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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPHI

LOVE or MONEY?

BY H. W. CORLEY

for all that Mons know he was aware of that which had been con-

cealed from him so carefully. He knew he had been given only a year to live.

·

She

MONDAY, MAY 15, 1933.

from the Townsends.

EGYPTIAN CUSTOMS

MODIFICATION OF DUES ON COTTON GOODS

Cairo, May 14.

was

"You are so good!" Mona mur- mured as she moved about her sit- ting room one snowy mid-December bons and cords and addressings | afternoon, tying gifts with gay elb. Christmas cards. "Anybody who hns money could order gifts for The Council of Ministers has people but you select them! You approved of the modification of even sit here helping the them up the customs dues on cotton goods. and plan to deliver them your- Details are not yet available CHAPTER XXIX ["Mona." "One thing at a time," a little tact they had succeeiled | 801f,"

but it is understood that the dues The repeated. "To-day leta dropfndmirably in presenting a picture

Her voice

faltered sightly. generally have been increased by Mona raised Blurtled eye in to call on your family." or completely happy nmrried life. Yes, her husband was, as she hail 36 per cent.Reuter. "When you are, gone?" she re- peated.

He moved forward to give the Even Mi's sharp eyes failed to told Ma long before, a good man. iler

the There was only one thing he had husband surveyed

order to the chauffeur but Mona detect any variance from her

Mona looked at him in amaze- stopped bin. "Maybe I'd better unual pleture of domestic hur-failed to do and that was to maxment. "I'd like it, of course." gently.

up his quarrel with Barry. "My dear, do you believe for au in telephone frst," she said. trying mony. stant that I think I shall flee for to hide her confusion. "You

Ma, in fact, was deeply Impress-replied. "I like it." Ile

"All this is fun," Mr. Townsend She swallowed with difficulty. was "But don't do it for me. Do it for ever? His tone was light but it will be a great event for ed by Mona's fine man."

Mother."

would scurry about, serving the seated by the fire and moved a Barry. For yourself. I've really "Why, of course. We'll tele. inevitable tea-in thin cups now, froth of tissue and scarlet cord nothing to do with it as I see it.

"As you see it," murmured Mr. phone first." He spoke to the Monn's gentle insistence with from the table as the mid brought |chauffeur then. "Jackson, will deliente slices of lemon. Once the ten. It was cozy sitting there Townsend. Then he turned in his you stop at the next corner?" Townsends stayed to dinner and before the firelight with the snow path. He had risen und

pacing the floor. "My dear, I' For a moment neither upoke.

Monn was pleased and even touch. falling outside the window.

"We have shoes, a dress, a clouk do as you wish. I'll release the Then the man said cheerfully, Mona was to discover that her ed to observe her husband's ease

Garretson "Since life te short and time is husband Atted in with the life of in the stuffy little dining roomwell, nearly a whole outfit for boy's funds. I'll sce fleeting there are several things I the Moran household beyond her where the obviously "company Kitty." Mona went on, checking right after Christmas."

"You mean you'll make every- would like to do. The first is to must optimistic expectations, dinner" of hot and heavy foods over her list and touching several

puekages as she spoke. "You thing all right?" nee you as frequently as possible. After that first visit when Ma had wns apread before him.

pour tes, will you. Annn?" she I want to take you about, to show hurried into her new silk gown you off if you don't mind the and, avith a single awerp, cleared

said to the maid. phrase-to provide you with gifts, up "that trash of Kitty's" from the I want to meet your family, tos, dining room table, when Dad had I'd like to feel that this rather apologized for his lack of a shave abrupt move of mine has benefitted and Mona herself had tried not to them in some way. Of course," show her nervousness, the Town he added hastily. "I know you are sends cume often to the Third doing everything for them you can avenue flat. think of. Perhaps I can think of It seemed strange, indeed, to Homething more."

