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'CITE. HONGKONG TELEGRE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1932.

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Made of finest Patent Leather with light flexible soles of host quality. Stylishly ent to filé shugly round the unkle and give the toes perfect freedom.

Plain or with glitched tos cup, in all sizes and half nivom.

Here are the two "headquarters staffs" of the rival forces in Washington's recent battle planning strategy for the clash. Upper photo shows Walter W. Waters (no hat) in centre of his vatorani holding informal conference in the midst of the rubble- strawn Third street bonus camp. Below, Lieut-Cal. J. L. Lockett, loft, explains map of area to Lieut.-Col. L. A. Kunzig commanding officer of the Ft. Myer cavalry detachment.

A gresting from President Hoover at the White House awaited Stabilaus Hausner (loft, centre), the Polish American airman who was rescued after being tossed about for eight days on bis dis- abled plane in the Atlantic. Shown with them during the wel coming ceremony are Senator Hamilton F. Kean (laft) of New Jerasy and the Polish Ambassador, M. Filipowicz.

LEAP YEAR BRIDE

Photo shows the latest London Innovation, a bathing beach parade in the heart of London. It was taken

on the roof garden of a fashionable dressmaker's in the West End recently.

WALK SON THE GRASS

No "keep off the grass" signs on the Oregon Capital grounds at Salem. The Secretary of the State opined there is plenty of grass, plenty of rain and plenty of sun, so he placed signi like this to invite feet to the- greens- ward.

down about 12:30 and have lunch with you. Will that be all right?" Dan did not glance up from the newspaper beside his plate, He said, "Yes, I guess so."

Chicago police held Dr. William A. O'Brien, 41, for further investigation into the supposed suicide of his wife, Mrs. Vora O'Brien, 26, after tests with a lie doctector brought the admission from the radiologist be had lied in some particulars in bis first story to police. Mrs. O'Brien died of poisoning. Handwriting experts declared a suicide note found beside her was a forgery.

and she

of sacrificing his pride. They youth turned his head would recall memories together. saw he was a stranger. "I'll meet you in front of the He would tell her how happy ha A glance at her wrist told library," Cherry promised. "Eli had been during those six months Cherry that it was still too early to be there at 12:30."

husband. Not yet and what a wonderful wife she expect her The young man nodded agree had been. Oh, yes, everything 12:30. She took another turn to ment. Ha did not leave the apart-would be as Cherry had planned the end of the block and back meat as usual after dinner but They could spend the afternoon again. The street was filling gra- flung himself down on the daven and evening together. They could dually with the noon day crowd. port with a new book. Cherry felt forget the rest of the world. There Business men hurrying from of this was encouraging. She was would only be she and Dan! Reces. Tall girls, slim girls, fat happy as she went about clearing conciliation would be all the girls. All of them appeared to the dishes from the table. She sweeter after the bitter loneliness. be wearing now fall finery. On washed them and put them away,

Cherry's thoughts drifted. The their way no doubt to meet no more quarrelling between them. taking care to be quiet so as not important thing was to let Dan "ates." Youths who would pre- know she wasn't angry with him, aently meet these girls or others Cherry Dixon, pretty 19-year-old daughter Ever since the night of the argu-to disturb Dan.

cleaning "Everything's going to be all to give him a chance to tell her he like them joined the procession. Philips, ment about the house newspaper reporter, after quarrel with her

Deep Year marriage and Dan had been meticulously polite. right," she assured herself. "I'm, had been miserable these last faw There were older women, errand

He left the house early each morn-sure of it!"

days as she had been.

boys, men with faces worn dull by But there was disappointment

years of routine.. Yet all of these She bathed and patted on the faces showed relief. The half- air of the following

powder holiday had brought evening delicately scented bath

2 by Laura Lou BROOKMAN

BIKIN BREX TO-DAY.

of withy parcola, marri Dan

Cherry door the proposing.

Bhe and Das more into a cheap apartment ing and usually arrived late at

and Cherry's first struggles with homework

are discouraging. Dixie Shannon, movie eriile night. When, he came home for ahead. Dan did not come home for of the New, la friendly. Cherry meets who tries to make love to ber. After savers diately. Cherry was too proud to Chorry would not let this make that was her dearest luxury. She bustle and festivity to the street. handacre Max Fourron, sio of the News, innor he departed almost imme-dinner The girl goes home and there in a reconcile: Inquire how he was spending his

weeks Cherry's mother becomes serious 1.

tion with her pervala. Pride will not allow time.

