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NEW AMERICAN SERIAL.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

GIRL ALONE

CHAPTER XXIV.

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By ANNE AUSTIN. Author of "Saint and Sinner."

blondes.

TUESDAY, MAY 1, 1928.

"SAMPLING” THE

· UNEMPLOYED,

HISTORY OF DOLE-TAKERS PROBED.

Students of social conditiona

PAUPERS AND THE BALLOT BOX.

GUARDIANS ELECTION

ANOMALY,

Westminster, Mar. 28.

A curtain-raiser to to-

will find a report issued by the As Ministry of Labour packed with morrow's great Government pro- interesting statistics. The report duction, "The Flappers Fran- is an attempt to classify the porchier," to-night's presentation by a sonal circumstances of the ro- private member of "The Pauper's cipients of unemployment beneft. Vote" was not a success.

There has not been any attempt The Cabinet considered recently to cover the whole of the unem-whether able-bodied men drawing

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to

from the crual revenge of a man wouldn't. kiss him! She'd bite her who had promised tre state to treat tongue out first! She was going -When Sally was awakened soon her as his own daughter.

to be good, good, prove to herself after dawn the next morning-- But even though her heart and David and all the world that Wednesday by the shouts and throbbed with pain fir David she "It" wasn't in her blood. songs of the "white hopes" unload-could not be wholly sad. for he But all day, as the crowds gather-ployed, as the task would be too poor relief should retain the right Ing the carnival on the outskirts of loved her, wanted to marry her, ed and money clinked merrily nabig. What has been done la to of voting at Guardiana' elections. Finally it was resolved to do the Capital City, the question which would even now be married to her it fell into cash boxes, she longed take a one por cont. sample.

One out of every 100 claimants nothing on the time-sanctified ex- had insisted on worming ita way if she had let him give up his am- for David, lived over every kiss ho through the heavenly joy of know-bitions for her.

had given her, from the brushing of for benefit in the first week of cuse of administrative difficulties. Mr. George Harvey's motion this ing that David loved her sprang By the time she had finished his lips against the tip of her short April last year was asked, when instantly to the forground of her breakfast in the cook to at the car-nose to that dizzying wedding of he wont to the local employment evening would have taken away the mind; who was "Steve" with whom nival nearly ready for lips when their love had been con-exchango, to stand on one side, local ballotbox from the pauper. Nita had quarrelled and bargained business. Even the Ferris fossed in the moonlight.

and his whole history was then The Interest, therefore, was in the dark last night?

wheel's glittering immensity And because she was bemused inquired into. It is these sample learn what the Government would Sally and David had met or bad was flung toward the sky, with romance, thrilling with her results which have been clasal say. The Home Secretary apoke on their behalf, but defted the-un- had pointed out to them nearly the basket seats hanging, mo own awakening to love, she made fied.

derstanding of the House to find Women "Samples." every member of the show troupe, tionless in the still, hot air. Ban- an almost riotous auccess of her and there was no Steve among nera advertising real and spurious crystal-gazing that first day of the If these samples are a fair re- anything definite in hle remarks, except that the problem is "very, them. Of course Steve might be one of the roughneck white labour. Wonders were being tacked upon carnival in Capital City. Girls flex of the whole army of un- very difficult," which is already ap

scarred booths, endowing them with laughed shyly and cuddled against employed, the biggest percentage preciated. However, he persuaded, star performer glamour: Bybee's Follies Girls their sweethearts provocatively as of unemployed men is in the two Mr. Harvey to withdraw his such as Nita considered herself, dazzingly beautiful chorus straight they left the Palace of Wonders, de, age groups 20 to 24, aut 25 to 29, motion, and so a dull discussion would hardly consort with such man. The two classes-simply did from Ziegfeld's Follies in New York (termined to make "Princess Laila's" which contain 16.2 per cent, and tamoly ended.

