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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 15, 1929.

Whiteaway's

FOR

MEN'S TIES

Great Sale

Neckwear Special Sale Prices

HANDKERCHIEF TIES

$1.00 to $2.75

BATSWING BOWS

$1.00 to $1.50

TIES & HANDKERCHIEF TO MATCH

in

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$2.50 to $5.00

MUST BE CLEARED

THIS

SALE.

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By Ruth Dewey Groves.

THE HAB HAPPENED,

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for a vacation as Adlantic City are spotted

"I'd like to give you a friendly Jerry Ray thinks that love in delusion tip," she said with evident hesita and steelden in marry for money. Her plation. "I'm interested in you, Jerry. by the loss of the mosey ale had denied here Now don't inisunderstand mic," ahe self to sava, Nothing remains but to go went on hurriedly, "because I'm go ramping with her roommate Myrtle on the ing, to be frank. I don't believe north shore of Long Island.

Their camp in wrecked when an airplane you'd be running around with Ales- owned by Alster Carstairs crashes inta itter Carstairs unless you had some. The other meapa injury, but Jerry la picked

unconscious by Das Harver, the pitet. thing serious at the back of your Almater drives her to the doctor, who Gndshend." that her injury is not neriesian,

On the way back, Alester mlaze et an inn for dinner and scema amused when Jerry reful drink. He introduces her Tem tine iekaudy, who invites them to a big party.

Alester showa Jerry kay time during her twa week vacation, and tell her that he loves her madly but does not ask bez tar wwery in Myrtle warns her against him. but lester from her mother revealing ty and dinos derides her to continue her effort to win Alester ist how will she be mile to purchase suitable frock for the party he ha invited her tol

Unable to borrow enough from Myrtle to

tay the New gown, Jerry gave way to the templation to take a lace tuule from the ature where she worked for the evening

Intending 15 slip it back in stock the next

morning before it could be mined.

CHAPTER XIV.

It was after 10. o'clock before Alester and Jerry arrived at the Rolling Stone Inn. Traffle had de layed them and Alester drove cau- tiously, for brilliant headlights coming from the opposite direction interfered with a usually fast driving. Once when he had a clear field abead he stepped on it only to be halled a few minutes later by a motorcycle cop who had been Jylog in ambush behind the walls of a hot dog stund.

et you go this time," the officer of the law asserted after he had forced Alester to the side of the road. "Next Lime you'll have to tell it to the judge."

WAS

*

She came to n full stop but Jerry remained silent. She Was

too 8urprised to find words to answer.

"Well," Leontine continued, "if you are serious you will have to hit Alester a little harder where he's weakest. I've never known him to fall for an ingenuo lyet. You'll have to snap out of it, Jerry, Be like the other girls. A drink won't hurt you-only make it easier. to put yourself across. Everyone should take something at a party. It makes the other people feel bet- fer. No one likes a teetotaler around to be criticizing."

Jerry was plainly embarrassed, "I'm not critical," she denied stoutly, "But n girl friend of mine get drunk once and her Father nearly beat her to death. I'm afraid to drink."

kot ..

Leontine shrugged.

"God heavens; you don't need to dry up the ocean. Just be a good fellow and take a cocktail or two. You will if you don't want Alester to think you're a back number."

Jerry remembered that. But she wouldn't accept any of the drinks that were pressed upon her until a group of Alestor's acquaintancer began ragging her about her so- briety.

her guests had complained of Jerry's resenting their efforts Lo help her enjoy herself.

A little later, when he d

She could see that Alester did rounded H rger, Alester again speeding up the tree-lined not like it. She did not know that Leontine had told him something highway at 50 miles an hour. that wasn't true-that several of

The party had not really begun, though, Leontine told her when Jerry came up to her rooms to take off her wrap. She had left word downstairs that Jerry was to come up to her boudoir instead of being directed to the dressing-room re- served for her private gucats.

Lemtine had an object in thus favouring Jerry. She wanted to have a private talk with her.

You might suggest to her that this isn't a hunnery," she had added peevishly.

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"Why don't you try a sliver fizz?" Alester said to Jerry later on at a they sat after dancing. He had noticed that the The following quotations as at the others at the board waited expert-close of the market on Wednesday

waiter came for their orders. Ie had no desire to have undue atten- tion directed at her. They might start a story about him and Jerry - story that would rench his father's ears, he feared. And if his "But you really need a few jew-father knew that he had bought a els," Leontine went on eritically. "Your costume is too sophisticated nice girl here,

"It's hardly more than to be underned,"

cream soda," he went on ingly.

"You're lovely," she said ad.antly for Jerry's answer when the have been received from their corres- {

miringly when Jerry doffed her coal.

Jerry warmed to her praise. The evening was starting out beauti fully.

