THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling
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EVE BAYLESS, prelly masiniant su EARLE HARNED, muvertising Manayer of Blaby's department store, marriba DICK HADER, » construction superintendent. They keep their marriage seral Dick opposed Eve's continued
employment but she fa, delerasined to go on working.
On her wedding night Eve sent to New There Eve meela THERON HEECE, who much attracted by her. Bhe vials IRENE PRENTIES, former schoolmate, who is play Ing the stock market. -
A work later Ere returns to Lake City to
York to meet FREDA CAUTER, doves buyer.
the office. Mons le trouble-maker.
I
swored. "Every job has its dis agrecablo side."
of razzing for being a 'green coun- try boy but I wasn't really us green as they thought." And Dick grinned,
TRADE ENQUIRIES.
OVERSEAS BUYERS INCREASE
IN NUMBERS
1933.
SOONG'S TRAVELS
BOUND FOR KULING FOR CONFERENCE
"But I never hear you rave and Tant when you get homo nights.
"Your father was awfully striet My father used to relive the entire
Nanking. Sept. 3. working day at the dinner tablo! with you, wasn't he?" Eve asked.
London, Sept. 2. Mr. T. V. S. ong, Minister of If anyone upset a cog of the ma-Dick so rarely talked about him-
During the last two months
two the Finne, accompanied by his "Well, Dad was a smart mars," chinery that day we'd have to lis-self that she was interested. ten all through the meal until ho finished telling his side of it and laughed Dick, "and he never took London Chamber of Commerce hins vice-ministers, Chow Lin and Li
ber of trade inquiries, mostly from
National Economic Commission, what he'd like to do to certain peo- orders from anyone under the are recoved a modily fecreasing num- Tiao-sen, and the Chairman of the
used rather of 10."
Eve settled down and pulled the "VerCAR,
These have been 30 per cent. higher Chair Fen, left for Kuling to-day. "People do that and then won-laprobe more firmly about her.
Warm enough, sweetheart 7" than in the corresponding period Inst Their first stop will be Kukinng
year
Thereafter the party will board der why they have nervous indi-
Dick asked.
Inquiries, a high proportion of a Chinese cruiser, the Chungshan, gestion," Dick smiled. "You can't
which have resulted in orders, have make things any better by harp.
come from most countries in Europe and proceed to their destination.
Mr. Wang Ching-wel is following
Makes them worse instend!"
And new copy writer, MONA ALLEN, ple! Sometimes he
Eve and Dick take an apartment in an old-violent language,, too," Eye said. fashuned house. Dick is absent from home frequently in the evening And Eve le worried -because he does not explain these absences.
CHAPTER XII
fore Christmas. As he sat down
She assured him that she was. They had left the city far behind
It was, Thursday, two weeks be. g on them 24 hours of a day. | now and were riding over flut farm and also from the United States shortly, probably after the Execu
country-hard, brown and bärren They cover a wide range of goods tive Yuan's meeting Tuesday morn- | looking in the December cold. British Wireleer. There was little life to be seen around the houses.
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MINISTER GREETED,
Big Reception Given By Nanking Oficials.
Nanking, Sept. 3. Public and Government or- ganisations held a meeting at the neadquarters of the Overseas As- saciation this morning, a welcome being given to Mr. T. V. Soòng, who was greeted with great en- thusiasm.
at the breakfast table Dick asked, "Well," Eve went 011, "when
Prior to his departure, Mr. Soong "Eve, do you think you could get |I was still at home I decided that awny from the oflice Saturday if I ever had a family of my own "I pity the people who have to made a mental note to keep them told pressmen that the Kuilng dis- morning? I'd like to make a little we'd talk about what's going on
Ive in this neighbourhood." Eve in mind in the future when shesions would occupy from five to trip."
In the world at meal time. A
Anid. "They miss so much!" was writing advertising copy. Itseven days.
He denied the necessity of calling Oh, I'd love it!" she said. "But child alone isn't apt to take much "Well, don't pity them," Dick would help her create a more uni-
enference. how could I get away so near to Interest in world news but if there told her. "Pity the children who verani interest in Bixby's advertis. a national financial
Router. Christmas? Think of all the eve-in a round table discussion with grow up without knowing the ing. nings lately I've had to bring work both mother and father giving their woods or a country swimming hole "Dick, I'm getting a lot out of
enthusiusti honte from the store."
opinions and interpretation of or owning a flock of pets ranging this trip!' she said "All right, remind your chief of important things that are happen- from a baby calf down to a littercally: that! You aren't paid for over-ing the whole family is bound to of live Easter bunnies. There are "Sure. Does you good to get time. What's fair one way is fairget more out of life."
actually kids who never have seen away from the smoke of your own another. I've outlined a little trip "Yes, must kids are bright en oriole nest except in a picture chimney," he commented.
