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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

LOVE or MONEY?

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

BY H. W CORLEY

HONA HORAN who supports her mother, Invalid father, Ritle sister, KITTY, and near da-well brother, BUD, is determined to marry for wealth and pollon. She is reception. pica are men of the world to which abo Kipired.

let for a Wall Street law firm and in the

her head smartly smooth, her high | "It so happened," Mona went on fur collar white as drifted snow, precisely as though he had hot spoken, "that Mother had sont my her carriage gracious,

TUESDAY,

APRIL 18, 1933.

luxury Indoed to ride thus in costly kiss her. No, she be merely en- furs, bealde a handsome young man dared those caresses- 'ovo's sin-

car! In such

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cority was unmistakabIt would "I want to take you where wo have been cheap to take offenso, can have dinner and dance. He was her childhood friend and. want to take you to the best night as in the old days he had brought club in town, I'm so sick of lono- her apples or oranges, now he was Iness and heat I can't see straight sharing his good fortune with her. I

Still it wasn't to be thought that: "New York to full of girls, this could lead to anything more Stove." Mona tried to make her serious. She wouldn't spoil his eve- ning by telling him that now voice discouraging.

"It's not full of girls like you!" though.

Stove's eyes were fastened on the Suddenly he put his arm about strip of naphalt ahead, the glitter- In A deserted ing panorama of the city, the pyra-

Mona, moving toward him in one and only evening gown to Alice. that silent street, might have been She married Jim Halliday, you her--they were

a young queen, "Get out of sight know, and lives up in the Dyckman section of the park-and drow her mids of lighted dots reaching into 1 to him. He kissed her, kissed her the sky, The car swerved, veered again, and plunged down another Mona's brother announce that her child and car shot," she whispered when section. I wore these because

When I think of you working so highway toward Columbus Circle. hood weetheart, BTEVE BACCARELLI, Krandson of the Ses and coal desire, has Stove was about to swing out of had to, but they'll go back tomor-again and again. retarood home. Store disappeared three years his seat to assist her. She climbed row."

"After you've worn them?" hard, and that brother of your not voice WOR

Bwung the Dextorqusly Ste helping Stove's earlier and it was rumored he was in prison swiftly in beside him.

"No drive liko the fiend you are Steve asked, a twinkle in his eye trembling. "Lord, Min, I've been far between a pile of cobble stones though Mons never believed the.

She meets him or her way to work' one

making money! Let me stand be- and a rope hung with red lights. morning. Blere handsome, well dresses and and let's chent the Casoys! I'm yet with mock severity. wall mannered. None does not wish to re- planning to tell you what I think

Mona smiled serenely. "You hind you if you need me. It must Then Broadway, gloomy in now Use friendship but steeple his inviation of a young man who sends articles |

she meets

his young women should see the prayer booka and be tough going, Min, lots of times. automobile section but bright and

Blost of the time!"""

garish in the lower fortles theatre programs we've pulled out

He sad, "I am going to take you The truth about Store in that be kad The car glided forward but of "unworn" returns at Pilgrim's."

to the Halcyon Club." bee Invored with gangsters three years

on Mona. He sho averred. carlier but broke with them and has gone (Steve's eyes were straight since. With no thought of Impro-

Steve did not reply immediately. pristy kat wanling Mona to kok her pret approved of her. Three years be-

jher own and spoke softly.

to dinner. Later In the day DARRY TOWNSEND. rich and socially proof attire to Talent.

siest, he buyı her gown and wrap, night room that ance i Iver Snally decides to wear them.

friends."

the

Abefore she would have said "gentle-Then he laid a gloved hand over Saturday to Ma who stretched them had opened recently and was at the

and man" and "Indy friends."

Mona thought of the rent, the Insurance, her father'e small fee at the hospital, the quarters Bud

Mona knew the Halcyon Club. It borrowed and the bills handed overy

moment one of Now York's most somehow to last through the wook.

supper clubs. The you?" Steve asked. "You looked Christmases when all I gave you gone without lunch, pretending she music was the best, the dance floor Steve had pressed the bell three like a million dollars as you came was a candy box with holly on it and gained two pounds the week excellent, and the food (incredible They left the car in the shadows times, paused and then twice more. through that door. "Steve," I says or some 10 cent store perfume? before and was fasting to keep slim. for a night clubl) appetizing.

