1929-01-22 — Page 9

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JOHN SHELDON'S WARD.

By Dorothes Corbould

CHAPTER VIII.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1929.

name to 'mo; it is like a fed rag to a bull, and I've not a good temper any more than I am good-looking. I wish I was both!"

For a few moments there was silence. Elizabeth's eyes, full of horrified dismay, were fixed upon My dear Miss Hyde! You do the face of the woman before her yourself an injustice. No one can then to the horror and dismay suc-be without good looks who has nice ceeded a look of disgust.

eyes; good teeth, and pretty littlo hands and foot. Besides, you have a good figure, too. You must let me advise you about improving it. No girl should neglect herself in that respect. You had a lovely frock at the garden party. May I ank if you got it at Debenham's "

a son.

"No; at Madame Clarice's."

The conversation reverted to chiffons and, tes appearing at this moment Elizabeth found herself chatting quite amicably with her enemy's slater, and Mrs, Gilrow felt within herself that she had scored again.

"Your brother! It in why your came here that you might let him know where I am?" she asked.

I came for the rea- "Indeed, no. son I have given to visit my birth- place and, because I knew of no other place, to have a rest in the country here. Let me tell you about myself, Hies Hyde. You know that my father was rector of Marah- field and that he had two daughters, but I did not mention that he had Austin was the eldest of the three of us, and my father in- tended him for the Church, but un-

But when her visitor had depart- fortunately they did not agree on ed Elizabeth gave herself up to one this point. Austin wished to enter of her now rare mooda of angry, the Civil Service. He was clever

miserable depression, telling heracli and ambitious: the Church had no that at last had come the bolt from attractions for him: and the up the blue which was to destroy all shot of it was that he and his father her happiness in her present life had a violent quarrel, and Austin left his home never to enter it again, at "Adeneroft." One moment she We were always great chums, he would tell herself that Austin Mel- and I, and it was a terrible grief ford's words that Inst evening at to me when he went away. For Millport had meant nothing, that years we heard nothing of him, and is look when he forced her to meet then, when I went to New York. it had not really alprmed her.

"You need not think that I shally suddenly one day I met him. It was give up trying to win you for my a joyful meeting, as you may imagine, He told me that while wife," he had said. "Your father trying to get work in London he approves, and when I take a thing came across an old schoolfellow who in hand i never fail. You may re- was going to some relatione insist as much as you like, but in the Canada, in the fur trapping trade and your will must succumb to

mine." and invited Austla to accompany him and try for work there.

But she knew that at the time she had believed him,' that Home hypnotic influence made his words much like a prophecy; and as she recalled them how the same dread and repulsion made her shoulder.

"I think, from what he told me, that my brother must have had

some pretty hard time of it for years, but at last he fell in with man in Montreal who had a vacancy

"John doesn't care who marries for a clerk in his chemical works in me," she said to herself, and stamp- Ontario. Austin obtained the post, ed her foot in impotent wrath. He | and in time became Mr. Hyde's has his Myra Gayle, and they will your father's manager and his marry and be happy ever after, like Kreatoal friend: ad much so that the handsome her and beautiful but you will doubtless know the rest. heroine in the novels I've rend Inte- When I came to England, and de-ly. Why don't they sometimes cided to vlait my old home and make the girls ugly and disagree- spend part of the six months in-able like myself? There would be tended to remain here quietly in some interest in reading how they Shrimpton, I wrote to Austin, tell-succeeded in getting husbands-- ing him I had come across you, and and, after all, sometimes I feel sure that you were living here with your Myra doesn't love John as much as guardian. I had a cable in return, he loves her as much as I should begging me not to mention our re-love the man I had chosen-and Intionship or that I knew anything John is such a dear--so kind, go about hibu (he hail taken our chivalrous, 80* Elizabeth Hyde, mother's maiden name. Melford, you are a fool! What business is it when he left home, to avoid answer-of yours whether Myrn Gayle cares ing to any enquiries as to his for him or not7 He would never whereabouts).

have chosen you, my girl, be quite “When he wrote he explained the sure of that, even if he had never reason, which was your extraordin- met anyone else, so why bother your ary dislike of him. Of course, head about him? And I won't?" cannot understand anyone disliking She stamped her foot again. " Austin.".

be hanged if I do! There's Aunt Lucy come back. I must go and Elizabeth had listened to Mratell her that I was right about Mrs. Gilrow's carefully rehearsed story Gilrow being a Bar." with outward calm but inward rag-

No further mention was made of ing and an undefined dread of she knew not what. Austin Melford Austin Melford, and about a fort- knew of her whereabouts-that was night afterwards Mrs. Gilrow gave

afternoon party at

The the principal point she had grasped, an He would come and, ingratiate him- Laurels," everyone invited accepting self at "Adencroft" and enlist with ninerity. It was a lovely day, John's sympathies, which after and Elizabeth, after finding that what the latter bal said the other her "bete noir" was not present, en- night, might not be so difficult to joyed herself immensely, her hostess going out of her way to make much obtain.

