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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH⠀⠀⠀ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1984.
BEACH CLUB GIRL
By MABEL MCELLIOTT
She had, never danced before with anyone whose stop fitted her own aó perfuctly.
DEGIN BERE TO-DAY
BOOTS RAEBURN, 18 and pretty, be
longs to the younger set at 'Larchnock, fashion- abla New York suburb. The Raeburns tave
had reverser and Houts trics not to be jeal
of the other, wealthier gleža.
SYLVIA RIVERS, richest xtri in town, giving a party at the Yacht Club and Boo Ja heartbroken because the f not invited. She Recesse alat-minule invitation to dinner to be given" ́at. the' club the geino night as Srivia's party by MRS. WATERMAN.
one of Larchseck'a sucial arbitere,
CHAPTER UI
"Who was that brought you home?" Mra. Raeburn, established in a deop
very pleasant, very domestic and f them all but Hardy who was not,
for the moment, visible. pehceful.
"Have a good time, dear." Boots clutched her brief wrap of brown chiffon velvet around her and went swiftly up the flagged walk to the club. The doornian smiled at her.
"Evening, Miss Boots."
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"ANDRE LEBON" Arrived Hongkong on Sunday, the 9th September, 1934. From MARSEILLÉB &c. Consignees of Cargo by the above named steamer are hereby informed that their goods with the exception of Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and placed at their risk In the Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, Kowloon, whenco delivery can be obtained as the goods are landed.---
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knitting, aaked mildly as the girl came up the stepa,
"Oh, just nobody at all. The man who teaches the youngsters swim ming at the club."
She felt a light touch on her armi. A lazy, confident volcs said easily: "Woll, this is a break. I've been look.
ing for you"
She felt her heart pound, her pulses quleken. The young man in flannels, with the dark blue double-breasted jacket, the crest of waving hair angrily froned down, was Hardy. Whitmore:
She managed to say lily, “Oh, have you, honestly?"
along together lightly and gracefully Then they wore dancing, swinging to the tund of that sweetest and oldest of waltzes, "The Dlue Danube." Bosta bod not known dancing could naturally as she walked. be like this. She, herself, danced as It was in her blood. But had never danced, before, with anyone whose step fitted her own so perfectly. Neither spoke. It was perfect this way.
Mrs. Waterman, dowager with crisply marcelled silver hair and a Next day fiesta overhears her crowd die dynamic air of being equal to any cuing her. Mrs. Waterman,, they a. eniyituation, trailed her mauve chiffons naked Doots because she felt sorry for her. toward the young girl. Horits goes honte shocked and grieved by the nice you could come, my dear. tuntlnlnce
Curs in the table in the west window I always
like to be in the west window . one sees the sunset."
Boeis, who knew the younger act always chose tho' past room because
making it possible for endless flirta- tions to be carried on under cover of storlight and the lapping waves, smiled brightly, in return. She ought to be thankful, she reminded herself
Almost before she realized what Mrs. Raeburn pursed up her thin sternly, that she was here at all in, was happening Hardy had danced her lips over so slightly and, although ; blend of being stuck at home, curled; out of one of the long French windows she made no further comment, her | up with a magazine. Two or three and onto the veranda, It was cool daughter knew the incident had dis | prople waved to her as she made her here. A light wind bellied the sails pleased her. Dintsy Adrian was all way through the dining room, brave; that swung at anchor just around the very well: everyone knew him. But with lanterns and the club colours.point. One or two yellow stors LarchBeck's inner circle was a little She saw Isabel in pale green, smiling pricked the blue darkness. closed corporation. Newcomers up at a tall young man in a white Hardy held her arm very tightly were looked upon with the darkest niess jacket, a scarlet cummerbund in his, "Let's grab ourselves a bont." suspicion. Although scant 50 min pround hla alin waist. His back was he said quickly. "Let's go for a buzz. utes from the spires of Manhattan, turned to her, but she thought there. It's too hot in there.” the small, complacent suburban town was something vaguely familiar_in had the tightness and narrowness of the set of his flock, dark hond. The spirit which might have belonged to monent passed.. she could not some provincial village far removed recall who he was, and in an instant ho was at Mrs. Waterman's table, from any centre of sophistication.
Boots went on into the house, in the embrnaure, and two elderly, nodding to Linda, who was setting, rubicund and smiling gentlemon were the table on the side porch. This vying for the honour of drawing out morning everything had been lovely.hor chair.
"Not hungry?"
She came back from her dreams to toy listlessly with the salad, "Too hot, I guess."
"Did you have a good swim?" Her cheeks flamed with the memory of it, "It was all right."
Birds, sunshine, flowers, even the It was even as she had expected. smell of suds as Linda sang over her Not a soul at Mrs. Waterman's table wash.
