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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1930.

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Helen's lips twisted into the Bob took the dish Helen offered to right to marry on just a little semblance of a smile, "Would it him and put it on a nearby table: love?" she asked. His eyes had not left her face.

"Better than on none at all,” Bob Helen felt his gaze levelling the declared. "And you don't love this intangible barrier that a moment man. I know you don't. Not even before had made them merely two a little bit. You are mine, Helen. hungry young creatures turning Right now I could kiss you-110, tracted. Loane and overdraft wanted cow. I. Bell, Exa

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She knew that Bob bad discov-happen that you didn't want it to don't say you thought this wouldn't ered something new in her some happen. Be fair to me. Three times thing that overwhelmed him. For we've been together outside of his understanding glance had fol-casual meetings and each time and O. & L. & N. Steamer or a sor lowed a look of slow-dawning sur-we've been drawn to each other as prise.

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It was as though he saw her for though one of us, . . .* the first time, and the vision had He paused and laughed shortly. NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL startled him. Then there flashed "Well, you are the magnet, dear." MAATSCHAPPIJ N.V. into his eyes the eternal truth of Helen's hands had grown chill as love. He saw the girl he knew he ice in his grasp. His words fright-

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Whatever it was Bob kissed her. Helen was gasping for breath when he released her. He had not head on his shoulder, forgetting let her go voluntarily. She had her mistakes. Surrender was too London Banker:National Provincial Bank.

I struggled out of his arms, though sweet to be resisted.

she was never to be without a yarn- ing to return to them.

The instant she lost her battle Bob's arms slipped about her. But "Don't expect me to ask your for he did not kiss her now and she giveness," Bob said as she stood lay passive until the soft, broken off from him, desperately trying Loobs gave way to easier breathing control her voler rspeich. "My and the beating of her heart was love for you is something 1 will less the pounding of a trip-hammer. not apologize for."

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In spite of the flood of despair Then she lifted her hands, placed that Helen felt engulfing her, she the palms against his cheeks and xperienced a thrill of happiness raised her head to press her lips to over his declaration. This was no his. Bob needed no words from her toy lover, to kiss and say "I'm to interpret that kiss for him. It sorry,"

sent the message of her love to Batavia "No." she said, "no, I would not him more convincingly than any-Buenos Arres Lendon want you to. Only..." Her choked | thing else could have done. utterance, broke and left her help- less, with only her tear-filled eyes and unsteady lips to tell him that she must strike at his happiness,

.

“What is it?" Bob" was ruthless with the rush of premonition that came to him.

Bere Helen answered he burst out bitterly: "I didn't get so far as to imagine I could have you. Just wanting you was enough to blind me to reason."

"Yes, you were blind," Helen cried: "blind as could be, else you would have seen that I did not want this to happen."

was as

Bob's answering laugh mirthless as a dirge. "So you an ticipated it?" he asked.

Helen looked at him with un ashamed honesty deep-seated in her unswerving gaze,

"I thought of it," she said sim-j

ply,

"You say that, and expect me not to kiss you again?" Bob was a trifle wild.

Helen hesitated, drew in her breath sharply and said: "I expect you never to kiss me again."

And yet he knew that it was a The bitter-sweet farewell caress. anguish that filled Helen's heart flowed somehow into his own.

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When she drew away from him he did not seek to hold her. The of knowledge that he could not possess her had caught him in its helpless grip again and he was against the inevitableness of their parting.

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"I love you, I love you, I love The words pounded over and over against Helen's quivering lips SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED BY PRESIDEN, banesa tramanetad. but she refused them utterance.

TIAL MANDATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE END OF Bob would know-it would be{* easier if she did not say it.

NOVEMBER, 1111. Authorised Capital ................................360,000,000.00 "Helen," he pleaded in a rush of | Paid-Up Capitai despair, "you aren't going through serve Fundi with it? You aren't going to marry anyone else?"

"I must, if he still wants me," Helen told him.

"Of course he will want you! But can't you see what a beast that would make him if you tell him think of marrying such a man?" you don't love him? How can you

Bob to hesitated, weighing her Helen could not restrain a faint tense sincerity for its true value. smile. "Perhaps you misjudge.

"I do not obey injunctions as him," she said, "and he may not blindly as 1 love," he threatened. care so much as you think.”

"I shall tell you why I make this "You know in your heart that he one," Helen replied, fighting to does," Bob retorted. keep her voice level and clear. "I am engaged to marry

She stopped, unable to bring Brent's name to her lips.

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"But I mean to tell him about this," Helen appeased him, "and ask him to break our engage- ment."

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Bob stood as though: turned to

Bob locked deep into her eyes steel. Across his eyes pain flick- ered back and forth like a shadow. before answering. "You kissed me Helen turned her face away and goodbye a moment ago," he said knew that, gulped back the sob that rose in quietly. "We both her throat. His silence was an un. Helen. Why do you try to deceive Batasta

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a fierce desire to defend herself, cried. "I'm telling you all the alpbong

But I'm afraid. You have, Kobe "that it would be..

that I'd like truth, to have you kiss me.'

"Yes,"

she admitted scarcely above a

whisper. "Yes, I knew that, Bob."

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in a way; called all men beasts, for Kowloon She heard him stir, heard his you say any man could seek to hold half-surpressed exclamation.

the girl he loved- Shome-hold put out a hand. "Wait," she en- whether she cared for him or not." treated, Bob did not move.

"You knew you would have to "That was when I first met you," refuse me before I said that," Bob Helen hurried on, scarcely aware answered.

Helen swayed against him and of how she was bearing the truth between them; "but I... I thought he fought with himself to keep I was in love with someone else." from crushing her to his breast.

"And you promised to marry him," Bob supplied, too painfully unhappy to be conscious of his lack of originality.

Helen's head dropped in assent, "I don't know. It was just a feel- "You can't keep such a promise ing. but I'm daring to hope that I

"Bob cried, reaching out to am wrong that we will be al-Fald-Up Capital ..... grasp her shoulders. His fingers lowed to take our happiness." Bank deep into her flesh and Helen "That's up to you," Bob retorted winced, but she did not struggle to rather harshly: "This isn't the day free herself. "You can't, I say!" for foolish mistakes about love, Bob raved. "Helen, do you know Helen. If you are sure about your Bomber what you said? You thought you self-if you know that you do not Colomb loved him! Don't you see what love this man-it is unforgivable per that means?" *

of you to marry him,"

Helen tried to answer his honest Howrah gaze with one as equally frank, but she knew that the complexity of her situation was worlds removed Bob's hands fell to hers, held from the direct path he pointed out them tight. "Heien," he pleaded, to her. "Helen, why didn't you give me

now,

"I've promised," Helen "sald weakly.

a chance? I love you so. I might she owed to Leonard Brent. have made you care for me a little."

There was, for instance, the debt

(To be Continued.)

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