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TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1931.

POLAR FLIGHT.

THE HONGKONG

FIELD MUSEUM EXPEDITION IN SZECHUAN.

News and pictures have just been received concerning the activi ties of the party led by Mr. F. S. Tangier Smith, which has been in Szechuan callacting soological specimens since November laat. Members are shown above ready ready to start out through the snow and hero is a photograph of one of the beautiful gorges In

the Upper Yangtze through which the party passed recently. It presents one of the most ramarkable, apeptacles on the civar, though the water is to day fifty feet higher than when photo was

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taken. The party travelled up the Min River by native boat as ill. ustrated in the third photograph. The general headquarters of the expedition were established at Yachowfu, at which place the long

bamboo bridge shown in fourth picture provides a means of cross- Ing the Mia River when the water is low,

Heart of Liane

by MABEL MCELLIOTT

REGIN HERE TO-DAY,

18 Kiel bautiful, lives 10

I feel it," an she inid out abeer, Teitrun coloured underthings.

and

Ilane Barrett, Amol New York Aukett with rifting half 27 bottle of rose mother, Case Flareti, a rather faded wetzing,

dimpar with geranium salts into the

* hot night Linom

boiling

Mulia Croatu, arightung, and two at Molly's tub, Five minutes later she men falende, 'The two' nuen quatrel and one

in about fate. Frantir, made for her other ferged in

her ritros-coloured

who arrives and russians Share Meter, shift, rogy, stockingless. Thus cas

197 pun pellerman charge, that the ually attired, she sought the phone

ki in incent of wrongtonio, That night

at the theatre where Cass in playing Lingain. This time she

ereunters handene astanger Wha en Boekman number.

her name.

engagement in m Minth 1 ค theatre i

called a

A few days Inter Cass boul Lians go to "Editorial department? Mr. Dés- Willow Stream, J.. where Cas has enmand in yet? Well, would you sponsored by the wealthy Men. Chajarskasz le (mind giving me his homie number? Linne is for wash the the hex offen, sharing It's personal. Yes, I know it's duties with Marlet Ludil, pretty society giri E Minder, Theron, introdures has to against the rules," and here her

Cive Virenpaugh, son of the theatre pintram. Shwar Mettermild canus lo tel Lien mah wornded in the yuo Are, will Peruvet

voice became veivel textured, "bot

this is frightfully important. Ob.

At Market Let's Bon Linge win meet thanks awfully. So sweet of you."

the handsome stranger who she do hur She smiled at the unseen speaker

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admires for her and got into lur black and drive wear together. Mrs. Jonald believe the white sports suit as she waited. couple have led and sky Kotard to find Darling," she wooed into the love to lane, but inter Why Liste belle ber annuthpiece. "Don't be cross be

in the Strend's see the air; cause waked you. I just wanted

to say good morning. Am 1 a lumb?! 'Course I is. Did you nican you said last night? Don't forget!

tobars la bated.

CHAPTER AR

all

Muriel Ladd sat up in bed at Just had a slight bout with Mother The SL Wilbrahan. She pulled who barged home about 11 and;

A remarkable close up of Mahatma Gandhi, who was recived by the Viceroy at Simla yesterday.

hardy-gurdy. ¡marines."

to

"Well, you didn't need

A capital picture of Dr. Eckener, commender of the Graf *Zeppelin, showing him in high spirits fler successful Polar Flight,

Two

wedding ceremonies united. A. J. Wright, blind mit. lionaire and Tatiana Mosolova, prominent member of the Rur- sian colony in London. Here they ars pictured during the rites at the Russian Church in London, which followed 'an- other ceremony held at the home of Lady Curzon.

That Muriel could joke about the things she did seemed one more loathsome touch. These people all took love so casually, so tightly. It meant nothing to them. It was something to be laughed at, snoer. ed.about.

once

Lians told herself she was a fool; to believe à man's words just be- cause his eyes were dark and deep- the silken coverlet over me harejtore up the scenery when Grimes and a man with

set, because his voice had a plena- shoulder, yawned and reached for|told her I was flitting with you. Her heart did not skip a beat. The

jant ring. And yet his words had "She was worried." Linne said, seemed sincere. "A rose you had the telephone.

She's purple but she'll get over it. world was here that morning. She gravely. Her plain white dress, thrown aways glove you Willow Stream 012," she said She thought to find me plastered sailed down Third avenue, joined fresh and cool looking in the heat, had worn. That was beautiful. sleepily. Then after a long pause, all over the front pages, and is she the stream of mid-day traffic at her soft tumbling hair curling It was pootle but on his lips it "Grimes? This is Miss Martel, disappointed! Well, never mind. Qavensboro Bridge, This bored about her flushed face, gave the probably didn't mean anything. Father home? Oh, mother? Yes Yes. Thursday. Lan!" She made her, the stopping and starting, but girl a look at once bewitching and put me on her wire,"

a sibilant sound and hung up the she varied the monotony by giving subtly mature.

She was an idiot even to think She made a naughty face at her receiver with an air of extreme taxi drivers heart fallure every

of him for a moment. A silly, ro- charming reflection in the mirror.reluctance.

few seconds by attempting

"You're-why I don't know-mantic little fool. No wonder "Mother?

pass different When did you get' "I love you so much,

them on the right. She was re- Muriel. "So solemn! What's up?ly called her "dumb."

to-day. Linne," said Elsie laughed at her, affectionate- buck? Oh, for Pete's sake siop It's a wonder you don't feel it!" warded by curas and screams. It Did anything happen after I blew howling or I can't tell you a thing. The girl's voice rose to a cres-all delighted Muriel

The olly last night?"

