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The DARK BLOND
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
by CARLETON KEHnorike
MILLICENT GRAVES einployer, GEORGE RINGORE, tells her he has a confemakin to ilclan went her syninat a woman in a blach erming - roal.
Milcent leaves Be offer and show such wannu. Enter he and her purn has Leen takent and haiiier one subtlLute..
the elevator alie mpate f
• latticulate looking man of middle aur.
Returning to the affee Millicent And Drim gold dead. In and the tunes way and regaters at a tiel under an sassinted takpe, Next day she meets the stranger ngmin. 11 -HAPT, Map felis name to JAUVIS kera her lu beruty shop when, by apite of her protel, she transformed Insu brunet.
Happ takes her home, introducing her sa hu_secretary, He gives bera sultense Alled with aremania gid diks her to open a sel of tooka Happ's son, NORMAN, tells her not to trust like stepbrother, BOBRÍTT CAINE Hhe says, "There arents to a some menacing
really dominating the househuld" Norman ekelnlızın, "The woman in back
T
1
CHAPTER-X Millicent Graves felt puteos pound- ing in her neck. She moved toward Norman Happ. Unconsciously her hand reached out and rested on his “sleeve. though to keep him from lonving her until she had the informa- Elon sire desired.
"What do you mean?" she asked. "What do you know about a woman. in a deck ermine coat?"
ite stared at her sporulatively. Slowly, his right hand slid along his left forearm until it had come to rest apon the back of her hand, holding it lightly.
"What do you know about it?" be asked.
't know," she said. "That is, I can't tell you. Please don't make me tell. Just tell me, Explain what Jeu meant. Who is she?"
"I think," he said, "she's a paychic
one of those astrological st
ahe's got this completely hyp notized."
"Does she come here?"
"You mean the woman in the black
coat?"
"Yes."
Slowly Narman's arms came around her. Then he drew her to him.
"Three or four times she's been hum, he'll influence you in spite of
Xourself" here."
"Have you seen her?" "Twice.
"Have you seen her face? Would you know her if you saw her again?" Norman Happ shook his head in patiently.
"Why all these questions ?"
biterest
It "What naked. yours 7**
"Would you know her If you saw
774 her again!
he
of
"You think he's that clever 7**-
"He's elever enough, all right--and selfish."
"How does he get along with this mysterious astrologer who influences his mather a profoundly?"
Normun said slowly, "Bob's got something up his sleeve on that woman-1 don't know just what it is, ile's going to do something about it Homewhere along the fine. Bob's inngerous, you know."
"What do you want to know?" he -ked, and his voice muaded throaty
ལ་འཀྱང་ལ་ལག་པ་
"I want to know," she said, "aliont |your father--about this astrologer--'
aboud Harry Folding..."
"If you want to know anything Woman astrologer," he about this fanid, "ask Harry Felding. happen to know that Dad told him to shadow the women the next time she earne to the house. He wanted her
Sernian Happ abruptly checked himself.
"Wanted what?" Millicent breath- ed, leaning closer to him.
Happ looked in her eyes, held her gaze. Colour Booded his face. Milli- cent knew what was going te hoppen before it happened, yet har no power! to prevent it.
For what seemed ages she stood
"I've only glimpsed her in a dark
"And you think he's responsible corridor. I've never seen her face. That's why I've described her as the for your father's unhappiness?"
"I think he's got int to do with woman in black ermine coat. It's a rich fur with a high collar. She i."
"Listen," she said, "I don't wish to walks with quick, nervous steps, as though she were always in a hurry" seem to be gossiping. I want you "Then how do you know she runs to believe me when I tell you that I've got a reason for asking you the the house?".
"I didn't say she ran the house." questions I'm asklug, I can't tell
you what that reason is, but it's im-with some "You intimated as much."
portant that I know what's going on "No, I said she had a strange in-
here. Can you tell me whether your fluence over Cynthin."
Tell me more about father ever talks with this astrolo "What is it? ber."
don't think so," Happ said, I've already told you all I know. She's engaged in one of those rack-Pad has to keep pretty much to himself. Cynthia bosses the servants, astrology ris-mimterology or
und she's a hard boss. I don't thluk something of the sort,"
any of them are loyal to Dad except Harry Felding, the chauffeur."
