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girl

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.

Heautiful Ellen Roeniter,

BV JOAN CLAVTON.

about not having the right dress I salegirl went out and bought you a lovely Barclay's Department Store, lives with her printed chiffon with the cunningest extravagant mother, Metly alter, herder little jacket that you take off when ailer, Myra, and her young brother, Mike, The two altis support the family. Moir toul you dance." ishly spend money saved to pay the rent. Ellen decides to work at night at Dreamzn. dance ti tot snill the sum is mada

and Ellen owna none;

D. The hostesses must wear evening dresses Haven Harclay, men of 67 and Ellen's employer, see the girl crying and divers

the situation. He offer to

Riva Ellen a

dress but she proudly refusen. He then los

herren from stock.

PLEASANT MUSICAL

EVENING.

FUNCTION AT HELENA MAY

INSTTI UTE.

The after dinner musicale at the Helena May Instituto last night, arranged by Mrs. P. St. A. Sharp ham, was a brilliant success. Th wet weather was unfortunate, but was nevertheless the attendanco good,

There was an appalled silenco.

The programma was well balanc- Molly added nervously, defen-ed and included vocal solon and Hively, "It was a great bargain and dusts, an instrumental trio (plano, since we didn't have enough money violin and 'cello), a malo quartetto to pay the rent anyway, why, I and elocutionary numbers.

ought-"

"Oh, mother," walled Myra, "can't you nee there's no poini at all in Ellen's working herself, to death at Dreamland if all the extra money is to go for her clothes?"

Ellen in rif-pleated, half-frightened by her wealthy employer obvious Interest in her But she forgets him extirely when at Dream Send she meets handsume Larry Harrowgate, sh artist whore prospects, in its own by are exactly Bathing. She accepts Invitation to tền the following day." Her

"But now she can return the mothers already planning that Ellen shall capture Harriay which exasperates the kiri, other dress to Mr. Barclay and the ways nothing of the meeting with Larry start qut right with him," argued In the morning Bowers arrive from Bar Molly. "It'll come in handy any- Tay. Ellers la distressed because

You'll sce. Things are not cry's gift, but but musther and slater, how. are delighte

starting to happen to Ellen. No one knows how long she'll have to work anyway."

CHAPTER VIII

they RIT

ovor and

Ellen saw her way clear at last. Initial excitement The

Barclay'a flowers Steven

"I love working at Dreamland, Steven Barclay's intentions sim- she said. "It's not work. It's fun I want to keep on. I met mered down a little as breakfast there, progressed. For one thing, Mike someone-well anyway I wouldn't with his clamorous demanda for give up going there for anything."

"Just a she finished confusedly. "More tonst, Ellen" and little teeny bit cf your enffee, i

As Myra and Molly, their argi- Mom," made any sustained discus- sion impossible. But after ho had ment forgotten, turned their start- gulped his food and scampered led eyes on her she was conscious away Molly was at the fascinat-that she was blushing. Ing topic again She went straight to the main issue.

"Mr. Barclay is a bachelor, fsn't he, Ellen?"

"I don't know and don't care," Ellen answered on a note of rising resentment. "Oh, dear! I'm sorry,' she apologized, as tears welled up in Molly's eyes. "I didn't mean to be rude. I just hated being made Roman holiday. I think he's a widower."

There was a long silence in the cluttered dining room, where the sunshine, already growing hotter, trickled through curtains of cheap theatrical gauze and shone on the fine old mahogany table where two. pretty girls ant with their pretty, dark mother.

Bang

Mr. E. F. D'Aquino was the principal male soloist. He two beautiful numbers by Tosti and "Preghiera".. "A Marechiaro", "Roses in June" and "I Think" were his other selections. Tho-ap- plause which followed each song was evidence of the pleasing quality of his voice.

The Instrumental trio comprised Mesdames G. Griggs, M. Arnold and Mr. E. Schroter. All are highly trained musicians. In the first half of the programme they

"Andante" Haydn's presented Later they appeared in bracketed numbera "Adagio" (Schubert) and Norwegian Dance (Greig).

