1932-05-23 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG

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They were fallow-passengers on a trans-Atlantic liner. And Vicki Raum (right), famed German writer, le reported to have alence admiringly in the direction of Gary Comper (left), Ameri- can film star, following her admiring glance by offering a friend three dolines to persuade the American film star to dance with her. He didn't.

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A little Czechoslovakian girl in a picture taken for the National Photographic Exhibition held in Karlsbad. The picture won first prize in child study.

the dime-a-dance

girl

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY,

BV JOAN

CLAVTON:

[informed, the newspapers left in

Ellen Routier, beautiful 20-yearold, fall ignorance of his intended marriage.

in love with Larry Harrowgate.

artist whunt whe

123456 at trembla

dance hall where she works So toniemi,

Larry is engaged to Elizabeth Bower, do

hi ice return from Europe.

You can see how it looks."

"I can see," said the girl. There was silence. Ellen's body

butante, ut pays attentions hele ant trembled as though she were hav-

Helloving Terry bout to her. El tres ing a chill.

to marry Steven Hartley. 57 years old anot

Her tortured oyes did

wealthy, who para ex not leave the lawyer's face. "I'm

aceldra. Ellen know auek a marriage wiki

An interested spectator at the Honolulu murder trial was Mr. Clarence S. Darrow, wife of the defence counsel. Photo at left shows Mrs. Darrow with Lieutenant L. H. C. Johnson, entering the courthouse for one of the daily sessions. At the right is Darrow, veteran of many trials, during a re-

"If only Steven hadn't been such

a rich man- "

she heard Symes' voice from a long way ofl.

"Can't we do anything she uske pitifully.

"We can save you from reporti ers for a while," he said, frown- İng. "We'll keep mum until the whole thing comes up in court.

"Why do we have to go to court?" Ellen cried.

"Leda Grayson will fight to the Just ditch and be delighted at the chance."

and steady now.

The girl's voice was cutrageous

"She won't take the, money. either," Symes respondled grimly.

for her brother, Mike, Injured in a street imagising all this-it's not true- "We have plenty of witnesses to his pravile for her mother, Molly Heiter, and, I wake up soon," she tried to tell wishes. No matter how you come make it possible for her sister. Myrn, to herself. Then she would become out in the fight to be recognized as Karely has been married and divorced | conscious again of Symes' troubled his wife, you'll get the money. I Sentidal ageninganded his divorce from 1 face.

have those settlements all drawn Genyman, dancer, and, fearing the walk way

mkery Best Armelend.

be revived. he and Ellen autee to keep their She sat very still while the bit-up. God, if I'd only let him sigu marriage secret until they sell for Eurorter thoughts thronged upon her. them when he wanted to! Harelay warts to settle a fortune on Ellen The marriage with Steven had been but whe persuades him to wal until after

"We can prove any way," he

the ceremony. Barclay' lawyer, Syme, no marriage at all. The world continued, "that you had no sus- would balleve either that Steven picion that the marriage was bigu-

regards Ellen as a gulit-digger.

In duble marriage in wespl

Cun-

neellett town, Barclay and Ellen and Myra and deceived an innocent girl with and Armstead are married,

mous. Your mother was your sister-"

there, bride drive to his Long falme house. The

Harclay and ha mock marriage or that she, Ellen kiri i terried, knowler her marriage to Rossiter, in her eagerness to cap be mistake. She reade

"Stop! Stop this instant!" E- ture a rich man, had been reckless en broke in with shock and pain. of the fact that the man was the "I don't want the money! I've told

ihat Larry's engagement Hawes la broken.

Fizuluth Eu

to her husband of another woman.

That night whru, Barclay entre bedroom Ellen faints, recoverts rukciousness

from Leda Grayson have bees etalen.

dal-"

CHAPTER XXXIX

you again and again. It's not the

If only Steven were alive-but money that's driving me frantic.”