"He's
ог
Zert
"Rut." Millicent said, "They're alli of them different. in all of them is she?"
think she's just an adventuress," Norman said. "One of those rncke! teers who go around looking for people to victimize."
"Yes She isn't profeient
"What makes you think that?" "Because of the funny things that happen. Every time Cynthin gets in touch with this woman there's some
develop and umplensiont unusual b:ent."
look here, I shouldn't he telling you all this. I cune in to find out about Bab. You're pumping
staring into his eyes, her soul flandeil powerful enustion, her by bbed of conscious volition.
Slowly Norman Happ's arms came around ter, then hungrily he drew her to him. The slow deliberation with which his embrace had started was supplanted by a writhing tempo of hungry haste as his emotions swept him beyond his control. Millicent felt her lips crushed to his, felt her form held so close think the egold foi -his--throbbing heart could feel the Turning tips of his pressing fingers as they dug into her shoulders.
For lug, helpless moment her vitality seemed to flow through her
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"aptease," she said, "please tell me changing lips and then, suddenly, she for Saigon, Manila, Sandakan, Rabaul, Salamaua,
nire. I've got to know what's going) regained her power to move. She on in this house."
She swayed close to him and, as he did so, felt the tingle of his pre sence
with enveloping her magnetie mantle,
"Can't you tell me more clearly!" "There's nothing much to tell. The woman eumes here and has a CONSIGNEES' NOTICES Feance with Cynthia. I don't know!
Whatever it is, just what goes on
alt exhausts| Cyathin It leaves She takes to her room and stays there. Her personal muid is posted nt the door, with orders to admit no
เ
pached back from him, gasping,
"Go" she said. "If, myone should find you here
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She broke off, us knuckles tapped A gently, and insistently upon her dvor.
(To Be Continued.)
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stored into The having arrived from the almove ports, Ops, Treasure and Valuables are consignees of cargo by hur tre oli Godowns of the Hongkong Kowlova that all goods are being innded at their risk into the hazardous and/or Wharf and Godown En. Lid Kow, the Holt's, whence delivery may be obtained extra-hazardous godowns
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"And then what happens?" "Then she does goofy things. She puts a lot of new plans into execu- tion, You can't ever tell what she'll do. Perhaps you'll be getting along fine and giving satisfactory service, and then this woman is the binck ermine coat will call on Cynthia, and the next day Cynthia will come out godowns, where they will be examined
of her room looking like a ghost, with by Holt's Wharf.
a paper on which she's written a loti
Consignees are requested to apply
of things she wants done, and one for a Revenue Offeer in attendance is when damaged dutiable cargo of the first things may be firing you.
"But I wasn't hired by her," Mil-being examined.
Claims against the steamer, must cent said. "I was hired by your
be presented in writing within ten father."
days after arrival of steamer, other wise they will not be recognized.
That won't make nay difference, Norman said. "If she comes out of her room with it written on a plece of paper that you're tred, you'll be Arul. I don't care who hired you or what your arrangement is."
"And you think that's likely to happen?"
"feavens, so I just mentioned it
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Bill of Luding will be counter- signed by
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.
because it's just typical of some of isossa-Ü-ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜSILISTUSUUS
the things that she's done.'
"And your father puts up
with
this 7" she asked. "This business of
his lause run by an astrola- !
"Ho puts up with it," Norman Happ Buid kinomily. "That's one of the things I don't like."
Je hesitated a moment, then added, in a burst of confidence, "Father is
The unhappy.
whole dreadfully household is hostile to him. I think it all comes from Bob Calse. Bob's one of these selfish, flippant fellows who's always spreading some sort of propaganda. If you don't watch
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On May 6 and 7, from 8 p.m. onwards, Statue Square, the waterfront from the Hong- kong Club to the Post Office, the waterfront at Kowloon from the Hongkong and Kowloon... Wharf and Godown Company's premises to Holt's Godowns, and several public buildings, will be illuminated by the Silver Jubilee Committee.
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