THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2; 1932.
It must have seemed like home to the Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Katsuji Debuchi and his family when, a pictured here, they strolled along the Potomac River while Washington's famous Japanese cherry blossome bloomed their foveliest. Madame Dabuchi (right) and their daughter, Take Debuchi (left), gave added "atmosphere" to the scene by donning picturesque native costumes.
Machine gunners from a battalion of the 145th Infantry, ava shown abors 'confronting a column of striking miners at Adena, where three were killed in 24 hours of rioting. Troops were ordered out after county officials had been stoned A parade of striking miners halted when they encountered the machine gun.
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CHAPTER XLVII
BY JOAN CLAYTON
he furbade my coming. But I'm Ellen had not returned to Dream-around by my own son and so I not in the habit of being ordered Innd but she intended to go that fold him. He finally agreed with evening. The thought of theme and even arnt you a message.” gaudy, noisy place was distaste-
Site opened a soft grey bag
tion.
According to an old custom the elected Queon of Paris is received of
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her two ladies leaving the Elyseo.
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sunk to the divan but she pushed; the first things I ran across was his
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"Oh, darling-to learn that way!" "At first it was pretty bad," he admitted slowly, honestly. "Thon I got to thinking and I saw how you'd tried to explain to me. I was jealous, too, jealous and burt and
to be. Whatever you hail once
GREEN
ful to her but she felt a desperate studded with amethysts, look out Larry's message, necessity to try to take up the life an envelope and handed it to Ellen. she had dropped. Dancing-any! Without reading it or even glancing as long as you want nie to wait stendily told him the whole story. his wife. Your picture was on that "I wait for you, my darling,way Larry's hand and steadily, passport, made out for him and for sort of occupation--would help her at the address, Bilen id the mes-Nothing in your past, nothing in She tried to make him see her fear forget maddening memories. She sage in her lap. must ge on with living.
your future, can affect what I feel and indecision, her frantic desire So she planned to go to Dreamland.
"Do you mind my saying that I for you. Whenever you want to to keep his love at all costs. There was no chance of seeing is?" Mrs. Harrowgate said fret- studie. You can see the light from You can't!
consider this whole thing ridicu-come to me I will be waiting in the "You'll never forgive me, I know, Larry there. She knew he would fully if Larry had done anything the street." obey her request. Oh, why couldn't to hurt your feelings-but l'in sure
"I cheated, and lied and my only she decide that her own past was he hasn't--perhaps your conduct Dreamland Ellen walked past the to risk your hearing anything that puzzled. But I saw I had no renson
That night before she went to excuse is that I loved you too much as much her own as was his past? would not be so extraordinary. As studio. There was a light there. might make you love me less." It was the indecision in her mind it is, merely to make him suffer Larry was waiting as he had prom that was driving her to despers for some whim of yours, is childish ised. Ellen stood for a long time voice was hoarse and strained with I knew you really belonged to me She was crying bitterly. Her thought you felt for Uncle Steven, and absurd. It's cruel!" Late that afternoon she dressed
in the cold, quiet twilight. She felt emotion. She seemed for the moment to again the sharp and burning paia
ami know you had been intended to go to the dance hall. Myra was lack further adjectives. Mrs. Har-in her heart. The yellow light at I have to give you up, to let you
"Now I'm paying for all my lics1 for me all along." at the library and Molly was lying rowgate paused for breath, and still the window burned on atendily.
"That's true, Larty. That's the down. Suddenly the doorbell ichen did not speak,
The girl turned in at the apart
go, And my heart is breaking!" shrilled,
truest thing that's ever been said," Ellen glance at the clock and during these difleult days", Mrs. the lobby and up the stairs.
"Larry could have helped you ment house and walked through
Ellen interrupted passionately. Her hair wus disordered, had, sighed.
"I've suffered all that you've suf- She looked into Molly's Harrowgate continued. "He could could not stop for an elevator.