. all had contributed to was under 60. Mias Florida Fleming, Boota' sense of well being. But now the village "poetess," enveloped hi a cloud hung over all. Those giris black tulle with a band of silver in who pretended to be her friends had her Iron gray looped and oily hair, laughed her openly, cruelly. Well, sat beside Mr. Waterman-old Willam she would go to the party tonight. Francis himself. Vincent Paul Halli- She would show them how much or han, who taught English at the high how little-she cared.
school and conched the amatour players in Shakespeare in his spare time, was at her right. For the rest, there were a few vague paraons whom Buots described in her own mind as "wet smackssmiling, well pre- served ladies and gentlemen of un- certain years and enthusiastic aspect, "I declare, Barbara," her mother's
The dinner began. There was fruit fretful voice came to her as from a cup. There was soup. There was distance, "I declare I don't know what fish in aspic. There was the inevita- on earth Daddy renowed his mamber- ble joint of chicken, with n dlseour- ship in that club this year for, any aged spoonful of peas. There was a how. You act sometimes pa though imp salad. At long last, to the tune you didn't care about it, and we could of "Marching Along Together,” dur- ill afford it.
ing the playing of which the owner Familiar words. Familiar setting of the winning boat rose and bowed) Boots scarcely listened. Occupled ceremoniously to the assembled com- with her own thoughts, her own pany, therd was an ice, giddily pink misery, she let her mother drone on and green, formed in the ibapo of the
"To make matters worse you, lot club flag. every Tom, Dick and Harry drive you home. When I was a giris"
soon,
It didn't matter. It would be over
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Boots was tempted Hardy away from the crowd, to which she did not, tonight, belong, would be a grim triumph. Mrs. Waterman's stern. facade rose up be-; fore her and she wavered.
"Ah, come along! Be a sport." His face, flushed and handsome, was close to her own. The thrum of the music came to her dimly, the breeze cooled her hot checks.
"I-I think I'd better not." "Ah, don't be silly!" He had her arm now and, almost without know- ing what it was she did, she followed him down the broad flight of shallow. steps toward the boat landing.
(To Be Continued.)
For these
Reet the only help Nata chiropody Department.
Bonta fted her demi-tasse and angaldly drank. Across the table Miss Florida was cooing: "Isn't it party 7. Isn't it too. delightful "No more spinach," Boots almost wonderful?" snapped to the surprised Linda who, with a rather battered apron tled on One could do no less than accept. Mr. Hailihan asked Boots to dance. haphazardly, was handing around the She danced with him, hating the slow, dỉnh ngan.
old-fashioned steps, feeling her cheeks breaking!
Spinach, indeed, when her heart was hot as the intrepid Shakespearean scholar storeed bar in the direction of the East Room. She had hoped undersigned before Monday, 2 bathed, powdered and scented, she table but now that the moment was But later in the cool of dusk who, to avoid this passing Sylvia Rivers' Soptmber, 1934, or they will not be presented herself at the living room at hand she met it with head up and Damaged Packages must be left in door for her mother's approval. Boots' eyca flushing. Sylvia, in shoereat the Godowns for oxamination by the spirits had lifted a little. After all white with a knot of brown orchids it was midsummer, she was young, on, one shoulder, lacked coolly wast consignoos, and the Company's Gas- and somewhere along the shore violins her, but Isabel smiled, and Patty QUEENS ROAD - CHINA BUILDING veyor Messrs:-Goddard and Douglas at 10.00 a.m. on Tuesday, the 18th
were tuning up for the movement of nodded coolly and the boys suld, September, 1934. Consignees must
the dance.
"Hello, Hoots as she danced selately have a Rovenue Ofeer in attendance
"Looks nice!" Mire. Raeburn said, past them. She could feel the sting when damaged dutiable. gooda. sro
of the crisp, billowing organdle of Sylvia's calns, disdainfal, unseeing examined by Company's Surveyors,
Boots kissed her.
as she passed, smile as No claims will be admittod after the goods have left the Godowns.
No Tiro Insurancs will be effected by us in any case whatever.
R. OUL.
Agent. Hongkong, 12th. September, 1984. |ASSEUR R. SHIMIDZU
MA
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"I'll just run you down, dear, and
Someone-It was the elder Adelan stop to meet the 7:10 as I come back." boy who fancied himself as a bit of
COUNT THE
sald Mrs. Rasburn, capably. This a master of coremonies at these, “TELEGRAPHS"
was one of her "good days," her affairgailenced the orchestra for a daughter observed, with quiet anti-moment and announced a "chango faction. Mr. Raeburn,, she often partners interval
salt, with a certain melancholy alr
of quiet pride, "was subject to bad
headaches." She was, further, "ner- Boots slipped out of Mr. Hallihan's You" and "delicate, and her good arts as the music stopped and the days were, therefore, things to be drun's "ta-ra-ra-ra" filled the air. thankful for.
She still hekt her head gallantly but Recommended for many years bying their way through streets shaded out of this warm, crowded rocin The two woman spoke little, throad with all her soul she was wishing to Jovernment Civil Hospital, Paak by the rays of the late sun. Every with its trailing bunting, its confetil, Hospital, etc., and by all the local where jam skiers de fco and cooling coffee cups, The Lite table in a confusion of melting. amall children, kept up beyond their
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