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Heart Hungry

by

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN AUT140V OF "RAGH ROMANCE®

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.

Celia Roxers, just out of high school, and 2. hot July say looking for a Job. Her mother, Margaret Hogers, in a widow, czapkayed us a desinstress in a dress hus, On the day the story opens Marstaret recives a letter which

she retireals from Cella. It w an offer, «lun-

1930

BANKS.

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[CORPORATION LTD

(Incorporated in England 1920.)

Authorised Captio! Bubscribed and Paid Up Reserve Fund

5,000,000

2,594,100. 180,000

INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINA.

Incorporațed by Royal Charter. 1853.

HEAD OFFICE: LONDON. | Paid-Up Capita}

Reserve Fund

erre Labbity of Proprietors..

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4,000,000 Reserve Funda 1,000,000

Starling Süver

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(Malay Stats)

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She slipped the bright lace over the girl's shoulders and carefully eased the folds into place. Helen Spencer considered her reflection- in the mirror with satisfaction.

"I'm crazy about this colour," she Colombo, Hongkong, Madras, Shanghai, Biura- CANTON

el John Mitchell, to provide the girl said musingly.

very advantage of education, travelant lal position if the mother will give birt up. Margaret declares she will never do this,

Celia gown for a drive with Harney She young newspaper photoarsaher. Harney tells

Celia be love her and swears that some day

they will be married Next day the sirt

continu her "nearch for work mud securs zprém stehostapher. She goen is the shop to her mother mad frds him. Sogers

has been taken suddenly . The ortor ays heat and exhaustion are the exuer. After day's restre. Routers returns to her duties, But three days later she says wall to the doctor's older.

CHAPTER Y

"You've got to get out of that shop. Mrs. Rogers. You've got to do it at once! Fresh air, country life~**

"But Boctor!" the woman pro- tested. "I can't stop working!"

"Beautiful"

HEAD OFFICE: 122. Leadenhall Street, London, EC. 1 WEST LONDON. DEANCH. 14-18, Cockapur Street, London, SW.L BRANCHES-Dombar. Calcutta..

para..

the world.

BANGKOK BATAVIA, BOMBAY Calicut CALOUTTA

CAWNPORE Margaret Rogers AGENCIES:-in all the principal towns of CEBU agreed. Then, with the instinct of

COLOMBO her trade, she added, "And so be-arcted. Loans and overdrafts granted,

General Exchange and Banklar Busi DAIRAN

DELHI coming!"

*pproved security. Current and Fixed Depoalt HAIPHONG krounts opened.

HANRURG SAVINGS BANK ACCOUNTS-Inter HANKOW allowed at rates which may be obtained on

HARBIN application.

"Do you really think so?"

MEDAN

PENING PENANG PESHAWAR RANGOON SAIGON SEJARANG SERAMBAN $RANGRAI SINGAPORE BOURABAYA TAIPING

(F.M.S.)

(BUKET)

"Indeed I do. You've got the complexion for it."

Ofended to abiain & Letter of Cradiz from a

Pancers travelling Homeward are recomHONGKONG

(North Manchuria) – TAVOY

ILOILO

TIENTSIN TOKYO

TONGKAH

KARACHI KLANG KODS

TRENGTAO

YOKOHAMA

HUALA KANGSAR (Perak FMS)

ZAMBOANGA

(PhRippine Lan)

KUALA LUMPUR

d.

Forela Exchange business transmeted.

Tu hundreds and hundreds customers Margaret Rogers had which can be cashed through the Purser of any said that. You've got the comof the Bracher of the Corporation,

P., and D. or B. 1. 5. N. Steamer or at any plexion for it." The thought

W. J. WADDINGTON, seemed to thatter womanhood from

Acting Manager, 17 to 70. A customer who had just received a compliment stood more. patiently and was less inclined to be querulous. Margaret Rogers had learned that trick long ago.

"Now if you'll just turn to the left, please "

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"NO TAX ON BEEF.” BUTCHERS EMPHATIC RESOLUTION. ·

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+ 158.500,004 20.000.000

£€,540,000 .$9.500.000 Reserve Liabliliy of Proprietor'«« $20,098,/

READ OFFICH, HONGKONG.

