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1

Heart

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

BY AUTIDO CE RAGH SOMANCE

CHAPTER I Celia Rogers whirled Then the colour in her deepened and a fluttering laugh caught in her throat,

"Oh, hello" she began, was interrupted.

the most

but

Hungry

1950

BANKS.

THE CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Ineveparated her Rayal Charter, 1843,

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. Pald-Up Capital

$3,000.000 Reserve Fund

4,000,000 Beserve Liability of Proprietary .. 8.000.000

AGENCIES AND BRANCHES.

TECHING -

COLOMBO

DELANT

HANKOW

HARDIN

(North Manchuria) HONGKONG

slim grace and saw them all through the eyes of love. She ALOR STAR about.

(Malay Siata). AMRITSAR cheeks thought her daughter beautiful.

There were others, though, who BANGKOK little would have agreed readily that BATAVIA

BOMBAY Celia Rogers, away from the broil-, ing sidewalks,

CALCUTTA .was attractive | CANTON enough to be singled out in almost CAWNPORE

CEBU "Say, Celia, where in the world

any gathering. are you rushing off to on a hot

It was Celin's pretty face which RAIRAN day like this? Guess I surprised had led-Helen Spencer to treat her HAIPHONG you. Oh, but I'm glad to see you as a confidante, though the two HAMBURG,

I've got

exciting never niet except in class roome, news!"

For two years. "Spencer" had fol- The second girl was taller than lowed directly after "Rogers" on Loo Celia. She was slender, dressed high school class rolls, and an IPOK in becoming beige silk and radiat-odd sort of intimacy had develop- ing youthful assurance.

Before ed between the two girls. the other had time to speak she

Helen's father was a member of hurried on pell-mell:

"We're going to Europe. Isn't it group. Celia was the daughter of the city's most important financial grand? Mother and 1. We're a fitter in a Charles street dress going to take a northern cruise-shop. Celia's mother had earned England, Scotland and the Scan-those few coins remaining in the dinavian countries, and then finishgirl's purse. For a long time now up with Puris. Isn't it marvel-Mrs. Rogers had earned ous? Oh, but it's. so hot here. Feent which had paid for food and Let's have a soda and cool off and lodging for herself and her daugh-

Besides,ter. I'll tell you all about it.

1 want to know what you've been doing."

There was the slightest percep- tibe, tightening of Celia Rogers' red lips.

"Sorry, Helen. I'd love to, but really can't---"

"Oh, yes, you can. Come

It won't take five minutes."

The other smiled.

on.

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EARACHTI

KLANG

KORE

MADRAS

MANILA

MEDAN

NEW YORK

PEKING

PENANG TESHAWAR

BANGOON

SAIGON

SEMARANG SERAMBAN BHANGHAI SINGAPORE SOURABAYA TAIPING

(F.M.S.) TAVOY TIENTS IN TOXYD TONGKAN

(SHUKET)

TSINGTAO

HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

Authorized Capital .................................. $40,000,000 ·

ved and Taily Paid-up.................... 15,500,000 Reserve Fundaz

Sterling

Elver....

„J$1,300,000 ....$4,250,000

Reserve Llability of Proprietors.820,900,000

HEAD OFFICE: HONGKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

J. A. Plommer, a

Chairman.

Ben, Mr. C. G. 8..Mackin'

Degrity Chairman.

W. H. Bell'Eng.

Hon. Mr. 3, J. Paborusu

A. E. Compton, Eng. T. E. Pearce, De B. Lender Lewis, Esq. T. HL R. Shaw, Ees G. Makin, D. 3. P. Warren. Eng.

AMOY BANGKOK BATAVIA BOMBAY CALCUTTA

CANTON

CHEFOO

YOKOTLAMA

ZAMBOANGA

(Philippine J.)

