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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 15, 1931.

The Melody Girl.

By RUTH DEWEY GROVES.

Author of "The Innocent Cheat," eto.

TIEGAN HERE TODAY

~Beryl-Barden-hopes-that-a-radio-care help her forget her hopelma, tave for Tommy terne, he goes about with treatise Gaylord until trenn learn that be is rich and manage tu win film fmm her. After a barty marriage Irene and Gaylard depart for his Western home, Temmy drinke heavily, on a job And Joins et companions. Beryl catcher

Wilman who enged to her half

and gods back "ta zefirge, m

He promised to send for Mrs. Evorcit but he did not offer more and suddenly rënë's mood changed. She flow into a rage and accused Gaylord of being re- sponsiblo fro her trouble.

"You're a scldah bruto!" sho rafled at him. "You took me away from a boy who really loved me and then you neglected me for your business and your sports. You thought more of soap and wild ducks than you did of your wife.

cold while trying to And Fries to ung him leave bis unwholewoma wasociates, Her throat le affected and her singing days are ended. When Timing restless her secrides he reform

frane quarrels with Preatis over an Teir with Berry Kende and cos home, the de- eiden that she must lose the Claylord me Blans to diapers of Derry and Frances I wish I'd never seen you! I wish secret meeting but Prentice beare of it and I'd let Beryl have you! It would arrived at the rendezvous Just na Derry denounces her. The men fight and frene tries have served her right!" She stop

she wants to regain Tommy's low,

and the de înjurari.

to fire in Decay's car. There is en accident ped short of admitting that Beryl Meantime Tommy wonders if he slitt lavhad prevented her from marrying Irme, le cuti Arrys kone from a part. Tommy. A telegram arrives from Gaylord with news of the accident. Mr. Everett becomen "Yes," Gaylord answered quiet- hysterical. blaming everybody for her daugh ter's toolile. Beryl anders if abe has been ly. "I wish you had let Beryl have me. Sho's worth a car load of girls like you but I doubt if she would have had me. I don't think money came first with har," he added bitterly.

100 hari-haried.

CHAPTER XLVIL

The appen was from frene but it was not volcad by her. Gay-

Irene began to sob and Gaylord lord sent it in a telegram, quite went away to send the message unaware that it could or would that plunged Horyl into such an be interpreted as a direct call for abyss of self-reproach. help.

Ireue, he anld, would need to When he was gone Irene was

him have new skin surgically applied sorry she hadn't asked to to one side of her face. She must send for Tommy. If Tommy could, be kept in the hospital longer than be with her now, could hold her was at frat supposed but she was hand for just a little while before doing nicely and the grafting was they took her upstairs to that necessary only to insure her awful room, he'd never want to let against permanent disfiguration. her go again. She'd, be sure of She would like to have her mother him then.

with her if that were possible. "I send for Tommy," she con-

le would defray the expenses.

soled herself, "just as soon as it's Mrs. Everett was horrified. "I over." What she meant was that knew It! 1 knew it!" ahe wept she would send for him as soon as wildly. "knew it! My poor little she was a pretty patient, again. baby! Her sweet little face-1 knew she was hurt badly! Oh aren't you ashamed of the way you | talked!" she raged at Beryl "Think of your poor sister out there. all alone in a hospital and her poor little face all torn to plecek!***

Beryl left the room. She had to go. Self-accusation swept over

her.

FLYING CLUB'S FUTURE.

GOVERNMENT NOT TO INCREASE SUBSIDY.

After struggling gallantly along against tremendous obstacles, the biggest being the fall in the value of the toen dollar, for nearly two years, striving hard to justify its existence nad recently succeeding to-a-very-great extent, the Flying Club is threatened with extinction.,

Fateful words spoken by Hon. Commander G. F. Hole, RN. (retired) at the Flying Club's annual meeting yesterday, may

nigan this courageous effort going

by the board and the Club closing down.

Commander Hole said that, on behalf of the Government, he regretted to announce to the Club that there would be no increase of the annual subsidy, which means that any help from this direction to allow the Club to double its income in order to keep golu, an advised by the hon, treasurer (Mr. A. Richie) cannot now be anti- elpated.

Committee members remained behind after the annual meeting to discuss the position in vlow of the Government's decision, and the Chairman announced if it became necessary he would later convene an extraordinary general meeting to consider the future of the Club.

The following five ordinary men- bers were re-elected to the General Committee: Messra.. C. D. Lum- bert, R. Foster, A. J. R. Moss, J. Choa, and Lieut. Col L. G. Bird, D.3.0. Mr. Wong Kwong-tin having resigned through pressure of work, it was agreed that kis place should be taken by Mr. R. Lec.

Dr. F. J. Farr was re-elected Captain of the Club, and Mr. M. H. Turner was reelected auditor, with power delegated to him to obtain the servicen of another auditor, with whom he could arrange to help with the work.

lord to ask if he'd sent for her Presently she telephoned Guy- mother. He said that he had.

