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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1933.

LOVE or MONEY?

BROWN HERE TO-DAY

BY H. W CORLEY

for wealth sad poetiton... Albe la receptionist

never bellorned; this.

The made him on her way to work one moraing. Sieve in trandhome, well dressed and i well mannered Hans relictantly agrees to đỉnh là hiệ that evening.

CHAPTER III

however,

that

dent, way and the despair of that "My mother told me never to trust

portion of the debutants list favor- men who asked me out to dine."

men. Twenty-eight "Does that mean I am never to

oldor

jing:

seemed to many of them the begin-see you?" ning of the senile stage in man- heoit.

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Mona raised demure oyes. "You "An Ilval" Barry, Townscudjare geting qulto an cycful now.” announced in well simulated mur- "A very outisiactory eyeful, but prine. "Portrall of a Red-Haired old Garretson or Lawton or what- Lady. Mmm. it is a portrait, you-call-him may barge out here No, she starts, she moves-"any minute and I'll have to, barge Monn and dryly, "Burne-Jonas. back behind the scenes and nak for

ensh I don't need.” The old man was Mr. Garretson. It was Barry Townend, the wild 'Botticelli. I've heard all that."

The telephone chimed. It was Mona More who supports her mother. Though who sat at the reception young man of the firm, nephew of

The young man dropped his ban- Savall father, ittle sister, Kitty, and ne'er dealt nome distance from his anne one of their most lucrative clients. terins. "Mags Moran, I braved the Lottie Carr calling. She had a do-well brother, Bud, fe. determined to matytum sanctorum. Mona felt that fall, well net up. Coffee brown, lements and the hour ostensibly gorgeous invitation for both of for Wall Street law firms, and in the offer the served him alone. Mr. Garret Yale football team, 1927. Hand- to ask old Stroud for an advance. them for dinner. Muna just must sere men of the world to which she spre con had hired her. Mr. Garretaon some,' humorous.

Mona's brather announces that her hit had recommended the raises in

Actually it was to ask you to dina net refune

"I am dated up. Lottie. I'll call bood awthemes, Bteva Baccarols, drandson of

Further than that Mona did not with me. Any evening, any hour, the ice and real desier. has returned home, salary which had followed at re- go in her thoughts. It was true, any time. Unly the sooner, why you back, though, at lunch time."

The girls conversed softly for a Sera disappeared three years eneller and it

Townsend was the quicker.” wu rumored he was in prison though Mana Kular intervals,

thickly enrpeted reception hall, her active-nnd attracted!

She oat in the softly lighted, harming, wealthy, eligible, at- His eyes followed the movements few moments, Mana punctuating of her hands about her desk Lottie's wisecracks with "Yes....

Well?... I'll sco." molten copper hair leating softly Mona's method in such instances straightening a few papers.

Barry, his back carefully turned, against paneled walls, her frills at was to reconnoiter, consider and "I've been for heaven knows how wrist and throat pure and startling apitulate later--if at all. And long where there wasn't a soul to during the conversation, sat against the somber richness of the hen it would be merely to the ex- talk to except my partner. Of the edge of her deak, swinging bis Mona's day in Carretson, Law-fat muhogany desk on which her cent of the most conservative of course there were a few other white cane at intaginary tracings in the

men but they worked for me.Jcarpet. ton & Amesbury's exclusive office Uny pad, blotter, and pencila, finely

When they weren't cheating me or If you are dated up tonight, of was filled with a sense of important sharpened, rested beside a shining

French telephone.

No course that's that," he said reluc- docds accomplished. It was n

Though Morip had been with the trying to they yessed me.

Lantly. world in which success, Hke correct | It was. Mona's duty to interrogate

"I've made it a rule never to manners, was taken for granted: visitors, acparate the wheat from firm for two years she had not white women at all

woman, Never spend the hours after work with where men were warlords with the chaif, send some away without laid eyes on Barry until a month Think of it! Never sitting at briak, confident, conquering steps.

offense, delay others, convey this . It was rumored that he had a table with Mons met few strugglera inflamand that message to this and that displeased his uncle who held the talking to one or dancing with one," people I've met at the office. Firm Dine with me somewhere can t break that rule. I'm sorry." ed by a glorious ambition that drove pureon with just the correct touch, family purse strings until Barry is smile grew boyish. "Have pity members, employees or clients. I

became 30. He had dashed away on me

"Grent I'll remove my businéas them toward ultimate

to Mexico or was it China?-soon and let's no places and do things!" There was a switchboard opera- after finishing college.

The sincerity in his voice touched to a rival firm " These men hnd achieved, were still

(Continued on Pape 2) achieving. Fallure was a word astor within, safe in a frosted glass

Here he was back again, conf-Mona but she met it flippantly. little to bo associated with them usenge, but she transferred the most the ward poverty.

dimcult of her supplicants to They came from that world to Mona. Mona invariably answered which Mana anpired--that coui, con-all calls Tor Mr. Gerritson and Mr. fident world from which fragrant, Amesbury. Mr. Lawton had - attractive women wearing costly usual imependence and frequently furs now ant then appeared to be answered his own. wrest their lords from the exac-

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"I am sorry. Mr. Amesbury seen

tions of affairs to attend tea, a bolo no one without an appointment. I'll nee if I can find Mr. Law- game, or shopping tour.

Who is calling ton for you...

Mr. Garretson is in please?. conference and cannot be disturbed. I'll see that he revolves the

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mes.

Mona lane that nature haut en dowed her with as much real beanty as any of these women possessed, Often enough hnd she seen an eye fash flicker at her own loveliness, sure... Yes, Mrs. Thayer, Mr. I ear enhanced rather than subdued by Lawton has a closing at 11. her quiet rows. Frequently as she got you 15 minutes at 11:30," bent her head to announce Men. That 15 minutes would begin at Thun-and-So's arrival she could 12:35, with Mick, and last an hour. vonao saarp intake of breath as the topped by luncheon at the Savarin. import of her own beauty truck Mrs. Thayer was a charming widow. homit.

With callers, both men and wo men, Mona was aloof, businesslike, and soft-voiced. She was a part of the excellent Garretson, Lawton & Amesbury machinery, ever con- sclaue of her effect as a human bo- ing.

These people, obviously possess ing breeding, wealth, pains, wore moved by Mona's attractiveness.

She had heard murmured rofer- onces to Botticelli, Burne-Jones, and aca green velvet. Other offer ings at her throne occasionally wero less subtle. "Where did the old

man find that beauty, anyway?**

"I'll let you know the moment ha arrives, Mr. Garretson.... No, Mr. Lawton, the Bankers' Club Yes, luncheon is Wednesday.... Mr. Amesbury, I'll see that you do not miss your train.

The elevator clicked and the door jswung open. The light faded as the dour closed again behind its out-going passanger, and the car droned on its way.

Setting the telephone back in Its place, Mona smiled mechanically at the newcomer. Her heart was in a tumult which he could have been pardoned for not sensing, so con- trolled was her face.

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