1932-04-08 — Page 23

THE DIME-A-DANCE GIRL.

important in love that without it -some money I mean, not a lot love itself is nothing" (Continued from Page 3.).

"I don't for a minute believe Myra's slim,

It!". brown Angora tonsed on Ellen's arm; her face it. Lack of money has robbed me "Look at me and you'll bellove was stiff with apprehension.

"No, I didn't accept him, if had been any way under heaven of nine years of my life. If there that's what you mean. I don't for Bert and me to marry when love him," Ellen responded caro lessly. She added, "It seems too wanted to, by now I'd have had A home-children-all the things me that you're awfully anxious to keep me from falling in love." woman wants. Instead—” Isn't that one of the things that other girls do?"

She glanced Innocently at her sister.

She broke off, appalled at what she had been about to put into words. Not even to Ellen could she admit that of late Bert had "Oh, Ellen, It's not that and you seemed oddly restless and changed, know it's not!" Myra protested bored at talk of that far-away helplessly, half-laughing. "It's marriage. She laughed nervously, only-Tom Shannenberger can't apologetically. even support himself. He has

Ellen, uncomfortable but still nothing now and never will have vaguely holding her own opinion, anything. He's just one of those hastened to change the subject.

men."

"I know that. Still, if I loved him I don't believe I'd let it make any difference," Ellen anld serious- by.

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"That dress looks awfully well on you," she said, looking ap provingly at her sister, "Better, I'm sure, than it ever looked on

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1932.

things. Most of them are scarce CONSIGNEES' NOTICES. ly worn."

She sighed n little at the vision of joyous youth presented by her own words, a vision of gay and their frocks because they were tired pretty girls who could discard

points to having money, of them. There were certainly

"It is nice of her." Myra ad- mitted in a low voice. "Evon," she added with

a laugh not so amused as she meant it to be, "if she never sends black and you have to wear black at the store."

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Myra hesitated and went on with a sidewise glance at Ellen. "I do think she might come to see sometime. She's been in New York several times, I know. I've rend about her in the society columns. But then, we haven't telephone."

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Both wirls were silent. Both knew that if their wealthy English nunt, whom neither had ever seen, really desired a meeting she could whichever cousin wore it."

arrange one with the aid of a two Myra glanced down at her light-cent stamp. Myra's comment was A little pucker marked her low, bine volle, beautifully ent, freshly only an evasion to save their pride. broad forehead. Her eyes

Indered and indeed becoming to They strolled on, two pretty girls sweet and thoughtful.

her pale blondeness..

linked arm in arm, through the "I know money is important," "I wouldn't have bought it," hot summer sunshine, down the she conceded. "Awfully Import- she said. "I don't like short dirty. shabby street. Ellen, in ant in lots of ways. But when you sleeves. But it has certainly been spite of herself, felt her spirits think of love"-she flushed youth-handy."

sinking. They reached fully-"why all at once It's just "That's the trouble with things way station that would part them, nothing."

given to you," Ellen agreed. She "Do you still believe," Myra ask- "Ellen." Myrn spoke with des added loyally, "Still a nice

ed in a discouraged way, **tlant perato earnestnesa, "money la so Aunt Myra to keep on sending some day we'll have things? The things our cousins have? Cars and country clubs and a chance to enjoy being young? Or are We Just fooling ourselves ?"

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"Something's bound to happen. The Steamship, Our ship will come in--it may be just around the earner," Ellen responded with vague. forced cheerfulness.

"That ship sank long

ago," Myra said sharply, her bitterness and anger returning in full force, "We sank with it. How are you (and I ever going to get married?

Where are you going to meet man good enough for you?"

"At Dreamland. mayle," dippantly tried to stop her sister. But Myrn ignored the interrup tion.

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Ellen

more

"I believe we'll always be spend- ing every nickel before it's earn- et. It'll be like this forever. Mother will get older and Irresponsible. Bert and I will go on and on. Mike will grow up and get the same sort of job we have. it's just no use trying."

Ellen pro-

"Oh Myra, Myra!" tested staunchly. "Where's your sense of proportion?. All this bes cause I'm going to work at night for a few weeks! Of course things will get better. We're only having nur bard thars

now instead of later. It's been hardest on But you'll be married first thing you know and forget how long it was. Just wail.”

"I'm 26."

"Then don't act as if you're 96." Ellen ran down the subway steps and plunged through the turnstile. (To be Continued).

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