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THE HO

TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MAY 1, 1933.

LOVE or MONEY?

DAGIN HERE TO-DAY

BY H. W. CORLEY

Darry and Have on several dinner and dan

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bespoke years of tradition, years of employee. In her 25 years of sor culture and care. Mona could pic-vico Mrs. Faxon had boon gover turo the small Barry straggling nese, secretary and now "hostess" about that lawn in white rompers, was probably the word to express swimming in the pool or jogging her position. As Stove put it later, along the country rondside on his she ran the place" even when his

uncle was there.

pony.

come

She thought of him returning

Barry introduced them, standing here from school bringing his frienda. At the time she and with his arm about Mrs. Faxon's a charming Stovg had been swinging along shoulders. She was

50, with Lottie was pulling out too. Her road ahead, a apeculative frown Third avenue on the backs of ice woman, somewhat over

wagons, and being shooed from soft white huir and a face far MONA MORAN, recepilonist in a wall employer had rafaed her salary touching his forchend.

refrained "This is glorious!" Lottle call- the neighbour's steps with their younger than her years. Lottie, Ytrest law office, is surprised when her child-three times in the face of offers

tops and Jackstones, Barry had been with great restraint.

from mentioning the rather ob- hood sweetheart, STEVE BACCARELLI. from competitors. And Mona wased to them.

living in this beautiful plece. turns to New York after the years determined to pull away from Suddenly they reached a ridge,

"Barry should oppreciate ha Ivious resemblanco Mrs. Faxon bore terior Absa TYCH. Man contributen largely

overlooking one of many broad.

good fortune1" Loltle declared. to a motion picture duchess. to the support of her mother, Invalid father, Third avenue poverty.

the highway, alter, KITTY,

It lind been Lottie who had found shallow valleys on and beer-do-well brother,

She greeted thẻ giria charming- The fortunate young man met

thought BUD.

love has been in South America where, the blue sport dress Mona wore to- A lacework of bare treas attempted them just within the gate, emergly. "You would have largeir by chance, he has become nasociate day. "Get It," she advised. "It's to hide the village beyond, its few ing from the shrubbery as the car Barry had never had guests be with BARNY TOWNSEND, rich and socially

spires pricking into the sunshine whirled inside. Steve Jammed on fore, she said. "I was afraid prominent, who owne diamond mine. To a bargain and a real buy!".

Mona had bought it. Girls in like gleaming bayonets.

the brakes swiftly. Barry was he'd walk half way to White Plains gelber they have made the mine, believed

didn't Further still, near the broad bareheaded, a dog nosing at his to meet you if you worthless, pay handsomely. Blave own large diamond called The Empress of Fers. the stratum of society to which she

LOTTIE GARI, fashion model, Joins Kous, aspired bought their sport suits by summit at the north, was an estate, heels, He was dressed in heavy soon." sine engagements. Men brother. Dud, the dozen. For Monn it took On a terraced hill, above lawns boots, riding breeches and a awen- under allestions to BUCK HARKINS, night scheming and saving to buy one. and shrubberies, there towered a ter that was not now.

She added that Barry's unclo elab proprietor and pensator, who plow to

"But there isn't a debutante huge house. A copy of a Franch

"It's great to aco you!" he ex- aten the huge diamond.

who'd look as much a queen in that chateau of the last century. A claimed, springing on the running Was away but that they would outfit as you do," Lottle had said golf course had been laid out de-board and pushing the dog asido try to do the honours in his absence. Monin caught the solemn wink Bar- yond the buildings. The terraced

hand. to confean he meant to steal the diamond. At 56th street Steve halted the walls dropped to a stream below with one large brown

other breakfast if you can stand smiled.

