THE HONGKONG -TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1932.
PHAR LAP'S FINAL TRIUMPH: NINETEENTH ARMY ENJOYING A RESPITE.
Phar Lap, the famous Australian golding beating a field of 10 American horses to win the $50,000 Agua Caliente Handicap and set a new track record, 2:02 45, for the mile and a quarter event at the track. Photo shows Phar, Lap ahead of Reveille Boy, loset is his jockey Elliott, between Nancy Atkins, the Australian scirees (loft) and Claire Windsor. Soon afterwards Phar Lap died,
War weary but smiling, these officers and men of the heroic Chinese 19th Route army are shown at billeta in their new lines. Cantonese boys, for the most part, the young leaders and thele peasant followers went through the stiffest fighting of the Shang. hai area and kept on smiling.
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Stolty Hossiter, older slater, Myra,
Morley waved to pay the posit, Nteven Hardlay
"What about him?" repeated F-
i len.
"You said he'd asked you for a drive."
for one
A fighting product of modern China, General Trai Ting-kai. young commander of the hercie 15th Route army, is shown in his fatest picture above, it was taken during one of his frequent tours
of the new defence lines.
"So he did. I told him I couldn't go. I can't either. I have a date
with this afternoon
Larry. i thmught it would be nice to bring him here afterwards for supper.” For all the world like a master of
Molly shifted tacties. "I would seremonies, she said, "Right, this like to have your friend for sup Hurray's Deportasent Suice, Dres with her why," Then after she had showner." she said, her eyes clear and hoping Molly would be cautious, men I could have married but end her tung brother, Mike. The two wire Fillen where the telephone was fas limpid," "but it's out of the ques- Never in her life and Molly been when I saw your father" support the family. Mully folishly ends if Ellon fund not known before; the tim, honey. There's not a clean cantions.
"You loved him." Ellen broke in "And I don't and 67 and Fallen raployer, leads her an evening placidly settled herself in the viitablecloth in the house
"Did Me. Barclay say anything triumphantly. sires: 24 the can necure a Joi pihta dhe 115 of the conversation. Unfortun-thing: they're all at the laundry pecini aver the phone?" she de never could love Steven Barclay, atly for the listener the conversa-Besides Mrs. Clancy is coming up. nanded the instant the door had Heavens! He's over 20 years Later she breaks en entuzement with Larts tioni was extremely short. Ellen re- P've already asked her." when she learns he is enjted to Effrabethplared the receiver, presented her
Ellen suspected that her mother closed behind Myra. "Anything that older than I am!" Dreamland demanding an explanation she thanks and prepared to leave. Mrs. was being perverse. She was sure you might not want anybody except makes another date with him for Susty Clancy saw a golden opportunity of it when Molly with an aggrieved
me to know?"
"No," replied Ellen, half smiling, ft. Sanilay morning Ellen and her mother fading.
air remarked that she supposed a quarrel when the girl declines an entrantement with array.
She said quickly and ingratiat daughter of hers would have too sighing at Molly's terrier-like ray burst into tears wad Ellen, Frentant. iny. "Was that the rich fellow much pride to want to see a man persistence. "He didn't say any promises she will do her hunt to fall in love your mother was telling
thing more than I've told you." already engaged to another wom-
"Was he surprised yesterday Fabout?"
"I don't know who you mean. She struck home there. But when you returned the dress?" she was not conteal to let the mat- Ellen replied coldly.
ter rest.
at Dreamland. At the Untien half she apreta fascinating Larry Harrowgate, nd nrlikt
Bower, a debutante. However, when las ester
Her mother and winter tavoir, Harviay's {
with the older man.
CHAPTER XII
"How do you know it's Mr. Bar- cluy?" Myra demanded as Ellen leaped from the bed, reached for a flannel dressing gown and belteil it over her pyjamas. •
me all
"Sure you do," said Mrs. Clancy, chuckling. "I mean Mr. Steven Barclay, your boss. Your maw sald he was fairly daft over you."
Ellen had to smile.
"He asked yesterday if he might "Yes, it was Mr. Barclay," she call her some time."
admitted to the other's evident plea- "Did you give him Mrs. Clancy's sure, She even added, "Mr. Bare'ay number?"
I wanted me to go desire with him "No, but I guess it's en file. Hej afternoon.” must have looked up my card at the 1 and got saying that you store."
per let 20. Mrs. Clancy confessed The bedroom door opened and, "That's to bad. It's such a nice Molly entered. She was visibly ex- y for an amomobile ride." cited. Her black, curly hair stood | "Yes, it is, isn't it." Ellen agreed
out in little drake-tails. Her blue and made her escape. eyes blazed. For once she had not even taken
pretty face, **
•
་
The She had made a mistake. point was Molly's.
"Ellen Rossiter! I never thought
I know you
The fact
this. Your father was 25 years you'd speak to your mother like And you know older than 1 was, it." "I don't think so."
