THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1933.
DARLING FOOL
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
by MABEL MCELLIOTT
Before stepping Into It Sandru, “Run for it said a hoarse MONICA O'DALE helps to support her glanced about quickly to fix the voice. Sandra saw the veiled wo- mather, younger brother and slater by work; acono in her mind. In the dark-pun, trip over ulog. Then the Ing in a drug store in the snail town of Halvedere. Her nider brother. Lill, sans to ness ahe could see only a rotting lights of the car phone full into marty AÑOÏE: CULLEN xa koun sa Andie fence and dooryard. The whole her eyes, divorces her husband, Mannie is in love with place was like half a hundred dis- "You big!"
DAN CARDIgan whose wealthy parente do
win Dan from her.
to my father domandínir $59,000," James groaned. "Honest, Hetty. did you do that?"
The girl nodded, défani,, "You little ult-wit!" He whirl- ed on her. "Do you know what
a mess you can get us into? You
GRAIN CONTROL
PRODUCING NATIONS IN AGREEMENT
London, July 5, The four greatest wheat produc-
and that no-count cousin of yours," Ing countries of the world, Canada "I don't care," fetty said sul- Australia, the Argentine and lenly. " said I'd get her and 1 United States, have reached an did. She's not as smart as she agreement on grain problems, on. thinks she is. Anyhow we got to the formula put forward by the
not approve of her. SANDRA LAWRENCE, Couraged farme tended by renters Sandra looked up, half laugh-go through with it now. She American representatives at re- pretending, to be Maple's friend, tries in the countryside. There was ing, half crying. But instead of knows who we are and she'll get cent discussions,
Bandra becomes angry at a maid and her nothing to distinguish it.
the friendly blue-coated figure the police after us if we let her The great purpose behind the initter's chauffeur and lower them. A "Never mind your lookin'," the she had expected to see, she found go. Don't be auch 11 fow days later when she receiver telephonman cackled. "We're not comin' herself staring into the eyes of heart. Jim.
anying her father lo badly Bandra hurries, to him only to find herself this way again.”
James, the chauffeur,
what happens to us. the villm of kidnappers,
"You_all__right?" His voice we care about her? sounded relieved. The woman, starve to death." having picked herself up, now be
maste
CHAPTER XXV
Sandra'a' voice, in pite of her
wildly
something about that stare.
some means
The vellet woman clambered into the back seat and Sandra felt these boring eyes upon her.
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Recovering her
a
It
composure com-
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re-
Canada,'. Australia, Argentine and the United States will exercise double control: that is, they will Kovern exports and internal stocks with vigilance.
chicken whent producers' movo is to in- She doesn't care crease prices. Whent which once Why should sold for G$1.00 per bushel, has She'd let us been selling in recent years for Cone-third the amount. Even tho famous hard wheats of Canada gan to run. In a trice, the long- There was danger in the at-have failed to maintain a better desporate efforts to keep it cool,, They rode, bumping and sway-legged James Itad overtaken her,mosphere.", Brooding_hatred. The yield. had a note of hysteria.
"Where ing. For what seemed to the girl was shaking her soundly.
"Little sap!" Sandra heard him eyes stared at the girl in the Paris ult of the newly reached agree-
smoke of revenge, Two pairs of | honra although when she glanced at
It is understood that as a are you taking me now?"
"You keep your, mouth shut?"the dial of her watch she saw it saying. "Didn't I tell you?"
frock. She could hear angry sobs,
ment, the plan will be submitted The woman in the heavy veil; the Wa only 11 o'clock. Curious they
Hetty! one who had joined her captor' nfdidn't trouble to blindfold her! protesting murmur.
"What good is she anyway?" to European wheat producers who
"Never does moment before, spoke hoarsely. She knew this rond-it was
the Was
Hetty who had been her letty raved.
a have undertaken not to augment hand's turn. Makes burning glance of Sandra had a fleeting impression Embury Turnpike. Wouldn't it be captor, whose
mischief grain acreage or production. Tho she had heard that voice before the simplest thing, she thought, to hate had eaten into her very flesh. Wherever she goes. What right's consuming nations, it is under-
she got to live?"
stood, have promised to reduce and that its owner was attempting scream-to attract the attention of to disguise it. She shrank from some passing motorist? For all.
