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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, AUGUST

25, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

Begin Here Today

EVE DAYLES8, preity assblast to EARLI BARNER, advertising maunger of Baby's derartment atura, egrolly MINTO RADER, a construction superintendent. opaea ber continuest employment and pleads for homo bút Eve la determined to woon working.

Dick

Theme day Eve learns that alia is leave the New York by the late Rail me

to and

this now antil they no at dinner. Ho sred her abomed her train.

Lake City.

They went to lunch together but It was a hasty meal at a nearby restaurant. Irene wore a dark fur jacket that Evo admired.

"It's rently dyed bunny," the other admitted. "The difference between this and the sable I covet- 3d went into stocks. I'm playing the, market, darling, and it's the mosk exciting thing I ever did. didn't need much to start; to kiss her in a tall. Eve leaves im with pyramid. You must let me give you

some tips!"

In New York Eve meris FREDA CARTER, Afreen buyer for Blaby's, who introduces her to THERUN HERCE, Roc

chat tracted by Eve, le angere het ler trying

pui even saying good night

CHAPTER IV

Eve sat at the deak in her hotel room until nearly dawn, writing a letter to pick. After her un- pleasant experience with Theron Reece, In the taxicab she longed for the safety and contentment she always felt in Dick's presence. In the letter she did not mention any of her companions except Freda Carter.

Freda left the next evening after a day in which she and Eve were extremely busy. They dingd_to- gether and Freda asked Eve to call at her apartment after she returned to Lake City,

·

Later she invited. Evo to ride her for dinner and home with at five o'clock they met. Eve wna immediately thrown into a sceth- ing mass of humanity homeward bound vin the authway.

Ellsworth Prentiss, Freda's hus band, was an instructor in a pri- vate school and each afternoon ar-

The Prentiss apartment

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con-

and

Eve cald poulingly.

"Yes--of course." Dick Was obviously Irritated,

"A perfect frame-up!" Eve accused.

thought perhaps your time was taken up with your friends.”* Eve had not meant to refer to the "Now, ace bere, Eval" Dick. young man and girls. Dick had mot exploded, "it WAB entirely at the station the night of their accident" that Joe happened to marriage. She waited new, ex-soc me there. I didn't know I was peeting an apology or at least an going to the station at that time explanation, but none ennie.

and you know it?"

The remainder of the week, consolation!" passed swiftly and Eve was glad "What do you mean?” of it. She wanted to be home and' could hardly walt to be on her way. At last she was at the station, homeward bound. She felt the tremble of excitement she always exporlunced at railway stations. It was silly, she know, but she worried when she learned her borth was on the last coach. Suppone it should be detached sumehow from the long train

She must not fail Dick now,

But there he stood, waiting for her as she alighted in Lake City (Sunday morning. He kissed her, regardless of onlookera. There ayns that familine sense of strength about him. Oh, how good it was to be back!

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"Who was he?" Eve's voice

fius pitched a note to high but she managed to keep it steady. Dick did not answer her question. No was simply being exasperating; making her be explicit. Very well! "Who was the man you met at the station?" she repented.

"Jce Casper."

"I've never heard you mention him. la hoa friend of yours?" "He's the timekeeper on the job."

*. "And the girls--who were they 7"

"They answered to the names of Peggy and Babe."

"I didn't know you liked that (sort of girls.”

"What sort?"

Dick tucked her into the road- ster and whisked her away from rived home an hour or so before the crowded thoroughfare to the his wife returned from the office. boulevard along the inke shore. He

a suite at the preparations He had reserved usually started for their dinner.

Miramar, one of the most attrac- tive of Lake City's apartment ho- sisted of a luxuriously furnished tets. Eve was enchanted with the living room and a spacious sleep-rooms. Through narrow French ing room with all its furnishings windows she looked out over the For the rest of the week Eye in pairs--twin beds, two cheats of idle, wintry lake. devoted herself to work but in drawers, slipper ebair

"Dick!" she cried. He caught night her in his arms and held her close. spite of this preoccupation she was sturdy arm chair, two worried. No word had come from stands, two reading lamps. There Then she tried to tell him how Dick. Pride would not allow her

whe cosy yellow and blue kit-much she had worried all week, to cal him by long distance,chenette and here Prentiss had set fearing he would not forgive her though she hungered for the sound the table

three. Irene ex-, having run away. of his voice. Each night she wrote plained that for "special guests”- "Do you mind awfully that your him a long letter, pouring out her they used the gate-leg table in the wife is going to continue work-answered frankly. The Merry-go.

however, wasing?" she asked hesitantly. hccopted as a bosom friend. She "I mind-yea," Dick answered, enjoyed the simple meat of bolled "but I told you last week how 1 potatoes, broiled chops, creamed feel about it. From now on it's carrots and lettuce and an leebox up to you." dessert.

lovo,

living room.

for

Eve,

After Freda's departure Eve'felt the need of companionship and called on Irene Prentiss. They had been classmates in high school, Freda had gone to New York im- mediately following graduation The two girls cleared, the table and now, after five years of mar-and stacked the dishes. Then riaxe, was still working in the they left Irene's husband before office of 1 financial magazine the fire, poring over a magazine, Avhere she had begun as stenog- and went to a concert, rapher. To-day, however, she was assistant ditor of that journal,

Irene appeared with several gal-

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"But the fact remalus that on our wedding night you went out to have a good time with some-

one else!"

"Well, what did you expect me to do-go home and cry!"

"But you had all those ove- nings!" Eve sputtered. "I sup pose you were too busy with Joe Casper's friends--"

"And that will be that?" Dick said with emphasis.

Silance. Then, with head high, Evo went to the bathroom to bathe her eyes with witch hazel and re- pair her complexion,

When she reappeared alio smiled at Dick wistfully. He hold out his arms and she slipped into them. Eve whispered coaxingly, "Juat how did my darling spend his evenings last week?

With a snort of Impatience Dick withdrew his arms, turned and walked to the window. Then he said, "Looking for an apartment,

"Oh, the kind who picks up a strange man and lots him call her by her first name right from the start."

"So that's it! Well you're wrong. Those girls are harmless enough. Casper's engnged, to Peggy if that reassures you." of course."

"Where did you go after you put me on the trafu?"

"To the Merry-go-round." Dick

round was Lake City's best known night club,

Eve considered this. "And · I (suppose the girls went too?" she

Eve felt uncomfortable. She asked. was not quite sure what attitude she wished him to take in this matter.

"You didn't write," she accused him. "I'll never be famous,” Irene I didn't run away from you," said as they walked down thebe reminded her. "And-it was quiet street," "Probably I'll never silly, I suppose-but I couldn't

ley proofs in her hund. Eve be free from worry, either, but bring myself to address a letter thought she looked tired and a bit there's one thing I'm thankful to my wife as Miss Eve Bayless. worn. Irene scented glad to see for good old Elf. Get yourself | Besides, I was having too much her but explained that it was press a good man, Eve, if there's one to grief on the job last week to find day. Eve realized she should have be found those days!”

time to write in the daytime. telephoned to learn when it would Eve realsted the temptation to | Evenings I spent looking at apart- be convenient for her to call. Evi. | tell even Irene that she had let dently New York business oflice her work take her away from her were not so informal as those in husband on their wedding night.

ments.'

"Well, the last I saw of you you seemed to have pretty lively

This one is perfect," Eve na aured him. "I'm sure we'll never tire of it."

Dick

Was allent. Obviously something was wrong. Eve made another attempt.

"It was a terrible thing for me to do, I know," she conceded. "I (Continued on Page 12.)

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