She burst into hysterical tears. Molly clasped her hands about "Oh, mother, can't you under- "Personally I think it rather odd her knees and stared dreamily out stand?" Ellen walled. "You're one of the Harrowgate boy to ask you into the hot afternoon. A little person and I'm another. I wasn't for an engagement muter the cirsmile flickered across her lips. for a minute inferring that you cumstances," said Molly. "In my
"I've been thinking." she re- didn't love father. dag it would have been considered marked meditatively, "and belleve did. But can't you see that I'm dislenourable."
you were right in declining his in different?" "You don't know whether it's dis-vitation this afternoon. He will ap
"You're so different," sobbed surable or not, Ellen auld apreciate you all the more for check. Molly, "that you never think of grily. ignoring her own secret
ofing him at first. Men are like that." anyone except yourself. stnut. "Larry has no way
"I didn't refuse for that reason that I work myself to the bone, knowing that I might consider the and I'm sure you know I didn't," that Mike has nothing, that Myra fact that he is engaged important said Ellen in intense exasperation. whom you profess to love has I don't consider it important. "We've gone over and over this worked herself to death for nine like him-that's enough! This isn't and you know exactly how I feel. years waiting for enough money the Victorian age after all."
I can't think of anything so dis-to get married, means nothing to "There's no use discussing it," honest as encouraging a man you when you meet a young man with no money, no prospects, al- observed Molly lightly. "Weldon't love." time to powder Berea returned to the bedroom, woublu't agree, I'm sure."
"Well," countered Molly in well ready entangled with another wo- "Hurry, child, she said to Ellen. ad collapsed on the bed and was MNIA was dressing but Molly
At Just that moment Myra came Molly Rossiter could, when she simulated surprise, "I for one can't. You've forgotten us all."
understand your ethics. Do you with fresh coffee. She had hur "You mustn't keep Mr. Barclay nibbling at a bit of toast. Both fell chose, adopt the most exasperating think it less dishonest to go run-ried but she saw at once that she waiting. It's bad enough having po abruptly silent at Ellen's entrance mood in the
world. She chose
ning around with a man who is not had not been quick enough, Molly phone."
mood. free, a man engaged to another lay at the foot of the bed, & BOU- Lion. "What makes you so sure it's discussing her. Let them, thought When Ellen asked her to
Ellen Larry, Molly remembered a pre-
halted. "I'm nothing, hysterical heap, and Ellen Ellen grimly. Mr. Barclay?" she snapped.
was trying frantically to comfort to go walking "I've got a hunch," Molly ad-
"Won't you tell us about your vious engagement
In a shamed voice.
"What in it?" Myra naked. mitted, dimpling and smiling mys-call?' asked Molly, after a delicate with Mrs. Clancy. Mrs. Claney was proud of that part of it," she said her
"The trouble is that you always "It looks an if I'm even Jea teriously. "Don't be so slow, honey." Interval of silence. "Or is it a-se-a great nid to Molly in managing
"I can't run through the hallp cret?".
her daughters, Whenever they made
requent she did not wish to grant believe, you're right and I'm lucky than you," Ellen answered with no stockings on, can I?"
"There's nothing much to tell,"
little tone. "I'm older and more "Stop crying, mother," she said Ellen took a quick brush at her sald Ellen airily. "It was Steven Mrs. Claucy, in one way or another, wrong." Molly, continued in a sad without looking up.
your mother gently. "Stop crying. hair, slipped into pumps and ran Barclay, He wanted me for a drive became a ward in her charge. El experienced. I'm
len understood that na did Myra. and you should respect my opin- hear what I'm saying? I won't out of the apartment and down the this afternoon."
But the family rules forbade any ions. 1 can't see why any girl refuse any more of Steven Bar- four flights of stairs. The only "Ah!" said Molly. telephone in the house was in Mrs. There was another interval of mention of the Bction.
"I'm sorry you can't meet him," would want to risk her reputation clay's invitations. I'll do my very Clancy's apartment on the first lience. Myra looked sharply at her
ning around with a man who cured floor. The six families who occus sister but Ellen's gaze was bland Ellen said at last with cold Gnal-that's what you're doing-run-best to fall in love with him."
so litle for her as Larry Har- pled the building were, in the gon- and innocent. Presently she said
"I'm sorry, too," conceded Molly. rowgate seems to care for you erous phrase of Mrs. Clancy, "per-to her mother, "I'd like to invite a
Turning to Myra she said plain-when-" fectly welcome to use the phone so friend to supper."
"When there is a chance of rop- long as they pay for outgoing cailn.” "Who la it?" asked Molly. She tively, "Would you mind, honey,
A getting me some coffee? Lots of ing in a rich man," Ellen inter- And so long as they let Mrs. Clancy thought she knew the answer.
Would rupted furiously, Hleton in on their business Ellen look of complele astonishment cream and I like it weak. had thought privately.
crossed her face when Eilen eor-you be a lamb and make a fresh "It's just as easy to love a rich Sure enough, the fat, good-na-1 rected the impression.
man as a poor one," Mally agreed Of course Myra would. tured Irish woman was waiting in | "But Ellen!" she cried in dismay,
But as placidly, ignoring the storm sig- she walked to the kitchen she was nala. "There were dozens of other | the hall at the foot of the stairs. "What about Mr. Darelux ?"
Again Ellen felt a rising irrita-and she realized that they had been just then to adopt that meet girl?"
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pot,"
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(To Be Continued)
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