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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAFIL MONDAY, MAY

2, 1932.

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Pater Liawayn Davies, the young publisher, godson and ward of Sir James Barrie, and the original of "Peter Pan," became a bride. groom in London the other day. He is shown here after the core- mosy with his wife, who was the Honorable Margaret Hors-Ruthven, one of the socially prominent Ruthven twins and daughter of the Governor of Guernsey, Barris's immortal children's story, "Pater Pan," was dedicated to Pater Davies and his brothers, orphans who become the wards of the author.

NEW

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Searching through the ruins at Pulaski, Tenn., for dead and injured victims after the tornada had hammered homes flat in a wide belt through the town. The death toll rose swiftly to nearly 300 as wreckage was searched and properly damage passed the $2,000,000 mark.

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Unlike the old-fashioned horse-drawn sleighs that once were synonymous with the Russian scene, this "aero-sled" whirled into view on Moscow's snow-covered streets the other day to show proud citizens the Soviet government's newest mochanical pro- duct. The sled-like vehicle, capable of considerable speed, is

driven by propalisra.

.

the dime-a-dance

girl

DEGIN HERE TO-DAY.

BV JOAN CLAVTON,

coppiet

replied promptly and untruthfully. | - Beautiful Ellen Roster, inter! to Since receiving Steven Barclay's In. linrclay's Department Store. worke nightstructions Lorene, not unnaturally, ber, had been prepared to dislike the

dance halls, She lives with her

ler elder mother, Molly toniter, Myra, and her baby rother, Mike.

A Dreamland she meets and fall in love

www.

New president of the irish Free State, Eamon De Valora, here is shown arriving at the opening of the Dail in Dublin.

"Arn't you glad to see me?" "Of course I am, silly," she told

recipient of his favour. Ellen's in-him with a confused laugh. with handsome Larry Harrowgate, an artist nocent, embarrassed and proud

abe learns Larry Elizabeth Bowes, a dabutante,

engred

How handsome he was! She

to little question had changed all that, loved the way he kept in step with

Steven Barclay, 87 and Ellen's employer, la in sva with her. Without Ellen's know- Jedgo her mother invites relay to dinner, and borrow money to make the apartment Barclay seelers the im

more attractive. Ellen furious, but when

cumullet

friendly.

with hope of winning her.

CHAPTER XXI.

had promptly made a place for her her. She loved his calm oblivious-

Lorent's affections.

ness to the stir they were causing

Entirely reassured, Ellen ran to on the floor. They did look a trifle telephone her mother. Molly was in odd--the handsome youth in flan-

be the seventh heaven. Everythingnela and the girl in workaday store

than

Bales of bay ware buried about and timbers swept away whan the tornado smashed this barn at Nortport, Ala. Picture shows National Guardsmen and stricken townsfolk as they burrow into the wreckage for possible victims.

INEA

The rivalry of Chinese giria to be firat of their race to become licensed pilots was won by Miss Katherine Sui Fun Cheung of Los Angeles. She is shown receiving congratulations of Miss Ardette Cadwallader, president of the Chicago Girls' Flying Club.

That night he asks Ellen to marry him was marvellous. When the girl re-costume with neat paper cuffs and and the aftes, Unwhitingly she leaves him turned to the basement to remove sensible shoes. Ellen knew that. Gossip, elreuiates at the store and Ellen her belongings, she was so light-But she felt a delicious flutter as saks to be transformed to another department hearted she felt almost giddy. What he explained that he had learned Jarely sive her a job as assistant rayer-

did she caro for the other from Salomon where she worked at an increase in asiaty.

Kirla now? She Was an day times. That must mean some- assistant buyer! An nsals thing. It would certainly mean tant buyer with a salary of $50 something if anyone other Loreno Elcott proved to be a week. In no time at all the insur-Larry were concerned. But for that smart, thin woman who carried aance would be paid again. Fifty harum-acarum, she already knew, Iorgnette and had never quito dollars a week! That was wealth! to have an impulse was to obuy it. learned to manage it. After sev

Jenny avis consumed with curios- "Our old friend Salomon was con- eral questions nervously asked and ity, eager to apologize, and to make vinced my intentions were dishonor- nervously answered she pronounced friends again, but Ellen gave her able" he remarked impudently, herself satisfied. There had been no no chance. She rathered up her glancing sidewise at her. "I had to discussion of salary batween Ellen comb, brush and the mirror she tell him that I only meant to carry and Steven, but Lorne had her in-kept tucked away under the counter. atructions and Ellen, naive and 1 She was pretending that Jenny you off to lunch. By the way, ami

I carrying you off to lunch? norant, was stupefled with delight Mrs. Bondy and all the others had

"I'm afraid not," Ellen explained done a tap on any of them. But I now-and she set herself resolutely to learn that as an assistant buyer nothing to do with her.

with a serious and businesslike air. was glad enough to take time off.". at it.

