1932-08-03 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1932.

Photo shows the terrific damage wrought by the explosion on the Britlab ail-tanker Cymholine at Montreal, when 21 were killed and many injured. The property damage was estimated at $1,000,-

,000. Firemen are playing water on the blazing bulk of the tanker.

Master Charles Bernard St. John, America's famous paper- weight champion. He was ably a pound when born in April last. When this picture was takon he weighed 3 pounds. 14

and was able to suck from a "man-size" bottle,

Dogs and enta, can now be treated in a New York hospital se complete that almost any kind of operation could be performed in it. The Great Dane, at left, was found upon examination to have heart trouble. The dog, upper centre, with bandaged head, had been operated upon for cancer of the eye, and the obviously pleased patient next to him had just paired a physical examination with ying colour. The canine inmate in the middle was being given an X-ray treatment, and the cat, below, was basking in the health. giving light of a violet ray lamp. That shepherd dog at right had a sinus infection, and members of the hospital staff are shown put-

ting him back on the road to health.

LEAP YEAR BRIDE

But fou BROOKMAN

ARCIN DERE TO-JAY,

The urchin pointed a sticky fin-| Cherry Dixon, pretty, W. Gella Beer mother wer to the door at the left.)

coing to lub store fra detent Through the glass portion of the vete Dua Piligen, reporter on the Welling

ton NUWA

esther young people of the town toelatly in

was familiar. A pleasant voice. Whose was it? Churry opened her eyes.

"That's the girl, Cherry! Feel- ing better now?"

Why, it was Dan who was bend- ing over her! He seemed to have his arm about her.

"Dan what happened?"

"Never mind about

that now.

Here, see if you can drink this." Cherry has few friests beanie door a short tight of stairs was He held a glass to her lips. 11! her wealthy pata vides ret, of the revealed. Evidently it led to a half, was sharp, biting stuff that stunge reciar. She had beening Remninted with Somehow the child reassured her throat but she drank it. Dan's | She and Day lunch ingetier and are about Cherry, it couldn't be such a face looked worried. What was the

start for a drive a Cherry's dater dreadful place if there were child-matter?

Uhalliaw without her parende knosefedpres

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when anoder reporter tells Bun the rite ren about. Timidly she put a hand) Suddenly Cherry began le editor has been trying to find bin. Drike? Saub, bank robber, had del 2# the door. It opener.

member things. That drive down

the city editor wnata Dan to lind Inez Mal She went up the steps gingerly strange streets-Inez Somebody kay. Smith's awstheart, and get an inter viny. Ust and Cherry drive to the apartment and found herself in a long passage, whom Dan must find--waiting aut where Ines is staying. He enters, protodeling There was a dim yellow light hulf side in the car—

cunt Oberry grow orless way down the hall.. Its meagret Cherry felt a knife-like twingej

to return in 10 minita', When u dom but

apurison to find him.

CHAPTER

Some of the names

were

mitme

Unless he'd found the place he'd have come back.

But there was no such name o

The thing to do now would be to knock at one of these doors and ask

Ounces

Wor

Mr. Seabury, who has wide approval for his conduct of the nvestigation into New York corruption scandals, was recently made

LL.D. at

Washington,

President Hoover presenting Mrs. Amelia Earheart Putnam with the highest award of the National Geographical Society, following her notable solo`Atlantic Night.

(rays showed doors on either side-- [of pain in her left`arm, A little probably a dozen of them. Greymon escaped her lips. Then she daylight filtered through a window saw that the arm was bandaged and on the landing where the stairs there were blotches of red on the above the mail boxes tilted tipsily su that they

white cloth. turned.

Fright widened her difficult

eyes. to real. Others Jacked identification of any sort. where the Bakers lived.

"Dan. --?" she began bui was in- Cherry searched the list but now-i

terrupted. where could she find the

Cherry took two steps forward– – "Listen, honey, do you think you "Baker." It must be there, though, and drew back in dismay. There can stand up if put my arm We want to get you "Baker" was what Dan had said, were voices, men's voices, raised around you?

and angry, behind the nearest-doors to a doctor. Here, let's see if you on the right.

Jean make it!"

She was lying on a dayenport in The voices continued. One of a room she had never seen before. the list of tenants of the apartment. them grew louder than the others. Strange faces were peering at her.

The girl turned uncertainly. Oh, there was no doubt that the Several women, a half-grown girl, the hall. There Phillips picked the The exterior of the builling had men were angry. Suddenly Cherry the grimy urchin she had seen girl up and carried her in his arms proven deceptive. The small heard the clatter of a key turning downstairs and two men. square entrance way in which she in a lock. They were coming!

It was down the stairs. not an attractive room

Not until they stood was soiled and 'down-at-heel.

and they had reached the entrance way did In panie. blindly, the girl ran up were not attractive faces. Brown walls with hideous panels the stairs and turned at the land-arm ached.

Here set her down. of scenic wall paper on either side. ing. She heard the door open bel

"Arm hurt inuch now?" he asked, "Try it, Cherry," Dan prompted. Finger, marks anudging the wood-low and the ten came out. Breath-" help you."

"It's pretty sore," she admitted. work. The simulated tile floor in less, she itened herself against

Obediently she tried to rise. The "was it gun that went pir?" need of soap and water.

Phillips nodded. "Might have throbbing pain made her awkward. been a look-out or just some crazy What should she do?

but she Phillips lifted her, carefully and Cherry's fears were rising. I dared not go down. Stealthily gently. When she was on her feet when I got there. The main thing, drunk. Whoever did it was gone was at that Instant that a grimy Cherry crept up the stairs to the the leaned against him. urchin, capless and wearing a second four. She must find some- sweater too large for him, appeared, one to help her. She must ind The girl's voice was

"I can make it!" she auid. child, is to get you to a doctor's

almost on the other side of the outer door Don!

whisper. She took and stared at the girl through thei

a step Marshalling all her glass panel.

courage, stemiily. Cherry stepped forward. She rate- "Walthere's your coat." She drew back the door. "Do ed a hand and knocked at the door you know if some people named before, her.

They managed to get it around Baker live here?" she asked,

She could never remember the her, one arm in its sleeve and the ward them, was a blue-conted officer

the wall.

Now they were gone

*

office."

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They left the building. Sudden- ly Pallipa bruthed around the girlį ind a little in front of her. "Stay close to me!" he murmured. ' “And let mo do the talking!”

Not six yards away, coming to-

The urchin nodded. Traces offrent. The deafening roar of other hanging loose. One of the and a youth

same aticky staff showed on

hist gun's report, the sharp, stinging women helped Dan. Then, slowly checks. The blue stare of impassive sensation in her arm, her own and painfully, they made for the man called. Dan

"Just a minute there!" the police- eyes regarded her, but the child did shrick-they seemed all to have door.

and Cherry not apenk.

halted. happened at once.

It had been one of the rooms on "Can you tell me where to find Out of the darkness she was able, the second floor in which Chorry the policeman demanded.

"Do you live in this bullding?" them?"

vaguely, to hear voices. One that had found herself. They renched

"No,"

Wo

"Then what have you been doing there?".

"Why, officer, we're looking for an apartment. Stopped to see if There were any for rent but didn't like the looks of the place-

"Oh, you didn't7 Hear any com- motion while you were in there?"

"No sir." "Sure of that?"

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