THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 1934.
The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY
CHAPTER XXVIII
"You 'mustn't go to the car with Pablito said suddenly, "You" she warned. "It wouldn't be would never bellove how often I've at twol
safe, Goodbye, Pablito. Thursday 'thought about our talking' together. that night. I've never forgotten about it. I never will!".
"Oh" Estelle murmured softly, warmly. It was odd, she thought, that he seemed to have no idea how much she really liked him She had dreamed of meeting him again some day. There had never
been anyone else whom she liked
so much,'
"Do you think I should go back and tell them I didn't kill Jeffries," Pablito aslood.
"Na!" she said, instantly aghost. "Oh, no
"I'd be willing to do it if you said to."
"No" she repeated. She added, "I'm afraid you wouldn't even have a chance
"Perhaps not," he agreed heavily. He and Beau wore suitable com rades. Beau who had promised to "protect" him!
"My life is in your hands," he sald, loolding down at those un- gloved, slender white hands, He meant that he would do anything she wanted him to but Estelle mis- understood.
KATHARING
HAVILAND TAYLOR
flirt while using a toothpick. One, the visit was no answer to herf get," Marela said sharply one can't always keep one's eyes shut loneliness, Marcin was brutally noon. The sooner you do, the bot- and I hate eating all the while by frank in her conversation and her ter for you! The only people who myself, so there I was!"
gossip was a sort far from agrees know anything like happiness are He watched her disappear, then Moving toward the door, Estelle able to the girl. at down again on the bench. He laughed. "Sometimes it's a horrid
those who are absolutely heartless," saw that she had dropped her trip," she agreed. "It was sweet handkerchief and picked it up of you to come!" roverently, With the utmost ton-1 derness he held it between his palms, then suddenly pressed it tight."
that" Estelle protested,
"But I don't want to bellevo
YOU
lived with ter for years right un "My dear," she would say, "Ho
dor his wife's nosol Of course, Waiting for the cocktail Marcin knowing his wife, you can't help stepped out on the narrow balcony but rather sympathize with him. I know! I was like you once but "You'll have to, sooner or later. where sines clung loosely, flutter. Besides, fve and let livo la my got over it. The only thing to ing in the warm breeze. She could motto. That's a sweet dress you do is to laugh at everything and "Pablito thought, "What can look down on a patio that was, in have on, child!" come of this except more misery?" turn, dazzlingly bright and deeply Frequently, Marcia would watch with it. That's as close as anyone
|chent_when
can got away Novertheless accing hor was shadowed. It was filled with every Estello narrowly as she talked gets to happiness." heaven and Thursday-two days sort of bloom and foliago and thus bitterly or frankly. The child ahead--he was to see her again. smacked a bit of what Marcia would have
Estelle started to go downstaira. called "Early Hollywood," Nover-thought impatiently, until she had copy looking down on the great. no peace, Marcia As she threaded the narrow bal- theleas it was effective. Her eyes ceased dreaming and come to a living room she saw her father be grow languorously ndrrow as she blunt understanding of the world low. He was not alone. locked down.
about hor. Estelle seemed some times to be an incorrigible dreamer, her room, to stand there with Suddenly the girl turned into
learn to take everything you can
"Don't believe in anything and hands against her hot cheeks.
(To bo Continued.)
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CHILD'S DEATH
CORONER CRITICISES LACK
OF ATTENTION
The Coroner: Did you ask the pains. He insisted on the girl mother why she did not send the being sent to hospital but the girl to hospital?-I think that the mother's mind was so confused mother or a member of the family that he did not know whether she told me that a Chinese native heard them or not. He made no doctor had attended the case be-report to the hospital or to any fore I was called.
body. When he was called in the
next day he again instructed that
Marcia Treadway found Estelle to be an odd little piece" with an occasional flash of sadness in her eyes that contrasted unpleasantly with her obvious youth. "Still
A few days with Marcia were soft," Marcia thought and added enough to convince Estelle that energetically, "Well, she'll have tô get over that!"
Her own
mission Marcia saw clearly,
"Well, how's everything?” she questioned briskly after Estelle had taken her to her rooms. Marcia perched on the edge of a chaise longue beside French window from which
The possibility that the life of could step to narrow balcony a fall, might have been saved had a young girl, who died following uarded by a twisted, wrought frou she been sent immediately to hos grill.
"Oh, very well, Miss Treadway," pital, was strongly commented on "Why don't you call me Marcin, Police Court yesterday, when an ed that the girl had fallen in Lee were rather dangerous, but as to
by Mr. Macfadyen at the Central amb7 "I'd rather you did. Other Inquiry was held into the death Gardens, while she was running whether there was sufficient con- wise you'll make me feel terribly of Fatima Moosa, aged 14. ancient. When anyone calls me
away from a dog.
trol in the gardens did not come "I'd die for you or live for you," | "Miss Marcia' I simply. want to
out in evidence. he said abruptly. "You enn vonem-kill them?" ber that not. I suppose. that it Estelle laughed. Miss Treadway talked (1.4 she always had so quickly that the listener had a definite impression of scintillating brightness. If the words had been analyzed little real brightness would have been found but then
"You are perfectly safe," she never
assured him eagerly. "I'A tell anyone of having met you, Pablito. Nover!"
She glanced up at him then and for a long moment
they looked into one another's eyes.
will mean much. But I wonki do either."
He still cared, she realized, her heart quickening.
