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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 1936.
SERIAL STORY-
SİLKEN SPINDLES
by Laura Lou Brookman
DECIN HERE TO-DAY.
GALE HENDERSON, prvůr inad 23, works žim slik milk. She and “her. 19-year-okt brother, Plilk, mupport thale, inruild father. STEVE NEYERH, who kião, works in the 10), naks, Gale to marry. him, the pr (maisen to give bila en answer in a few days. Later that 'erening Gale gure skating on the river, through Die lee and reeland by BRIAN WESTMORE," whose father, now dead, built the mill. Briani makal Gaju to wall while he gets his car but when tur returns she is gon®.
Belan has come home after two years in J'aria, vervlared be ran never srist and caret to 'go to work in the mill. VICKY THATCHER, daughter of ROBERT THATCHER, general manager of the miil, sebars to explivate Brian,
Brist ames Gisin In the mill and resgatzes her. Next evening he keks her if he can walk home with her, Gale retanse but Blero sors her talkdog le-Orian. Steve is jealonta and he and fale quarrel,
Lonely, the gode, skating again. Brian uktenly pets at
Land says, "I was hoping
to find you here,"
CHAPTER XV
Hand in hand, Gale and Brian West- more skated up the river. The click of steel runners on ice was like sil- very music. Alead the mirror smooth surface of the river glistened-a star-lit pathway against ebony shadows. Wind brushed against them, cold, invigorating. Gale, inatching long strokes to those of the young man beside her, was caught by the spell of the rhythm. She fell excited and warm and very much alive.
She turned her head and saw that Brian was looking down at her. "Why did you do it?" he naked.
"Do what?"
"Why did you run away the other night when you said you'd wait?" I-changed my mind," Gale told him.
"And you've run away from ma twice since at the mill. I thought I was never going to see you."
He could not see, in the darkness, how her cheeks had crimsoned. couldn't talk to you at the mill," she aald. "I couldn't walk home with you."
"Why not?"
"Because you're Brian Westmore. one of the owners, and P'm-just und of your employes."
"What difference does that make?" "It makes all the difference in the world."
"That's nonsense," he and abruptly, "Nothing but nonsense,"
"Oh, no, it isn't. It's the way things are, that's all: You saved my life the other night and I'll never forget it. I'll never be able to thank
you-"
"One way might be not to run every time you see me coming."
She laughed. She hadn't meant
The click of stand runners was like silvery music. Gale fell
excited, warm and very much alive.
her body swaying to the rhythm of jobs so I took what i could get." those gliding strokes. She wanted ta Both of them wero silent a mo-]
on--
ment. Then Brian sald, “We're in the same boat-for different reasons. I thought I could be an artist, but
It was Brian who broke the spell. "Cold?" he asked, looking down at
her anxiously.
"No. I'm not colil.”
"Son.ething hot would be good for you, though. There's a place a couple
to, but there was something in the of blocks from here where we can way he said it that made it very get coffee and sandwiches."
funny.
"I'd rather not." Gale told him. "I want to talk to you," Brian went
"But you'll gut chilled.
don't un."I want to know lots of things want you to hurry away like you did about you-your name, for instance the other night. I want to talk to
"Gale Henderson.”
you. A cup of coffee-"
"Nice name," ho answered. "Galo yes, it suits you. And you're about 19 years old-
"Twenty-three," she told him.
"I can't go with you," Gale said, That I'll tell you what you might do. you'll build a fire we could sit and talk for a little while."
If
"What?" He appeared startled. "Good Over there by that, bend "As old as that? My, my, how time looks like a good place, don't you does go on! So. you're 23 years old, think?" He swung her toward the And you work in the silk mill and shore. "Careful. Better let me go you don't like men wins come pester-ahead-” ing around, asking to walk home with you—"
Once again Brian gathered leaves and dead branches and presently the knife-like flames were leaping and twisting, sending up a wavering gray ribbon of smoke.
