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THIS HAS HAPPENED.

Ruth Dases Grouse "

Helen's loveliness convinced-her Helen Page Ceels hopelessly in love with that here was a formidable rival, guerdian, Leonard Break A chance Perhaps Leonard wanted to marry, meeting with a dying bergir, Charles Nellin, exuses Brent to change his plans for Helen' she thought sneeringly. She grew future. Soon after he tells her that she is rather furious over it as the the only grandchild of a millionaire, Cyril K Cunningham Breat takes ber to Cunningham and offers prouts which the lonely old man accepts. Hoping to make up for the Injus slce done ber meiber, Cunningham showers

the girl with affection and gifts,

minutes went by and Helon sat calmly turning the pages of the magazine (though she was any

her thing but calm beneath

Among Helen's new friends are Eve Ennis and her brother Robert, who falls in Jo exterior).

with her. Brent finds another locket like the

and he had taken feam Nellin is proven as the heiress lie also becomes jaxlous of Bob and plots to secure Helen for himself quickly, Hearing the doctor, any that a sud- den shock would kill the old man, Brent rats the servants out of the way and rushes fate the sick room_shosting wildly that Helen ha deen killed. His plan works and when the attendent return, Cunningham }= dead Then Brent appear a friend and former guardian of Helen and takes charge of a

rangements.

Brent tries to break of a love azulr with Eve without arousing Helen's surplefona Meanwalls, a chance mesing between Helen and Bob reveals thoit lave for each other. but abe tells him she has promised herself to another, Next day. Helen goes to New York

to ask rent to reino her.

CHAPTER XXIX.

"The girl looks a decent sort," she told herself as the nucleus of a scheme to thwart Brent began to form in her mind. "She won't stand for much dirt."

She put down her cigarette "and holder and looked at a clock on the mantel. It was very close to 12 o'clock,

"Leonard invited me to lunch," she remarked offhandedly, ending in a laugh. "Were you included?" she added, compelling herself to speak graciously,

Helen saw no reason. to lie to her, let her think what she would. into Helen was admitted

the "As you suggested," she anid foyer of Brent's apartment by evenly, "I am trying to catch Mr. a Japanese servant. She stepped Brent on the wing on business quickly over the threshold and that is very important to him." glanced beyond to the living room "Of course," Carmel agreed that could be glimpsed through pleasantly, "but no doubt he will an open doorway.

wish you to stay to lunch. Gen- erally he leaves it to me to see that there is something to eat." She reached up and took off her hat, adding carelessly, "when we don't. ko out."

as

"Miss Nellin," she said though it did not matter, and moved on, paying no attention to the man's words. He was saying that Mr. Brent was out.

Someone had drawn the heavy draperies against the brilliant sunshine of the early autumn day in the living room and turned on a soft light near a divas,

Helen began then to wonder as much about Carmel as Carmel had been wondering about her. Why should this woman take other women so casually in regard to lielen's eyes went to the light Leonard? Had she some secret instinctively, but instead of see-right to him that gave her sc- ing, as she expected, Leonard ait: eurity? ting under it, she found herself

Helen discarded the thought as staring into the bemused counte-unworthy of herself and an injus- nance of "one of his women." tice to Brent: She knew, she told The phrase flashed through her herself, that the women of his ac- mind unsummoned, perhaps as an quaintance were colourful Individ- echo of thoughts she had enter-vals, not at all concerned with con- tained on the train.

ventionality. But Leonard had

She recognized Carmel at once professed to love only her; he -as the woman she had seen with could not be interested in anyone Brent when she and Shallimar had|else. gone to the Ritz.

However, when Carmel-proceed-

She did not know who she was ed to take off her wrap and went or what she was, but she felt an into the tiny kitchen, where Helen antagonism rise within her even could hear her humming and mak- before the woman spoke. Another ing a great to do with pots and time she'd have mistaken it for pans, she could not remain blind to jealousy; now she believed it to the significance of the woman's be annoyance over a third person's conduct. Certainly she was presence when she desired a pri-stranger to the place vate talk with Leonard.

