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ORCHID

BY ELEANOR EARLY.

CHAPTER XXXIL

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

NEW YORK STOCK

· EXCHANGE.

MONDAY, MARCH 18, 1929.

MANILA FORGERY

AFFAIR.

IN THE NEWS.

CABLED QUOTATIONS OF AMERICAN STOCKS.

The following quotations as at the close of the market on Satur

address

WILSON ARRESTED IN AMOY ARMS CASE.

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Wilson has wired attorneys, it was stated, to rush to Amay to de- fend him. The cable is said to

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have stated that ho was arrested

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had smelled elgareties and knew he day have been received from their WATCH IN HONGKONG. was smoking in the garden, be correspondents, Measrs: Hayden,

Manila, Mar. 16. The storm had raged all day, and neath her window. She considered Stone and Co., of New York by

and Joseph L. Wilson, the alleged stealing softly down, to surprise Messrs. Swan, Culbertson now it wie night.

Midnight and the wind, him again in the Chinese pyjamas. Fritz, Sassoon House, Shanghal "master mind" of the Pesos 200,-

"Swanstock" She took her hair down, to brush (cablo

000 forgery from the San Carlos worn out with its fury, skulked *like a Viful wait, lifting the and plait it, and thought of slipping Shanghal), who are not respon- Milling Company is under arrest 100r, dead things it had killed, and a big braid over each shoulder, and sible for cable mutilations. These in Amoy, according to reports re-

conceived here yesterday. tossing them about like chaff.

going to him that way. Ashtoreth's quotations are subject to The butterfly bushes lay on their hair reached far below her wall, firmation: purple heads. And the petals of the and was, without doubt, her crown Chrysler Corp (Common) ... red hibiscus spilled like blood on the ing glory. Hollis, she knew, would Eastman Kodak (Common) grassy slopes. Great boughs stret-live it. She sat on the side of the General Motors (Common) .. ched across, the lawn. And be bed to comb it, and to think upon Goodrich (B.F.) neath the wreckage, the whole gay her great good fortune. And, as she Granby Consolidated

combed, her arm grew tired and garden was crushed and broken.

Lime trees had been uprooted heavy, so that she rested her head International Cement (Com and thrown aside; and the vanil-against the pillow. In a moment las and cocoas. And a giant palm, she was sound asleep. spilling cocoanuts from its broken fronda, lay across the garden wall.

A few pale stars came peered sadly down. Holile and Aditoreth looked upon the horror that had visited their small para- dise:

While she slept, Hollis smoked innumerable cigarettes, and wonder out and ed if it was decent for a man of his age to marry a young girl. And if such marriages were ever happy. And if Ashtoreth might not be bet- ter of with 蠱 younger man,

Servants, with flaming torches, wandered here and there. A child, in the hut where the women lived; cried and sobbed. And an old man moaned.

"Down in the gully, doga bayed fearsomely.

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CHINA?

for carrying a concealed weapon and that he was threatened with being forced to leave Amoy. In 93 his present hiding place Wilson la safe from arrest by local authorl- 11tics as no extradition agreement 91 exista with the Philippine Govern- 22 ment.

82 Simultaneous with the reported 62 arrest of Wilson was the filing of a

suit by the San Carlos Milling 649 company against the Bank, of the 130 Philippine islands for the recovery 48 of Pesos 201,000 plus legal in- 130 Lerest, the amount involved in the} -

forgery,

John R. Nevius, chief of the accret service, who is chasing

TO down Wilson in China, was report

Wretchedly he pondered, And, when he closed his eyes, he could im- agine the feel of her in his arms, with her body throbbing, and her dark hair like a soft cloud across his face, and in his eyes.. And the servants He looked up to the room that stuffed their torches out and ran held, hur, sleeping there. Pale and NEW U.S. MINISTER as though the deyil chased them, slim, with her black hair, and her For they knew that dogs never long, black lashes that swept her howled like that, except when the white cheeks. He thought of her

MR: MacMURNY MAY GO Suck E Y'an role on the winge of in the Big old bed, with the woolen and the wind sighed angels to guard her slumber... *the night ...

TO JAPAN. kustly. Everything scented and he lit another cigarette,., and another... and another.. until hart and and,

Washington, Mar. 14.

in changes And only Ashtoreth was happy. it was morning. And

.the Sweeping

slight and- For Hollis had told her that he dawn, he knew that, right or wrong, loved her. He had, moreover, asked he would abide by Ashtoreth'a de diplomatic her to marry him. And that, sire. For the big old bed, with the changes in the officials of the De of the two, was the more important pale, slim girl sleeping in it, held partment of State will follow the heaven for him, and all but God.arrival in Washington of Col declaration,

Henry L. Stimson, the new Secre- The sun had risen, and he'saw's It had been wonderful, in the cozy fastness of the little house, Holboat riding the waves. The craise tary of State, late in March. fa had found a pair of black py-shin, back again. jams, with gold frogs, and a Chi-

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with the

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ed to have rushed from Canton to Hangkong to be on the ground to arrest Wilson in the event he is Hold to leave Amoy.

