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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

DARLING FOOL

CHAPTER XXX

on

#19

by MABEL MCELLIOTT

g. The rest of them loafed too long. will be back day after to-morrow. I got restless".

"Oh, rarin' to go! They're fine," Dan sald lightly.

ESCAPE DENIED

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Word of thoir plight was brought back to-day by a messonger who had been delivering food and com- forts to the three men.

This messenger witnessed an encounter between the pirates and precsin forces, and declared that men of the Manchukuo bandit sup

hiding place after that skirmish. the pirates had shifted to a safor

The Japanese military. Is re- with the messenger pirates by following the representations made through the Embassy in London by the British Government-Router.

opening negotiations to-day,

"Well, well!" Dun thought his

NANCHANG OFFICERS STILL HELD father locked older, more tired. There were two deep lines between'

Nowchwang, July 11. his cyca.

Tho three British officers of the, "How're things?" He might wire, He might ja comeback on a letter like that.

"Oh, fair." Mr. Curdigan drank steamer Nanchang, two of whom, it' Once she would have. He wonder 'phone her long distance. Then ho It had been raining when Daned what could have happened. decided against that. In a small his coffee. "The bank renewed was reported yesterday, had made ached Chicago. Hard, cold, un- Deep down ho had a sneaking aus-place like Belvedere news got that note of mine-90 days. Hope their way to freedom, were still on picion that one reason he'd written around so easily. No, ho'd wait to see my way clear after January aboard the pirate junk the day after eling rain, beating down

asked about this trip. It meant a reets like black glass, making it was to get Monnie's answer, until he saw her and could talk to first. Good of you, son, to do as their reported escape.

lot to me.": izzling reflections in all the pud-hurt, loving, ensuring him she'd her. That was the best way. os. Ile sat moodily in the taxi wait, asking what the trouble was.

The big terminal seemed chilly

Dan smiled. "I had a fine time, bich was hurling him across town Didn't he care any more?

But he hadn't had a line-not aland deserted. Dan atrode along. rom one station to another. He'd cen a fool to write that lotter to word. Dan hated to write letters, glancing with casual interest at Dad. Only I thought I ought to be Lonnic, he told himself, when he himself. Somehow he never knew the little group of shawlod immi-back here with you."

And yet his as in that black mood two weeks quite what to say-but he'd been grants huddled over their bags. It "It's going to be all right. I feel

mother had been sure she would write him often. was a gloomy place. Gave him the aurs of it now.' ko. His

Dan thought working

him"

she All this fortnight he had watched shivers. Well, there wasn't long to father didn't look as if he meant it.

he'd aged in the past few weeks. did, whispering that for mail, expecting every day, to wait. Il train was already made He got up heavily. ften

"How are your mother and the was to keep up the good have a ling from hor. Then when up.

The wheels boat a tune into hla

tune. he had girls?" ork, devoting himself to Sandra the month had been up and she had ecause on Mr. Lawrence's approval still remained silent he had told brain. It was lepended all their future. After his mother he was going to run on danced to that last night at the

"Sandra better? he talk with his father Dan was homo ahead of the rest of them. Bar-A Bunch.

"Isn't it romantic, da-de-da-da-

"She's great. She snapped out nclined to take her word for it. He had been, all of a sudden, im- Dan know as well as the next fellow patient to see Monnie. Motherda-de-da-in-da.”

Sandra had been humming the of it and had a good time."

"I'm glad to hear it Lawrence SHANGHAI COLLISION. low precarious business conditions hadn't wanted him to do it, had Sandra would were. He felt a slacker anyhow, off complained that

Dan was impatient now to be up

STEAMER SINKS A FLEET there enjoying himself while his think it queer. Dan swore softly words, her head thrown back,

OF BARGES father sweated at home over the to himself. What did he care what those queer, heavy lidded gray eyes was anxious about her."

Sandra thought? Sure, she was of hers on his face. Maybe Dan had hills.