The boy has every fireplace in Be fallare, Steve dreides to send him to car to wait for Lottle. Twenty where in summer ducks, swans.and "Drive on Steve. We'll have un. y cast in Steve's direction, and Pouth America to work at the mine. They minutes passed before she appear-peacocks would sun themselves,

it. I've only had coffee. Then drive to Boston where Bud boards boat

"That's Twilanda," Stare n- Store explains this to Xona next day. warning

The dressed in maroon to set off Mona's nounced briefly, nodding toward we'll take a tramp or something." the house blazing high," Mrs. her she must tell no one.

car crossed the gravel Faxon Bult, leading the Beveral days Inter Barry invites Buna,

the house.

stretch and halted under the ports through the panelled ball to the Lottle en Hters to spend Sunday at his blue.

here rumble "You've been "I suppose 1 draw the

cochere where Mrs. Faxon, the living room. Hera a cosy fire was seat Lollic exclaimed. "All Stove?" Mona naked.

Townsend's housekeeper, met them, burning. There was a plano, com- right" (waving a hand toward "Soveral times."

(Continued on Page 10.) Mona), "I wouldn't rub you for the "Why it's like the movies! Amilling. The girls understood at fortable chairs, tubles, reading The air was sharp and glowing, world!"

crowed Lottie, in ecstacy. "I've al-once that she was more than an Nestling at Steve's aide, warm in Steve Atarted the car again and ways wanted to go inside one of her woollen sport suit, Mona con- they plunged into the park. Past these big houses where you have the mall, the pond, out again into to send out a searching party to sidered the world about her.

On either side in the Wifth ave 110th street and finally, leaving the locate guests straying from the on to Westchester. room without a guide. I've always nuo traffic were other expensive mo-city behind,

Slave suspects this. One night when fans and Lolls are Slave's rate, and telephones

that his mother is 195. He comes to tako Mons home. Later he turns and forced warmly. Knowing the angsters may kill the boy for

uncle's patial country home. la 14 - ing In love with Barry

CHAPTER XVII

cd. Then indeed she was a vision,

before,

tor care. The women in those cars Roads dipped and awayed toward wanted to semaphore a person sit- were dressed beautifully. The them. They drove through wood ting opposite me at dinner-!"

"It's a fine old place," Steve in- men looked confident, distinguish-jed plots, through brown fields.

ed. No suggestion of poverty or Here and there they ducked into terrupted. hardship here. Nothing of the life Mona herself had known.

Steve had pulled out of that life,

villages, were delayed by strag

gling. dressed-up Sunday crowds.

Indeed it was a fine old place. Steve drove with his eyes on the Twilands, even from a distance,

Competitors Fined up with their machines before the Start of the London Ladies Motor Cycle trial run over the Kent and Surrey hill, from Croydon. (Planet News).

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NEW GREEK CABINET—A new cabinet has been formed in Graece by M. Taaldaris, who secured = amall majority in the general elections. Photo abowa-The naw Greek Cabinet-Right to left-A, Chatsiky- riakos (Marine); S. Loverdos (Finance); P. Rallis (Public Instruction): Makropoulos (Health); A. biaximos (Foreign Affairs); G. Posmatzoglou (National Economy); Rallis (Communications); P. Tsuldarls (Promier); 9. Talliadouros (Justice).. (Planet Nows).

Hongkong is to receive a real treat in the way of variety enter. tainment when Don and Sally, two former Ziegfeld Follies atars appear at the Peninsula Hotel for spaion starting on Saturday, May 13. The above pictures show the accomplished performers in two of their acto.

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BLESSING THE MOTOR CARS-The traditional ceremóny, of blessing the motor cars took place in Rome, when owners drove to the churches or stopped in the strest for their vehicles to recalve the benediction (Planet News),

"SPIRIT OF SPRING"-Misi Conchija Botterell, a student, of culture at the Central School of Art, London, at work on "Tän Spirit of Spring" "(Planst Naws).

Harz Von Hoesch, the German Ambassador in London is seen placing a wreath on the grave of the victims of the German Zeppelina brought down during, the war at Peiteve Bar A memorial service was held at Pötters Bar Churakyatal (Pianot News).

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