1933-05-25 — Page 18

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

LOVE or MONEY?

CHAPTER XXXVII

BY H. W. CORLEY

|who promised to telephone Inter, Mona and Lottie registered at the hotel, prepared for luncheon and presently joined Dr. Allday on sight-seeing trip.

Bud rono and walked toward the party, his hand extended. "Why Mona What are you doing here?"

His cojourn in the tropics had Im-)

Bud telephoned in the evening proved Bud. His carriage WILA straighter. The furtive, look had while were at the Tay were to be ready at 10 o'clock next disappeared from his eyes. morning when he would call for "We were looking for you" them. He was remaining for the Mona told him. She fling her night In San Fernando. arms about her brother and Bud The Miranda aniled at nine and blushed beneath his tan,

the two girls drove with the doctor "I'm a pilot now," he explained. to the jetty. As they waited for "Up here to handle some business the tender he said softly to Lettie. for the mine. Then I've got to "In the jury's verdict in yet?" streak for Holiday."

"I'm afraid ko. She hesitated. "Can you take a couple of passen-"You know how I feel. But there gera

Lottie cried.

are londa of girls—" Did "Of course,

you get my

"There are," he said ruefully. wire?"

"But only one like you!" They sat down at a table and Bud

"Maybe that's plenty," Lottie said signalled to a waiter. Mona asked, cheerfully. "Where is Holiday? Lottie and I have been at the binocular half the way down."

any case, leave for Holiday Island until the following day.

THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1933.

"Luncheon, Madame," the waiter! anid. "There may be few hostelrics | where one would care to rest."

You will provide for the chauf-| four?"

That apparently had already been done. There was a smaller pack-, nge for the chauffeur.

WIFE COOKS · A FIELD MOUSE

AND IS KILLED BY HUSBAND

Transvaal.

Heenume she cooked and ate a

cord.-Router.

"in the road to San Fernando the quite anfe?" Monn naked young man at the wheel of the motor car.

fleid mound, a rare delicacy ne- He smiled. His face, carved cording to the Swazis, a native from coffee-coloured marble, was killed his wife. By native custom "Let's go to an Indian temple or handsome. His hands rested on the husband is supposed to pre- the pitch inke," suggested Monu. the wheel with competent assur-pare and cook the mouse and then.

But Lottlo had varying ideas. ance. Safe? Ah, perfectly." The pitch lake was too far. The

if he deems fit, he may invite his The car shot forward through wife to participate in the fenst. temple did not uppeal. "Did you Abercromby street along the rail- The man became so enraged when notice the gentleman so closely re-road tracks and out toward Tuna he found that his wife had violated sumbling Clark Gable who sat in Punt. It glided smoothly past the the custom that he attacked her the lobby at tea? No? Then you end of the town and beyond the with a motor car axle, fractured certainly are in love with Barry !" reservoir into little clusters of tie noticed the young man but he, ed foreheads glanced up camily.

It appeared that not only had Lot-coolie villages. Priests with painter kull and pierced her spinal in turn, had observed Lottie. He Tourists wer. plentiful. Bussen--- had appended to the manager for the usual transportation service be- an introduction and the introduc-tween Port of Spulu, Tuna Puna discover him. tion had been managed when Lot- und San Fernando-passed filled "Will you have ten, Madame?" the left Monn for a trip to the bar with indoo women wearing pastel-the chauffeur asked. They had dresser's.

stopped by the roadalde some hours inted outing vella. Mr. Grayson was an American in The ear passed groups of chil-back to eat lunch. Port of Spain on business. He had dren. There were brown, round- "Where?" Mana naked doubiful- suggested an outing for to-day bodied little girls with wonderingly. Ringing bell, Lattle dispatched a yes and straight hair, clad in the

"At the Paradise Hotel. A note by the boy who responded. briefest of garments and often lovely spot, Madame, A romantic The answer came promptly. Mr.wearing silver braceleta

on each spot, Grayson was delighted and would chubby wrist. The boys wore torn | She agreed and they drove "Oh, it's up north a bit. Six- teen hours by boat when you can realized just how soon that promise convenience.

of thick bughes meet them in the lobby at their shirts and trousers. The formality around a curve get one. One hour by plane."

of their costumes, the chauffeur ex-dotted with orchids. The Paradise would be kept

“You go," Mona said. "I'm tired plained, was due to the fact that lotel rose before them, a green and "And you'll take us with you ?" Bud called next morning while and I want to think." "Sure thing." Bud grinned boy the girls were seated at a little

they attended school. Education White fairly cottage on the side of Left alone, the prospect of think was not compulsory here and only precipitous rise. White steps ishly. "But we can't take off until table in their room having a break-ins seemed less intriguing. Mona the boy's avalled themselves of the rose from the road to the door. to-morrow. I have some business fast of coffee, toast and fruit. determined to set out in a cab for privilege.

"Delightful" burst from Mona's on hand.'

There would be a delay, Bud said. San Fernando to find Bud. Al- The girls were content to remain le could not get back to Port of though she would not admit it even reached the outlands. Palins and in the scented air.

An hour of this and the car had lips.

She went up the steps, breathing now that the end of their search Spali sutil four in the afternoon at to herself she was anxious about thickly interlaced jungles skirted was in sight. Taking lenys of Bud. the earllest. They would, not, in her brother. What WRS

"business" he referred to vaguely? crossed a tiny bridge beside which dotted the smooth green beyond the ench other. Hibiscus Barry and Steve trusted him, cer- roue a stile to be tied by foot pas tainly, or they would not have sent sengers wh'a the water was high. him on a mission. He had learned to y. He looked well surely. And then they reached San Fer nandong with oll. Its oily Ordering a car, she prepared for stres with tiny the drive. She chose a gown offror white linen with short sleeves, agli ed in the sun. white panama hat, square white purse and white shoes.

"If I can ever do anything for you" he began.

"I'll let you know. That's promise." Neither of

them

Poinsettia,

this the highway. Here and there they crowded

biginvillnes and honeysuckle

nich dark faces

houses

railing.

The Paradise Hotel ten room ap- entered an old man, a native wear- parently was empty but as Moin ing a carefully cut suit of light- coloured material, approached her, peered, bowing. He was, doubtless, the

Tea, Madame?" he queried. He The waiter bright her a basket How foolish she had been to make waved her toward a seat on the as she rose from her seat on the the trip. This was San Fernando, Veranda, but not before Mona had terrace after the bellboy had an- but if Bud had been there, or even

seen within. nounced the arrival of her car.were there now, ahé could hardly

top here," ordered Mona, indi-maitre d'hotel. cating a crossrond.

|

far table ant a man, dark and She was not the only patron. At

cautious_looking, who wore a white linen suit. He was conversing in low tones with a companion.

BOW

A scattering of bright stonen lay before them. As the man Mona approach he covered them with a deft motion of his napkin.

"Ah!" he pronounced warningly. The other man lifted a dark hend, rose and wheeled. Mona!" he cried. amazed.

It was Bud.

(To Be Continued)

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