Mr. P. St. A. Sharpham is for- tunate in her possession of a benu- tiful soprano volce. She sang and "Homing" "Solveig's Song" with delightful effect,

Mrs. M.. Portallion rondered Softly Awakes My Heart" and "Now sleepa the Crimson Petal". Her contralto was well suited by the songa, and she sequiited her- self well.

sang

Mr. W. H. Bailey appeared in the first half of the programme he two sets of bracketed numbers. In Winds" and "Trade "Vagabonds" and in the second half "Even Bravest Heart" and "Two Grenadiers". The fine martial swing in the last number appeuled strongly to the audience.

An

There is no doubt about Mr. F.

enter- V. Whitta's worth tainer. He really is good. Into his recitation of "New Year's Eve" he infused intense feeling and swiftly appeal. The powerful

Ellen, the soft flush receding from hor cheeks, was thinking of Larry Harrowgate-his grey eyes and his quick, Infectious laugh, "Grasa," supplied Myra. "He's the way he had said he was glad he been married twice. I don't know had found her. She was thinking

nat she would see him soon, soon. what happened to his first wife but he divorced the second one--got a

Scatter-brained Molly, rebellious thinking too. Mexican divorce, The papers were and alarmed, was full of it at the time." Myra con-Something had arisen to menace changing emotional effects mado chuded self-consciously, "The sec-the bright fancies she had been, this particular offering high class and Mra. Barclay was Leda Grayson venving. What was there to say? entertainment.

-that notorious dancer. There was a terrific scandal"

"Oh," said Molly uncertainly. She

was dashed. "Then that's different."

"It wasn't his fault," Elien put in sullenly, reluctantly compelled to come to Steren Barclay's defence. "I remember the whole story now. It was all the woman's fault."

What was there to do? A certain aardness in Ellen's square flushed jaw warned her that tears would be useless. So she held bar silence.

Mr. Whitta's number, "Sir Walter second faleigh", a humorous monologue, was also most acceptable.

Two ducts by Mesdames Sharp- Myra's thoughts were darting ham and Portaillon, "Sing Joyous reBird" and "Serenade" were among from Bert to Ellen. She was nembering the way she had loved the most plensing items of the pro- Sert in the beginning, was remem-gramme.

ering the way that love had faded with endless waiting. Surely Ellen

when it had seemed things were to e casier, just when, she admitted honestly, it had seemed that Ellen ad at last met the man who was

"I should say It was her fault,"ould not in the brief space of one

aight have met another Bart. Sure Myra commented warmly. She am- plified her sistement. "Ledn Gray-y life could not be so cruel just son cheated from the first but Mr. Rarclay was chivalrous enough to get a divorce in Mexico-incompati- bility or something. Everything was settled in secret but they Bay she got $1,000,000 for taking back her maiden name. Nobody criti- cized him at all."

o rescue them all.

"Did you mean anything special, Ellen 7" Myra apoke at last with ort and hoped that Ellen's jeer- ng laugh would prove her wrong,

But Ellen did not laugh. "No, I didn't mean anything spo-

"That's good. Then everything's all right," sighed Molly, relieved and not aahomed to show it. "I felt sure he wouldn't have shownial," she replied uncomfortably, Ellen attention if things hadn't after an appreciable pause.

"That's why you weren't pleased been all right."

"What are you trying to do?" over the flowers, isn't it?" Myra because you asked Ellen in a tone which she persisted. "It was hoped hid her annoyance. "Make met someone you liked better last me Steven Barclay's third wife onight at Dreamland? You spoke of meeting someone there. It was the strength of a few flowers?"

"You can talk like that, young man, wasn't it, a man that you lady, but you can't fool your liked?"

Her breath rose and fell on a mother." Molly declared in her airy assumption of sophisticated matur-long sigh. ity. "Flowers might mean nothing from a young boy. But an older man doesn't do things like that and you know it. You're only trying to throw dust in our eyes."

* •

"Yes, I did," Ellen replied de- fiantly, her bright, hostile eyes moving from her sister to her mother and back again. Further more, I hope you and mother will be kind enough to let mo handle my own affairs. I don't meddle in

The Glee Singers were unable to make their farewell appearance, and their place was taken by St. Andrew's Male quartette, a talent- ed group who sang "The Peaceful Night," "Jack and Jill", "An Even- ing Lullaby" and "Johnnie Sanda". Their voices blended beautifully, distinctly and their effort pleasing.