"I took the liberty of asking you to come up because even Toto, or Poco or Soto or whatever his man's name is, doesn't seem to know what has become of Leonard,” Carmel said, indicating by moving over slightly that she expected Helen to sit beside her on the divan.

no

drag

But what of that? Leonard was a Bohemian in many ways:` And she knew-she'd heard-that many smart women got a thrill in play- ing around in a bachelor's kitchen when wild horses couldn't them near their own..

Presently Carmel came out to the living room and opened up a Helen stood, thinking swiftly.small table, over which she spread "Have you an engagement with him?" he asked pointblank, decid- ing that if such were the case she would go and come back later.

"My dear, one never has engage

"

luncheon cloth that she had brought from the kitchen.

Helen recognized it as one that she herself had made for Leonard

at a time when she hoped to keep

SHARE PRICES.

TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.

The following is the list of ideal share quotations issued to-day: Banks

✓

Hongkong Bank, $1350 a. Chartered Bank, $167 n. Marcantile A, & B., £29 ́ ́n. East Asia $971 b. X, Div.

Insurances.

Canton ina., $745 b. Union Ins., $379 b.

North China, Ins., Tle. 160 b. Yangtaze Ins, $50 n. China Underwriters, 81,70 s. China Firos, $340 b. H. K. Fire Ins.. £880 b.

Shipping. s.

Douglases, $25

H. K. Steamboats, $26 b.. H. K. Tugs, $. . Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $70 n. Union Waterboata $25

Mining.

b.

Benguets, $54 D. Kailans, 50/- ¤... Langkote, Tls. 13.60 n. S'hal Explorations, Tla. 1.30 n. Raube, $14) b. Tronobs, 21/-_n.`

BANKS

P. & O. BANKING CORPORATION LTD.

(Incorporated in England 182%)

Authorised Confiat- covery-rein. đ5,000,000 Subscribed and Paid Up ........................... S.KKIN Emerre Fund ..******************

£30,000

HEAD OFTICE:

111, Landenbm1 Breet, London, EC. 8. WEST LONDON ARANCEL. 14-16, Cockaper Stawił, Longen, BWJ. BRANCHES-Bombay, Caloutta, thaliento Colombo, Hongkong, Karsobla Madona, Shang

AGENCIES—In all the potetpal torua në Ehe world.

hai, SingapOTE.

General Exchange and Basking to transacted. Losus and overdrafts granted un approved security. Durtunt and Mixed Depost accusats opened.

BATINGS BANK ACCOUNTS )—Intermed allowed 08%S.

Pamengwes izvalling Homeward are reccom mended to obtain a Letter of Credit from 19, which can be cashed through the Farmer af may P. and O. or B.L. 5 N. Er or at SAF of the Branches of the Corporation.

BRC BOOTH,

Aeting Manager,

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ N.V. (Netherlands Trudar Bociety.)

BANKERS.

ESTABLISHED 1834. Hongkong Omost IL Queen's Road, Central. Authorised Capital Guilder 189,000,000

(1,500,000.)

Docks, etc. Kowloon Wharves, $155 n. Whampoa Docks, $32 b. China Providents $5.50 s. Pongkows, Tis 196 b. New Engineerings, Tls. 7.80 b. Reserve Fund Shanghai Dooks. Tls. 125 b.

Cottons.

3.

Ewo Cottons, Tls. 16. b. Orientale, Tls. 2.30 b. S'hai Cottona, Tls. 83 (old) b.

Lands, Hotels, etc. H. and S. Hotels, $12.50 b. H. K. Lands, $65 S'hai Lands Tls. 220 b. Humphreys, $14. n. Realties, $8.30 · Chinese Estates $98 s.

Public Utilities. Tramways, $19.70 b. Peak Trama, (old) $11.75 n. Star Ferries, 8671 8. China Lights, (Old) $19.20 b. H. K. Electrics, $691 b. Macao Electrica, $23 b. Telephones $9.85 b. China Buses, Tls. 17). b. Singapore Tractions. 10/- 9.

Industrials.

China Sugars, 75 cts. b. Malabona, $27 n.

Cald Macg. Ord: Tls. 10. n. Canton Ices, $2.50

n.

Cements (Comb.) $14.85 b. Ropes $7 85

United Asbestos. $5 b.

8.

Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $22.40 . Watsons, $11.75 Der A. Wings, "80. Lane Crawfords, $3. A. Mackintoshs, $18 b. Sinceres, $12.

