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ORCHID.

BY ELEANOR EARLY.

CHAPTER XXXI.

Achteroth was remembering that

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,.

"I probably will be," he admit- ted. "How would you like to stay a little longer?"

Malzle's hard-earned money had "I'd be fearfully compromised," for her tropical trip, she declared, "but I certainly would

devotion had love it."

pald

That nursed

Maizio's

her when #be was "You're compromised already,” That Malzle's love enfold-he said. "Waft until your plous ed her every hour of the day and friends learn that you've visited night.. And, remembering, she with me for a week!" felt low and hateful. Unworthy for Malzie to mother and cherish..

But she had started her story, and she would finish it.

"I love my mother with all my heart," she told herself. "Is it wrong that I should know her, also, for what she is?"

And aloud she said, "Daddy had strange ideas about morality. You know how everybody thinks that if a woman is loyal to her husband, and works for him, and never looks nt anybody else but him-why, they juat naturally call her a moral Everybody Don't they?

woman.

docs."

Mr. Hart nodded.

He laughed boyishly. "What will Sadie say?" he asked. But Ashtoreth did not want to talk about Sadie.

"Oh, she'd say plenty," she ad- propose mited. "But I don't broadcasting this little stop-over, you know, Hollis, I'm not going to WNAC and make a speech. Or hand out a statement to the prass. What makes you think my pioua friends are going to learn about. it?"

friends," he told hor "Pious sugely, "have strange and devious ways of finding out what we least want them to know. Haven't you

,"

"I don't believe I ever tried to keep things from people before,' she answered.

"Why, I suppose so," he mild, "Well, daddy didn't," she de-discovered that?" clared. "He thought that any wo- man who got married, just to get herself supported, was exactly as bad na if she'd never married the man at all. But just lived with him.

from the fire that blazed in those blue, blue eyes.

"One doesn't baaler about love,” he said.

SATURDAY, MARCH 16, 1929.

A NEW KNIGHT.

THE THEOSOPHISTS.

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CELEBRATION.

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HONOUR FOR MR. A. G. M. FLETCHER.

"I'm not bantering," she told LOÇAL LODGE'S ANNIVERSARY hint.... Now going to tell her that he loved her!

now he was

Tho, many friends in Hongkong On Thursday evening the Hong- Loved her truly. "Ah, Orchid!" he whispered.kong Lodge of The Theosophical of the Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, "Little lovely Orchid, playing with Society celebrated its sixth an- C.M.G., C.B.E., at present Colonial niversary with a social gathering Secretary of Ceylon, and formerly love."

of its members and friends at the occupying the same position in the Ho put his hands on her shoul-Theosophical Headquarters, Mer-Hongkong Government, will learn cantile Bank Building. Bro. J. with pleasure that he received the dere and shook her playfully,

"You're a darling fraud," he told Russell, President and Chairman, honour of Knight Bachelor in the her. And I'm gind you're going opened the happy function with recent New Year honours.

"Why?" she asked. "Why am

home tomorrow."

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Bir Arthur George Murchison request, were followed by a quiet Fletcher was born in 1878 and was meditation and prayer for peace educated a fraud? And why are you glad and fight for the souls of those rusty College, Oxford, where he Leader Lewin, sell, man, I'm going home?"

who perished in the recent great He answered her seriously. "You're a fraud," he said, "for fire, After referring with regret the same reason that you are bou-to the absence from the Colony of sofectod as a Cadet and came out tiful, and young, and soft. And Bro. M. Manuk, the Presidential to the Hongkong Service in 1901. make men want to love you... Agent for China, he pronounced He arrived here in November of ed his studies. of Cantoneso acted Because you cannot help it, my the yearly Invocation, in which all that year and before he had finish dear.... And I'm glad you're go-joined.

The Secretary's report was pre-for a time as British Vice-Consul ing home because I'm falling pretty

May. at Macao. He was later seconded sented by Mrs. Mabel seriously in love with you." He smiled whimsically.

