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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 31. 1929.

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By Ruth Dowey Groves.

· THIS MAN HAPPENED,

I certainly wouldn't take you to

Fate introdures JERRY RAY 19 ALERTER anything like that affair at the CARSTAIRS when ke crashes his signe Rolling Stone Inn. If this is to into the campe she la dimring with her ronmmale MYETTE. She likes his pites, be a whopee, party you can count DAN HARVEY, but Alester la struck with me out." her belly and shown her siteBon.

"It's just a little gathering al Mins Sturr's apartment," Jerry wald quickly. "She's a lovely girl. And her mother's there, if that

Unable to buy a gown for a party he ha Instled her to. Jerry, wield to the temptation to sup var from the stars for the evening. When they aunt her with being a r dod" at the party. Jerry drinks too much. A rudy dancing partner throws her helps any." the pool to revive her. Dan sees to help her, bal Alister taken her home

She is discharged from the state when the

Contruke)

about the stre Jerry week

It helps a lot. I've heard of parties in bachelor girls' apart.

another ki, and in sorprived one evening ments: What time shall I come when linn fullk, He promones aid she tells | for you?" hlen she does not believe in love but, hopen

i matry for warning her

money.

Heaven

sfler

"As soon as you can get here," Jerry told him. "We're starling

Alester taken Jerzy for a diis and for early because none of us keep late

to the deserted cùmp where he insken; advance which she repules. En apps alang sol, under cuvée of his 'presence, Jerry forers Alester to take her home. Be in contrite and when she says she lost her

hours."

"I be around in a few min- ules," Dan Aaid. "I'm calling

Jeds on his nerust, premises to help tet her from the drug store."-

In chorus.

They biterview the producer who fa under abilization to Alester, and he takra Jerry 99. Her Brit, rubearach Kry hard, but she 1 befriended by EVELYN, STARR. Absorption in the work, makes Alester wonder her to party shd she dreldes tank a

if he made a mistake. Evelyn Invites

- wchen“ Alester cannot take her,

CHAPTER XXVII

Jerry knew he meant the dus store in the neighbourhood. She hang up the receiver with a happy smile on her lips. He might as well have conie to her door!

And his presence in the imme- Idite vicinity of her house would give them time for a talk alone. Jerry had dressed herself in her "We cah walk through the park to printed chiffon. She had #o Evelyn's place," she planned as Levening clothes and did not wish|she put on her hat and a light

to buy any until she had saved | cont.

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enough money to get a winter coat She was ready when she hyaret for her mother. But Evelyn had his ring. And she answered the said her party was to be liformal d or herself, her prètence of indif-'} and that it would break up early, ference thrown to the winds,

Jerry was as excited and happy) »Dan's hand came cut engerly to as though she'd had on the latest meet the one she impulsively ox- Paris creation. Perhaps it added tended, His grip on her fingers to her satisfaction to know that warned her that she had we'comet she owned a good looking new him too warmly. She had no fu- street dress to wear the next day, tention of giving him any false and that Alester had promised to hope. But it was. . well, pleas drive her down to Atlantic City. ant, to have him back again, to be

Life was certainly taking on going for a walk with him. new colour all the time. If. Dan „Their eyes met and Jerry read would call her, come and tell her the love message in Dan'a as clear- ELECTION. EXPENSES. WOMEN BANDITS LED the news by wireless the "will- that he was gind she was getting} ly as though it had been printed there: She experienced a seisu-

un.

At seven o'clock sharp the tele-tion as of physical contact that phone rang.- Jerry flew down the had nothing to do with the touch. stairs from ber room to answer of their hands. She couldn't put it. Halfway she paused.

the feeling into words, but it was, He aught think Pve been sit-something that made Dan different ting there dying to hear from from anyone else she'd ever him," she said to herself.

known.

When the landlady came up from the basement apartment to answer the ring she saw Jerry there.