Miscellaneous, Amusements, $28 Constructions, $1.30 b. B'que Ind. G. Bonde, 60 n. H. K. G. Loan 54% Prem. B.

b.

AMERICAN STOCKS. CABLED QUOTATIONS FROM

Fald-Up Capital ....... Guildara 87,000,000,- {$6,604,670.) ................Colldere 48,600,000... (AL,111,111.)

Hand Diest-AMSTERDAM" Eastern Hand Offen:—EATAVIA. -- Baxdjérmasin, Bombay, Calcutta, Jaddah, Diamber, Diokṭakarta”

BRANCHES

Bandoms*. Charbon,

The Haste", Kobe, Kote-Badja, MAKABARY,

Meda

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI

BANKING CORPORATION.

Authoriset Capital

lasqal and Fuits Paid-up peri Esserre Funda juu.

45,600,000 $3,400,000

Emserve Liability of Proprietam

CHE,000,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG HOARD OF DIRECTORS. J. A. Phimmer, Kaj Chairman.

C. G. B. Mackie, Mag

Deputy Chairman.

B., D. Batth, Esq. W. L. Pattandes, Dog W. H. Dell, Esq. T. Pearos, Esq. A. H. Compton, Bo T. I. E. Elaw, L B. Lander Lewis, Em. J. P. Warren,

CHIEF MANAGER 1 Ho, Hr. A. C. Bynes

ANOT

BANGKQX BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA CANTON CHEFOO COLOMBO DAIKEN FOOCHOW HAIPHONG HAMBURG HANKOW HARDIN HONGKAW ILOILO IPOH JOHORE КОНТ

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LONDON

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SINGAPORE BOURABAYA SUNGEI PATANI TIENTBIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

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Current Accounts opened in Local Curric and Fixed Depolta reosired for one year or shorter perioda fu Local Currency and Steel on term which will be quoted on application.

Hongkong, 26th February, 1910.

·HONGKONG SAVINGS RANK:

Padande The Brains of the above Bank is won ́

Palembang, Pakalonino, Penang.

Rules 2 be

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Capital (fully Bald PD) Reserve Fund

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FOR THE HONGKONG AND BHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION,

LC. ETNES.

Chief Manager. Hoagoak, 18th Bilamber, 1837.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1855.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON..

Fald-Up Capital

Emery Fend

+0+8 4,840,000

Emerve Liability of Proprietors ......$ 3,858,00

AGENCIES AND BRANCHER

.X. 105,000,000

.Y. 168,800,000

ALOR STAR

(Malay Stats)

AMBITSLE

DANGKOK

HEAD OFFICE:--TOKOHAMA.

Branches and Agencias at

Alexandria

Batavia

Bombay

Kal Tunn

Kanehl

Kebe

Buenos Arres Londoa

Temporarily Lou Anzelse

closed}

Calcutta

Canton

Lyota

Kapils

Nagasaki

Changchan Nagoya Dairen (Dalny) Newchwan Fangtie

New York

BATAVIA

Bajron

Ban Francisco Beattle

BOMBAY

Bomaract Shanghai Phininca Bingspara Bourabaya Bydney Tizitain

CALCUTTA CANTON DAWNPORE CEBU COLOMBO DALEEN

DELHI HAIPHONG KAMBURG

(Mulden) Kambory Bankow

Denia

Peking

Tokyo Zalnaniu *Tsingta

HANKOW

HARBIN

Bangoon

Elo de

Janeiro

Harbla Hongkong

Monoluka

Vladivostock (Tecaporarily, alomed) Interes allowed on Current Accounte Deposits received for fixed perioda si tates

be obtained on application

H.. MORI.

Manager. Hongkong, 21th September, 1929.

BANK OF CHINA.

SPECIALLY AUTHORIZED BY FRESIDEN. TIAL MANDATE OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA ON THE 12ND OF NOVEMBER. INT.

Authorised Capital

Bonorva Panda

.$60,000,000.00 18,273,000.00 6.629,425.84

HEAD OFFICE. PEKING.