BOARD OF DIRECTORA.

JA Plummer, Esq.

Chairman

Hon. Mr. C. G. Macki

W. II. Bell E

Deputy Chairmas.

Hon. Mr. J. J. Pasuruan

. . Compton, Esq. T. Z Pearce, Reus.

B. Lunder Laws, Eaq. T. H. R., Shaw, Las.

7. P. Warren, E.

G. Miklu, Ear

AMOY BANGKOK VATAVIA BOMBAY

CALCUTTA

CANTUN

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COLOMBO

DAIREN

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and General Banking FOOCKAW

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AI FERGUSON,

Kanager.

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THE YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK, LIMITED.

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NEW YORK· PEIPING PENANG RANGOON SAIGON

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TOKYO TSINGTAO YOKOHAMA

Dr. Williams snorted testily: "AB;

A resolution opposing a tax on right. Then I'm through with the Down on her knees. Margaret imported meat-one of the main case! I've told you what to exworked swiftly, placing pins in points of the food taxers' pect if you keep on this way. Three the silken folds. She smoothed, ramme-was passed at the con- months a year-1 won't answer patted, readjusted and then stood ference of the National Federation Captial (fully paid up). X. 10,000,000 shorter periods in Local Carrenor and Shar for the consequences."

Margaret Rogers turned her head

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back admiringly.

f Meat Traders

Current Accouste opened is Loen! Dezreset and Fixed Deposits reesived for one FILE SI ........Y, 113.600,000.sh terms which will be quoted on appliestiem.

Hongkong, 18th July, 1950.

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The Business of the above Bank is ducted by the HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORFORATION. Ruies may h obtained on application.

FOR THE HONGKONG AND SHANGRAI BANKING CORPORATION.

V. M. GRAYHURN, Chint Manag Hongkong. 18th July, 1990,

THE NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK.

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Association at Reserve Fund "It's perfect. Miss Spencer," she Buxton. [said. "Just perfert?"

It was also decided that the grad- After a moment's silence the play-

The girl in the daming sheath of tag and marking of beef have| sician weal on more kindly;

Jer studied the mirror.

proved an abject and inglorious Alexandria. Kai Yuen Saison "Your condition is serious.

"Yes," she said finally, "I think failure." and that the Ministry of Bombay

Dalnwi don't know exactly yet how far the is. I is the way that frill Agriculture should take no further Bonne Ayres Hamage has gone, but I do know rook and it does make me look action in connexion with that collapse the other day was the divinely slim.

the closed) I believe I like this cheme. first warning. Mrs. Rogers, you better than the blee or white one." can't afford to let this go out. 11

The blue and the white were two ing's the matter." have a fighting chance. Give "P other evening gowns which Helen "When is it Celia starts to Fengtlen your work, go home and rest a few Spencer had bought the week bework?" her neighbour at the next Hamburg days, then come back to see me fare. They had been altered slight-table asked. next Wednesday,"

ly and delivered without the aged Ms. Rogers rose to go. She told

"Not until a week from Monady."arbin

Hongkong Lo the fitting.

"Well, she's a fine girl," the other Honolulu The doctor she would think things

fran finish it up now the way said. "I hope she's got a nice job!"? joser" and see what she would do. I've pinned it." Mrs. Rogers said. "Yes hope so." Mrs. Rogers

T physician modelost. "Then I see you next week.""You won't need to come in again." agreed.

"I know what I'm going to do! Tillie Dennison had worked in Going down the hati and out into listen Spencer decided. "I'm going the fitting room longer than either the high street, Margaret's slight to wear this the first night on ship of the other four. She was unmar-

board." black-elad Sgure seemed to have!

ried, outspoken, generally referred shrunk. She had outstayed her

"Oh, you're making an ocean to as "an old maid." Tillie cared

nothing for tact. laneh time but the thought did not

Now she spoke *Next week. Didn't you know? Jup. PPOSS her mind. She walked

They had my picture in the paper "Well. I've been meaning to say | Reurganized October 26, 1928, under special | ARGENTINE through traffic without seeing pe yesterday, Mother and I are to be it for a long time and now I'm go- tharter of The National Government sa an BELGIUM destrians or vehicles. Automati- cally she entered Margot's dresse for three months and fro song to, Margaret," she said. "I INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK.

