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THE
As exalting romance by
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BEN AMES
WILLIANS
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY,
MARCH
1936.
Small Town Girl
(FROM WHICH METRO-GOLDWYN-MATER HAS MADE A MOTION PICTURE)
THE STORY THUS FAR
Kay Brannan, petite and beau tiful, has awaited four long years for her sister Enilly to graduate from Wellesley so that she can herably enter and thus excape the dull, uneventful Town of Carvel. Finally, her great day arrives and she departs for college. There, she mests Holes Ripley, Emily sister of Dane, with whom
had secretly been in love. Dane had promised to visit the Bran sans but had sent only apologo- tie tollere instead. At first, Ray in hov is 18 wholly engrossed studies. She hears a great deal of reckless, handsome Bob D kin, a medical doctor, but never seems to encounter him, One day, sho yields to Helen's eth treaties and consonis to meet Chick Rantoul, who has been praised to her in glowing terms. Chick is immediately interested in ker.
CHAPTER VI
Chick nodded, chuckling. "Why, I'm Charley Rantoul, better known
as Chick," be assured her.
And Helen laughed at her. "Mother, what do you mean?"
"She isn't the stuff spinsters are But toward the first of June, a letter from Mrs. Brannan made Kay made of, Kay," "But who,
de-remember those faint fears. Will Mother." Kay manded. "Ned Pastor? She doesn't Brannan, hor mother wrote, had just been through a particularly bad_time; apeak of him as though
supplanted "They were good friends," Mrs. and the superintendent of the Power Brannan
Ned Pastor, had discharged him. Mrs. "George? Brannan concluded: "I don't quito she know what your father will do. Ho's And
pretty old to find other work. Of Yet when she returned to college course, he can make a garden, and the fall, this possibility that Emily, with Emily's salary this year, we're a whom she adored, might marry Geor-littie ahead.
ing of "But I was think- Plant, a new man who
Kay cried mirthfully: Mother, don't be illy!" laughed aloud.
in
go
at
to
count on
lon't worry, Mother! And tell
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ominous clout. She Wellesley next year."
Kay read in a curious calm, al: mind, like an forgot it for weeks on tnd, in the pressure of her work, of ur widening most as though this were exported activities, of her. ocenional contacts news, as though it were merely con with Chick Rantoul and others; but frmation of what she had suspected
ago. She wrote loyally; always it was likely to return perturb her. Once when she was with Chick, he had been discussing an ad- Father it's all right. I'll be home in the two weeks now and Emily and I will vertising campaign which
Via Manila, Singapore, Penang, was take care of you. It's time we did. moment engrossed him. He
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Naples, Genoa and Marsellles. a suggestion ject; and Kay made
told Helen what had happened.
8 .. which appealed to him so strongly that bravo face in her letters home, she ho erled
Helen ww quick with sympathy; and Pres. Adams
Pres. Harrison You know Pres, Hayes "Say, there might be something in Kay said honestly:
It's hideous, itelen!
on Pres. Wilson way I feel. Tve-counted you've hit something! Kay, the
Wellesley for so long. But of course you've got an ideal And all shall go back to Carvel smiling, it he slapped his fist into his palms. "I
that!" ile was a moment silent; then: "Gradu- "T thirik
ated from Yale eight years ago, then
Lake caro
three years at the Business School.
of them. I write advertising copy for Bur-can work out something along, that I can; try and comfort Father and
line," he declared. "You know, you Mother, and
that, young There's nothing else for me to do!" nett and Gould."
"Junt what does that mean
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Helen nodded, gravely. "But it's woman. A bonus!".
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payroll. A bonus is something extra, self."But I'll probably be stuck in said hopelessly, and laughed in bit- 7 Aug. 12mount of money. We plan thelan't it; something besides what's Carvel for the rest of my life," she
campaign; that is plan where
And due," Aug. 24, advertisements shall be run.
"If you can knock the ball over the terness, "I'll probably teach school, we plan the advertisements them fence like that, once in a while, I'd Can you imagine me teaching school? selves, the Blustrations, and the
Helen let hor talk out all her grief Sept. 8 Sept. 21 reading matter, I write the things like to have you on my payroll," he I might even start a kindergarten!"
nssured her. "If you're ever looking
and woe. "You might get a job In you raid in advertisements."
for a job...." She considered this "That means
And at that word her thoughts Baston," she suggested once.
Hut Kay shook her head. "I could, were apt to do, I ever it is???
