1933-06-05 — Page 3

THE > HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. 'MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1933.

LOVE or MONEY?

CHAPTER XLVII

BY H. W. CORLEY

The weeks drifted by. Stove, pale and weak but each day growing nore like himself, limped about with a cane. He spent the time sit ting on the terrace, driving to the golf course, or, often enough, lying in the shade of the coconut palm trees on the sand joking with "Lot- tie.

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said. "We rushed over here that Mona watched the oare dipping terrible day to bring the doctor rhythmically as the two boatamen and the serum but it was Misa in each craft brought their boats to Gracie who risked her life draining shore.

the poison from the wound. Not- "Here comes the mall," Barry ro hing the rest of us did would have marked idly.

Saved Stove without Miss Graciol"

over

"She was an awful butchor, The motor. boat, ignoring the though," Barry added, trying to proximity of the rowboats emile. Steve's suffering was an un- which it, proceeded ruthlessly, had picasant thought. "She hacked and turned and was making toward the whacked at the wound, you know, dock. A man in white with a dark

canvas bag slung over his shoulder lamped ashare, lighted a pipe and then strolled slowly nerosa the squaro to the postoffice.

constant pleu:

Miss Gracic insisted on plenty of with a knife"

"But Steve was unconscious. He "Perhaps." She did not add | vogetables and fruits too.

didn't suffer from it." aloud, as she always did in her.

} heart, "If only I can sell the Em-

"Well, it took a lot of nerve and Mona ransacked the market for a lot of skill, too. I guess she saved press or if you'll let me buy back

"We may as well follow, Mona new dainties your shares in the nine."

to tempt Steve's his life. Wo all did what we could

Bald. "Have we finished all the During tho first few days of appetite and for tropic delicacies but Miss Gracle kept him alive until erranda?. Coffee pot, thread for

we got the doctor there. The sorum Miss Steve's illness when Dr. Allen hnd serve Dr. Allen,

"Don't you like gunvas?, Mona kept him alive after that. Allen is Didn't someone ask for stationery?" Gracie, peppermints, glue. assumed charge of the household asked Barry as they strolled in the a nice fellow. I like the way he she thought a moment. "Oh, yes, and Lottic, Brune and white-faced, was constantly to be found near market place. They are so tiny, so stays around. Do you know he we were to get avocados! I feel ne Dr. Allen remained at Holiday, Steve's door, Mona had reached a dainty! They ought to taste like simply refuses to discuss a feel if I should eat as many as possible Bud had returned to the mine and decision. She had had plenty of pickled lines, I think, but they aur-Talks as though he were imposing before we go back." would not be back again. Barrytime to herself In þwhich to think.

prise you."

on us by staying." was only waiting until Steve would be strong enough to make the trip. Then they would both go. That meant that Lottie and Mona soon would be sotting off for the north.

"Though it really isn't necessary for us to go back to New York", Monn told her friend. "We might just travel. We could visit Mexico or Spain or drop off at Guadalupe and take one of the French liners for France."

She had written to Withington,

the jeweller, asking him to open negotiations with the Maharajah. She had thought of cabling but was afraid an answer, litewise by cable, might arouse too much attention. For the present she wanted to keep her plans secret.

Barry and Mona went to Granada frequently now since Bud was no longer there to take care of errands. Since Steve's Illness Mias Gracie They could pack at half an hour's had become most demanding about notice. After the period of anhia fare. The chickens, clucking xlety over Stove--when death had about the kitchen doorway, be seemed no clone-all problems had longed to the cook. There were become dwarfed. Life was sud-fewer chickens nuw. They had to denly smooth and tranquil,

he supplemented by others to sup- "Murry me, Monu!" was Barry's ¦ ply frish eggs as well ng meat,

The two were idling about Gra

nada. A boat from the north was expected with mall and Mona wanted to wait until it arrived. There would be another hour possi- bly before the postoffice employees would have it sorted.

Monn and Barry strolled about the town. "Like tourists," Barry said amusedly. He stopped to buy Turkish cigarettes for Steve, a quaint little necklace for Lettie and some

culicoes for Jasie and Florence. For Maria they bought a pipe with a large can of tobacco. Then came the question of Misa Graela. ·

"There's hardly anything enough for Mias Gracie!"

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"He's in love with Lottie. Didn't you know that?" Mona asked.

Barry's eyes widened. "With Lottle? You don't say!"

"You monn to New York?"

This was nearing dangeroua Bround again. A reference to de- purture might be fatal,

Mona nodded solemnly. "Yes, "Let's got the mail,” Biona urged. They waited in the wide post- but I guess he knows there's no hopo for him. I think he under-cffice where the arched window stands the situation. He's really looked out on a riot or poinciana. staying around to help her," it-this love business?" Barry be- "Rather a waste all around inn't Kan. "Lottic loves Steve, Dr. Allen loves Lottie. I love you—”.

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Postolico clarka in khaki or linen one bent over. their tasks. Presently of them raised the frosted Pane which shut out the too eager public and called to Barry,

"An armful for uct" Darry cald, dangerous scanning the package he had re does Steve ceived. "Due, another one-two for you right on top! Lottle, has

They were nearing ground. "And whom love," Mona asked,

Barry

· pendered, "That would be her share too. Who do you sup- good telling" he said. "The really im- posa writes to Lottie? It must be Mona portant question, my dear young a one-sided correspondence because

Indy, is whom do you love?"

I'm sure she never sits down and

She did not · look toward him. remuins quiet long enough to un- She could feel her hands trembling, swer a letter."

"I asked you a question, dear," Mona, deep in, one of her own Barry insisted, not to be side-letters, nodded abaently. Withing- tracked.

ton reported that, the Maharajak "There's the steamer!" Mona ex-thad replied to his communication claimed. The S.S. Helena was just concerning the Empress. The price rounding the bead with flags flying. he offered far exceeded Mr. Town- The tiny motor boat bearing har-send's purchase price. They bour officials had pushed out frem awaited her Instructions. Haw- the jetty and was plowing through ever, was Mrs. Townsend quite sure the sapphire bowl which made the she cared to sell the stone? Was harbour. The S. S. Helena, anshe entirely certain that she was chored, would ride with the tide for free to take this step? several hours,

" certainty am," Mona said to "Shall we wait to see the tour- herself, annoyed. Outside the Ists?" asked Barry as the naitve postoffice she and Barry were swept boutmen clumbered into their barks into a stream of passengers from and started out briskly at a safe the Helena. distance front the power bout. Mona stood with the letter fulded "The muil will be in soon."

in her hand while Barry scanned a 31onu said, "Yes, let's!" The newspaper two weeks old. She tourists, in twos and threes, were looked at him meditatively. The leaving the steamer now, bargain-Empress would bring Barry into ing on the companionway for the his own. He must nccept it. He most desirable of the shifting boats musti Later when her family before them.

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