It is known here that the Amer- ican Consul al Hongkong is doing! everything in his power to uld in the arrest of Wilson and that Chief Nevins is working on advice of the Consul-Manila Bulletin.

PLOT TO MURDER T. V. SOONG.

(Continued from Page 1).

A number of changes are ex- pected in the Orient. One of those suggested in the transfer of the American Minister, Mr. Mac-Marshal Li's Chief Secretary re- Murray, from Peking to Tokyo to turned to Nanking to-day after succeed Ambassador MacVeigh, further fruitless effort to obtain who is expected to retire.

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LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.

Here is the solution to the puzzle on another page.

SILK, SINK, SINS, SITS, HITS, IIATS.

General Li Chung-yen's consent.

C.E.C. Election.

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The servants were up with the nese dragon writhing up the bucksun, and they helped him prepare How they happened in his bags he to have, packing his bags," could net imagine. For they had beating messages to the town.

A seven Hortense culled Ashto- been bought in Peking, for the wife of an old friend. It was month reth. The boat was sailing at 10 Hince he had seen them. Parkins Monsieur Hart was waiting in the must have mislaken them for some dining-room, for ker to join him at thing more utilitarian (Parkins, Lreakfast.

She bathed in the big eement Ashtoreth gathered, was Hollis

tank in the bath house bath the fi valet).

Tellia begged Ashtoreth to ac-mangs. Hortense, whose dusity an

eestresses, were ladies' maids to the

highest authority in the Kuomin-members of the C.E.C. are to be cept them.

"Mrk. Lee would look like a meal first white women on the island,

tang Party, second only to the increased proportionally, accord- has ing to the different stages of pro- National Congress, which ng in them," he declared, Please, dried her with hot towels, slid Orchid they're lounging things scented her with Hollis shaving

power to elect and increase thefgress of the Party, and at the taleum. And combed her long hair, really. Not to sleep In at all."

number of members of the C.E.C.present juncture when the Country So she had put them on. And and slipped her only dress over her

Marshal Id Chai-sum points out ia united under one Central Gov- taken a candle from her bedroom head, and told her she was beauti-

that at the First Kuomintang ernment controlled strictly speaking, Londen Bankers-National Provindal Bask to light the way to the drawingful as the morning.

She went then to Hollis, and little native servants cost. It's no National Congress the number of by the Kuomintang Parly it is roum, to show him how beautiful

24, deemed that the number of C.E.C. they were on a girl who did not greeted him timidly. For Hortense wonder they want to go to Amer-members of the C.E.C.. was

had told her of the return of the fen. low much do you suppose whilst at the Second Congress the members should be increased to at all resemble a meal bay.

number was increased to 30. The about 60. He had blown out the lamps|boat, and it seemed as if the lying Hortense is paid, my dear?"

"Ob, I don't know, Girls for gun. when, he saw her coming with the hours were crashing about her head,

He kissed her reverently, aeral housework at home get $15 darkness all around her, and her: face lighted, like a holy state's, though last night had been a dream, and $18, 1 think," Ashloreth fold thing in the flickering light of the can- and only today was real. Very much him. "But I don't know dle. And then, somehow, her ran though she had been a child,bout wages for servants that are die had been also extinguished. touching her eyes nùd her forehead esperially trained. I suppose though there's no comparison between the And he was waiting for her, with with his lips.

States and the tropics." his armis open. And the great, soft darkness had enfolded! them Isti

And, as he held her, his desire went singing through heỷ. He lift- ed her forehend to his lips, and the wild wine of his love flowed like

The bout," he told her, "sails at 10. Thave sent my bags ihead, and Transicted, by messenger, all my business on the island. So that we can leave when you are ready."

"I'm ready this minute," she as- "I only want to say sured him.

a torrent from her swimming head. gumbye to Hortense and Lisa and

He hushed her protestations with Cher, and the rest. And pick some And, lifting her orchids, and walk through the gar- his mouth. cradled her in his arms. And talk- den. And look at the mountains ed of love, when he talked at all, and the sea and everything, so that which was not at first, nor until I can never forget a blessed shadow ..he was weary with kissing.

or sunbeam, so long as 1 live. I "You'll marry me. Orchid?" he want to photograph it on my mind, forever and ever. and lock the had begged..

