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P2O-BRITISH INDIA-APCAR AND

STRE CHINA

MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1935

THE PERFECT PLAN

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It was Janie who first

{ed the idea. And she made it

hed-there-been-

than

sound as though it had been inspelled ready ivented by the angels.

{ment" "she saw the boy

hêm he gave

guing to

cked and

Just

case and a few thin Behind. And while

Tommy was to open any through the lobby, Jane speakeasy in a convenient loca-work. Here was a willing sub Charlie waited and waited tion. Jane had a few dollars fect if ever she saw one. Tommy and she would be riding saved — and the rest she was As usual she was right. Charlie (away into a future of honeysuckle lquite sure she could dorrow. As was an absolute and downright and ranks Pretty Pa

far as opening such a place was cinch. When she gave him that Tammy didn't like it. He point- concerned, there wasn't going to smile, the boy, almost wentied out the various flaws. The much trouble. The trouble through the four. When she rug | Jane looked up at him with

would arrive when they tried to gested Tommy's place, he was those pretty eyes. keep it open.

But Janie had a solution for that problem too. She would play the ratious hotels when she was

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}more than eager to gr Never, had anie found & more abjeet slave in to short a time.

"Do you love me?" she asked: And that was the end of that. It was ten o'clock the following As they sat together at a corner night.. Everything had gone off table and Charlie pressed, her without the slightest hitch. Janlej sit in a lobby, watch for a man hand tightly, Jane had one of her was packing that phoney bag in who looked encouraging; staré afideas The more she thought of her hotel room and Charlie was mild flirtation and steer himit, the better she liked it. She watching her with loving eyes. to Tommy's place. In a firtation looked at Charlie And ske. There was a metry song in the bit, Jane could hardly miss. And smiled sweetly.

girl's heart

if the sucker was clipped a little "You like me, Charlie?” she in Tommy's joint, what of that?

Wasn't it all for love?

Tommy wasn't so keen about the flirtation angle, but Jane

talked him into it.

"What's the dif, honey?" was argument. "We're cuckoo

her

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About

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6,000 18 Jan.

Destination.

45

Marseilles, Havre, London,

borg, Antwerp, Rotterdam,

Charlie had bem the finest of asked.

all suckers. He had walked in, and "I'm crazy about you, Jane,” handed her the $5,000 with- the reply. "I only met you out a question. "All she had to do to-night but there's nothing in the now was to slip away. And then (world I wouldn't get you; nothing|—nothing bat love for the rest of

wouldn't do if you asked me her life.. But you. Do you like me, too?"

"You betcha." whispered Jane....

The kid's voice broke the quiet. "Before we go," Jane,” he said, "I've got to tell you something.

long run. You know I ain't goin”. Later that night, as soon as I'm not as sweet as you think I for none of those guys. And as Jane was able to get away fromļam. As long as you love me, it long as we're gonna be partners Charlie, she returned to Tommy's isn't going to make any difference. Ham-for life, we wazina start on the

place. She got Tommy in al “Thi a stick-up man, honey. A & right foot

"It looks like our caly chance corner, kissed him fervently and crook But I'm going to go

unfolded her idea.

(straight for you. The job I pull- {for a book roll, honey. And we

"You look dearest This is ed for that $5,000 is ther gotta forget the little things when our big chance. If you'll listen last one I'm going to do. With we're goin' after the big. I love to me we can have all the money you by my side, sweetheart, Im you. Tommy. You love me?"

we need -- and be out of New going straight from now an? That question always ended any York tomorrow night We've The girl stopped packing. argument that Janie wanted to

got $5,000 in the bank now. "Are you telling me,” she said win

We want $10,000. The way nervously, that you you held| Tomm's place started slowly, were gon' we might have it in somebody up for that $5,000 2 but it picked up in fair shape.six months and we might have Charlie nodded. The kids in Janie's show nothin

“That's right,” he answered,

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10.30 am

SAILINGS

break.

a

helped her out on several or "You saw that kid I had in here and I want to tell you about that &casiona by steering their own boy to-night? Did you notice I didn't too. I only inew one spot in friends to the spot. And Tommy, want him clipped for any dough town because I just blew in when of course, had plenty of friends and that I ever told the waiter we met in the lobby. That spot who wanted to see the kid get to cut down his check? I thought was the joint you took me to last

you would, you jealous mug. Well, night. But it was Jane who helped did it for a reason. And if this "And what do you think, baby? most in making the spot show don't work, I'm crazy.”-

The dope who runs the place had decent profit What she did to

Briefly, Jane told Tommy her $5,000 right behind the bar. those suckers was little less than plans. He was to withdraw their it was the easiest take I ever a shame. She played the botel$5,000 and Lave everything made.- lobbies like a veteran. If a man ready for a getaway, the following Jane gulped. She tried to #looked too tough, he was left night. She was going to work on speak. She gulped again. Then

severely alone. Jane was after Charlie for the other $5,000. the wheeled the college-boy type, or the stout

And why not? The kid seemed. “I got to go out for a minute, travelling man from the Middle to have a lot of dough and he was Charlie," she gasped "Ill be right West whose wife didn't under absolutely insane about Jane.back. I got to-2 Wr stand him.

Just before he left her; he had "Nothing doing, Jane" be in- Once she had her subject in begged her to marry him. And terrupted pleasantly. “We've got hand, he never got away until furthermore, he had promised to get out of here right away. he'd paid a visit to the cafe of that no matter what she want That dope behind the bar is Hable Janie's boy friend. You may be edhe would get it for her. to come to any minute, and he quite certain that, when he -paid | She was going to ask for might be around here looking for his cheque, that was the last he $5,000 the following afternoon me. Come on, baby.... saw of Jane. And never once and promise to go away with kîm

(The End)

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The December number

ROTARY MEETING

YESTERDAY

Interesting Address

By Mr. E. Bacci

Mr. E. Bacci was the speaker at yesterday's tiffin-meeting of of the Hong Kong Rotary · Club "The Rock" which has just and took for his subject been issued is of more than "Something in Jest and Earn-" usual interest for its readers, est," giving a most interesting the articles appearing being address on this experiences in both timely and of a high stanBussia at the time of the Be dard

volution. Mr. Bacci, who spent Chief among these is an actwo years at the University of count of the Catholic Church in Moscow and speaks Russian Abyssinia from the earliest finently, was sent to Russia by times, with a history of its the Italian Government to ga- struggle against the Coptic ther information about Italian Church on the one hand and prisoners. Islam on the other, by Father The President, Professor L T. Fleming, SJ S

Facter, welcomed Lt Col E L Another article of great in Murrow as a new member of terest is Sanchian Ramblings," the Club, and Professor C. A by Father D. J. Fína, SI, giv-Middleton Smith on his return ing a detailed account, with from Home leave illustrations from photograpīts. of the little island where St Francis Xavier closed his earth- ly ministry and where all that was mortal of him now rests in pesce

An exhaustive - and ener account of Hunan, its com mation, climate, resour History from B.G. 200 to: timer tis contibuted by Hyme & while oth

Cles, with

make up a ober with which

the ye

SANITARY BOARD

Licence Application Adjourned

ation for the issue of Krence instead

esterds

Da the motion.

the Sa

ext meeting in order that the the drainage could

ted Prezident of the Board, was in the chair, others-

being the Hon. Mr

Henderson (Director