PROSPETTARA KONTORIS TENTAN

her to accept Inanola? all from the bow-! She went about the housework, another ellmate to improve the mother's bealsh, cooked the food he liked, made Watch For

avor. Mr. and Mrs, Dixon depart, working

Brenda Vail, magazino writer, Come to herself attractive for the

Wellleton and Dan moes her. Bha haku

hour

him to collaborate to writing play. Dan when he arrived and would have DREAM OF DESTINY.

begins to spend most of his evenings at M died rather than let him know how Vail's apartment. Dixie tries to warn Cherry

that there is gosip about Dan and Brends she was suffering.

but Cherry will not the LE

After a day of boomcleaning when

It had been five days.now since By Arnold Bennett.

te dred and perrous the and Dan quarrel the dreadful night.

He goes to sas Bronds who leads him to be-) liere she is in love with him.

CHAPTER XLI.

"It was my

fault-partly,"

MERCAT

hadn't

*

an

got into brief, lacy undergar-1 Still Dan Philipo was nowhere ments, now hose and har best

in sight. pumps. As she touched herj cheeks with the plak pad from her Cherry searched eagerly from rouge box Cherry was as careful left to right. The crowd awirled aa she had ever been when dress past and now faces came into view ing for an engagement with Dan constantly. It was after 12:30. before their marriage. She made Cherry took her post directly be- her mouth into a vivid rosebud side the library entrance and de- with lipstick.

She put on a brown frock, ad- cided to wait there. The alarm- ing possibility came to mind that Cherry told herself for the thou her downcast, howevor. She wasjusted the little hat smartly and in this crowd she might miss Dan. sandth time. "I shouldn't have pinning her faith on her plans for slipped into her polo cont. A She had never failed to meet him bright scarf relieved the sombro before. Today of all days that let myself get so tired and nerveus Saturday.

last would be a calamity! She intended to remind Dan in monotone. Cherry took a Cherry sat in the window seat and I shouldn't have complained

the morning that she was to meet glance into the mirror. Her eyes and looked out at the only tree in about the work."

the crowd. Nobody seemed to no sight. Some of its leaves had' But there was the matter of him at noon. She meant to speak glowed with anticipation. Yea, she 'She stood on tiptoe peering over blown to the ground but those pride, too. If Dan had made the of it the last thing before he left was satisfied with her appearance tice her and she felt as though she

ho If she met anyone she know at that remained were bright yellow. slightest move toward reconcille- the apartment but somehow They danced in the sunlight, the tion Cherry would have met the was gone before she realized it. Stanley's she need not feel asham-Were at the centre of a merry-go- round. The men and women hurry. very emblem of carefree galety. venture halfway. He

At 11 o'clock sho telephoned the ed. age the and therefore affairs were as they once but Dan was not there.

The ride down town on the trol-ing past might have been carried Cherry did not even

Twelve thirty-fivo, 12:40, 1 dancing leaves though she was stood.

"It doesn't matter," Cherry as-ley required only 15 minutes but by some mechanical force. staring at them. There were tiny Buddenly, Cherry got to her fapt,sured herself. "Dan never forgets Cherry allowed herself more than

There were fewer pedestrians vertical lines between. Cherrys "This won't do!" she

uso sitting here anything." It was true that his that. She left the house promptly o'clock.

at 12 o'clock and 20 minutes lator brown eyes. Tho oyes were brood. "There's no

a little fool to memory was unusual.

(Continued on Page 11.) ing and norious now, Cherry's lips worrying. I'm

While ahd drossed she planned had reached the library. Naturally now. Cherry's eyes were dark with pressed together in an anxious imagine a lot of things that aren't how to break the nows. They Dan was not in sight. He would line. She was struggling with the true. Probably that's the whole would go to Stanley's for lunch. would probably be late.

Cherry walked leisurely along most difficult problem tho had trouble-I've been lotting my it wasn't torriacally expensive and

Imagination get the best of me.boeldes this was a special occa- the block. The day was colder than over faced,

The situation was terrifying. Now I'm going to quit It!" " elon. While Dan was reading the she had realized and sho pulled She had folt it daily for the past

For the rest of that day she was menu she would say, "I'd like that the collar of her coat anugly about week. The thing that frightened her was nothing you could put determinedly cheerful. It was not special fee cream for dessert her throat. A woman wearing a Chorry thought" ruefully of the your finger on and say, "This is easy but when doubts arose Stanley's spacial they call it. It's handsome mink wrap passed and Dan would be sure to ask what beaver cont that had been a gift wrong. We'll correct it." It was Cherry closed her mind to them.ppropriate to-day." something intangible. Something Moreover she outlined a course of Cherry was powerless to combat action. Something was to happen she moant and then Cherry would on her last birthday. The coat. because she could not even name within two days that the felt sure Bay, “Way, dear have you forgot was in storage and if Mrs. Dixon would restore her happiness, ten? It's our anniversary, We've had been at home she would pro- That was the surprizo she had wearing it · Chery promptly for In some way a barrier had risen: "I won't tell Dan! The thought, been married six months to-day!" bably have insted on Cherry

surprise him. Tu

in store. The annivarkary was a got about the fur coat. Two young

scolded.

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