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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5.

Heart Hungry

by AUTHOR OF RASH WOMANCE

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

0 1930

REGIN HERE TO-DAY,

ANNUAL POPPY DAY DRIVE.

PREPARATPIONS NOW WELL

UNDER WAY.

Preparations for the Annual Poppy Day drive are now well in hand and, as in the past, thel I'll be thinking about you every ladies of the Colony have come; Celia Rogers, 17 and Just out of high school, minute. I'll be working for you. forward willingly to assist by suddenly learns that the father she has bes Do you do you leved dead le living and a wealthy New York lawyer. Mitchell, the father, calls at the humble, svart- ment in Baltimore where Cella lives with her mother. Margaret Rogers. Margaret tells the ziri for the first. lime, that Celia b the daugh-

The revelation is made when John

think you could selling Poppies in the street on Wait for me? Could you do that?" Armistice Day. This is the main

"I'll wait."

"You darling

·

more

It was a precious moment, ser of a drsi marriage. Margaret and Johariceless because even as they Bob Rogers, bas been dead for years. Mra | pledged their love these two faced;

Mitchell were divorced. The second husband,

Rogers and Cella have no income but the mother's earnings, sa a mamatress, though Cella ham secured is position sa stenourapher,

Birner Shields, young newspaper photoke

pher, In love with Celin kid aweknu they will be married some day. Mitchell go

separation.

"Celin." Shields

said after

A

ime. "maybe you won't feel this way after you've been gone a while,

to take Cella to New York and offers todaybe you'll meet someone else." shower·ber with luxuries. The girl refuers, but, Mrs. Rogers, knowing that she herself I faced with serious illness and lows of work, persuades Celia tu accept. All preparations are made for her departure. Celin and Skleids spend one but evening together.

thunder.

so very

CHAPTER XI.

There came a faint rumble of)

Neither of them noticed the sound. Celia raised her head. Barney's face, in the darkness, was

She touched near. cheek with soft fingers, trembling at the miracle of his nearness,

"Barney" she whispered. The young man's armis drew her He captured the hand gainst his cheek and kissed its alm. Then he pressed her lips. Joments later they drew apart. breathless and eyes radiant.

deser.

"But I won't! I know I won't "You'll be sure to write often?" "Of course, and you must answer right away. Letters are going to mean evrything to me. I'm go- ng to be dreadfully lonesome!”

"You're sure you won't forgét?" "How could I?"

source of income and it is hoped that people will buy their Poppies early and pay for them generous- 15.

The Hongkong Football A- sociation have arranged for a football match to be played on Club the Hongkong Football Ground when the 'Services will meet the Rest of the Colony at 4 H.E. The Governor has p.m. kindly consented to kick off and the entire proceeds will be de- voted to the fund.

I

unnecessary

It is, of course, to set forth the objects of Earl Haig's Fund for service men and women as it has now practically They were brave promises ut become a national institution but hiered with all the recklessnesst may be as well to remind those of youth. How could this pals who are inclined to think that now that sincere vows are often with the passing of years the he soonest broken?"

need of their support is less im- A splash of rain was their firsi perative that such is not the case. warning of the storm.

A montent in fact, in many instances, even ster a blaze of lightning it more help is required. Many ne road ahead.

partially disabled men have found "Oh, we'll have to

hurry, Bar-

their infirmities growing worse ey! Look how that tree is blow and widows left with young: children find calk on them for Shields had no eyes for the land-clothing and education ever in- rape. He was busy with the.

creasing. mechanism of the roadster. Al- ready they had circled about and were heading homeward.

"Why are you going away, Ce- Ha Shields demanded.

"I don't want to go!" There was misery in her voice, hough, the words were barely au- dible. Celia pillowed her head on This shoulder.

"Do you mean that?".

I

"Oh, Barney, of course 1 do! don't want to go. I never did want to. It's because of mother! Now it's--oh, what am I going to do?"

obviously, was to The answer, take her head or. his shoulder again, to tighten the arm about her protectively and by means of lips, but without words, to proclaim over and over again that he, loved her. All this Barney Shields did.

Celia Rogers never forgot that dress was basted and ready to try Irive Wind whipped her hair on. back. The rain was just begin-

"Put it away for to-night, moth

ang to fall, but now and then afer!" Celia begged. "You ought not arge drop touched her face. Alter-to be wearing out your eyes like nately the pavement ahead was as this. There'll be plenty of time bright as daylight and the next to-morrow."

stant it was pitch dark. Thunder Mrs. Rogers agreed. Later when allowed the flashing lightning. Celia had undressed, and slipped little .roadster's motor into bed her mother came into the hrobbed industriously. Barney room, patting the covers close and ncreased the speed.

"tucking her in" just as though The girl nestled close beside] Celia were a little girl. him. She and Barney were alone Celia clung to him, but still sheshe and her Barney-defying the was not consoled.

dements. Cella was not afraid.

The

"Barney, I don't want to go to: "Isn't it glorious?" she called, New York!

"Then why are you going?”

She told him the story. It was

eyes, smiling.

Her daughter opened half-shut]

"Going to heat you to sleep," she challenged.

Margaret knelt down and kissed her child. Then she turned away! without answering.

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pitching her voice, so that it could be heard above the roaring wind.

