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NEW AMERICAN SERIAL.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

GIRL ALONE

CHAPTER XVII.

Hours more of "erystal-gazing," of giving lavish promises of "long journeys," success, wealth, sweet- hearts, husbands, wives, bumper corn and wheat, crops, bables— un- til 11 o'clock "and the merciful dwindling of the carnival crowds. permitted a weary little "Princess Lalla" to slip out of the "Palace of Wonders" tent, Pitty Sing, the midget woman, cradled in her arms. like a baby. For Pitty Sing had promptly adopted Sally as her hu- man sedan chair, uncompromisingly dismissing black-eyed Nita, the "Hula-Hula" dancer, who had pre- viously performed that service for ber.

"I don't like Nita a bit," the tiny treble voice informed Sally with great definiteness. I do like you, and I shall compensate you gener- ously for your services. Nita has no proper respect for me, though I

command-and 1 say it without boasting, I hope-twice the salary that that indecent muscle-dancer does. And she always jaggled me,” the midget added aggrievedly.

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"Pour Pitty Sing!" Sally gonth- ed her, as she picked her way care fully over the grass stubble to the big dress tent which also served as sleeping quarters for the, women performers of the "Palace of Won- ders," "Haven't you anyone to look after you? Anyone belonging to you, I mean?"

"Why should I have?" the indig- nant little piping voice demanded

By ANNE AUSTIN. Author of "Saint and Sinnor,"

"Your David!" Sally's heart repeated the words, sang them, crooned over them.

MONDAY,

APRIL 23, 1928.

SHANGHAI ARREST SENSATION.

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ingly set at that figure. The Court added that it would not be neces- sary to put up cash for ball.

To Report Dally.

At the same time Judge Purdy announced that the, accused is to report daily to the United States Marshal, either in person or by telephone. The Marshal, may, the Judge said, keep Mr. Duff under Surveillance if he sa wishes. Mr. Davies neomed satisfied with the amount of ball demanded and of fered no objection.

"Are you ready for trial?" the Court asked the accused,

Mr. Schuhl stated, that Mr. Duff 18 Manager of the Oil Export Com- pany and that it will be necessary before going to trial for him to see certain books and records of the concern, which are now in the hands of the accountants who are checking up on the records and ac. counts,

Examine Books.

Mr. Davies stated that he was not quite clear as to what records and books are wanted by Mr. Schuhl but that he has no objee- tion to the accused and his counsel going over the records in question, The Acting District Attorney, how- ever, stressed that he wants the records to be kept in the possession

of his office.

It WES announced. by Mr. Davies that Mr. Cornell S. Frank- in will be associated with him in the prosecution of the case. It is understood that Mr. Franklin has been retained by Mr. Cyril MacNear, owner of the Oil Ex port Company and who is stated to be living in California,

Judge Purdy, in the matter of bail, gave permission for Mr. Duff to leave the court with the U. S. Marshal for the purpose of ar- ranging bail.

Released from Custody.

Early yesterday afternoon satisfactory bail was arranged and Mr. Duff was released from custody,

The information on which the warrant was issued charges Mr.

Duff with the "unlawful and fel-

onious embezzlement and conver-

from Sully's shoulder. "I'ma of breeding and family, even, if he powder Mrs. Bybee had used in is helping Buck in the privilege" making her up for the first day's woman grown, as I've reminded you car kitchen. Nita is always so performances; a big can of thea-

46" of funds' of the Oil Export before. I've been paying. Nita five broke that she has to cat her meals trical cold ream; squares of soft sign to his own use of Tis. 18,491. dollars a week to carry me to und in the cook tent; but she borrowed cheese-cloth for removing make-up; Company in his custody. It is from the show tent for each per. or stole the money, to-day to eat in two new towels; mascara, lip rouge,charged that the alleged embezzle- the privilege car, and she found it white face powder, a utilitarian!

ment Was committed between formance. Of course there are a necessary to confer with your black comb and brush; tooth punte October 17, 1927. and February 21,

David on a purely fictious dietetic and tooth brush. problem, and then went boldly into,

few other little things she does for

me, but if you'd like to have the position I think we would get along very nicely."

