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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, AUGUST 1) 1932.

A veteran with an eye for business opened up this "outdoor d partment store" in the bonus marchers' encampment at Washington. Here you are Charles Waid of Detroit, selling a pair of shoes. The store had in stock almost everything from coffe pots and frying-pans to automobile tyres and shirts.

"There-foot forward ... now lead with your loft"... Though sho's = knockout flier, there was a lot that Amelia Earhart Putnam bad to learn about the fighting game. And her instructor aboard the New York-bound linne llo de France was one of the "biggest" mem in the cauliflower industry-Primo Carners. Hore you see' them on dock as Carners showed the trans-Atlantic avistrix the proper ring stance.

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They nicknamed it "Hotel Bonus". Many of the walls missing, the room service was far from perfect, and furnishings Ware scarce. But it was belter then sleeping in the rain for the bonus marchers who appropriated this partly demolished building in Washington. Note how several floors of the old structure ware occupied by the veterane.

It was "ton for two," in London West End restaurant, as the Rev. Harold F. Davidson, rector of Stiffkey (right) was snapped with one of the girl who came to hir defence in his trial - on immorality charges. His appeal to the Privy Council bai been dismissed.

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You've worked on papers I used to know aren't here and I Dixon's helplessness, her obvious in lots of cities, haven't you? You can't seem to get acquainted with fright did something to Dan's news know what you said about the way the others. They've gone to sense. He happened to be the only I spent the morning? I wish western schools and they walk about reporter present,

didn't have to do things like that, I wish Father would let me learn to-well, to work in his office or | something!"

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Look here," he shid to her. stand. Father doesn't approve of "You'd like to get out of this, girls playing golf and trunis so wouldn't you?" "You'd distract all the men." i never learned. It's because he "Silly! Of course, the real rea- hates country clubs. son is because Father doesn't ep} never seen a football game. prove of girls working. He's ter-school at Miss Rathburne's I had ribly old-fashioned, Mother is, a good time but now thant I'm Eno."

home again it's so lonesome!" "That's no old-fashioned. If Phillips' face subered. "Pour you'll tell me one reason in the little rich girl," he said softly. Cherry denied wanting world why the daughter of Walter "Poor little rich girl who has every- anything Pxcept escape. The 4. Dixon should bang a typewriter thing in the world except what she damage to her own car was slight. wants! Cherry-I'm a swell one|She would pay for. the repairs "Oh, but it's not just about me to be saying it but if there's avergladly from her allowance any- Five minutes later they faced

that he feels that way. Father anything in this world I can do for thing to end the affair and he nVEY. each other across a narrow table in

the duesn't think any girls "And they haven't found the hotel's ivory and blute dining little boy?? room. Phillips had finished giving

"Not according to the noon the order.

edition. Personally I don't think "And how did you improve the they over will." shining morning hours?" he asked. "Oh, but hope they do! 1 was "Oh, doing lots things, so sorry for that poor mother when Mother's having a small tea next I read about it. The way she'd

CHAPTER 1 (Continued)

of

"How about yourself? Whni

We didn't none the better for it. get back into town until after one o'clock.

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work."

should you all you have to do is say the word. You know that. don't

Phillips sndled wryly. "He you " doesn't exactly took with favour on young men of the press, either, does he?" he asked.

"Why,

The girl was startled.

he doesn't even know she be

Philips cut in. "Doesn't know]

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"See what I can do for you!" Phillips had volunteered.

The pink flush catne into the girl's checks again. "You've been doing things for me ever since the minute I first saw you!"

"One month ago to-day, wasn't ? That's why we're celebrating.

They both laughed As vividly room.

life Father's been giving orders just doesn't understand! All his to move back.

That had been the beginning. For Dan, innst immediately. was

escorting Cherry from the building. *Together away in the roadster.

they drove Together they stopped at a down town tea The reporter Ind insisted

quiet her

..

week and I helped with the invi-been planning his birtlulay party tations. Then some dresses came and the new tricycle she'd bought. his daughter and when I tried them on they were It seems dreadfal!"

has made the ar- as though it had been yesterday Cherry needed something hot to all wrong and I had to telephone Sure it's hard on the parents.quaintance of a pour nos slave Cherry Dixon pictured that first drink, something

A sleeting March day nerves, about sending them back and ar- Nice people, too. But it's been amed Daniel Phillips" Oh, no. meeting. range for a fitting. After that week and there hasn't been a single giving an account of.a first hand snugly wrapped in beaver, at the f

1 merely heard the financial editor with slippery pavenients. Herself, Sarah gave me a shampoo and clue that led anywhere."

Nothing about the affair ap- manicure and-let's see-oh, yes,

encounter with your father. Boy wheel of the green rondster. The peared in the columns of the Wet- I called Aunt Clars to see if she

-how that man loves the Fourth approach to the Court street bridge | lington News The waiter set

and nothing of it glass-domed wanted some concert tickets and plates before them.

