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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1932.

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during September.

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 workmen were in-

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Maas being celebrated In St. Peter's, Rome, where a loud-speaker

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clearly all over the vast church.

The US.5. Akron appears to be

moured over the Capital in this pic- ture. The impression is, of course,

falso.

General Smedley D. Butler is shown indicated by arrow mak ex-service men at their camp on the outskirts of the capital. W Marine officer's statement that the veterans who failed to stick

LEAP YEAR BRIDE

Laura Lou BROOKMAN

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

Chorry Dixon, pretty gearuld drager of wealthy parents, falls in love with Dan Phillip, newapnper reporter, She curren

sharp tattoo on the window pane. The fire had gone out and the room was becoming cold. She picked up

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

Five minutes later Cherry was calling eagerly, "Is that you. Dan? Oh, I'm glad to hear your voice! No, we're no! at Willow Lake. The) storm caught us and we missed the road. We're al place called Scott

with her father slut Dan and then, taking Max's raincoat and drew it around Junction. Yes, of course, we're all i

advantage of Leap Year, asks Dau to mery her. They are marriot and Cherry for the tit or flicke what it meacon to lack mottes”. Tuy take a cheap ametwent and her frus- glow with housework are disciiraging. Dise Shannon, movie echtle of the Newag is friendly with Cherry. She mees karbome 15 Pommon, al on the New

After Bereral Cuba Beriunty ill. The girl is valled home)

her. Then she sat for a long whilo

staring out at the storm.

It was tinal-

Pearson did not return.

who the other young man Berks Cherry's mother appeared in the doorway.

"Storm'a lelting up some," he an-

anf thườn la reconciliation with her parentanounced. "He says if you're will- Anancial aid from them. When Mr... jg be'll try to make Scott Junction.

36 pride will

allow

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I stronger and her hubutut leave for You may be able to telephone from

July britur an intense heat wave. Friends there,"

several ringtha at the mensture.

invite Cherry and tan to as awitaminy party

A marby resort. In deyed at the offler and Cherry with at with Patton in hir. A heavy rainstorm overtake dem and they lose their way. At fan they reach to vil kumis and take shelter there. Peurann Akešilemly telle Überry he loves her

CHAPTER XXXHI Cherry drew back "Don't, Mas!" she cried. "You mustn't! Oh- how could you say such things?"

"Why shouldn't I May 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?"

On

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

right only I've worried! What? you didn't start out? Yes, dear, I can hear you. Yes, we're coming bruck. You'll wait at the office? All right. Wait a minute-Max wants to talk to you."

It was well after midnight when

the mud spattered roadster drew

up before the oẞlue of the Welling- ton News. The rain had stopped

at last.

Dan Phillips pulled the door of "Well, the er seems to be all

the car open. right. The road will be bad but by

"Cherry!" he ex- claimed. "Lord, what a time you driving carefully and going slow must have had!" He grinned from you ought to be able to get there."

the girl to Pearson. "Say, you two Cherry was on her feet. "I supcertainly took as though you'd had pose we'd better try it," she said. A soaking." "We'certainly can't stay here."

nb in," said Pearson, Ten minutes later she and Pear- think Cherry's anxious to The motor home."

Hon were in the car.

There

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a fiery speech before 16,000 cheere greated the retired ogether were "no good."

Greta Garbo is, back in Sweden

and the famous star has received o much attention that she is going about "in disguin" RI the abovO photo illustrates,

son

Countess Ciano, wife of the Italian Minister in China, with her Benito, named after her father,

Signor Mussolini.

These four police officers who took part in the questioning of Hyman Stark, suspected. bandit, before he died of a fractured larynx, have been held on murder charges. Left to right are Detec tive Zander, Detective Poaran!!, Lieut. Mayforth, and Detective Wasser. Thirteen members of the force, under suspicion in con- nexion with the prisoner's death, were charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice and seven were held on assault chargon.

MUTINY ON LINER

set out their

midnight

and lunch. It contained all the indi-

pickles and insisted on adding them: Kestible favourites. Dan had made the coffee strong. He found an

cream for the coffee and each of to the menu. There waS thick them drank two cups.

to a They related their

adventures uttered, then settled down stendy purr and they were off in during the brief ride. the darkness.

Cherry let Pearson do most of the talkinu. It was difficult driving. Pearson Phillips was sympathetic.

He ex and Cherry both kept their eyes on plained that the storm had started The girl was on her feet. Pear the road ahead. It was still rain just as. Beach and he were ready to son would have caught her to kiming, the drops coming down in set out. but she pushed him away. "Don't stendy drizzle. The road that had

"But how did you lose the way?" Max!" she insisted. "Please-?"

been caked with dust before the he asked, She atood there facing him. The rain was allppery and treacherous dark eyes seemed almost black in now.

