1930-06-23 — Page 9

What Loss Of Weight

Means.

How Many People Maintain Strength.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE HUSBAND HUNTER

CHAPTER XXIX.

"Let's

When you are losing weight, failing in strength and growing pale and sallow day by day, it is a sign that you need more blood.

Whatever the cause, there can be no relief until the blood is built up so that it will carry ronewed life and strength to every part of the body.

not stay long Aremedy that arrests the dinner,' "Phillipa suggested. "I decline in health and strength, do want you to see the apartment, that begins to restore the lan." weakened muscles and strengthen Alan started. "Apartment? Oh, the nerves, demonstrates at once yes." He had not entirely for

the apartment. It had to the patient that the anaemia gotten

shadowed his meeting with Nat-

at

is being overcome, and that richalie too thoroughly to be put out red blood is now helping to fight of his mind altogether. off rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago, "Can't we wait until another and other diseases to which the| time." he asked. "I'm pretty victim. of thin blood is able,

Such a remedy is Dr. Williams' pink pills. These pills have been a specific for world-renowned as thin blood for five-and-forty years,

and any illness caused by a lack

of blood will be benefited by a course of treatment with them. They contain just the elements

needed to build up the blood and

where,

returns

tired."

Phillipa was willing. She had got what she wanted by bringing him back to her. She had men tioned the apartment only to

change the subject from Natalie.

and to remind him she was taking an apartment. She didn't want him to forget, either, that he had an interest in it.

BY

RUTH DEWEY GROVES”

"Very well," she said, and could not entirely strain the acid out of her voice.

He had lost his interestin

snatching a bite. When he part- ed with Phillipa, a few moments later, he hurried back to office, and inquired if there had been any telephone calls for him.

the

them one from his home.

There were several; among He had Natalie

4 call put in at once. answered.

He felt his heart. pound when he heard her voice.

up to-night?"

"Can you come

she asked pleasantly. "I want to talk with you, Alan."

"Is that a dinner invitation?" he hinted eagerly.

"Why, yes, if you like," Natalie agreed, laughing a little at him. "I'll be there at six," he promised. "How are you?"!

"I'm

. almost . Natalie admitted, though she had happy," not intended to say anything of the kind when she answered his

Then she hung up.

call.

Alan whirled his desk chair like A gleeful little around, boy, himself in it, his feat stuck straight out before him. He felt like singing hallelujahs.

"To-morrow?" she proposed, restore lost vitality. New energy and Alan had no choice but to circulates through the system, consent. the heart stops its alarming They dined more or less in palpitation, colour

to silence. Phillipa sparkled when she could, and cleverly made Alan pallid cheeks and lips.

Begin a course yourself without believe that it was a great effort delay; Dr. Williams' pink pills for her to be gay.

His thoughts, most of the time, are obtainable for chemiste every-were up in Hillshire; when they did come back to his companion, it was to feel guilty over her. He might easily hate her, he told himself, if she were, in any way to blame for the present state of affairs. But she was just a sweet kid, who probably, knew, and was terrified to death over it, that her fate hung in the balance. to get away before she came back.

He could chuck her.

And he did. When she arrived thought made him ashamed. He he was on his way to his hotel, reached over and caught her hand. It happened to be her left hand, where his ring emitted a costly sparkle. His fingers press- d it into her flesh us they closed over it.

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on to his honour..

But there was some work he had to do. He did it with dis- eye on the patch, keeping an clock. He figured that Phillipa would shop until nearly time for the office to close. He wanted

happily anticipating the evening ahead of him. He congratulated himself upon, having no previous engagement. Не xmiled over this, thinking it might be one on Phillipa, for the thought had come to him that, Innocent and dear as she was, she had a most devastating way of keeping him dated up ahead.

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FOUR VENDETTA MURDERS.

CORSICAN BANDITS HOLD UP. MAILS.

GENDARMES KILLED.

Four murders, the result of two bitter vendettas, have been.com- 57 mitted in Corsica within 48 hours. 48 A postal van of mails from 101 Ajaccia and Lopitna (north of ung Ajaccio) was attacked whilst going up a mountain road half-way be- tween the two towns.

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wouldn't hold him as effectively Well, he as the clinging weakness with which she had entrapped him.

She glowed, inwardly, with the knowledge of her power over him,

But what the devil was he to do?

this He asked himself question far into the night, while

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just as happily

Natalie excited as he,

"Well, how did it go?" Florence turned away from the telephone.

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"There, didn't I tell you so?" Florence gloated. The idea of your tearing your heart out all night--yes you did, you look it- when a word will settle every- thing,"

The next day Alan went with her to look at the apartment. He

Natalie became solemn. "But felt he had been untrue to her 'm not so sure of that," she said. by thinking so much of Natalie.

"Poof! What you need is me; He wanted to make it up. The dearest, to advise you.. Good rather high rental of the apart thing I caught you crying this ment did not give him a moment's morning, or you wouldn't have pause. He was glad Phillipa was to have such a really charm told me a word about it." ing abode.