[excited. You see, I finished high think it's a pity. If there's any-Subscribed Capital shop and climbed the stairs to the school last month and it's a gradua-thing I hate to see it's a sweet Paid-up Capical Sitting mode.

tion present. I'm so thrilled! Just young girl getting into the rut of Reserve Fanda Two women were

I'm going to meet. think of all the grand looking men working downtown day after day. I'm sure Euro-Wearing out their prettiness and pean men must be thrilling. May-their nerves when they ought to be I'll come back engaged or mar-be getting married and raising fam-

he said. "Good afteranon."

sewing at

large table and a third was stitch ing on a machine. Margaret took the dress she was working on from a cupboard, Jaid it on another table and took up needle and thread.

The steady hum of the sewing machine was the only sound in the

VODITI.

Mrs. Hogers was adjusting a rip- pling thure of lace on the skirt.

**

made more

tales

·

ried!"

Mrs. Rogers smiled.

lies--"

"Tillie, don't talk that!" It was the woman beside Miss Den- nison who had interrupted her.

"I don't care. I mean it! Why, Margaret. suppose anything would happen to you? Who'd look after Celia ?"

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B. MORI,

Hongkong, 10th September, 1930.

Manager.

BANK

OF CHINA.

Capital, Surplus and Undivided

Profits....U.S.$242.973,14

Branches in:-

LONDON MEXICO PANAMA PERU PHILIPPINE

ISLAND

BRAZIL

| CHILE

HEAD OFFICE: BHANGBAI,,

.$25,000,000.00

CHINA 24,710.200.00

COLOMBIA 3,820,603.87 CUDA

DOKINCAN

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RONGKONG BRANCO,

4, Queen's Road Central

INDIA

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owing to our numerous branches in Chins ITALY

and large connections in the fmrpol at com. mercial centre of the work, we s xble to extend to our clients special faci domestic and foreign banking and exchange,

We also handla the issue of Bonds and sther Pubile Fanda of the Chinese Govern ment both at home and abroad.

BHOU J. CHEN,

Manager

STRAITS

SETTLEMENTS

URUGUAY VENEZUELA

Commercial and Travellers' Lot- forters of Credit, Travellers' Cheques, Bill of Exchange and Cable Transfers bought and sold. Cur rent accounts and Savings Bank secounts opened and Fixed De posits in local and foreign curran- cies taken at rates that may be a

Margaret Rogers eyed the wall THE HO HONG BANK, LTD. certained on application to the

she bent

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Manager. Hongkong. 7th May 1930.

HEAD OFFICE :——BINGAPORE: the principal either of the world.

Branches: Agencies and Correspondents ia

Every description of Banking and Exchange tusincas transacted,

TAN ENG HOOL

Manager.

"What school did you go to?" "Western. Father thicks I ought to be home to start college this fall It was a beautiful coral lace

but I'm not very much interested gown that Mrs. Rogers held be- fore her. The silken mesh was fray more fun to get married."

in school. I think it would be lots ile and must be touched with ex-

The girl talked on but Margaret pert care. It was a formal gow Rogers was now working mechani-before her blankly with full, graceful skirt and a bod- cally. She did not mention the fact ice that was scarcely more than that her own

"I don't know," she answered. daughter was just "I don't know!" Then wisps of gossamer. The frock was youthful in line and glowing colour, graduated from Western.

her head to hide the fright that Authorized Capital "That's all, Miss Spencer, thank was in her eyes. you. I'll see that the dress reaches The others turned on Tillie Den-Paid-up Capital you on time. And I hope you have nison indignantly. They said she A lovely trip."

had no right to say such things, surplus Lenore, who

"Oh, thank you!"

that girls who worked in offices than

Margaret picked up the anyone else except Margot

coral met lots of nice young men and herself. entered the room.

