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THE HONGKONG
Am okelling rezance by the popular author
DEN AMEN
WILLIAMS
THE STORY THUS FAR
MARCH TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,
18, 1936.
Small Town Girl
(FROM WHICH METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYEN HAS MADE A MOTION FIOTURE)
Koy Brannan, reckless and beautiful, and late of Wellenley, impulsively quits her advertising jeb mud goce to a wild yachting Then party with Dune Ripley. the cacin o pansing rou
his violent lovemake- ing by leaving beat with Bob Dakin, a medical dactor. Motoring. her back to insists that drunkenly they get married. Sober however,
he he is horrified,
fade. The
Bonton het
Mr, few weeks.
engag-
are mexpectedly friendly. quiet scandalous gosip Kay is But t to stay a
ten Priscilla Hyle Yoko.
inili Kay so that when sponty anki Kahe
homa coilu
Fat Norrin pl couver
offers his hout for a Victori honeymoon Ksy accepts. Hob is Leave
Arriva Leave
reluctant but Leave
On the agrees. cruise he shows Key host to April 0 Mar. 26 Mar. 28
steer the boat, and they are ap- friendly, but there is an parent of tension between April 11 April 15 April 24 To San F'cisco April.22 April 8 April 10 April 17
4 May May 10
Juno 1
E/Canada April 3 April 5 E/Busta April 17 April 13 April 21 April 23 April 26-
E/Japan May 1 May 3
C/Asia E/Canada May 29 May 31 E/Rusala June 12 June 14 June
Juno 26 June 28) E/Japan C/Asla July 10 July 12 July F/Canada Inter 21 Aul 28
them.
CHAPTER XX
Later Kay took their use dishes
used plate there. Bub must havejjand her voice needed careful con, breakfasted, but he was not here. Introl if she were to apenk at all. She a sudden panie lert he had left her [walted, and it was dark, and Bob alone, she climbed the companion|lighted the riding lights and returned, Indder al saw him, or anw rather ato her. He stood above her and mound of blankets ntop a mattress on she looked up at him, and he chuckled the deck aft of the cockpit. Bobsoftly.
"What Is It?" she asked, must be sleeping there.
He did 1 not move, and she loked around. They lay nt anchor in shel- tered waters, and there was an island close at hand, and others further and the land sonder might be main The water alongside invited her, and she clumsily lewered the boarding ladder and climbed down till she could feel the temperature. Cold, but not too cold. She had forgotten to luy a bathing suit, but-Bob was asleep, and the nearer shores, seemed unin lnbited. She descended into the cabin again, and come up once more wrapped in a blanket from chin to Loes. She left this by the low rail) when she slipped overside,
g at myself," he said.
beside her. You know, Kay," he He hesitated, dropped to one knee told her, "I've made love to a lot of girls in my time. I'm a good hand at it, they say, Bul’I haven't
fave to you. made
She did not speak.
"la a way, I'd like to," he said. "You're na pretty an they come, and sweet and nice. If I met you at a dance somewhere, I'd kiss you with Hin five minutes, sure."
"Yes," she agreed, gravely,
It was just that, I'd kiss you how" he told her, yet he spoke na now, much to himself as to her; and he Later there was one terrible mo-taughed uncertainly, "I oppose it's ment when it seemed she would be because you're we're married," he unable to climb back up the lidder explained. "I've got too much re unassisted.
spect for my wife, to make a pass The lowest step hung just above at her, the way I would a casual the water, with easy reach of her! acquaintance."
Kay swallowed hard. Her lips were ande; but for a moment she tried
below and washed them; and then ruitiessly to lift herself high enough dry you get it?" he asked. "Sec
what I mean?"
"I get it, yes," she said, "Think I'm a fool?"