His father put his arm across his

Shanghai, July 11. Well, it hadn't been his own idea. good looking, smart but she left hold her a little tighter than neces-and away. "Guess I'll clean up and

An unusual harbour accident He'd done it to please the family. him cold. Whereas Monnfo-and sary. He was he told himself, dobe down at the offico later." Then, all hot and bothered, dis- here Dan's deep set eyes glowed-ing everything to keep everybody

occurred early this morning. The rouraged too, he had written to be was crazy about Monnie. There happy. But as the wheels ground shoulders, "Fine. We can have

He broke away. He had an irre-steamer Bellingham, of the Tacoma- Monnie, telling her he thought was something about her that out the tune now he decided he lunch together."

nine proceeding upstream and attempted they'd better not plan to be mar-caught at his heart, squeezed it. wasn't going to have anything more dickens, being pulled this way and ried in January. It was just a Maybe she was sick. Oh no, he to do with Sundra. It was the verd sistible temptation to telephone to Oriental Line, from. Seattle, was

himself. lighting a

If o'clock. She would be at the store to clear two sailing junks, but in mood and moods pass. Person assured

dolig, so she ran bow on into four- She'd to be with--but that was all. oughtn't to write letters when he cigarette in the cab's stuffy dark-that. He liked her. She was fun Monnie. Let's sec-it was

He gave the number, sat drum teen cargo boats moored at the felt that way. Curlous that shojness, no, she was just sore.

might even have fallen in the way

Heming on the table, walting, Miss N.Y.K. mail wharf, swamping the hadn't answered. Dan would have been like this before about some Monnie hadn't been around he by this time.

of being in love with Sandra.

O'Dare?" His face went blank. lot. As things sworn that Monnie would give you thing he'd done.

admitted that. But stood-well, it was just too bad. "Where d'you say? Oh; I sec.

seel" Dan grinned in the darkness.

He raised the shade and peered out into the rainy night. Nothing

An afternoon part for delegates to the World Economic Confer- ence was given in the grounds of Windsor Castle by the King. Pic- ture shows some of the guests arriving at the Castle. (Planet Nows).

The Life Guards having a final practise for their display for the Royal Tournament in Hyde Park. (Planet.News).

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"Yes. Uh-maybe."

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No lives

were lost. but tho damage to the Losts is estimated at $8,000, plus the value of the lost cargo amounting to four thousand bales and bags of cotton, beans, etc. -Our Own Correspondent.

Dan

He stood up, looking dazed. There was something queer here. That boy had said Monnie had gone but blackness out there and occa-

away. It sounded like "abroad." Isionally the blurred lights of

But that was crazy. She was right station as they flashed past. The here in town. Somebody was play-

grade train hooted eerily at a

FA cool glance. crossing. Dan wished he coulding a practical joke on him. After snid Monnie'd gone away,"

Kay gave him sleep. Why was it he couldn't? he'd washed up he'd run around blurted out.. "It isn't true, is it?" "ehe's sailing for Europe with Miss Usually he dropped off the instant and see her mother, ask her what

it was all about. his head touched the pillow.

Kay O'Dare met him at the door, Corey to-morrow," she told him. He knew what he'd do.. First thing in the morning after he'd smartly dressed in blue. She star-They left for New York this morn

(To be Continued.) reached home and had a bath and ed when she saw him. "Oh, hello." ing on the 8:30,"

"Some idiot down at the storel shave and seen Dad he'd go sec Monnie at the store. He'd sur- prise her-not even 'phone. Maybe she could go to lunch with him. ¡They'd drive out the Springs 'way. was sorry Then he'd tell her ho he'd been such a dope about this trip. She'd understand, of course, and everything would be lovely. Curious he should feel rather ner- vous about it all.

When the train slowed into' Bel- vedero the rain had stopped. There were quite a few people get- ting off. A football team coming to play the "Belvedere Stars." The up train was just pulling out. The tail end of it was visible, rounding the curve. Dan didn't even look to Bee if he knew any one on the platform, but ran for old Nate Billip's taxi and hurled his bag into it.

He talked a lot to old Nate, part-

ly because he wanted to hear his own voice after the long trip alone, partly because he liked the old fellow.

Yes, the west was great, Dan said. Fine country-wonderful people-but it was good to get home. He grinned at old Nate as if sharing a secret. Maybe Nate would be driving his-Dan's- children some day, he reflecter Little girls with bronze curls blow- ing and sturdy little boys with blue eyes. Nate would call to take them to dancing school. "Or maybe Monnie will have a little car of her own," Dan day-dreamed. "By that time, maybe I can swing It"

Because, of course, when they married he wouldn't have the roadster the family supplied him with. No, they'd be sore at his marriage especially his mother. Sho'd say he'd double crossed her and he hadn't at all. He'd just had to keep it quiet because of the way she felt about everything. Well, she'd come around. She'd have to! Dan set his lips grimly.

The maid who opened the door to him told him his father was at breakfast. The older man looked up, surprised, as Dan breezed in.

"Whero'd you drop from, son?" Dan grinned. "Thought I'd

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