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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1933

Over a cup of tea while the'r husbands wore debating trade policies at the Imperial Conference, wives of the delegates settle the whole problam. They are, left to right, Mrs. J. H. Thonias, Mra. Stan fey Baldwin, and Mr. Walter Runciman. The photo was taken in Chateau Laurier, Oitawa,

The highly competitive and strenuous sport of horse racing is claiming the interest of more and more women in Europe. Here, for instance, are scenes at a meeting of the Club de Eperon at Maison Laffitte racecourse, Paris. At upper right is pictured the weighing-in of the jockeys, and at loft you soo Mlle. De Woivrin, winner of one of the events, on "Kohinoor." Below the wo mon riders are shown in full gallop past the grand stand.

The presentation to Mrs. Amelia Earhart Putnam of the Dis. tinguished Flying Cross. The scene in Los Angeles as Vice President Charles Curtis, placed the decoration on the trans 'Atlantic aviatrix.

THE RETREAT FROM WASHINGTON—The ragged, dejected bónus army, after U.S. troops had sacked Camp Marks.

This view of Camp Marks, Washington, where the bonus army had been encamped until routed by infantry and cavalry, shows vividly how complete was the destruction of the veterans' hats and cottages. Men, some women and children fled to become strag glars as troops enforced evacuation orders an the morning after the outbreak of the riots around the Capital. Note cavalry birouacked on the outskirts of the smouldering rains.

LEAP YEAR BRIDE

Laura Lou BROOKMAN

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY,

Cherry Dixon. pretty 10-year-old daughter i

with her father about Dan. leaves home maste

fu marry her.

clutching a robe about her.

"I'm here. Mother," she

said

*

the

week or two. Remarkable how she's rallied in the lust 24 hours. It's re- markable! Of course there's a long road ahead to health but I'm con- fident she'll make it. I've in- creased her diet-"

He went on in a maze of profes- sional terms. Cherry's heart was too full to listen.

She spent several hours with her mother that afternoon. Mr. Dixon paid a brief call at his office. In the evening all three sat together for almost an hour before it WAS time for Mrs. Dixon's early bed- time.

Another day and another passed, Mrs. Dixon was able to sit propped up with pillows while Cherry, read to her. A touch of colour appear- ed in the pale checks. Dr. Knowles promised that if she continued to recuperate at the present rate she might get out of bed and sit in a chair for a few minutes on Sunday. Eight days had passed since Cherry had seen her husband. She felt it was time for her to return to the apartment, yet she hesitated to suggest it. She still felt the sense of guilt that her departure had caused her mother's break- down.

It was Mrs. Dixon herself who solved the problem. Cherry was sitting with her, relieving the day nurse who had gone out for fresh Hir.

"Cherry," her mother snid thoughtfully, "Isn't it time you were going home?"

"Why, Mother-7′′ -

"Your father and I were talking

about it last night," Mrs. Dixon

For an instant happiness seemed when the doctor's calls stretched to light the pallid checks. "He said, out over several hours. There were went on. "We've been glad to have It's meant thnt?" she repeated. "Oh, I'm so times of anxiety for everyone in you here, of course. glad!"

the household. Walter Dixon did everything to me. You see I felt He remained'd lost my daughter and I knew The words seemed to, take the not go to his office. woman's last bit of strength. Her in his own room or downstairs in that underneath Walter's bitter- eyes closed almost instantly in the study. Cherry and her father as he was suffering just as I was. This illness-well, I don't sleep.

She had been clinging to mat for meals that were almost sl- Cherry's hand but now the fingers lent, the food net before them and really mind it since it's brought loosened. The rise and falf of her taken away scarcely tasted. Father you back to us."

"I should never have kone of wealthy parents, falls in love with Dan eagerly. "You wanted me?" breathing camo regularly.

and daughter waited nervously out- Phillips, newspaper reporter, the quarrete. The woman on the pillow raised

Cherry knelt there for a long side the door of the upstairs bed-away!" Cherry, said fervently.

(Continued on Page 11.) taking advantage of Leap Year, aka Dat her eyes. They were brown eyea, white. Mrs. Dixon slept as peaco- room for the brief bulletins

Presently the nurse could bring, "They are married and for the Best time much like Cherry's. They look fully as a child. Cherry Ande what it means to lack nuney, ed dark now against the pale face. aurae put a hand on the girls arm Hier wiruggles, with houarwork are discourage "My little-girl," Mrs. Dixon and

riso motioned for her to ing. Drie Shannon, movie crite of said gently,

Each day Churry telephoned to "Cherry come here News, a friendly, with Cherry. The meets

Cherry realized for the first time Dan, She stayed on at her par- handsome Bax Pearson who ako works on thu, beside me."

The girl knelt at the side of the that she was shivering. The night ents home, making one husty trip air had grown colder and her dross- to the apartment for clothing, enclosing cheque for $100, Khe returns the bed. What is it, Mother?" she ing gown had slipped down from Pinky, the kitten, had been quar-

her shouldor.

tored upstairs with Dixie Shannon. write short story But becomes discours raised one slim hand to touch the her own room and got into bed. In its regular orbit.

Everything is critically ill, the fornt time and, at her girl's hair. "Cherry" she want, on within five minutes she was asleep, centred about the battle being

Despite Dr, Knowics' cheerful waved in that upstairs bedroom.

Then on the morning of the KINGS BLOG father, dear. I want to know-fore he gave the definite word that fourth day Dr. Knowles greeted the you're going to bo-friends." - -

"Of course I don't misjudge him, Mre. Dixon had passed the crisis in father and daughter with a cheer-fr burn-Mother. I know how he fools. But her illness.Little by little horful smile. "If this Improvement ing in the big room. Cherry everything's going to be all right strength returned. There were continues," he announced, Mr. RADIO EXPERTS - WORK GUARANTEED

times during those three days Dixon is going to be herself in a

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Cherry receives a letter from her mother |

cherte leesuan urlide will act let her keen asked. "I'll do anything-”

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The sick woman amilod. Sho

and leave it, unfinished.

Two days Ister Cherry trarna her molber's bedelds the father and daughter slowly. "I'm so hd you've come

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are reconciled. Inte at night the nure back. You mustn't-misjudge your predictions three days passed b

sommess Cherry la Mrs. Dixon's room

CHAPTER XXVII

Two single lamp was still

hurried to the bedside.. She was now. He said so!?!

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