"If I could only see you once in a while." he said next, "it would mean everything to me!"
The girl, who was of Indo-Chi- nose parentage, died at the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital on April 9, following a fall down a fight of steps in the Lee Gardens. In evi- dence it was stated that she was attempting to escape from a dog.
After henring evidence, the
Moosa,
Doceaned's mother,
Mohammedan religion, stated that
Fatima the girl be sent to hospital. 矗 Chinese woman of
Summing up, the Coroner re-
Apparently the
her daughter was brought home marked it was an unfortunate ac- in a ricksha, and she wds Inform-cident.
Coroner's View.
steps
Herbalist's Remedy, Witness called for a Chinese herbalist of the Tung Wah Eastera Hospital. He examined the girl's to the evidence of the last wit- His Worship added: According limbs but did not examine her neas, Wong Yiu-nam, he definitely head.
dingnosed a serious brain Injury The herbalist prescribed some girl, and it may scom to you that the first occasion he saw the
few of Marcia's world had time for jury, comprising Messra, W. powder to be prepared with gin- for a professional man whether analyzing anything or the habit of Robertson, C. H. Rodrigues and ger, spring onions, wine and flour, he is Western trained or a Chinese "I don't see why not-" she fil- doing it.
Lui Yau, returned a verdict of ac- for applicaiton to the legs and doctor, he should have insisted tered, again looking up at him.
Would you like ten,, Marcia?"cidental death, adding a rider that chest as he thought the girl had that she be sent to hospital. "I'm lonely," she added. "for the Estelle naked, hesitating the frac-action should be taken by the Lee been frightened by the dog. sort of people I can't-arem totion of second.
Gardon authorities to prohibit the sind. My mother is gone now."
"It is a matter open to doubt,) ""No, sweet. I'd love one of those public from using the steps.
."She slept, and did not feel any but It Is possible. I suppose, that "I'm sorry," he murmured. She cocktails with 47 mean elements When, in answer to a question, pain. witness continued. "if she had been sent to hospital made no answer, but quickly went in them; though. Do know the jury refused to comment on fore the herbalist left I think he twenty-four hours earlier, and had
"That sight of the I did what I mean'
the Coroner's statement regarding gave me instructions that she be enjoy talking to you. Party
thought a great deal in common "I'll never forgot that night." Estelle went on "I used to watch
on,
we had
come fast and left him breathless, "Whon сал I see you again? Where"
you
all sorts of things for father.
ask him to have it sent up."
survey.
B
"I don't but Kerry will. He's a the possibilities of saving the life removed to hospital, but I did not the operation some hours earlier, rather important person who does of the child, the Coroner said that do so, as nothing happened after her life might have been saved. This is a matter for speculation, Chinese herbalist the medicine was applied. She we are told that she was about to I'll Wong Yin-nain,
at the Tung Wah Eastern Hon-lept, after he left, but woke up -running the boat and with 1 Fatelle rose, speaking, and Marcia pital, ghould have taken imme- in the night and complained of have the operation when she died." could know you better. I was sure moved to lay her hands On the diate steps to have the girl remov pain in her right leg. At 2 p.m. The Jury, without retiring, re- we could be friends,"
girl's slender shoulders. "You ed to hospital for attention.
I sent for Dr. Chau and he gave turned the following verdict: He wanted to drop to his knees really are
sweat." Ahe drawied Dr. Chau Wai-choung, 31.B., instructions for her immediate re. Death by misadventure with no before her. He said, with nn coolly with a smile after a frank, B.S., private medical practitioner. movel to hospital. She arrived blame on anybody. We add engerness that made the words slowly tax Estelle answered with jon April 9 to attend the girl. She hospital at about 6 p.m. The Lee Gardens take, précautions to In evidence stated he was called there at 3 p.m. I returned to the rider that the authorities of the "I'm not,"
was semi-conscious and his pro-doctor told me that he was think prohibit the public from using the visional diagnosis was concussion ing of operating on the head, but steps. of the brain. He went to the while we were talking she passed Police Station and reported the away. case as it was an accident and ut Wong Yiu-nam. Chinese doctor the same time he told the family for external injuries at the Tung to remove the girl to hospital. Wah Eastern Hospital, in evi- Foreman: No, your Worship.
The Coroner: If you had seendence, stated that when he first The Coroner personally com- the girl earlier could her life have saw the girl on the evening of the mented on the fact that Wong Yiu- been saved?
accident he diagnosed a serious nam should have taken steps to most ghastly people do come to Witness: It is very difficult to brain Injury. He gave a prescrip-have the girl removed to hospital,
And there say, because I saw her one day}tion
application to her na hla diagnosis showed that it were Cubans who would try to lafter she was injured.
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she complained of
A few drops of rain had fallen and she arpse, drawing dier wrap Around her.
I hope you haven't taken cald ?*. Pablito asked anxiously,
"Oh, no!" She laughed at the thought. Then she held out one
hand and, he took It. "Shall we meet here Thursday-nt two?" she questioned.
"If you wi!"
conviction, "but it's lovely of you to say so, Marcia."
"We're going to have some good times
together, child." "I know I shull"
That's the spirit. Run along now, darling, and send me that cocktail or two of them. I have a perfectly hellish head. The train was stuffy and the boat worse. The
Cuba Tours, tours!
for.
The Coroner: You don't wish to make a comment, on my second point?
was necessary".
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