"Wait," Jerry said as she turned To the box in which she had car- ried her orchids upstairs, She hrough them out triumphantly and held them against her dress, - Leon- tibe's eyes narrowed the least bit.

“Exquisite," she said softly Then she laughed. **I expected ta see lilies of the valley or pansies," she explained.

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"He thinks I'm a wet blanket," Jerry told herself in chagrin. "May he wishes he hadn't brought

mu"

She glanced up at him appeal- Ingly. He was frowning.

Jey's dissimilarity to the girls he'd sought heretofore was los Jerry regard her suspiciously.ing its savour for Alester. He was glad she'd been straightlaced antil There had been a touch of mock-he met her but to continue it ery in Latin's voice,

wouldn't add anything to her al- lure in his eyes, he was thinking.

He motioned the waiter. "Bring a silver fizz," he ordered. Jerry put a hand on his arm. "Please, tell him not to make very strong," she begged, and Ales-: ter instructed the waiter as the

"Why?" she asked simply. Leontine waved her long cigarette negligently in a circle,

Ruise, my dear," she said sweetly, "that is what I thought. Alester believed would suit you. I'm glad to see it isn't--if you

value his affection--because Alester despises simplicity.

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The crowd set up a great rear Jerry turned to gaze at herself when it saw the tall glass placed in the mirror. Leontine was right.

was toasted She did, look sophisticated. The before Jerry. Shé 1unic was very low in the back and roundly and one of the group leap very short at her knees. And shed to the table and sang a foolish daring little song with words that said had painted. her Ups Cupid's bow, drawing out the linea goulbye to the water wagon. at the corners so that their natural As ferry drank it she revealed rosebud outlines would give way Ho, sign of her distaste for it. to an older, and, she thought, more Over the glass she looked into

Alester's eyes and saw aßuring appearance,

a gleam

Shanghai, Aug. 14. But Lentine's remarks about there that she, believed meant

Mr. T. V. Soong left for Nan Alester worried her. Did he think approval. She put the glass downking last evening-Reuter. her simple? She knew he liked and smiled at him. And when dushing, up-to-date girls. He had his hand came searching for hers sud so. But she attracted him! under the table she met it and

She attracted him--yes. Hut she held it. had not captivated him. And she

Very soon Jerry had ample couldn't continue indefinitely wait

proof that the drink wasn't ing for him to propose marriage to

innocuous as she had thought. her. She would have to spend all

Alester ordered another after a She felt a desire to droop over the her meagre earnings on clothice; short wait. She heard him tell table. All the life had gone out even then she wouldn't be properly the waiter to make it light. It was of her. dressed for his company. And she half consumed when she saw Dan must send nother

something

to her

She wanted to laugh at herself for having heen afraid. Why, she didn't, feel the drink at all!

Harvey striding across the roam

She drained the glass.

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"Hey, you can't paná but," some. "Where shall I pin them?" she to their table. There were storm one cried. "I want to dance with

clouds all over his face. Heyou," asked Leontine, lifting the flowers

Jerry felt herself rudely jerkeil to her shoulder,

glanced at the glass as she put it "A little higher," Leonline sug-down, and then at Alester He upright. She looked about for was gone, and a gested. "Would you like me to lend knew instandly what Jerry hadn't Alester. He

s yet realized that Alester bad young satyr with, a foolish cap you a necklace?

Jerry wanted to laugh. Fane's been drinking too much.

jauntily titled on his head was dress—Alester's corsage—and now

pulling at her, Leontine wanted her to wear bor- Jerry thought Dan was going to rowed jewels..

stop and join them but he said "No. thanks very much," she good evening, just civilly, hesitat snid nervously. "But I forgot her-ed uncertainly and passed on. fume" file lie; she hadn't any. Alester looked after him with can't pull anything like that.

Leontine brought her an atomizer darkening countenance. and Jerry sprayed herself liberally. Leonting smiled. She guessed that Jerry thought she was using toilet water.

"Damned Impudence coming here," she heard him mutter and knew that Dan at least had not been invited by Alester,

"She's out," Jerry heard a girl shrill. "Let her alone."

"Out?" the boy repealed, "She

Let's bring her to. Here Susic, take hold of her feet. I'm going to give this little girl a bath,"

Jerry was lifted, struggling in- effectually, and carried out

"Now," Jerry rejoiced to herself, She saw him take a neat ut a through a French window to the "at least I won't smell like violet small table over in a corner, with garden. Suddenly she romem- talcum powder."

some people she did not know, bered the pool she had seen there. "I must run down and see how He was facing her and intuitive-Her mind was clear, only her things are going in the kitchen," ly she felt that he was savagely hands were numb. She could not Leontine sald. "Ready?"

Jerry followed her to the door. disapproving when she lifted the resist, and they were bearing her There Leontine paused and faced glans to her lips. Well, it wasn't straight to the garden pool!

any of his business.

(To Be Continued).

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