Ninety meetings were held during for famine relief work in Kwangef public and on returning to Hongkong was "Alo!" he moaned, "thow the year, comprising

lectures, members' clastos with appointed Deputy Registrar of easily things go wrong! A sign too deep or a kias too following Star meetings, Com- Marriages, later as Acting Assist-

long,

mittee and General meetings.ant Registrar General,

From 1905 onwards he was most- And then comes mist and a weep-The old Duddell Street Lodge, so

Colonial kindly provided free of chargely connected with the ing rain, And Hfe is never the same for several years by Mr. and Mrs. Secretary's Office, but he held

ngain," "

J. H. Rulonjee, having provod in- Jather Government posts, including "You don't really love mo," she adequate for the increased ac-Deputy Official Receiver, Assist Livities of the Mother Lodge and fant to the Attorney General, Act "Oh, my dear," he cried, "I'm old Its affiliated offshoots, the presenting Assessor of Rates, Oficial enough to be your father. It's rifnew and more spacious premises Receiver, Acting Colonial Trea- diculous for us to talk of love. were occupied on October 1. Insurer, Head of the Sanitary Do- shrieked the How could I hope to make a girl spite of the numerous departures partment, and on several occasions, "W-w-w-ee-ee-el

of members for Home, the new Private Secretary to H.E. the Go "W-w-co-ee-ce!"... And like you love me?" wind.

Ashtareth thought of a number members who joined the Lodge vernor. they fell silent, to listen. It was

There was, for in- had brought the total up to the

Honoured in 1919, now like a lunatic. of ways... "Here's one paragraph from themaining

He first took his sent on the can quote Mournfully, as if it repented the stance, that flying machine she had standard and even to a slight in- letter he wrote me.

heard about.... The foreign car crease in membership.

Councils in 1913 and at various every word of it because I know devastation it had wrought.

Ashtoreth surprised herself when that waited outside the office, with Library was made good use of. it all by heart:

the chauffeur in R crimson livery An inspiring address by Bro. H.thes acted as Colonial Secretary, "If you trust exclusively to your she spoke again.

E. Lanepart, the Head of The being prominently Identified with BANKING OURPORATION, youthful charms for your provision "I mean," she said, "I'm always that matched the leather.. In life, he said, and if your cun-keeping things from people. There was a little chateau some Theosophical Order of Service in many of the Colony's most import- ning is further prompted by your I suppose everybody pretends but where in Normandy.... And a China, followed, in which he re-ant development projects,

ferred to the half a contury of He was secretary to the Military mother, you will have just the I'm the worst counterfeit that ever chalet in Switzerland,

All in all, there were a number herculean work for the spiritual Service Commission Which sat in same aim as a courtesan, Ash-lived! It was a preposterous lie loreth. Only you will be, wiser for me to say I never tried to keep of things calculated to increase regeneration of the world which 1017 and was also chairman of the things from people. To tell the Hollis hopes.... They weren't lay behind the T. S., and also to Vital Requirements and Shipping and less honest."

truth, Holly, it's the busiest thing however, things a girl 'could, men- the great work in the coming half Control Committee which eat later

tion at the memert.

century which the T. S., and in the same year. Later, he re- I do."

especially The Theosophical Order presented Hongkong's interests at of Servico, is destined to perform. the important International Opium Bro. George W. May, the Vice- Convention held at Geneva under President, in his address, referred the auspices of the League of Na- to the existing Lodges in Chinations. as.lighthouses, and gave expres- In June, 1919, His Majesty the slon to the hope that before long King saw fit to bestow upon him Pald-Up Capital Gliders 2.000. new Lodges in the interior of the rank of Commandor of the China will spring p. He hoped Most Excellent Order of the Brite Fund... Csüdars 41,500.00. also for a Lodge composed entirely tish Empire, and three years later, of Chinese ladies, to take the lead in June, 1922, ho was made a Com- umongst the women of China,

panion of the Most Distinguished Bro. B. Talati, B.A., the Hon. Order of St. Michael and St. Treasurer, revealed the financial George.

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Ashtoreth paused w explain. She laughed nervously.

"It's this uncanny wind that's "I found the letter," she said, "three days after daddy died. He making me so truthful," she con- had tucked it under some things infessed. "It's as if God was dying my barenu drawer. It was in a big all around the place.... I mean white envelope, all stuck up with I've been ninking-believe all my red sealing wax. And it sell on it: life. I'm always tryin to keep 'For Ashtareth; a personal let-things from people. My poverty, ter. To be opened after her for instance. The fact that I've father's death."

never been very much to school-

"That was long before Judge I didn't tell you, lolly, that mother Lindsey and everybody started and I bought fur coats and a wal- talking about companionate marri-aut bedroom set with the money age. But daddy quoted something daddy put away for college." And that he said Nietzsche said. If other clothes, besides, Dresses we married couples did not live to-couldn't afford, and hats, and shoes In those days I'd rath- gether,' he said, 'happy marriages and things.

would be more frequent. And after er put money on my back than in that he wrote, 'To be surfcked with my head. 1know better now, but love is a tragedy. In marriage there it's too late." is inevitable matiety. And he ad- viset me, if I loved a man a great deal, to refuse to live with him.'

