THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPE:
FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 1932.
TRANSMITTER:
"THE LINDBERGHS' BABY HAS been kidnappED!! ... And soon the most modern criminological, machinery in the world's history was functioning in the dramatic, widespread search for the stolen child ....... A battery of telegraphers, lower left, were installed in a specially constructed office in Hopewell, N. J. Specially-installed radio stations, upper right, kept police and public informed of latest cluas. A network of teletypewriters linked police headquarters throughout the east in the gigantic man- hunt, and lower right you see Police Commissioner Mulrooney of New York giving a special message bearing on the case to an operator at New York handquarters, Finger-prints on the rudely constructed ladder used by the kidnapper were being examined when the photo upper right was taken. Meanwhile, state troopers and city police group of whom are shown upper centre out. side the Lindbergh natate-used the most primitive methods of amarch in scouring the scrublands about the Lindbergh estate for a trace of the kidnappers.
A German Goose Sele in progress.
Jack Chapman, 11 years of age, who undertook several solo fights in America 'until the authorities put a
veto on licences to pilóta bolaw the
go of 16.
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BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.
BV JOAN CLAVTON.
travagant mother, Molly Nossiter, her alder
wift m
They stood Sur IL moment Bautiful Elien Bossiter, salongiri in Dure laughing at the door of the living lay's Department Store, lives with her room where afternoon sunlight Mister, Myre, and her young brother. Mike, shone mercilessly on the hodge- The two girl salwirt the family. Molly fool-podge furniture and leveled its kably spend money anved to pay the rant. Ellen decides to work at night at Dreamland rays as well on the shabby, worn
as a dance hall hotos until the sumacarpet and faded wall paper.
dressco and 32lan does not own 450.
American Chinese staged demonstrations in support of their homeland... While residents of New York's Chinatown (lower right) pitched coins into a flag as contributions to the cause and car. ried anti-Japanese bannere (lower left)... Chinese bay bootblacks (upper left) in San Francisco were contributing their earnings to the Chiness armies... and Oakland, Calif., Chinese girla (upper right) knitted clothing for refugees and the troops at the front.
made up. The hostesses must wear evening Ellen had thoroughly swept the so bad. At the moment it looks She must got what fun she could stand. A few pedestrians idled
Steven Barclay, 57, and Kilen's employer apartment and folded up the Sun. something like a human ant hill," from those hours.
sees the girl crying and discovers the situn-day papers but she had changed he remarked, adding carelessly,
tian,
Helena Ellen lovely frock when
she refuses to accept it a gift. Els nothing. She felt an obscure de-"Doesn't belong to me.
forgets her wealthy admirer's kindness when termination that Larry Harrow-did. But I've the use of it till at Dreamland she mrete handsonse Larry Harrowgate, un uzliat. Ellen discovers Larry gate should sec them as they seven."
La engaged to abeth Howes, debutante. were. Now that he was there, as
this. Though who believe him to
She is hurt that he has failed to tell her thoroughly at ease as though he change and came out with a hand- were in the home of a million-ful of nickles and dimes. For all
thitonderer she continues to see htpa.
Myra and her mother openly favour Barclay. Elton quarrels with her mother and refuses
'to break an engagement with Larry to accept
one from Barclay, Khe Coney Island,
and Try to to
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He was no snob.
CHAPTER XIII
Ellon had not expected to joy that afternoon with Larry Harrowgate. She would have said that her mother's hysterics, her served. own dissatisfaction with the state
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along lower Broadway, a few cara "You did tell me that you were idled along the deserted street, I wish it poor," she ventured.
but everywhere was the peace of "That's right. A poor. man Sunday. Ellen waited for Larry with a rich man's habits. Don't to speak. He had wanted to say Larry dug into his pockets for you feel sorry for me?"