He was teasing and she knew it. Somehow he didn't seem, to be Brian Westmore, owner of the mill, any. There was a log for Gale to sit un. longer. He was just a young man She said, smiling, "This is just like with a pair of dark eyes that inughed the other night-only lots nicer. For at you, demanding to be laughed at one thing, I'm not soaking wet aud in return-a young man who was an haven't just been fished out of on uneomaly good skater, whose long.ee bath."
tattoo.
sure strokes carried Gale on against Nit-wit that I am" Briua ex- the wind, cheeks glowing, eyes bright, claimed, "I haven't even asked if you her heart beating that incessnat caught cold."
idn't," he told him. "I get "You're ak awfully good skater," into dry things and went to bed and he told her.
woke up next morning feeling first you can cut spirals and faney figures."
"Noi, as good na you are. I'l} \bet} rate."
"You certainly look it right now.” "I used to be able to when I was he said adairingly. "First rate!" #kid," he said. "I've probably for She couldn't help noticing che gotten how now. Every winter warmth of bis tone. And being 23 always think of this river and the and under the spell of the night, the fun I used to have here,"
hloom on her cheeks, brightoned. "You're really going to stay at and her eyes, when she raised them, home now?"
held n starry light, Iler
voice, "Yes, Didn't. I tell you that the though, was casUAL. other night 7"
She said, "Look-that branch has "You said you wanted to get a burned in two Juh."
Brian busied himself with the fire. "I've got one-in the mill. Oh, it["You're a queer girl,” he said, “but isn't much of a job. I guess they're like you. Maybe that's why I like afraid to trust me because there's you. You're different from anyone I no much I've got to learn yet. You know know I envy you!"
*
"You envy mie"
Suddenly the words broke off. He He nodded. "Yes, because you know was staring at her. I've seen you what it's all about. I wanted to start before," he said with conviction. in the way any beginner would, but "Somewhere.. I don't mean hero the Thatcher didn't seem to like the iden. other night, or at the mill, It was He said I should learn the business somewhere else." He paused, frown- end first. He's right, I suppose--but | Ing, "I have seen you-haven't it?" I know I'd like the other a lot better. Maybe. She smiled at hint, a I'd like to be out anjong
the provocative three-cornered littlo smile. markinen-t
"It's no picnic," Gale assured him, went on slowly," "And I can't remem- "No, I suppose not. But I'd like ber the place, but I've certainly seen to try it just the same. I'd like to you. It couldn't have beau-no—-” work at something, instead of sitting He sat back, studying her. "Where at a desk and reading papers and try was it?" he demanded, Ing to get through my head what other people are talking about.”
Gale looked up quickly
soo it
ha was joking now. He wasn't ap: parently.
She said, "Maybe we ought to turn back now."
"If you want to," he agreed,
They swung around in a broad arc. The wind was behind them, so that they moved almost effortlessly, Only
"I don't think it was hore," Brian
"Professor Felam.ler's class.". "Professor Felsmier-7"
"Yes. History VI. I believe it was. Tuesday and Thursday mornings at 10:30. You Ant in the second row, from the front and I was threw seats back, across the aisle.”
"You were at State?" "Yes."
"Why didn't you tell me?"! "Why should 17"
Brian was staring at her. "Llaten,
the sound of the runners, the click- I don't get thin," he said. "You were ellek of steel an ice, broko the still- at State when I was there and now ness. Overhead the sky wax a annn- you're hore, working in the silk
led tapestry, blue-black woven with mill" inters.
The girl nodded. "I had to quit," Suddenly the majesty of the night the said. "Two years
ago. My WAN overwhelming. Gale folk sko father worked in the mill and he was could not speak. She wanted to glide taken sick. He hasn't been able to on like this. On and on. With the do anything since I thought I was wind whispering over her shoulder, going to be a teacher when I went and her hands in Brian Westmore's away to school, but there weren't any
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have stayed as long as I have." but you get over it."
"Yes," Gule said. "You do.
Brian began tramping out the fre. Their eyes met and held. Brian "All right,” he said, “we'll go. But Westmore said slowly, "I think you're‡I want you to promise me something. swell, Gole. I think you're the Promiso you'll meet me here to- swellest girl I've met in a long time!" morrow night."
She said, "I can't stay any longer,"
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