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THE SHINING TALENT.

By Eleanor Early.

CHAPTER XXX.

Miss Smith was wearing an en- semble of orchid chiffon, em bellished with flowing searts and a sash of purple. Her hat was vio- let, und so were her satin pumpa. She Atted, self-consciously, an en- ormous square of purple georgette, pressing it against her mouth and her nose. And she toyed nervously with a long string of mauve-colour- ed pearl bends.

She looked rather pretty in conspicuous, dushy fashion. Like ..show giri dolled up for a date. " Molly, with prosperity, had ac- quired distinction in clothes, She was wearing now a dark tailleur of

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refused

Elde

"I

he's suppose already

"If he hadn't admitted sourly, wouldn't be here."

"I don't know what you think 1 cutela,

Ms Smith shrugged,

"'ll give you time to think it over," she offered. "If Bob gets to drinking you'll be glad enough to

rome to terms. Boston won't be big enough for you and him. He'll pester the life out of you. And you can't shut your door on him. or call the police. because you want his daughter."

Molly vouchsafed no reply. "Well, you heard me. Think it silk tweed, with a little tri-corner-over" Miss Smith shook out her. ed hat, and kid walking shoes.

They stood side by side, in the purple skirts, und preened in the lobby of the Copley, and looked long mirror. "I'm going up .ta Montreal for a while, to visit à girl like models illustrating "What the Well-Dressed Girl Will, and Will Not Wear."

friend. You have your answer ready, when I come back."

She stopped at the mirror. to

Miss Smith flounced her xeory-touch her lips, and smear a bit of

blue shadow under her eyes.

ette handkerchief.

“I've, something important to say to you," she repeated.

"Where shall we go" Mall locked up and down Peacock Alley The dents were all taken.

"Would you like to go up to my room?" she invited cordially. "Or shall we have ten down here?" -

Mias Smith softened.

"No hard feelin's, I hope? You'll be glad enough, dearie, to get rid of the boy friend. Take it from a- little girl that knows."

She was at the door, when Molly criml sharply, "How about Rita?"

"There's a high school girl that takes care of her day-times," ex- plained Miss Smith. "She's a good irl, and real. Tond of Rita. I've

"It's all the same by me." "Then let's go tu my room.” Molly led the way to the eleva-spoken to her already. She'll be at lor. She had a disagreeable con- thellat, waiting to hear from you." viction that the girl was going to make a scene

i found an apartment to-day." she remarked conversationally "It's ever so attractive. There's beautiful sunhy nursery for Rita

By the wash Miss Smith- was going to call Hob later-wit It be convenient to send Rita over to-morrow? I'm planning to move right in it's furnished, you see. We might as well. get settled."

Miss Smith's straight mouth tightened at the "corners.

"I don't know as it with," she waid.

"Dock Me Newton know what arrangements you've made?"

"Mr. Newton?" Elsie's 'shrill vuier took on the affected tones of a society woman. "Oh, Mr. New- ton is otherwise engaged."

"He hasn't gone away?" "Well, not far." Elsie sriviled maliciously. "Mr. Newton "got blotto last night. "It's a habit with Mr. Newton."!

When the doorclosed behind her. caller.. Molly sniffed distastefully, and opened the windows.

That afternoon she telephoned Bot's flat. It was as Elsie had said, "Well, it doesn't really make any A girlish voice told her that Miss difference, assented Molly tact Smith was away. Mr. Newton was fully only wanted to relieve out of town ton, she thought. But you as soon as possible of the re-Rita would be ready any time Miss sponsibilities you've undertaken Burnham wished. Her clothes were

packed. and her toys. 'kenerously."

They were in Molly's, room naw, Miss Smith lit a cigarette.

"What I did wasn't anything." she decfired airily" "It's what I'm pin' to do."

**Indeed?"

Molly raised her eyebrows,

.

Before dark everything was dete tled. The baby had her supper that night in the blue and butter- up nursery. And Molly undres- sed and bathed her, and tucked her in the fairy-tale Bed, that, had Alice in Wonderland on the head-

"Don't pull any of your slagy; board. And the Mad Hare, with airs on me warned Miss Smita. His tall silk hat and his white kid

i don't know what you're talk-leves in his hand, scurrying grily. "If you've anything to say across the footboard.

ing about declared Molly an-

me, why don't you pay it?

The other girl dicked the ashes from her cigaretté.

"It's about Reb," she said, "May. be you've been givin' him an ear ful. and the again maybe you haven't. But all gol to say is Bob's goin' to marry me. See?"

Molly was genuinely shocked. "Marry "you" she cried, "Why, his wife hasn't been dead a month, Haven't you any decency?"

"I don't know as 1 have," con ceded Miss Smith. "But I got an determination, awful pile of dearic."

Then she telephoned Mr. Dürbin. I' He was arranging, he told her, for There' immediate

production.

might be a little trouble with the censors. But that wouldn't make any difference. It would be good advertising.

"But what could they object to?" she asked in astonishment.

