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KATHARING STRYKHURST, beatiful, 20, la dlacintelled with the varione nazni of seint Activities that make up her life. Her father and alterate stepnether. BERTINE, π- fuse to let Ratharine undertake any sort of Twork.
Katharine ride daily
MICRANI. with HEATRERIE. Young winteruer who runs a riding club, NALLY MOON. oral coquette, Indon muralla at the rinh for riding keren.
ZOE PARKER, Katharine's friend, „returim from Europe where she was sent to forget a love affair with GBES LARKIN, of whoms her parents disapprove. Zweif Jorn with Gilbbe,
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CHAPTER VII
Zo spoke cautiously into the wouthpiece: "Telegram." she said. "Straight telegram to Mr. Giblas Larkin, Pequel ilouse, White Bay, Maine: Come buck. Must mee
ተነ F Awfully important All Signed Zan
♫
you,
love.
She sighed with reloE. No one bad heard her. The maids were downstairs, busy with luncheon pre- parations. Her mother, in crisp linen And a shady hat, had driven a ball an hour nga tinrden Club meet- ing. The garden breedel in the fog. Regularly, at intervals, mournful Bound creed the stillness... the foghorn.
down
past the Point. Zne murmured to herself. The suit saminer morning was breathlessly warm, still; hnze brooded over
everything. Nastur lium leaves were furred with bright
the tall drops and eatight and held
of foxgloves
of moisture
"Listen, Kny," said Zoe, "I'm nearly frantic. I wired Gibbs to-day—”
"Well, take 30 winks if you feel like it. You to look tired."
There's
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She ran downstairs, raa out upon the Inwn, her white shoes becoming streaked and stained with the heavy dlew. to Gibbs should wire back, if Mother should get the wire uh, sho would be in a situation then, right
Her heart
bending Thought
WILM
Gerda Intercepted her. fast, beating thickly. She sldn't sand this much longer! She had been
a call for yall, misk. On the upstairs giddy with shock last night when
Zoe went out on the terrace, well phone.” someone that Hart boy, she remem- within the range of the library tele. Her heart seemed to stop beating bered had said Gibbs was going to phone and the driveway, up which for an instant. She flashed a smile marry some girl from Swampscott. It wasn't, it couldn't be true. Per any errand boy might tool his bicycle at the girl, Gerin was elever. She
e-She fixed her eye on the printed ple started stories like that, henven¡ page, but her wind was cloth knew there was something in the]
here, wind only knew why. But she bad to see | One-thirty now, and the wire must Zoo ran like a wild thing up the CHINEŠE MARITIME CUSTOMS | hini-had to find out what it was all have been delivered about 11. Well, alut.
hut Gibbs might be out for a day's brand staircase, sailing, fishing anything. It Was "Hello. Hello.". alwurd to expret an instant reply. shaking.
Her hands were
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HILL ROBBERY
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NEAR ABERDEEN -
The funeral took place yesterday A highway robbery with violence Centery, Happy Valley, of the hates committed on the hill side behind Aberdeen yesterday afternoon by Mr. Sidney Francis Melirath, former three men, their victim being a B- For- ly of the Chinese Maritime Customs, who died at the French Hospital on year-old widow, Wong Klu.
tunately, the victim suffered no in- Wednesday after a long period of ill
juries beyond slight bruises and health.
shpck. No weapons were used.
She ran across the unearthly bright green of the closely-clipped grass, her rubber sole making a faint stenki
efternoon at the But it was Katharine's familiar. as she passed. You could scarcely The long day dragged paughing voice that answered her. see the pier. Down below, at the Edith Willians eam in for ten: Zoel, actually sieks, whuken. with club, a few people were in athing could hear her mether chattering
disappointment. You could hear the faint ghostly out the Welfare Scriety and milk sound of thin laughter.
for the Italian babies in the follow "Ellen said you called before." Zoe hugget her arts about her. And still no call, no telegram!