Part of the time Cherry storm and took a wrong turn,

I guess I was thinkin about the hor auddenly pule face. There was could see only a few feet ahead. terror and amazement written

Pearson explained. “I've only driv was little conversation. en that road twice. It was a thumb Cherry's foco. All at once she Pearson 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-trozen. She'd better get into Cherry's window and stood with her back to him, Once he spoke of a noise in some warm clothes and have some- ward Pearsvn.

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

thing to drink."

her. She snuggled close. "Doesn't sound right," he said. "Well, if the old bus can get us urged."

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

The car had stopped in' she whispered. "I'll never do it hea little garage attention."

again. Ob, Dan, you don't know "No thanks. Want to be getting how frightened I was!" Cherry listened. Here was a new on to my own place. I'll call you in prospect of danger. "You don't the morning, Dan.

He didn't and he never would. He stopped her. "You needn't say think it's anything serious, do Mrs. Phillips."

Goodnight, Cherry was thinking of Pearson's any more," Pearson said, rising. "you?" she asked.

astounding announcement. Cherry could not see Pearson's Dan Bald easily, "Don't think She said, about It, Cherry. It's all over now"

But was it? They spent a lazy Sunday to-

There was silence. Then Cherry turned. "I thought you were Dan's friend," she said slowly. "I sup posed you were all the things thinks you are loyal and honour- able and-"

TWO HUNDRED OF CREW TO BE PROSECUTED

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

When the ship arrived at Ga.m. to-day, she was escorted

by the mine-layer, Meerlant.

The police arrested nine foreign members of the crew on a charge of mutinoua conduct, but allowed the Dutch members to return their homes.-Renter,

to

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just lost my head for a few min- Pearson gave her a quick glanco. face in the darkness. utea. I hope you'll forget all about "Not unless it gets worse," he an"Goodnight," and followed Dan upf it-and don't worry that I'll bother awered shortly. His gaze returned the steps. you again."

to the road afcad. Pearson's face was white, too. He How different he was from the 'The little

It was so good to be home again!'gether. The day was divinely cool. left her, striding with long steps eager, impetuous Max of a

apartment had never They had a late breakfast and sat she said, "You're not eating, Dan. into the adjoining room.

short been a more welcome sight., Cherry about the house reading the news- What's the matter? time ago.

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

Cherry, relieved, was paused on the threshold as Dan papera until the middle of the aft feeling woll?" counter, resting her chin In her Max's manner was completely im

crnoon. Then Dan went out for a "I'm feeling well enough." he as- hands. What a night! Who could personal,

"was afraid we'd never get time and returned to take Cherry sured her but he pushed back his have foreseen that the outing on know she was there. Once or twice an awful tripi"

He scarcely seemed to here," she said. "Oh, Dan, it was to dinner. They finished the ever-chair. "Not hungry, I guess." which she hud set forth so eagerly his absorption seemed almost rude. "Never mind about that

ing with a bus ride-a trent they "Lord, Cherry!" he wont a few hours before could end ke She asked the time and was told 'honey.

now, had not indulged in for weeks, again in a burst of impatience, this? She tried to tell herself it was ainoat 10 o'clock.

Three days of uneventful calm don't you get sick of this sort of I was worried about you, these things were not true.

After too, until your call came. Better followed, The heat wave seemed to life? Aren't you fed up on it?" Pear-that they settled down to a long af-, get lato come other clothes.

Is bo definitely broken, Cherry did son had not made that wild dec-lence. It was Cherry who cried out there anything in the place to eat? not see Max Penraon, tried not to

"Why, Dan, what do you mean?" laration. She was not alone with at the first sign of lights.

"The same old thing, over and him in an out of the way oll sta-

All I had was a couple of sand- think about him. She kupt busy lover. Day after day! I've had "Look, Maxi" she exclaimed. "Do wichca."

with housework, tion miles from home with the rain you suppose that's Scott Junction?

Dixie Shanuon enough of it. I want to get out of 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 negliger. ronds flooded. Oh, where wan Dan?

Sho Pinky, the kitten, was Cherry's The girl was horrified.. It was the junction, a rural combed out her hair and got into only companion. Why didn't he help ber-7

"But we can't, Dan! You don't- neighborhood 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, dozen stores, a garage and filling turned to the living room the fra- pared a dinner that was She brushed them aside, ross and station. Pearson halted the car in grant odor of coffee was in the air. Dan's favourites-pork chopa stuff "Of course I mean it! What

one of you're saying, do you?" went to the doorway.

front of the gatago and went In-Dan had a flame in the gas stove ed with dressing, broccoli and a chance do I have in a town like. Pearson was sitting on a-box side...........

and was rummaging about a shelf, fruit salad. She noticed with dis this? I want to go to New York or calmly smoking a cigarette. The Thero's telephone," he an-that held supplies. youth in charge of the ofl station [nounood when he returned a few "There's rye brend," Cherry into be eating.

appointment that he did not seem Chicago. Some place where there's was talking and Pearson scomed to minuto Inter "Do you want to formed him "and choose and join beside there caribing w

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