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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1931.

WHEAT CRISIS IN PICTURES: FARMERS REFUSE TO SELL.

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Our photo shows 25,000 bushels of wheat piled on the ground of a farm near Ulysses, Kansas. The owner has announced that, it will lie there until he can gui enough for the grain "to pay the expenses of harvesting it."

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Heart of Liane

by MABEL MCELLIOTT

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BEGIN

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In other yaari, a firò in a Kansas wheat field would have been a great disaster. This year, - farmer, was able to grin and say, "It really doesn't matter," when 640 acres of standing grain, ready for the combine, went up in smoke in a fire started by a careless smoker,

Was

bullt. His mouth

a thin, cruel ino. Hands in pockets, hu Inanged against the lintel. Yu- garding the girl with a bitter, sardonie gaze,

"You're the smart kid who Dopped Ginny Weisman over the hend down

const at the gold movies," he crused Liane,

They girl's heart gave a wild leap. Did this explain the strange adven- fure in which she now found her- self?Were these men friends of that captured bandit who had tried to hold up the box office at the Willow Streium Theatre?

But the man's next words ber And this

may as well have them now and let i

I've nothing t6「ཕ(、 of

1.ten Burrett, 18 d. bemistirati, in Unmeitimi. me go. by Vaur Robard, handsome man of the value." world. Contres, 1.tane's blurr

berno to wre in any thre

A Will · The man's laugh grated. "We'

Stream, I I., where Cast playing me have them, too. But inter." mer stock, an meta Muried

Ladd,

debutante. Muriel is andel 11 de iti dorys with; "Where are you taking me?" the

Chuck Then, trpurter, but phone wristendi

with other men. Ele Minter, the engene, girl asked in terror.

Mt. Imach.

What can

You've mix

I have

fella Linnu Dhete la gossips about Kohard and you possibly want?

Catches on our is the fall, leaving Liane laken me for someone else. with the rich Mr. Clecopatch. Jano noney to give you." Philadelphin Cam by inken seriously it and "We know you right enough, delirium of mr mystery concerning the girl's Name's Barrett, ain't it?"

1 rushes to her. C'amo babbies het

"Don't get me wrong," he Feared. "Ginny's no pal of mine, your Just remenshered seein' picture in the paper al that time." "You talk too much," Krowied voice from the doorway, Liane glanced up to see the first man's at them. "Get partner glaring ont. growled the newcomer. always falling for a new skirt. [Shut your gab and beat 11."

The man with the fron Krey able.

wirth. She returns to the Cleanin She andded and fell fresh hair sidled nut, muttering. to marry him whit, wishing to help her mother, terror at this disclosure.

20 convalescr. Clter Cloenpatch Ask Liene|

the girl accepta.

"Shut your trap sow and don't } "Now, look here, girl began Treen Lord and Panny Antierten, sister, i come to stay at the Cleemuaughs and Tee is bother me," the man said with the newcomer in an oily tone more hateful to Liare. The pits to break of the engaging frankness. "You can distasteful mailers approach lane at a plat club, de have your say after awhile."*

Pingement between Elle wat dene, Black!

Sanjing 10,000. AL 1r wits end, stere

to Shane McDermid, police officer wha onen befriended her. He puts no end to the black-

for the wedding proceed.

They made thereafter in silence Mid warns Ltone she has an enemy broken only by the grant of the

Lane appears. Cre. Chuck Desmond ant

CHAPTER XXVI.

to

One of the western Kansas farmers who has piled hor grain on the ground to await better markat is Miss Marlon Tallay, retired grand opera singer, shown above on one of the mounds of wheat that she has ordered her tenants to hold pend- Ing higher prices.

checks."

'You're

But she kept her shoulders "I thought she was a gonger," the her admitted. "I up, stared him in the eye without man nearest qiling. She set her teeth to keep thought she had passed in her from screaming.

fool," said the iron mz1. The wonian called waddling back with some torn strips of white cloth, und an carthenware bowl. She Liana Aprang back. Like light- said not a word but watched the "If you'd only tell me what it's ning was her movement as she man as he lifted Liane to one of all about." Liane began desper-darted out of the big chair and the sagging chairs.

away from the man's grasping

Linne than his "Pretty little piece, you are,** growl had been. "You keep quiet he purred at her. His big handgrey and you won't get hurt but frenched out to touch her bare Molly came hear you starting any funny busi-shoulder.

ess-well, don't, that's all

chair he

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Angore. But one foot was unshed "eave me alone," the girl said and the other, in its high-heeled bitterly. "You've done enough." silver slipper, stumbled. She would She shrank from his fingers. The have fallen if the man's hateful man suid roughly, "Hold still, you. arm had not reached out to steady I'll fix this cut."

"Keep away from me," Linne monned faintly. And all at onco everything went black before her. She felt herself falling--

Al a hall given for the Prince of Simvaria, Hinn in the front seat. "Right the Prince himself start a nenech für her. here?" Liune heard the man beside

her ask as the car slowed. Aately.

runt from the front seat was the After Hugo, Crown Prince of reply. The car seemed to turn.. Slavaria, had left her Liane stood For a few minutes they travelled; The man grinned horribly, with mirth. "You'll find out quite still for a moment. The under branches bending so fowout music from the ballroom came to Linne could feel them scrape the what's it all about," he grunted, her in little muted gasps. She fonneau. Then the car humpel Taking up his statlon in the other her.