Frock and went back to the sew-plenty of them married. They de- “Who's working on that evening ing room. She had to go slowly, fended Margaret, privately worry- dress for Miss Spencer?" she asked, holding to the wall. She was boring at the same time. "The coral lace?"

ribly afraid another attack of weak- There was still much to be done "Here it is. I haven't got to the ness was coming on.

on the coral dress when it was hem yol, Margaret answered.

She put the dress down, went to hung away for the night. Mrs. THE MERCANTILE BANK OF “Well, you'd better baste it. Miss the open window and leaned against Rogers was the last to leave the

INDIA, LIMITED. Spencer just telephoned. She wants. Her fingers gripped the will.

work room. to change her fitting from four

"You must not! You must not!"

Head Office: 18. Gruenchurch Street, Celia had the evening meal ready

London, EC. 1. Carluck to 225. Can you have it Margaret told herself determinedly, when her mother arrived at the

ready then? She's a good custo

She closed her eyes and the cool apartment. She thought that her mer."

breeze. touched her forehead. It mother looked tired. Margaret There was a consultation. Mrs. was refreshing. She tried to breathe Rogers insisted she was not. Rogers was a swift worker and she deeply and when she opened her "It's just the heat, she ex- did most of the evening dresses be-cyes again the room was not reel-plained. Later Barney came to The Bank of England & Midland Bank, Ltd. chuse she had a knack with such ing cruzily but was steady.

take Celia for a drive. fabrics. There was

Margaret went to the cooler and much to be

"Yes," Mrs. Rogers nodded, "you Bangkok dine, to the coral face. The entire drew herself a glass of leg water. young folks go alone. I'm going by shirt had to be re-fitted. Margaret She drunk it and returned to her to read the newspaper.

But after they had gone she did Colombe promised to work swiftly to get the place at the table.

A woman across the room watch-not read. She got out paper and Galle nishing could be done later. She ed her uncertainly.

pen and ink. For a long time she hong said she would do her best to have! "You don't look like you felt stared at the blank sheet. Tillie the dress ready.

weli, Margaret. Is there anything Dennison's words rang in her ears:- The price tag, clipped to the lin-! can ret for you? Maybe you'd "Suppose something would hap ing, eaught her eye. The markter go in and lie down."

pen-" was $135.

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Margaret put the tag down. How

Rogers shook her mary $135 dresses, she thought bit. "I'm all right," she insisted. terly, would it take to pay for a year's rest in the country, doctor; ujll::---,'

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Her efforts that afternoon seemned | Jelumsily ineffective. When at near- y three o'clock she was told Miss Spencer was waiting to try the dress, Margaret brought it, carry- ing a big cushion of pins in the other hand,

"I'm sorry-I didn't quite finish," she said apologetically as she came intu the daintily appointed dress- ing room with its huge mirrors.

A tall girl in green silk sat wait-j ing. She smiled good naturedly," arose and began to slip off her cos. tume. This was Helen Spencer, as Mrs. Rogers knew. She had fitted Įmany dresses for her before.

"They promised me the dress would be delivered Friday morn- ing." said Helen Spencer.

"Oh, it will be ready on time! I'm going to pin the part I didn't get basted so you can see exactly how it will look. We'll have it out! for you Friday all right."

YOUR

Margaret Rogers legats to write rapidly."

(To Be Continued),

・DOKNOT FORGET

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Travellers Cheques issued..

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Established 1918.

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*

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Current and Fixed. Deposit Ac- counte in local and foreign cur rencies opened for clients."

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BANKING BUSINESS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TRANSACTED.

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Acting Manager. Hongkong, 18th August, 1930.

THE BANK OF CANTON, LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED 1911.

Head Office: Hongkong. 76-Up Fund Arthorland Capital spomeni $11,000.00E Reserve Fund

BRANCHES

8.685.400

1,000,000

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LONDON BANKEES --

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wurid.

Branches and Agencies all over ever description isted

the world.

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Foreign Exchange and Banking-Burinam

Este Deporib Bar (various NİKON) yearly rental of from Bố to 140.

LOOK POONG SHAM,

Chief MangaAS. Hongkong, 13th February, 1930,