Shields gave her a quck smile an incoherent narrative, demand-over his shoulder. It was bis race, ing frequent repetition and expla-but Celia was cheering for him. nation. I was hard to make clear They reached the city streets At 20 minutes of four o'clock; because there were parts Celia her-ahead of the storm. Ten minutes next afternoon Celia Rugers self did not understand. And there later the roadster was parked in and her mother stepped into a mo was the terrible prospect that next front of the apartment house and and directed the driver to Mount day she would be on a train, travelia and Barney were running for Royal station. dim away from the two persons he doorstep. The rain swept Celia wore her travelling outfit. The loved.

Shields' septicism had not quite vanished. He interrupted with

| questions.

lown in earnest now.

"Made it" Shields

ahly.

Her cheeks were pale. One gloved cried boy-hand sought her mother's fingers and closed about them tightly. She and not dreamed the final parting from everything she knew was go- ing to be so awful,

The girl beamed up at him. Then "But it's true," he said, "about hey forgot storms and all else as this father of yours having more he caught her in an embrace which cash than he knows what to do left each of them serious-faced.

"Celin," he said, "should we tell your mother?"

"Yes, I guess so. Maybe that's why he's so queer. He isn't like Anebody I've ever known before."

Shield voice was sober now. "Going to buy you lots of swell clothes and introduce you to his rich. friends I suppose?"

"1-guess so."

"You mean-about us?" He nodded.

The girl considered.

"I don't think so," she said) ubtfully. "Mother's upset any how about me leaving. I suppose

an-

"You'll write," Margaret Rogers spoke mechanically, "and. I'll ower your letters each Sunday. Be sure to let me know as soon as you get there safely."

"Yes, I'll let you know,"

The taxicab drew up before the station. They saw John Mitchell trolling back and forth on the

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To because she's been working platform. He came to meet them. "BI, you'll be having fine rd. I'm really worried about her, "Here in plenty of time," he time, Parties and theatres and a horney. Promise me while I'm said. "Ten minutes to wait yet.". lot of cake enters hanging around way you'll come to see her often Mitchell paid the driver's fee and to take you places all the time, and let me know just how she motioned to porter to take

charge of the baggage. "Sure will."

"Might as well sit while we're There was silence. The moment waiting." he suggested. "Will you of parting was near--a parting for, go inside?" a long while,

ELLER ASAHI Oh, you'd like New York all right!" looks. Will you?"

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There was bitterness beneath This cheerfulness.

"Barney, do you want me to go?" "Why, I don't see that I have Bole Agen anything to do with it. You'll for- get all about me and everyone else here in no time. Sure you will!”,

"Oh, Barney, how can you say that?"

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"Well, won't you?"

Two brown eyes reproached him. PILSENER BED HONGKONG Instantly the youth was repentant. Warm arms held her close as he kissed her forehead, her lips, her hair and eyelids.

"Listen, Celia," Shields said

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Mrs. Rogers led the way. Celia "Barney, you'll come to the sta-scanned the platform. The one tion to see me off, won't you?" she was looking for was not in

"I'll try. What time ?"

sight. He was not in the waiting

"Four o'clock. Oh, please come!" room either.

"I'll be there," Shields assured! "I think I'll step outside," shel her. "Kiss me, Celia. Kiss me said in a low voice. "I'll be right! and say you won't forget what you back." promised.'

She waited as long as she dared, "I won't forget."

but Barney did not appear. They parted with tremulous He was not there when, amid' "good nights." Then Celia climbed, puffings and snortings of steam, the the two flights of stairs and turned big locomotive pulied away from her key in the door.

the station. Barney Shields was Margaret Rogers was still sew-not there. Only Margaret Rogers," the girl entered the room. handkerchief, and waving a pair off "You're late," she said, "Did shabby cotton gloves, saluted the the storm catch you?"

two passengers. "No. That is, just a ittle bit. Tears blinded the woman's eyes. Barney drove awfully fast when She moved unsteadily, and over we saw it coming. I'm not wet." and over under her breath shel "Better change your things any-mumbled these words, "She's never how."

going to know! He promised me.

Btensely've been thinking hard ing. She laid down her work as quivering, hiding her face with her

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to-day ever since your mother told me you were going away. was-well, pretty much of a shock, coming so unexpectedly. Made me think you didn't mean some of the things you'd said."

"But, Barney, I've been trying

to tell you”

Her words

were interrupted. The girl came nearer to inspect She's never going to know!" One hand tightened fiercely on her mother's work. The brown)

each of Celia's arms. Shields cyed,

her intently.

Her answer was fluttering, low. "Yes,"

"Do you care the way I do?" "I-I love you!"

The wind had grown stronger.

A groaning roar of thunder broke

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from the heavens as Celia speaking. Barney held her at distance, staring deeply into the girls' eyes as if he dare not be. lieve his cars

Then slowly

lifted her chin.

he

"Celia, darling," he said, "I can't ask you to marry me now. I've been threshing this thing out with

Ymyself all day. It wouldn't be

right to expect you to give up all the luxuries your father can give you for-well, it wouldn't be much more than poverty. I'm go- ing to get a raise pretty soon...) talked to the boss about it a while ‚ago. And I'm going to work hard. į

(To Be Continued).

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