1933-04-21 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG

LOVE or MONEY?

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

BY H. W CORLEY

TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1933.

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She rolled her eyes toward Steve the room, casting shadows without any particular meaning bo- those who remained in their sents. hind their frolicsome gaze. She "You and Lottie dance," Mona hummed and swayed, singing bo-suggested, turning toward Steve. neath her breath so that the words But the young man did not-ap- were barely audible, There was a swer. He was looking past Lot- challenging twinkle in Lottio's eye. tie, a welcoming grin fighting his "Why don't you two dance?" brown face. Stove rose and Mone Mona was about to suggest since saw a suavely dressed young man Steve was falling completely to with nent blond hair and brown "Glad to have you," Steve as-tako hia cue. At that moment Let-eyes approaching their table. The It seemed that her escort had,

"Sorry to We'll be a four-ingly. Lottis was clever at such

be inte. Stove. MONA MORAN," receptionist in made an abrupt departure. Lottie sured her. "I'm expecting a friend tio began to improvise more dar-stranger's smile answered Steve's.

tricks but Mona was annoyed.

couldn't make it earlier." Street law office, sore with her childhood explained that he had been crabbing any minute now.

to all evening. He had not been in come."

The amateur entertainer was, sweetbut, STEVE BACCARELLI,

"A friend!" Lottle exclaimed, popular per soort, the Haleron

A black coated figure inserted Clab. the least entertaining and sudden-

"You wouldn't fool me, would you? however, drowned out abruptly by

music. Itself between Monn and Lottic. Mona i on Third avenue, support herly he had wanted Lottie to

the newcomer's Invalid father, mother, little sister, XITTY, somewhere else and hear the and Then I'll utay! I didn't work to a sudden change in the

"I mean not The lights dimmed and remained steve grasped __and_near-do-well brother, DUD,

day," Lottle went on. story of his life."

at the lower. Suddenly they turned 4hand heartily. Introductions bo- at the shor. I modelled

xlert Fashion Show. Pilgrim's Perfect dazzling blue. The master of gan

"Miss-er, what is your name, Blond!" Yea, really, Last year ceremonies, professionally was Pilgrim's Dashing Brunet' in and eager, sprang to the centre of

Lottle? Oh, yes, Miss Carr! And Patou and the floor. little numbers from

Thon Into the cloared space the Miss Moran--"

It was Stove's partner who hund "Where did you meet your friend, chorus came dancing. Ciris, beau- Mr. Parker?" Mona asked. The titully formed, frugilely costumed, toled them. Mona, looking new escort was a hitherto unknown. their exquisite skins gleaming met the young man's eyes directly. Mong had neither seen nor heard Bodice swayed and dainty feet And then she recognized him. of him before.

moved in unison through the diff- Barry Townsend!

(To be continued.) cult routine. The floor show had begun.

Biere been variously twent from wall dressed and prosperous. With as though wrap sent to Mons which, after much

New Yors for three yours. Now he appears. of impropriety he has ordered a gown and

deckion, she decides to war

At the office that day Mona baa

minent, but refused to dine with him,

mot

go

Can you imagine it?aho de manded. "When thero is so much fun right here! Oh, well, know these college boya!"

"My dear, I know you,"

you

was

DABRY TOWNSEND, rich and socially pro Mona's inward thought: "Stove Chanel. Oh, well, I aim to please ?") looks rather good to you-now that he has money!"

LOTTIE CARE, fashion model and friend of Monk's, is at the Halycon Club. She and tur ancort soln Bonn and Stove.

Bud Moran comes to the supper club 'to HUCK HATKINS, the proprietar, whe has underworld connections. Mana sees her mother and a frightened, fearing Bod is a ancity with gangsters.

The dance ended us it had been threatening to do for several bars.

But Mona did not any all this, She reproached herself even for the to her thoughts, ao derogatory friend. After all. Lottie was a friend and a true one..

Mona aroused herself from hor

"At the Fashion Show," Lottle told them. "He was holding a dog for his mother. I had met him

promise him dinner date."

1 meditations to hear Lottie treading before, so of course I had to on rather tactless territory. She was scolding Steve for not letting

One girl stepped out from the sing. The swaying, bobbing chorus formed a group and began to picturesque background.

It died away in a long, Idw wail of the violin as the violinist Atood

Monn und Steve exchanged alone in the spotlight, eyes closed, her know of his intended return to glances. That meant

that Lot- shoulders awnying with tho

From nearby table two women| tie had actually been absent from

wraps melody. Several couples, flashed the metropila.

call and hastily gathered their "I'd have met you at Grand Cen-Pilgrim's during Steve's and enjoying their own skill,

nothing of the about them and arose to go. Their danced on oblivious to the music'stral with a band!" she assured him. therefore knew

transaction.

escorts followed with Ill-concented ending.

Apparently Lottie had not recog-chagrin... con-nized the gown. In this, however, Mona was wrong. Lottie had re-

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Way

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

Lottic conceded demurely.

Mona's Ince whitened. That re- Stove and Mona left the floor and

one returned to their table. Monn's mark 'could havo but eyes were troubled but Stove's re-notation. Lottle's tone, the assuring words cang in her ears. she laughed over the words "Grand cognized it, but loyalty to her friend

The sang came to an end. Sln- "I look out for Bud." In some Central" was filled with innuendo made her conceal the fact..

Another dance began. Ita Bin- way or other Mona know that Steve By Grand Central she meant that

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

blue, perfamed room intriguingly, from the room to don feathered number. "I'll forget," she thought to turbed. Be

But Stove was not to be dis-ottle raised her elbows shoulder finery for the "Rascal

answered easily, "1 high, her fingers pointed inward. The lights flickered, faded, rose herself. "I won't spoll Steve's eve- ning. Only I do hope it wasn't Bud didn't arrive at Grand Central sta-wriggling in time with the music, again in colors and swirled over

tion. My boat docked In Brooklyn

I BAW!" It had been Bud. the! early one Sunday morning while

girl's heart told her. She was sure

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

to be solved from that point.

"Stove will take care of every- thing," Mona argued with herself.

"So you're just a vagabound traveller!"

"Lottle, do hush!" Mona began,

vns and

determinedly. Suddenly she found Lottle knew perfectly well that she herself laughing. Their table was was misbehaving. It occupied.

enough inviting herself to join them but to talk to Steve about- well things that certainly weren't true-was the limit!

Lottie, a vision in delicate pink chiffon, her carefully scalloped golden hair filling her head like a motallic cap; was

Lottie apparently thought so, too. scated there alone. Blue eyes, wide and ingeni-She changed, the subject abruptly. ous, gave Lottie's delicately pow "De you mind if I stay a while?" dered face a look of startling inno-she asked quietly. "Just for a dance or two? Then I'll go home."

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