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Discovery of the alleged em- the kitchen to time the eggs he was "Oh, these kind people!" sho boiling for her. That Nita!" the whispered to herself, and bent her bezzlement is said to have been tiny voice anorted contemptuously, head upon the make-up box and made following the auditing of the "She's as strong as a horse and has wept grateful tears. Then, smiling books by Messrs. Haskins and "Oh, I'm sure of it!" Sally ex-about as much need for a special at herself and humming a little Sells, chartered accountants. Mr. an elephant has fortune below her breath, she lifted MacNear, owner of the company, últed, laying her cheek for an in- dict

SUFFERINGS OF VICTIMS. stant against the flaxen, marcelled roloshes. Oh, she's up to her tricks, the tray and found--not the tell- is the complainant.

Prior to coming to Shanghai two litle hend. "Thank you, Pitty not a doubt about that. I just tale dresses which Pearl Carson

Sofia, Apr. 22. Sing, thank you with all my heart!" thought I'd warn you in time. had given her and which had been years ago Mr. Duff lived in

Earthquake shocks accompanied "Please don't call me Pitty Nita's a man-eating tigress and minutely described by the police in California and was connected with

the newspaper account of the near-the Associated Oil Company. He by underground rumblings con- Sing," the little voice commanded once she's smelled blood-"

Thank you, Betty," Sally inter- tragedy an the Carson farm--but is well known in the local Ameri-tinue at Philippopolis and the rest tartly. "The name does very well

of the devastated region through- for exhibition purposes, but my rapted gently, as she knelt beside two new dresses, cheap but pretty, can community.

The wife and child of the ac-out the night of Friday and yes- name is Miss Tanner-Elizabeth the midget to help her with the lid the little paper ticket stitched into Matilda Tanner:"

of the trunk. But David fan't my the neck of each showing the size

Heavy rain and severe cold add- David, you know, lie's he's just to be correct-14.

It was decided by Judge Purdyed to the miseries of the earth- "Oh, I'm sorry!" Sally proleat-a friend who helped me out when I She was still kneeling before her ed, hurt and abashed. "I didn't was in terrible trouble. If Nila trunk, blinded with tours of grati-that the trial will be held during quake victims camping in tents and

lkes David, and-he-likes her tude, when a coarse, nasal voice the latter part of next week,

"Don't be absurd!" the midget stashed across the dress tent:

mean-I-"

cused sailed from Shinghal a few lerday. days ago for America.

BOMBAY DISORDER.

THE POLICE

"But you may call me Belty." scolded her, seating herself on a The treble was suddenly sweet and tiny stool to take off her baby-size "Well, strike me dumb, if it ain't | aleepy like a child's. One of the shoes and stockings. "Of course the Princess Lalla in person, not miniature hands fluttered out in-you're in love with him, and he's a movie! Don't tell me you're adequately to help Sally part the crazy about you-a blind person gonna bunk with us, your highness! flaps of the dress tent, which was could see that. Will you untie this I thought you'd be 'sawing wood in STRIKERS, IN CONFLICT WITH deserted except for the fat girl, al-shoe-lace, please? My nightgown Pop Bybee's stateroom by this ready asleep and anoring stentor-is is the tray of the trunk, and time! What's the matter he ously.

Sally knelt to enable the midget to stand on the beaten down stubble which served as the only carpet of Sally's new "dormitory."

you'll find a night cap there, too. ain't rocking you to sleep and giv

wear it," she explained severely, ing you your nice warm

on the defensive against ridicule, bottle??

to protect my marcel. Heaven

knows it's hard enough to get a

little

Sally rose slowly, the new dresses good euri in these hick towna, with slithering to the floor in stiff folds. "Thank you, Sally," the midget the crowds gaping at me wherever She patted the tears from her eyes piped, her eyes lifted toward Sally go. Then please get my ibsen-with quick flutters of her eyelids out of a network of wrinkles which a little green leather book, I'm and then stared at the girl who stood at the tent flap, taunting her. Gabler' now. testified that she was indeed a reading Hedda "woman grown." "You're a very Have you read it?"

