THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.、 TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1933.
For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling
DEGIN RERE TO-DAY
EVE HAYLESS, pretty asinant to KARDE BARNES adverilalig manager of Blaby's department sluto, secretly marrie DICK RÄDER, A construction engineer. Dick -wanti. Fire to give up working bul she refuses,
Tie Lame day. Eve learns that the bu
all the nicetics of life. It's fun to
evening clothes for, change into dinner. Don't you think so?"
"M-m," answered Dick. "Thon we'll do it always! Oh, Dick, I'm so glad you see things agree with no all the time. I'd hate to have just an ordinary hus- band. You will let me plan every-job" before thing the way I want it, won't
R & New York for the store and as I do. You're a perfect dear to
leave that night, Dick Lake her to the slation but throughout the week in York she has to won! front him. The days
New there are buy. She meets THERON REECE who is much attracted by her and she visits IRENE PRENTIES, furmer schoolmate
who is playing the stock market and adview Eve to do the samo.
On her return to Lake Chy Dick taken vo to the fashionable Hotel Mimmer where he bag engaged a mulle,
arthu and ARLENE SHITH, Henographer, i
threstena to become a trouble-makar
CHAPTER VI
you, dear?'
never
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So she smiled brightly and said, tho"In the meantime on with the
dance."
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there are few to whom it matters, prompt the work easily could have thought she had scored a victory.
Во many been completed by 5:30, the store's but you, dear, have
She took her cue and said, "Let's friends in the city that it is bound closing hour."
have a marriage free from quarrela. to cause complications."
Eve was anxious not to give too, Dick. Each of us will always "I'm thinking of my position," Dick any cutise to resent her work. think of the other's side of the she said. "We'll announce it later." She suspected that secretly. bequcation, won't we." With this Dick had to be content, cherished an
ideal of a home- "That's the only kind of a mar- keeping wife who would be watch-riage I will have," he answered Each morning he drove to "the ing for him at the window when with emphasis.
7:30. Eve, In her he come cach ovenlng. Dick's Eva was determined to enjoy smart black business clothes, board-work kept him outdoors much of the present and let the future ed, an eight o'clock trolley. She the time and ho always arrived take care of itself. No need to "M-m," answered Dick.
glanced at
#1 the morning with healthy appetite. Eve hurry in locating another apart- After dinner he suggested' go- Times until she reached the older seldom was ready for dinner bemont. She would meet that un- At the offes MARYA VLAD, fashioning out to watch the skating. They district of the city where the fore seven. This evening it was pleasant contingency when it ar- are eager to home of Ever trip. There put on warm wraps and trudged street were lined with stores and nearly eight, but Dick did not
new conrwriter, MUNA ALLEN, who through the snow over the deserted office buildings. Instead she look complain.
ed at the beautiful homes along Saturday night came
and bridle path to the lako,
"Reminda me of the lake at the boulevard
over which she hotel hald its welkly dinner dance. home," said Dick. "I'd like to be rode. Eve wondered about the Eve wore the town of pale gold Eve and Dick stayed at
the out on the lee now. Haven't skated people who lived in those house and laco that she had worn on her visit Hotel Miramar for a week. They for 10 years. My old skates got was sure she could never be con- to the night club in New York with usually dined in the marine dining too short and I never seemed to tented until she had such a home. Theron Reece.
The apartment at the hotel would
As she turned from the mirror room overlooking the lake. Eta have money to buy new ones."
Eye interrupted do, however, she told herself, until he called to Dick "Par so happy. ~~”'Oh, ̈ ̃Dick,' enjoyed the formality of their kur- | roundings ang cach evening wora! him, "I've just had a grand idea she and Dick could afford a home dear! I think this is the most girl. The couple lost no time in
nddrable place to live. And I love, a different costume. She had a for the lead for my column to-like one of those. inir for clothes and wILD Awara morrow! I can scarcely wait to Her promotion at the office had dressing for dinner."
