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A FIRST NOVELT
WHIRLWIND
THIS HAS HAPPENED SYBIL THORNE, runaway bride, has deserted her husband in Ha- vona, and returned to her mother in Boston. Nobody knows of the marriage but Mabel Blake, the girl with whom Sybil took the trip to Cuba, and Mabel's fiance, JACK MOORE. Sybil pledges them both to secrecy and is contemplating the possibility of a quiet divorce,
By Eleanor Early.
THE
Thorna wasn't quito clear about it herself. She wanted Michael to pick the roses, but he had inslated upon picking the radishes instead, And there they were on the dining room table, looking as allly as you please, with their long stema stick ing foolishly up in the air, and their little red heads buried in a
pewter bowl,
Mochael and the radishes, it avemed, bore a terrible significance. RICHARD EUSTIS, the man she They there was that dream about married, was charming and a per- Valerie falling downstairs-he'd fect lover, but on their honey had it three Umes already. Mr. moon he showed his true colours. Crandon said that Mrs. Thorne After enduring two weeks of his wanted Valerie to die, so that she constant drinking, Sybil discovers might have Tad all to herself again, something that makes her believe
Mrs. Thorne gave a horrified he has also been unfaithful to her.gasp, and turning quite pale, got as if to leave the room. She leaves him and takes passage, |üp. with Mabel, for Boston.
Mr. Crandon said that it was not CRAIGNEWHALL her at all wicked. Moreover, he insist sweetheart, is with the familyed, it was quite naturni and nor- when They welcome her home. mal. So Mrs. Thorne sat down Craig auka ne questions, but Sy again, a bit reluctantly, while he ex- bil knows that he realizes some-plained how the Unconscious was thing us happened. Very sig
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"Age, my dear madam," he told her sively, "has nothing at all to do with it. Your age, as a matter Fact, is a specially dangerous time for women."
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TUESDAY,
evon that was rather exciting and BIG DEVELOPMENT OF not altogether unpleasant.
Mrs. Thorne began to feel rather like an adventuress. It was n gay and lovely feeling for a little drab
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EXPORT CREDITS.
EXTENSION.
old woman. Her eyes brightened NEW PROPOSALS FOR TRADE and her cheeks grew, fainty pink. She moved in a mysterious aura of dreams and imagininga.
"You'd think Ma'd get reli- glon," remarked Tad one evening,
That's what psycho docs for people," Valerie told him...
the mirror at their back..
DECEMBER 4, 1928,
MANILA SHOWS.
SOME ATTRACTIONS FOR HONGKONG.
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Mysterious Blondell, per former who has been at Coney London, Nov. 2.Island for the past season, arrived The Department of Overseas in Hongkong on the St. Albans Trade yesterday announced an im- from Manila to-day. He comes to portant extension of the facilities ongkong direct from New York granted under the Government's ex- having transhipped at. Manila and his appearance with the Manila Shows opening on Prayn East on Saturday night will mark his first appearance in the Orient.
The Manila Shows will arrive Hongkong to-day, and those in- terested in seeing a carnival com- pany erect various amusement devices will be surprised to see how rapidly a midway is built as specially trained men work night and day without a stop until everything is in readiness.
purt credits guaranteo scheme.
Hitherto the Government has Mrs. Thorne was fitting through guaranteed exporters of British the downstairs rooms with a basket goods against the risk of loss from of flowers, arranging them in low bad debts through the medium of bowie and standing off to admire what is known as contract "A."
Now under what will be called the lovely effect of pink roseH faunted by blue candles, and tall contract "B," the banks will be yellow lies proening proudly to given by the Government primary security for the advances they make. She moved with a curious, de-
The "Big Five" and other banks tacked sort of grace, utterly foreign have approved the scheme, and the to the crushed and broken creature chairman of one leading bank has
Hongkong has been promised who had wandered in desolation stated: "The new contract marks about the lonely house. There was a great advance in the practise of something new and novel in the a sort of subdued sublimity about credit insurance. It is in evory ro-way of entertainment and thore is no reason why this type of enter- her that caused her children to respect satisfactory."
Here is the history of the scheme. tainment should not take hero. It jolce and wonder.
"You certainly had the right In 1920 the system of credits was appeals to all classes and people of every age, and as far as the dope, Val," approved Tad. "Math-established by Mr. Lloyd George.
Under Act of Parliament of 1926 children are concerned it is in a cr's a new woman since Crandon took her in hand. The old boy's the Exports Credits Guarantee De-class by itself as the Merry-go- partment, on behalf of the Govern-round, Big Wheel, the clowns and there"
"All she needed was a new in- ment is authorised to guarantee the a dozen other interesting attrac- terest in life," declared Sybil, "and payment al maturity of accepted Lions, are what kiddies love best,
ills of exchange drawn in connex- The Manila Shows will remain Mr. Crandon suppiled the need,"
in Hongkong at least three wecka. After the Hongkong engagement they will proceed to Munila where they are contracted for at the Philippine Carnival opening on January 26th.
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like that. Finally he told Mrs.if that was all there was to it, you goods.
