THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND
THE LADY
By FRANCES MARION CHAPTER IV"
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herself. Steve's cyca followed her whilo. Willie's eyes remained Steve's face, and the Adopted Bon watched Willie's expression,
LOVE IS LIKE A PINWHEEL
Despite the gay note in his voloo Wille Ryan's eyes wore sombre,and Steve watched the master of care- serious. He addressed the men at monica lead Belle out and introduce his tablo: "According to Belle, Mor-hor: "Next is Miss Belle Mercer gan's hero's one of our promising singing a brand new song of her young heavies. He bears watch own composition, 'Down-Stream ing!"
Drifter.' Steve was enjoying himself. Ho The applauso indicated that she uddenly looked up and into the was a favourite with the diners, tany, staring eyes of the Adopted drinkers and dancers at the Caba- Son. He leaned forward. "Say, ret.El.Ryanno. Stove looked away yo and I didn't meet, did wo?"
The stare was not removed from Steva's face but no response was minde until Willle, made" It: "Oh, that's my Adopted Son."
"Big for his age, isn't he?" "He follows me around and keeps the illes off me. He's a good aim with a fly-awatter."
Steve laughed. "Oh, I get you! We'll pass that over, eh?""
At that moment the master of ceremonies approached the table and told Belle that her number was spotted in there and she excused
from her but once and that was to meet Willie's eyes. Steve grinned, cocked his head and returned his gaze to the singer. The number went over big and Steve was loud
in
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1934
from Ryan resumed his sent.-
Maybe I should go niere on the She shrugged and resumed her
* Steve stopped at the third door | love angle, make love to you, words bantering tone, there on the right and knocked. Bidder and all, like they do in book you ought to get along very enter, ha Lound. Bello had just Belle took his hand. We've well with rabbits! Sho entered faished changing costumes. When boon too honest for that, Willie the hallway and began walking un she saw who it was, a worried look No I guces there's a kind of love stairs. Stove kopt Just behind her. came into her eyes,
you and I haven't run up against... At the head of the stairs she faced "Do you know what you're do And it goes one of two ways-like him, an angry flush on her face. Stove Interrupted. "I got par- those Fourth of July pinwheels:
"You don't think you are going mission to say good-bye. That was they either start whirling right
away, and keep on whiring, making to get away with this, do you?” nico of him, wasn't It?".-
"Morgan, did you know about you feel dizzy and swell, or they Willie I mean, did you know want izzle out after a couple of turns
and fall off...plunk." you were getting into when you came here to-night?"
"Sure."
"Just to zes
"And yet you came!" Bello was both surprised and impressed. "Just to see me?”
you again. Why not?"
"Lock, Morgan," said Belle, find ing her words slowly, "it's all boen crazy fun, but your commonsense was cut out of you with in buzz-saw. And, Morgan, I'm not going to low
his applause. Dance music |mine.” started up and the floor was filled with dancing couples.
Stove acttled back in his chair and found the men at the table looking silently, first at him, and then at Willie Ryan, liko actors waiting for their cuc.
"She knows her stuff, doesn't sho?" said Stove, enthusiastically.
"It's
1 good song," replied Willlo..
"Sure!" "And now that you've heard it, don't you think you'd better go?"
"Why, I" He stopped and looked gentally around at the cold faces at the table: "You see, I sort of hoped Miss Mercer would give me a dance."
"We don't allow the help to dance with the guests."
"Oh-"
"Outside!" Willie jerked his head slowly but his volco in spite of Its lowness was hard and brittle, "Beat it!"
Steve grinned: "Mind if I say good-bye to the lady first?"
"Not at all. Right through there and the third door on the right.”v: "Thanks. You're quite a guy, Ryan.' Steve waved his hand and walked toward the door Willie had indicated. The Adopted Son start Repairs to the Reichstag Building.ed to get up, but at a quick gesture Photo shows the scaffolding round,
the dome.
