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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1933.

DARLING FOOL

by MABÉL MCELLIOTT

Slie "went upstairs --with stop, accident, probably, that they had niet, might miss him. But mother would determinedly swift. Not for worlds that day. Sandra knew how Dan folt know how important it was. Biother would whoslet any of them know what about Monnie. Didn't she stop in at would call her! it cost her to hide the hurt in her the store often to whisper charisingly, heart. Dan back-and he hadn't call

of

beeti

been taken

Sandra Lawrence together.

"Poor kid! I must do something for, to know that the affair of Bill and her must help her to have a good Gertrude was waning. Gertrude was time.'

plump and prim and talkativo-al-

They all sat down. Monnie looked though the trails did not seem to go

around, her eyen questing.

"117"

She thought her mother's seemed forces.

together, Monnie, especially, folt Will deserved sonicthing better than

smile Gertrude. Why, thero wasn't the

and

the

tiniest serap of glamour in an affair Ile phoned he had to work like this. Suppose Bill should marry 'get something to eat near and, settle down-marry Gurtrude, that

is-and begin to

raise a family right Mark, freckled, rod-haired, put in, there in Boivederet He'd be doomed. mischievously, "Bet he's got 'n giri He wouldn't hava A chance. Bill over at Snowden. Bet he has.""" wanted to learn, to do something big,

Kay frowned at him.

to visit far-off places and mako a "Well, if he has," said Mrs. O'Dare name for himself. Marriage with tranquilly; "I hope alie's a nice girl Gertrude Hempstead

would finish and I hope she likes him..

hlin, -once- "He hasn't been, acting much of Gertrude lately, han ha?" Bonnie Into Monnie's reverie clanged tho asked, attacking her plate with the shrilling telephone bell. Kay made a rested now, she felt she might put back as she way her sister's eager seat of healthy youth. She felt half movenment to answer it, but fell her worries and fears behind her. in expression. Manlea tried to move blest atmosphere of home.

airs. 'Dare answered the question, her hand trembled as she lifted the slowly, not to seem too excited, but 10," she said "Gor receiver. I don't think no," trudo passed me at church Sunday in "Hello?" She medo her voice great hurry didn't even stop to sound cool and impersonal. Dan speak. I

Ceased she must not know'she had been waiting something sweet girl-and very fond of Bill."

She's a for him no patiently..

"Oh, yes?" There was flatness in Mrs. O'Dare always tried to speak her tone now. Kay recognized it. well of everyone. Her children knew So did their mother, listening in epite that. That was why they held their of

Trembling with excitement, Mon: "I suppose you've heard from some- als dashed through her bath, slipped ed her! When she was fairly aching one in the city? I knew that was into clean underthings and donned for the sight of him," for-the-claap-why-you-looked-so pretly-to-day." the coolest of her ow frocks, n' last

hatul! Maybe Kay hin

haif hionnie was proud of Sandra's year linen that had been lilac tinted maybe she had friendship. Sandra, who could know when new and was now the colour of apiteful! But no, oven anyone and was invited everywhere, late evening sky. Kay in a tantrum was not likely to who was so clever and might ****Monuto!"*

have

That was "Kay's voice, invent the speciacio of Dan And been a writer or ah artist if she put on the landing,

lier mind to it (she said so herself). "Coming!" Monnie peng, almost At the thought Monnie's pulses. be- Only Sandra had been born to money. By linked her arm in that of her gan to hammer, and that feeling of The Lawrences owned the paper mills Kay sinking-inking-note

note her once out on the River vondt und Sandira, elder sister. I'm sorry. I was so last of the line, lived with her father nasty," she said, very low. "I didn't more of herself, who after a year at in the handsome stone plc on the Hill. mean it. Only-only-everything's so finishing school in the cast had gone Near the Cardigans. That was how ratten" to Paris to return clanking with she,happened to know Dan so well. Monnie stifled the alarm she felt. bracelets, redolent of strange, allur- Dap—Dan-Dan!