Sandra saw something flash in tariffs against whent when the the glare of eyes behind the heavy she knew alarms might have been pletely, Sandra swung herself over the darkness. She heard a muted price rises in consequence of pro- leapery of gauze. There was broadcast already regarding her the side of the car.
report. She watched, faseinated, („duction restriction. "Would anybody," she inquired the struggling figures. intimidating disappearance,
› Wheat prices have strengthened As I reading her thoughts, a coolly, "tell me what this is all
James turned his head sharply, already, though they have probab- about?" They conferred for a few min- rasping voice, from the rear said:
"Get out of here," he barkedly been affected by adverse crop utes outside the closed door while harshly, "No funny business now. James irned. The habit of "Run for your life. And if you reports from the United States the girl on the couch, her feet Eve got a gun!"
respect was strong but even San-tell about this night-if you get and elsewhere as much as by the still bound, allowed her eyes to They fursied left into a lane dra could catch the note of dis- Hetty into trouble-you'll be sorry hope of international sales con-
like. rove frantically about the room. lined with poplars. The maon
for it, that's alle
trol. seeking
Grudgingly he of escape. way rising and the landscape lay
maltered. "You Sandra ran, stambling in the. threw fis There seemed to be none. The root and sharply etched before
out without jobs, You
ruts, almost sobbing. Briers tore window was locked and barred-them, like a back drap in a the- wouldn't give a
ecom-her thin stockings and once she she could see that. Even if her intre. Black against the sky rose mend. It wasn't our fault." shackles
fell into a pool of ouze, sinking Sandra flushed. "She was im- were Joosed it would clumsy house, sprouting half n
pulent. She didn't deserve it."
to her ankles, take some superb tactics to get dozen chimneys. Dark. Sinister.
The agreement has not as yet been signed, but since Australia out of this fetid
Jonies put a restraining hund "Walt here,“ the fool she had been to come alone!juanded his henchweman, Het Hetty, whose fange forward road, a bedraggled gare, Which has signified assent it is under
boded so good They had got her into this trapį jumped out and went about to the man, her original captor, had by so took the right. hoping it stood that the pack lacks only
to Sandra. The way to turn? She did not know, with maddening euse.
back of the house, returning pres-this time disappeared, drifted lato toward home. Her thin
formal approval to be effective, Sandra's thoughts roved toently disgruntled mood. home and her father.
The wheat plan to which the four He would "Key's not here," cried to
were hopelessly inadequate. Her countries have agreed at present be reading that solled note pres-the woman in the back seat.
"You better not talk that way." body felt as if it had been beaten.does not specify any definite figures. ently. If she knew him, he had dra had an almost fusie impulse "You better be glad I come along almost binding her.
SanJames said defensively to Sandra. Several cars passed, their lights These would be filled in if the already telephoned the police. lo laugh. It was so absurd, this
Her breath European countries and consumers Then what? Would his life also criminal protesting innocently that in time to save you. When she was torn from her now in gusty give assent to the proposals. be in danger? Pretending to he couldn't get into a house be indicated the struggling Hetty? sobs, every one burning her purch-Reuter.
"gets a mad on she's a sure enough ed throat. shrug off this notion ns pure cause he hadn't a key.
On and on she wildent. She was bound to get stumbled along this road that melodrama, Sandra
The raised her
wonian wrenched the car head proudly. The man re-enter-door open, evidenching her inten-even,"
"I'm the tion of searching for the missing like this, so easy," panted Hetty, motor going in the same direc-
not goin' to let her off
seemingly had no turning.
this nightmare hold for her? and, stooping, loosened
At last she heard the pur of a "Sandra !" roper which bound her slender key. But instentl she paused,
She heard her father's joyous ankles together.
stilling a
"She was sweet on you. She tried tion. She was scream. Lights were
frightened rather shout just before she lost "Come along, you!" he said, blurring the roadbed of the lane. get her hooks into you and when than
relieved, hearing men's | sciousness. not unkindly. "We're steppin A car was corting toward them she couldn't, she gave us both the shouts, What, new horrors did out of here."
(To Be Continued.) air." at top speed. Sandra brushed against the "It's the cops!" yelled the man.
James intervened.. "You woman in the passage as she fol- "Let's go." He flung himself into know as well as I do, Miss Law- Jowed. Again she had a sense of the driver's sent The starter rence, we can't get jobs without imminent menace, of An almost whirred-led. Again and again we have a recommend." tongible hatred.
he tried it. desperation in every The man Indiented she was to sit move. Bat the car bore down on beside him in the rickety sedan. them.
ed
room.
Fool-
com-
the darkness' somewhere.
"They didn't want that-they wanted money." Sandra informed hlm icily. "They've sent a note
At last she reached the main
shoca
con-
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OPPOSITE KING'S THEATRE.
Austria has become air danger conscious, and a recent air festival was staged at Vienna. Picture shows the display in progress with attacking aeroplanes approaching a "factory" which had already been hit, as defenders work frantically on the ground. (Planet News).
pesin Cardinal MacRery in the prosession is the site of the new Roman Cathalie Cathedral, at Låverpool
∙the occasion of the laying of the foundation stone, when: 58,000 people attended. The new sathe
Representatives of four Fascist organisation of Italy who attended a parade before Signor Mussolini in Rome to calabrate the 18th an- niversary of Italy's entry Into the Great War. (Planet Nowa).
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Nazis keeping watch over the Memorial to Leo Schlagator, an ex- officer who was executed by the Franch at Duassidorf during the Rhur occupation for sabotage. He has become a national hero and cale. brations were held to mark the tenth anniversary of his death, 150,000 Nazis Is attending. (Planet Nawa).
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