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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1921-

RUSSIA'S LEADERS IN "STATE" ATTIRE.

GOING ON SHORE LEAVE.

It was a “state occasion”—but the rough and randy attire of Soviet Rucaia was in striking

OBITI seatrast to the top hats and gold-braidað uniforme-worn by statemen of other nations. one of the camera, Maxim Gorky (right), Joseph Stalin and A. S. Yenukidza (left), racretary of the Central Excutive Commities of the U. 3. S. R., * shown during celebrations attending In- ternational Red Day in Moscow.

Heart of Liane

by MABEL MCELLIOTT

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CHAPTER XXXIII

There was a great stir in the house. The smell of pine, of long-stemmed roses, of magnolin blossoms from far away hothouses filled the air.

though, she had been poured into it. She said, "I should have left for the church ages ago but I wanted to see you."

Liane regarded her calmly.

" have a message for you." Tressa said. She held out hier: Maids rushed to and fro with hund, Liane's fingers cloned over caps slightly away. The library thick envelope. was given over to wedding gifts.) "You were to read it before you Thay

mute a brave array. Silver left." Tressa said. Her voice had and rock crystal, Ming and hand tooled, leather, carved jade and thinnest porcelain

The centre of all this confusion was Liane who sat, pale as a dove, in a big chair in her rose-tinted

room.

strange, compelling urgenez, "Qulek, before anybody comes She darted to the door and stood, her back to Liane, guarding her. Linne tore open the envelope with trembling fingers.

I shall wait for you always,"

Clive was at the club. He had she read. "Wait for me. I am gone there the week before to live. free,

His mother thought it proper.muriel has eloped with

"Nonsense,

had

Bald

unchallenged.

Scene of wreckage after a huge passenger bus had leaped from a wet pavement and torn.

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"This is a sort of eleventh hour

Llane had begged to return to her Liane crumpled the note. With shabby little apartment and to be steady stops she walked to the reprieve," she said hurriedly. married from there. But the re-place.

In an instance that's mad about you. fle can dowager, as usual, had overridden note flared up, melted into she make life heaven or you yourself her objections. Mr. Cleespaugh her, her breath coming quicker On God, help me!" prayed the

She turned. Tressu watebed can make it hell. Think fast." And that ruling went with excitement.

young girl wildly, "Help me to "I can help you to get awny," So now Linne's wedding day hud Tressa told her. "Eva is upstairs.

do what's best!" arrived. Her gown was waiting it's not too late to back out of on its soonted hanger. Her co this." webby underthings with their

Lane looked at her as if t traceries of

Her

"I'm not backing out," stesager frail, exquisite

and wil and shining, le said in lifeless voice narrow slippers.

"What made you think I was?" Her pearls, the ones she had The other girl laughed shrilly. altered as ransom that night in "You're a fool," she said harshly, the felid house on the shore, lay you'll be sorry for this. Don't in their satin case. Her stockings forget

Mile. Denise uttered in. myself will carry the train, Miss Barrett. Nothing shall harm it."

Tressa

interposed skillfully. "Never mind, Mam'selle. "I'll ride with Miss Barrett, We'll rush on ahead. "You needn't mind."

With a sudden movement Liano want the door. She wrapped the

voluminous folds of ermine around her. She signalled the.

which had cost twice a shopgirl's sur said oven my Frenchwoman to follow her. Like

waiting.

I warned

enemy from the first.

(me

In he

between the two rooms, youthful word, and amari in her Biscuit coloured Trock.

}:

charge of the situation. Her

Her hand

volee cool, stends. no longer trembled.

"You needn't bother, Mias "We shall man- Lord," she said.

weekly antary were folded in a

Why. pale blue box. All, was ready and don't know. I've never done any princess of the blood she took

Cass fluttered back and forth thing to harm you. Now you want tenitor, to break my hear me not going to be you

Treas

stamped her foot. "Time to dress now, sweet," she Haven't harmed me? You took. You'd better hurry or you'll said after a final nervous glance away the man I wanted, that's all be late for my wedding."

Tressa laughed, but there wa at the clock. It's a quarter past little sneak! And you don't care three." The wedding was sel for that for him!" She snapped her wouldn't miss that for anything."

mirth in no

the sound. long Angers. "Een's a fool. She

with Liane rose obediently, Nora can't see through

eneered. Defented, You'll bo and Eileen who had been waiting cheating in a year?”

you.

smoldering eyes, she watched theta | drive away. for this very moment appeared "I don't know what you mean. from the hall and begged to be Linne said.

As the big ear swept, out "Let me pans. My

sight she said fiercely, I hope she Among them mother is watting." allowed to assiet.

never reaches there alive.". all, they arrayed her. Like a lay figure

Liane submitted docilely to their ministrations.

four.