"It's a pity," mapped Valerie, ion with the export of British nificantly he does not hins her.
There she had a sex complex. Weeks pass and Sybil has to
"Most people have, you know," he couldn't have done the supplying Guarantees may be given in re word from Richard. Although she inframed her reassuringly, yourself, Sybil! Just beenuse it spect of all markets of the world hates and despises hing, the men.
"Hut, Mr. Crandon!" she expos was my iden
with the exception, at present, of ory of his burning kisses hauntstulated. At my age!??
Why, Val, I think it was a won-Russia, and (as far as textiles are enneerned) India and the Far derful iden!" her. She begins to think less, of a man named JOHN LAWRENCE,
Sybil surveyed her recalcitrant Eastern markets,
The Club do Roerelo hockey team "Good to whom a 18-she had dedicat
sister-in-law humorously.
If a bill of exchange so guaranteed visited Mucno on Sunday and played a ed all her heart and her life.
Lord," she said, "you've a chip on is dishonoured the department pays game with the Mineno Hockey Club, Lawrence was a soldier who nev;
your shoulder! Do you pop off at immediately op default the amount the homo team winning by five goals ar returned from France. And He hitched his chair a little Tad every time he opens his mouth? of its guarantee, which may be up to four.
The game more frequently of closer and Inid one hand confiding Or do I get the brunt of your lady-to 75 per cent. of the face value of
started at she thinks Craig Newhall, who loved her os en Mrs. Thorne's. As he talked ship's ire?"
the bill.
fast pace which was maintained devotedly a few short months ago.
Mrs. Thorne experienced a warm,
Light Valerie was very pretty when she A step forward in the credit In-throughout. Recreio scored within deep glow.
after this and You must cast your burdens up-was angry. Her soft skin flushed surance was taken by the depart-the Brat five minutes, but Mucas at- on me," he instructed her firmly. and paled like an exquisito rosement by the introduction in 1927 tacked strongly
teams crossing over at the interval MILD "All your griefs and perplexities, when soft tinta blend in perfect of floating contract-contract "A" equalized just before half time, the and little day-by-day worries harmony. And her blue eyes flash practical insurance aratnet the with a score of 1...
be too ed dangerously beautiful. Now she risk of bad debts. everything. Nothing can rent, as nothing is too small. rumpled her yellow curls in char- When the transference of burden has been effected, then and then {appiness."
very
The second half was hotly contested and even goals were scored, of which Macao claimed four and Recreo three, the game resulting in a victory for the Macao Hockey Club by the. odd goal in nine.
CHAPTER XXVI It was difficult for Sybil in the months
stretched ahead. Mrs. Thorne devoted most of her
By this contract an exporter can time to quiet and systematic. weep ing. She sat in her dead husband's chair, his little hassock beneather
cteristically angry fashion. And obtain cover on each of the markets feet and the balsam pillow he had
her slim, shoulders in their little with which he is doing business on liked at her back, and there was only-can you hope for pence and sweater drew together omin- the basis of bills of exchange.
ously. Tad knew all the danger It was anticipated that Contract A would be found to be a means something more piteous about her
Then he talked about an Oedipus signs. than there ever had been before.
"There, there, Val" he counselled, of assisting exporters to develop "I suppose it's a dreadful thing complex, which was psycho for the
and expand their business, and in to say," confessed Sybil to Tad, love she felt for Tad; and the ex-"Easy, old girl?
"I hate you!" she shrilled at him a comparatively short peried the ex- "but, honestly, I think mother gets pression of the father-image which, a positive kick out of being sud. Mrs, Thorne took it, was something "Don't you talk to me like that. port business insured by the depart There she is-simply cry herself on which Mr. Crandon counted to And you, Sybil Thorne! Finding ment has grown to nearly £6,000,- 187 (69, 30, 82) to 112 (48, 20, 38). sick-and enjoying every minute of insure perfect harmony between fault with me all the time, you 000,"
himself and his women patients.
She had heard of analysts who "Why, Tad, she doesn't want to be happy. She's made up her mind insisted that their patients fall in that she's going to be miserable love with them, in order to effect and that's all there is to it. Any-transference with greater expe- thing else she regards as positive diency. She was glad that Mr. heresy. The other alght I tried Crandon was satisfied with being
harmless,
it.
two. I won't stand for it, I tell The Government was told that to] you. I guess I don't have to. And maintain British trade exporters fof British goods must be able to of- I won't so there. I won't!"
She flung angrily from the room, fer credit terms. slamming the door after her. Mrs. The laid her basket af roses on the hall table and crossed the draw
to drag her out to the, theatre and, father-image--it sounded quite)ing room to her son.
my dear, you'd think I'd absolute ly insulted her!"
"Poor ma." Tad looked very compasskate. "I wish there was something we could do."
"Get her to go to a psyché-ann- 1 lyst," suggested Valerie, "I'll bet Mr. Crandon would do her a world 15 Kasad, '
After that she called upon him twice a week and spent an hour in the enzy privacy of his office. She told him all her dreams, which he interpreted in amazing and sometimes
"Valerie's so upset these days," she murmured. "I've wondered-" She stopped nervously and glanced tremulously at Sybil.
