THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 6. 1933.
LOVE or MONEY?
CHAPTER XLVIII
BY H. W CORLEY
the S. S. Helena," Mr. Garretson; Janid, pointing to the chain of lights
nlong the horizon.
NEW CATHEDRAL,
CARDINAL MACRORY LAYS FOUNDATION STONE
London, June 5. The foundation stone of the vast Metropolitan Roman Catholic Cathedral at Liverpool, which will cost £3,000,000, was laid to-day in the presence of 250,000 people from all parts of the country.
The Irish Cardinal Archbishop Macrory of Armagh roplaced Car- dinal Bourne, is very who ill, as Papal Legate.
"She's due at Barbadoes in the morning," responded Barry. Pres- antly he rose to go for tobacco, Mr. Garretson said that he preferred | Turkish, elgarottes when he could get them and Barry remembered they had brought a supply.
The others were chatting busily. Monn rose too and slipped away.
"Barry!" She stood in the door- a. dim, cool way of his study, shadow. He had not turned on the lights, was groping in the darkncan
A thousand priests participated cigarette tin.
"Barry! You've asked me many in the ecclesiastical procession bo- times to marry you. Now I'm isk-fore the stone-laying-Renter. ing you, Will you
marry me, She drew nearer. Barry" could see him straighten in the dark, iny his hand on the desk to stop its trembling.
Found them?" she asked. Found Win BUTTS BIG, UN Then he added though dazed. quickly, "Oh, the cigarettes. they're here."
"She doesn't want to be alone ground. Lottie: "was at Steve with me," the lawyer decided. sido. The tall man turned sharply."Maybe she thinks I'll interfere Mona had barely time to bathe "Miss Moran that is to say, Mirs if abse wants to marry that boy." and dress. She did this, hurrying Townsend And Barry! Why, "He knows Barry wants me to but she had never looked more beau-expecting each moment to find the this is a piece of luck! I wonder marry him, thought Mona, "and tiful. She was going to marry how it happened?"
he's here to prevent it. Just let Barry! She was going to defy Mfr.
she knew Garretson, toss the fortune back "We were here shopping." Monn him try!" Suddenly explained. Then, feeling rather that all along she had been deter where it had come from and brave foolish, she asked, "You came on mined to marry Barry. She wanted all for love! the Helena?"
What did she care for to seize Barry's arm and tell him so,
money? "Yes. Let's go somewhere where to klas his check and end this foolish Barry, was right in inaleting that we can talk," said Mr. Garretson, uncertainty forever. Lat. the salle didnt want his uncle's wealth. swinging a cane at a mule team the lors' home, the orphanage have the They would have enough and more. driver of which was nffably waiting Townsend millions. What did sho But as she went out on the veran- for the three to more before at-enre? She and Barry could take dah to sit before dinner her hearti tempting to proceed. "I can never care of themselves, get used to these vehicles. Give me Fifth Avenue and 42ud, street any dny 1"
"They moved into the shadow of the postoffice.
"
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Instantly she knew what she had really known always but had re- fused to recognize--that she would marry Barry on his own terms.
Hmotc her. Mr. Garretson had come on business, that was certal Could it concern
the Empress Possibly he meant to ask her about her intended sale of the diamond. Perhaps, as executor of the estate, he would forbid it.
"It docan't matter!" she told her. self, "I'll marry Barry in spite of everything and everyone!"
She
Yes,
HARBOUR MISHAP,
FISHING JUNK SUNK IN COLLISION After leaving Mongkok at a.m. yesterday, a fishing junk came. "I asked you question, Barry.into collision with the steam- Will
you marry me?”,
launch Sing Yuen. The boat was "You'll lose the money," he re- heled near the bows. The vessel minded her dully. "We'll
be as sank rapidly. poor church mice."
There were no casualties, the crew of the Junk being rescued,
"I came to see you, Mrs. Town- Blindly she followed him to the send." the lawyer went on, "but jetty, clambered aboard the mo they told me at the steamship office for launch and sented herself while
"But we'll have the mine." "I had a letter to-day from Fos- I might leave the steamer here and Barry adjusted the wheel. The chance Bnding a bont to carry me launch glided, sputtering, out to-
ter," he went on. "Things aren't She wished Lottie were not quite across to Holiday Island or that Iward the Helena.
