1929-01-09 — Page 11

JOHN SHELDON'S WARD.

By Dorothea Corbould

SYNOPSIS.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

"Yes, I told Mr. Ifaxter I'd. let you know, but I didn't think it John Sheldon, a young solicitor, worth while after all, because I'm with his aunt, receives used to travelling about by myself. living letter from a firm of American It was a day's journey from Mon- lawyers asking him to become treni to Millport, and I always did guardian to a young girl in.theit, alone. So you expected a child. place of his father, who had I'm told, and expected an old died before the story opens. Thinking she is a child, he decides gentleman, a friend of my father's to accept the trust. The girl-17 Elizabeth Hyde-is hetress to a large fortune, and her guardian will be paid £509 a year, for her maintenance. John becomes en gaged to Myra Gayle, the pretty daughter of a local doctor..

CHAPTER II (Continued) John Sheldon had had an in- usually trying day. To Begin with, he bad bidden farewell the night before to Myra Gayle, who was fall of excitement, at her proposed lour, and not, half so sorry, to part

-an awful sell for us both,, isn't

Elizabeth spoke quite calmly, but her voleo sounded sarcastic and die- agreeable, her eyes were ginomy. John Sheldon, with his fiancee's beautiful face in his mind, told him- self his ward was more than plain, she was positively ugly.

Well, it was a surprise, certain- iy," he replied with a short laugh. "I have been routing, out names and addresses of several boarding schools to send you tö," ta

This time Miss Hyde laughed, as he expected. Troe, she had] tóo, and he noticed that she had promised to write often and tell rather a pleasant smile and gond him everything she was doing, and teeth,, to think of him every hour if they met again, that he could hot, help realising that she did not regret as he would do the not being able to see each other for kix long weeks, and the thought of pleasures to come absessed her mind to the exclusion of everything; and everyone else, himself not excepted.

Very kind of you, I'm sure," she sald, but, you see, my education have was finished fast year. I been studying music and languages since, it is true, but only Parlour border at the convent where I went to school. Father

didn't care to have me at home. 1 don't know what would have happen-t Then a case had filed which his ed if he hadn't died. We never hit firm had been ronducting, for it off, he and I, and between hir valuable client, and the aforesaid and his terrible old housekeeper 1 valuable slient had not been at all should have had a rotten time t agreeable over his faluré--even to home." the length of threatening to take

the management of his affairs out. There was a pusę. Elizabeth of their hands altogether and plac-had spoken of her father as she ing them in those of a rival solici- would of any chance acquaintance tor. To add to his disagreeables, whom she disliked, and without any another client who owel a big bidea that her speech placed her in had become bankrupt, and there was more unfavourable light than ever no chance of payment very in the eyes of her newly appointed serious loss in the present eireum-guardian.

stances, as John Sheldon well knew.

"I fear you will have an equally retten time here,” was Sheldon's "A most unlucky day for me!" next rendurk. "Shrimpton is one of be muttered, as he reúclied home, the old-fashioned, country lowns "and, to erewn it all, 1 expreted this| where the greatest excitement Is ward of mine will have arrived and the yearly fair and cattle show, all the place he upsel-except per- The county families Fare few and haps Aunt Lucy."

far between, and the young people belonging mostly to the professional Miss Sheldon met him as leinent amongst us do not rise be at the door, and on her, placidyond croquet and tennis. You countenance was a look he had never play, of course?", seen there since the day she had told him that the doctors had given up al hope of having his father's

fe.

"No, I hate games. The girls as the convent used to play tennis and Macrosse and croquet, but 1 "' never joined them. I didn't care

for the girls." in an

can get you in there. I am on the committee."

"John," she exclaimed

"Well, we have a tennis club at awestruck whisper, "she has come! Arrived an hour ago, and she is not Garten, the other side of Shrimp a child at all! She is mearty on. If you change your mind, 1 elghteen, and oh so tall and and plain, and self-possessed. What ever shall we do with her?”

"I'm sure I don't know," was the reply. "Why didn't those fools of

"I hope you'll make yourself at lawyers tell me she was grown up?h mo terg and be happy with us, Of course I shouldn't have had her here."

Thanks.. i look around a bit

first."

my munt and myself," John Sheldon- said after another panse. "We are homely people and lead very quiet lives."

"Well, they apparently never told her your poor father was dead. "Oh, that will be all right, only She is very upset at my telling her don't fancy Miss Sheldon quite It was my nephew who was her takes to the. Of course, 1 know I guardian, but when I said we were am not attractive or good-Forsking, -expecting a thild she was quite as or what is called "Laking. I've been, angry with the lawyers as when told it often enough, but I think! she discovered they had deceived if I had anyone to cure for me and I am so vexed and disappoint-tell me of my faults 1 should try to make myself more agreeable. "So am 1--but we'll have to nuke You're too young of course," giving

ker,

tel.''

the best of it now she is here. him one of her frank scrutinising

Where is she, by the bye?!

"In her m unpacking,

Heve. She has brought

enormous quantity of luggage."

glances, "but if your aum gets ta beke me she won't find me as difli-

an cult as she imagines."

