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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1933.

LOVE or MONEY?

DEGUN BENE TO-DAY

MONA MORAN, recepilonkt

BY H. W. CORLEY

hat childhood sweetheart, who retorna New York after three years” absence, Blavo

chance, he has become musociated with Barry, owner of a diamond mine song beloved worthy less. Together they have made the mine pay and are now buaincas Bartiers, Steve own s huge diamond called "The Empress of Peru." LOTTIE CARR, fashion model, joins Mona, Barry and Bieve on several dinner and dene

has been In South American where, largsir by

Ing engageYTE ISLA,

Mona's brother, BUD,

"Barry has done a lot for Stevo 100," Mona said uneasily.

Barry found a beret and huge wenter for Month and presently they set off. Half a dozen dogs

and

in the dark. We have books—not(was à white chalk line. Barry too many, because the insects des-raised on tiptoe, drew his hand a- troy the bindings. They feast on long the line and found the key. book-binderat glue, it seems. Wa "Careful of the rug there,” is have huge beds like King What's called as he, swung the door open. ifs-name died in, with notting drap Too late! Mona had not seen the ed over the sides. I shouldn't say carpet rolled at her feet. She trip. wo rough it. There's a golf club peil and stumbled. Barry caught near enough for convenience. And her. we have our island. We go there occasionally for holidays."

"Great. Scott, you aren't hurt?" He raised her in his arms, # fraglic burdep, and awung her into the room.

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They walked a few moments and wet for the wedding if he thought two rts along." she urged with a Walt Barry loved you because that's the ly wink at Steve. "I have some-then Barry continued, "You can

On her feet once more, breathless, Sint law offen, is in love with SAHRY way Steve 1s. Anything Barry thing I haven't told Steve about." buy a linen gult down there for 80 Monn stood Inughing. Barry TOWNSEND, rich and melaily prominent

"Go ahend," Steve said. "I've cents"

garded her seriously. "That's an Dhe mes Etary through STEVE BACCARELLI, Wants Steve hands over!"

"Help" Mona exclaimed, laugh- old-fashioned custom, isn't it? I've (something I've been wanting to fell:

wrong! You heard it somewhere. Swinging Lottie eyer since I met her." Buting. "I see I was

don't rough it at all! Remember, one'e bride over the sill!” his smile was for Mona.

wicked, coatly Third live on

Mona felt frozen in her tracks. avenue!"

The dogs came tumbling cut to Strangely, Barry avoided her eyes meet them. greeted them excitedly as they "Ped, atretched out Invitingly. Lacy room of the camp. He knelt at the The valley, smoke-fill-and went to explore the living peared on the lawn. Monu Barry stood for a moment, the crisp trees waved their tender branches. fireplace and nodded with approval Mona and Barry strolled across when he saw that a fire had been air filling their hings.

the golf course toward a clump of laid. Without speaking Mona fol-

lowed him slowly. maples.

"I want to show you my little The room wan cold and shilly, camp," Barry said. "I had It built The rugs had been rolled and wero when I was in college. We dam- standing about the walls, the chairs see,med the stream and when there was dusty and old but comfortable, to have partics There were camp beds, denim cover- skating I used there."

ett and pillowed. Tables. A wide A half mile farther the camp, a buffet at one end and beyond a small affair at the water's edge, kitchen, well stocked with staples came into view. There was a wide and canned goods.

becuties Involved

thie, trapa Bud,

At his

encle's

Barry,

"Yea, and he's dying to do a lot for you. Listen! I told him on my honour that you only cared for Steve in a sisterly way. I said it was the same with Steve. Pala in school days and all that." with gangsters who plan to steal the big Lottie's eyes grew softly remials when he confesses helga kire cage scent of that ten hour when Barry

"Great stuff!" tried Americs where he is given a job at the mined biurted out his love for Monn.

Some time later Harry Invites Muus, Lottle "Well," she concluded, "I guess I'd breathing deeply. and Ntere lo spend Bundy

"And yet,' Mona pointed out, Palatial country home, they make the selp better leave some of this for him Ht Stern's rosjalez. Whits the girls are taking to tell you first hand. It's quite an "you're leaving it." off their wraps Lottie confides that Barry hourful, let me add! Isn't it time to "Oh, you! My business, you

Ko down stairs now? I'm starved!" isn't here."

Arm in arm, the two girls went

They set out briskly on the road down the broad staircase. Barry leading toward the stables. met them below.

"You must rough it at the "Thought you had disappeared mines," Mona sald. permanently!" he said, "Let's gol Barry shook his head. "No, we

verandah piled with chairs tipped | Borry, busy at the closet now, Breakfast is waiting."

don't rough it. I shouldn't say against the storms. The door was was taking rapid stock of the sup- that."

(Continued an Page 10.) locked and above it, on a high sil,

til her be be in love with Mona.

CHAPTER XVIII

Mona whirled, powder puff in hand. "At Sherry's?” she asked, "You went to tea with Barry at Shorry"#?"* - "Yes."

"But I didn't know-I mean you He led the way past the drawing Mona spread her hands to indi- didn't-!"

room, past his uncle's library, cate Twilands at one motion. "This Lottie nodded shamelessly. "And to the dining room. A fire crackled is luxury: Surely."

a very good tea it was too. Barry on the hearth, licking the birch loge Barry nodded. "Luxary. And wanted to talk to me, silly!" She with which Mason, now and then, idleness and, more or less, dissen- went on in a different tone. "We replenished it. Mrs. Faxon was ab- sion! Maybe I've told-you iny uncle couldn't stand very well on tsent, but Barry explained they and I don't get on very well. We street corner! You see it happen-would ser her at dinner. Mason can't seem to mend the situation. ed this way. My name is in the served the delicate viands cooked I've very nearly stopped trying. telephone book. Barry told me it by Jenn, his wife...

Twlands is, in a way, half mine, took him an hour to find my last There was orange juice, cereal you see. It's my home. I couldn't name and then he had to call the with thick cream, an oyster omelette pass up Twilands- shop. How he remembered even the with delicate curls of bacon, mufsbyt Ile paused uncertainly. "Of first is a mystery to me! He and coffee.

course I have my own Income bat generally call

'Hey, you! Die

Steve ate as though he enjoyed [it's tied up so my uncle can really Haven't you noticed? Well, be the food and Monu observed how at supervise the spending of every asked me to ten, said he couldn't | hanie he seemed in Barry's environ- dime. At the mines F'um someone make it dinner because of another ment. "Barry frequently tossed tid- The whole place belongs to us, We engagement

bits to the dog, his left hand have a huge house--you should sep "I met him at 5:30 and right dangling to caress & velvet ear. those houses in the tropics! High, away Barry wanted to know if he "Want to have a look ut the wide and handsome. Latticed to had been horning in between you grounds?" he asked as they rose, let the air in and not a pane of glass and Steve. Sald Slave would hand Unathletic save It the dance in the whole building. We dine on you over even if the day had been floor, Lottle vetoed the walk. "You the verandah, watching the fireflies |

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