Six

14.1 per cent, of the samples re- The mover and seconder united home": "Beautiful Babe, the Fat- And she was so seductively beau-spectively. The same thing in mourning the jealous indepen- Everyone connected with the car test Girl In the world! 620 pounds tiful herself, asparkle with love as true with regard to women. The dence, proper pride and will to nival knew that he was a univer of rosy, cuddly girl flesh;" "The she was, that three or four unac ten-year age group (20 to 29) in-work which appear to have been sity student, working in the kitchen

Palace of Wonders-Greatest Ag-companied young men, seeking cludes nearly 80 per cent, of the left out of the composition of some with Buck only because he was bid-gregation of Freaks in the World: knowledge of past, present and male claimants and 47 per cent of the newer generation, Mr. ing from the police.

also Princess Lalla, from Constan- future, suggested that she fulfill of the women claimanta. A de Harvey justifying his title to do so Then the thought of David dis- tinople, crystal-gazer, escaped mem- her own nhophecies of a "zo beauti-talled analysis of the men in this by an autobiographical note. misaed Nita and her threats and ber of the Sultan's Harem; Seca all; ful brunette," until, embarrassed group shows that a considerable "I came to London as a boy," he her Steve. She crawled out of her knows all-Past, Prosent and though flattered, she took refuge in number of the sample were men asserted, "with a pound in my berth, scurried to the women's Future!" dressing room and hastily applied. Sally wandered along the mid-assuming that all gentlemen prefer recently discharged from the pocket, brimful of ambition to suc Army with contribution credits ceed or get out." Obviously he has her show make-up. Pop Bybee had way, waving a small brown hand

She did not see David that night under the Unemployment Insur- not "got out," and books of re- summoned her to the privilege car to Eddie Cobb, who was setting up

ference ascribe to him_the_chair. on her return from her momentous his gambling wheel and gaudily after-the-carnival-had-slut-up shop,ance-Act-of-1920-

From the age of 25 upwards the manship of substantial companies. walk with David the night before dressed Kewpie dolls; exchanged for he could not leave the show to caution her not to appear in predictions as to the day's business train and only male performers, rate of unemployment among

Sickly Doubts, Capital City, even in the dress or with two or three good-natured con- criers and concessionaires were women is at a comparatively low

gold-toothed permitted to hang around the train rate. From 18 to 24 however, it and dispicased the Socialists by Major Tasker was downright, cook templexion, which she was smile from the henna-haired giri Sally understood from the midget, is abave the average for all ages, his references to worthless fel-

without her "Princess cesalonuires; won

30 who sold tickets for the tin rabbit "Titty Sing," that a nightly poker and this recurs again at from 60 lows" and "human parasites" who to apply with exceeding caro

game attracted the men to the

to 69.

It is clear that among are living on the Guardians. Some that the disguise might be impene races. trable.

But she soon discovered that she privilege car and that fist-fighting Because the carnivel lot selected was restless and lonely. The car and even gun-play was no uncomfemales. the fact that large num- of the Guardians themselves, ho bers leave insurable employment declared, were as unintelligent as by

advance nival had no glamour in these early mon break in the monotony. The for marriage must have an impor- congereis and almost an warthices Bybee's Pop

the in " was

the tant influence in keeping the rate as the men they indulged. And heart hours. Without the crowds there Bybee, genial until he heard the of the city, and the railroad was no glamour: the crowds them-rattle of poker chips, was spur allotted to the show train on selves, though they did not suspect heaviest winner as a rule, many of unemployment comparatively since he went on to indicate that the outskirts of it, the cars would it, furnished the glamour with their performer's salary finding its way low from 25 upwards.

The Older Men, be abandoned by the carnival pernaive credulity, their laughter, their back into the stateroom safe within formers and employees, only Pop free and easy spending, their usa few hours after Mrs. Bybee had

reluctantly handed it over."

Unemployment at the varying and Mrs. Bybee continuing to occeptibility as a relief from the By Thursday afternoon Sally's age groups in different industries should be entrusted, only to people The broad principle that the vote cupy their drawing room in one of monotony of their lives, to the very confidence in the efficacy of her dis- is analysed. Unemployment is the Pulimana, Sally, being told spirit of carnival for which this guise had mounted perilously high. heaviest among the older men in who are rendering the State and the arrangements, suspected that draggled old hoyden of a show was The policemen who strolled grand coal-mining, steel-smelting, pot- their municipality some service, re- they slayed with the train to guard named.

ly through the tents, proud of nottery, printing, marine, watches, colved faint-hearted support from the safe under the green plush

The kids would love it," Sally having to pay for their fun, ac- clocks, commerce, and finance. In and if they cannot uphold it no

some of the Conservative Party,, sent, the existence of which was remembered suddenly, seeing in a corded her admiration or

good- known only to Sally. Mrs. Byboo painfully bright flash of memory matured skepticiam but no euployment is among the younger are familiar with outrelief scandals a few industries the heavy unem- body will. London members who took little interest in the carnival the oldish, wistful little faces ofpicion. itself, caring only for the heaviness Betsy and Thelma and Clara and all The elty papers had apparently men-electrical wiring, electrical showed courage, but the repre- of the canvas money bags, which the other orphans who had until lost interest in the hunt for David cable, lamps, cocon, chocolate and sentatives from the provinces, Guardians' eCalcs are were brought to her at the end of so recently though it seemed years Nash, university student with in-sugar confectionery, and wall where

age-been her only friends and tent to kill and for moral delin paper and stationery.

generally less extravagent, wero It was still not seven o'clock when playmates.

