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BUD.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

LOVE or MONEY?

BY H. W. CORLEY

warthless, gay handsomely. Steve Na

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FRIDAY, APRIL 28, 1933.

would and borrow it out again. I hardly held it in the hand."

"He'll straighten out," said Monn confulently. "He's young."

"Young! Ho's old enough to be a better ind, surely."

"Mother," Moun begun, "what would you say if I told you that Steve had taken a hand with Rud7"

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"Where Is Bud7" Kitty naked presently. "I've got a trade lant for him. Not exactly a trado last either."

Mona and her mother exchanged glances, Mrs. Moran decided that there was no time like the present for a rehearsal. "Working in Con- necticut, snz anld. "Isud won't be home even on Sundays for a while Ma's look of triumph in Monn's di rection was lost on Kitty who was busy applying herself to her food.

"Hi!" Kitty

remarked. Everybody says Bud's a perfect terror. Mrs. Callahan anya ila a Steve had found him job,mystery how he keeps out of jail. down south," she said. Half of

She nays that you would do well to Bud's pay would be sent each week look into this Fordham business. to the family. Steve had promised She says" the job would make a man of Bul. "Steve ucts my hoy a job? His

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Then, without dwelling too much on the fact of Bud's connexion with where the gang, without mentioning the BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

the gang which was after the Em-secrecy concerning Baul's

famous diamond, Monu told her Watt press, in return to Steve's apart-Jaboula. MONA MORAN, receptionist lu

Ma had finished supper and mother of Steve's interest in the arvel isw price, is surprised when her childment, his reception and finally the hook weetheart, STEVE BACUARELLI, m turns to New York after three years mys. drive to Boston were all described washed the dishes. She Bald Menaboy.

"Bud is out of their way by this could and a bite in the ice box. terious absence. Mons contributes largely to the support of her mother. Invalld father, time," Steve said, eyeing his wrist Ma sat under the light in the ting

ister, KITTY. wder-do-well; brother

watch. "Four hours out at sea." parlour, a darning buskel in her Stove bas teen in Houth-Amerken witte, "But won't they suspect?" up, Hstening to the dance orchestra

chance, he has become associated

Steve shook his head. "I don't from the Palm Gardeus playing WH LALILY TOWNBEND, rich and s

You see, even if they over the radio. rially prominent, who owns a demand and think no. Together they have make the mize, believed think we, helped him get away, At her feet, in a clothes basket.

Min, not Bud." hugo diamond casted "The Empses of Peru." which I doubt, they won't think of lay the Donahue baby. His parents interest, I'm thinking, is in you, Mona sailed. The tank of the jixrry and Steve on woversi silnner and in the Canadian boat. We're ship-were attending the Elks' Ball and

Mona's brother, Bad, iping our machinery via the Mir had entrusted the infant to telling had been simpler than the eing engagements.

get myself zomething.had dared hope. Mn seemed undis-, under obligations Le BUCK HAUKIN, incl. They might think

Mother," Monn insisted after

turbed at the departure of her son. look at Sonny, flushed and easy in

"He's been such a worry to me, bin improvised crib. "I'm not very Min, I do declare," Masaid pre-

10 hungry."

sently, as if In answer "I thought you might be eating daughter's thoughts, "I never lik with Steve. You often do when you For a moment Móna was silent. are late this way," her mother reed to tell you. Maybe this job will forced to confess he has come to steal theThen this means that beside rescu-marked with eyes carefully water- liut, Mona reminded her, "we're kill the boy for hin reture, decides to arruling. Bud from the gang, you've ing Monn's reaction to this observa-

LOTTIE CARI, fali molet, Jalna Menn,

fub proprietor and gangster, who plate to Jamuggled Bad aboard."

steal the huge demonf

Steve La Mona sud latile that th

mond is bidden in hi eseriment. The four

young people are there when ud, Seth ing Harkin's order, telephone that mether 111. He cute to take Mens lume, and be and Barry hiife, Presently someone

The girl depart. Steve suspecta telekery

anters the SAREtment. It ud. Je

diamond. Beve, knowing the gangstere may

him to Bouth America. They drive to lo

vin to pst Bud on A bol

CHAPTER XV

we'd

"The machinery didn't go on the Lady Bradford?"

Canadian, "English boats-or either can't pick up American freight.""

risked yatir life-"

"I have nja of them." Steve in- terrupted. "You have only one brother."

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"And you paid Bud's fore South America, We owe you all I that!"

Mona's voice trembled. "But don't know what you mean, Steve! she said. "Why did you won't see Bud for a long while? What's happened? you?"

