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The Melody Girl.

By RUTH DEWEY GROVES.

Author of "The Innocent Cheat," etc.

BEGIN.HERS TO-DAY.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 26. 1931.'

21 YEARS AGO.

SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE "TELEGRAPH" FILES.

The following extracts are from the Hongkong Telegraph for the wook ended June 24th, 1910.

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The rate of the dollar on do- and was la. 9 9/160.

Hongkong ricksha-pullers want on strike as a protest against din playing tables giving the legal

"I know, Captain Beryl, but he's Beryl Burden, secretly in love with Tommy goi somethin' and I think it's An-}· witant lacovers that be le planning to elapegle. It's somethin' he got in the with her half-sister, Irene Evorell.

water."

gut somethin' all

Fellor that he would ruin bla career, Herrl) and her "rank" kidneys Tommy and take him ; "He's sure

In the entry where she urges him to

slave it ruiters and not break the bright," another, boy contributed, during aunt, M Hafro win unless he's only got one arm, for naneti him. Fall to unluce him, that's all he's swimmin' with." Hetyl 1 ende him « sag” med feta bing retorn

to her sister, ligne, entaged at the toma

walt, refuses to listen Tummy's explena-

fun and siponce the elopement.

Next day Tommy goes fahlog with 'his' unela

and la warprlend is not Beryl and her

a teach plenic, One of the lys. Ausie, wlish wway from her, son at the water and

carried out by a "wen Kelly,

ness,

CHAPTER IV

Beryl too had notfeed this fact in her and hope sprang to life terror-filled haart. If were Angie they'd have a fair chance to revive him. He hadn't been gone so long-it wasn't hopeless. She sad this over and over, unconscious-

When the whirling water caughty speaking aloud, while she watched Angle he thought ni first that and waited for the awimmer to it was just an extra big wave toss-come near enough for them to ing him about. But it didn't pass Identify the burden he supported. over and leave him free to catch They could see clearly now that he his breath. Instead it seemed to was handicapped with a burden. pick him up and carry him swiftly "Fool!" Beryl exclaimed all at along with it, with cruel playful-once, and ran out to dive head-on In a fash The harder he fought the into a foaming breaker. more it laughed at him, the pre-she had seen Chat, the swimmer was cocious kitty of the sea toying with tiring, and there she'd stund, anfely His prey.

waiting for him to do her rescue Beryl's first aid work completed, work. Her expletive referred she net about to codal nokes.

herself. The buys wondered, but That is when Angie was missed, romained where she had left thent. "Where Is he ?* she askell. 131- She did not see that it wad xiously glancing up and down the Tommy she was going to help until beach.

"Look for him, everyone. she got close to him. The next sec- and then she sent their roll cry, ond she saw Angle, still and white,

bo

as she called it. ringing out in a on his hack, his chin over Tommy's strong full tone that was surpris. Carm.

ingly clear and sweet. Berst hal "Give him to me," she ordered

a voice, even though her family and swam into position to take the wouldn't admit it. As is echers boy.

lied away the boys took it up and Hung it forth ngain. Beryl strain-| gasped.

her cars to catch

but rone came.

answer

"Are you good for it?" Tommy

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fares.

The Seamen's Instituto on the Praya East, the gift of Sir II. N. Mody, was opened by Sir Henry .May.

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The death occurred of Mr. Wm.

Lysaught, former Inspector of the Navy Yard Polico, after 40 yenra' residence in the Colony.

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Mr. W. H. Donald, à Hongkong journalist, was honoured by the Portuguese Government with the Order of Christ.

SUGAR MARKET.

THE LATEST CABLED QUOTATIONS.

The following cable at the clone of the sugar market yesterday has been received Jy Messra, Pei-

treath and Co.

London Terminals. March 1932 6/11% up 11⁄2d. May 1932 7/1% up Ud. August 1931 6/54; up 192. December 1981 679 up 13,d.

New York Terminals, March 1932 1.46 down 3 pts. May 1982 1.55 down. 3 pls. July 1931 127 down 2 pts. September 1931 131 down 3 pls. December 1903 -1.40 down 3 pls, London (25/6/81). -- Cubans 965, CIF, UK. Refiners have bought two cargoes 6/6 per ewi.. July shipment.

"I get you a doctor," he said: soberly. But see that you stay right here until I come back."

"You'll hurry?" Beryl nodded. she begged, In her mind, silent, unbearable accusation, the picture of a small white face

"Yes," Beryl sail. "Let's go." Tommy was glad to be relieved. Fear gripped her, then for thelle'd been swimming that. But be boys had promised never to go out did not let her get ahead of him, of hearing of the roll cry without lest he get into trouble and lose her permission. Angie' wouldn't her lauld Angie. There was have done it wilfully; she was some hard swimming stiß abend of certain of that. He'd wandered them. Before she reached Tommy away or she turned in, sharp al Beryl had cleared the lawakers and now she must swim back through arm to the water.