Estate! "Scandal mongers. Ple- and sudden change in tante lights. | reached Sweetbread

the ears of Walter A. she talked about half an hour, patty and asparagus for Cherry. ure smatchers. Those were a few Another car close behind her. The Dixon.

crash! of his pet names." She always does. That's all. A roast and vegetables for Dan

That was the way the surprising The dark lashes lowered. "His Kucks.f

"Coffee now, sir?" the waiter

She had no clear den of the friendship had come about. A daughter doesn't think "The life of the idle rich!" Dan jasked.

after that. dozen times since then the young those events that, frownel Phillips. sighed

Someone had helped the terrified couple had met. with mock They decided to have the coffee things," the girl said.

It was Cherry The girl broke a bit of

sgirl from the roadster. sympathy. "Lord-- you must be inter

There who had found excuses when Dan Their eyes met. There was a had been shouts and frazzled.**

Melba toust and buttered it.

swarming, wanted to call for her at Briartop, She had heard the Dixon home. She had been "When you talk about the places ment's silence and then Cherry curious faces. kind of a busy bee have you been?" you go and people you see, sheet on hurriedly. "It's because man call "Get a doctor and an vague about it, knowing well what

Father doesn't understand, He's other. "Shall I tell you?" Phillips snid, "I'm so envious. It must be

"He's not hurt!" Then a bombshelt would explode if either so terribly dignified and--well, he policemen were ordering the crowd her father or mother should aus- leaned forward, grinning "Rolled wonderful to be at the centre of out of bed at exactly 12 o'clock things, alwaye right there when

peet her of associating with a News according to my four time-pieces. something exciting is happening and seeing people jump to obey touring car--ther

It developed that the men in the reporter, I looked at them all, added what it must be thrilling."

were two of But in a tiny corner of Cherry's the rainute hands said, subtracted

"Some times," Phillips agreed them. Of course he's really won them were not injured, at least mind she knew the conflagration

derful but he has so many the hours, multiplied, took the "Most of the time though it's just fashioned ideas

old not seriously. A few cuta and was imminent. She had been drift-

bruises. The rear square root and then called the pounding sidewalks DT

of Cherry's ing with delightful, breathless gitting "You don't have to tell me! Blue roadster had been dented. operator down stairs. She told me around waiting for something to ribbon aristocracy with three rings other driver denied the collision fused to face. She didn't want to The mindness toward something she re- it was 12 o'clock. The boy's clever happen. Why, we haven't had around it-that's the Dixon family, had been his fault, denied it so stop drifting. It was paradise!

real story except the James case for weeks. You get fed up on it." Money bugs and the good ship vociferously that 20 minutes, inter

Mayflower! Cherry, Cherry, to before "But the thrill of seeing your think the likes of you should be charged with driving while intox- in love.

a police captain he was what had happened. Cherry was name at the top of a column- and on the front page, too! That scen in a public eating place with leated.

Today, since it was the one in that low-down Dan Phillips!" must be wonderful"

Cherry, bewildered and frigh-seven when Dan did not have to "He's not low-down and he's tened, heard the charge. Sho did work, the two had planned to lunch practically, the only friend I have! not understand why she had to be together and then drive into the The day Dan, do you realize it's been. ter- there. "The one who was stolen? Oh got my first by-line you'd have ribly lonesome for me here in Wel- was the increasing fear that her

What alarmed her most country. thought someone had just handedlington?"

They finished their coffee and "No, unfortunately i

father would have to know. All left the dining room. Just as a couple of railroads. That was

Outdoors "Lonesome! was leaving the office last night a¦in Kausas City--Kanane, not Mis-

Haven't you the her life long the possibility of dis- the sunshine was glorious, banish- phoney tip camo in and Bates told souri. As I remember, it wasn't cream of the town's society to pick pleasing her father had been held ing every possible

care. Tho from? Haven't you lived here (over Cherry as the ultimato threat. roadster was brought around and me to hop on it. Woman tolea bad story I'd written either." phoned the kid had been seen out

since Infuney ?** "How long have you worked on

He would be furious-might refuse Cherry had stepped into it when "I was born here. I've Hved to lat her keep the rondatori she heard someone call. near Somerset. I went out with a newspapers, Dan?"

here of course, too but when I was

Sho couple of deputies and we covered "Oh, about five years, counting a little girl there weren't half a

turned. A short, heavily every aquare foot of the damned summer vacations. I've been on dozen children I was

That was when Dan Phillips ap-bullt man had caught Dan Phillips' allowed to peared. Dan, loitering place. Don't suppose you've over the News 18 months now.

at dis- arm. He had been running and That's play with. When I was 12 they trict headquarters, had in five gulped for breath. "Say the been to Somerset. No? Well, almost a record! Before that I sent me to school in France. The minutes collected details of the col-newcomer exclaimed, "the Boss la congratulate yourself. Anyhow it was on tho Sentinel for sir last two years I've been at Misalston. They were scribbled on looking for you! was just another evening wasted months.”

Don't you know Rathburne's During vacations I copy paper, ready to be telephoned what's happened?" and the enteamed Wellington News “But you've been so many other came home but the boys and girls to the office. All at once Cherry

(To be Continued)

-what?"

"That's the laziest kind of morn

ing I ever heard of.”

"True_enough,” Phillipa ugtreed. "But listen, child. Old Uncle Daniel was out until 2:30 this a.m. looking for that kidnapped James Phillips smiled. "It was," he

said, "four years ago.

kid."

-did you And him?”

She knew-and refused to know

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