The woman 'stood by regarding thought, "I ought to run back to over a deeply rutted lane and cume broken-iown leather

"Better be good," he warned the tableau curiously out of her the box and Clive for ato a standstill.

drew a pipe from the pocket of He thrust her brick into the col-į beady eyes. This moment. He'll wonder where I've!

coat and began telsurely tolapsing chair. HIB talon-like ."Out here," commanded the stuff

Once she put out a solled hand vanished."

it. Liane noted that his fingers reached for her supple She wondered how

Liane felt herself evening clothes were of good qual young loveliness again.

and touched Linne's petal soft the Prince would find her wrap.urly voice.

No lifted, carried.

line, she She had not told him what it was thought, to cry out now. She was he bad managed to slide by

dress. ity, his linen spotless. Doubiless like

"Pretty," she said wonderingly. Jone of the guests of the club. With one foot on the bottom in the hands of the enemy.

some- stair she stood irresolate, As she The man carrying her went up

Llane looked at her with She began to shiver. All the

thing like hope. The woman seem- turned a quiet, commanding voice three steps that creaked under

ed stupid but not unkind. But said. "Don't move, girl. We've got in. A door swung on protesting wild stories she had ever read of hinges and the fetid alr of an kidnappings flashed through her

presently she waddled away again, you envered."

room mind. "Girl found murdered in When Liane opened her oyes leaving Liane alone with the two Lightning-like, she wheeled in overheated, underventilated

She men lonely house On shore road." the man was bending over her.

and the girl's heart sank. to get a dim flash of two grim assailed Linne's nostrils. men in evening clothes. One was Clumsy fingers fumbled at the "Posse still searching for woman, felt cold water, ley water, trickling She began to feel desperately sick. armed. This she saw before the tight knot of the black silk scarf missing

Tuesday." She down her neck. She put up her Her head was giddy and a hot pain black silk scarf was slipped over which bound her eyes. The girl thought of such grim headines hand to her head. Her fingers came burned in one temple. Her teeth her eyes.

gasped with relief as the fasten-

away rod. "Blood,"

she moaned began to chatter as if with ague, "Grab her, Len." one of the menings gave way. She was shiv and moaned.

faintly. What was Clive thinking? What

"Get her a shawl," commanded suid gruffly.

A hand clampeding all over now. Even the hot

not was he doing? Would any of the "You fool," the iron grey man the fron grey man. The man with itself over her mouth, Strong, air of thint fusty ronn did

eyes went out,... „grum- unkindly arms lifted her. She serve to warm her.. Her tooth club attendants have noticed the was saying. From her place on the the cat's

she number of the Beeing car? Would oor Liane could see him dimly, bling. Liane closed her ayea. The felt the night air on her face. chattered as with aguo

in the doorway looking room whirled around her. She kicked violently.

One silver glanced around. It was a boxlike they have followed it, noted which He was fell pump

uff,

Aercely at the man with the cat's unnoted. room

cheap house. Two mis- way it wont?

Now the second man was follow- Struggling still, she was lifted up.

upsion chairs with collapsing springs Llane bent her hands together

Ing the first from the room. Ah, a-car-pont- The small of stood in front of a gas grate. A

softly. She looked across-at the "You fool, youl" he repented. Russian leather, of cigarettes. bright green carpet of furious calmly smoking jailor and said "Makin' passes at her and scar- "We're not supposed to hurt her

thrum of an expensive motor, pattern adorned the floor. Every-again. "Please

This in her to death so that she passes-yet," she heard him say. She Those iron hands still clamped thing was very dirty windows,

on the tried desperately to, control her her wrists. Her face was utterly limp curtains, the floor itself. All can't do you any good, you know, out and bumps her- hend

Mr. Cleespaugh will have search-corner of the table." He. went shuddering but falled. She was veiled in that black silk. She this Liane took in in the split ing parties out."

into the hall and called in a raucous grateful oven for the comfort of heard the engine slide

the hateful prickling, robe some- voice, "Molly ".

one presently throw over her A fat woman in a dirty apron shoulders. She heard the woman's came. She had a red face with cackling voleo and the iron grey

time

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since

"

let me go.

into second,

second before the man spoke.

car

a remen-

the "Sit down," he growled at..her.

Because hor knees would

The man smiled evilly. "Maybe we hadn't thought of no hat. hey?"

into

high. Smoothly the gilded over the

Futa entrance-yes, that was

of

the

eyes.

berod bump! She knew they were longer obey her the girl did as He stamped out his pipe on the orenses in it and her hair was man's rumbled command, Watch akimming along the turnpike. But her captor commanded. An in-billous yellow tile of the fireplace, done in a pancake on the top of her a minute, I've got to go to the whether the road led cast or west congruous figure she was in that He stood up, stretching himself her head.

garage." aho could not say.

sordid piace, with her frills, her like a big cat. His eyes were The man on the seat beside her bare shoulders.

"Molly, get me some clean rags Ho returned to Llane, shook her cat's eyea, emerald and baleful in released her hands. He said with She stared at the man who bad the half light of the ugly room and a pan of water," said the man by the shoulder. Mind now, no iranle politeness, "Do you no good carried her. The other one could Then he came toward the girl with with the fron grey hair. The we funny business he warned her to scream now, misa. Better be be heard in the hall outside,

Away Llane lay"Molly here has a gun. The place is a rolling gait, incongruous with man ambled quiet and make no troublo." shouting orders at some unseen

those gentleman's clothes of his. there, still half dazed, hating the watched. You stay where you aTE Llane bit her lips to keep from honchmen.

fetid floor, the smell of blood and if you know what's good for you". "If it's my pearls you wooping:

returning The man

Liano's

Liane nodded. Instinctively she shrank from the icy water on her face and want," she said tremulously, "you stare wan iron

(To Be Continued.) groy, loosely him. He was a big, so formald-shoulders. L

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