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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1933.
For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling
CHAPTER XLVI
A tall, wiry woman dressed in tight-fitting black greeted them.
"We are Aunt Sophronia's niece and nephew," Dick announced.
From an inner room a com-
Eve found the little town of this while I've been cooped up in parked the car. Then Dick pulled Pine Forest enchanting. It had an office worrying about petty the old-fashioned bell and act its Dick was not at the boarding been settled by enterprising sons jealousica, and having general ring pealing through the house. house when Evo arrived there. A servant answered the bell and in- and daughters of New England grief!"
"You didn't have to, you know," vited. Eve into the living room to pioneers, hence its architecture was wait for him. A moment later strictly colonial. All of the houses Dick reminded her. "And you Mrs. Williams enterad. Hor blue were painted white. Some had needn't go back." oyes looked kindly and she settled green blinds. Grouped of the Four "Oh, but I'm going!" she said, huroul for a chat but Eve neither Corners were the important build-instantly regretting her outburst. diacioned the purpose of her visitings-the town hall, one storey high "You don't think I'm going to be and quaintly formed of cobble- stones, a little cobblestone church, another church of wide white clap boards with a tall steeple, and n truly modern school house of red brick trimmed in white,
or asked questions about Dick
Presently Mre, Williams excused herself and returned to the kit chen. Eve grow norvous and rest lose. Then she saw Dick's yellow roadster coming around the bend of the road. She sat sterk-still. Dick In the afternoon Dick took Eve stopped the car before the door and for drive into the woodland. The hla companion-an attractive girl-unpaved road wound in and out stepped out, entered the house and passed down tho contra hall.
Dick drove on, but soon reap peared. A moment later he stood in the great arched doorway of the hall, staring at Eve.
among the trees, downhill and up. until they came to a clearing high above a lake. Below them, the water, blue-black from the dense shadows, resembled a huge mirror, banked by follage. Eve stood en tranced and Dick's arm gently slipped about her.
"Why, Evel" he cried. Plainly ho was embarrassed and Eve im- mediately thought of the girl who "Like it, sweetheart," he asked. had been with him.
"It's heavenly," the answered
That night she slept more sound- ly than she had slept for months 2nd awakened refreshed and cagor for the nowy day.
"Well, this is a surprise!" Dick | softly. was saying,
Eve'a.composure left her. She began to cry and this only increased Dick's embarrassment
"Not here," he anfd. "Come up to my room." He led the way to a largo upstairs bedroom. It was a comfortable looking room-not at all as Eve had pictured life near a construction camp.
"You don't seem very plenaed to see me," she said in a trembling voice
"I'm surprised, that's all." "Well, you may as well know I saw you with your girl friend," she said accusingly. "I'm sorry now that I can.
needn't
"You
Dick laughed. bo," he said onsily. "I was out ni the job this morning and pieked her up on the way back. Sho's one of the teachers who live here and she was walking home from church. It wouldn't have been very polite to pass her by, would it?"
"It looked odd to me"
"Seo here!" Dick and holly. "I'll not be put on the defensivo Just for giving a person a lift" "Oh, Dick-wo're quarrelling ́again and I didn't want to,"
Ho turned away from her and looked out of the window.
**Dick," Eve began timidly. Ha half-turned. "Dick, I was so lone. *ly l” she added wistfully. He turn-
ed and she was in his arms.
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They took more trips into the woods in the days that followed. "To think," Eve said one evening, "that you have been enjoying all
within sight of my goal and then not stay to have the glory, do you?" "No," she continued. "Somo of acquaintances will sit up and take notice when June first comes and Bixby's announce the name of their new advertising manager!".
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manding volco called, "Sond them in, Hannah! Send them in 1"
Sophronia Rader greeted her nephew affectionately, then turned to peer at Eve who went forward "This is Eve, my wife," said and graciously extended her hand. Dick.
"Well glory, be!" ojaculated the 100-year-old aunt. "I never ex- pected to aco you! Novor expected Dick to marry in the first place. Bet you had to ask him."
Dick had often spoken of his Aunt Sophronia and ho had promis- ad to take Eve to see her some day. Since Aunt Sophronla's home was Evo laughed: "Why, that's just not far distant they set out carly what my grandmother suld." Saturday morning and drove south Aunt Sophroniu and Eve bo- through the mountains and foot-came friends immediately. Eve's hills into the Cherry Valley,
heart warmed to the aged women
They followed tho turnpike over who had broken a hip at the age rolling farm country until they of 80 and Ilved to continue hor came to a little village nestled cheerful philosophy. among the hills.
Looking about tho
room Eve's "Oh it's another green and white oyce brightened and she cried out, village!" cried Eve. "That's just "Dick, look at that lovely whatnot the sort of background I had Ima-1-with spool turnings, tool" gined for Aunt Sophronin."
Aunt Sophronin glanced around. Dick smiled. Evo's enthusiasm "Humph-that old thing!" sho anid. "Why I've had it for 60 always pleased him.
They drove into the yard. be-years. Neighbour gave it to me for fore a small colonial cottage and helping her when she was sick.
If you like it you can have it."
Why, you darling!" Eve sai and kissed her.
'Two man were shot to death and 18 lujured'lo a riot which ellmözed an eight-wook 'striko in a silk hoalery mills Northeast Philadelphia, This, was a street scene's police (more than 240 of whom were, called ont) established order after the fracas.
"So you lika untiques, eh?"; Aunt Sophronia said. "Well, I'm tired of then. Lived with them all my life. I like newfangled things better. But I have something I want to show' you and if you like it you can have it too. It's old but It's right pretty. Hannah!" ghe ealled. But this time Hannah must have been in the basement for she- did, not answer.
"I don't know what's the mat- ter with that woman." Aunt So-i phrenia complained. "I have auch a time finding the right person for a. companion. This one would be perfect but she has a cat. And everywhere that Hannah goos the kitty gocs along. I'd ko to iret rid of the cat, but if the cat goes Hannah will follow. And then I' have all the trouble of. Onding someone èlać.'
Finally Hanna responded. "Go into my room and bring the upper drawor of the highboy to me." Sophronia said briskly. Hannah came back lugging the mahogany drawer. Dick rote to help and they
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