A case is recorded in the re-full of sickly double. quency, and in Sally Ford, runaway Sully joined the straggling proces- "I wonder if Eloise Durant is ward of the state and juvenile para-port where a male claimant was. Sir Robert Newman, of Exeter; ston of performers headed for the terribly unhappy, or if she has mour of the youthful would-be mur-authorised to receive 81s, per week sentimentally pointed out that a quarter found some other big girl to petderer, as the papers had previously unemployment benefit, and was franchise revision would create bad of a mile from the show train. She her. I wonder if Betsey and described them.

also receiving between 8658. and feeling between different classes; knew very little of the city itselfThelnia and Clara miss my play- since the orphanage was situated acting." on its own farm in a thinly acttled suburb.

mari

each day's business.

cook tent and dress tent,

Seventeen per cent, of the men

some of their clients were pick- pockets and racecourse thieves, Major Tasker must think them pretty bad.

haven member, thought it undemo-

cratic and unfair.

At least there were no references 40s in Poor Law relief. Tables Mr. Blundell, of Ormskirk, was to the case in either Wednesday's show, however, that of the samples afraid a change was unworkable; "She smiled at the picture of her or Thursday's papers, and Sally's 49.6 per cent. received no Poor and Mr. R. S. Hudson, the White- *There was no glow of pride, no self draped in a sheet and crowned heart was light with gratitude to Law relief at all in addition to the sense of home-coming as she trudg with her own braids an ermine David and Pop Bybee for having unemployment benont. ed through the almost deserted clonk and a crown of gold adorning persuaded her to stick with the streets, but every time she passed queen! "If they could see me carnival. It was rather fun to be included in the sample who had a policeman idly swinging his now! Play-acting all the time, all on exhibition, reading the fortunes seen war service were reported as dressed up in purple satin trousers of the very policemen who had been being in receipt of a disability thanked Pop Bybee in her heart and a green satin jacket all glittery given her description and orders to pension. that he had cautioned her to don with gold braid! I wish I had lots "get" her--much more fun than of money, so I could send them all fleeing along state, roads at night

"billie" on a street

corner she

CAR BUMPS INTO POLICE INSPECTOR.

It was refreshing by contrast to hear Cantain A. Hudson tell the House that in his constituency of North Hackney the alteration would be welcomed...

Mr. Dalton, from the Opposition Front Bench, delighted the Socialists by his smartness in aciz ing an advantage for their side out of the debate. They could, be trusted, he said, to inform the people how the Conservative Party were warning the men who fought for their country, out of the polling booths. Mr. Dalton has stocks of cheap rhetoric..

Future Reform.

her disguise. For beyond a cas-tickets to come to the carnival," her and hiding in cornfields by day, RECKLESS DRIVING. ually interested glance of her brown thoughts ran on, as homesickness hungry, exhausted, afraid of her face and hands and her long, swing for the place she had hoped never shadow and of the more menacing ing braids of fine, lustrous black hair, the law did not seem to find to see again rose up, treacherous shadow of the state reformatory.

and tinwelcome, to dim her joy in "Hello! Hel-lo! Bless my soul! her worthy of attention-certainly the glorious miracle of David's love. What have we here? A real live not of their official notice.

"I suppose," she confessed for-Turkish harem beauty, as I live!" If only David could pass that tornly, "that Mrs. Stone is the only

The Chinese river of a private Sally aroused herself from her cordon successfully! Probably he mother I'll ever know, I wish I'd apparently absorbed gazing into the car, 401; was summoned before had gone to the carnival grounds. always been good, so she wouldn't "magic crystal" and looked with Major C. Willson, this morning. But Pop Bybee, true to his promise believe the awful things Clem Car-wide, startled eyes at the man who with driving in a reckless manner. to protect the boy, had decreed that son said about me. She thinks I'm had addressed her in an accent He pleaded guilty.

