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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1933.

LOVE or MONEY?

BY H. W CORLEY

FROIN HERE TO DAY

over

She rolled her eyes toward Steve the room, casting shadows' BOWLING SHOES

without any particular meaning be- those who remained in their seats. hind their frolicsomo gaze. She "You and Lotife dance," Monn hummed and swayed, singing bo- suggested, turning toward Ślove. neath her breath so that the words But the young man did not an- wore barely audible. There was a awer, He was looking past Lot- challenging twinkle in Lottie's eye. tie, a welcoming grin lighting his "Why don't you two dance?"brown faco. Steve rose and Mona Mona was about to suggest since saw a aunvely dressed young man Steve was falling completely to with nent blond hair and brown take his cue. At that moment Lot- eyes approaching their table. The

"Sorry to bo Inte, Stove. I couldn't make it carlier."

"Glad to have you," Stove as- It seemed that her escort had MONA MORAN, receptionist in Wan made an abrupt departure. Lottle sured hor. "I'm expecting a friend the began to improvise more dar- stranger's smile answered Steve's. Street law effos, Ipes with her childhood explained that he had been crabbing any minute now. We'll be a four-ingly, Lottle was clover at such

all evening. He had not been in some," sweetheart, STEVE SACCARELLI, 10 a popolar supper resort, the Maleyun Club, the least entertaining and sudden. Moon Hem on Third avenue, supports herly he had wanted Lottle to maraiki father, mother, Bittle later, KITTY. somewhere else and hear the end and De'er-do-wall brother, HUD.

Steve-has-bere mysteriously absent from story of his life.

New York for three rests. Now he appears. well drawed and prosperous. With no thought of Impropriets he has ordered a rows and WIRD, Sext to Mone which, after much in dociskom, be decides to wear,

go

you

newcomer's

tricks but Monn was annoyed.

The amateur entertainer was, exclaimed. "A friend!" Lottie "You wouldn't fool ine, would you? however, drowned out abruptly by

A black coated figure inserted Then I'll stay? I didn't work to a sudden change in the music. itself between Mong and Lottie.

"I mean not The lights dimmed and remained stove grasped the dny," Lottie went on. "Can you imagine it?" she de-at the shop. I modelled at the lower. Suddenly they turned hand heartily. Introductions: be- manded. "When there is so much Fashion Show. Pilgrim's Perfect dazzling blue. The master of gun..

Blond! Yes, really. Last year ceremonies, professionally alert fun right, here! Oh, well,

was Pilgrim's Dashing Brunet' in and eager, sprang to the centre of know thesa college boys!"

Patou little numbers from

and the floor. At the office that day Mona has met "My dear, I know you,"

Thon into the cleared space the BARRY TOWNSEND, rich and socially Fiona's inward thought, "Stown Chanel. Oh, well, I alm to please?")

"Where did you meet your friend, chorus camo dineing, Girls, beau- LOTTIE CARI fathion model and friend looks rather good to you-now that Mr. Parker? Mona asked. The fully formed, fragilely costumed, of Mona's, the Halyeon Club. She and he has money" her escort Join Moon and Biere.

now escort was a hitherto unknown. their exquisite skins gleaming.

moved in unison through the dif- of him before.

cult routine. The floor show lind begun.

minest, bei refused to dine with him,

Bud Moran cool to the upper club to bunderworld pasctions, Mans seen hee

BUCK HARKING, the proprietor, whe mother and frightened, fearing Dal sociating with ganzelers.

"Miss-er, what is your name,

And Lottie? Oh, yes, Miss Carr! Miss Moran"

It was Steve's partner who had jolted them. Mona, looking up.

And then she recognized Barry Townsend!

(To be continued.)

But Mona did not any all this.Monn had neither scen nor heard Bodies swayed and dainty foot Bet the young man's eyes directly. I

She reproached herself even for the her thoughts, so derogatory to friend. After all, Lottie Was Д friend and a true one.

Mona aroused herself from her meditations to hear Lottic treading

rather tactless territory. She was scolding Steve for not letting

"At the Fashion Show," Lottie told them. "He was holding a dog for his mother, I had met him once before, so of course I had to promise him a dinner date."

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One girl stepped out from the group and began to

sing. The swaying, bobbing chorus formed a plcturesque background.

wraps

The dance ended as it had been threatening to do for several bars, It died away in a long, low wall of the violin as the violinist stood

Monn and Steve exchanged alone in the spotlight, eyes closed,

her know of his intended return to glances. That meant that Lot- shoulder swaying with the

the metroplis.

tie had actually been absent from From a nearby table two women melody. Several couples, flashed

"I'd have met you at Grand Cen- Pilgrim's during Steve's call and hastily gathered their and enjoying their own skill, danced on oblivious to the musle's tral with a band?" she assured him. therefore knew nothing of the about them and arose to go. Their

transactiori.

escorts followed with ill-concealed. ending.

Apparently Lottle had not recog-chagrin. Steve und Mona left the floor and Mona's face whitened. That re-

con-nized the gown. In this, however, returned to their table. Mona's mark could have but eyes were troubled but Stevo's re-notation. Lottie's tone, the way Monn was wrong. Lottie had re- her friend assuring words rang in lier cars. he laughed over the words "Grand cognized it, but loyalty "I'll look out for Bud." In some Central" was filled with innuendol made her conceal the fact.

Another dance began. Its sin- The song came to an end. Sin- way or other Mona knew that Steve By Grand Central she meant that

Steve had come from Sing Sing. uous melody wound about the smoke ger and chorus girls scumpered would keep his word.

But Steve was not to be dlane, perfumed room intriguingly. from the room to don feathered

herech. "I won't spoil Steve'n ave-

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onu

"Ladies shocked?" asked Steve, "Gentlemen not behaving well," Lottie conceded demurely.

i'll forget it," she thought to turbed. He answered easily, "I Lottle raised her elbows shoulder finery for the "Rascal" number. ning. Only 1 to hope it wasn't Bud didn't arrive at Grand Central sta-high, her fingers pointed inward, The lights flickered, faded, rose I saw!" It had been Bud, the tion. My boat docked in Brooklyn wriggling in time with the musle, again in colors and swirled ever girl's heart told her. She was sure early one Sunday morning while

of that. Her problem would have you were probably at church."

to be solved from that point.

"So you're just a vagabound traveller!"

"Stero will take care of every- thing." Mona argued with herself "Lottie, do hush!" Mona began. determinedly. Suddenly she found Lottle knew perfectly well that she misbehaving. It was bad herself laughing. Their table was was

to enough inviting herself occupied.

jola them but to talk to Steve about well things that certainly weren't true-was the Umit!

Lottle, a vision in delicato pink chiffon, her carefully scalloped golden hair filling her head like a metallic cap, was Heated theref Lottie apparently thought so, too. alone. Blue eyes, wide and ingeni-She changed the subject abruptly. ous, gave Lottie's delicately pow "Do you mind if I slay a while?" dered face a look of starting inno- she asked quietly. "Just for

dance or two? Then I'll go home."

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