May 6 May 8 May 14
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it was dark; and the shore was a
swept her; but June 3 June
Jane 12 June 17to Madon, broken by many mall folks in the art, and rested and fights here and there, and by a few considered, and this time set her feet 10 June 18 June 20
"I think you're very nice, in Inta brighter ours. He made her sit July
the cockpit by his fert, thus es su against the Lark's flank and heri 3 July } July
the ropes of the ladder with both of ways" from the wind; and at his bidding she hands and so managed. When her He leaned nearer, looking into her fetches a blanket from below sut | head -ând shoulders rose above the eyes. They were wide and deep and 14 July 16 July
July 29 July Aug.
drew it swift and anug about her be "Are you blaming me?", he whis- fore she completed the ascent, Bob ered. "Are you disappointed? Or 11 Aug. 13 Aug. 11)
had not stirred.
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wrapped it around her shoulders, he
deek, she reached the blanket and dark. drawing it like hood her hendt,
over She was sleepy and at peace; and she dozed now and then, to waken at some word from him, till at last he asked:
"Adeep, weren't you?"
"You go belose and roll in," he diverted. "I'R sing out when I want you."
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She hesitated; but in the end 'she obeyed him. She left the blanket for in in case of need: In the heat of the companion she puased, said unter- tally
"Good night!"
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"Oh, hullo there!"
"I'm thanking you,” shu anjd hon- wely. "I don't want it otherwise." He nodded and he laughed again. That sounds like a challenge." he "But I don't think it " He toud up. “You sleợp below, if you don't mind," he said. "I' bunk on drek."
Kay sahi reproachfully; "Bob, you didn't wake me to cook your briak All right," she assented. And fast?"
After a moment, she got to her fret. He chuckies. "I thought you held out
band. Thank you. The declared. "Wake, Bay" hand. "Good night!" were dead," WALT
"Oh. I'll see you before morning," you? What does it take to wake His fingers gripped hers warmly. he asured her and she nodded in you, Kay? 1 let go the anchor, "Goort night, well kid," he told her. the darkness and went helow. She right post your head; went below; chose the bunk on the lee side, so expecting to find you in a panic at that there might be in danger of the awful racket it made. But you salling out
ly toning her just nored at me. clothes, y de wn, lept almost in- "I didn't!" she protested. "I don't stantly,
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There was a rope that served as rail, by the companion ladder, Kny chung fast to it as she descended into the rahin below.
This close companionship seems to elattered the dish for a while, Will they fall in love on the bont or and you slept right through that, nud; will the end of the trip be the end of then I dragged a mattress off the other] their marriaget Don't ส morrow's absorbing instulasent, bank and brought it up here,"
Somi time in eight who roused ! You do," he initet. "You did! be bringing Kop and Bob together.
to long call from him that cume: Sa muffled down throuch the cabin; and she and haste on deek,
"Sarry to wake yan," Se suid. "But we've a fair course new for hours.j Think you ran Luke her, while I get farts
77
Kay promised.
of clothes
"Weren't you cold? I was a pig!
to sleep. Bab. Wake me, after this. even If you have in-throw a bucket. [of water on me!"
"Oh, I was plenty warm," he s "Got want to krep warmsured her. I always sleep on deck!
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the midst of a roaring it was worth something in torrent which surged and tumbled and just to be with him. I should think Bangkok you could afford to wait for the noney Caletta hisked and
rushed
past them though on business of its own, and end of it. He must like you" made mock threatening restures with "Oh, sure," Bob agreed. "If I stick, Delt the white caps of roilers that came blast it, I'm worth more money now!"
I'll stop into his shoes same day. But le charging toward them and vanished into blackness in the moment before She said ruefully: "I thought I they would have struck home. Her was, but Chick Rantoul told me I
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"It's so shut in, down there," she said faintly. "Can't I stay up hero?"
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"Why, we didn't buy them for de-
So who nodded and went below; reminded him, “Ali cooks do. Shall and sloop ield healing fingern upon her weary eyes.
When she woke, long afterward, corations," he agreed, grinning; and she saw nothing familiar. She lay she made a face at him and went in a narrow trough of a bed which balow about her tasks. was faintly moving, Then she re Later, they sat on the after.deck membered where she was, and real-while dusk cams down and purple ized that sun shone through the sky- shadows filled the harbour, and his light, and sha ant up quickly. A cigarette glowed in the gathering moment lator, still dishovello, shej darkness. Kay said nothing; but hor came into the cabin. There was a heart was pounding against her ribs,!
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