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CONSTABLE GAOLED.

CONVICTED ON CHARGE

OF LARCENY.

Further evidence was taken yea- terday afternoon before Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy in the case in which a Chinese constable named Chan Chee-wah was charged with larceny of some clothing from a house of ill-fame on the evening of April 9,

Defendant was further charged with receiving stolen property, giving a false name whilst pawning the property and with misconduct as a police officer.

Mr. L. H. C. Calthrop, A.S.P., appeared for the prosecution while Mr. K. H. Kwan was for the de-

fence.

Ellen was furious. She was conscious all the time. that she yours."

"I'm sorry, dear."

After taking the evidence of the was being ill-natured and ungra-

"Don't 'dear" mol" burst out inmates of the house his worship cious, conscious that she was blam-

his Ellen furiously.. "You and mother, decided to convict the defendant, Ing Steven Barclay because flowers were not from another man.both of you make me sick. who was sentenced to one month on blaming him, as well, for her moth- We're poor. All right, I can re the charge of larcony, and two er's foolishness. But she could coup the family fortunes by trying menthe on the charge of miscon- He was fined $10 or 14 days barely restrain herself from rush to trap a rich man into marriage. duct.

on the charge of giving a falio when Molly That's a fine and honorable solu- ing from the table began to plan for future engage- tion. That's just great! It makes name.

no difference what I ments with Barclay,

"You'll need two or three light little dresses for evening," she was saying. "Lucky it's summer and you can wear anything. I do wish your Aunt Myra would send an- other box. It's about time for

one."

"What are you thinking of, mother?" Ellen protested in a vain attempt to check the tide. "You're making tremendous plans on noth- ing at all. I won't have It!"

ran

She burat unexpectedly into tears conscious that Myra, cross-legged and rushing from the table into the bedroom and flung herself on the bed and still somewhat upon the bed. When Myra follow-tearful, was watching.

"I'm sorry I said such things," ed and ant down on the bed she re- Ellen began in a shamed voloe. fused to speak except to insist hys- terically that she be left alone.

"Listen to mo," Myra pleaded tearfully, resisting Ellen's efforts to force her away. "Listen now. You'll cry yourself sick. " bo Well," responded Molly, hurt, crying if you don't stop: -I'm "If you don't want us to share your crying now."

Xuess"

"You were perfectly right, You should have been angry. I didn't ealize, and I know mother didn't, how selfish we were being.

"No, it was my fault," instated Ellen, eager now for her share of the blame. "I don't know what got

The ugliness of the scene in the forgotten. The dining room was sisters were friends again. Pro- sently Myra spoke lightly of the young man Ellen had met at Dreamland. What was he like? what was his name?

pleasures with you-why I "You've spolled everything." El-into me. Thank goodness it's over

now." len sobbed, her voleo muffled by pil- Ellen was suddenly romorsoful.lows. Mother was mother, delightful, "We couldn't. Not if you feet as feather-headed, Irresponsible.I think you do. Mother and I were There was no need to destroy her wrong and selfish. But we didn't Rayety. As she comforted her, understand, didn't know how it was. Ellen's amused tolerant look went How could we? It's breaking my to meet Myra's self-conscious eyes. heart that you think I'm such And she saw with an unpleasant brute." shock that steady, sensible Myra, for once, had sided against her. Myra believed she had been de- liberately coquettish.

a

They had shared every, amotion, every thought, almost every action front babyhood. Soon they were in each other's arms, crying together Molly readily forgave the grave and then laughing. Ellen wiped Injury that Ellen had done her.her streaming eyes and swung hor The casy tears dried and she was feet over to the floor. laughing, sparkling again

"I must look a fright," she said "You'd better be good to me," shoshakily. gayly rebuked Ellen. "I've à sur- She went to the mirror to `ox. prise I've been keeping for you. amino her reddened eyes. She be Yesterday after you telephoned gan vigorously to dab on powder,

Thus the first storm of a day Ellen Rossiter faded away. that was to prove memorable for

(To be Continued.)

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