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Mai being celebrated in St.

Peter's, Rome, where a loud-speaker

bas ommbled the service to be heard dearly all over the vast church.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7. 1932.

A flash of flame and an explosion that terrified the town of Braintree, left only this crumpled shell of a huge gas tank at the plant of the Cities Service Company. Seven workman were in-

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Greta Garbo is back in Sweden and the famous star has received so much attention that the is going about "in. disguise" as the above photo illustraton.

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LEAP YEAR BRIDE

by Laura Lou BROOKMAN

GOGIN HERE TO-DAY

sharp tattoo on the window pane. nlig barnete, fall in love with Dan

Obang Dison, pretty B-year-old daughter | The fire had gone out and the room

25. BOWLET Jagorawr. with her father about lan and then, taking advantage at Long Yeur, baka Dan to marry

for the

was becoming cold. She picked up Max's raincoat and drew it around her. Then she sat for a long while staring out at the storm.

Inside

been walled off as an office. this dreary, dimly lighted place they waited. The operator report- ed Dan was not at the apartment. They called the Nexen office.

Five minutes later Cherry was calling cagerly, "Is that you, Dan? Oh. I'm glad to hear your voice! No, we're not at Willow Lake. Thei rond. We're at a place called Scott stormi caught us and we missed the Junction. Yes, of course, we're all right only 're worried! What? you didn't start out? Yes, dear, I Pearson did not return. It was back. You'll wait at the office? Al! can hear you. Yes, we're coming Malthe other young man

right. Wait a minute-Max wants | After sumiral Work Cherry's mother bly appeared in the doorway.

to talk to you." Kim mersawaly it. The girl is called me

Mr Married and Cheers, mucity.

i ne fada what it means. Ina They take cheap apartinent and her skrug,

k wil bewark are tiarnuraging. Dui Shantra, meria critte of the News, a frietally with Cherry. She meria

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who final-

"Storm's letting up some," he 'an-

and there a tresteiflution with her petenta nounced. "He says if you're will-

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at someby resort. Dan is delayed at the allinn med Cherry neta mi with Person in bis CRT. A henry ratastorm overtakes them

Am Gif #iLion and take shelter there. ichmon sunking testa Churry he loves her.

and any lose their way. At last they reach

CHAPTER XXXIII

Cherry drew back "Don't, Mas!" she cried. "You

mustn't Oh- how could you say such things?"

"Why shouldn't I say them? They're true! I've wanted to tell you for a long time! Couldn't you guess how I cared, Cherry? Didn't you know it?"

ablo and-"

He stopped her. "You needn't say any more, Pearson said, rising. "I just lost my head for a few min utes. I hope you'll forget all about it-and don't worry that I'll bother

ing he'll try to minke Scott Junelion. You may be able to telephone from there."

Cherry hesitated. "Do you think it's safe?"

"Well, the car seems to be all right. The road will be bad but by driving carefully and going slow you ought to be able to get there."

It was well after midnight when the mud spattered roadster drew up before the office of the Welling- ton News. The rain had stopped

at last.-

Dan Phillips pulled the door of claimed."Lord, what a time you the ear open. "Cherry!" he ex- must have had!" He grinned from the girl to Pearson. Say, you twe certainly look as though you'd had.

Pearson, "1

a soaking,"

"Climb in," said

g a fiery speech before 16,000 cheers greeted the retired ogether were "no good."

Counters Ciano, wife of the Italian Minister in China, with ber Benito, named

after her father, Signar Mussolini.

TWO HUNDRED OF CREW TO BE PROSECUTED

Rotterdam, Sept. 6. Two hundred members of the crew of the Holland-Amerika liner Rotterdam are to be prosecuted for allegedly disobeying orders.

When the ship arrived at 5 a.m. to-day, she was escorted by the would.mine-layer, Meerlant.

Cherry was on her feet. "I sup pose we'd better try it," she said. "We certainly can't stay here."

Ten minutes later she and Pear-think Cherry's anxious to get son were in the car. The motorhome."

Those four police officers who took part in the questioning They related their adventures

of Hyman Slark, suspected bandit, before he died of a fractured sputtered, then settled down to a steady purr and they were off in during the brief ride. Cherry let

larynx, have been held on murder charges. Left to right are Datec- the darkness.

Pearson do most of the talking.

tive Zander, Detective Pearsall, Lieut. Mayforth, Detective It was difficult driving. Pearson Phillips was sympathetic.

Wenner. Thirteen members of the force, under suspicion in con. He ex- and Cherry both kept their eyes on plained that the storm had started

nexion with the prisoner's death, were charged with conspiracy The girl was on her feet. Pear-the road ahead. It was still rain-just as Bench and he were ready to

to obstruct justice and seven were held on assault charges. sun would have caught her to himling, the drops coming down in a but she pushed him away. "Don't,

set out. steady drizzle. The road that had

set and

out their "But how did you lose the way?**

midnight MUTINY ON LINER Maxi" she insisted. "Please been caked with dust before the lie asked.

lunch. It contained all the indi-f She stood there facing him. The rain was slippery and treacherous dark eyes socmed almost black in now. Part of the time Cherry storm and took a wrong turn,"

I guess I was thinking about the gestible favourites. Dan had made the coffee strong. He found dill her suddenly paie face. There was could see only a few feet ahead. terror and amazement written on There was little conversation.en that road twice. It was a dumb cream for the coffee and each of Pearson explained. "I've only driv. pickles and instated on adding them to the menu. There was thick Cherty's face. All at once shePenraon was intent on his driving thing to do, I'll admit. whirled abruptly, walked to the and the girl had no wish to divert half-frozen.

