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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 193AL.

WORST. REIGN OF TERROR IN NEW YORK'S "GANG" HISTORY

The bullet-ridden car from which two bandits spread a hail of bullets in a 90-minute run. ning gun battle with polica, fireman and pedestriane along a 12-mile front through upper Manhat- tam killing six and wounding 12. The battle started when the gunman deliberately shot down a Payroll guard and anded when the bandits and their driver were killed Delactives, who for hours after the daylight fight were unable to piece together the story of the reign of terror, are shown baside the auto trying to identify the body of one of the gunmen. One of the victima was a four- year-old child.

The funeral of one of the police victims of the dastardly machine. aun attack by New York gangstere.

Heart of Liane

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CHAPTER XXXI

Kelly was voluable on the re turn trip. "A thunch turk it was in the tyre, Miss," he toll Line. "Looked at is someone had jabbed it in. Funny."

She scarely listened to the man's talk. Van's words came back to haunt her. What right had he ta say much things in her? Not once in the months she had known him had he given her any tangible evi- dence of his love. Words, words, nl meaningless! 11 Muriel, the girl of his own work,

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know she could be so cheerful, so amusing. "I think I'll push off for Aiken next week, Eva," Tressu said affubly over the coffee cups.

Mrs. Cleespaugh looked at her benevolently. Evidently Treasa had won her way back into her: hostess's affections since the cool- ness the night of the ball.

"If you must." the older woman said, "but did

you might

stay

for the weddin*** "Oh, is that all settled?" Tressa askel. Her bell-like tones were ut- terly guileless, hot Liane felt a sharpness in the gaze Tresa turn-

that his fealty had been pledged.ed upon her.

She, Liane, had remained outside "Christmas Eve it's to be," ani! the chosen circle, until Clive had the old lady, smiling. The papers raised her up with his honest de- will have it to-morrow. Very quiet, votion.

of course. No maids. Liane want-

Some men were like that, she de-ed it that way." cided. You had no value until you "Ah!" Tressa's monosyllable waN were promised to another. She

tried to work up a furious aner in

noncommittal. "Weil then perhaps

her heart against Van, Better on you for a short while

clean rage than this sickly yearn-

"You never impose." the old Indy

ing after a man who could be so insisted graciously. Yet Liane feli savagerly bitter toward her.

she was relieved that Tresan was She realized suddenly th! she going at last. Mrs, Amberton hud had forgotten to telephone her departed the day before for the mother. The whole day had been a south and her sister had made some muddle.

excuse for lingering.

She went straight to Mrs. Cleen- "I always have such a beautiful paugh. "We had a breakdown and time here. Eva, and you're all so Mr. Robard came along. He drovo good to me," Tressa murmured. "It me into town for any appointment. it feels somehow like home." She

I was just in time.""

allowed the auspicion of a tremor) "How fortunate," Mrs. Clees-to creep into her voice. The faint-

said warmly. "How is the just suggestion of moisture filmed. russaan so anxious to Buy it her terely gyes for an instant.

Photos above show a crowd of 20,000 assembled in Madison Square Garden to voice their protests against gang rude and organised crime in New York, a direct outcome of the outrage recorded above. Twenty thousand others were unable to gain admission. Lower picture shows Senator Wagner addressing the gathering and calling for "umatinted forca" in the war on crime.

Liane was all contrition. "I'mprove it. Liane suid bon- Min Cleespaugh gave evidence

"You ought to have sables," catly.

anything was of being touched. "It is your home 60 sorry. I tried to get you and wrong. Oh, the sleeves were not as long as you care to make it the line was busy." She hated to Clive told her gravely, though his -quite tight enough. Miss Lilly says that, my dear," she assured Treasab but she could not let her mother eyes were dancing. "If you weren't

Lord. And this time Liane knew know the truth.

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"It's

it will be ready next week."

The notices are ready for the she was not mistaken in the qual- papers-all but the date." Mr.ity of the look Tressa gave her. Clecopaugh told her. "Clive anid There was triumph there. And a you might decide that while he was queer little spark of amusement. Sunday? I've a lot to tell you."

away. I was hoping we might

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such a prim young woman you might have them this moment."

The girl's gaze reproved him. "I; can't take any more from you, I've nlready accepted too much," After next week you will have half of everything I own."

Clive's smile faded. "Never mind.

"Ah, that's too bad. How du things xo?"

"Splendidly. Are you coming out

"I try, I'm rushed to death make it Christmas Eve.

Liane went upstairs carly, plead with rehearsals and everything.

a walkway." ing weariness. For Simon's will be lovely then."

a fong time My part's

Stig shook her head. "I can't be Llane thought a little wildly that she sat in her dressing gown before Or let me come in to you."

"Oh, I'll be out. Don't worry.leve it. It still seems unreal." they might be making arrange-the fire, staring into the Bames,

"It's not, though. It's the realest ments for a luncheon or a dinner trying to piece out a pattern from Good night, dear."

