1932-01-16 — Page 3

Fancy Dress

YOUNG FOLK

CARNIVAL DANCE

AT THE

Peninsula Hotel Roof Garden

Will now be

held on at

SATURDAY

23rd

January

1933

7 to 10 30 p

Admission

Lucluding Supper $2.50 each

'+

Torkels available Peninsula & Hongkong Hotels

THE HONGKONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

WHO'S THIS?

He's NICHOLAS HANNEN-

A stock-broker, among other "breakages." in

"THE MAN THEY COULDN'T ARREST”

Forest

ล

BRITAIN'S BEST COMING TO ME QUEEN'S

BOLS

LAGDUDURS

A?•V (D GENEVA

Careful ...... dua't spill ... gorgeous coluir, isa'tit Arobst, 100 ... exquisite. Weil, here's hick... Jove ! that's a marvellous liqueur...of coUFSE ... it's Bot

Himmel, PiryCanação, Cabine dr Menthe White Curaçao Tuple Ste. Chevy Ivandy.

SOLE AGENTS: CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & CO. LTD.

Limumponated under The Companies Order

mances of Hong Kongi

Share

1575

||

HOUSEHOLD COAL

Further supplies of our well-known Household Coal

are now available.

Delivered to Upper Levels

Med. Lovels.......... $24.00 ++ ,, Lower Levels & Kowloon $23.00

Terms:--Cash with order

$25.00 per ton

ARNHOLD & CO., LTD.,

Gloucester Building:

Tel. 28141

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1932.

Gems of Peril

CHAPTER XXXI

Mary walked swiftly to the ele

HAZEL

TROSS HAILEY

vator and breathed a sigh of deep | nor activities. Bruce was merely relter when the slow-moving trying to make himself olmoxious, operator closed the door and start that she would find Hfe in the ed the car upward. She would have Jupiter household unbearable and given a great deal to know what leave. subject was so engrossing Louise! and De Lam, it she dared not risk the chance of being caught snooping about.

a hunt for the Fly? You don't sup- pose she's told him?".

Bowen's usually placid brow took

on some real corrugations. He was obviously more worried than be would admit.

"Well, I know a quick way to find out." he said, and got up. I'res- ently he returned with the Informa tion. "He's checked out. Last night late." And sat down heavily. Despair took him in hand for a ino meut, and alook bim

a cat It was pleasant to go down to shakes a ral.

The dining-roomt i

"My God," he monned, "you don't breakfast alone. was cool and dark and blessedly suppose that she-cnt of Bruce's hus Womun or empty. Early bathers had break-given the show away? Almost immediately

Was fasted and gone.. And it was too not, I'll poke her in the nose, if she Why hadn't shely for lunch. Apparently Porry, though.

she has! I swear I will! I've followed concealed herself and tried to catch was the only lazybones in the hotg, that bird this far, but this is no at least a word of what was pass-

sound-the-work cruise!" He writh-

silently for a minute.

ing between those two!

fatas,

she

It might Soothing, just to be alone.

e of tremendous importance to her pot to be surrounded by people on

If the Countess guessed, or loathed, or feared, or despised, just ;,

Delightful to relax, not it Bruce had broken his promise pitied and told her the purpose of this to have to kerp up the complex trip, might she not pass the in game at pretence that she had het formation on to De Loma, either to play, sleeping and waking, for so tentionally or otherwise?

many lense, unhappy days of bile For the time being she was freed of the ache for Dirk, even, Pence,

all her Ilke a patrulie, aaniled senser temporarily.

WAN

-

"No, I tell you what it is," he "He had to get uld, presently. out anyway. This is no free lop house and he's down to his last this dime. Probably just saying

bli.

Home

dye talking over old times a Didn't you say he and the once If De Loma every had been of in.

unless were pretty thick on a time?" he added! hopefully, portance in the Cointess life

"There's Nomething between questionably she would warn him

them," Mary assured hitn. "He's if he could. The question-mark

Distrustful

The low hum of distant electric | probably been her lover at Bruser.

