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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1932.

It must have seemed like home to the Japanese Ambariador, Mr. Katsuji Debuchi and his family when, as pictured here, they strolled along the Potomac River while Washington's famous Japanese cherry blossoms hloamed their lovellest. Madame Dabuchi (right) and their daughter, Taka Dobuchi (left), gave added "atmosphere" to the scene by donning picturesque native

costumies.

Comfort!

Machine gunners from a battalion of the 145th Infantry, are shown above confronting .column of striking miniers at Adens, where three were killed in 24 hours of rioting, Troops were ordered out after county officials had been stoned A parade of siriking miners halted when they encountered the machine gun.

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CHAPTER XLVIII

BV JOAN plan CLAYTON

he furbade my coming. But I'm Ellen had not returned to Dream-around by my own son and so 11

not in the habit of being ordered land but she intended to go that told him. He finally agreed with evening. The thought of the

gundy, noisy place was

tion.

me and even sent you a message."

a soft

distasle- She opened

So she

Late that afternoon she dressed

the doorbell

American athletic stars took part in the job of building the 550 houses in Olympic Village, where con-

testants at the 1932 Olympiad in Los Angeles will be housed.

14:

According to an old custom the elected Queen of Paris is received of the President of the Republic. Our picture shows the Queen followed by

her two ladies leaving the Elyase.

"Kindergarten sporta" are the rags this spring, with wading and

laap-frog leading the list in popularity.

sank to the divan but she pushed the first things I ran across was his

[h

ful to her hit she felt a desperate studded with amethysts, took 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 ginneingas long as you want me to wait. steadily told him the whole story. his wife. Your picture was on that "I'll wait for you, my darling, away Larry's hand and steadily, passport, made out for him and for sort of occupation-would help her at the address, Ellen laid the mes-Nothing in your past, nothing in She tried to make him see her fear passport." forget maddening memories. She on with living. must go

sage in her lap.

your future, can affect what I feel and indecision, her frantie destre planned to go to Dreamland.

"Do you mind my saying that for you. Whenever you want to to keep his love at all costs.

"Oh, darling-to learn that way! There was no chance of seeings?" Mrs. Harrowgate said fret-studio.

consider this whole thing ridicu- come to me I will be waiting in the

"At first it was pretty bad," he Larry there. She knew he would fully. "If Larry had done anything the street.",

You can see the light from You can't!

"You'll never forgive me, I know. admitted slowly, honestly. "Then abey her request. Oh, why couldn't, to hurt your feelings but I'm sure

I got to thinking and I saw how -she decide that her own past was he hasn't--perhaps your conduct Dresmataud Ellen walked past the to risk your hearing anything that puzzled. But I saw I had no rusun That night before she went to excuse is that I loved you too much jealous, too, jenlous and hurt and "I cheated and lied and my only you'd tried to explain to me. I was 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 that was driving her to despera for some whim of yours, is childish ised. Ellen stood for a long time voice was hoarse and strained with knew you really belonged to me

to make him sufer Larry was waiting as he had prom

to be, Whatever you had once She was crying bitterly. Her thought you felt for Uncle Steven, and absurd. It's cruel!"

in the cold, quiet twilight. She felt emotion. to go to the dance hall. Myra was hack further adjectives. Mrs. Har in her heart. The yellow light at 1' have to give you up, to let you She seemed for the moment to again the sharp and burning pain

and knew you had been intended "Now I'm paying for all my lies! tor me all along." at the library and Molly was lying rowgate paused for breath, and still the window burned on steadily. down. Suddenly

Ellen did not speak.

"That's true, Larry. That's the shrilled,

The girl turned in at the apart

go. And my heart is breaking!" truest thing that's ever been said," Ellen glance at the clock and during these difficult days", Mrs, the lobby and up the stairs.

"Larry could have helped you nient house and walked through

Ellen interrupted passionately. Ifer hair was disordered, sighed.

had She looked into Molly's Harrowgate continued. "He could could not stop for na elevator. The face was pale and drawn with pain. said. "I knew, Ellen, that sonic. "I've suffered all that you've suf- She showered 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 from Ita pina. Her fered-at least I think I have," he was asleep. There was no escape, face the police and reporters. You went inside. And as she entered, all the world. Larry leaned for tell me everything. I don't know so she answered the bell.

She had removed her gloves but hadn't come to my home that after- from the adjoining rooms that were body into his arms.

should have let him do that. If you Larry stepped through the door ward and gathered her shaking how but I just knew it." left on her hat. She opened the noun door and looked down. the dark dreamed of applying to you

Fergus would never have to have been their home. For an

"I'll never deserve your good- envern 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 for instant he paused-then caught her ling." he said. "My poor, fright-care what happens now. I'm al "You might let me speak, dar ness;" Ellen said hoarsely. "I don't heart plunged. Coming up the wouldn't have happened. stairway, tralling perfume and feels deeply responsible, That's

Larry her again and again. wrapped in allka and furs, was what makes

Feverishly she pushed his hands

all this for days, for weeks...........” na it did so long as I know you've Mrs. Harrowgate.

away and walked to the window to pered, utter incomprehension writ-

"You've known it all?" she whis- forgiven me." "Stop, stop!" Eilen broke in.

"Don't talk of forgiveness," tho "Put on your cunt," Mrs. Harrow-o at the roofs and at the ten on her face, "Was it Fergus man suld. gate said firmly. "Larry's at home ling in the tiny, dusky park. The

nien and women and children strol who told you?"

"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 I'm going to take you to him. You ning briskly, all of them buttoned can patch up this quarrel or situa- into leather leggings and little

aho resolved nover again to test his tion or whatever it is together. I'm woollen coats,

She sure it's too much for me!"

"Hurry, child," she added. Ellen told her.

"I'm sorry, but I can't come,'

Sho klased 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 ⚫reame to ace."

"But I-I have to leave in a mo- ment or no," 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 abouid know that you're breaking the poor child's heart.”

"Did he send you here?"

·

Mr. Harrowgate flushed. For the first time her magnificent com- posure was a little shaken.

"He didn't send me-no. In fact

"You yourself told me." "E?"

1

first. After I learned what must would take them for granted as one

"I mean you tried to tell me at loyalty or his trust in her Ellen turned suddenly and re- thousand opportunities you'd tried

have happened I could realize the fof the most beautiful things of life. turned to the divan whore Larry to make and that like a blind fool

"Kiss me, Ellen," Larry said. waited in puzzled silence.

She raised her Ilps. I'd closed them to you. You're not thing I must tell you-something heart."

"Larry," she said, "there's some-a very successful falsifier, sweet-

(The End)

man threatened, pleaded, even wept. she stammered, "it was Forgus who then I just stopped trying! I was could persuado her. The older wo that's been killing me. Larry," Always she was defeated by Ellen's wrote those unsigned letters to you afraid, Lorry."

"I tried so hard-I did try and refusals. There was no triumph and he told the truth-at least a

He held her closer.

Nothing Mrs. Harrowgate suid

in Ellen's heart at the complete part of the truth. There was a girl surrender 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 agony.

I was married to him--and after-

She nodded, tightening her fin- Long after Mrs. Harrowgate had terrible mesa I ran away rather

wards the whole thing was such a gers about his hand. the girl eat in the darken-than face it." in living room. At last she read

That was the day I learned," he Tears came in torrents.

wont on. "I was going through Ellen Uncle Steven's papers and one of

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