" she cried.
hurt very bad, Meeestress! Very The boy came toward them, his eyes round in alarm. "Boss, bad!"
"Boss Steve?"
he
"Boss Steve, Meccstress! Very, very bad."
The car had reached the gate now
"It looks that way. Yea there was a shout beneath the hill. As if in answer to her query,
soon?" asked Lottle.
"Then you're thinking of going Native boys, moving faster than the giris had ever seen them, came denly trembled. "I can't stay here of trees, running and shouting. To her surprise, Mona's lips sud-streaming out of the green tunnel "You might sell the Empress,"
very well now, can I?"
The car, moving carefully under considered Lottle slowly. "Steve
Bud's guidance, following. said something yesterday about the
Mona said, na if to turn the sub-ing over someone, or something. Barry was in the back seat bend- "It's interesting about Dr. Allen," Maharajah of Bjodphur attempting to buy the diamond from him after in on the down trip. He went ject.
[Steve Where was Stovėl it had been sold. Maybe the old back to South America. Awfully "He's a nice chap."
"What is it, Monn?" Lottle Maharajah still wants
Interested, in those tropical disense Bud could not take them to-day to stammered. She rose and ran to and Sam ran back again to meet it. it. That and says he plans to visit the snake Granada, he told them at breakfast, the edge of the terrace. What The natives nirendy were wailing it? Until the Empress appeared in bring some scrum back would set things straight, wouldn't farm in Sao Paulo. He's going to but possibly to-morrow. He would can have happened? Where is with that monotonous note of de- Steve's shovel he and Barry owned people we met from Martinique, for more workmen.
to those have to run over in a day or two
Steve?"
spnir they reserved for irrevocable everything fifty-fifty. That's the
The boys, running ahead, reached misfortune. way I understand it. Sell the Em-Celeste's family. The old man was
"Is the airport progressing?" the doorway. One of them shouted "What happened?" asked Lottie, press, Mona, and hand Barry the
Lottie naked.
for Miss Gracle who come hastily struggling from Mona's embrace, cash. That would settle every-
"Yes. It would Comic
faster with Josie, Florence and. Maria "How is Steve hurt? Did he fall? thing!"
Deep in the long letter, her volee though if Steve and Barry would close behind.
Was he shot accidentally?" trailed off. The absorbed look pay attention to the work and let from Burry, Mona put her arm hurt by fer-de-lance. The
The girl could hear a sharp order "Oh no, Mecestress! Boss Sieve on her face save place to one of hunting go for a while mysterious amusement. "He stili
"We're hunting in the high bush," about Lottie. Barry WIK anfel de-lance?" wants to marry me." Lottie
an-announced Steve, who had just Barry was safe. Where was Stove? onced placidly.
turned up for breakfast, bronzed as Jan Indian. He grinned at Barry.
asked. "We'll take you"
"Can you girls ride?" Barry
Do you think he'd take it Lot- tie's forehend crinkled. "He want ed it as a wedding gift for his last wife, Steve said. Well, maybe he can use it now for his next wife........!! "Don't be silly. Lottic. I mean Harry."
a doctor once-m"
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•
"He could do worse."
the way, he must be on the home "Well, he'll have to, then: By
"Would Barry take it?" She trip now." Lottie shuffled the But Lottie declined the Invitation
cocked her head on "That's different, of course.
pages of the
йле side. It's dated two weeks ago.
voluminous letter. for both of them. Monu, her eyes) Maybe on her pinte, said nothing. Barry May we can sight the Miranda off would be absent all afternoon. She would have time to plan and pack. Perhaps they could be ready to board the Miranda nt Granada,
be he would. Or," brightening. Granada!" "you could hide it in the mine some- where and have Barry find It."
"In ita platinum setting? Fine"
If we get there."
"Any interesting lettera, Mona ?" The other girl shook her head.
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Mona wondered as she and Lot-. tie mounted the stairs for the inevitable estn, whether Lottie would mind the departure. Any- how it was time to go. They should not have stayed this long.
Alone in her roun, Mona consid- ered. She and Lottie would have tea together alnce Barry and Stove would be sure to be late. Barry' had said that there were waterfalls in the high bush. She would have liked to have seen them. They might have made the trip but Lot- tle 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
Kleaming in even, meticulous waves. Mona descended to the terrace at the tes hour. To her surprise she found Lottie there before her, stretched out in a canvas chair, her feet, encased in soft mau- 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- tie said, indicating the swimming uft beneath a soft silk wrap. "I 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 RD. Mian Gracie Bald she sent the boys a thermos bottle and sandwiches."
"It's funny about this ten habit," Lottie 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 . Ten here is a social custom." Lottie went on, casually
peaking of this and that.
"She wants to say something else," thought Monn, "and
sha
(To be Continued.)
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