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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPÈL

LOVE or MONEY?

BY H. W CORLEY

DEGIN HERE TO-DAY MONA MORAN who supports her mother, Invalid father, little later, KITTY, and -near-do-well brother, BUD, I deter mined to marry for wealth and position, She la receptionist for Wall Birest la frm and in the offes sers men of the world Mona's breiber sanounced that her ha grandson of the fee and coal desier, has returned home. Steve diappeared three years earlier and it was rumored he was in prison

to which the naziren.

hood aweetheart, STEVE RACOARELLI,

may, It Steve were dressing It won't be back for supper. meant she must wear formal overworking tonight" Ma's ing clothes, too. And she had ing voleo trailed on. nothing to wear-nothing!

Bootη-

MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1933.

ask a young lady to play n part even for an evening, like all good stage managers, I insist on select- ing the wardrobe as well as its setting.

"For both must do justice to the lending.Indy.

Stove."

Steve indeed! Henri had writ- ten that note but Stove had put him up to it.

BRITISH CAPTIVES

BANDITS FIGHT PIRATES FOR RICH PRIES

Nowchwang, Apr. 10. The Manchukuo Commander at Nowchwang advises, the Kritish Consulate that his scouta havo re- ported that, a large gang of bandita overpowered the pirates who were holding the three Bri tish officers captured from the steamor Nanchang.

The bandits slow several of the

Her So Bud had landed that job! It cld black satin had done service brought Dad's treatment nearer if for a year. Usually when she ac- Bud would work and atay home companied Lottie or parties, the and help run the household. other girl would insist on loaning

The sult from the cleaner's Mone a dress so that lack of a Mona didn't recall sending any costume would not be sufficlout thing this week. She meets him on her way to work one excuse for declining the invitation. Beve a handsome, well dressed Lottie, working as a model, was to renew the Friendship but acceptable in able to pick up many a gown at herself and Kitty made Boua about the slender hips in the fn-have much to dwell upon if they vitation so dinner. She decilnes that of bargain. Her supply WAS B- BARRY TOWNSEND, young won th and adelal pastilon, Wiling him she takon a role not to accept engagements

though Mona never believed this

morning

and well mannered. Mons does not wich

dreary little bedroom occnpled by The sight awaiting. her in the

Mona Ufted the grayish green chiffon gown from its wrappings He's and held it before her. Smooth

was the right word. Her praetfe ed eye had already poured hersalf into the frock. She could see the line which brought her back into full view to the waistline, trailed pirates, including the leader, and the unevenly cut, straps over hør shoulders and the front neckline carried off the three captives. close to the collar bone. Few wo- Renter. mon could wear that line-and Mona was one of the few.

bad boy of the Sixties. The Mrs. The gown swirled and draped Callahans and Mrs. Caseys would hadn't moun Patou Hne Midway on the could glimpse the contents of that blink. Lucky that Mo limited,

opened it! As Mu would have ex-left thigh it formed a cup, to bal-box and the note. Mona smiled But Mona could hardly borrow pressed it, from. Lottle tonight after turning

the contents would ance, the fold on the opposite faintly at the thought.. She Etove, wanting Kana to took her loveliest down definitely Lottio's invitation/have given her a good faint for shoulder. It ended in the region couldn't take such things. Not

of her heels, in foamy chiffon, oven herself.

for En evening. She for the evening.

Cleaners indeed! The box was shading to white. No, the black dress would have from Pilgrini's. Mona would have

There was a gossamer combina- simply couldn't. Well, maybe.

not? Just why to do. Then she recalled that she known that, smart lavender con- tion, cobweb hose, and slippers of That was all he was offering it had sent the dress to Alice, ostens-tainer anywhere. A huge laven-silver. They had cost-dear

for--and it was Steve her old ibly to be darned as only Alice der box, criss-crossed with darker Heaven! the entire outfit was friend, Steve. He wanted, to he could do it, actually so that Alice lavender ribbons. A box spellingworth untold sums!

proud of her. could go to Elks' ball.

luxury, mystery, perfection.

with clients or employers. However, she

cannot dialas Barry from her mind.

and with no thought of Impropriaty, orders Bown and wrap sent to her from Pilgrim's exclusive shop where Kona once wa Zarb- lon model.