"Oh, I did. Look, Kay, can you shivering the warm stillness. Un- Sa this was what it was to have run over for a minute? Have you canny, this silence, this all envelop your heart actually breaking. For guests
new
i
WILS
Kha needed a shampoo, and mani» Įeitsont be back for dinner, Miss i could be like her. She's so enol and Mrs. Pan and Mr. J. Winyard.
iz
Do you want her to eall wyest
please!" Zoe bad to tell some Katharine might
not under
ane.
enough.
He was unmarried but leaves an
In her report to the Police, sho stated that nt about 4.10 p.m. yester- forl
"Bertine has, but I can get away, nged mother, two brothers and two read about it, often heard of
sisters in England. She and letters to write, л
duy, while she was returning to her it, but superhow she End never own at the end of the garden? book with the leaves still unrul realized what an agonized process it five minutes . . .”
Father D. Page officinted at the home, 14, Tung Shing. Hond, Abbr. But she couldn't settle down to any 1 might be. thing. Sh listened. tense
She telephoned
Zoe powdered her nose, thinking graveside and among those persent dern, by the pathway lending to the the Strykhurst
. B. . Bander, Mr. A. Ogilvie, Mr. three men suddenly gathered around violin string, for the round of the house. Ellen's agreeable voice, with in a detached way that she looked were Mr. and Mrs. S. 31. Bader, Mr. Peak above the Aberdeen Reservior, telephone, für Gerda's voice calling its touch of brogue, informed her ghastly. Katharine the lucky Chippendale Charrington, Mr. H. her, and demanded all her valuables. that Miss Katharine had gone to the one, not to have involved herself in. White, Mr. f. 11. Füller, M. 3. When she resisted, they caught her, any way in a love affair. "I wish I Weyard, Mr. and Mrs. C. Large,jand while two beld her, the others entrched her and took $0.50-in-ten- ve, but she dare not leave to goi
cent pieces, and two receipts, detached," Zoe the ught. down to the village. Her wire might i
Floral tributes were sent by thes After threathening her with fur- her mother. thinking come;
Katharine's pale green organdie following Doar Mother. "Chuckero," ther violence if she should shout for urgent, might open it
glimmered behind the trellis. You Mr. and Mrs. Bander and family, assistance, the robbers made off in in this way. A painted gate and a and Mrs. G. Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. victim then reported the affair at the wires of waiting. Lunch was served,
brother and sister: Mr. Police Station. There were just in held and it was rustic sent like the rough line of Ads, loving She toyed with food, her ears strained dinner. The fog still held and it was hegy, and below the rough line of
Maxwell. Mrs. She described the men as being for the scrape of a messinger boy's close and warm indoors, so they dined rocky bench showed.
Winyard and family. Mr. E. Chip-tall and thin, all about 30 years of wheels on the gravel
pelle Charrington. Mr. and Mrs. age, and speaking the Hakka dinlect. "You're not hungry; dear."
"Broke 100 this morning." her very. Had a late breakfast." | father said gentaily. He was spare, "Listen, Kay, I'm nearly frantic. E. Roylance, George K. Lee aul! They were dressed in grey
The Jimmy, R.W. Mr. and Mrs. Clifton clothes, black cloth Chinese афоев, "You lazy kitten. Father played fieri e fry proud at his I wired Gibbs to-day
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Immediately on receipt of the re- to the table and was discouraged, not any What shall I do??
Katharine said flatly.
Mrs. Maria A. Crestejo
port, patrols were notified, and scorch "Oh. the club' mich
"But if higher!
coming parties stopper all bussen so obviously miserable. She was
The funeral also took place at the from Aberdeen along Victoria Road, ground, you knew. I always thinkingly, by his master.
"Get away, Laurie Hawn, sir. we get the worst of the dampness | No manners."
Strain showed in her round face, pale Bantan Catholic Cemetery. Happy and searched the passengers, but. dell Gerda to Jake him to the unw in the gathering dark, and in the Valety, yesterday afternoon of the without result. The vicinity of the down here. Had for my sinus."
Gerda
Four with the kitchen, said Mrs. Farker plain blows under her Fatharine binte Mrs. Morin Adelaide Cresteja, robbery was also thoroughly scoured. sunille.
ively. "He sets as though Waters
whose death occurred suddenly at "You must try some of this.
dn't fed him."
Wongneichang her residence, 77, delicious. Coul will be hurt."