She saw a thin, tall girl, naked nice little girl, and your David is

"Oh, yes," Sally cried, delight to the waist except for breastplates one of the handsomest men I over

made of tarnished metal studded edly. "Do yuu Bów."

with imitation jewels. About her Jean hips and to her knees hung a skirt of dried grass, the regulation "hula dancer" skirt. "You're Nita,

"I'm-"

like to

read? Could I borrow it to read between "Your David!" Sally's heart re-shows? Il take awfully good care peated the words, sang them, of it crooned over them, but she did not

answer, except with one of her rare,

sudden, sweet smiles.

might as well warn you right now, Sally, that I don't trust that Nita person as far as I can throw a bull by the horns."

"Certainly I read!" Miss Tan-

Aren't

you?

ner informed her severely, climally's voice was small, placating. ing, with Sally's help, into her y Nila evidently thinks so, too, cutbed. "My father, who had se

"Ob, I know who you are! the weak little trebiu went on, as little books made especially foi ime, "Pitty Sing" trotted toward her cot, was a university professor. Llave You're the orphan hussy the police looking like an animated doll. "completed the college course, under are lookin' for the harsh voice his tutelage. If he had not died ripped out, as Nita swung into the should not be here," and her little tent, her grass skirts swishing like eyes were suddenly bitter with lone-he hiss of snakes. "Furthermore, liness and resentment agalust the you're Pop Bybee's blue-eyed baby whimsy of a Providence that elect-iri! And you're the baby-faced She flung her dire pronouncemented to make her 'so different fromttle she-devil that stole my graft over a tiny, pink-silk shoulder as other women.

with that little midget! Well, she knelt before a small metal

Princess Lalin, I guess we've been trunk and reached into her bosom Sally found the miniature book, introduced proper now, and we can for a key suspended around her small enough to at the midget's skip, formalities and get down

a gave it to her, then

And whe bent Lo Business stooped and kissed the little faded, Sally's desire to laugh at the pre-wrinkled check and set about the menacingly over Sally, evil black posterous picture of the midget difficult and unaccustomed task of eyes glittering into wide, frighten-: throwing a bull by the horns was removing her make-up. Beside her due ones, her mouth an ugly, throttled by a new and particularly cot bed she found a small tin twisting, red loop of hatred.

Sally backed away, instinctively, steamer trunk, stencilled in red from the snake-tongues of venom "What do you mean, Betty?" paint with the magic name, "Prin in these black eyes, "I'm sorry

cess Lalla." She stared at it in I've offended you, Mise-Nita-" the gakped. "Has Nita-7"

"If you're not you will be! been_vamping your David?" credulously for a long minute, then tiny Miss Elizabeth Matilda Tanner twisted the wire holding dupli-Want me to tip off the police? Well, then, if you don't, listen, be Anished her sentence for her. "Itcáte keys..

neck on a chain.

horrid fear.

hand,

would not be Nita if she overlooked When she threw back the lid she cause I want you to get this-and

prospect like your David. It is found & shiny black tin make-up get it good, all of it!" entirely obvious that he is a person | box, containing the burnt-sienna

(To Be Continued.)

Bombay, Apr, 21. There are now twenty-three mills idle. Rowdy strikera demon- strated in front of the mills which are working and several clashes occurred between the strikers and the police. Eight strikers were arrested.

The Commissioner of Police has prohibited processions and meet-, nga of strikers-Reuter.

on

The gross receipts of Miss Daisy O'Keefe's Dancing Diaplay at the Queen's Theatre the 11th instant amounted to $1,763 and Misa O'Keefe is, in the meantime, forwarding to Earl Haig's Fund a draft for $20 and a cheque for $50 to the Nethersole Hospital,

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