Cherry's window and stood with her back to him. Once he spoke of a noise in some warm clothes and have some-

She'd better get into them drank two cups. ward Pearson.

Cherry felt Dan's arm around the mechanism of the car.

thing to drink."

her. She snuggled close. There was silence. Then Cherry

"Docan't sound right," he said. turned. "I thought you were Dan's "Well, if the old bus can get us urged.

"Come up for a while," Phillips shouldn't have gone without you, friend," she unid slowly. "I sup-through this I guess she'll deserve front of the apartment.

The car had stopped in she whispered. "I'll never do it posed you were all the things be a little garage attention."

again. Oli, Dan, you don't know "No thanks. Want to be getting how frightened I was!" thinks you are loyal and honour Cherry listened. Here was a new on to my own place. I'll call you in He didn't and he never

prospect of danger.

"You don't the morning, Dan.

The police arrested nine foreign think it's anything serious, do Mrs. Phillipa.

Goodnight, Cherry was thinking of Pearson's you?" she asked.

members of the crew on a charge ustounding announcement. Cherry could not Pearson gave her a quick glance. face in the darkness.

sec Pearson's Dan said casily, "Don't think of mutinous conduct, but allowed "Not unless it gets woric," he an- "Goodnight," and followed Dan up

She said, about it, Cherry. It's all over new "the Dutch members to return to swered shortly. His gaze returned the steps.

But was it?

their homes.-Router. They spent a lazy Sunday to- to the road aliead.

It was so good to be home again! gether. The day was divinely cool, How different he was from the The little apartment had never They had a late breakfast and eat she said, "You're not eating, Dan. left her, striding with long steps fenger, impetuous Max of a short been a more welcome sight. Chorry about the house reading the news- What's the matter? into the adjoining room.

Aren't you time ago. Miserably Cherry sat before the nevertheless puzzled at the change, snapped on the living room light.

Cherry, relieved, was paused on the threshold as Dan papers until the middle of the aft-feeling well?" counter, resting her chin in her Max'a manner was completely im-,

ernoon. Then Dan went out for a "I'm feeling well enough," he as- "I was afraid we'd never handa. What night! Who could personal.

get time and returned to take. Cherrysured her but he pushed back his have foreseen that the outing know she was there. Once or twice, an awful trip!"

He scarcely seemed to here," she said. "Oh, Dan, it was to dinner. They finished the even-chair. "Not hungry, I guess." which she had set forth so eagerly his absorption seemed almost rude. |

lug with a bus ride-n treat they "Lord, Cherry!" he wont a few hours bofore could end like

"Never mind about that now, hnd not indulged in for weeks. again in a burst of impatience, She asked the time and was told 'honoy. She tried to tell herself it was almost 10 o'clock.

I was worried about you, this?

Three days of uneventful calm "don't you get sick of this sort of After too, until your cull came, these things were not true.

Better followed. The heat wave seemed to life? Aren't you fed up on it?" Pear-that they settled down to a long si- get into some other clothes. son had not made that wild dec- lence.

In be definitely broken. Cherry did "Why, Dan, what do you mean?" It was Cherry who cried out there anything in the place to eat? not see Max Pearson, tried not to "The same old thing over and laration. She was not alone with at the first sign of lights. him in an out of the way oil sta-

All I had was a couple of sand think about him. She kept busy over.... Day after day! I've had "Look, Max" ehe exclaimed. "Do wiches,"

with housework. Dixie Shannon enough of it. I want to get out of tion miles from home with the rain you suppose that's Scott Junction?, coming down in torrents and the Oh, if we can only telephone"

Cherry discarded her rumpled was away on her vacation and this town!" frock for a warm negligeo. She Pinky, the kitten, was Cherry's The girl was horrifled. ronds Bonded. Oh, where was Dan? It was the Junction, a rural combed out her hair and got into only compañíon..

"But we can't, Dani You don't- Why didn't he help her?

nolghborhood Including half a comfortable slippers. When she re- On Wednesday evening she pre- oh, you don't really mean what The tears welled In Cherry's eyes, duzun atores, a garage and filling turned to the living room the fra- pared a dinner that was one of you're saying, do you?" She brushed them aside, rous and station. Pearson halted the car in grant odor of coffee was in the air. Dan's favourites-pork chops #Luft- "Of course I mean it! What went to the doorway.

front of the garage and wont in-Dan had a flame in the gas stove ed with dressing, broccoli and a chance to 1 have in a town like Pearson was sitting on a box nido.

and was rummaging about a shelf fruit salad. She noticed with dis this? I want to go to New York or calmly smoking a cigaretto. The "There's a telephone,"

hon-that held supplies.

appointment that he did not seem Chicago. Some place where there's youth in charge of the oil atation nounced when he returned a fow "There's rye bread," Cherry. In- to be oating.

little life! Where a follow has a was talking and Pearson soomed to minutes later. "Do you want to formed him, "and cheese and a can be giving him all bis, attention. come inside? I've put a call in for of sardines. Wait, you'd better let the chops?" she asked.

"Is there anything wrong, with chance to get some place!" Barns Chart Avant back to the counter. Dan

Cherry.sald slowly, "You mORD→→→ me got thou

"No. They're all right.”

you again."

Pearson's face was white, too. He

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