Then she thought of the ermine His old signal. He sat in the lean, to myself, is it Gloria Swanson? Well, those days are over and I'm

wos (he cloak she fingers No. It's only that homely Moran making up for it. To-day low-awung car, gloved

wearing. She of the side street into which Stevo drumming on its wheel and hum-girl"

could not quite keep pride out of thought of what Mrs. Casey would had guided it and walked the few in- med softly. His eyes wore Monn laughed In spite of her his voice) these duds you're wear-any to Mrs. Callahan if she caught yards to the supper club door. The

swered tent on the dark, dingy little en- self. It had occurred to her thafing don't mean any more to me sight of it. And she thought of doorman recognized Steve and an- cifusively, his greeting since she was wearing the gown than the pound of candy did in Steve's kisses, trance of the apartment house.

She could not admit-even to her-springing to bold the swinging He had not parked immediately Steve had sent she could hardly be other days." in front of the doorMrs. Casoy's harsh with him. She should have!

"But it's the spirit of the thing, self-that she had wanted Stove to doors apart. window commanded too fine a view sent them back with a reproving the spirit behind the box of candy.

It isn't the cost." Store

"Okay. Then it's the spirit be hind that handful of clothes and Inot their value. So that's that!" It was not that at all but Mona decided on silence. She'd take the clothes back to-morrow and with Lottie's help see that they were re- ceived.

"Well, you liked them, didn't "Listen, Hon. Remember the She thought of days when she had advertloed

of the entrance. Too fine a view of not feel like a million,"

"that Wop, Steve in a big car, sit-

(Abora) is a picture taken at the funeral of the Grand Duke Alexander of Russia, cousin and brother-in-law of the late Tour and cousin of King George Left to right are Princess Youssoupoll, daughter of the late Grand Daks, the King of Denmark, the Queen of Denmark and the Grand Duchas Xenia Alexandrovns, widow of the lato Grand Duke (Planet) Naws).

(Right) The "Igualada-New York Express" which won the first prize at the annual Barcelona Carnival. It was meant to symbolize the railway of crisis, and the peculiar iente humour of its sponsors captivated the judge and the thousands of spectators in the streets. (Planol Nows).

ting there for all the wurrld like a awoll.

There was a dim light in the closest hall. The door opened,

softly and swiftly. Steve could sco

the narrowing crack of light vanish

above someone's head. Only

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she

"I knew you'd feel-well, just right-in any rig Pilgrim picked for you. We almost had every dress in the place on the model be- fore I found just the right one!" "You went yourself, Steve? Did you see Lettle?"

But Lottie had not been in evl- dence. Probably she was resting up for to-night's date. Frequently Lottie strained her long connection with Pilgrim's to what Mona thought must be near the breaking point.

It was just as well that Steve hadn't seen her. Lottie had ked Steve even when he was penniless. Now that he was apparently weal- thy she might make a play for him. Mona thought, emiling a little, that nothing would endear, Steve to her quite so much as, Lottie's making that play.

A shaft of jealousy shot through her and she laughed again. Jealous! Did that mean she was

of

Monn's hair could gleam with such acknowledged. "Maybe I looked (falling for old Steve and abandon-

Steve. ing her plan to marry a man Nothing like it. And I belong be-wealth and position? Someone As she came into view, the glow hind that door. I'm only playing like Barry Townsend?

a halo! He must learn to call her it, but the door didn't, Monn now.

of the street light touching her Cinderella tonight because-well, They were moving through the gently, he almost gasped. This because I thought it would please park now, driving slowly, and Mona childhood pal of his was beautifull you."

enjoyed it.

had Too often she She was more than that. The girl

"It does please me," returned walked (for lack of carfare),

through that same park. It who came toward him was regal, Stove sincerely.

Election parades and last minute démonstrations took place throughout Germany, on the eve of the momentous elections. Thousands lined the stress of. Barlin to watch detachments of Naals and Staal Helmets parade with their banners. Photo shows the Nazi Starm Troops passing along the

Brandeburger Tor la BarlinTMTM (Planet News),

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IGUALADA - KITS £300CSS

"Madame Secretary" that's the title Miss Frances Perkins, the new socretary of labour; has designted for herself, Here is the first woman cabinet member as she left her first cabinet meeting. A White House calls, "Madame Secretary's

car."

ward

Monn and Steve walked down thickly carpated steps into the tiny foyer lined with mirrors. Then through more swinging doors ward the insinuating murmurs of the orchestru.

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It was cany to see that Steve was delighted to be able to bring Mona here. The admiring glances of the men they passed, the speculative, envious glances of the women were no new experience for Mona but they gratifled her escort,

Their table was near the space cleared for dancing. Mona tossed (Continued on Page 10.)

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