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cess,

Instead of the proverbial nine lives this little kitten mukas a bid for 15. "Duplex," as her owners call her, came into the world with two heads, but is perfectly normal in all other ways. She may be able to mow a dust when she gets older.

to And Barclay a soffered a heart altnek, She calls for help. Doctors Symes, the inwyer, arrive, Symes has bee

and Steven' was dead! And because a "My dear child, that money be trying to warh Barely all day. He te cruel, grasping woman, had crept longs to you," he protested, start- Ellen the sapere proving arcing's live to Mexico and bribed a court, his led. Steven wanted you to have

name was to be dishonoured and it. That was almost the last thingngod but it's a mad idea. Aro you how long was the filing of it to with it the name of the girl he be was thinking of your future. sure of what you're doing?" be held up? Do you know?" loved.

You can't throw away a fortune." Symes looked at the white-faced

"Quite sure," she said stendily, :, "Until after we'd anlled." Ellen "But the divorce was announced "I can't!" Ellen repeated hys. giri. He cleared his throat. "It's in all the newspapers nearly two terically. "Why can't I? Is that quixotic a young woman."

"I don't believe I've ever met aanid on a half sob.

"Steady-steady," Symes warned not so bad as all that," he said years ago," Ellen said in a voice what you were thinking of? Ia awkwardly,

"It's not only Stoven I'm think her, but she was silent again and that was without life. without that what you meant by court?ing of." Ellen admitted In a composed. "How "It's ng bad

many people as it can possibly hope,

Steven be," Ellen declared passionately.

gave me everything and shamed, honest voice. "I'm think know of the marriage beside your "I know it," Symes agreed with a now-now that he's dead you thinking "That I that I should draghort laugh. "But you underesti I'd fight for more, drag his name could bear the publicity. I want to

of myself. I don't think immedinte family?".

"Why, no one," Ellen began and Steven's name through such a scan-mate Miss Grayson's ingenuity, through the newspapers, have peo- get away-I want to go back to then stopped. "Mrs. Clancy, a

Steven nanounced the divorce. All ple thinking that he thought so being the girl I used to be."

neighbour of ours 'knows,' she "Now you're being foolish, my the proceedings, if you remember, little of my honour-?" dear," the lawyer protested. "Bioven were kept secret, Miss Grayson

Small and dazed, in a crumpled amended. "Mrs. Clancy and Lo- was one of my closest friends; you was abroad at the time, had gone

white linen dress that was no rene Elcott." Symes was genuinely amazed by whiter thun her exhausted face, El-

(Continued on Page 10.) know that. But you and I must avea before Sieven went to Mex-the girl's earnestucas, Patient-len ant looking at the lawyer, and think now of your position. Thaticu. She's been dancing there overly he pointed out that the money pleaded that this part of her life is what Stoven would want us to since. She admits there'd been awan hors, that only a court battle should be blotted out as though it, do."

separation & sort of trial' she stood between her and possession. had never been. Ho frowned, considering the calls it. But she's back in New Patiently he pointed out that with practical aspects of the matter, and York now to

"Certainly you can," he tell the world ahe the money she could go anywhere. gruffly, untruthfully. then spoke again.

nover consented to a divorce.

seok new scenes, new people, now "Unfortunately appearances "She even has an explation for interests. But Ellen stopped him.

She knew that he had Hed but count for a great deal in law," be her long silence," he continued. She looked up to him and asked, was grateful for the falsehood. began reluctantly. "Appearances are "Saya she knew nothing of the di- "But if it weron' for the money "In the first pince I'll arrange to against you. Stoven, in ble an-vorce until a few weeks ago, and you and I could do for Steven thin get the licence for you," Symen zloty to spare you disagreeable pub- then axiled at once to have it sot thing that he can't do for him- went on practically. "I saw the Heity, made the marriago appear aside. A bare-faced lie-but wo self?"

Rov. Mr. Southoy yesterday and I well, rather unusual. He wont to can't prove it, I'm afraid."

"Keep the marriage with you a know he'll be only too ready to great paina to keep the marriago

aocrat," he answered thoughtfully. forget his part in the ceremony: "I suppose it could be managed. He was considerably upset when I Yes, I'm certain it could be man-spoke to him. But about the conce

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secret. The licence that was not Ellen said nothing at all. There to be filed, the friends who weren't was nothing at all to be said.

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