"Well, the suicide. The motive not what you'd call simon-pure. you know."

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1929.

THE VOLUNTEERS,

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WEEK.

Headquarters with motor cycles at 5.30 p.m. for instructional ride, Sido car outfits will be in charge of Ptes. Groome, Walkinshaw, Banks and Hutchison. Dress-mufti.

Machine Gun Company. All ranks are requested to attend.

No. 44/20. Hongkong Volunteer the Lecture by Major O. B. G. Phliby Defence Corps. Order by: Lieut-on Tuesday, Nov., 6 at 5,30 p.m. at

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with rare delicacy. The cřities were unanimous in their opinion that Molly Rad achieved her fil climax without offence.

M. Durbin was clatél Molly' wondered how--with countless "But, my goodness, they can't expect people to commit suicide *ccesses his credit-be could

youthful enthusiasma. The for only exemplary purposes! A retain all the fervour of his most man's got to have some reason for plause of the audience left her shooting himself. And it isn't al-cold. She was unatterably weary, and lonely. With a fierce lone- ways a pretty reason, is it?"

liness,

to say about it, do you?" demanded look on the bright side of life, Molly.

"But why have you'come to me? I'm not Mr. Newton's keeper. If

She had written to ask her mu he has the execrable taste to marry.

Durbin laughed. you, it isn't, after all, any of my

"Nine times out of ten it's ather and father to go to New York business."

"Miss Smith blew insolent Pretty oly, one." he admitted for the onenin night, and then to "But the censors are nice, cheery be her guests in Buston. But her mother had written promptly und "thani,

"You don't think I've anythingle boys who like to have

politely, declining in firm tones.

However, she thanked Wolly for Besides, if they didn't censure, they wouldn't be censors, would her kind invitation. And she think just this." Elsie prothey? Naturally, they've yet to hoped sincerely, she said, that

comfortably on ned her feel up the bed. "I think he'd marry you find something to kick about. But some day**

to-morrow, if he got the chance."

Molly rose furiously to her feet, "Stop it!" she commanded. "Well, I do," pursued Miss Smith calmly. I got a right to my own opinion, I suppose?"

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don you worry about that. They won't be able to close us. And alt their chattering will be just much advertising.""

"I thought of a good mani to-

would return to her father's home.

Mr. Burnham had neuraxit.' A painful attack that made "travel ling impassibly,

Red Flynn was doing a series on day" Molly told him. "What do the liquor situation in Canada, You think of Sacrifice? You see could not leave Ottawa, where

Molly' top was icy, So longre's the sacrifice of mother for as you keep it to yourself."

ughter, and daughter for mi "Oh, all right. I'm not one to Ther. And then there's the bay's talk anyhow. What I got to day is caprifice to chivalry and honour. this, Miss Burnham-you want

Rita don't you?"

Molly nodded stiffly.

The producer demurred. "Not very sexy," he pronounced. But Mally did not want a sexy

an important interview pended with His Excellency, the Governor General.

Eob was in town, but fully did. not care to invite him. She hoped.

und: ut- in fact, that he would tend,

For the first night of "Del-

open- and asked him to sit with her Cather and mother. She would

"And I want Bob. Well, here's title. Or an unpleasantly sug my proposition. You use your ingestive one of any sort. And four phine" she had sent Jacka tleket, fluence with Bob. And when we're weeks later, when the married. I'll make him move away fed it was called "Sacrifice," from Boston. You're goin' to have The censors were there that first never, be able to forget that even- a lot of trouble with that man. night. They went into conferenceing and its hideous aftermath. In Miss Burnham. if you don't do between acts. And, at midnight, very recollection it could make what I eay. When he gets lit, he's when the last curtain had gone Molly i with the poignant of her misery and the wildest thing you ever saw down, they met again, to prepare memory He'd steal ttle Rita" on you, like a hasty statement. As soon as it humiliation,

She had considered sendiri" as not. And run away somewhere was tired, they rushed it to the with her. He's always talkin' of newspapers.

Jack a ticket for. "Sacrifice," but goin to South America.

Meantime the critics were writ-decided, ut the last moment, that it' "Maybe you think I'm kidding ing their reviews. Sacrifier," would be undignified-Rs though you. But Bob carries a revolver they said, was a better play than she were solielting his attendance. But Jack was. thare.. She saw these days, Miss Burnham, and "The Death of Delphine Darrows." | that's no kid. He'd think no more In her athetic study of a him from the wings. With him woman, A stout, florid of poppin' you off than he would modern young thrill-seeker, Miss was a of takin' another drink. I'm the Burnham had scored her biggest creature in red. Molly had never

har only one that can manage him. triumph. She

portrayed; in her life seen so many illamonds when he gots, goin."

with exquisite delineation, the on one woman as that fat lady If you're telling the truth," tremendous and self-sacrificing wore. They were even in her hair, asked Molly conlly, "why do you love of mother and daughter. Her which was not at all fashionable, want to marry him?"

courtroom scene, they declared, but certainty ennspielous.