COLOMBO

DAIREN Foreign Exchange and ' tieneral Banking FOOCHOW

KUALA KANGSAR ___(Parek_F.M.B.)

business transacted. KUALA LUMPUR-

HALFBONG posits received for one year or shorter periods

Current Account opened and -Fixed De❘ HAMBURG

HANKOW at rate which will be quoted on application. HARDIN

HONGKEW ILOILO ГРОН JOHOR

A. H. FERGUSON,

Manager.

THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

Berre Fend Capital (fully paid op) 100,000,000 T. 218,500,000.

So, though Celia and Helen Spencer had sat side by side in French class and during ordeals. of mathematics and chemistry, and though Celia could describe Alexandria all of Helen's party dresses and Batas Bombay most of the parties at which they Daenos Arro Lundes had been worn, she had not been

"No. 1-I've got an appoint-invited to the Spencer home. She ment. I'm awfully glad you're had not even expected such an in- going to have such a wonderfulvitation. trip, and I do wish I could hear all about it. Maybe I'll see you again before you leave."

"Well, we're sailing a week from to-night."

.

Both girls were graduated now Helen setting off for Europe and Celia hunting work.

HEAD OFFICE:-YOKOHAMA

Branchen and Agracia st

Kal Toro Karachi Kobe

(Temporarily Los Angeles

closed)

Saigon

San Francisco Seattle

Semarang Shangha Shinosehi

Calcutta

IAFODE Manila

Singapore

Canton

Nagasak

Suurabaya

Changchun

Nagoya

Sydner

Dairen (Dalay) Newchwang

Tientsin

Fengtien New York

(Mukden)

Osaka

Tainants

Peking

Tungtau.

Rangoon

Bia de

Janeir

Vladivostock (Temporarily closed) Interest allowed on Current Accoenia.

Hamburg Bankow Celia turned again into a sides

1longkong street. Half way down the block Honelalu "Goodbye, then. Have a grand she hesitated before a brick office time! Goodbye!"

building, glancing up at the num- Before Helen Spencer couldber over the doorway. detain her longer Celia Was off "Watkins Letter Company" WAS down the street and the bright the name Celia hunted for on the smile with which she had nodded office directory board in the lob was faded. Celia did not look back, by. She found it. The Watkins but walked on briskly.

Letter Company was located, ac-

There were two excellent rea-cording to the directory, on the

sons why she could not waste fourth floor of the building. time over an ice cream-soda with The girl signalled for the elevat- Helen Spencer that afternoon. for and a few seconds later stepped One was to be found in the pain-finto the fourth floor corridor. . fully slim litle purse clenched in "Third door to your left. Celia Rogers' left hand. The ma'am," the languid, dark-skinned other was an address written in elevator operator

volunteered.

pencil upon a slip of paper with-pointing toward an open door. in that purse. Celia was on her Celia nodded. Suddenly there way now to that address to apply was something tight in her throat for a job.

and she felt her temples pound- She had to have the job-sheing. The feeling was familiar. had to!

The office just ahead might be the Big Chance, but so far none of them had been. So far Celia Rogers, who was 17 (going to bej

It was always this way just before screwing up courage to step out boldly before the unknown person who would be waiting on the other side of the threshold and make the familiar little speech.

It was all wrong. Celia knew

18 next month), a graduate of that perfectly well. She had been Western High School. possessor of told dozens of times about the

ΚΟΣΕ

KOWLOON

V. IL URAYBURN, CHIEF MANAGER

BRANCHES

KUALA LUMPUR

LONDON

.. LYONS

MALACCA MANILA MUAR (Jobota) MUKDEN NAGASAKI

NEW YORK PELPING PENANG BANGOON SAIGON

SAN FRANCISCO SHANGHAI SINGAPORE

· SOURABAYA SUNGE PATANI TIENTSIN

TOKYO

TSINGTAO УОКОНАМА

Current Accounts opened in Local Currenty End Fixed Depoal received for one pur si shorter periods in Local Currency and Barliam on terms which will be quoted on appling them.

Hongkong, 16th July, 1930,

HONGKONG SAVINGS BANK.