HONGKONG FRANCIL

ments with Leonard," Carmel an house for him. She viewed it with

NEW YORK. swered patronizingly. “One catches mixed feelinga as Carmel smoothed

The following quotations have been Paid-Up Capital him on the wing. But, of course, it in place and laid the napkins received from their correspondents possibly in your case. ..' Her on it.

Messrs. Hayden, Stone and Co., of voice rose on a mockingly inter- "We really may be disappointed, New York, by Messrs. Swan, Culbert- rogatory note.

you know," Carmel volunteered son and Fritz, Sassoon House, Shang- Helen returned hor glance with gayly. "Shall I shake up a cock-hai, (cable address: "Swanstock. the stoadiness of steel but in-tail to help us bear it if Leonard Shanghai), who are not responsible and Correspondents in Europe, America and wardly she was quaking lest the doesn't return?” irritation she felt should show in her face.

She turned and took a seat in an armchair near a reading table. and quite nonchalantly turned on a second lamp. She would not go now and appear to this insolent woman to be running away from her jibes.

"Smoke?" Carmel asked, taking out'a platinum case and extending it to Helen.

Helen declined. Carmel did not laugh at her. Helen's poise was beginning to impress her. She could better have understood a girl who threatened to make a scene. For she did not believe that bluff about important business for a minute.

She was a bit quieter herself when she went back to the kitchen to grind the coffee that she knew how to make so well.

**

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for cable mutilations. ·

New York, Feb. 27. Tone of Market--Steady. No. of Shares done. 3 Million. Call Money,44%. American Smelting Anaconds Copper Baltimore & Ohio Borg Warner & Co. Chrysler Motors City Service Comman Curtis Wright

Eastman Kodak

Electric Bond & Share General Motors General Rly. Signal When Carmel had an axe to Gold Dust The later shook her head. With grind she never discounted any Goodyear Tire and Rubber considerable ostentation Carmel helpful detail. Brent was par- Granby Consolidated put the case aside, rose and walked ticular about his food, coffee espe-Grigsby Grunew... over to a desk and dug a long cially. He insisted that it must International Cement amber cigarette holder out of a be freshly roasted and freshly

Consolidated

drawer.

ground to be fit to drink. He had Ngomery Ward

Radio

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other parts of the world.

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The Equitable Trust Company of New York. Interist allowed en Current Accounts and Pia Depoalla Terra Application

Ersty description of Banking business transacted.

Loan Fanted DA approved securities. Special facilities for Home Exchange. "

BROU J. CHEN,

THE BANK OF EAST ASIA, LIMITED.

BEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

KUCHING

MADRAS

MANILA MEDAN

NEW YORK PEKING

PENANG PESHAWAR RANGOON

BAIGON BEMARANG

BERAMBAN BHANGHAI

SINGAPOR

BOURABAYA

TAIPING

(PKG)

(North Zanaburis) TAVOY

HONGKONG

ILOILO

ІРОН

KARACHI

KLANG KOBR

TOLIO

TONGKAH

(BHUKIT)

TRINGTAO

YOKOHAMA

KUALA KANGSAR ZAMBOANGA

(Pent FM8) · (Philippine La.) KUALA LUMPUR

Foreign Exchange basfbea tranacted.

and General Banking

Current Accounts opened and Fizać be posita received for one year or abortar periods Tai rute which will be quoted on appliančios

A. IL FERGUSOM.

Manager. Hongkong, 24th April, 1929,

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.

HEAD OFFICE: 55, Wall Stresi New York.

Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profts

U.S.$239,660,295 Branches in:

ARGENTINS

BELGIUM

CHILE

DHINA COLOMBIA CURA DOMINICAN

REPUBLIC

INDIA ITALY

JAPAN LONDON

MEXICO

PANATA

PORTO 2200

STRAITE

URUGUAY

VENISUZL

Commercial and Travellers' Let ters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques Bills of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought, and sold. Our rent accounts and Savings Bank. accounts opened and Fixed Dr No. 10, Der Vorex Road Centralļ. Hongkong. Authorized Capital ................

posits in local and foreign curren ......$10,000,000 |

-4,000,000 | cles taken at rates that may be as- 1,500.00 certained on application to the

Bank..

45 RT.........

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BRANCHES AND AGENCIES:---**.

San Francisco

Semitle

18

5

Paid-Up Capital.