(To Be Continued.)
rather disconcerting Five cases of eels, the first to fashion. Once he told her that she come to Landon by plane, arrived "Peycho-analyst!" Tad Bald disliked Sybil, but she would have at Croydon from Holland recently, delivered at Billings- 'disdainfully. "Psycho-my-grand-none of that and threatened quite and were
angrily to discontinue her visits. "With your Unconscious,
of Bale,
mother "
"That's right." walked Valerie, "Make fun of everything I say. course," What do you know about psycho-hastily.
amended Mr. Crandon "The more your Uncan-
analysis, Tad Thorne? Mr. Cran-selons is absessed by a thing, the don's dose marvels for lots of peo-less your conscious self knows ple, I know he could help Mo-about it."
Then he explained how we are. ther Thorne, but just beenuse it
absolved from the emotions and ,happened to be my idea
"Now, Val." Tad was always con-wicked desires of our Unconscious, ciliatory with his tately little But it was well, he pointed out, tú wife. Don't go flying off the han-drag them into the open, that we dle. If you know anything about might consider them dispassion- this psycho stuff, go ahead and ately and cast them from us. spring it. Any idea you can sell
After that Mrs. Thorne began to
Ma, to case her out of that rocker,feel that she could discuss her in- and persuade her to turn off the nermost thoughts with perfect weeps Sib and I are all for it. frankness. She told him a great Aren't we, Sib?"
deal about Sybil, and wept as she "Lord, yes!" Sybil put her arm told of the apparent gulf that Iny plocatingly about Valerie's atould-between them. ers. "Do try to interest her, Val. It might, as you say, do her a world of good."
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She discussed Tud and Valerie, and talked about her own married
life, and how deeply she had loved her husband. She recalled the first
A few days later Valerie drove few years of her marriage, and the her mother-in-law
Mr. birth of her children, and recount Crandon's office on Commonwealth ed numerous details of their child- Avenue. He was a dark, ratherhood.
olly little man, with well greased Mr. Crandon listened seriously manners and hard, bright eyes, who and encouraged all her confidences. took her hand and held it softly. It was such a relief-finding some-i and promised to help her with all fone to talk to. Someone who was that troubled her.
really interested.
He talked of repressions and For one thing, Mrs. Thorne was auch, which he promised to release greatly troubled with insomnia. and divert. And bad complexes to Tad had suggested a glass of warm bo sublimated.
milk and a few graham crackers,
He asked her the most absurd to be eaten at bed time. Dr. Euton questions. Which, for instance, hind prescibed a mild sleeping po she had proferred, her father or her tion." While Sybil had presunied mother. And if she remembered to say that if her mother exerted a her baptism. Then he sent Valerie little physical effort during the day from the room and asked her ex-ake might be able to sleep better coedingly personal questions about at night. Dr. Crandon was infi- love and marriage. Mrs. Thorne nitely more satisfactory. blushed for the first time In 20 "You do not sleep," he told her, years and found herself enjoying "because you are afraid of dream. tho sensation.
ing. Not consciously, you under-
Then he began to interrogate her stand. It is your unconscious self about her dreams. They sounded that refuses to let you sleep. Dreams quite harmless to Mrs. Thorne 28 Dream.... Dreams.
she recounted them. But to 31r. are.dangerous things, my dear Mrs. Crandon they savoured practically Thorne."
"My goodness!" she quavered miserably, "I can't see as there's anything bad about that."
Then, between them, they would
of indecency. He scribbled con- stantly as she talked, murmuring line up all Mrs. Thorne's poor li from time to time, "Bad. Very tle dreams and stand them in a line, without any clothes on as it were. bad,"
And Mr. Crandon would proceed to interpretation and analysis, until the morest and most insignificant She had, at the moment, bech dis would assume tremendous propor cussing a most trivial little dream. tions and Mra, Thorne would bo Michael, the gardener, was mixed very well pleased with her little WEE something dreams. Sometimes, of course, she up it it. There about radishes and roses. Mra. found them embarrassing, but
Many exporters with sound for-)
eign trade, connexions found it dificult to obtain credit adequate
for the business offered to them, and that had the effect of restrict ing their exports.
The match between F. Jones and K. K. Leung in the third round of the Palace Hotel snooker championship, one, resulting in a win for Jones by last evening, was a very interesting
The winner's highest break was 18. of goods, to clients whom the expor- ter and the Department believe to be reasonably Hound.
Through contract "B" an exper-
ter can, at the beginning of the buying season, cover the whole of his deliveries over many months ahead with the certainty that the extent of the Départment's guaran
That led to contract "B," which tee-- provides banking security whilst He is protected against risk of still maintaining the insurance loss through bad debts: ¡cover and all the other advantages He is given facilities for obtaining of Contract "A." It gives an un-advances from his bankers at fine: conditional Government guarantee rates without recourse to himself; to the Bank, and the contract is self-liquidating in a short period..
Those advancen can be liquidated
at their due dates with certainty. Like contract/"A," the Depart- The scheme will be 'continued ment's 'yuarantee covers the export until September 1931.
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