1932-01-20 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1932.

MERCHANT SHIPPING AGREEMENT: PRESIDENT ZANORA TA KES THE OATH.

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Mr. J. H. Thomas signing the Merchant Shipping Agreement at the Dominions Office. With him as the High Com missioners of the Dominions, who also signed the agreement.(Timer cappright).

Tableaux of pictures of children by famous. painters of all countries were a feature of the matince held at the Phoenix Theatre, London, in ald of the British Hospital for Mothers and Bables. Our picture shows Countess Alexandrine A picture by Valazquez- Apponyi pored as

(Tinea copyright).

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The U. 5, "henger marcher.." had plenty of food in Cleveland, where they paused en route to Washington,

demand relief. Upper picture shows part of the Belegation enting their evening meal in Cleveland's publir audi. torium. Belaw is Column Captain William Reynald, serving Ray Nomand Cleveland public officials Karpssed the marchers by provid ing them with a dining hall, food

and a writing room."

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alay euld guess what the Count- state of mind must be at this other spreeted corridortion of her lie. Without wasting a place on her, frared His father Mary advanced on Brace, taking ad- Рукину vantage of his momentary confu- sinu. it was not the answer

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"But naturally," she said almly, giving her a friendly smile. "I triest you,"

Bruce hesitated, niviously 11 Laure of himself. Mary Was L+

quietly exultant over her victory but Be other than magnanimout

"I'm sorry you have been barrassed." she subt gently.

And I beg your paralem," Brace

hit stiffy. Then | replied a evidently coming to the conclusion j that he had made rather an ass of himself, he fairly tulted from the room.

Mary stood still in the middle of That was clear. the room. holding the bracelet to "Why are you interested in my her breast. She was trembling Farben Bruce la des Mues WINA become affairs anddenly

the thrill of victory was racing through her veins, First blood!

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She had tricked Louise out of ivis the most important piece of fromidence yet secured against The Fly. And the Fly did not know she had it. What was the best thing to da with it? Where would it be safe? There was a small cabinet safe in

"You really did-- borrow I'm

Lise?" asked stupidly

"Why shouldn't 12" Mary fried in an exasperated tore. “She had I hadn't. If she Hick yesterday.

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Jund Mary money and work the bratelet security. Bruce think tw De Larna who wave in the bracelet.

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CHAPTER XXXIV

in at Mary's invitation, stopping

Just within the dour.

is willing to share with me—” Mr. Jupiter's cabin on the "Gypsy,"

Bruce stared then laughed. The and it had able guardians. She re tension that had held him tant as solved to put it there for safekeep- spring when he came in was ing at the earliest possible moment. That small broken by that laugh. Something | Eddie's 1. O. U., too.

the

air.

also.

did

Fly

nut

Air Commodore Kingsford Smith landed at Croydon Aerodrome in the manoplane Southern Star with the first Christmas air mail from Australia. fle left Part Darwin on December 3, and picked up the mail in the Malay Slater, where it had been stranded. Our picture shows Air Commodare Kingsford Smith helping to unload the mail at Croydon.-(Times cappright).

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just the quixotic act of one woman helping another pull her chestnuts fire. Mary disliked out of the Bruce enough to do it for the fun of annoying him, she probably re- asoned. She would go on thinking so until she found out that Mary did not mean to give the bracciet buck. Then, look out!

Louise would have to account to De Loma sooner or later for ita Joss. If she were angry enough she might net him to get it back for her sceratly. Unquestionably he would seent a 'graver reason for its being withheld and then-she shiv- ered as she realized, the lengths to which he might go to recover it.

nera sort of electric excitement-- that intrigued her. She waited as he rapped at Mr. Jupiter's duor, and followed him inside.

They found Mr. Jupiter at his open sitting-room window, which looked out over the bay, a palm- leaf fan in his hand and a cold Kinsa at his elbow. His stockinged feet were elevated to the sent of t chair, and his shirt was open at the

throat.