Lacy waves broke at her feet them, with Angle a dead weight on where she came to a pause to scan one arm. the ocean that spread before her, Tommy watched her anxiously. † siill against the sand. If that was The She did not try to speed, neither to be the way it would look the bland to-day and smiling. wash of the water seemed to purr did she laser Linte meressarily Just time she was ever to see it invitingly, teasingly promising to time that might mean life or death be good. Its serenity was like a for Angie. She simply kept her false face to Beryl. She saw it bead and swam as fast as she could as a hungry monster, greedy to with safely. derour little box.

Tommy's strength began tu e "Angle, Angie," she called fran-turn and when the heaviest break- tically and waded deeper-untillers crushed over Beryl and bore the wayes made standing uncer-her under he was beside her to tain. No gond going out with keep Angie's body righted and nothing of Angle in sight. She affont.

turned and started to run along the beach. Then she stopped and called

The bays met them in 'water back to the children to string out behind her and not to waist high and helped to carry their unfortunate comrade beyond move, only to watch and relay the water's reach. Tommy, spent word if they caught a glimpse of and breathless, cast himself full the missing boy. They under-length upon the sund for a few sex- stood. This was a game they'd onds to recover sufficiently to assist i played in fun many times before in the efforts to revive Angie. To-day it might mean something He found that. Beryl had placed in earnest.

the little chap face downward, his forehead

on one arm, the other They watched the water with stretched out from his side, and 4 eyes wide to popping and could that she was astridle Angie's back. scarcely breathe for their excite-working as skillfully as she was ment. The strongest ran with able to fored the water from Beryl and only stopped as she call-ngs and set him to breathing ed out their names. Then they again. reated, themselves on the sand und Tommy put ,1, hand on her shoul- der. I do that," he said gruffly. "You go for a doctor."

stood like statues, in guard,

his

Je

Beryl didn't need to ask if knew how. She remembered a day on the bench when they'd practiced

With them all statiqued behind her Beryl too paused to search the water anew with eyes that were widened with anxiety. Again she started the roli try, and again it, until Frene had turned up her there was no answer,

Fur down

could

She

see

the

;1 party

beach

of

she

men,

hose at the undignified perform- ance and nude them self-conscious. She got up without a word and called

at the {n}} of ran to her ear. Fearfully she at her voice as she ran toward tempted to start the motor. Would them, but the distance was too this be one of the time she'd have great for them to hear, or if they to crank it? She hardly dared heard, they thought it all a part of] brenth until it was safely going the noise n bunch of kids were And then when she was congrutu-- making.

lating herself on a lucky break a Suddenly n piercing call to her mean hissing sound warned her of halted Beryl. She wheeled and enw unexpected trouble. A flat! Well, that the line of boya was no longer she couldn't stop for it. Goodbye motionless and facing seaward, but tyre.

was wildly signalling to ber to She tore along, as fast as the cur come back. As the message reached in its disabled condition enuld be her, passed from one shrill relayer made to go and still be kept on the to another, she realized that some-road. Presently she heard a sound thing had been, discovered in the that was not new to her. It came water, something they wanted her from the rear. She did not slacken to know about. But was it Angle? her speed but the sound continued She could not tell; they were too to draw nearer. At Inst it cam: excited-the

Hot "Get over there!" The cool voice

message

had

of the law,

"Listen oflleer," she plended as

As she flew back to the starting pince she prayed that Mike, left a uniformed Individual on a motor- there, hadn't made a mistake and cycle beside her ear reached for s called her back in valu. She must summone "I know I'm not Mrs. have divers-she couldn't send the | Lindbergh or anybody like that,

out to do that.

You don't have to ask the. But 1 What Is It? Have you found am on a matter of life or death.

abe the line. in rin past Back there at the beach there's a They fell in with her, kid that's been drowned. I'm going ench trying to tell what he thought for a doctor."

boys

lim

?! ah

of Mike's discovery. But Beryl. "Yea?" would not stop to listen until she "Please. renched Mike.

Where does the nearest doctor live? Take my number and

"There, look! Way out," he then get a doctor, quick. I'll walt shrilled, pointing toward an object here and go back with him."

that Beryl could not discern

ቤር

firat. Mike began to jump up and

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down. "It's somebody swimming." The officer looked her over and

he screamed.

decided she was not drunk. And

Then Beryl, made out a bit of a sober ale certainly wouldn'i bo hend, and saw that an arm flashed driving for pleasure as she had rhythmically up and down in the been, practically on three wheels. watery

́bringing its owner nearer Resides, she was dripping wet. She the shore with each rapid stroke. must have been at the beach, all "Oh Mike," she walled, "that right. Nevertheless he took the Isn't Angie

number of her car.

Was

Beryl's heart shrank into a small hard lump that burned like fire. And it stayed like that while she waited endlessly for the offer to return.

(To be Continued.)

E10-32

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Tramways, 29, 1 Peak Trams, (old) $14 n Star Ferries, $954 b. China Lights, $26.25 b. H.K. Electrica, $8214 h. Macao Electrics, $23 n. Felephones $61 b. China Busca, Tis. 18.60 n. Singapore Tractions, 3/- n.

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