"Why didn't you answer it if you expect a call?” she grumbled,!

taking the receiver off the hook. Jerry pút a finger to her lips. "Sule, she's here, sitting right in top of the steps," the landlady said when Dan asked for Jerry. The latter gave her a furious look.

A year of preparation and expense came to naught for Harold Bromley, Canadian Ayer, whose huge plane, City of Tacoma, was wrecked at Tacoma, as it was taking off on Bromley's non-stop light to Tokyo. Centro photo shows the plane after crash. Above, speeding down the inway. Below, deseening the ramp to the take-off,

CANDIDATE'S APPLICATION FOR "AUTHORISED EXCUSE.“.

BY MEN.

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London, July 14, Two women bandits, fashionably dressed, led by two men in even

In the King's Bench Division r cently Mr. Justice Swift heard an application on behalf of Mr. Ernest Handforth Goodman Roberts, the defeated Conservative candidate for This quick rethe County of Flint at the lasting dress, were concerned lo

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Was this what was meant by falling in love?

sponse to another's nearness, this feeling of a union beyond the Ilm- its of physical things?

nl

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The Bentley drove off just as a constable, attracted by the crash His counsel, Mr. Roland Oliver,

ina of glans, came running up. which has been K.C., with whom was Mr. Wil. Bentley car,

Word later renched Scotland It was like a drug to Jerry loughby Williame, explained that hunted for weeks by the Flying Yard that the car was in Earl's bitter sweet drug which she craved Mr. Roberts had not yet sent in a

Sqund. bal feared to take. Why, the very return and declaration

Court-road heading for Knights Super-charged for high speed, bridge. This was at 2 a.m, and turn of his shoulder had power election expenses, and he to stir her, she realized as they applied for an order for un anseene of every robbery.

the car has got away from the at 2.30 am. the window of a shop is posla Terme an Application,

belonging to a constumierted, walked along. She stole a glance thorised excuse."

Every Metropolitan policeman Church-street, Kensington, af bis profile when he took his

Mr. Oliver read an allidavit by has been on the look-out for it, also smashed and gowns stolen. "It's a good thing for your dress eyes off her to wateli the traffic for Mr. Roberts, who is a barrister-at-and in one night recently it was In this instance, too, a police. that wipe them steps la-day," a chance to cross. Central Park law. This stated that it was not seen on five occasions in different man ran forward but the The woman went on, spanking to West in sufety.

through any want of good faith on parts of London, yet by the time quickly went off in the direction Jerry, but heard by Dan. *You. How could she have forgotten his part that the return had not the Flying Squad patrols received of Nothing Hillgate. must be going some place, but you that she tingled just to look at his been made within the statutory ain't in a hurry, are you?" she thin brown face?

And this time. Ladded as derry come slowly down que desire to slide her hand isto

the rest, at the stairs. She al bis?

"Could she marry Alester while planned to be there was no point in that now she felt like this about another that Dan kurw she had been wait-man? No, not She must stop this ing for his call.

even slower, but

Mr. Roberts's election agent, Mr. Isane Edwards, was in Court, and asked by Mr. Justice Swift' why he had not made the returns, said: Mr. Roberta limited my expenses to nonsense, It was the same £1,500, and when I found that I hokum the girls had talked about had exceeded that expenditure 1 Well, she would be frank, any-fin Marblehead-the sume way. He wouldn't be flattered in that landed them in kitchen

was afraid to tell him and adopted when he knew why she was going sinks and framing hoards. to ask him 1 Evelyn's party.

* suppe you know that Ales fer is kept at home to-night," she said after greeting him,

silly

policy of drift.

Mr. Justice Swift: I shall ad- You might walk under a glorious journ this application until August sapphire sky with a man one pad 20. (To Mr. Edwards)-If by gook for him forever afterward. It then you have not given proper was always the drudgery that last accounts you will be in serious si-ed; something seemed to wipe trouble. (To Mr. Oliver)-You the sapphire skies and moonlight may pay up to an amount not ex-

Dap maintained a discreet lence in regard to that, merely

them.

murmuring an Inaudible reply. nights. It was only the courtshipceeding the authorised expenses,

"He was going to take me up and getting married that was town to a little party a friend of mantie, Jerry assured herself. mine is giving." Jerry explained. Marriage was dull, deadly, colour Then she hesitated. a breath, hop-] lves. ing that Dan might offer to take his place. All she heard was a slight hum on the wire.