And he called her beautiful memory in my heart, so that I can things. "A high white altar." And never lose it until 1 die."

a "pale-white love." And a "flame-

white secret forever." Lovely, mya- "Odette and Adele are picking

e names, like poet making love. Forchids for you now," he told her, As "and scarlet lilies, to fill your

It rather embarrassed her.

that you will take her home for And Lisa and the twins your maid. want to go, also."

It had when he talked about her stateroom. Hortense is begging "darling untouchedness.". She won dered if he had known about the way Jack Smythe had kissed her only a week before, he would still call her by white and precious names. And, of course, there wasn't just Jack Smythe" either. There was Monty. And one or two oth ers, besides.

Achidreth laughed. "Poor Hortense," she said, "she'd have to sleep in the bathtub. If we a maid for absolutely could get nothing, we haven't even a corner in that flat to squeeze her in."

By and by he lighted the lampa "But I meant for your own per ngain. And, when the storm had sons maid," he explained. "After abated, he opened a shutter and they we are married. She is so devoted stood at the window together, to you, I wondered if perhaps you'd with his arm about her shoulders. like to take her along." He sent her, then,' to drese, and "My own personal maid!" Ashio-

aid they would go out for a little. And that Lisa would come to pre- pare a hot meal, for they had eaten very little that day.

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They decided that the bont, which they had expected in the morning, would be surely delayed. But when it came Hollin was to sall for home with her. And they would -be married in Boston.

reth stared at her lover. "To dress me, you mean? And comb my hair, and give me ballis?"

"Surely, by dear. You will want

"I should say there isn't!" he ex-

of $50 cents claimed. "Well, Hortense gets the magnificent aum week. And Lisa, my dear, who is rated the best cook on the island, get a dollar; wn condd staff the whole place with them, if you'd like. Of course there might be some trau ble getting, them in on the quota, but I guess that could be arranged, if you'd like the notion."

dumbfounded.

Ashitoreth WIN "But it's probably not practi- cal," he added. "The details of pas- sage, and all. It would be quite a nuisance. And then, of course, they are not used to our ways. There would be all sorts of trouble getting them adjusted.”

Ashtoreth was rather overawed. The servant, problem was far re- moved from the domestic life to She which she was accustomed. remembered the days when Maizic had gone out "accommodating.' scrubbing Blacking stoves and floora! Ashtoreth: wanted to cry whenever she thought of it.... And now she was to have servants The very notion of her own! frightened and thrilled her.

"How many servants have you, Holly?" she asked.

4

"Me? Oh, I've nobody but Par- kins," he told her. "I live at the club, mostly. We'll open the town house after we are married, if you'd

story

a maid, of course. Perhaps, though, like, It's on Beacon street, on the you would rather have a more-ex-river side, I suppose it's a bit dingy perienced woman, 1 Bunpose Hor- now. We might have it redecorated, tene doesn't know. about such while we are away, I'll ask Aunt things as manicures and facials, Meg to get hold of a housekeeper, and all the little tricks of the trade." And then you needn't be annoyed "But Holly!" Ashtoreth was with iring survants. Aunt Meg "Will we cable your mother?" he amazed. "It's been lots of fun, will see that the place is running

down here-having to much atten- emonthly before we get back." had asked,

"Oh, Holly! Ifolly! It's liko a tion. But, my goodness, I wouldn't But Ashboreth thought not. "Oh, I'd rather tell her myself!" what a maid at home. Why, I'd She had her own feel like one of those doll-women, or she said... personal reasons for that. It might a silly little dog in a satin basket. be a little difficult, handling Mal-It would be just tou feolish for any zle. Malzle was so fond of Monty. thing a working girl like me!" She would want to be sure, too, Holifs smiled.

"I was only a suggestion," he That it was all quite proper and re- spectable Maizic had such a ple-sall. "Hortense was no anxious to befan suspicion of milliaires, get to the States. You see, I rented Anhtowith thought she was too all the servants with the house, The the place is excited that night to sleep. Hollie planter who owna had sent her to bed very shortly spending his holiday in Barbados, Ing that something is going to hip- after they had eaten. Later she And I'm only now discovering how pen!"

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Ashtareth threw her arms about fairy tale. Don't-don't-let mo his neck. "I feel like a princess in wake up, dearest!"

He held her closely, "Life is going to be a lovely dream," he promised,

"I know it is," she cried. "But, ob Holly, I've the dreadfullest feel

(To Be Continued.)

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