"Will you meat her at the stu-surprise. The steady burning of tion and bring her here?" Irene that inner light daunted him. After naked. "I don't suppose you'd that he remained silent. mind if she stayed at the Bright- well, would you?"

he more

The Brightwell was a fashion- Had she been responsible for alle hotel not far away from the hospital and Gaylord couldn't help this thing that had happened to thinking that Mrs. Everett might her sister? Irene would have

comfortable elsewhere been safely married to Tommy but was anxious to have her re- now but for her interference. And what had it done to Tommy? cover and depart from his life. If money could spend the time he It had, nearly wrecked him as well ns costing the end of Beryl's own was quite willing to spend it. Ife had come to see Irene as nothing but a glamoreusly pretty little female.

caroor.

In despair ale sank to her knees beside her bed. How had she dar.

ed to interfere in the destinies of others?

Mrs. Everelt 152238 frantic to

reach Irene but her condition was no longer one of mock illness. Remorse drove her to thoughts She found herself too weak and of penance. She must do some-prostrated to undertake the journey. thing! Her mother's crying came And so it was Beryl who was met to her through the closed door and at the station by Gaylord and es Played her quivering soul antil she corted to the hotel where he had believed herself solely responsible made a reservation for her mother. Her for all the ills that had befallen Irene's thoughtfulness, however,

ta

her Impress the family. She must make up for designed it: She must do something!

quaintances and her nurses, was gave no

ne-

It was pitiful to think of tren lost upon Beryl. She out there, helpless, except for the thought to her surroundings. Her grudging care of an unloving hus-jone wish was to get to her sister band. And Irene hadn't asked as soon as possible. anything of them. She was being brave.

Of course. Bery! could not know that Irene was being cared for in a private hospital room with two private nurses and every possible

tuxury.

in

Nor could Beryl know that her "helplessness Irene was plan- ning the final conquest of Tommy.

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Gaylord waited in the tobby while Beryl freshened herself

it from her railrond journey be fore going to the hoagital.

He was shocked at the change in her. When she came up to him ut the station while he was look- ing for Mrs. Everett, he did not. know her until she spoke to him.

Her face was drawn and thin.

Gaylord wondered now if he had Irone did not mind being in the betrayed his shock. Lord, it was hospital after the doctors had terrible! The Velvetan Girl! What told her she would not be disfig-had happened to hor? The gor ured. The pain had been severe denia skin and the kind, smiling at first but it was gone now and lips, the clear grey суск she could give her attention to the laughed or were coolly serene. rolo of being an exquisite invalid.

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that

She had a manicurial and hair-

Gaylord could think of nothing dresser in daily. And she was such a dear, sweet little thing the they were like now but anhes, grey doctors admired her greatly. Her ashes, cooling over something that nurses, naturally, did not share had died. Was it the spirt of the with the medical men the cona- girl?

dences they exhanged with each He watched her coming toward him after she had left-the elevator

other.

A few of the lesser social lights and told himself that she was like who wore not sure of the outcome something crushed. But when they of her separation from Gaylord got into his car and were on their came to ace her and brought her a way to the hospital he became con- lavish quantity of flowers. It was scious of another change that had quite within the realm of reason, come over Beryl. She showed signs

callers expressed of a deep, all-consuming fire of emo

as one occident would bring tlonal unrest.

it, that the Gaylord and Irene together again. Thus trens had an audienco to

!!

"Does Irene know that you are

flatter her. She was anything but coming, and not your mother?" Gaylord aaked uncnally, for Irene's

the abject and forlorn little cren- lack of feeling toward her sister tura hur sister had begun to picwas no secret to him.

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turo hor.

"No," Beryl said simply. There was a change when the

Gaylord experienced the odd sen- doctors told her she must have a transfer of skin. Then Irono besation that she was reading, bis

mind. came frightened and sent a tear- "Irene and I were never real sis ful message to Gaylord to come to ters" she said quietly, "but every. her. He arrived, steclod against thing is going to be different now." an appeal for forgiveness,

Gaylord did not answer, but pres

Irene studied his face for a mo- ently he has not changed," he said

felt he should warn hör. mont when he entered the room. “Irone

and saw that it would be useless: bluntly.

either. She did not even ask about Beryl had nothing further to say

Irene's condition. It seemed to Gay- ford that she was obsessed with some thought which was all-absorb Ing. "Nothing else matters,, guess," he decided. At the hospital he told her he would wait and tako her back to the hotel.

Gaylord half-feared she might nak him to go up to Irene's room with her but she only said, "Thank colourless ho you," in a voice so could not know if she had under- stood.

For a long while he waited and when Beryl returned he could dis- cover nothing in her face to indi- cate that his fears had been real- ized. If Irene had treated Beryl to ascore her expression did not-re- veal it nor did she say anything about the converantion.

He was not surprised, however, when she told him, on the way to the hotel, her chief reason for com- ing to Oakdale.

(To be Continued.)

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