1929-07-12 — Page 9

Mother

Knows

that Peter

loves Chocolate.

BLOCK

CUBE

FRYS FRUIT

She does not worry when

AND

NUT

CHOCOLATE:

see his clubby little fingers clutching a cube of

FRY'S

CARTET CHOCOLATE

It is more than a sweetmeat-

It is a pure wholesome body building food.

Made by

Sold in the following varieties

Fruit and Nut

Honey Nougat

Somerdale

Nut Milk

Valencia

PiDia

Milk

J.S. FRY & SONS, LTD.

BRISTOL & SOMERDALE-ENGLAND.

UGGER

UNEQUALLED

BOOT POLISH

RADIO

WI

'STOCK ALL SPARES

INCLUDING SHORT WAVE EQUIPMENT,

COMPLETE SETS

BEST MAKES. LOWEST PRICES. NOTETHE ADDRESS-

THEUNION STORE,

37. Don Vaux Road,

A.2.3. 1

The romance of travel would be

dulled without well polished boots

“NUGGET"

polishes the Shoes of the World

ROUND THE WORLD SERIES. No.4.

BATTERY CHARGING

and all kind of car repairs competently effected

by

FIAT GARAGE

67, Des Voeux Rd, G., Tel C, 4821

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1929.

RIVAL WIVES

By Anne Austin.

CHAPTER XXXIV.

Author of

"The Black Pigen,"

wedding day, Nan turned in his arms and stared up at him, search- For the first time since she hnding his eyes with the last flare-up come to occupy it three "months of the old, sickening fear.

No. before, John Cartis Morgan stop-thank God, the name had not ped into his wife's bedroom. Nan, brought back the shadow of pain clinging to the knob, retreated to his beloved eyes. slowly to make way for him. Ha Nan summoned all her courage. face was flushed but grim with They must speak of Iris now, or determination. He did not see the the name would forever stand a disorder of the room, the half-barrier between them. "I thought packed suitcase; his black eyes you still loved Iris," she said stend bored into hers.

|ity, "Nan! Nan!" How thick and! He answered, "I thought I did, queer hin voice was! "What did too, until-I wanted to take my you mean, when you snid was real wife in my arms and found stupid, blind 7 Nan! Tell me!" he the door locked against me." urged with curious violence.

"Oh!" The word was a little

Thull-

"I won't tell you anything!" wall of pain. She forced herself she gasped, retreating from him to confess: "1-that night-when until the door banged against the you'd

sco Nina Black- gone to wall.

"You made me go," he reminded her. I didn't care a damn about held yourself aloof all day, and at a murder case that night, but you'd

"ive got to know!" He was al minst shouting at her, and, the tush on his grim, lean face grew darker. "Did you mean-could you possibly mean-that you dinner poor, funny little Curtis had said terrible things uncon- love me?"

Nan's hands released the doorsclously-but go on, darling-" pab. Hew to her cheeks, pressed)

"You hadn't kissed me," Nan hard into them, but she did not tryccused him. "You hadn't even to hide her eyes from him. She said you loved me, and-No, let had never looked so proud as she me finish, John! When you had did in her moment of supreme hu-Houe, I went into the library and miliation. "Of course I love you" there, among your law booke, I I read the fer nostrils and lips quivered. found a book of poems. "Why did you' think I married one you'd been reading a few days you?" Why was be staring at herefore, for you'd left a marker in

It-" so blankly, so incredulously?"And now that you've made me say it-parently genuine bewilderment,

"A poem ?" he frowned, in ap- go aving, oh, go away! You might have left me my pride...”

She whirled soarply away from, him, but the next instant her amall body was epun about again,; but this time not in abedience to her will, but by the strength of his arms; a strength that for u ma-j ment threatened to crush in het

Nan quoted that last dreadful stanza:

not? But did you really love me Lin7"

"Won't you leave me i shred of my pride? Nan protested, blood rushing into her checks. "But] oh, what does pride matter now?) I loved you from the first day 15 worked for you. I tried to be de cent enough to resign, when I found out what was the matter with me"

"When was that?" he demanded eagerly as a boy with his Arat sweetheart,

"Oh-when Willis Todd wanted to marry me and was jealous of you, and tried to make me say I aved him and didn't love you," she answered."