"I'm glad you like to walk," Dan Who saying to her. They had crossed the street and were enter

"I'm at liberty to invite some one in his place," she went on,ing the park. not so confidently now.

J "Perhaps we should have taken "Yes" Dan said unentenaily. the subway," Jerry said nervously, "Oh, don't be so mean," Jerry convinced that no one could be in

Evelyn and told her shoe was inviting him. Perhaps Jerry would have hesitated to be pre- sent at a party where Jael was an invited guest had she been less excited about the Atlantic City apening, for she had not forgotten the slur he'd cast in her direction at the first rehepreal. And, she might have wondered that ho had

rried. "You know I want you to danger of any romantic templs-not influenced Evelyn against her. go. But not if you aren't inter- tions there. ested."

"We can hal a cab when you Dan laughed. "How do I know get tired," Dan said, "but you look whether I want to go or not?" he as ft as a mountain climber. Jerry. asked. "Who is giving the party. The stage seems to agree with and where?"

you."

F

"Oh, a chorus girl," Dan said. Jerry gasped, "Who told you?" she asked. “Alaster?"

"I don't think you know her," "I thought I'd drop dead on my Jerry said, piqued because he feet the first week," Jerry told hadn't accepted unconditionally, him: "but I'm used to it now." "Her name is Evelyn Starr. She's "Do you like it?" Dan asked fo . ahe works where I do," quietly. Jerry sensed a double she explained, averse to telling question behind the, words. Per him her big news over the tele hupa he would offer her marriage phone,

again.

"Yes, I do," she said slowly, and then: "It got me out of the shop girl class," she added, to remind "Of course," Dan replied. Did him of what had passed between you think, Jerry, that I didn't them the last time they were to know what you were doing? Re- gether. member, you, told me when we Dan understood her. So she drove up the river that you had still believed she had a chance lost your job. I'm sorry we part to marry Alester Carstairs. The od-the way we did that night. It evening suddenly turned from gave me no opportunity to talk to one filled with joy to one steeped you about your hard luck. And in wretchedness, the next day when I telephoned you were out.'

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"Well, have you get anything against chorus girls?" Jerry.asked, to keep him from thinking about

"We'd better ride, I think," he said shortly as a cab hove into sight around a curve.

Without waiting from an answer from Jerry he hailed it. She did

the place where she happened to not protest. The walk had been

be at that time. She didn't want a mistake. to think about it, either, or to talk nhout it.

In a short while they were at "Not a thing," Dan replied, "be. Evelyn's. Others were there be cause I've never known any. But fore them, Jael Thane among

Jael saw her come in and his brows drew together in a scowl. He wasn't in love with Evelyn, but he knew her for what she was— the daughter of a fine old family;

and here in her home was a girl like... like the little cheat who'd left him banging out jazz for re- hearsals!

Although unknown to Jerry and Evelyn, because of their aloofness. gossip had been associating the former's name with Alester's. It wouldn't have occurred to Juel to mention this to Evelyn at the the atre She knew what to expect here. He was aware that people of all types and kinds interested her, but he was aware of the ex- clusiveness she practiced in her home. Jerry had put it over on) her, he told himself grimly.

Jerry caught his eyes across the room and nodded in brief polite- neяs. He merely glared at her. who was latroducing Dan to somé She turned anxiously to Evelyn,' nearby people. Jerry hoped they had not observed Jael's rudeness.

ward her, his face unsuniling and Then she, Raw. Jaet coming to- set. He was thoroughly capable: of making a aceno, Jerry knew, She was tempted to flee, but her Innste fighting quality held her rooted thore; awaiting for him.

(To Be Continued.)

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