My Smith scuffed her cigarette was as dramatic as that celebrat- They sat in the very front row. on the bedside table.··

ed scene from "Delphine."

"That's my business.". she re-

torted.

And Molly noticed that the woman The plot itself hinged upon a kept her hand pa Jack's arm.

(To Be Continued.)

situation that had to be handled

First Week-end.-M. G. Troop, Band, Portuguese Co. and A. Car Coy. Second Week-end.-M.G. Co. Scot: tish Co., Band and Portuguese Co.

Third Week-end.M.G. Co. and A. Fourth Week-end. M.G. Troop, Corps

Signals and Scottish Co. The Battery will attend the R.A Practice cump ut Tai Lam during the week-ends Dec, 14-15 and Dec. 21-22

lecture will be given by Major 0. G. E. Philby, the Somerset

Light. Infantry, on

tron Machine Gun Training at 5.30 on Tursday, Nov. Sat

and again on Headquarters Nov. 12. These lectures will be of great interest and all ranks of the units armed with the machine shouki endeavour to attend.

Musketry, The Senttish Company, will fire Table T. M. G, Part 2 at Stonecutters Range on Sunday, Noy, 3, 1999, Range Omeer 2nd Lieut. R. H. Forsyth. Launch will leave Queen's Pier at 8.30 a.m. and, call

Kowloon Pler at 8.40 #t N.m,

gun

Dress: (Musketry order). Uniform or mufti optional.

Corps Band.

under Lieut. Geo. Duncan, M.B.E.

No. 7 Platoon at Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. under Lleut. H. R. Forsyth.

Annual Church Parade Sunday December 1, 1929.

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Strength. The following recruits have been-

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No. 1516 Pte. C. E. Moore, Corps Signals, as from 24.10.20.

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No. 1516 Pto. J. E. Henry, M. G. Troop, as from 29.10.29.

No. 1817 Pte. A. Jeuves, A. C Co., Motor Cycle Section. ns from 29.10.20

Promotions.

Motor Cycle Section:-The follow. The Band will parade in mufti ating promotions will take place as 5.30 pm at II. Q. on Friday, Nov. 1 from 25.10 29.

No. 1255 L/Cpl. Thomas to Cor- to make good any deficiencies in kit. Next Band Practice will be held at pura, H. Q. at 5.30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 5 in mufti.

The Battery. Parade for gun drill at H. Q: at 6.0 m. on Friday, Nov. 1 and also Fri- day, Nov 8..

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Machine Gun Trou.. Parade at the Riding Schoo! 50 pan. on Thursday, November 7.

Armoured Car Company.

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1477 Pty. Walkinshaw to Cor- No.. 1085 Pte. Croome to L/Cpl.

Clarks S. 3. to No. 1301 Pte. L/Cpl.

Reserve

Transfers. From No. 6 Platoon to Company Scottish Section us from 31.10.20.

No. 1251 Pte. D. L. Keith, No. 221 Sgt. Dr. W. Brown. No. 501 Pte. H. G. Cooper.

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Calcutta

Canton

Halpbong Honolulu

Kobo

Melbourne

Narak

New York

Diaks

Paris

Pelping

Pepeng

Kowloon

Rangoon

London Manila

Aniran Shanghat

San Francisco

Seattle

Semarang Singebate

Seursday"

Bydney Talpeh Tentein " Tokyo

Correspondents in all principal ofiles of the

ror al

Every description of Bank and Exchange Burtness transacted, Loans sranted on ap-

proved securities,

SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES to let,

KAN TONG PO,

Chief Kanager,

SHAMEEN

5

PRINTING PRESS

AGENTS FOR

The

Hongkong Telegraph.

TO WHOM ALL LOCAL

ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE

ADDRESSED..

Transfers bought and sold. Cur- rent accounts and Savings Bank accounts opened and Fixed De- posits in local and foreign curren- cles taken at rates that may be as-- certained on application to the

Bank.

We are also able to offer our of the Customers the services Branches of the International

Banking Corporation in San Fran. cisco, Spain and the Philippine Islands, and also of The National. City Bank of New York (France). S.A. Paris.

F. McD. COURTNEY,

Manager. Hongkong, 2nd July, 1929.

THE HANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

.ESTÁDLISDED 1412.

Head Offices-Hongkong.

Authorleed · Capital

Pald-Up · Pind a..

- 2,864,294,

$58,000.

Beserve Fund..................... BRANCHES:**

Canton, banghai, Haskow, Sundew, Bangkok, her Tork and dan Zim- LONDON BANKKES|--

The Lord's Bank, Lémited Correspondents, is all Pricolpa) elisis, në the

world.

Foreign Exchange and Bankier Duzinai så every description treasscled, the

Bufe Depeat”, Boxen (raatoun", ufsan) uch seurly, rental of from $5 to $40.

LOOK POONG-- KHAN,

- Hongkong, 18th February, 1997.