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The girl sat down and removed her hat. She turned to place it on a chair.

she said.

me:" "Steve asked

be the making of him!"

her

not to tell anyone-anyone, Mother -where he is. We aren't even to any down south. Just say he's out of town or in the country."

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Busy piring her needle through a "Oh, I'm so tired. So many wor-sock which Bud would never wear, ries

Mrs. Moran sighed. She was not "I fx you Min. There, to be diverted from her original

get your supper line of thinking. A cup of tea will do

"You owe me nothing. The boy are is going down there on a job. He's child, sit still! I going to make good at it. Just be-In no time.

She sat at her desk in the downing free from this crown will be you good." town law office. Steve's voice enmeja godsend." Steve put his hand to her over the telephone,

mean.

these

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to

"I'd like to see you married: some good man, Min," she 011- ounce. "Though how we'd get along without you, God knows!" "That's what you said about Alice." remarked Monu. "She's no better off. She's not as well off na she was when she was single."

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"Jim Halliday's a good man, ata replied conscientiously. Never would she allow anyone to criticize Alice's husband. He's good, but the luck isn't with him." she repeat-

yet..

over Mona's tiny gloved one and Drinking the ten a few minutes "I'm talking over long distance," looked at her. "You mustn't blame later, Monn knew that she, would he reasured her. "Bud is with me Bud too much. There are a dozen have to broach the subject of Bud. "I was saving it for Bud," she and he's okay. T explain it all ways kids get caught in when I ses you. Let me meet you things. Promise of big money, announced. "Eat it, Min. I made tonight, will you?"

Assurance they won't he asked to with nuts the way you like it." "I must tell her," Mona thought, "Where are you?" Monn asked. break the law, bluffs, and then, too

things watching her mother settle in her Then, "Yes, I'll meet you at five." late, the rentization that

She put down the telephone in have gone so far there's no road chair again and thrust her band bewilderment. Steve in Boston and back. I found one. Barry gave it into a heavy gray sock.

Bad with him! What could it to me.

"Sure Bud's in some scrape, I'll | ed. It was up to me to find a

he bound," Ma confided surprising- "I don't want to marry Steve last way out for Bud" She had left night about to go to his club with "The gang will shoot you if they . "The telephone was ringing Mother. Not for years."

half the day asking was he around." Barry. Bud had taken Lottie home fund it out, Steve?"

She sighed. "I worry my heart oul and had not returned. Bud and. Steve could hardly be called close He nodded in nonchalant agree-over him and that's the truth. friends, "Wise guy." was Dad's ment. "Yes, but the newspapers! wish he was good like you, Minnie." "Ile he brought in money regu- withering comment when Steve's with the story about the sale of the

Empress will give them such a pain larly, didn't he?" asked Mona cau- name was mentioned.

At five o'clock Mou found Steve they'll forget Bud ver fived. tiously. If he had not done that on the curb in his roadster. She You'll see!"""

this plan of Steve's would pave the listened carefully while he X-1

Mon left him and climbed the way, perhaps, to lessen motherly plained Without sparing her stairs to the apartment in a mix-anxiety at Bud's departure.

"He did hot "Ma answered Steve sketched the previous night'sture of moods. Steve had made her bappening. Bud's afiliation with understand importance of promptly. "Oh.stre, bring it in he

the

CLEARING QUAKE DEBRIS TO REBUILD'

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"And then it will be too late." Mrs. Moran mesed over her darn- Ing.

They were joined soon by Kitty, who trailed out to the kitchen, tó forage for a sandwich and cup of milk.

"And I say Mrs. Callahan would do well to look to her own busi-

ness! retorted Mrs. Moran, heat- edly. "Bud's a good boy! He's sending home half his salary every week now."

"Go to bed, Kitty," said Mona quietly.

"Can I have Bud's room if he isn't going to be here?" Kitty paused to inquire.

"That will be âne, Kit," and her

mother Avarmly.mer curtains for you. Good night now, chill"

Humming, Mona set the tiny kitchen to rights. Presently, say- Ing good night to her mother, she followed Kitty after a glance at the sleeping Donahue baby.

Things were not so bad even with this worry about Bud: She would have a room to herself away from the disdainful Kitty. Barry and Stove could do so much for Bud: Somehow this made Barry Town- sait seem a little nearer.

It was not Steve Mona was think-

ing of as she prepared slowly for the night. What would her mother say if sometime-later, of course- she were to marry someone like Barry?

Dreaming sweet dreams, at last she fell asleep.

(To Be Continued).

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