The

the soft-footed, low-time or other, Yes, it might have whole afftur, he might have violated fons

the husbed been that only that." She tried to his promise: Mary surmised there voiced waiters

silent that her own believe herself. "Well, then 1 sup was not much that the crafty Loube resin,

her pose my inte for to-night is can- old met warm out of him if she thoughts seemed to eclm in

it was ilke the laving of called CRIS

I was hard to say chom.

enol waters on her tired spirit! whether disappointment

or relief was on the lap of the Suddenly she realized that she was was her principal reaction to this Whatever was happeiting fired inad been fired for weeks. thought. "But he said it so firmly down there would have to loppen. She resolved to get this business I be there! As if he'd swim No one would reasonably have fore-1.

as possible and go, rivers and climb mountaina And seen that Mover two would be -

she need

even that sort of thin, you know," Cinate. It was a bad break, that

Probably just his line, meant to was all, as George would say,

Someone stond in the doorway, impress yin" Bowen said. Still, Mary walked pratiessly about the¦joking abait, She looked up and Pli bet he shows up. The necklace Shop! It was far from her saw him wave away the headwaiter, ja his best bet now. Anyhow, you'd How could she sleep with and comp toward her. Her faint etter he there with bells on, in chi um ertainty hangine nver her

amovare at the entrance of nn-) va he dona come,"

Well

200411 BROWS

reassure herself

AM

GANDA

where

UNITA

nut

head? If she could only josh Bruce, other diner into her enchanted soli- A bellboy insinuated himself into rude changed to pleased surprise the conversation at this point, with

a message from the room clerk.

Hat Bruce was incalculable. If, when she saw it was George Bowen,

THERE IS NOTHING CHEAP

about genuine cut glass

BUT we have decided to reduce our stock.

We have some most attractive Picces which have been greatly reduced in prices.

A good opportunity for Wedding or other Gifts.

WINDSOR BROS.,

56, Nathan Read-Kowloon.

Established 1902.

Valuable

Photographical Adviser

w knew these two were downstairs, "Aren't you taking a risk in com- now, for instance, he might fly into ng here?" she askeri. It would not

for the amateur What infinite help Bruce, he well if they were seen together, could have been

had but she did not seem to worry, if only he trusted her a little more, He should have been their greatest help, but

Safe as a charch." he returned.

he had allied himself with their; "I met your gang starting out for enemies. His perfidy might even

be responsible for the failure of the whole scheme!

Resolutely Mary took down the telephotte receiver, but unly to call; the desh and ash to have

somewhere in a Big Lorimor car."

Mary almost dropped her fork. **Lorinuar!**

Bowen eyet her "Sure! Big Lorimor

sent for some bromide tablets, She! Why, vì don't think -

She

must go to bed and forget il. would need her wits about her los

surprise. limousine.

"Nothing," Mary answered, "It's probably a private taxi, and I don't she awoke mest morning se. J. noticed what make of It just reminded me of the hot Florida sita was streaming our it was.

in her window at the telephone something Dirk told m

Th

at her elbow was ringing sadly. A She repeated to him: what had glance at her wristwatch showed (seemed on suspleins to Dirk that that it w nearly 10 o'chenk

the manufacturer of Jupiter motor "Aren't you ever coming down" rare shontă buy a Lorilor ear and At last, Bot Louise's hull-geolding toes river (Joep it in hidin beraled in the telephone "We gave the members of his household to ride along the Junk Trail and know that he had it.

Bowen Trosyned over that for a ags The estat for inch. Hurry!"

"Don't wait for me Mars foldew minutes. fer poolly "har't go this time."" "By Gearys," he exclainuvi, 1 quity evidently the, never would have thought of that! other was test prepared for refusal, Maybe the old boy's steer than we

"Ifish his head, dis She did not know what to say next. think She could nei command. Yet she arding the gapicient "No, I don't Fluen quite well that so far Bruerelieve it.”

bad managed to thwart the girl's "Neither do 1," Mary agreed, re- Lovery effort to be alone.

