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KING'S THEATRE

COMMENCING

TO-MORROW.

The Most Amazing Dramatic Thrill The Scroon Has Known!

HOWARD HUCHB

PATIENTA A

LEWIS MILESTONE

PRODUCTION

THEN

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1933.

LOVE or MONEY?

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

BY H. W. CORLEY.

MUNA MORAN, receptionist in a Wall Bireet law nthee, la surprised when her childhood sweetheart, STEVE BACCARELLI return to New York after three fel the absence. Mona contalbntes largely to support of her mother, Invalid father, slater,

the world.

come.

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dicating that she found these "Barry wanted me to ask if you visits to Alice's flat lens and less and Lottle can't come up to Twi-ngreeable. Innd'n for Sunday. He's going Mn drew a basket from the Friday and I can drive you and closet and packed it lovingly. The Lottie up Sunday morning if you'll baked chicken, fresh rolls, currant KITTY, and ne'er-do-welt brother, DUD.

Steve a been In Bouth Amerien where,

We'd have a great time jelly. Dud's illness was such that largely by chance, he has become ate together!"

his weekly basket might contain with BARRY TOWNSEND, rich and socially prordinent, who owns diamond mine "I'd love it!" Mona agreed, ac- almost anything-within realms of Together they have made the mine, believedcepting for Lottie as well as her-discretion-that they cared worth, pay handsomely. Eltere a huge diamond called "The Empress of Peru," self. She knew that Lattle would pack.

LOTTIE CARR, fashion model, Joins Mona. [be only too glad to throw over "Give Father a big kins for me." Barry and Blave on several dinner and dancing engagements. Mona's brother, Bud, le under any other dute she might have for Mona called to her mother. "Tell nhilsations to BUCK HARKING,, night clebs auch an invitation.

him I'll be up to see him Tuesday.". proprietor and gangster, who plots to sieni

Steve had already telephoned the huge lemon

that he was on his way. Mona had answered his call gally. Mona smiled. "Yes, I know. She stood before the mirror in He's at White Sulphur with Mr.hor bedroom, touching her cheeks Garretson. They're frienda, you with rouge, then powder, with the know." She stopped rather sud-utmost care. She brightened her denly. Mona had just remember-ps with lipstick, pressed her hair ed that she and Barry had never into dark, becoming waves about nientioned to Steve the fact that her face and added the faintest they had met before Steve's in-dash of perfume to her ear lobes. troduction.

Then she drew a smart little blue

Blave suspecte this, One night when Mons and Leille Are Bavo's Rucate, telephones that his mother la 1. He comes to take one home. Later he returns and is forced to confei ho mennt to ate the diamond. Knowing the gangsters niy ki: the boy for this fallure, Steve decides to send him 10 Bath America They drive to Howton where Bud boards a boat. Next day Steve explaine to klons what has happened, warning her she must tell no one.

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CHAPTER XVI

"Barry's uncle is out of town," Stove volunteered as if in answer to unspoken questions.

"So Garretson known old Town-sport frock over her head and send, eh?" Steve said, without settled it into place. The blue hat suspicion. "Well, we can thank the same shade as the dress-- him for this day's invitation. It was adjusted at just the right. certainly wouldn't be much fun to jaunty angle. visit Twitands if the old man were around."

The first weeks of apring passed Awiftly, Bud's contributions to the household finances began to arrive regularly, putting the fist on a much more comfortable basis. Ma had devised an nurceable fiction concerning her son's new Job in Connecticut. She spoke of the girl he was interested in. Later she announced to her together?" neighbours that Bad's employer had sent him south on a business trip,

even

"Ilea working for one of them big Wall Street men," Ma confided to Mrs. Callahan. "Thinks the world of Bud, too, he does."

Kitty was easily consoled over the absence of her brother who had been chlef opponent in many a battle across the dinner table. She was delighted now to have a room of her own. Knowing that her school friends would not, upon Bud's arrival, be rudely bustled out of his favourite chair, Ketty NEXT CHANGE CENTRAL took to inviting Innbel and Kathlees

Scandal? Yes, my

name's been dishad

around. But why should they blame mat They're going

to take you away

from me, darling.

Judy just can't liv without her baby!

Constance

BENNETT

Istv Prod

Stunning! Glorious! ROCKABYE

The Dromate Hand Cry of

o Mizon Mother!

JOEL PAUL

MECRIA LUKAS

PAYME

"Don't he and Barry get along

"Get along?" Steve eyed her. "Oh, so-no! It Isn't the old man's Fault, I suppose. It's his imagina- tion.

He thinks well, it's not exactly his imagination either. Ile's taking out on Barry the ill feelings he had for Barry's father and mother. Making their son pay what he owed them."

