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address "Swanstock' silver stars. And over her velvet fed up on working. Or they're Shanghai), who are not respon- dinner gown (slashed to the waist lonesome, and they want company sible for cable mutilations. These in back) a wrap that was studded Maybe it's just a meal ticket they're quotations, are subject to confirma with semi-precious stones, like the grabbing. Or they don't want to be lion: best brocaded gown of an arch-old maids. Some of them do it so's Chrysler Corp (Common) blshop.

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"What sort of a feeling?" she had a squirrel coat. Ten pairs of shoes, demanded, when he hesitated, and five of coloured pumpe, with But Monty shrugged his shoul- rhinestone heels and buckles. Six ders then and whistled. That was hats. Seven dinner gowns (one for all, he declared, that he had to say. every night of the voyage), two evening wraps (the other was of

Love or Money, Well, I did, feathers, and too fragile to wear didn't I? thought Ashtoreth to on deck), five dozen paire of chiffon herself .. Marry for love, I hose. And a few sport things.

"Not too much," cautioned Hollis,mean, she added hastily,

Sho had left Hollis in the ball-

Karl Danb and George K. because we don't want to travel with a lot of trunka. You can do room, and slipped out during a brief

moment, when nobody was paying Arthur, two popular comedian your serious shopping in Paria."

So Ashtoreth lind chosen her any particular attention to her, who have been starred in many PANKING CORPORATION. Roles, may be ront 'accounts and Savings Bank beautiful clothes with a little new Now she leaned over the rail, and excellent films, are together again air.....

"A dozen nightgowns will drew her glittering cloak about her, in another hilarious farce entitled There was somebody standing in "Detectives," which will be scroon- be enough, I think. And only two negligers-the scarlet one, and the a little corner that was full ofed on Sunday and Monday at the shadows. Ashtoreth had not acen Queen's Theatre, according to a this green velvet. I'm going to Paris,him, but she felt him, standing special advertisement in you see, and I don't want to be there. He had seen her, of course, issue: burdened with luggage. It's so silly in the light of the open door, clothed

The new comedy is something don't you think when one can pick in black and silver, with a star on entirely new to the screen in that such exquisite lingerie over her forehead, and a gleaming wrap the story itself is a bizarre mystery there?...

to warm her. Probably he was It had been hot and close in the lonely, and would like to talk to thriller, the laughs being created Why not? Hollis by the two heros blundering by ballroom tonight. Too much smoke, somebody and too much champagne, Ecaides, was dancing with Lady Mary, mistake into thrills and mysteries, Hongkong Office: 11. Queen's Road, Central Lady Mary Somebodyorother, re wasn't he? And not caring a bit and oscaping usually by their own Authorised Capital....Golider 150,000,000,

stupidity. Every "straight" thrill turning from London, via Paris, what became of her.

She leaned over the railing, and had appropriated Hollis. They were addressed herself to the heavens, old friends, it seemed.

Ashtoreth wasn't exactly piqued. "Star bright, star light-frat star

Dane plays the part of a blun I've seen tonight, I wish I may. I Still, it did seem that Lady Mary wish I might have the wish that dering hotel house detective and might have been a little more con-

Arthur & bellboy who wants to be I wish tonight." sklerate. The way she was always

She turned her profile toward the a aleuth. Marceline Day is the talking of things and people of which Ashtoreth knew nothing! dark corner, and clasped her hands heroine, and Tenen Holts, Polly And there was another dreadful against her throat, shivering alight-Moran, Clarence Lyle, Koo Mal woman. Mrs. Humbert Worring-, and drawing her cloak closer. and others of moto are in the ford, who lived in one of these Hollis said that her hands made places you read about in the Gibbs him think of calla lilies. As for supporting cast.

her profile-nhe knew that was per to go wanted them novels, and

fect... She sighed softly. shouting.

Then out of the shadows stopped Hollis had lots of flends aboard.

And that They drank innumerable aperitifs, familiar figure and played incessant bridge. And moment the door opened, framing chatted of banks and travel, and Hollis, his hands thrust in the the stock market. So that Ashto- pockets of his dinner cont.

Ashtoreth knew he was looking reth had, sometimes, a suffocating

for her, but she pretended, for a feeling of being completely swamped. Cocktalis made her ill, moment, to be lost in contempla- a little tion of the wintry sea. The stran- because the passage was rough. She couldn't play bridge Ker stepped back, filling the corner nor deck games. And she'd fited already with darkness. hrid so Ittle time to read! As for stocks, and bulls and bears, and buying on margin, and selling short well, girl can't know every

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"Orchid, cried Hollis, joined her at the rail. "My dear, you'll catch cold!"

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She let him hold her for a mo-lengthy greetings. They Humbert Worringford had the biggest feet! Ashforeth found them ment, looking over his shoulder, Ashtoreth feel ignorant and gauche, Ha

peering into the shadows. That even when they spoke English. Be-flopakong Jazeiro abgirdly reassuring..

After all, society women usually man had given her a dreadful cause she could think of nothing to Honolul are plain. Or they don't know how start. He looked so exactly like say, except, "It's my first trip." to dress. Or they're awfully fat, Monty. It couldn't be, of course. when they asked about her plans. or terribly acrawny. Against the But what if it was?... She drew solidarity of their manses and their a little away from her husband, titles, and their good old families,

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1. MORL "Come on in, Hollis. I'm frazenner, because Hollis said it was the most famous place in the world. of their assured ways and their to death."

"But why did you come out, Or- But Ashtoreth did not want lobster, Sho wanted some of Maizic's sous- certain knowledge, Ashtoreth con chid ?" sidered the buck teeth of Lady

"To wish on the first star," she uge enkes, with tomato sauce. They had 28 hora d'oeuvres, And Mary, the flat feet of Mrs. Humbert Worringford, and the triple chins told him. "I always do."

"Baby" he murmured. "Dar-a bottle of Poe Rogot, because it of Miss Amy Morrill, the society poetesa. They comforted her im-ling little baby," and forgot that was their first dinner in Paris, and there had been several first stars, Hollis said they really should measurably.

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They arrived in Paris on a Mon- gers had gone their varied waye day, and went directly to the Ritz. Still, even that would have its Because it was Monday, the shops

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Ashloreth was annoyed when he shivered all night, because no early enter of from 1 to 10.

LODE POONG BHAM, When he called her "Orchid," he kind of whispered it. Not really seemed to think there was nothing French puff can cover anyone's feet same time, whispered, but he said it so sort of more exelting to do than just hold and shoulders at the thrillingly. Quietly, with a little hands, and kiss, and things like and Ashtoreth liked to keep them quiver in his volce. Almost as if that. He was still talking about both warm.. he were calling on a saint, or the how exquisite she was, and con- Mother of God... And he was algummate, and she had begun to find dreamed about Monty, and 'woke up shrieking, because he was standing ways talking about her darling it slightly nerve-wracking. untouchedness," and telling her how Finally, they went to the Cafe in a dark corner, and someone as

No. 10, Des Voeur Road Central, Hongkong. cool she was, and chaste, and lovely, de la Paix, and on the way Ashto- dropping anchors on him. like an orchid.

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wondered if very exciting. They sat out doors, Hghts were out, herself. And she

In the morning she woke bellov. Kowloon Monty would laugh, if he could on the sidewalk, in the middle of hear Hollis saying such beautiful winter. And everybody drank cock in that Monty was in Paris.

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two things, Ash," he said. "Love Hollis talked to one of the wait or money. You won't be like all the rest of the women. Half the r, and presently the man who owned the place (or maybe ho only

(To Be Continued.)

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