Hieved to have some one back up her She must have turned to Bruce Fromfidence in Jupiter.

"Oh but

..

"The clerk says to tell you he was mistaken about the matter you just asked about," he told Bowen. "The man did cheek out of Parlor but later he came over and paid his bili and look another room. Ha No. 82 if you want to reach him,

Thank you, sir."

air

**

When the boy had departed, en- lightenment rested on the faces of those whom he had just left.

"Looks like the girl-friend staked him." Rowen mused. "Now, why He must have would she do that? be her Big Moment at some time or other. Or maybe she had to do it to keep lits mouth shut. Maybe anything. We don't need to worry about it. We'll know all about it one of these days,"

ile took a cigaretic and pushed back his chair.

"Well, our time may be short. We'd better get busy. I want to huzz arand and borrow that trick camera and get a pieture of the Countess if i can. If we can get some dirt on her maybe we can scare her with it, even if we don't use it any other way. How're you ing to work it to get The Fly on Have board the "Gypsy" to-night. you any idea?”

"None ot al," Mury confesned. "fan just trusting to luck to tell me what to do when the time comes. What I'm afraid of is that I won't Mary hourd a low-voiced col "Keep it in mind, though," Bowen get a chance to talk to Mr. Jupiter Bonus. Then Bruce spoke, eoaxing.advised, as one, who believed in first. He's off now for the day and By: "Surely you're not going to thoroughness and efficiency. "Now.; Bates with him. What if we need spend this gorgeouis day in bed? what's on the looks for Loday? extra men Dates will be with me "Just waiting for to-night, most-but there ought to be another secret Iy." Mary said shivering. "1 must service man at the affair whom De He knows find out what kind of costumes will. Lomu doesn't know.

Come along! Dad's anxious to get started!"

"Not 1 Mary rejoiged undlus- bored. "Amuse yourselves as you please. I have an appointment with the hair-dresser and some books to read. 1 just stay here and loaf." "As you please, Bruce replied coldly and rang

lf.

he de vigeur,at the party and find Bates, though of course he doesn't myself om And here's something know he's a plainclothesman.

le."

• *

wonder

Here the same bellboy hovered

Gone was her peaceful interlude, obout again, finally injecting him- Has Itest night's fresh worry re-self between the abstracted pair "Now," thought Mary, provoked. curred to mind. She told Bowen of with a suave, "Are you Miss Hark- "he'll be sure to think I'm up fo seeing De Loma and the Countess ness? Miss Mary Harkness?" mischief. and follow me

Con seeund thought, however. taught her it was unlikely Broer would forego his day's outing le eat of any serious interest in

Louise in close and animated con- versaliou in the lobby, when the latter was supposed to be in bed with a severe headache.

"You don't suppose she knows this so-called pleaure trip is really

All Half Price

Provision Department-

Startled, Mary assented. "Gentleman in the lobby to Nee you," the boy rattled off, relieved at having discharged his duty, He hurried off, to wait for her in the (Continued on Page 11.)

Tunis Dates

Layer Figs Carlsbad Plums Crystalised Fruits Boxes of Muscatels X'mas Crackers.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.

free of charge

Whether a photographer or about to be one, it does not matter-this adviser on ila 69 pages. with many illustrations will be of interest to

you.

It is at your dispun).

Call for it at the Zeiss Ikon Solo Agents for China:

4

Carlowitz & Co., 4, Queen's Road Bank of China Building, P.0. Box 90.

Hongkong

ZEISS

KON

Carlsberg

The Famous

DANISH BEER

BEERS

CARLSBERG

Y CARLSBERG

THAT TAKES THE LEAD IN ALL. THE WORLD'S MARKETS

OBTAINABLE AT ALL LEADING STORES

Distributors and

John MANNERS & Co., Ltd.

„Mercantile Bank Building LE

Новскопк