CHAPTER V

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Climbing the stairs after her visit to the hospital, Mona's step was Hghter and briaker than it Well, either Mona would go as "It's a mistake," stammered

Mona caught her breath and had been for a long while.

Steve she was or not at all.

Mona to herself, fumbling for the lifted the last fold of tissue. She Dad had seemed better, more would have to understand that.

tag..

caught it and grow paler. The cheerful than he had been for Mra. Moran opened the door and

But there was no mistake about lay a cont of ermine, against weeks. The doctors were en-let Mona into the little flat rethe, box. The inscription said which her hair would gleam like couraging. Somewhere in science dolent with frying pork chops and plainly, "Miss Minnie Moran, East a flower shaped in bronze. thero had been a discovery. They warmth. Ma was expansive with

She grew weak at the knees did not hold out a definite hope nocent gossip. Mrs. Casey had

At last she would be dressed as but maybe when he was stronger been over during the afternoo"

she had longed, as every womun at any rate, they assured Mona Mary was going with that fellow

longs to be gowned. that he was not losing ground. who kept books in her office. the Steve had dashed in for, a mo-tall one they had seen coming out ment before ho left Mona with her of the motion picture show.

and would teach Kitty. Alice bad

67th street."

There was no other Moran i this address. Even if there had been Pilgrim's would hardly have been her emporium.

came.

for tonight!

Rising resolutely from the bed, Mona searched in her purse for

coin.

Heads would be yes and tails no, he decided. She flipped the coin. Twice out of three times. Heads. Tails. Ah, yes; heads!

Sho was wrong there-or at least a trifle wrong. Anyone who looked as lovely as Mona as she sped down the stairs to meet Stove before the Callanhans and Caseya

She'd wonr the gown. She throw herself. on the bed! again, the tumult of indecision our emotional But of course she couldn't takeondod. Such is all this from Steve! He meant it mechanism that before 7:30 hud Perhaps Lottle had picked up a well enough. Mena was certan jarrived, simultaneously with her father and added a definite ray of ¡Genevieve woa taking tap dancing bargain for her, though that was jof that. But she couldn't inke it, escort, Mona had made herself cheer to the sick room,

did not even for a single evening. She firmly believe that she was wear- Mr. Moran had welcomed the phoned. She was well and would unlikely. The models frult and the tobacco-"My old run down some afternoon soon to send their furtive purchases, out would have to tell him when he ing the gown for him alone. brand, Stevey · boy!" He made bring Min's dress, ali darned, in expansive firm's boxes!

"Flowers came from that scanp

Hanging the gorgeous gown and light of the three intervening back with her.

doubt, who

the wrap where she could see their, bought years. If, there had been gossip concerning them "Dad" Moran The

from 245th street oranges." Ma was saying got.Mena lay down on the bed.

The ice man's grandson-the had ignored it.

Hounded more casual than it would humoredly. "I put them in the turn out to be, Moan knew. The ice box. A nice handful,' says 1, dress, most likely, would remain to take up to the old man!"

Dazed, unhearing, Mons Bfted the cover of the box. On top of lavender note addressed in a hand which after all these months Mona was to recognize at Henri's.

"Dear Miss Moran," the note be-

Steve was to come for Mona at 7:30. He had gone home to dress.

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It occurred to the girl sharply in Alice's possession until Mona' that she would prefer to stay home

herself could go for it.

nu

to reflect on this glorious newe Well, it didn't matter. Poor the silken tissues lay a square concerning her father.

Allee she had little enough to

Or was it newa? She told ber-look forward to. self that doctors might say any- thing when you needed cheering

Half the time they didn't really know themselves.

Suddenly Monn stopped in dis

"And your dresa came back from the cleaner's. Or maybe it

was your suit or whatever you gan, "please nccept these trifling were after sonding. I didn't open appointments in the spirit in it. I was at the telephone. Bud which they are offered.

When I

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(To be Continued.)

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All that was left of the main chamber of the Ralokatag which was "burnt to the ground just before the naw Government task over office. {Planet Naws)

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