Hollis pursed his lips reflectively, "That was pretty strong fodder for a 16-year-old girl," he observed. "Well, he said that women like

Hollis laughed softly.

"You're having a perfect orgy of confessions," he said. "When the wind stops howling you'll be sorry you've told me so much about your- self."

Ashtoreth looked thoughtful, to believe that love can do every- "I'm fraud, I know," she de- thing." expounded Aslitoreth.clared. "But I think almost every- "That it IN 1 superstition body pretends they're nicer than peculiar 40 UN. And that they really are. If we didn't, I out don't believe anybody would like the

I found how helpless and blundering even us very much. It's only when you the best and deepest love in, the get to know people awfully well better off I'd be. And he said that that you dare to be yourself with them. And I don't know that it's love destroys, rather than waves."

sonner

"Do you suppose,” asked Hollla,wise even then, "that he felt that your mother's love for him had destroyed fm?"

Ashtoreth hesitated.

"For instance, if I hadn't pre- tended that I was, a most unusual stenographer that first time you ever sw me, you'd never have thought about me again. If you'd "Well," she said, "I think known I was just a common, kitch- working girl, you mother's devotion was a sort of auf-en-garden focating thing. Mother isn't what wouldn't have looked at me. you'd call an Inspirational person, "Millionaires don't play with the Holly."

hired help unless the hired help

"Did your father read Nietzsché looks rather special. So I started a great deal?" inquired Hollis.showing off the very moment you "Would you call him a sluttent of noticed my ring. Talking about Nietzsche's philosophy?"

enraba and Cleopatra. And pre- "Why yes, I suppose so. Daddy tending my mother was a student of read a lot," explained Ashtoreth. antiquities....'

Hollis held her hands in his. "And don't you know," he asked. her, "that Nietzsche preached a dec-

Ashtoreth blushed..."OS adent philosophy? The philosophy course," she said, "girls always tell of gloom and horror. Now, my lee to men that interest them. dear, I wouldn't hurt your feelings When a woman is absolutely truth- for the world. And I've no doubtful with a man she either loves him or he hasn't your father was a remarkable man, beyond all reason and a wonderful father.... But registered at all." you know, it seems, Orchid, you're rather overlookding your mother. of her.

Hollis came and stood in front

"You're being absolutely truthful

She sounds to me like a lively with me," he said.

wholesome soul. And it's rather a dreadful thing you know, child,

She tried to laugh. To pass it

when a young girl gets to feeling so off lightly. "It's the wind," very superior to the mother who she declared., "I'm afraid to tell bore her."

lics. I'm scared to death. God might strike me dead with, a mango branch. Then what would I do?"

"Did you moan what you just said?" he demanded.

Ashtoreth smiled loftlly. "That mother who bore you stuff bores me to tears," she an- nounced. "All that sancity drivel

"Why, yes," she parried. "I about motherhood! Why, just be- cause a woman's been through a gucon no. I mean, I never told the perfectly normal, natural expert-truth, the whole truth, and nothing ence, people should start writing but the truth before."

poems and singing songs about her,

le more than I can see."

Hollis smiled at her.

"Then I don't register at all?” "Now, see here, Hollis Hart!" tho protested. "If you think you

"Don't, he beadught, "be a Mod. can win a declaration out of me that

You know perfectly ora! Be a nice, old-fashioned iil-way! .

well you do." tle girl."

He drew her to her feet. Their "But I'm not old-fashioned !" sho. cried, "and I'm not particularly eyes, as they faced each other, were nearly on a level. Grey-green eyes nice."

"Well, I think you are," he told blazing into blue ones. Hollis her. "So don't spoil my good opin- eyes, reflected Ashtoreth, were a sort of unholy blue, and extremely ion of you."

"I wonder," she remarked, chang thrilling when they flashed like Ing the subject, suddenly, "If it'e that.

ever going to stop blowing. Maybe

"But you don't love me," he in-

I won't be leaving to-morrow after sleted. "Now you're telling more

all. should think the whole side lica,"

of the mountain would be an abso-

lute washout."

"How do you know I don't?" she Lasked and shrank a little

(To Be Continued.)

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