"How do you mean?" ing scents, wearing the most extreme

Kay aniffed. "Oh, this miserable town and bizarre costumes Brivedere had

Monnie ran water in the tub and sand the people and the way you get was hurt ab sifted in a handful of pine-needle high-hatted if you're poor. I'm going seen, these many moons,

Monnie quieted the raging tumult salts. Maybe he world call, any to get out of it—” within her, Day and Sandra-why, minute now, People always did tele- there was nothing to it. They be phone the Instant you got into the They were almost at the foot of the longed to the same crowil, know the tub. She shut off the faucet, struck stairs now. same people. It was only the merest by the dreadful thought that she let Mother hear you!" She thought,

•

f

Monnie warned: "Don't tongues about Gertrude. Privately Thank "Yes. Yes. I'll tell him,

all three were just a little pleased

THE EMPIRE DAY DINNER which was held at the Metropole Hotel, Shanghai, met with unqualified success. In the above group are Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hughes, Capt. J. E, Inch, Lieut.-Col. L. M. Cosgrave, Sir Victor Sassoon, The Very Rev. Dean A. C. S. Triveti,

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She hung up, hating to go back to the table. She managed a smile of Retitious brightness. "That WAS Hank Rebinson. He wants Bill to call. him.

Mrs. O'Dare said she would tell him. She did not look at Monnie.

over

"No dessert for me, thanks," Kay chaltered, helping to remove plates. She was, Monnie could see, making conversation, trying to bridge the awkward moment. Kay could be kind when she wasn't thinking entire |ly of

Yand

kernelf,

they say he's frightfully

richi. Awfully good-looking. He's

Hke Gary Cooper-"Who was talking about? Monnie sat up, began to listen.

He's taken the old Waterman place out on the River rond,” Kay chattered. "Doesn't seem to do anything much. Stretches, out in a deck chair in the

morning and goen riding in the after-

noon.

"What's his name?" Mrs. O'Dare inquired. Her life was so restricted now that she welcomed news of the | outside.

Ray wrinkled her rows. "I'll awear I knew it this morning," she offered, "but can't think of it at the moment. We were standing on the school steps when he rode by. Allie suld he smiled at her "

dlspun-are always thinkin

someone's payin' attention to you," growled Mark disgustedly. His mo-

her reproved him. sister

what a name to use to your

He grinned at her. "Mom, you know it's the truth. This Eustaco he's a great guy. I saw him fishin' off the bridge last Saturday. Ho thinks they're a lot of crazy kids."

"Eustace that's his naine." Коу confirmed. "Charles Eustace. What do you know about him?" she demand- ed, staring Mark down.

"Plenty," said Mark importantly, "He's O. K., he is. And he doesn't care for women."

(Continued on Page 5.)

Boy scouts, brownies, girl guides and cuba, representing almost every British group and company in Shanghai, commemorated Empire Day at ceremonies held at the British Consulate and at the Holy Trinity Cathedral. Top photo was take after general salute was rounded. In the foreground, from left to right, are Mr. A. G. N ̈ ̈Ogden, Superintending Consul; Mr. W. J. Silvey, Assistant Scout Commission- er; Mr. N. 'S. Jacoba, Asistant Scout Commissioner; Mri. G. W. Morris, Divisional Guide Commissioners - Acting Consul General J. W. O. Davidson and Acting Scout Commissioner. J. P. Jones, Bottom photo shows a number of the girl guides and brownies assembled on the grounds of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, where they were guests of the United Services Association at a bun and cocoa breakfast.

Misa. Nina Bareamova, Shanghai' Movie Queen, who left_last week for Amories, où a visit to Screenland, has been extensively entertained here during the weeks prior to her departure. The above photograph was taken as she stood on the tender which conveyed'

her to the Dollar liner President Hoover,

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