"He produced a road map and enough." Dick agreed as they rode in a book. There are lots of them The ground rolled gently in an with a pencil indicated the route. through an outlying factory die who never have the chance to roam easterly direction until they neared "We'll go down state through trict. "It's a cinch that if you give over hills and along cresta explor-the river where they found the hills Nume towns you've never seen them a little help it's easier for ing. They are the ones t to be sorry steep with a trace of snow left The scenery is especially attractive thent to get their bearings when, for!"
from a recent storm. They passed along the river. See, we'll cut off they get out in the world.
miners' huts and tenements. Eve here into the billa
"When I was a boy down on the They stopped for luncheon in was shocked by the stark poverty "Oh, Dick, it would be such fun!** farm." he continued, "we didn't one of the pottery manufacturing of those ugly dwellings. The sight
Mr. Lai Chen; of the City Kuo- Eve enjoyed watching the brought from Dick a lengthy dis-mintang, who, presided, referred Eve responded. "I'll see what have much money for foolishness. | towns. can do about getting off."
After chores were done we always coramic workers file in for their course on the subject of injustice. "I'd like to leave at 10 o'clock had time for play but there was noon day meal. She had always
They turned inland at sunset to the successful part played by Saturday morning." Dick reminded nover any money spent on that felt a certain compassion for girls and just as twilight fell Dick drove Mr. Soong at the conclusion of the: Nine-Power Silver Agreement, the her as he left the house.
play. Money was too scarce! In who worked in factories. She saw over the brow of a hill. A boter acquisition of technical co-opera- But Saturday Eve had to attend spite of that there never was a year now that, instead of appearing un-geneous array of roofs lay before tion with the League, and the to several tasks at the office. Dick when my father didn't have the happy, these girls and young men them. It seemed to Eve as though wheat and cotton Ioan from drove her dowa town and left her price to subscribe to two dally represented a group busy with the roofs lifted and suddenly, with America. He urged the public to while he went to his own job to
newspapers. And, bard 119 he their own interests. They were jack-in-a-box quickness, mupport the Finance Minister's make sure everything was satisfac-worked, Dad was never too tired to having a good time and Eve was ville peeped out at them-dingy scheme of rural economic re- tory before leaving town. At 19 talk over the main part of the amazed to see also that many of desolate looking. Eve noted, withhabilitation. o'clock he drove up to the side en-day's news with the family. When the girls costumes bore the car-contempt the many, old buildings Mr. Soong thanked the audience france at Bixby's, At a quarter of I came into the city I got plenty marks of the Intest fashions. She with false fronts to make them for the enthusiastic reception
flushed and nervous Eve
look: a storey higher, Heavens, had given him and then reviewed his they come all this way just to visit travels abroad. He stated he was an uninteresting place like this? deeply impressed by the political What possible interest did Dick and economic changes in various think she might have here? 'Eve countries during the past "twenty' was furious.
I yearn-Reuter. (To Be Continued)
f1
emerged from the revolving doora and took her place at his side.
nil to
"Dick, I was so upset at keeping you waiting," she began, breath- lessly. "Burnos was decent about letting mo go. I had it, ll ar- ranged, you know. Then-of all things! Mr. Bixby called his office. He bawled us out ter
bly for that mistake in Friday night's ad. Of course it was Monn Allen's fault but a lot of good it would do to tell Mr. Bixby. that! It's results that count. And the store will have to take a bit loss. You should see the mob of cus-. tomers in that department this morning. Barnes and 1 both feel sick over it. I'm trembling so in- side 1 can scarcely breathe.
"And yet you're determined to go on" Dick said. "I won't tell you when to quit. It's up to you. But I want to remlud you that no job is worth as much as your health. I don't care about how sick Barnes is; I've worries on my own job. But I'm not going to stand-by without protesting while my wife becomes a nervous wreck!" Well, anyway I shouldn't have luft when I did this morning," Eve Bixby. went on. "Suppose Mr.
sends for me again during the day und Barnes has to tell him I've gone to spend the week-end in the country
your
"He'll probably ask for resignation." Dick replied cheer- ' fully.
They rode in silence out Broad- way and then turned south. Eve shuddered as they passed the gray stone walls of the state hospital. Many an inmate there, she knew. might have been saved if he had stopped the nervous strain in time. Chan often told her she did not relax enough.
She glanced at Diek's handsume profile. He looked strong, purpose- ful, and yet so calm.
"Dick, you never worry about your work, do you?" she began.
"Wouldn't say that," he
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