It was better for her not to think At the St Wilb'ram, of course.cendo now.

jor him any more, never to see him As she went into the smell of the river, the hot aun

"Happen?" What could?" cried again Besides, her mother wish- Where you suppose I stay when breakfast room of the St. Wilbra-beating down, the rank odor of Liang defensively I come to town? Well, you can ham the captain, four waiters and motor exhaust, the purring and was half out of her head. Twaga cinema, her mother's white "Your mothered it to be so. Like a flashback in - ring back the desk if you like when two bus boys fell over themselves chugging and rattling of a mund-worried, naturally."

"I finish and ask the clerk when I to servo her. The ussistant red engines the scream of bout

startled face appeared to her. How checked in." Long pause. "Yes, I manager hoped she found her airens, the hoarse bray of horns,

to lose

Lorrified she had looked when first any sleep over me." snapped Van Robard's unme had been mon- admit I did go dancing with him. orange juice to her liking. She She was in her alement. Not a Muriel. "I was with Chuck and 1tloned. "You must not have any- What's all the shooting for? We radiated youthful charm and the nerve in her splendid: vigorous stayed at the hotel Grandmother thing to do with him," she had went to the Club Royal and I got in conacionsness of her importance, young body. at three. Don't be so steamed up.

iter muscles were always chooses when she's in town said. At the garage. in East G3rd tensed as if for battle. Her if it was my respectability mother You thought I'd eloped? Darling, street two grimy young men fuchsia coloured lips continued to wae stowing about. Lord knows heedlessly among the vacation Lione walked in a daze, stepping how I wish you were right. The sprang to attention. One said, part in a satisfied smile. She felt I'd have stayed at Churck's place throng, the pretty girls in scarves young man's too engey. put the "Come on back come on back" in us if nothing could daunt her. if he'd let me. He wouldn't, and white linen, the chattering car in a garage. Well, I didn't want ja dull monotone as Muriel capably

more's the pity." to drive back that late. Oh, you manoeuvred the roadster out. The

She giggled.

family groups coming from the It was well past the luncheon give me a double distilled pain!" youth had the well meaning but hour when she drove into Willow such things," said Liane, shocked. store. Yesterday she had been a "Muriel, you ought not to any stores, milling around the 10-cont On this Alial note Muriel mistaken Impression that his aid Stream. On Main. street shp "Oh, don't be a goof," Muriel part of all this. She had liked the slammed up the receiver. In a was needed. Another took a dirty caught sight of two familiar said. "Ive got several scenes com-smell and sound of this bright minute the bell shrilled again and rag and added a superfluous bit of figures and drew up at the curb, Ing when sho answered the summons with polish to the already gleaming hallooing to them casually, Linne doesn't often get such a chonen to everything seemed hateful to her. I get home. Mother coloured summer time village. Now a bored air.

nickol work. Both were rewardedstartled, turned a white, scared blow up and will she enjoy it!'I'm A blight had been cast "What? Of course I've got by dazzling smiles. Both were face at her. Why, it's you!" she looking forward to it. Don't ex happiness. It acomed

on her day-time clothes.. I stopped and already

little dizzy

to Linno with faltered. Elsie waved coldly and poet me at the theatre-to-night for that the world was an gy, uvil took a bag with me. Too bad you the mingled Acenis of rose went on. "Got to pick up some certain. I'll probably como

to xeranium, jasmine and mimosa, things at the five and dime," who crutches if I do get there. Whon

on place. the last being the acont of Muriel's said to Liane. "See you later."

Over and over again as sho She dropped the coverlot

Mother gets through with me!" dawdled homeward the mystery of and face powder. She was a walking ran for the bathroom where garden that morning. Her slim we didn't know what to think!" car into year and shot off, laugh-Van recurred to torment her. Why "Why, Murial, we thought-well, She throw up her hands put the her mothers's fierce objection to amidat gold-plated spigots and rounded logs flexed as sho put her Liane mammoth

ing at Liana'a worried face. gasped. bath towels mono-small shoe on the startor, con-

did Casa hate him? What was The

giri laughed NEDTN- grammed H. St. W, she proceeded selous of her beauty, her skill as a fully. "Motlier spilled it all," she

thors about thifi tall; folatly to turn on the hot water until the driver, her Invincibility as a word. "Chasing all over the coun-down the street

The young girl walked slowlysinletor looking man to

stir up mirror and. window fimed

in pursuit of such a passion of feeling?" over man.

try looking for me in roadhouses: Elala. Her heart felt heavy and with steam.

"Thanks so much," she cried, If that isn't the outside limiti la Bick.

Linne felt she could not rest une Muriel warbled. I love you so akidding out of the driveway, nar-gone into town to dance. It's a think of last night Everything the puzzle,

Sho could hardly bear to til she had learned the answer to much, it's a wonder-you-don't rowly missing two Italian children wonder they didn't send out the seemed solled and terrible to-day.

(Tale Continued!'))

haven't got something real worry about. Goodbye"

"

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