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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 1933.

FLOOD ANXIETY: FRENCH AIR REVIEW

Storms in the Pennsylvania mountains gavo Pițisburgh a $300,000 taste of spring floods. Barros miled up against bridges, dama wore washed out and scores of families wore driven from homes. Here'n

■ downtown atrast, with realdants Imploring the zivor to stay away from their doors.

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Mr. Pierre Cot, the Franch: Air Minister reviewed the 34th Air- force Regiment at Le Bourget recently, and this picture is a scene during the colourful review (Planet News).

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Now that beer has been made laga! for consumption in America, brewers' drays like the above aro becoming common sights in the streets of the cities. The picture shows a consignment Of the State par- mitted beverage being conveyed to retailers,

LOVE or MONEY?

DECIN HERE, TO-DAY

BY H. W CORLEY

that they were almost concealed his head to catch the flame," "hin MUNA MOLAN, receplumbat in we from view. The two

sat hand trembling.

men

Strest law willow, is surprised when her child-down. They did not smoke les: | "Anyone waiting for you down bood sweetheart, STEVE BACCARELLI," re corna to New Tark after years of mysterious the smell of freshly burning below?" Steve asked after a mo Absence. Mesa contributes irgely 15 the tobacco should appelse the expect. ¡ment. anpport of her mother, Invalid father, sister visitor of their presence. KITTY, MA us'er-do-well brother. HÜD,

Stare bas bosa in #outh America whren, Twelve o'clock. One.

Sargely by sheace, ha ha bermuted thirty-

with HAIRY TOWNSEND, rich and socialty |

prominent, who *was a diamond relie.;

the huge diamond.

four young people

are there when Bud,

"Sure. Out front."

"The rear covered?”

Bud looked at him. "Rear?

No. Just two guys waiting down rethe block with an engine running."

Steve rose, throw off his dress- ing gown and disappeared into the bedroom. In a moment he emerg ed, shoving his arms into a coat,

"Tell you what we're going to do, Barry," he said. "We're going

to ship this kid to the mine. He'll

be safe there and the gang can't find him. The Lady Bradford sulla to-morrow noon from Boston,

Together have made is mine, believe AL length their vigil WIN worthlow 200 handsomely. Stave ow 139 huge diamond called "The Empress of Peru." Warded. The outer door opened LOTTIN GARE, fashion model, Joins Moncautiously. A spot of light swam Barry and Bieve on several dinner and dancing engagements. Moms's brother, lud, le under into the room. Lobbing across the obligations is FUCK HARKING, at chrugs with startling clarity. proprietor and rangiler, who plota to sigat Footsteps-wavering, then Br Sieve fella Moan and Lottle that he her. The circle of light picked hidden the diamond in his apartment. Theout the divan, the panelled wall, following Mack orders, telephones that hung on the swinging door which Ma mother ill. He comes to Lake Monse to the butler's pantry. bomo, When the girls tave gone Steve, auspecta wickery. Stwares 10

Crouching in their chair, Steve Jewel thieves,

and Barry held their breath. Is your car handy, Barry? Mine's Someone was walking in the in the street where those fellows wake of the flashlight, stepping or can spot it."

"In the 79th street garage," It was not long before Steve tele. Toks and avoiding the polished phoned Mens. It was no he had floor, disappeared into the pantry. Barry said. He too rose and went surmisel. Her mother, it appear The door swing noiselessly in the for a cont. "I'll telephone and

have it sent around." od, was not ill. She had been dim light of the window. asleep when they arrived. Monn was going to bed and Bud had scarcely moving. escorted Lottie home.

CHAPTER XIV

meet the

Steve "Moran!"

breathed,

"How did he get in 7" whispered

"Tull them the drug storo on the corner around the block. We can go down the servants' olevator, through the basement and out to the street. They'll never follow us"

"Mum!" said Steve musingly. Barry. "Well, I'm glad your mother is all "That gang has a locksmith that right. I'll call you tomorrow could make a key to Buckingham Good-night."

Palace in 10 minutes," Steve said. Steve turned to Bud. "Harkins "They don't care much if Bud gets to going to be mightly disappoint

ed, isn't he?" plugged or not, do they?"

Steve was on his feet, motionlug The boy moved sullenly. Vhar Barry to stay where he was makes you think it's Harkins ?" "Rest easy, boy, I'm taking' alle lifted his eyes for the Brat time. "Everybody knows about lille stroll."

An he put down the telephone he looked at Barry who was regard. ing him uncertainly.

