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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

LOVE or MONEY?

BY H. W. CORLEY

WAB

11

FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1933.

hor.

straight man of the world with } As he spoke he turned to young graying hair. It came from a Barry's portraita, regarded them a studio which catered exclusively minito and turned back to to men and which, selecting its Her face, whieh had grown pale at subjects with an eye to the purse, his entrance, Rushed again. Then mnde of Ito clients what Mona the colour receded. endled inspired captains of industry Mr. Townsend indicated a chair. and very charming, handsome per "Sit down," he said, "I want

talk to you."

Non.

Monu moved in front of Mr. Townsend's picture, the shaft of light falling across her head, and "I am married to him for six

:

to

of her head, Mona remained stand With a hardly perceptible shake fng. At length she spoke. "I-I lunch," she said. "I am ready." thought we were going out to

The summer passed and in its pected him, didn't you? You've which lights played in mystle fash-atood mutionless before it. wake come a cool, clear autumn.had an opera engagement for Ilon. There were cushioned sents Mona visited the Adirondacks with don't know how long! He before the windows and the walls monthe longer," she mused "Well, Mr. Faxon, spent a careful three thought you might

"Quito, I should say. You are like to have were lined with impressive looking I wonder if he is natisfied with weeks in selecting clothes, opened lunch with him. Shall I say you'll books.

wint's he's done?"

prompt. And I find you here, re- the town house once more, went be waiting at one?"

There

garding the family portraits rather "Perfectly, my dear, I Areplace, easy

assure soberly. Tell me," the girl raised back to her studies.

"Certainly," Mona replied auto-¡ chairs, and a desk with a polished you." Alice, her sluter.

her eyes to his and found them The voice was cool and criap be kindly, "do you think I knew when surface on which an unused Ink- came back matiently. from Atlantic City whither she

The girl tossed off her lding stand waited. The room itself had had her. Mona turned swiftly I had Garretson arrange this mat had gone with Sonny, at Alona'a cont and, uitting down, began to sa unused appearance. Indeed,, Irs. and beheld her husband. It was ter between ca.. instigation.

Kitty was settled fumble with her boots. "Are we Faxon had told Mona that its chief the first time she had seen him in nicely in school, growing taller lunching here?" she asked com-setting for the children's Christmas, consciously looked upon as her own she asked. Then swiftly, lest function had been to serve as the town house which she had un- Monn flushed. "Knew-what?" and important with the new for- posedly. tunen of the family. Dad was

"I think he intends taking you small parties given as they grew

trees during the holidays or

for retreat.

Mr. Townsend, faultlessly dress-"Knew that I would be prompt?" he tell her, she tried to laugh. home In his easy chair by

the out somewhere. Mr. Townsend old. window after a month in the coun-an buen out very

'ed in striped trousers and frock] "A remarkable virtue little. They try at a cousin's boarding house.feel it would do him good to see Mr. Townsend rarely used it his hat and gloves upon the desk you that I consider you remark Mrs. Faxon had explained that coat, was smiling at her. He laid woman, Monn. But I need not tell Six months gone, six to come. people and get about as he used randing, preferring his own bank and set his stick upon a chair. Mona.could go to Reno in May. to do." Were courts open in the summer?

lined sitting room upstairs. Vagstaly Mona reenlled a reference

The green lights from the dows stained her suit os to court opening after the lang va

forward to look at cation. It had been in a motion picture but the lawyers had worn wig. It must have been an Eng tish picture. Maybe things were! .different over here.

tor

"Of course," Mona agreed.

It was 10 o'clock then and the moved

for

Mana

in

He smiled at Mons rather boyish-able. Otherwise I would not have wine thought, but for a moment done myself the honour of asking

she was startled. She had uttered) you to be my wife."

"You mean," neked Monn in dis- her thoughts aloud! · · French instructor who arrived at photographs hanging on the fur- Goine

may, "you mean" She found it "Perfectly satisfied," Mr. Town-alficult to finish.. 10:30 kept Mona busy for an hour.

"I mean, my child, that I had no Six months- noiden, not the slightest, at the time After that her hair was waved by the wall. Strange she had not send repeated. "And I believe that Celeste, the maid, adept in such noticed these before. They could you are, too.

be no one save Barry! That alight

cloubt you were thinking-have of our marriage that you were in arts, and her nails were manicured slant of eye, the wave in the smooth passed. It's just half the time un-love with my nephew!" Mr. Townsend was feeling bet

perfectly.

blond hair, gaining sophistication til you shall be free again," Mona chose a ten suit and sable as he grew older. Here was little

In love with his nephew! There these days, Mr. Faxon ex-fur with a snug, nondescript little Barry, rolling about a fur rug.

He moved toward her, regarding it was in plain words. In love with plained that he would expect to that of brown to go with it. She kicking bare heels and, probably, frightful bondage, has it

her steadily. "It hasn't been such Barry. She had hardly dared ex- dine with Mona occasionally, driv-

(Continued on Page 10.) ing in with his car or when he rarely wore the emerald ring but growing as he clasped his fat little left Twilands as he frequently did,

today

she slipped it on her left hands together and retarded them taking up an abode in the suite sot hand.

delightedly. Barry in aside for him in the 63rd street one and, without waiting to be long ago it must have been! Still!

car had been ordered for riding

rompers on his trieyele. Oh, how home.

"Living here," asked Mona, pal-into the bright little foyer of the war only--why she and Barry were called, she tripped down the stairs-not awfully long, either. Barry ing. She laid down her riding house and back to the library.

rop. It was early morning and

young! Of all the rooms in the house- she had just come in from a ennter except of course, her own-Mona in the park.

Mr. Townsend, her husband, was Hiked the library best. It was at not young. A little farther along "Yes, dear. Why not?"

Mrs. the rear of the first floor, walled the wall hung another Faxon went on gently, "You ex-with stained ginas windows through 'picture. a portrait of a slender,

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