"It would be nice if we could that, though many of the women write it. See the red and white not brought with it the satisfac- about her were gowned more ex-outfit that girl is wearing? It tion Eve had expected. She had atay, on here." Dick agreed. "But pensively, few
she not realized how much Alice Mar-I suppose since to-morrow is Sun- wore smarter. Have
Why, as I live and shall had smoothed her way, and day we can drive around and try costume. And because she was
to locate a place to settle in." happy her eyes glowed and smiles breathe, it's Gladys Rippe!! Dick. made things easy for her.
Eve was particularly annoyed curved her lips. When site looked let's leave. If we want to keep at Dick, correct in his severe eve our marriage a secrot we can't by Barnes habitual tardiness in Something froze In Eve. She
meeting people ning clothes, she was proud of afford to be
we deciding how much space was to asked, ever so quietly, what Dick's him.
be devoted to each advertisement. plans wern. know."
Eve turned back toward the This delay often made it neces- hotel and Dick followed. relue sary for her to prepare her copy tantly. He would have enjoyed at a speed making careful work "But we have two incomes!" skating in the moonlight on the impossible. Inevitably there came "We're not counting on any- when they returned to their table. frozen edge of the lake.
a day when she was obliged to re-thing you may, earn.” Dick an-He agreed without asking any ¦ He took Eve's arm to keep her main an hour over time.
nounced with Anality. "Your questions. from slipping on the icy walk. True, Birnes and Arlene were money is yourd to do with as you But Reece was not to be dis- "Eve, swzetheart," he said. "I also detained, but that did not planse. If I were you I'd back poned of RO readily. He ap- don't like keeping our marriage a lessen Eve's resentment. She that money.
bowing, You may do as you proached,
and said, secret. As far as I'm concerned' knew that if Barnes had been like, however. I'll never ques- "Good evening, Miss Bayless."
tion you about it. But I am go-
Eve felt a sudden panic but ing to support our homes on my managed to introduce the mon ncome and I will endeavour to add without disclosing the fact that to our savings each payday."
Dick was her husband. Before Eve was not in the most pleas-Reeco could begin conversation ant frame of mind as they do the arose for another dance with scended to the dining room. Sho Dick.
"Dick," sho began
enthus- astically the fourth night of their stay at the Miramar, "I've an idea!"
"You're full of idens,," teased Dick. "What is it now?",
"Let's always dress for dinner. There's no reason why people who have fortunes should monopolize
mc comes now.
the idea. Here
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"We'll have to find a place with- in my income," he told hor.
They danced between courses. It was until after they had finished dinner that Eve saw Theron Recce.
He had just entered the dining.. room with a vivacious looking
getting on the dance floor. Reeca's glance swept the restaurant and ho w Eve at once. She looked away but the crowd was not large and was forced to return Recco's nod before the dance was concluded she
of recognition. Evidently he was determined to continue their ac- guaintance. A shadow of appre- hension clouded Eve'a sky. She hoped Recco had not noticed her wedding ring.
"Let's go now, Dick," she said
had been enjoying the luxury-of After all, she reasoned, it was the past weak and saw no reason not strange that Reece should be why she and Dick should not com- there. Much business
was con: hine their incomes and continue ducted between Lake City and this mode of living which, sho Cincinnati and Reece, a salesman, felt, would leave them free from lived in the latter place. The the petty cares of the average marine dining room of the Hotel young married couple.
| Miramar was an attractive restau-
"Dick," she began after the rant and it was natural for him walter took their order, "I don't į to dine there. But Eve felt she want to argue but it seems only wanted to leave the Miramar be fair to remind you that we agfoed fore her joy was spoiled. marriage is a. dity-ifty propost- So sho said to Dick, "I think, tion. So I want to pay my share," darling, it might be fun to look "Successful marriage is always for an apartment to-morrow." We
fifty-fifty proposition," Dick will
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agreed. "But that doesn't neces meet up early and not lose any sarily apply to finances the way She could not resist one guard- you mean. I should say it is imed glance toward Reece's table as portant for each always to meet Dick guided her toward the door: the other half way. What I mean is, turn for turn and fair play
Eve recalled Dick's noncom- mittal, "M-m," each time sho had
There was something sinister in Reece's dark eyes na his. glance. met and locked with hers.
(To Be Continued)
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