"And for three months. I've been tormented by the suspicion that you Joved Willis Todd and married ma only" because I need you

more than he did," Morgan confessed. said all of it, and then, we can "But about Iris. It had better bo

talk about us. I did love lier, Nan, with the most painful, shameful, degrading, enslaving love that a man ever felt for woman who could not love him. She didn't try to pretend that she loved me. As I said a while ago, I don't blame) her. But 1 used to pray to God. in my agony, to wake up the next morning and find myself free of my love.

"I knew Iris would be relieved. even if her vanity would have suf fered. I must have bored her and anfoyed her unbearably with my passion. It made her despise me and hurt me in thousands of little waya. But I couldn't cure myself. My malady was so malignant that it required surgeon's knife-and 11is elected to be the surgeon."

料

#

BANKS

THE CHARTERED BANK OF

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION, L. [INDIA, AUSTRALIA' & CHINA

Antheripod Capital arved And Fully Paid-up

Sterling BIJTET

Luperve tony

Liablilty

2,951,710,401 ...$21,000,000

5.000.00 -$14,000,000 Propria-

$10,000,00

READ OFFICE: HONGKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

M. B. Brown, Xaq,

Chairman.

W. B. Hall, TN.

Deputy Uhairman,

Can. Hz. B. D. F.

Bath

W. L. Pattendam, Tag, 25 M. Paras, Bas. Camoten. Dan. 3. A. Finmmar Bug. 1. T. Jokavon, kos. J. F. Warren, Meni 4. Lander Legis 2002

CHIET MANAGER: Hon. Mr. C. Kyzen.

VE REANGUN

AMOY ΚΑΝΙΚΟΣ DATAVIA DUMRAT CALOUTTA

CANTON CHITOO COLONDO DAIPEN POOCHOW

CAIPHONG

GANDURG

BANKOW HARDIN BONGEEW ILOILO [POB JODORE

TODE

KOWLOON

KUALA LUÆFTER

LONDON LYONS

MALACOA MANILA

MOUKDEN NAGASAKI NEW YORK

PETING VENANG KANGOON

SAIGON

י

SAN FRANCISCO

BUANGHAT

VINGAPORE

SOURABAYA

BUNGEI PATANI TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TRINGTAG

YOKOHAMA

CURRENT ACCOUNTS Opened is LODAL DERENCY and 37XED DEPOSITS mosired

Incorporated, by Boral Charter, 1855,

READ OFFICE, LONDON, Paid-Us Capital, 1 KAMI,ME.

Ressive Fund.................. isso. B LEIS,AMS Reserve Liability of Proprietors 24 2 1,306,200 AGENCIES AND BRANCHER.

ALOE STAB

(Malay State)

AMHITELE.

BANGKOK

BATAVIA DOMBAY CALCUTTA

CANTON ACAWRPURK

COLORBO

KUALA LUMPUR

KUCHING

MADHAR

MANILA

MEDAN- NEW YORK PEKING PENANG PESHAWAR RANGOON

SAIGON

SEMARANG

SERENDAN

SHANGHAT

BINGAPOR

NOURABAYA

TAIPING

(North Maneburu) (F.8.)

DAIREN

DELUIANA НАТРИСНО HAMBURG

HANKOW,

HABUIN

HONGKONG

ILOILO

N'ON

KARACHI

KLANG

KODE

TAVOY

TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TONEKAN

(UK)

TSINGTAO

KUALA KANQBAR YOKOHAMA

{Jarak ̧ F.M.B.) ZAMBOANGA

· (Philippins I Portiza Krehbanga and General Banking bust trapecled

Current Accounia opened and Fixed Dor pontta calred for one year or shorter periods

at caton which will be quoted on application

A. H. TERGUSON, Ilongkap. 16th March, 3028.

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.

ac .one year of shorter periode is LODAL Capital, Surplus

WERINGY And STERLING on tarnia which

be quoted on applies tơn. Hongkong, tied May, 1929.

and Undivided

Profis

G$166,903,90

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK. Commercial and Travellers' Let The Busines of the abore Bank Bills of Exchange and Cabl tera of Credit; Travellers' Cheques ducted by the HONGKONG'AND BRANQUA Transfers bought and sold. Cur BANKING CORPORATION, Huim may be obtained on application.

ront accounts and Savings. Bán] FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI | UCCOUnts opened and Fixed De BANKING CORPORATION.

posita in local and foreign currep- A. C. HINEI, cies taken at rates that may be as-

Chief Maniger. Hongkong, 18th September, 1927.

cortained on application to the Bank.