She showered from its pini. Her fereilut least I think I have," he bedroom and saw that her mother have stood by you when you had to door of the studio was ajar. She The ache in her heart seemed to time before we were married; you'd The face was pale and drawn with pain. said. "I knew, Ellen, that some was asleep. There was no escape, face the police and reporters. You went inside. And as she entered, fill the world. Larry leaned for tell me everything. I don't know so she answered the bell.
should have let him do that. If you Larry stepped through, the door ward and She had removed her gloves but hadn't come to my home that after- from the adjoining rooms that were body into his arms.
gathered her shaking how but I just knew it." left on her hat. She opened the noon Fergus would never have to have been their home.
"I'll never deserve your good- door and looked down the dark dreamed of applying to you for instant he paused-then caught her ling." he said. "My poor, fright-care what happens now, I'm al- For an "You might let me speak, dar-ness," Ellen said hoarsely. "I don't cavern of the stairs, Suddenly her help. And then the whole thing savagely into his arms and kissed ened little sweetheart! I've known most glad everything happened just heart plunged. Coming up the wouldn't have happened. stairway, trailing perfume and feels deeply resporisible. That's
Larry her again and again.
all this for days, for weeks-" wrapped in ailks and furs, was what makes--"
as it did so long as I know you've Feverishly she pushed his hands "You've known it, all?" she whis-forgiven me." Mrs. Harrowgate.
away and walked to the window to pered. utter incomprehension writ- "Don't talk of forgiveness," the "Stop, stop!" Ellen broke in. stare down at the roofs and at the ten on her face. "Was it Fergus man said. "Put on your coat," Mrs. Harrowmen and women and children strol who told you?" gate said firmly. "Larry's at home ling in the tiny, dusky park. The
"There can never be now and he's wretchedly unhappy. children were screaming and run-
any such thing between us."
She did not answer in words. But can patch up this quarrel or altus-into leather leggings and little first. After I learned what must would take them for granted as ofte I'm going to take you to him. You ning briskly, all of them buttoned
she resolved nover again to. teat his loyalty or his trust in her. Sho tion or whatever it is together. I'm woollen cents. sure it's too much for mo!"
of the most beautiful things of life. "Hurry, child," she added.
"Kiss me, Ellen," Larry said. "I'm sorry, but I can't come,"
She raised her lips. Ellen told her.
(The End)
She kissed Ellen on the cheek in plaintive greeting. Then, sure of her welcome, she stepped into the living room.
"I'll go call mother" Ellen said. "Don't bother, my dear. It's you I came to see."
"But I-I have to leave in a mo ment or so," Ellen stammered.
"Not just now, I'm sure. Sit down, my dear."
Ellen sat down.
"Now what is this nonsense be- tween you and Larry" Mrs. Har- rowgate began easily. "You should know that you're breaking the poor chill's heart."
"Did he send you here?"
"You yourself told me." ! "I?""
"I mean you tried to tell me at
Ellen turned suddenly and re-thousand opportunities you'd tried have happened I could realize the turned to the divan where Larry to make and that like a blind fool. waited in puzzled allenco.
I'd closed them to you. You're not "Larry," she said, "there's some-a very successful falsifter, sweet- thing I must tell you--something heart." could persuade her. The older wo- that's been killing me. Larry," man threatened, plended, oven wept. she stammered, "it was Fergus who then I just stopped trying! I was "I tried so hard-I did try and Always she was defeated by Ellen's wrote those unsigned letters to you afraid, Lorry." refusala. There was no triumph and he told the truth-at least n
He held her closer.
Nothing Mrs. Harrowgate Auld
in Ellen's heart at the completo part of the truth. There was a girl nurrender of Larry's mother. There at the house with your uncle when went out to Long Island?" he asked |
"Do you remember that day I was nothing in her heart except a he died. I was that girl, I thought after a while. burning agany,
I was married to him--and after- wards the whole thing was such a gers about his hand.
She nodded, tightening her fin- Long after Mrs. Harrowgate had terrible mess! I ran away rather! gone, the girl eat in the darken- than face it."
"That was the day I learned," he In facting livbig room. At Inst she read
went on. "I was going through Tenra came in torrents. Ellen Uncle Steven's papers and one of
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Mrs. Harrowgate flushed. the first time her magnificent com- posure was a little ahakon.
"He didn't send me--no.
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