JUN

"Darling, your hands are cold

Cass murmured.

she's nervous." Nora brake)

in volubly. All girls are nervous quite wrong about my

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The other girl stood staring at Old ladies turned their header her a long minute, with baleful to watch her as she passed. The rts. Then her manner changed. whosely Lovely?"

run from mouth to mouth, Conxingly she said. "You're

being

Linne heard none of it. She on their wedding day. My sister enemy of yours.

Actually I've moved like a somnambulist along Katio

tried to help you. You won't let the aisle, her arms just resting on Liane listened to their shutter.ne This is your chance for

for Clive's black sleeve. The ughed with them.

They were happiness. Think what it means: mony was ended. On the third so gay. They helped her to forget Oh, yes, there would be talk for a finger of her loft hand where the hernolf. Mademoiselle who had little while if you ran off with Van, glove was stripped away a pla-

tinum

bund studded with diamonds itted the Kown at Christine's You see, I know what's in the note. arrived to see to the train. Mado-He told nio. But it would blow rested beside the glittering head- moiselle intended personally to over soon, all of it

And you'd light stone that was, her en- supervise this wedding.

symbol. The choir play liver ard crystal. have your life before you." agement s

someone resolutely. What a fool she was triumphantly, like a dream through! Liane Atood,

music softly, stony faced. Jed

There was an insidious

pouring champagne into a grace-letting the child go away weap- which some strange girl moved tugging at her gloves.

quality

Of her own lips touch-ing! automatically. Liano stood,

"It'a no use, F tell you. No use about that musle. The Bendels-ful glass.

"Dry your eyes," she command- docile and quiescent, for the drap-to talk. I've made up my mind." Rohn march. Sentimental wed. Ing it. She heard the polite toasts.

flung her bouquet ofed with mock soverity. "What ing of her vell. Dimly in the She was a curiously appealing ding guests wiped their eyes open-She Hlose she saw her own reflection. figure in her swirling robe of ly with their robwebby handker-white orchids from the top of the will Clive think if we send him off

stairs. The dreamlike quality of with a red-eyed bride7" Tast thoy

left her alone with ivory velvet. Tressa hated her at chiefs.

Cass reflected with some satis- her mother.

that moment As she never had There was something there the occasion peralstod although

dreadful "You're not nervous, darling," before. Still she kept her voice, something not quite of the world she know in her heart that all this faction that she was glad that man Robard had not Casa whispered.You're wonder-sweet and wheedling "You about this particular bride. A was real

Then she was in her own room come to the church. She had been ful. So calm and poised."

haven't any word 211

word for me to give transparency of skin, perhaps, a Liane smiled back. She did not Van? No mor

luminosity of the eye. Whatever again and the maids were assist-afraid he would. Sho had soon rau through it was, the wedding guests decid-Ing her out of her finery, laying his name on the list of wedding Liane's

pale beige frock and the guests Well, she had been wrong Blender body,

out the She ed she was charming." tap sounded at the door and thought of that strong brown "A hobody, my dear, but quite sable coat for her going away, to think Llane was interested in

ver here.

lovely. Clive has money and posi-

At the last the girl had a word him. She had not wanted her to

·Cass, opening it, found Mrs. (hand closing wergolf, in utter con- tion enough for two. What does it for

didn't want to worry have anything to do with that Спяв Cloespaugh atanding there with n She said to white fur wrap over her arm. "A fusion, "Perhaps I'm wrong in

matter

anterns all over.

you," she said brokenly. "I never clan. How silly she had been to did." worry! There had been nothing It

It was roal. meant to, no matter what. wedding present for you, "child," denying myself this chance. Per- the old lady boamed. They folded haps it's fate For an instant She had her mother's blessing. Cass was troubled at this obscuro to it

This day is a climax my indecision mani- Now in the car with her husband apologynever did in all your life, life, Cass thought thankfully around her. They led her sho wavorod,

You only"ly revealing face.

fest in avery curve of her innocent she faced the reality at last.

Ho stopped to her, brushed her she cried. She smiled, putting. ItEverything. I hoped for has come a few minutes early." [ly

but all down to the child's natural emo to Linne. Love, security “hap Casa murmured.-

own. Borry She loft Llane Trossa solted hor opportunity. lips with his alone in the small sitting room. Already she heard the voices on they'll think it queer if I don't tion at leavetaking. de piness. Oh, it was more than She had forgotten her gloves. the atairs, the sound of the tyres he had muttered softly.

"You was always the best, the whs had hoped for really. Yet, She had later.

sweetest recolloc Trossa came in. She wore a of the wedding car, as Kelly swapt

the muttered. Sha how -chatiged the child seemed, shrugged away her momentary.an. ahasy dova grey stress that fitted as it around the corner of the drive. tion of a long table glittering with turned up the corners of her lips How quiet and repressed. Casa

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