Mons to learn that her husband, "You are so kind,” replied Mona with his splendidly erect enrringe "Sure, and it makes no differ uncertainly. "But Vol haven't and distinguished air, was really ence to the man because we promised to do the one thing Ittle younger than her father, aren't swells." Ma, struggling with want most. WIH you arrange The two men had, it seemed, skat-her new hat slightly askew en het things for Barry?"

jed on the same park pond long graying hair, had told Mrs. Calla- He glanced sharply toward her, ¡years before.

han after the return from the "Change my will, you mean 2′′ Kitty admired her brother-in- | revelry, "Everything you could

She nodded.

law and told Isabel Flynn she was think of, mind you, set before us, pick you up," he replied, recepting almost tempted to call him "fohn."A whole bill for the waiter. Aud

That was the name by which such style!"

Townsend looked away. "One thing at a time, my dear," he said, It came into the girl's mind that not once had he ever called her

*

Then came the "grand day" as Mr. Moran expressed it when the family piled into the big ear and was whisked away to Long Island for a shore dinner because Mr. Moran had, In a conversation with his son-in-law. mentioned fundness for clams such as those served in the old days at City Island.

his

Mona addressed her husband In, Christmas brought a bewilder- the presence of the family. With ing load of gifts to the Morans

Here is the U. S. sirdock and base built at Sunnyvale, Cailf,, to houso the Macon, sistor ship of the lost Akron. The dock and base buildings recently were completed. The Akron's home base was

Lakehurst N, J.

"Let's get her a purse and pui one change in it," Mr. Townsend suggested. "I get tickets for a musical comedy, too, and she can take her gang".

"Her gang?" asked Monn, puzzled.

"That's what she calls them," her husband responded, amused "Miss Flynn, the Misses Gordon and several others."

Monn knew Isabel Flynn but the Misses Gordon" were new to her.

"I met quite a few of themt en route to the movies that Sunday afternoon when 1 drove over to the tea cup the maid offered.

The man stopped and sighed. "Can anyone do that. Mona ?" he replied in a low tone. "No one However this is but you, I fnney. my jden-"

He sunk into a chair again and, clasping his hands, looked at the blaze. "You recall," he began, "the terms of our bargain. At the end of a year you were to be free to remain or go to Reno. Suppose we leave it this way. You decide -oh, net to-day or to-morrow but take your time-which it shall be. Rens or well, not Reno.

"In any case the terms aball stund. In my will you are to receive your share with certain stipulations. Whether it's Reno or not you shall be heiress to the larger part of my-let's call them assets."

He had met them indeed. Kity, "If you decide, however, to pass spying the big cat, had literally Reno by I will, as you put it, do swarmed alrond, introducing him the right thing by Barry. Possib- Ito the other girls as her brotherly even more than what might be

John." "Brother John“ here. termed the right thing." upun hail responded nobly. "The Mona rose, her face fushing. gang" had been taken inside and "You mean," she began but did driven to the 86th street mation not go on. The meaning was picture house where the chauffeur Jelear enough, had been instructed to secure Her husband bowed. "That is tickets.

precisely what I mean, my dear.

Mone, drinking tea now, gazed Take your time. At the end of the fre. She remembered your reflection on the matter be Barry had told her that the one my wife. Forsake the Reno plan. thing he missed most in the tropicsWe'll go to, Europe, around the was the cheer of an open fireplace world- Glied with slapping legs.

"Bat-but-" said Mana. still

Barry always liked a good fire," helpless. her husband said unexpectedly. "Do I need to tell you," her hus- He had placed another package in band continued, "that I am feur-

tremendously, deeply the basket which on Christmas fully,

in

Eve was to go to the Moran house-love with you? I have been over hold.

since the day I first saw you at the: Then he continued. "I suppose Savarin. The day I was lunching the gift you'd like most this with Garretson. But of course I Christmas is for me to do some thought you knew I love you!" thing about Barry, eh?"

(To be Continued.)

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