Natalie looked inquiring. "I mean

how you felt about And he agreed, without being Alan's going away last night aware of how Phillipa had man when you wanted him to stay." aged to put it up to him, to pay Florence obligingly

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"But I told you, I thought he BUSSAN less he were to be downright had an engagement," Natalie an- KAISHA neglectful of it, and go off to swered.

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The bandits then came out of "Right? Hah! Leave it to the their hiding pice and, threatening let's see.

And now, him with their rifles ordered the younger generation.

What are you going to chauffeur to set the van on fire. have for dinner?"

They stood a short distance away "Chicken, with waffles," Natalie and did not attempt to plunder left his car. I'll go out and do answered unhesitatingly. "Alan

the van, or steal anything. the shopping while you help The chauffeur obeyed, setting Ethel. Oh, now I wish I had fire to the petrol he had been told Hannah and Frances back again." to pour on the vehicle, and the Ra

"Serves you right, but wait a bandits watched the blaze until "Yes, I know. But a woman minute; don't buy any chicken the van was almost completely Batavia Melbourne through luncheon

lf she could stick to him in love

shouldn't think. She'll for me.

I'm going out with destroyed. Then they told the ambay always make a mess of it. How-

chauffeur that he was at liberty Canton Andrew." ever, the real trouble, Natalie,

Haiphoner "Florence, you. darling!" Nata- to walk back As Ajaccio. was'a touch of your old malady. He cried.

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"Yes?" Florence stood with her

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Correspondents in all pripeipal cities of the Bank. Natalie's expression convicted "I was thinking of snatching her. "Well," she began defen her lips. "Maybe Andrew would darmes was sent out in pursuit a bite somewhere, and hurrying sively, "wasn't my coming back agree with you if I had a red of the attackers, but

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ex-

claimed. looking at her watch; "shall we lunch, Alan?"

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enough? Nothing but a could have kept Alan away from ferred to. "Take it, you little lieve that the van was attacked

It was Natalie's wrap she re-

The police are inclined to be "Oh, don't do that," she object me without an explanation." ed hastily. "You'll have in-

robber," Natalie laughed. "Well, what if he did have a digestion all afternoon, and be- date?"

Florence kissed her ecstatical- by friends of Rutili, who was sen- Florence sensibly de-

tenced to death some time-ugo sides, I want to discuss my shop-manded. "He might have broken promised. "And then I'll blow several crimes, including the mur- ly. "I'll dust around," she on a charge of having committed ping list with you."

"And then you'll get what you But, look here, we've gone over time is Alan coming "

to stay. I've got to get a wave. What der of a police inspector. want anyway," Alan declared all this before. It's a good thing Leasingly.

that I was calm enough to see Natalie told her.

"He said he'd be here by six,"

that the poor man was dying to

"Unfashionably early, but I

"No, I won't, really, Alan.

it if you'd asked him

need your suggestion. You see," stay, even if he did act a little be out. Good luck, sis she smiled a timid appeal for con- queer. And now you see I was

Asideration of what she was that right. He jumped at the chance let her go. "Don't stay out too

L

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say, want to get things that to come up, didn't he?"

we can use later-when we have our own home."

Alan became vastly uncomfort-

able. "I'm afraid that'e a poor plan," he said quickly. "Better

Natalie nodded. "Maybe be

According to a telegram received from Ajaccio the attack on the van was carried out by a well-known bandit named Spada, who took to the maquis (a wood) a few years

ago, and three of his friends.

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Natalie hugged her tight and

late," she begged.

"Certainly not." Florence de- didn't have to break a date," aheclared. "Andrew's new job is garage proprietor who runs the remarked sceptically..

postal service between Ajaccio Thongkong Telegraph. "Good lord," Florence groaned, our marriage, licence. It shall re and Lopitna, because he had re-

sweethert, A moment age you were tickled ceive all due consideration."

Natalie looked at her watch. fused financial assistance to his So the bandit sent word to him to stop his mall service.

The driver of the van, who had

Re-

get what you ought to have in silly just to hear his voice, and "I must hurry," she said. Which the apartment."

now you're looking for trouble. was precisely what Alan was "Well, anyway, let's

go to Whatever you do, don't go digging saying to himself a few hours lunch and talk it over," Phillipa into Alan's recent past. Yinsisted, quite unabashed.

later at his hotel, as he reached "No, I really don't think I'd member, he's been his own man for his hat and coat. He had

while you were away. You made better." Alan returned firmly, and him a present of his freedom only ten minutes to catch his Phillipa realized that her refer- Better not ask him what he did And then the telephone rang ence to their future home had with it." been unfortunate. Apparently it Natalie smiled uncertainly. had put him on edge.

"Perhaps you're right," she said.

train.

His heart sank as he recognized Philipa's voice.

(To Be Continued).

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