"I'd find it for you again.” "Nope. You pulled me out of a ditch and I went to see you fight. We're even and so...well, let's just let it go at that."
A call-boy poked his head in to say that Miss Mercer was on after the next chorus, and as she arose to go, Steve demanded: "What's your phone number?"
Bello came close to him. "You're swell and I like you, Morgan, but... I'm not going to see you again." She gave his shoulder a pat and left.
Willie was silent that night most of his way as he took Bello home in his car. When he did speak it was to say: "I'm beginning to think you need somebody. Jike' Sonny to follow you around-to protect you against yourself." . ✨
"Myself can always get at me, if it wants to bad enough."
Willie stared ahead. "Is that what you meant about the side of you I didn't know being always thera?"
"Maybe that's it, Wille."
“You know, I was just figuring: It's been almost ten years batwem us...Maybe you were too young... Maybe you were still in pigtails and didn't know ..
"I knew, Willio."
"And ours hasn't done either. In that 17"
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"You know, when you're mad like that you do things to me!".
He followed her to the door of her apartment. "If you think I'm going to scream and cry for help," she said, "you're wrong."
"Think of all the fun you'd havel"
"I don't think so, but that doesn't mean it hasn't been awell...and I'll keep mine that way."
At the door of her brownstono i She inserted the key in the lock, apartment house she bade Willie then foaned back against the wall and looked at Steve strangely. good night quickly at the door.
"Good night?"
"Morgan, bent it," she said shortly.. Sha answered the surprise in his as though her breath were coming tone. "Let's not pretend, Willie. fost. Let me do what I said; go up and shampoo this snart out of my hair
Is it going to come out...right away?"
Were you ever down in the trop les sald Stove, "Where they've got gardenia bushes like we've got dandallons up here?"
"I'll shave it off if it docan't!" ~! "Beat it, Morgan," she repeated. As Bolle inserted the key in the "Well, standing under those gar- lock of the inside vestibule door denia bushes and smelling 'em...ls Steve Morgan stepped out of a con-like standing next to you.” cealing shadow.
Bella did not reply at once and. "What were you saying about a when she did her voice had become shampoo?" He grinned at her small and weak. "Do you know, startled whirl upon him.
that's the first decent thing you've Where where did you come ever sald. to me." from?"
"Of course it drives you screwy "The hat-check, girl had one of jif you stand there long enough, but Houdini's hats."
She opened her door, and turned. "Oh, don't spoll it!" laughed "You'd better go back and get back Belle, but pleadingly, too. into that hat."
Ho laughed and chucked her "I can't. It'll be full of rab-lightly on the chin with his flat. hits." He closed the door, and was She kept looking at him, half. aware of her nervous Indecision. laughing, but also almost half cry. Yet she tried to keep her head. (Continued on Page, 2.).
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The new 'King of Afghanistan in regular training with the Afghan forces.
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The wedding took place in Shanghal recently at St. Joseph's Church, Rue Montauban, of Miss Edyth Mary Skidmore and Mr. William Brooke Bryden, who are shown in the picture at the door of the church. The bridegroom is connected with Messre. E. D. Sue1oon and Co., Ltd, and his brids was formerly in the Municipal Nursing Service.
Photo shows the loading of the first direct alemail between London and Singapore at. Croydon. "An Idam of the size of the plane used on the first stage of the long journey can be gathered from the Fost Office
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The wedding caramony took place in Shanghai fast week in Holy Trinity Cathedral of Mr. Lionel Arthur Dabalstein and Miss Winifred Evelyn Waits. The bridegroom is the son of Mrs. Harriett Dabelstein and the late Mr. Arthur Dabelstein of Shanghai and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Waite of Worthing, England, but formerly of Shanghai. The civil ceremony took place at the German Coneulate.
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she rebelled against
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MAUREEN O'SULLIVAN FRANCHOT TONEDE PHILLIPS HOLMES TED HEALYHEN
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