"I was thinking me a try out. But Mother needs me
at home," "Yes," he assented. "We have study it and try to pick out the of Emily. I wish she could find some selling points. the details that make work in Boston, to be near me, and
And now, after two years at mol- it better than
similar products in-away from Carvel."
truck "Doesn't she like it there" he ask-lege, Kay will have to leave. Will
AhC return to Carvel and the same lines."
school as she has said or in there Like Flaubert's prescription for ed. "It struck ma
original?" Kay being
suggested. town."
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to Emily and George. people?" she asked.
as a no little
"Or was it, Flaubert? To look at a Kay shook her head. "Carvel's some other wou out for her? Be are
ment. discovered something nler, yes. But woll, I think Emily to read to-morrow's exeling instal- that distinguishes it from every would callier work in Boston."
his Instantly He something other
nodded abstractedly,' tree recognizable by everyone, but never thoughts returning to his problem again. They discussed it long to- remarked before."
He nodded thoughtfully. "Some gether; and by that direussion which thing like
that," he agreed and acted as a stimulant upon them both well launched now, he talked on arrived at a complete design. When without much prompting, with only he said goodbye to her, it was trium- an occasional werd from her. Till phantly; and he told her again: when they came back to the campus nt last he said apologetically:
"I'm afraid I've talked you blind."
"But I liked it. I like: He grinned.
of to talk shop, course, when any
one will listen."
"I like listening." she assured him, "Then we ought to get along fine," he declared; and she laughed and
sald
I
"You and I would make a team. you're over looking for a job, Kuy, come and set mortainly, Elly...
She said uncertainly:
the word. But he ignored the keep a job on the book de repented. "Any time at
(To Be Continued.)
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She
did
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He sent no Mr. Lam he explained. Saw Carvel' on a but he did not come.
and
the word of explanation to their hostean; Cashier. signboard,
remembered Couldn't pass so near with-and Kay asked Sally afterwari:
The Board of Directors.consists of de?" Danic
Is he always so rude? ving hello." He looked across out anying
tall "Oh, Bob's
law to himself," Sally fourteen members, with Mr. Li Jow- the broad lawns, shaded by elms: and Kay realized that the assured her. "He's polled; of course; son as Chairman. The other directors INWARD SERVICE grass nee
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"You're a peach stop," she said bit wild. Nobody expects any polite cheung, Messrs. Harr Choong Jowo, ness from Bob; but he's a lot of fun, Wong Kwok-shuen, Choy Hing, Mark Chun-sam, Nip Kan-ting, Lo Chung hurriedly.
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Kay drank a cocktail or two at wan, P. Gockchin, Lam Chik-suen and
Li Cheong-lat. cried and he stayed to lunch, and for most of the afternoon before, that party, and disappointed Sally
The Canton Office continuing on his way. Kay real by showing not the least effect. hit you at all" Sally de ized that he enjoyed the visit.
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You certainly were a disappoint Finance. It is expected that approval that's absolutely all!"
"It was nice of him to come out ment to me, Sally declared. "You will be received in a few days. If in time the Canton Branch hopes to opon of his way too and quickly, a
Emily ra didn't even fart
rather
It," Kay confessed. for business simultaneously with the matked; and Kay though she suspected the wistful Sally looked at her thoughtfully. Head Office in Hongkong on March thought behind the other's words:
drunkards in your family 1" 2; but if impossible it is certain that "But he didn't have to come all she asked, in a dry mirth. "It sounds it will resume business sometime in the way from Paris, Emily!" The like an inherited taste, to me." But March. older girl Inughed fondly at Kay's when she saw Kay's check suddenly white and her lips trembling, she
· reassurances.
Their summer
was
"Алу
As preparations are now being Branch has sold preference shares quiet. Ned cried in quick contrition: "Oh, honey, made for resumption of business, the Pastor was gone to Manchester to sorry, Forgive me. I was kidding to the amount of $100,000 as a re a position of larger, responsibility; honest!"
but he drove up almost every week "It's all right," Kay told her. sorve fund. The perforenes shares held by creditors who were willing to on business, and never failed to stop Don't feel badly!. You couldn't are divided into two grades, $50,000 trust the Bank for repayment 'when' at the house, and between-times ho know."
And she added: "I'd never thought it resumes business. wrote occasionally. Yet Kay sw with a sort of pity that already of it in just that way." She said in
In effect, the old creditors accept B Emily spoke of him, in the past sudden resolution: "You know, I don't
think I'll ever take another drink, as sharos and new capital is subscribed tenne.
"We had a lot of good times to-long as I live." Her eyes were in A sharon,
think I'll decide that, gether, he and 1," she said. "But grayo. "I Of course I know he was too able right now. I'm glad you said that,
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