"Iar worry you told Mr. Melf her and taking flattering interest ford where I am," she said at in her "toilette," which she declared length. "Of course you know I mat was the most beautiful and becom him in town the day my guardian ing one she had seen. The Battery took Miss Gayle and myself there was not without its effect upon the kirt who all her life had never been Is he remaining in England?"

"I do not know exactly. He told told anything but that she was plain me he had an offer, of a berth some-and uninteresting, and she began where up in the North, and thought to feel that she had misjudged her of accepting it. Miss Hyde, I do hostess and that she liked her very hope you are not going to visit much indeed a change of front your dislike of my brother upon me: which Mrs. Gilrow was quick to Indeed, I cannot help being his notice and to act upon. She in- sister, can I? and until he told me terested herself in the girl's ap had no Idea Austin's friendship pearance, and singled her out on ali

occasions for special notice, with your father did not extend to his daughter. It is a pity, for he admires you so much, Miss Hyde, your character and-"

They would be seen going motor rides together, revisiting, as Mrs. Gilrow said, the baunts of her child- hood, though Elizabeth could not "My money," Elizabeth laughed help noticing that she had either bitterly. "Oh, yes, I am quite forgotten or knew nothing about aware of his feelings towards me, any of the show places in the and appreciate them at their true neighbourhood. Altogether the value. But must not, of course, charming widow gained a footing in be rude enough to disparage him to the "Adencroft" "household- which his sister, especially if you are fond promised, well for Any future of him; only I am sorry your are schemes her brother might choose his alster, because I thought I was to entrust to her. going, at first, to like you so much." Just about this time Elizabeth "And cannot you like me for my-noticed that her guardian seemed self and forget my relationship to depressed and not himself, His your 'bete noir 7" Mra. Gilrow, business worried him was his ex- amfled the charming smile she kept tunation when his aunt's marty- for such occasions, and Elizabeth like tones suggested he was looking began to feel she had been too hard III and that he wanted a holiday- upon her,

an iden which he promptly scouted "I will try,” she said, more gently as an Impossibility. than she had yet apoken, "only At length one day came the 'CX- please don't think me rude if I ask |planation. you not to mention Mr. Melford's

(To Be Continued.).

An area of 2193 square feet of The work of adding a storey to land at Cheung Sha Wan Road, the Government Building having the Colonial Shamshuipo, was sold by public been completed, auction yesterday at the Public Secretory's Office moved back into Work's Department office. There its old quarters at the week-end was no competition and the lot was from the French Bank Building. sold at the upset 'price of $3,890 The P.W.D. occupy the ground

The floor as before, and the 0.8.0. or $1,50 per square foot.

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Banks

Hongkong Bank, $1350 Chartered Bank, 4221 b. Mercantile A. & B., £34 P. and 0 £91 n, East Asia $89 b.

Insurancta. Canton Ins., $6824 b. Union Ins., $370 b. North China, Ins., Tla. 100 b Yangtze Ins., $50 n. China Underwriters, $2 40 China Fires, $280 b. H. K. Fire Ins., $785

Shipping.

Douglases, $38) n.

H. K. Tugs, $1 :

n

H. K. Steamboats, $271

B

Indo-Chinas,(Dof.) #90

n

Shell Trans., 113/-

n.

Union Waterboats, $24

b.

Mining.

Benguets, $2.40b.

Kailans, 70/- b.

Langkats, Tis, 10.00 sa.

S'hai Exploration, Tla. 2.90 sa' Raubs, $57 b

Tronoha, 17/6 n.

Docks, etc.

Kowloon Wharves, $132k b Whampoa Docks, $40) n. China Providenta $5.208. Hongkows, Tis. 104 b.. Now Enginoorings, Tls. 51 n. Bhanghai Dooks, Tis. 100 b. Cottons,

B.

Ewo Cottons. Tls. 13.15 0. Orientals, Tls. 2.20 S'hai Cattone, Tle, 65) (old) b Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and 9. Hotels, $9.25 8 H. K. Landa, $05 b. S'hai Lando Tis. 165 b Humphreys, $14.80 Realties, $8 n.

b

Public Utilities. Tramways, 820 40 8. Poak Trame, (old! $138 Star Ferries, $73) n:

China Lights, (Old.) $12.35. n. H. K. Electrios, '$54 ‚b.

·· 'Macao Elootrios, $251 b. Telephones $7.00 b. Old China Busos, Tin. 10 b. Singapore Tractions. 12/- n Industriala

China Bugars, .80 n. Malabona, $233 .b. Canton Ices, $3.50_n. Cements (Comb.) $10.15 s Ropes (Old) $7.10 sa. United Asbestos 15 m

Stores &c. Dairy Farms, $211. Watsons, $13:30 a Der A. Wing, .80 b. Lane Crawfords, $3.05 Mackintosh, #20 n. Binceros, $9.50 .. b.. Wm. Powella, $3.65;\n","

Miscellaneous.

· Amusements, #27) 8. Constractions, $1.50 b.

B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 868% H.K.G.Loan5%;Prem Interest

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