"Maybe you're better able to take! she would receive $50 a week. That She knew well enough that "I've a new job and I mean to learn was $30 more than a salesgirl in scandalous inference could and pro- so much that I won't have time to time off," she replied sombrely..

The elevator descended and the "Are you sure it's $50 a week?"bably would be drawn from her sud-

den rise in the world but she would "Nonsense," he protested. "Sure. doors opened. Early shoppers atrag. Ellen managed to say.

not think of that. Nothing shouldly you aren't saying you prefer a gled inside. Ellen sald a stiff good. "Perfectly sure, Lorene re-be permitted to spoil her pleasure career to me.

I'll be back at 12 bye. For a moment she thought he meant to say something further, sponded with a cryptic amilo. In what the others said could not af-

sharp," wardly the older woman sighed a fect her.

Ellen saw that he did not for a then he bosved coldly and moved little for her own lost youth and

It could, of course. But not then.minute believe she had refused his way.

Larry had destroyed her pleasure lost enthusiasm. Years ago $30 ex-

invitation. tra each week would have changed.

Turning away from the counter, "You don't understand," she per-in the new job. The afternoon entirely the course of Lorene El-

of her small possisted half-heartedly. "I simply seemed long and dull and profitness, cott's life. Now a raise meant only her arms full that she could invest a little more sessions, Ellen walked straight into can't go with you to-day. It's my Loreno's chatter and constant ref- in safe bonds. She roused from her someone. dream of long ago and smiled at Ellon.

cretonnes received,

quickly.

➡

"I beg your pardon!" she said "Aren't you even going to give "I hope $50 a week will be satis-

me a glance?" Larry Harrowgate factory."

"Satisfactory? Oh!" Ellen stam-exclaimed. mored. "That's not the word at all,

day."

•

erences to Steven Barclay, Krow first day at this job-I'm to be a

Ellon buyer or an assistant buyer. I disproportionately irksome.

vaguely realized that she wanted to should sny."

love Steven and to hate Larry and that much of her discontent and dissatisfaction with the world was due to her double failure. The real- ization did not better matters.

Her tone roso triumphantly. But it was evident that being a buyer For a second she was bewildered. meant nothing to Larry. They had

It's simply perfect. You can't know Then her face lighted and her heart reached the clevator. When Ellen

"Larry"

That night at Dreamland she did

rang the bell he became convinced how perfect it is. Just wait till my leaped upward.

of her carnostness, and, at the same not expect Larry. All the afternoon sho had tried to make herself un- mother hears this!"

"I've been hanging around for 15 time, abruptly cross. Then and then only a nudden

"You aren't telling he," he began derstand that it was entirely pos- doubt amoto her. She Rushed furl- minutca," he was saying excitedly.

"I thought you'd never come. Here in annoyance, that after I've hung alble she might never see him again. ovaly.

"Is there something else you-lemme help!"

arogmd in that stuffy basement also that evening was atale and flat Ho attempted to relieve her of the morning waiting for you I can't to her; the dancing boring and her want to nak?" Loreno said.

"Why, yes," Ellen conceded in a jumbled assortment in her arms. take you to lunch because of some own popularity boring. She hated low tone. She struggled a moment Conscious of Jenny's open mouth stupid job!"" and finally got it out. "Is that the and equally open curiously, Elou regular starting salary for assist-flushed and shook her head.

"You shouldn't have come hore," -aħt buyers ?!! ............

"It's the regular salary," Loreno she said quietly, moving away.....

"Just that," she assured him.

dancing with the men who fre quented Dreamland, hated the pink "I certainly rate with you, don't and gilt hall, the tinny, mechanical 17 I've a job too, you know, Three music. But is was her job-oven If orders for pictures and I haven't it was to last only a short time

Toward 10 o'clock she was danc- ing with a blank-faced, blue-eyed chup and attempting to ignore his soiled collar and dubious conversa- tion, when she happened to glance toward the stairway to see Larry ontering. Her heart missed a boat; step. Larry her feet missed a caught her eye. The two young people smiled contentedly and to Ellen the night, burst into bloom. She could hardly contain herself until the dance was over and she could rush to the tablo' where Larry was impatiently awaiting hor.

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