:

He paused and Nan's heart tunged sickeningly. Was he living jugain the agony worse than death which that major operation had caused him? She held her breath. His arms tightened about her, One hand cupped her little face with such infinite tenderness that "And I shall find some girl,tears sprang into the girl's eyes.

perhaps,

"I had a marvellous nurse after the operation," he pursued the meta- phor whimsically. "It was her do- voted care which made the opera- tion a success, more than the aur-Hongkong Offen: 11, Queen's Road, Central geon's knife. And as most pa- Authorised Capital...Gallder 180,000,000.” tients do, I-fell in love with my

And a better one than you, With eyes as wise, but kindlier,

And lips as anft, but true, And I daresay she will do."" clear. "I never read any such Her husband's puzzled frown did poem, darling Nan-"

ribs. Not that she felt the pain-not

"I don't wint--your pity" she gasped against his coat. "Let me) KA-"

"No? You don't remember these lines, either?" she challenged, and gave him the first alanza:

"Your hands, my dear, adorable.

Your lips of tenderness -Oh, I've loved you faithfully

and well,

Three years, or a bit less—'”

* *

"pity?" he laughed, in a voice rough with emotion. "Oh, Nan!! Somehow he shifted her so that, her head lay in the crook of his right arm. Above her, coming closer and closer, were hin black eyes, liquidly brilliant, wider than she had ever seen them. It was But Morgan interrupted, giving like trying to face twin sus the funt line himself: "It wasn't Blinded, she closed her own a success. Poor Nant I read no further than that first verse and 21034...

A thousand times Xan had the beginning of the next: Thank dreamed of his tiral kisa, and now God, that's done!' I echoed those she learned what pallid things words, Nan, with all my heart- dreams can be beside the ecstasy Thank God, that's done?'" of reality. If he had released her; "You mean-1" Nan quivered, when he lifted his head at last she "Ob, John, don't lie to me now! would have fallen to the floor. But I can bear the truth; if you love The did not rulease her. Oh, no, are as well as Iria-"

no she exalted, as he held her "I'm trying to tell you the truth, head against his breast, so that Nan," he interrupted gravely. He she heard the deep, quick throb-held her away from him for a mo- bing of his heart.

ment, then stooped and lifted her "Was that pity, Nan? At Into his arms, carried her to the Jeast," he laughed, his voice ne big armchair that the room vibrating joyously, we talk the offered. But one was enough. same language. Fur three months She lay, child-small, in his lap, I've been telling myself that her head against his breast, sa didn't want your pity that until that she could listen to the beat. ing of his heart as well as to his you learned to love ine I'd not touch you-Oh, Nan, my darling, words. "You must know," he be what stupid, blind foals we're gan haltingly, "how it was with both been! Two supposedly intelli- You saw us together for gent adnits, sick with love for 'ench other, keeping each other at

a distance,"

three years.

that I was n-happy man. Nan?"

Would you have said

"No," she whispered. Her An- gers took ferce hold on the lapel of his cont. It was still necessary

But a little later she had to de-to convince herself every now and fend herself against his charge, then that it wasn't all a dream. of course. "I don't see how you

"I was a slave in bondage, Nan.

can say I kept you at a distance," Lord! I don't mean to dound pa- she gasped jerkily, for her whole body was frembling,

thetic, but it's' ao necessary that ! try to make you understand now, "You locked me out on our wed so that we can forget the past and ding night," he reminded her gently, be happy. You know, Nan, I used "I didn't reproach you. How could to get a dim sort of feeling that 1? I thought you had married me it made you angry to see us to- out of pity-und because yougether

wanted to be a mother to the boy. "It did!" she agreed, vehemently All that day I had felt like a nodding her shining brown hend exiled king about to be led into against he breast, "She didn't new kingdom-and then was love you, and saw you small, made banished again.. I blamed only you small when she was with you., myself, not you. I tried to resign I loved you, and saw you big" man could love me, I blamed niyself to the truth-that no wo "And made me-blg." Morgan in- no more than I blamed--Iris terrupted, laughing exultantly. "Don't you think I realize that

I was the first time that dame Nan has made mo what I am to- had passed his Hps since their day--whether she's satisfied or

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ, N.V.

(Netherlands Trading Bociety.

