THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 1934
THE PRIZEFIGHTER AND beginning to beat faster, big thing cooking on the stove. They don't want to know who they
THE LADY
By FRANCES MARION CHAPTER VIII
circled his neck. His face troubled,ble...
"I've got a lot of new clippings Professor followed:ber and put his are or how it happened," she inter- for the scrap-book," said the Pro- hands on her shoulder.
rupted, quickly. That's the least fessor, halting. "Even Young Gafk-.“Bello.......”
Important thing. The fact is that ney didn't get the lineage this boy's At his gentleness, she turned and it's happened. You've been hitting getting.
threw herself into his arms. He pretty low, Morgan, and I can't take "I'm... I'm so glad you two patted her gently. I've seen it it, just as you couldn't if I did." that. Don't wait up for me, baby, dropped in," anid Bello, recovering coming, my dear. I'll talk to that Stove looked away, in the pause Might be plenty lafe."
a little from the realisation that madman."
that followed, not daring to meet BELLE TAKES THE COUNT
Steve hung up the receiver more Steve had lied to her over the
"No Professor." She straight her eyes. Belle continued, her It was a Wool or two lator,quickly than did Belle and turned 'phono. "Morgan... He isn't here ened up, much calmer. I've had voice softer,
"People have said our marriage Bello was preparing a scrumptious back into a smartly furnished bed-...Hehe had to go down and help the hunch, too. Maybe if I'd dinnor for Steve, after having room in a fashionable penthouse, a couple of his old friends who broken one or two of your rules I was a pretty grimy thing, know-
on the could have stopped it."
ing where we both came from, given Yohung, the Jap, the night He leaned over the back of a divan used to work with him
Bello lay awake, waiting for but we know it is beautiful and off. She had propared just the and a whito arm camo up and en-boata... They'd gotten into trouglove to come home. It was quite honest, don't we?" At his nod of late when she heard her bedroom agreement, she said: "Come here." door open softly and saw Stove, He sat down on the side of the bed, tiptoe unsteadily in, his shoes In his eyes averted shamefacedly. She took his hand. "This is all I'm go- his hands.
"Hello," she said in a dull, voloo, ing to say and then we'll forgot it. "I didn't want to wake you." I'm going to keep on doing my job Ho glanced foolishly at his shoes. ... being your wife... because I "I'va haven't been asleep." love you... and I'd rather do that "Gee, what a waste of time! All than anything in the world." these sports writers got stowed and the Professor started hittin' it up, and I just couldn't get away. Any how it'll mean a lot of free publi-
bureau," she said.
There are some clippings on the
dishes Stove liked best. It was getting on to time for Steve to come in when the phono 'rang. Belle went to it with that little sinking sensation in the pit of her stomach that telephone calls had begun to exercise over her when they came in Steve's absenco.
"Hello," sho sald, irresolutely. "Oh, hello, darling. Come on home -dinner's almost ready. I'm got ting it myself-everything you can't have when you're training right down to cocoanut cream pie and-"
he made na if to return to the The Professor looked sharply at phone, but another arm encircled her agitation. I seo," he said his neck and Linda Williams pulled gently. his chock down against hers.
Belle grabbed the clippings from That's the first time I over his hands to cover her confusion. knew I was stronger than Strang-"Isn't isn't this marvellous! ler Lewis," she said, pursing her All about Steve Morgan and what lips for another kiss.
a great fighter-grent man he is! After hanging up, Belle sat down This is a great surprise," Sho on the cupboard table-top, staring straightened the pillows on the liv- moodily Into space, and was only ing-room sofn so she could keep stirred from her reverie by the her face hidden. "I was so lonely ringing of the doorbell. She gave and here you and Bugsle drop in to a little surprised "Oh!" when she keep ΥΠΟ company. You make city." saw who, hor callora were the yourselves at home and I'll have "Afraid I can't make It, Belle," Professor and Bugale, Steve's chief dinner in a minute," - came Steve's sympathetic voice. handler.
"We didn't expect to stay for "The Professor wants me to stay."Ah, my dear, where's Stephen?" dinner, my dear," said the Profes- He's got a lot of sports writers here asked the Professor and went past sor, his keen eyes still upon her. figuring ways to plug me as the calling: Stephen!" His pockets "But I insist." Her volco began coming contender. If it were any bulged with newspaper clippings. to break. "You-y-you've g-g-ot thing but this not oven Stranglor "But I thought..." began Belle, to!" She hurried into the kitchen Lowls could hold me. You know and caught herself up, her heart and began aimlessly stirring some-
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A Red-letter day in Russian history is recorded in the above picture, showing Mr. William C. Bullitt, first American Ambassador, in Moscow with his daughter Anne to assume his duties. At the station to groot him word Alexander Troyanovsky (second from left), new Soviet Ambassador to the
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"Well, where'd you get these, baby?"
"The Professor brought them, He was here for dinner, and spent the evening with mo.".
tween them, Steve kept his back In the tensa silerice that fell be
turned, bowed his head and fingered the clippings. Belle did not even look, at him. The silence was bo- coming unbearable to, Steve and he turned to his wife impulsively.
"Listen, baby..." he began, and
"Gee, you're a great girl, Bello!" "I won't be if it ever happens again," she warned him "I've got too much fool pride I guess. If I mean anything to you, Morgan. don't ever let me hate you-it won't be very nice.".
"I won't give you
another chance," said Steve, and meant it at the moment.
"Okay, Morgan," she said, warm- ly, and put her fist to his chin.
chorus that appeared with Stove But there was a girl in the
Morgan, premier contender for the championship crown, in his first porsonal appearance at the Globe Theatre who looked at him con- tinually with lust in her eyes, in the timbre of her voice. The girl had put over the song, "Gettin' "What's the matter, Morgan? Ready for Love", which was the hit Haven't I been doing my job?" of the act. At the end of the first
"Listen, Belle..." Steve was un-week, she said to Steve as they left- comfortable and confused. "This the stage for their dressing rooms: dame doesn't mean a thing to me.."There goes the first week. Are She's...she's just like all the rest." they holding us over?".
fell silent.
"Like all the rest of them." Bho "Uhuh. Two more weeks." quleted his attempt to protest. "Thrco weeks of 'Gettin' Ready "Oh,
woman knows those things for Love." Lot of preparation. without being told if she loves Isn't it?" Her smile was arch and man. It hangs around in his inviting.
eyes... and she tries to kid herself¦ "I think it's too much don't that the rest of the world doesn't you?" responded Steve... "There's see it. I've known all along, Mor-n drink in my dressing room." gan.
"All right." Her voice had soft-
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