All day she waited, strung on thin stand, but she would be sympathette | skirted the convent garden to come Mr. and Mrs. B. S. K. Wheeler, Mr. the direction of Wanchai Gap, The
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on the terrace.
"What's up?"
"He's not worth it,"
Dat ::01.
she was interrupted.
Zoe helped herself to it indiferent,!" "Oh, he's been fed, all right. he just Both girls drew instinctively togeller Road, on Wednesday. She was the!
likes his family, don't you, Lautie as a dark figure sprang at them wife of Mr. A. A. Crestejo, who re
h, boy?"
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by. Maybe she was going to be really i. Her cheeks burned, as if with a
There was a good deal more of this, fever, and her hands were like ice. Mrs. Parker objecting strenuously to "Oh, he n't eh?" deraanded a
A large gathering of sympathisera Gibbet
the dog's presence on the terrave, her masculine voice,
"Gibbs!" cried Zou, on a note of were present at the graveside, the "Katharine looked lovely last night, husband agreeing but keeping Laurie
Rev. Father D. Page ociating. didn't she 7"
The chief mourners were Mr. A. A. "What did you say, Mother? Oh, at his side. Za thought she would terror and delight.
have to scream if she were compelled
(To Be Continued).
Cresteju (husband): Alfredo, Inul, The following further donations to she was grand in that white to stay there mach langer. Older
and Renaldu Crestejo (sons), Mr. H. the Sir William Peel Fund for the thing. Sort of goddess-like."
F. Feris (nephew), Mr. Eduardo de Protection of Children are gratefully "Noel Cotaine thought
Jesus Nascimanto (brother-in-law), acknowledged
aid she reminded him of the old Lures af Lady Diana Manners."
people were terrible! They
They
He their days with the most stupid pie-things-mothers' meetings and needle ARE
work and ondering food, raising
dogs "I must tell Kay that." Zoe said, and playing golf and sitting at stuffy trying to rouse herself to some in-
desks in stuity offices. terest. Her mother would be sure to didn't know what it was like to be nolice, if she didn't.
really alive, or, if they did, they had "Did you notice Gruela last long since forgotten it. night 7"
To suffer, as she was now suffer- Zoe tried to smalle intelligently, ing, thinking of Gibis, with his hard.. (Was that the library telephone handsome face, tos lined, too know- You could hardly hear it it here; it's ing, staring down intently at sume! trill was so faint.).
mug, horrid little girl who went to the Vincent Club dances and lived on
"Not particularly. Why?"
ม.
"She made a dead set for Dr. Bencon Hill and went to Swampscott Kaye" observed Lisa Parker, with in the summertime-ah, it was relish. "Captain Byrne is going bearable. back to Fort Still next week. I sup pose Gracia is planning for the fu- ture."
"Kitty, kitty, kitty:!"
candle
the Twilight deepened; ftamen burned straight and steady in the dimness. There was no breeze
The
foghorn anywhere.
began
on iny!
"Why, Zoc, I'm not being in the again-a monotonous, ceric note. least entty about Gracia, Every declare, that Kots body knows she's the world's worst nerves," Lisa Parker said, placidly, flirt. She'll marry Captain Byrne, after an interval. all right, but she must be amused in the meantime."
Words, words, words, thought Zoe wearily. As if she cared what Gracin Mellvaine thought or did. But she had to pretend interest, smile, eut
nouthfuls of the rich dessert.
At last lunch was over and sho
escape.
Zoe' pushed back her chair. "I hate it," she said explosively. "I can't stand it a single other minute."
Her mother stared after her ro- Bectively.
"She's been moping all day," she said. "I don't know what's wrong.
was allowed to Her mother took She seemed so gay-so glad to be
NO
ingeculepoint. She was work- home at first.
out her tricate
this time, an in- "You pay entirely too much atten- affair of small
Bright tion to her," Ileury Parker said, do- Ilberately cutting the end from a long
blossoms on a black ground.
"I don't think so. "I'll swim Inter, cigar. Going to stretch out in a dock chair! now with my book.".
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Zoo ran through the hall, scarcely conscious of where she was going.
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