BANKERS,

ESTABLISHED 1874,

.....Quliders

nurac... And, oh, Nan! The won- Pald-Up Captial der of it-to be free of the mal-Berry Fand .........Guildera ndy "

"Are you sure-yoube cured?" Nan whispered. "Sometimes such | BRANCHES — Bandjermaain, maladies break out--again—”

"You can't frighten me," Morgan laughed, bending his head to klas her again. "Of course, if you want to torture yourself You see, darling, the whole thing was 80 purely physical. I never loved Iris mind or her soul.... I don't even know whether she had either.

(€ 12,639,000.)

10,000,000. (246,681,887.)

40,000,000.

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Street, New York. Branches in:

ARGENTINE

BELGIUM BRAZIL

CHILE

DHINA

CURA

DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

LONDON INDIA

ITALY JAPAN PANAMA

PERU

PORTO RICO STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA

We are also able to offer our (4,11,1) Customers the services of the

Branches of the Internations Banking Corporation in San Frat cisco, Spain and the Phillpin Islande, *

Head OnceAMSTERDAM Kastorn Head 08-BATAVIA,

Bandoras Bombay, Calcutta, Cheribon Diamber, Pinelakariak: The Hagua”, Jeddah, Kobs, Ko1M+ Badia Mahaser, Madan, Padang Palembang, Pakalonguo, PannE Poulan Dangoon, Rotter dans, BamAJADE”, Shanghai Sibolga (8nmaire), Gusepors Boersbala, Boerakaria (Solo) Tras, Tillatjay and Waller Cent

• Thase Mem hava safa'depouft box to lat.

Lid.

Correspondants all over the world.

DANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANSACTED.

P. M. KLBERO,

Manager. Tengkong, Bib May, 1920.

I loved her beauty. With you, it London Wakers-National Provincial Dank was so different. No, wait, you little devil!" he commanded sternly as she was about to take him up on that. "I was going to say that 1 loved your mind and your brave, tic soul long before I loved your dy. I loved you in those ways from the very first, ut physically was enslaved to another woman. When she was gone, i was froe to discover and fall in love with | panr bpauty-".

"I'm not beautiful," Nan pro bosted, a little forlorn note creep- ing into her 'valce, "Not-like fri#--,"

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE

-BANK, LIMITEN,

(Establðied 1883,) Capital (fully paid up)'...... Y. 100,000,000 Y. 103,800,000

Reserva Fund

HEAD OFFICE:--YOKOWANA,

Branchio and Agencies i Alexandria Karachi

Batron Kobe London

1

Здоро

Braille

#bangbal

Shimonat

Bingapore

"No, thank God!" he agreed fer- Detayla

Bad Franciaco Bombay like vanily. "Not

Iris. Her Ayr Los Aprsta mar beauty is devilish, yours is Calentia divine. Now Is it all anid? Can Cantos Manila

Changchun Nagasaki we be happy ?"

Dalian (Dalas) Kazuya Yeartles Nowchwang

Flamborg

But, womanlike, Nan could not (ykden) New York forbear to ask the forbidden ques-tanow

tion, the one question which she fails

hould have avoided above all oth-Honolul era, "But John-what if you saw Iris again?"

Yu

Osake

Peking

Rangoon

Blo de

Janeiro

Bourabaya

Bydon?

Tintin

Tokyo

Talorien

Vindirpstock (Tempuratila“ clowed) Internet allowed on Current Accounts, Deposits redired for fined periode at rate

E. MOEL

Hongkong, 1th March, 1929.

Manager.

He did not try to lie to her. Per- haps it would have been better, if bioktelued on application, he had Hed. Certainly a great deal that happened later might have been very different if he had. Hin answer came slowly, conscientions- Hy: "I don't know.. I can only say, 'Nan, I love you with all my heart and soul and mind. I hope I shall never see Iris again." "

"I-see," she said very quietly. Then, raising her head, she looked at him with wide, solemn eyes "John Curtis Morgan, I love you with all my heart and soul and mind. And thank you for loving LONDON BANKERSI mo," she added childishly, as she fung her arms about his neck.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

(To Continued.)

Sore Places Heal to Stay Healed

Our portrait is of Massie Evans, of When the Blood

midher

4, Jacob Birent, Dingle, Liverpool, Kyland, whose

utiles: "My boy got a scratch from a ball which causou blood poisoning throughout his system--soon be was covered with sore places (Impetigo); each week some would heal but more would comu. Then I was given come of your Clarko's Blood Mixture to try, and in a month there was A difference in my child; the sores were not so big or so frequent, and, continuing with the mixture, gradually they were all

'gone. When I find any of my other children with a sore place I give them a week's course of Clarka's Blood Mixtury and they get better."

