1935-08-20 — Page 11

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST, 20, 1935

THE FRILL

(Continued, from.

Page 30)

Then the young woman rose also And yet that he did not dare to

land looked at

him the

THRILLING AUSTIN

ALLISON DUEL

(Continued from Page 5).

· 37-‍do. “A man was lost if he went to riously, smoothing

hair nsurer,- for the interest ranj At 1-1 in the second set Alli-} back from her face. It could faster than a tiger upon him--inson, apparently in a now-ar-never now be seen that she Was a few months double sud triple) frame of mind, decided to panch still very young-not more than what he had borrowed. Then when his return of a rather neat ser- 120 years of age a young common the coffin was buried he must vice for lines and run hard. in. creature such as may be seen any bring the young wife and the Austin, lagging behind at 15—40. where on any street in say day, three babies here. There was pulled up to dence, but could not neither pretty nor ugly, slight, only this one room for them all, save the game, and so for the first and somewhat slovenly, even on or too Has heart warmed somewhat time in the match his service dinary occasions, and now unwash-jat the thought of the babies and "went west." ed for many days.

then stopped in terror at the

Happily be responded by taking Allison's service... în revenge "for" Her grimy face was round the thought that he must feed them. mouth full and projecting, the

22 though he was helped by Midnight drew on, and he was net-cord shot struck from a losing eyes a little stupid. It was cleari

not finished There was the worst position that lifted the ball clear that she had lived from day to day-of all yet to be made the frill of the hostile racket. inever foreseeing the catastrophe He fetched his fashion, book and

The struggle for the fifth game that "had now befallen her. She looked at the tailor humbly and pored over it beneath the flicker was long and anxions, for by now]:

ing light of the small tin kerosene Allison's ground shots had become anxiously.

lamp. So the frill went, here it "olled Austin ought to have had "We have nothing left she turned, along wide frill, closely it, for once he directed a stream said. "I pawned his clothes and pleated. He folded the small of shots at the American's deep my winter clothes and the table pleats, his hands trembling with backhand, only to fail with the and stools, and we have only the fatigue. His wife lay snoring in easy one when the opening came. ibed on which he lies."

Nothing would wake the bed now

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She shook her head. "I do not

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There was one Allison shot that they? Then as the fall terror of brazier. Well he would sleep a her position came upon her she little and rest his aching eyes and aroused admiration for its cute cried out shrilly. "Uncle, we have then get up to finish it. He hang surprise. To a bouncer. he went the dress upon the form, and then down on his haunches as if to take no one but you in the world!**

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work again and worked until flies.

nearly noon, stepping only for a son's favour. It had gone his way He passed through the courtsmouthful of the food he could not ever since Austin had failed to quickly then, and went through the lest the night before. Then he gamer the 3-2 lead. From then sate into the street-and-turned to was finished It had taken him on Austin had fought a losing the west where his own home was longer than he hoped.. it would struggle, for it was against an op- Yes. ponent now able to volley fre- It seemed to him that this was He squinted up at the sun. the most hot day of that whole he could just get to the house by quently because his ground shots. summer. So is the ninth moon noon.

He must hasten. He must had gathered sting.

We did not like the outlook sav hot sometimes, and so does sua not make her angry so that she

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wearily, dreading the night.

“All finish?" she asked in her Through this crowd the tailor load sudden way. passed swiftly, his head “bent "Yes, missy," be down. He was now very weary-humbly but still not hungry, although he All right, I go try ihad

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old wife, who could not keep her fied look on her face: but not been seen as yet of the point-win-be went on to 30. ending the ning all too hard and Allison babies alive. came shuffling and too satisfied.

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"How much?" she said abruptly.

Two Perfect Services

Allison to his knees in stretching the next game: It went to AI- placed a bowl of cold rice gruel on He hesitated. "Five dollar,

With Allison leading 4-2 the

to reach it

son, now 4—3 in the final set. the table for him to eat.

missy, please. Then, seeing her set and the match-looked had

It was all too good to last. Alli- Looked Like Allison's! There was that smell about his angry eyes, he added hastily for England; but Austin narrow son held on to his service nar- Austin took a love game for clothes it filled his nostrils still "Silk dress, five dollar, please, ed the gap quite confidently. rowly, and then worthily broke 4-all. Still anyone's victory. It He thought suddenly of the silk missy. Any tailor five dollar." Did I write that Allison was not Austin's service for 2-3.

looked like Allison's, as, putting. dress. Suppose the white woman Too much too much," she deserving cannon-balls." Hardly

English though the crowd were over more cannon balls, he went noticed the odour there! He roseclared. "You spoil my cloth, too bad I done so than he produced they were constrained to applaud a to 54, leaving Austin to serve suddenly and opened the bundle But she paid the money to him two perfect ones to help him to pick-up by Allison for a winner and save this tense match- and shook out the dress. and, grudgingly, and he took it from draw out again to 5—3.

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(dressmaker's form that stood by "Thank you, missy.“ he said tin's reply was to flash a backhand Allison raced to the ball in a flash points from Allison's match. At

the bed.

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He dropped to his

heels and best such shot so far of the match reach.

the centre of the stage to measure long. He must fnish it and have began to tie up, his bundle, But Allison could not be prevent- A love game to the American the height of the net which Alli- the money. He took off his robe his fingers trembling Heed when his service turn came for 3—3 was followed by one to son had struck. EASTERN & AUSTRALIAN SAILINGS and his undershirt and his shoes must ask her now. But how could round again from completing the Englishman for 4—3, which The next two points, and the

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Then Austin rose to heights and captured Allison's service for the 65 lead. From that point on be went to a victory which 15,000 ap- planded at full cry. In the last

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tice last year, but the times were cloth plenty more talor more The three sets had been short so evil he had had to let the lad cheap and not so muchee trouble?" lasting less than an hour. That exclaimed a long drawn out "Ab ment during the long last rally. go, and so had now but his own The next day at the garden seemed in Austin's favour. He but somehow he Ining on for 1-1 From its beginning Anstin had ten fingers to use.

party she met little Mrs Newman came back and won a love opening Each man was - volleying when the other in dificulties. Once, But that was not altogether ill, sitting languidly in a wicker chair, game on Allison's errors before the chance came, and many were when all seemed over, Allison because the lad had made so many watching white figures move about "warming up again...

the pretty bouts between them pushed back a smash, once the mistakes and the white woman the lawn intent upon a game of He was now playing with new A tense third game went to lobbed on to the baseline chalk said insistently: “You must makee croquet Mrs. Newman's faded determination, and another fash- Allison it might have been any- Would the rally go his way yourself, tailor to give small boy blue eyes brightened somewhat at ing backhander past the body one and then Austin badly after all? No. Still under pres- makee spoil. Yes, but with just the sight of the new dress. helped him just afterwards to the dropped his service for 1- He sure, he put the ball low down in these ten fingers of his could be "You really did get your dress 2-0 lead in the fourth set. Then was looking tired, but pulled out the net with the last hit of the hope to make another dress in after all," she said with faint in-

a couple of lovel three da suppose - she had an-terest I didn't think you really after all. And so cheap! My and two perfect other silk dress that would be ten wo He did that frill nicely, dear, with all this frill the dress the fullest backha dollars for the two. He could buy

cost only five dollars to be made saving 1- in_coffin for ten-dollars down and

we looked down upon her that's: las the pro

But supposing work to could-be-d

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