Sir W. Joynson-Hicks began well he should become private chef and bad now-like my mother. I won-which at once marked him as an

by Mustrating how the applications waiter to himself and Mrs. Bybee, der," she was startled, her face resterner of culture. She had acen driving his employer up Garden ly the pauper vote was granted in Inspector Smith said the man was for outrelief had jumped immediate- remaining cooped up all day in the flushing hotly under the brown pow- pictures of men dressed like that, Road, and, backing his car after 1918. They have mounted ever privilege car of the show train.

the blood. I'm crazy to have their authenticity, heart ached passionately for his David kiss me, and-and he had to

Peak Station, bumped into aand employment are to-day as good But her 'oyes did not linger long

car in which witness Ioneliness, for his magnificent body ask me not to. Maybe. David is on his slim, elegant, immaculate sitting,

was as in 1913, one and a quarter million caged in a hot box of a kitchen, afraid I'm bad, too, and will make figuro, leaning lightly on a cane. Witness

examinfug driver. persons are on the books compared |||

added that it when it had been so gloriously free him bad!"

was with 630,000 in the year before the His laughing wise, cynical eyes reckless driving on the part of the war, in fragrant, aun-kissed field before The thought was unbearable challenged her and invited her to defendant, who did not look be-

She wanted to fly to David, to share his amusement with him. hind to see that all was clear when that the problem was difficult, but Why, he might almost as well be search his gold-flecked hazel eyes But in their bold black depths was he proceeded to back the car. in jail! And he had done nothing again, to see if he had lost any of something else... but protect a girl alone in the world his "respect for her.

A fine of $10 was imposed.

Poor David I Dear David Herder, if I am. bad! They say it's but she had never quite believed in dropping the latter at the since, and although London trade

she had met him.

TO-DAY'S FILMS.

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"ANNIE LAURIE"-FINAL SCREENINGS.

But she

(To Be Continued.)

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The Home Secretary affirmed

hia suggestion that it would be pre- forable to penalise the candilate who makes lavish promises rather than the voter did not sound any scale. "Atmosphere" is provided incorrigible youngsters, provides The London County Council

simpler.

He closed with an indefinite pro- at all performances by the playing the basis of many extremely Education Department has placed mise. "Great help will be given of a Scottish piper. At the 9.20 cludes

amusing situations. The cast in- an order for one hundred British by the reforms which Government Enid Bennet, Dorothy typewriters for use in its commer intend to bring in in the near future performance populár Scottish aira, Dovore, and Edgar Kennedy, all of clal schools. selected and arranged by Mr. whom are well known in the field The big feature film, "Annie W. II. Fitz Earle, A.R.C.M., are

"The Manicure Girl," Laurie," which has been drawing rendered by the Band of the 2nd

Battalion, the King's Own Scot- A comedy with scrious moments, crowded house at the Queen's tish Borderers, playing by kind "The Manicure Girl," is the princi Theatre since Sunday, will be permission of Lieut.-Col. L. J. pal picture provided for patrons of screened for the last time to-day. Comyn, C.M.G., D.S.O., and officers, the Star Theatro to-day and to-.

The picture is a romance woven

of comedy,

morrow,

LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.

Here is the solution to the Bebe Daniels, the vivaci-puzzle on another page. Comedy at World.

ous comedienne, is the leading play- round the Massacre of Glencoe.

Capital comedy together, with er in this picture, which tells the Lillian Gish appears as the daugh- more than one excellent character duties as manicurist in a fashion- Blory of a young girl whose daily ter of Sir Robert Laurie, and Nor-study are features of "The Wrong able hotel bring her in touch with Mr. Wright," the chief attraction the luxuries of life, much to man Kerry plays the here as Ian, at the World Theatre to-day and the displeasure of her poorer sweet- chieftain of the clan of Mac- to-morrow. Jean Hersholt plays cart. How through a twist of Donald. Huge replicas of historic the part of an elderly ceraet manu fate, the girl is disillusioned, and facturer who decides to take realises where true happiness lies, Scottish castles, including Max-holiday after twenty years of forms an excellent story, Frank welton famous in the song, were serimping and goes on a visit to Tuttle, who was, in a large measure constructed for the picture, which his boyhood sweetheart. How he responsible for the success of "Miss changes his identity when he finds Bluebeard," again reveals his cap has been produced on a splendid her enormously fat and with twe able hand in the direction.

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