Pročk by Mra, Evans' Expérience and

Start Cleansing Your Blood to-day.

is cleansed with

Clarke's Blood Mixture

Just as good for Eczema, Rashes, Bad Legs, Ulcers, Swollen Glands, Piles, Gout, Rheumatism. Of all chemists and dealers,

ESTABLUDED 1911, Head Office: Hongkong.. Authoriand Lapital

aid to Fend RANCHER Becerra Fysd

$15,000,000 B.QU1,200 8159,090

Canton, Banghai, Bankow, Bwatow Baskok, New York and Ban Prin

laco.

4

The Eloyd's. Hank, Yimited. Correspondents in all Principal cities of the world. Every doseripilon transacted.

Baru Depot Doxa (various 'alson)· at-s yearly reniki of from (% to BED,

LOOK POONG BUAN,

Chief Manugur, Hongkong, lith Fabrary, 1927.

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONO,

'No. 10, Dna Voeux Road Central, Tenshoss. Authorised Capital

Pald-Up Capital

tleserve

Hataria

$10,000,000

8,000,000 1,200,000

BRANCHES AND AGENCIES --

Ilombay Canton Falshong Honolulu Kal Kowloon London

Melbourne

Nagual

New York

Daxka

Para Feking

Rangoon

Safron

Bughaf

Bea Frasclece

Beattle

Semarang Bingapore Bourabaya Brake

Talpel

Tientals,

Tokro

Correspondent in all principal cities of the

world.

Every cription of Dank and Exabangs Business transaciat. · Lorna'granted on proved securities,

SAFE" DEPOSIT 'BOXES to leh

·KAN-TONG PO,

Chief Miner. Hongkong, My-March 1937,

and The National City Bank of New York (France). 8.A. in Paris.

F. McD. COURTNEY,

Manager.

Hongkong, Forbruary, 1920,

行做工法中 BANQUE FRANCO-CHINESN. Dour la

Commerce et l'Industria,

(Incorporated in France.)

Prince's Building, Chater Rogé,

1 Kong Kong. Head Ofcet

74, Rue St. Lazare, Paris, Capital fully paid up Fra. 50,000,00% Special work

Capital ...

Reserves

Fri 50,000,000 B23,819,000

Branches: Farin, Lyons, Marsollion, Saigon, Haiphong, Hanoi, Tourana, Quinhes, Huy Thanh hoa, Vinh, Pnom Pen Poklag, Shanghai, Tiantain, Hongkong. Bankers,

France-Socioto Generale, Bangus Nationale de Credit, Banque de Parje ot des Pays Ba.

London Midland Bank Ltd New York:-American Exchange Irving Trust Co., Banca Commercials Italiana,

San Francisco:Bank of Italy, Every description of banking and Exchange business transacted. Couri pondents throughout the world.

A. ROLLIN,

Manager.

Hongkong, 11th July, 1029.

THE BANK OF CHINA.

SPECIALLY AUTHORISED BY FRIDES. TIAN MANDATS OF TUK REPDAIŁO ON CHINA ON THE MIND OF NOVEMBER, 1917.

Authorised Capa

****** $40,001,094.DA Paid-Up Capital .. 20,278,000.00 Basara Yunda TRA. 8.419/AREM

HEAD OFFICE;. PEKING, HONGKONG BRANCH.;

4. Queen's Mask Contral. Branches and Bub-branches, 411 övar Chiam jund Correspondents to Europei Amerlan · Badl

other parts of the world,

LONDON, BANKERS!—TL= National Pay · vfocial and Union, Bank of England, Lad

The Guaranty Trust Company of New York, NEW YORK BRANCHES:--The Irsize M tional Bank."

The Equitable Tenal Cumany of New York. Interest Allowed on Corrent Arconate and Fied Deptt.. Terms on Application,

Every Jescription Banking belamo

[.

Leane Becial

wanted on approved FACE FILM,

liten for fosaa Kichangs.

UNDU 1. CHAM,

METALS

of all kinda especially for så!pe Buliding rå,<»ginearing_work,

• Complén CstS Best Termi Busadiation rys,

SINGON & CO., ESTABLISHED. A‚D. 1880.

HING: LUNG BI

Cairal BIO