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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1933.

DARLING FOOL

CHAPTER XXX

by MABEL MCELLION

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

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

"Well, well?" Das thought his futhor looked older, mora tired. There werò two deep lines between his eyes.

"How're things?***

"Oh, raring to go! They're fine," Dan said ligh

ESCAPE DENIED

Word of their plight was brought. back to-day by a messenger who forts to the three mon. had boon delivering food and com-

This messenger witnessed an encounter between the pirates and. men of the Manchukuo bandit sup

opening negotiations with the The Japanese military is re-

pirates By following tho representations made messenger to-day,

through the Embassy in London by the British Government-Reuter..

SHANGHAI COLLISION.

NANCHANG OFFICERS STILL HELD ja comeback on a letter like that. He might wire. He might

Nowchwang, July 11. 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 Once sho, would have. He wonder-'phone her long distance. Then he "Oh, fair." Mr. Cardigan drank steamer Nanchang, two of whom, it The three British officers of the reached Chicago. Hard, cold, un-Deep down he had a sneaking sus place like Belvedere feeling rain, beating down on picion that one reason he'd written around so easily. No, he'd wait to see my way clear after January aboard the pirate junk the day after nowa got that note of mine 90 days. Hope their way to freedom, were still streets 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 I their reported escape. dazzling reflections in all the pud hurt, loving, assuring him sho'd her. That was the best way. dles. He sat moodily in the taxi wait, asking what the trouble was.

asked about this trip. It meant a which was hurling him across town Didn't he care any, more?

lot to me." from one station to another. He'd But he hadn't had a line-not a and deserted. Dan strode, along, The big terminal seemed chilly been a fool to write that letter to word. Dan hated to write letters, glancing with casual interest at Dad. Only I thought I ought to be Dan amiled. “I had a fine time, Monnie, he told himself, when he himself. Somehow he never knew the little group of shawled immi-back here with you." was in that black mood two weeks quite what to say-but he'd been grants huddled over their bags. It ago. His

mother had been sure she would write him often, was a gloomy place. Gave him the aura of it now." -Audyot his przesin forces, and declared that

"It's going to be all right. I feel "working on him" as she All this fortnight he had watched shivera. Well, there wasn't long to father didn't look milf he meant it. the pirates had shifted to a safer ofton Paid, -whispering that for mail, expecting every day, to wait. His train was already made He got up heavily. Dan thought hiding place after that skirmish: he was to keep up the good have a line from her. Then when up. work, devoting himself to Sundra the month had been up and she had

ho'd aged in the past few weeks. because on Mr. Lawrence's approval still remained allent he had told brain. It was

The wheels boat a tune into his "How are your mother and the deponded all their future. After his mother he was going to run on danced to that last night at the

tune he had girls?" the talk with his father Dan was home ahead of the rest of them. Bar-A Runch. inclined to take her word for it. Ho had been, all of a sudden, im- Dan knew as well as the next follow | patient to see Monnie. Mother

"Sandra better?! how precarious business' conditions hadn't wanted him to do it, had

"She's great.She snapped out were. He felt a slacker anyhow, off complained that Sandra would Sandra had been humming the of it and had good time. there enjoying himself while his think it queer. Dan swore softly words, her head thrown back,

"I'm glatt to hear It. Lawrence father sweated at home over the to himself. What did he care what those queer, heavy-lidded gray eyes was anxiolia about her." bills.

Sandra thought? Sure, she was of hors on his face. Maybe Din had Dan was impatient now to be up Well, it hadn't been his own idea, good looking, smart but she left held her a little tighter than neces-and away. Guess I'll clean, up and He'd done it to please the family. him cold. Whereas Monnio--and eary. He was he told himself, do- be down at the office later."

His father put his arm across his Then, all hot and bothered, dis here Dan's deep set eyes glowed-ing everything to keep everybody couraged too, he had written to ho was crazy about Monnie. There happy. But as the wheels ground shoulders. Fine. We can have.

Shanghal, July 11. Monnio, telling her be thought was something about her that out the tune now he decided ho lunch together.”...........

An unusual harbour accident they'd better not plan to be mar- caught at his heart, squeezed it. wasn't going to have anything more

"Yes. Uh-maybe." sistible temptation to telephone to Oriental Line, from Seattle, was Ho broke away. He had an irra steamer Bellingham, of the Tacoma- occurred early this morning. The

mood and moods pass. Person

this way and oughtn't to write letters when he

She was fun Monnie. Let's see it was nine proceeding upstream and attempted felt that way. Curious that she

was all. If o'clock. She would be at the store to clear two sailing junks, but in hadn't answered. Dan would have

around he by this time. sworn that Monnie would give you

doing so she ran bow on into four- He gave the number, sat drum-teen cargo boats moored at the might even have fallen in the way of being, in love with Sandra. He ming on the table, waiting. "Mias N.Y.K. mall wharf, swamping the admitted that. But

O'Dare?" His face went blank. RS things

lot. stood--well, it was just too bad. "Where d'you say? Oh, I see. 1 No lives were lost, but the Dan grinned in the darkness.

He stood up, looking dazed. at $3,000, plus the value of the lost damage to the boats is estimated He raised the shade and peered out into the rainy night. Nothing That boy had said Monnie had gone bales and bags of cotton, beans, etc. There was something queer here. cargo amounting to four thousand but blackness out there and occa- sionally the blurred lights of

away. It sounded. like "abroad."-Our Own Correspondent. station as they flashed past. The But that was crazy. She was right train hooted eerily at

here in town, Somebody was play- grade a crossing. Dan wished he coulding a practical joke on him. After said Monnie'd gone away," sleep. Why was it he couldn't7 he'd washed up he'd run around blurted out. "It isn't true, is it?" Usually ho dropped off the instant and see her mother, ask her what

Kay gave him a cool glance. his head touched the pillow.

it was all about.

"she's anlling for Europe with Miss He knew what he'd do. First

Kay O'Dare met him at the door, Corey to-morrow," she told him. thing in the morning after he'd smartly dressed in blue. She star-"They left for New York this morn- reached home and had a bath aanded when she saw him. "Oh, hello." ing on the 8:30."

"Some idiot down at the store.

(To be Continued.)

ried in January. I was Dust Maybe she was sick. Oh no, he to do with Sandra. this way and

assured himself, lighting adickens, being pulled cigarette in the cab's stuffy dark- that. He liked her. ness, no, she was just sore, She'd to be with-but that been like this before about some-Monnie hadn't been thing he'd done.

An afternoon part for delegatos 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 Nowa).

shave and scen Dad he'd go see 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. Then he'd tell her he was sorry 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- vedere 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 see if he knew any one on the platform, but ran for old Nute 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 someday, he reflected 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. She'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 tol 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.

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

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