"Humph! she means ryot,{ To this candid avowd. Sheldon then, evidently. Will you tell her gould find no answer, and the con- I have returned home and would versation tagged. Thep to his like to see her? We had better get great relief, Miss Hyde announced the interview over aml see exactly | jier Intention of going to finish her how we stand,”

anpacking, and left him to fill and

"Very wall. You look worried, light his pipe and stroll into the John

garden to think out this new aspet "No wonder I've had a beastly of affairs. Foremost in his mind day at the office and now this was the problem as to what Myra bother:

saint!"

it's enough to worry a would say when she discovered that the unwelcome disturber of the The meeting between guardian peace at "Adencroft" had turned and ward was not, after all, very aut to be a girl of eighteen, and a formidable. Ench looked at the very sulf-nossessed and matter-of- other, appraising appearances. Pact young person into the bargain, Elizabeth decided that Mr. Sheldon How would they get on together was certainly the handsomest man) when they met? | Instinct answered pho had ever seen, while Jolin, for --not at all! his part, told himself that

"John," said Mins Sheldon to her Hyde was without doubt'; a very nephew as they waited for his ward plain, young woman. She look-to come down to dinner, "I don't ed very young, and even in these believe we shall ever be able to put days of attenuated femininity pain-up with that girl. Would you be- fully unformed and angular. She Heve it? When I went to her room was unbecomingly dressed, too, her to ask her if could do anything clothes were good, even expensive, (or her she came to the door smok for Mr. Horter had given her ing a cigarette! Of course, I made large sum for her outfit and per- no remark, except by the look I gave sonal expenses, but she wore them her, but you will really have to be- badly, and her hair, of a really gin to assert your authority by for- pretty shade of brown, was bidding her to smoke here!" ahingled and hung in limp, straight | John's reply was cut short by the

her forehead and entrance untidiness over

of the culprit herself, cars, giving her the appearance of looking plainer than ever in a frock a boy in unaccustomed girls' attire. whose abade of blue was about the "How are you?” was John's most unbecoming to her sallow com-' greeting. "Glad to see you. Hope plexion she could have chosen. you had a pleasant voyage."

"Hope I'm not late," she said

"Very, thanks. The people I scanning the two stern,faces before tame with were quite nice, at least, her, "I'm a terribly unpunctual

the mother was. The girl regarded me as something of an aborigine,

I fancy, but she tried to be kind,

person, and you'll have to take me

as you find me, but I'm sorry."

"We will go in at once, or the

and they kent mo with them till Ash will be spoilt," was all the an

started for Shrimpton,"

swer Miss Sheldon mudo jn her "You should have wired me the quiet monotonous valce.. Jolin train you were coming by, and I'd made none, he was thinking of his have met you, but you were uneer- |·ward's calm acceptance of the fact tain when I got the lawyer's cable that he was too young to tell her to say you had started and would of her fauite. arrive here today," s

(To Be Continued.)'

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

-The following is the list of local share quotations isauad to-day:

Banks, Hongkong Bank, $1840 Chartered Bank; 429 Mercantile A. & D.; 434 P. and 0 694. n. East Asia $85. b.

Insurances,

Canton Ins:, 1607`G` Unloh Ins., $360 Ba... North China, Ins., Tim:160 Yangtsze-Ins., $50 China Underwriters, $2 China Firos, $280 B. H. K. Fire Ins., $780

Shipping.

+

Douglason, 1381 ng

bi

H. K. 8tonimbosts, $29✨b.. H. K. Tugé, $150, Indo-Chinas (Dof.) #721 b Shell Trana, 113/-. n. Union Waterboats, $23,75 5

Minlog..

Bonguots, $2.40 by Kailans, 70/ b... Langkats, Tis. 30.60 sn Shai Exploration, Tie, 2:00 Rauba, $57 b.

Tronoha, 7/6 n.

Docka, ote:** Kowloon Wharvos, $1341", Whampoa Docks, $40 .. 8. China Providonts $5,30_b Hongkows, Tl.159 Now Engineerings, Tx. 54 Shanghai Dooka, Tlà. 105 b. Cottons,

Ewo Cottons, Tla. 13.20 b. Orientals, Tls. 2.25 S'hai Cottone, Tls. 654 (old)'

Lande, Hotels, cức,

H. and S. Hotela, $9.45 s H. K. Lands, $64 b. B'bai Tanda Tis. 105 b Humphreys, $14.80 b. Realties, 8 n.

Public Utilities. Tramways, $20.80 an Poak Trams, (old) $13 a Star Ferries, $731 b. China Lights, (Old.) $12.50 b. H. K. Electrics, $531 B Macao Elootrics, $262 b. Tolophonos $6.60 b. Old China Buses, Tlm. 101-b. Singapore Tractions. 12/- n

Industriala.

China Sugars, 80 n Malabona, #23) b. Canton Icon, 83.50 ng Comenta (Comb.} $10:20. b Ropas (Old) $7.55

B.

United Asbestos $5 m

Stores &c.

n. b.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY. 9, 1929.

MRS. RUNCIMAN TO :

FIGHT TAVISTOCK.

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AN INTERESTING SITUATION. Mrs. Runciman, at present M for the St. Ives Division of Corny wall, at a well-attended meeting of the General Council of the Tavistock Division, Libéral Asso- ciation an Nov, 24; was unani- mously, adopted prospective Libe. Datavi ral candidate.

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and an application

Recently, when the Executivo of the Tavistock Liberal Associa Madras tion decided to recommend Mrs.

Fort Louli (Mauritius) Runciman's adoption as pros

- HONGKONG BRANCH. Kravy derivision of. Banking and Exchange pective Liberal candidate, omposi-busisen rapsacted. tion at once, disserted itself Trom.

Intervet„zilówed ̧on' Current Accounts and Liberal headquarters' In 'Londort. Fixed Deposits at Hates that may be ancer- The source of the trouble can be traced to long-standing differences between Mr. Lloyd George and his Liberal critice, but the immediate cause, appears to be Mis. Ranet- man's fability to take part in tho recent" by-elections at Cheltenham and Tavistock, at both of which Mr. Lloyd George spoke.

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Liberal headquarters announced in the Press that it was "profound-

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