As Linne placed the telephone thing in the world." instead of so important an event as her confused and painful thoughts.

He drove for a few minutes in ir wedding.

Was she wrong to go forward in back in its craddle a soft knock That would be ali right." she her determination to marry Clive?sounded on the door. Nora's head silence: "There's something I want suid quietly.

She had been promised to him, be-appearod.

"Is Mis Treesn downstairs don't want you to worry about it. The old lady looked at her with fore all the world. And was there. calm satisfaction. "The 34th then," any spectacle so painful, she won-still?" The servants all, liked It's of no consequence, but I think

Linne. "She's that human," they she said. "I think we will have thejdered, as a lifted man" Ah. per aid. They feared and avoided you ought to know."

chancel banked with pine and I haps the jilted girl was as sorry want mimosa for the altar, vones, sight,

It

try be hurd to get it but I shall

Well, she would not jilt Clive.

to say to you," he said soberly. "I

Her heart missed a beat. "What! la it?"

TTORAN

"I think she is." Liane told the

He was feeling in the pocket of:

He was fine and honourable, handmaid. "Is there something I can his coat under the thick folds of "She in enjoying this wedding some and good. He was fond of do?" more than I am," reflected the her as she was of him. They would young girl.

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it

fur. "I received an anonymous

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Mies Algane McFarland, who was married in Lendou recently Prince Johann von Lichenstein.

to

"I thought I'd just slip in her letter this morning," he said, look- Yet she entered into make of their marriage a clean, room and get me a box of thumb ing straight ahead. "God knows the plans as completely as she noble partnership. They might tacks. They belong to the butler's could, Anything to sill the dull miss the thrills of romantic love pantry and I have to put new ofl-who wrote the filthy thing. I don't

of thing insane people do.” ache in her heart.

but they would have companion-cloth on the shelves to-morrow. I' and I don't want to know. It's the Liane discovered her hands were share jokes, be needing "What was the trouble with the ship. They would

"Oh, I'm quite sure that will be gripped together desperately. car?" the old lady inquired pres-read books together.

"What does it say?” shè man- She looked ahead of her down all right," Llane told her faintly. ently.

The pattern was all clear before aged to aak. Line welcomed the diversion. the years and something about the

her now, Tressa had arranged the "Kelly said a thumb tack had calm prospect made her shudder blowing of the tyre. She had doubt-her lap. She touched it as if it For reply he laid the letter on worked its way into the rear tyre," "I may live for 40 or 50 years less telephoned Van. That explain were a live thing, unclean. The she explained.

thought. "I may never really know

ed much. love, I shall have missed the only

words were typewritten. "Your thought Llano, girt is in love with somebody else. "She knows,"

""I know." Tvs known' from the Mrs. Clecspaugh sniffed. "How thing that matters."

curiously afraid. "She knows I am Ask her how far it's gone. Don't start." very odd. He was supposed to take But what could she do? Van was in love with him.'

Lake second-hand goods."

She cast a frightened, nidowisa all four tyres off

and bound and even if he had not been yesterday

She felt the biood pounding in look at him. "How could you??、 look them over carefully.

obviously his protestations mennt Innocent as the encounter had!

He laughed, shortly. "Oh, there's Two of them are brand new. nothing. No, he was not to be de- been, Linne sense of uit veher tempias. She thought her face

something about love. With some And you say it happened just a pended on. It was her ill fortune mained. She almost hates Tressa ust be scarlet.

"Oh she choked.. short distance out of the village?" that that dark, sombre charm of for what she believed to be her

people It's like a tangible force, Quietly he said, "You don't need Like a wind blowing. You can feel Liano nodded. The old lady looked his had captured her fancy. Liane part in the affair. When Clive came annoyed. "I shall have to repri- sighed.

home she longed for courage to tell to tell me. I know. No one needs it. I know you felt that for him. were to tell me you're the best-the No wonder! He's always been the mand Kelly. He must have disre Her telephone rang and she an-him about it. Once when they were finest

sort of man womon fall for." garded my orders about overhaul-swered it. Oh, the wild hope that out driving she tried to form the ing

His voice broke utterly. sprang in her heart at the sound words but was seized with such a the car yesterday."

Liane said slowly, "It wasn't It was on the tip of Liano's of that boll! What if, anatering, fit of shivering that he turned to the first you ought to know. It just happened. It's like a spell, "Llane maid"vory softly. "About anything I wanted or asked for. tongue to say, "Van took me to she might hear that doop, beloved her with real solicitudo. "I don't Juncheon," but she refrained. She velcel

believe that wrap of yours is warm There is someone. I deeply cure. I want to shake it off and cannot," But it was Casa who called enough."

about. Oh, it's nothing more than scarcely know why.

"Don't I know the youth said At dinner that night Tresan was "Darling, I waited in because 1 Billy. I'm like toast." She gave a dream. He's arcely touched with a note of bitterdess, tunusually gay.

(To Be Continued) Liano had not thought you'd give me a ring." him her small gloved hand to my 'hand,”

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