HD engrossed in Steve. Lottie's going any too well. We need an
heels in love with Miss Carr. Any- could go to Port of Spain and char- Mr. Garretson, across from Mong, good-natured chatter would
have other Empress."
She would one could see that. "Oh, the Empress !"
Pretty girl, ter a plane."
smiled as the cooling breezes struck been a comfort. Mr. Garretson, in He smiled beamingly. "I came him. It was as though he, too, had fresh linens, praised the dinner tell him soon that she owned the too. I like her. Mona now she's nahore to inquire and here I find a secret.
the deliciously uzasoned vegetables, Empress and that she was about deeper! I wonder if she in in love "He thinks he's here in time," the steak brought from Grannda, to sell it. She would have the with Barry? I wonder what she'll you!
"We'll get, your baggage." Barry Mona told herself.
He raised his coffee cup, remarking cheque drawn to the mine. That say when I tell her that she can announced hospitably, "and then
The stewards came running down on the deliency of the fine china. Would do. But she would not tell marry him after all. Marry hita and keep her fortune! She'll be run you over to Holiday in no time. the companionway with Mr. Garret- The fruit centerpice, so carefully him all that yet.
She was very near now. He surprised to know the will reads: We were just starting-had been son's bags. They stowed them be arranged by Miss Gracie. pleused could feet the delicious mist of her "My beloved wife, Mona Townsend, waiting for the mail."
neath the Inanch Seats. Waving the him too. It would have pleased
name by The luggage was on board the lawyer away, Barry tossed the boys anyone to whom a fruit centerpiece hair across his bent face, could see must not change her Helenn and Barry said he would go a handful of silver. The Water menut the inevitable
the dim outline of her slender giving herself in marriage." oranges, body. Her cheek touched his, Mona wouldn't change her name for it. "Just give me your checks Sprite backed away from the ladder bananas and apples. Here were he said. "Well then, if you haven't and then, whirling, made off for the nectarines, grapes and yellow-jade smoothly cool. Through the win--not a hair's breath-by marrying checks, your cabin key will do."
space between the two arms of oranges, gleaming against a dark dow they could see the wavering of "Let's all go together." suggested green shore, Mona. Mr. Garretson seconded the remark.
"I thought you might like to have tea," Barry said, hesitating "It's going
be dark soon. We'll have to shove of before long."
"Oh, ten can wait," agreed Mr. Garretson and Mona in the same breath.
It was as though neither of them cured to be left in the company of the other just then.
"Are you hear here?" Mr. Gar- retson asked,
green bowl.
"You have fishing here?" "Lots of it. In the bay half. way around the island. We'll take you to-morrow if you like.”
The maids cleared the table.
the lighted efgars on the terrace, Are you, Barry?" The girl's voice was very low,
"I give you three guesses !** Suddenly Mon found herself, tu
his arms.
"Not far. It's three hours by boat, 15 minutes or less by plane." The boat sped onward silently. Before they reached the harbour at Holiday Monn's mind was made up. Mons rose, followed by the others, Dinner was served on the veran- and walked out on the terrace dab. Steve, leaning on a cane but where the deck chairs commanded velvet darkness without and sighed in excellent spirits, came to join a view of the stars.
them. Dr. Alien was in the back- "Those must be the port lights of
MAY DAY IN LONDON AND VIENNA -
Garretson,
A little later, Mr. shown to his room, surveyed the
with deep satisfaction.
young Barry
The lawyer strolled back to the bed and instantly, with an outburst of mild profanity, found himself entangled in the mosquito-proof draperies. They required, as he ob served, special handling.
At last he was safe in bed. The
of the waves were the only sounds awaying of the palms, the beating to break the stillness.
"I'll tell them to-morrow," he an-
"A lovely place," he mused. "Anounced to himself aloud. "I'll tell beautiful place for young love. them to-morrow!" That Saccarelli chup is head over
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