48 Batavia

Kelbourne

89

Bambay

Narmanki

RK

65 Calcutta

New York

Semarang

24 Canton

Singapore

Haiphone

Bydory

Penang Rangoon

Taipeit

Tientada

Saigon

Tokyo

Shanghai

Helen perceived that Carmel found a coffee shop not far away Sears Roebuck & Co... wished her to know that she was where he left an order for fresh Simmons Co.

Brands

26 she appeared not to notice. and he always had it ground just Standard

They sat in silence for several as it was to be used....

Standard Oil Co. of New York 33 Kobe minutes, Carmel lazily pulling at But even with this care he was' Union Carbide & Carbon

91 Kowloos Egados her chocolate-papered cigarette and disappointed when his man pre- United States Steel

182 Manlia Helen flipping the pages of a maga-pared it for him. Carmel had Willys Overland zine.

found him in a temper over the

familiar with the apartment, but coffee to be delivered to him daily, Standard Co. of New Jersey. 59 Tonolulu

,10

Osaka Paris Palping

Bourabaye

We are also able to offer our Customers the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corporation in San Fran cisco, Spain and the Philippine- Islands, and also of The National

S.A. in Paris and Nice.·

P. McD, COURTNEY,

Hongkong, 2nd July, 1929.

Correspondents in all principal dies of the City Bank of New York (France)

Manages

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

world. Secretly Carmel was studying matter one day and had insisted Leonard did not come soon he is rataited.

Bray description "of ̈ Bank and ExchangS

Loans granted on ag her, weighing her youth and beauty upon making coffee as she had would probably not come at all. proved securities. with savage resentment of it. For learned to make it from an "You will find a well supplied

SAFE· DEPOSIT BOXES to be though she knew that, her own Egyptian gentleman who had be-dressing table in the guest room if

SAN LONG ..

Cilet ManageT,- exotic charm had held Leonard come Parisian. Brent had been you wish to touch up a bit before Brent partly under a spell for many delighted, and Carmel had not lunch," she added airily. "Leonard

Carmel did not answer. She had years, she knew also that he forgotten.

is such a thoughtful person." wanted her out of his life now. She would have it just right for Helen struggled with a desire to Helen could hear her making a turned back to the kitchen, where. And she did not know why. Was him to-day everything else too sit stonily in her chair, but con- great deal of noise. Helen smiled, (this girl the, answer? -

for when she had put into effect quered it with a laugh. "Thank but not in mirth. She knew about Helen Tage but the plan that was in her mind she you," she said with an emphasis She knew she had succeeded In Head Office:-- Hongkong. she had never been permitted to would need every aid at her com that implied she was ready to ac- concealing from the woman's eyes anthorised Geptin' meet her. She did not know that mand to appease him.

cept this woman's assumption of her own porturbation, but she did end Helen's name was now Nellin. And While she worked she left the the duties of hostess in Leonard's not gloat over it. Caught in the C when Helen had been announced kitchen door open so that she home. Then her voice changed drift of despair herself she had no Carmel had been seized with a de- might listen for the sound of the and she said in a tone that smarted wish to make another suffer un- sire to pry into Brent's affairs. For doorbell that would announce even Carmel's blunted sensibili- that reason she had instructed the Brent's return. He wasn't she ties: By the way, what is your Japanese servant, when she heard know, in the habit of using his name ?" him repeat Helen's name, to any key. And, she had sent his man that she was to come up. He had away on a small errand in order taken orders from Carmel before, to have an excuse to open the door high-handed. ones too, but his in- herself, difference was so complete that be Suddenly she appeared in the I did not mind obeying her.. living room and remarked that if host."

| Fald-Up, Fund

LONDON BANKERS

necessarily.

She was infinitely relieved when the doorbell rang and Carmel Corrigponden in Eu-all Prinsk "Does it matter?" Carmel re- rushed out to answer it torted rather warmly.

Foreign Exchange and A few seconds later she wit»|was decription triatlet Helen shrugged. "It's a bit

nessed a scene that brought her up Bate Deposit Boxm{\vazioni stupid not to know, since you standing as tense as a marble shatterly racial of Zroes VIL appear to be entertaining for my her eyes burning with indignation.

MAN TELOCK POOSTO (To Be Continued)