"No, I don't think the girls were in on this," he said answering the unapoken question in Barry's eyes "If that's what you want to know! With a choury and sudden "Good the Emprasa. You offered it in

Slove entered Somehow Harkins gang knew-or morning."

the the open market. Everyone's talk. quossed that we had the Empress kitchen just as Bud, with fingers ing about it." here. Before Bud leaves Lottie trembling, was about to open the they'll know where we had it." door of the refrigerator.

Thought you were at the club!"

"You think Lottie will tell

Bud faltered.

gave Mona blazes for not taking

Bud swung around

M. Venizelos, veteran Gresk atatosman, addressing a huge gathering in Athens after his defeat at the elections. He Is making his speech from a balcony, (Planet Naws).

The Earl of Cavan opened an exhibition of works from all over

the world at the Crypt of St. Martin in the Fields Church, London, and he is sann bare with the Rev. PAL McCormick inspecting an African tomtom made by schoolchildren in Africa (Plans: Naws).

"I saw you with Harkina at the Halcyon Club," Steve told him im-ed a 1 to the mechanic, alid the back. "Got a very pretty price "Boy, beneath the wheel, and Steve and for her, too! Enough to finance passively. He hesitated. them?" Barry demanded. .

thank your lucky stars that we're Bud crowded in beside him. The the new machinery and sot things Stave shrugged. "She wouldn't "I meant you to think so. What with you! You won't have a car whirrod and moved away, going in a big way—”

Two-thirty.

"But the. Empress was yours mean to, but abo couldn't keep are you doing at that ice box? chance if Harkins finds out you heading northward. from it. Before that cab was Did the gang send you for the didn't put it over! We'll drive Three o'clock. Four. Like n shot around the block she probably Empress ?"

you to Boston lo-night, and in two from n gun the car sped on toward Stove. I can't take-"

Steve shrugged. sharply.wecks more you'll be with Faster Boston.

"We've gone the necklace. That would lend "You know what I'm here for,nt the mine. We'll cable him to "Stove," said Barry as they dart-through all that before, old chap meet the boat at Trinidad. 11e ed out of Springfold after a long The Empress was mine. Granted. straight to the refrigerator and Stove." the Empress! Walt, old chop, The other nodded, "You didn't

"They'll bump you sure, Steve" period of allence. "In the Em I sold the darn thing. What ure! presa anfo? Won't the rest of the was it to me, except for money? think you'd got it that easily, dides over every as cften by plane. you? Don't be a fool! Here" "Are you sure?"?

Linob-1"

If you like, I'll call your share of Store grinned. "Yesh? Boy, Steve was changing to soft felt (Indienting the door) "gat inside.)

"The rest of the mob will, bo the expenso a loan. It can be nal slippers and instructing Barry to We're going to have a talk and you nown is going to break to-morrow chewing nails by nine o'clock to back any time. Our mine is going do the samo.

can thank your stars that Mona 1 that'll make them forget every morrow," Stovo laughed. "Good to have the finest equipmant lù "Nothing in nure," he said. "ox-your sister" cept death and taxes-bath ́of "It was Lottie who told me The three crept from the apart-Lord, I forget to tell you. The South America! which I seem to have evaded thus where to find the Empress!" Budment down the service elevator to Empress isn't in, the refrigerator.pretty." far. However, right now we can't blurted.

the basement, thence through to It isn't oven in the apartment!"

"But you and---” ovade. If they're churaps enough' "Sure. It was Lottie I expected the apartment house directly ad

you'll see."

thing!"

to send Bud back horo we have to tell." For a moment Steve and foining. Cautiously they emerged them in our pocket. If they think Barry oyed onch other. we're at the club they may send "Sit down, Bud," Stove said. him. They'll reason that any fool "Lol's talk it over. Smoke?" can open an ice box."

*

Quickly Stevo pushed two unay He held out his cigarette case and chaire woll back into the room so struck a match. The boy ducked

from that basament to the street. Rad's confederates were a block away, out of sight and around two

cornora,

In front of the drug stora Barry car was waiting. Io toss

"Right! I said it was in the re- "rigerator. So It was, Towny But not any longer. I hold the Emnresa vosterday."

"What!"

We'rò sitting

"Steve, I can't do this!"

"Then I'll do it. It's our mine, *n't it? Then it was our Em- And Bua press, our machinery. fa our now emploveo. Let's rep, kid, which department do you Stove think you'd like best?"

(To mo Continued)..

"I sold the Empresa." teaned over and thumped Barry ou

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