The Business of the above Bank ducted by the HONGKONG AND, BHANCHAL BANKING CORPORATION. Hale may be obtained on application.

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYBURN,

Chief Manager, Hongkong, 16th, July, 1938. -

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK ·

·OF NEW YORK.

Deposits received for dred periods at rate HEAD OFFICE: 55. Wall Street,

to be obtained on application.

H. MON.

Minger. Hongkong. 10th September, 1935.

BANK OF CHINA.

New York.

Capital, Surplus and Undivided

Profits ...................U.S.$242,973,148

Branches in:-

ARGENTINE

Reorganized October 28, 1918, under special | BELGIUM

charter of The National Government as

INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE BANE, Subscribed Capital

....$25,000,000.00 Pald-Up Capital

24,710,200.00 1,320,203.82

Reserva Funds

HEAD OFFICE: SHANGHAI,

HONGKONG BRANCH,

4, Queen's Road Central Owing to our numerous branches in Chine and large connections in the important coma-

mercial centres of the world, we are able extend to our clients special fnclitics_fur dementia and foreign banking and michange.

We alın, handla the larne of Bond and other Pelle Fonds of the Chiness Covers

ment both at home and abroad.

AROU 1. CHIN,

Manager.

BRAZIL

CHILE CHINA

COLOMBIA CUBA DOMINCAN

REPUBLIC

INDIA JAPAN ITALY

LONDON MEXICO PANAMA PARU PHILIPPINE

ISLAND

FORTO RICO STRANTS

SETTLEMENTS URUGUAY VENEZUELA

Commercial and Travellers' Le ters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bill

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

a two-weeks-old diploma and re-value of confidence, the import- THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. Bank.

(ESTABLISHED 1917),

Paid-up Capital

bolders Surplus

commendations from her commer-ance of the "approach" in asking: leial instructor, had visited one for employment. At school the

business place after another with-commercial instructor regularly Authorised Capital jout avail.

couched her classes on these sub- Javed Capital That was why she was spending jects. the afternoon of this "hottest July; Celia had learned the lessons, Heers Liabilities of Stare day on reeard" tramping the down-but they wouldn't work. ¡town streels of Baltimore answer-

She popped back the lid of her ing advertisements.

silver vanity case, dubbed at herl Celia looked out of place in gleaming nose with the tiny pow such surroundings. Her flushed der puff and tried ineffectually checks were slightly moist, but the to rearrange the straggling wisps little silver vanity case which of hair. No use! She looked a had been opened a dozen times wreck and knew it. could not repair the damage, of Suddenly her lips set in a firm burning sunshine heat waves re-line and she hurried down the Hected from cement pavements hall.

Strafta $20,000,000 8,000,000 4,000,000

We are also able to offer our Customers the services of the Branches of the International Banking Corporation in San Fran- cisco, and Spain and also of The National City Bank of New York 4.000.000 (France) S.A., in Paris and Nice.

F. McD. COURTNEY,

Manager. Hongkong, 7th May, 1980.

2,525,000

HEAD OFFICE:-SINGAPORE. the principal cities of the world.

Branches: Agencies and Correspondents is business transacted.

Every description of Banking and Exchange

TAN ENG BOOL,

Manager.

"But there is a vacancy here,

-

NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPIJ NY,

(Netherlands Trading Society.1

BANKERS.

ESTABLISHED 1824.

nongkong Offer: 11, Queen's Road, Central

and the torturing still air. The. Celia parsed in the open door-in't there?" she persisted. brown hair which should have way. She saw a large room be The red-headed one. nodded. been a soft, waving frame about fore her, light though the shades She handed Celia a sheet of paper her young face was curled into were pulled at one side. Beyond bearing a printed form and con- Authorised Capital damp wispa showing below the a wooden railing several girls titued to study the girl openly. brim of her cheap. straw hat, worked at type-writers. Inside Yeah there's a vacancy. The Paid-up Capital The blue linen suit, so fresh and the railing at a desk facing the job's takin' letters and some office erisp that morning, was limp and entrance sat a girl with red kair, crumpled.

her neck.