"Come in, come in. What's up? You just getting back, Bates?" He motioned them to chairs, "Where've you boen?"

his grimy counte-

Our picture shows Don Niceto Alcala Zamora, the new Spanish President, indefinably threatening went out of picce of paper had its importance, taking the wath of the Constitution in the presence of the members of the Cortes

and the Diplomatic Corps in Madrid-(Tímṛe copyright). "You women!" he said. "You She couldn't go out to the yacht Mary dropped the Countess' arm beat me. I would have believer! now-it lacked less than an hour on which the bracelet glittered, amyone who told me you'd sprung of dinner-time. At seven the Jupi- went wonderingly to the dourat each other's throats, but thatter party was to meet in the lobby

The Brner stood outside. He seemed you'd actually help each other of the roof dining-room. surprised to see Louise, but came

had promised to be there, too. Al- He paused-quick suspicion in though she dreaded the encounter, eyes. Mary and the Countess it was just what she had hoped for His Indifference. reported by exchanged a slow look which they

disarra opportunity to

the Howen, was a mask, Mary saw with were careful to keep as expression-man's suspicions, if he had any top- a twinge of pity. Little likingers as possible.

parently his colossal conceit she had for the wilful, selfigh "Wait minute." Brace said. permit him to fear detection). young man, she could not help "Perhaps I've swallowed this a lit- And since she had come off so feeling of shame for her sex at the too readily. Perhaps yan have well last night she had thought of seeing him made to suffer so at had time to arrange this before an even more dangerous experi- the hands of a woman of Louise's came in. Miss Harkness is merely ment which she moant to try with-

backing up your story when the out. Mr.

Jupiter's knowledge, for He came forward with head low truth is quite different, perhaps?" she was sure he would never con- ered, eyes searching the faces of

Bruce's eyes probed the Coun-nent. She would wear the rubies the two women,

#1 wish to ask tess', who flushed.

te-night! By dangling them under Home questions," he said deliberate. That's enough!" Maty answer-Į the very lose of The Fly she was

"Louise

Mary knew she must act quickly tells me you are ined

angrily. "Leave my room, sure he would never rest until he

if the bracelet were to be put be- nood of money?" He looked at please!"

had got hold of them. By shar-

yond his reach. She resolved to Mary as

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Bpoke.

"Presently. But first"-his voice pening his appetite she might sue-

Ho downstairs at once and put the Louise started to rise, but he mo- was like the cmck of a whip-"If ceed in hurrying him into an at-

two objecta in the hotel safe until Lioned hur back.

that is Miss Harkness' bracelet, tempt to make off with them. And,

out to tho others wou "Sit down! You have told me ylve it to her!"

if Bates and the

would

she could take them help

rucht two stories. Now I'm going to And i

her, lead him straight into a trap. out which is correct.' Then to

Bates was coming down, the cor- She went to her dressing-table Loulue stood up, breathing hard.

ridor as she stepped into the hall. Mary "Well?"

There was veiled appeal in the look and put the bracelet in her hand-

He looked hot, dusty and tired. She was, but I'm not now." Mary she threw at Mary. Mary held out bug, where the I. O. U. already was

tho

remembered that she had not scon aald, "But why? How does that her hand, amiling wryly, as if to hidden. With

bng fucked

him all day. concern you?"

Any, humour him. What does it under her arm she went into the

"Hello," she greeted him cheer- hall,

Where've you been?" fully.

sort.

ly.

"Nover mind. Is that your brace- mattered by that laterchange of│

let?" He pointed. Mary did not even turn her head to look.

ly.

Louise, of course, was relying on glances, the Counteas how did har her to return the bracelet when

"Of course!" she said impatient-part as well or better than Mary Bruce's eyes were turned the other had done hers. Regally, she slip way. She must have been aurprised Bruce stared at her, then at the ped off the diamond circlet and Inid at Mary's unexpected support of her faintly defiant, triumphant Louise. It in the girl's hand..

lie, but she evidently considered it

"Oh, out and around," he 'an- swered, noncomittally. "Hore and there. Come along and I'll tell you about it."

There was something in his man-

nance.

Bates mowing a crazy man," he answered bitterly. "I'm telling you, that guy is crazy as u loon!"

"Here, have a drink," Jupiter of fered. When the returned traveller has cooled his parched thront he brightened visibly.

Well,

when you

turned back this morning, boss, I saw your aon and the lady were fixing to lose me, too. Young love and all that, you know. So I let on I wanted to have a look at the town-it's an old settlement, with

a historie court house, you know. They put me down on the public square and went on down to the beach where the Shore Din- ner sign pointed.

sat down on the court house. lawn for a minute to cool off.

(Continued on Page 11.)

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