something; he and maid aome- "Can't say that I do exactly.” thing on the bridge. His per- He laughed and called her sistent silence disturbed the girl, ire, she breathed with relict. the world like a pitcher prepar-hard-hearted. Soon they were made her nervous and absurdly
ing to hurl a fast one, he swung wrangling gaily, pleased with anxious. Molly and Mike had deap his arm, whispering to Ellen to each other and with themselves, "Well?" she said at length. peared but Myra was there. She watch. Coins sprang from his pleased to be together, riding in refused their urgent
"Well," he repented after her. invitation hand and clattered to the street a smooth, luxurious car on such "You and something to me on to join them on the score of some in all directions, some of them a glorious day,
the bridge but I couldn't hear," darning she must do. So Ellen rolling half
"That's n blacknway. At
n nice frock," Larry she told him a little atimy, and Larry departed alone. once the roadster was abandoned) said as they awept out of Pine
"So I did." he agreed exasper- "Your sister's swell," Larry obby the shouting, shrieking young-street and toward Manhattan. atingly.
stera who pounced after the elu- "I wore it last night," Ellen "What was it." of affairs between them, had spoil eagerly
"Yes, isn't she?" Ellen agreed aive coins. Several fist fights had responded innocently. "This is
"Something I hadn't any right Ellen begun by the time
with ed the afternoon. But when at
and the same one
the jacket to say to you." 4:30, only 20 minutes late, le apto be alone," he went on.
"She could see that we wanted Larry, laughing helplessly, stepped added.”
"Oh, for heaven's sakė?" she "I bet into the empty car and drove off. "You're
smart little girl, cried in irritation. "You have a peared leaping up the stairs shemy hat she had no darning to do." "You'll nover saw that she had been wrong.
be rich if you aren't you, Ellen?” Ellen was
right to say anything you want conscious of not throw away money like that," the "Girls have to be smart about to say to me." "I'm a mountain goat," he wanting to forget a word of all girl said after a while, shouted when he caught sight of this. She knew she would, want
clothes," Ellen confessed. hiding
"Do you really mean that?" "Ho! Ho! So you're another her exultation with the compll- her in the doorway. "I'm good to remember often what he had one of those people who's going ment.
"Certainly, I mean it!" for 10 fights yot."
said. It would have been a little to sell me things for my own "With or without the Ellen laughed. "You're pant-better if he had not laughed so good." he commented with a side-that dress is just your ticket," he said lightly, "that I like your ing just the same," she jeered. Still there it was he had said wise and delighted glance at her. Larry summarized it. "Did you by any chance sco Mrs. they wanted to be along. Clancy as you were coming up1
him with indifference.
The car slid over Brooklyn night I met you." She generally opens her door to They giggled when Mra. Clancy Nevertheless her colour rose and bridge. Ellen, glancing up, sur- That dress again! investigate all callers."
Ippened the door and proped even as she entered her swift de-prised an odd expression "That the party with the
"Most people thought the other red out at them. Ellen did not speak,nial she was wondering_who_tirone Larry's face. He spoke but the face and the mob cap I flew past That would have been too embar- others were. Certainly this charm- roar of Sunday trafic drowned faintly. How she wished she had one was lovely," Ellen put in on the second floor?" he inquired rassing for the kindly neighbouring, irresponsible young man his voice. Helplessly tho girl not forced this issue! as ho reached the landing and who was pretending she wai in-needed to be told things for shook her hand. paused panting. "Sure. She was visible. Then they reached the his own good. Was he referring]
"That'o.not quite what I was] Lower Manhattan was quieter. so interested I thought alio meant street where a collection of grimy to Elizabeth Bower, his fiance? Empty office buildings frowned getting at.” - to join me on the last lap." urchina, tholr Sunday clothes al-Briefly Eleu experienced a twist down Into empty canyone that on Just than he turned a #harp
"You're lucky she didn't." Elready hopelessly solled, scrambled of pure pain. Then she detor-week-days were filled with scurry- len advised him with a little gig-over a shining blue roadster. gle. "You'd have had to carry "What a marvellous car," Ellanulations should apoll the after-brokers
mined sensibly that no such spec-ing stenographors and clerks and corner and Ellen, caught of guard, was literally flung into his her, I'm sure."
breathed.
arms. She gasped, extricated her For a few hours at least Nothing opon, not a restaurant, self, and moved back to her own "That was a break"
"What you can see of it isn't Larry belonged exclusively to her. not a drug-storo, not a news
(Continued on Part 11-
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The ear slowed; his speech jacket, slowed. "I was only thinking."
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