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Monn stepped back from the mirror for a final survey of her costume. Yes, she was satisfied, The blue frock brought out the colour of her eyes. Its trim lines revealed quite modestly the slender, graceful figure. Mona knew that she was as becomingly and sultably dressed for the holl- any of day in the country as Barry's debutante friends might have been.

"Owed them?" Mona queried. The girl's eyes were shining. "Well, they played a rather It was the radiant glow of happin- mean trick on him, you must ad-ess, more than the blue gown, the cosmetics, the painstaking minuter mit."

bofore, the dressing table that made Mona Moran on that spring morning a real beauty,

"But that's not Barry's fault." "Of course not. But his uncle can't forget it. That's the way of the world, my child."

It was agreed a little later that to come home with her. She and her friends could play the radio as Steve should call for the two girls much ሲ they wished and Malat about 10 o'clock Sunday morn would never object.

ing, stopping first for. Mona and Moreover a brother "down then for Lottie.

"And if she's not ready we won't south" gave Kitty a certain pres- tige among her friends. Ma pack-wait for herl" Steve had insist ed Bud's seant wardrobe and asked. It wna rather well known that punctuality was one of the ed Steve to forward it to him.

"But we've already sent word to virtues almost entirely foreign to have Bud completely outfitted," Lottle. Stevo told her. "He won't need these things."

"The Ind left without so much as toothbrush on him. Poor boy!" Ma lamented.

"Seems to me you put on a lot

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The Morans were awake early Sunday morning. Kitty was

to

not

Stove was coming for her. Steve was looking forward to the long drive into the country with

But they were Mona thoughts of Steve Saccarelli that brought the flush of colour to the girl's checks.

Mona went to the living room window and looked down on the street to watch for Steve's long gleaming motor car. It should be Steve there any moment now. had had time enough to travel the 10 blocks even in the worst of Sunday morning traffic jama.

The hands of the clock across go to spend the day at Alice's as usual. Ma was making her week-the room pointed to 10 minutes ly trip to the hospital to see her past 10.

"What cap be keeping him?" of airs for life in the jungle,"usband. Mona suggested when Steve men- Kitty eyed her older sister Mona thought. "If he isn't here tloned some of the items of Bud's rather approvingly. "You and in a few minutes we'll be late."

Stove certainly make a nice-look-I She could not bear to lose even newly ordered wardrobe.

10 minutes of the day at Twilands. "Why not? In the army the ing couple," she announced. men used to shave and make them- "You and Isabel have decided Mons was eager to see the beaut selves apic-nad-apan to go over the 1that, have you?" Mona returned. fal Townsend estate--the home

Ma interrupted the converant-Barry had known as a child, tep, didn't they? We re in a

"I'm going to have a whole day jungle-though we don't call it tion, calling Killy into the kitchen. ' that but we make ourselves com-A chicken for Dad was all ready with him. Mona's heurt was sing fortable there. Have lots of ser-roasting in the oven and fragran ing. "One whole day! I'm going vants. Barry and I always dress hints of the bird's tenderness filled to be a guest in his home!"

Suddenly the blue eyes darkened, for dinner. We send to Haiti for the air. Kitty was far from being clothing. And you should see the in accord with arrangements for She was remembering at Steve ialand we have in the Caribbean the day. She said the kids in Saccarelli had been her childhood were playmate. Mona understood Steve, for holidays! When we're there in Alice's, neighbourhood

his

we get linen suits from Haiti. We"dumb." She would have to wheel knew that he cared for her and ac learned about the tailor from the the baby for an hour before she cepted this affection in n maiter-of- captain of a cruiser. Our orders could settle down with the new fact way.

Barry Townsend, in spite of all go over by one mail boat and the paper comic section. Kitty want.

protestations. was from a suits come back on the return trip.ed to go to the hospital with her

different world. How could she mother to see Dad. Tailored to measure, too."

Herald "Children aren't allowed and know if Barry's feeling toward her "Just as I'd shop in

friendship or Romething Square if I lived on Long Island!" you know that, Kathleen Moran." was Mona exclaimed.

Thus Ma diaposes of the appeal deeper? How could she know if "Herald Square? Say you'd briefly. "The doctors say, though, Barry was learning to care as she shop on Fifty-seventh street or that Dad's getting better. Glory had learned?

"Perhaps," Mona thought with a be to God!" Madison!"

A few more tuga at her over-quick Intake of breath, "today will They laughed together us if shoes and Kitty was ready to go. tell me!"

(To be Continued.) their talk was the most amusing in iShe departed with remarks in-i

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THERE IS NO PRICE TOO GREAT TO PAY FOR THE MAN I LOVE

I will cast away my jewels for him—

I will live in poverty for him--

I love him-love him- love him!"

Her sacrifice was great but her love was greater!

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