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work. There's been several in Reserve Fund

..........Gubiera 150,000.004; (212,500,0000); .Galldars 38,630,008A (86,649,279.],

..Collders 40,018,500.. (28,124,583.).

Head Offers-AMSTERDAM Eastern Head OfcomBATAVIA,

ahead of you, though. Fill in the blank and put down your tele- phone number. They'll call you BRANCHES Bandjerin

they want you."

Cella looked at the blank, moved uncomfortably

"But couldn't I see the man who hires people?"

"Sorry," the other shook her head firmly. "Just fill in the blank. They let you know if they want you."

Worst of all (Celia had not No one took any notice of the noticed this) was a runner all of girl in the doorway. Celia clear three inches long down the backed her throat and stepped forward.if of one of her precious silk hose, "Excuse me. Is this the office Celia turned a corner, pausing of the Watkins Letter Company?" Do you know that PEARL beneath an awning to wipe trick- The red-headed girl raised her OSRAM Lamps are lower ling beads of perspiration from eyes.

"This is it. Who'd you want to in price than clear lamps? "Whew!" she sighed, and seem-see?" This is a point worth re- ed to find relief in the sigh. Celia's couching in business, ap: membering. You will like the In the window before her were proach was coming back to her. PEARL OSRAM much pasted half # dozen stickers: "Why is the manager in?"

It didn't seem. fair. She wasn't better than a clear lamp off With Clover Club."

"Try Our Special Sundae,”. “Cool A cold, grey stare countered even being given a chance!

"Fresh this. The girl at the desk because of its abundant pure Fruit

With careful penmanship Celía Freeze.. and others. smoothed back a stray tendril of filled in the card before her, since white light and total absence Through the door an electric carefully marcelled hair before there seemed nothing else to do. of glare.

breeze came, blowing Cella's skirt she answered. She eyed Cella She was not helped by the know- back.

impersonally. A dress of vivid ledge that the young woman at It preserves the sight. Girls in pretty pastel dresses green georgette seemed to make the near by desk continued to eye

stood inside, laughing with aher all the more formidable. her curiously. young man clad in white."

"Mr. Norton's busy," she said. Celia knew the young man. Her"What you want to

"Name." "Parent or Guardian," Bee him "Place Where Last Employed." small chin lifted and her should-about?"

These were some of the words print-

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straightened. She walked There was no help for it. It ed on the card. They were all away rapidly. The girl's brown would have to come out.

answered quickly except the last Authored Capital eyes, which were nearly as large, "I wanted to ask about a pasione. Inearly as deeply expressive as tion. I'm a stenographer," Celia'

Fald-Up Fund. Margaret Rogers' own, betrayed blurted out. Her cheeks burned: experience had cost Celia a job.

In more than one office lack of Hasarve Fund .. the effort at determination. She didn't like the woman in green. She had thought these last des Margaret Rogers was Celia's "Oh, you want a job!" The Iperate, days of inventing names of mother. To Margaret her daught young woman shifted to a tone of past employers. She gave up the ers fresh loveliness was beauty of snappy efficiency "Mr. Norton idea because, after all, Celia the rarest order. This was an isn't the one to see about that. Rogers was well exaggeration, of course. The Sit down in that chair there and common sense.

equipped with mother's eyes, tired by hours and I'll give you a blank to fill in" Thours of sewing, saw the piquant

Now she stared at that blank line It didn't sound nose and well-moulded chin, the Celia Rogers had filled in employ-No previous experience."

promising and then wrote in her neat hand, softly curved figure and the girl's ment blanka before,

(To Be Continued).

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Voreign Exchange and Banking Business of very description transacted. yearly sextal of from 5 to $40

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LODE POONG SHAN;

Chief MannaTIOK. Hongkong, 13th Febrsary, 1989,