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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST. 20, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

DEGIN BERE TO-DAY

all the niceties of life. It's fun to EVE HAYLESS; pretty mibient to EARLE | Clunge into evening clothes for BARNES, Kdvertising manager of Baby's dianor. Don't you think so?" department alors, secry maeries DICK RADER.

Construction engineer. Dick wanu Eve to give up working' but she refuse,

The sane say Eve lear that she int Ho to New York for the store and mut

leave Uist night. Blek takes her to the alation but throughout the week In New York wise has no word from him. The days there are busy. She meets THERON REECE, who la much attracted by her and the vial IRENE PRENTISS, a former

Eve to do the same,

schooimale

On her return to Lake Cily Dick Lakes Evr

to the fashionable Hotel Hiramar where be has engaged a waite,“

you, dear?'

came

future

"In the meantime on with

Bo she smiled brightly and said,

the

there are few to whom it matters, prompt the work easily could have thought she had scored a victory. but you, dear, have so many heen completed by 5:30, the store's friends in the city that it is bound closing hour.

She took her cue and said, “Let's "M-m," answered Dick.

have a marriage free from quarrels, to cause complications."

Eve was anxious not to give too, Dick. Each of us will always "Then we'll do it always! Oh, "I'm thinking of my position," Dick any cause to resent her work. think of the other's side of the Dick, I'm so glad you see things she said. "We'll announce it later." She suspected that secretly he question, won't we," ns I do. You're a perfect dear to With this Dick had to be content. cherished an ideal of a home- agree with me all the time. I'd

keeping wife who would be watch-rlage I will havo," he answered.

"That's the only kind of a' mar- hate to have just an ordinary hus-

Each morning he drove to "the ing for him at the window when with emphasis. band.. You will let me plan every-job" before 7:30. Eve, in her he who is playing the stock market and advice thing the way I want it, won't smart black business clothes, board-work kept him outdoors much of the present and lot the

each evening. Dick's

Evo was determined to enjoy ed an eight o'clock trolley. She the time and he always arrived take care of "M-m," answered Dick.

never glanced at the morning with a healthy appetite. Evo

itself. No need to At the offer MARYA VLAD, fashioning out to watch the skating. They district

After dinner he suggested go- Times until she reached the older seldom was ready for dinner be hurry in locating another apart. artit, and ARLENE SMITH, atentaplings

of the city where the fore seven. This evening it was pleasant contingency when it ar- ment. She would meet that un- are, eager i hear of Eve's trip. There put on warm wraps and trudged street were lined with stores and nearly oight, but Dick did not rived

writer, MONA ALLEN, who through the snow over the deserted office buildings. Instead she look-complain, ""

• new copy thevatens to become troublemaker

bridle path to the lake,

ed at the beautiful homes along Saturday night came and the "Reminds me of the inke at the boulevard over which she hotel hald. Its weekly dinner dance. honie, sald. Dick. "I'd like to be rode. Eve wondered about the Eve wore the gown of pale gold Eve and Dick stayed at the out on the ice now. Haven't skated people who lived in those house and Ince 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 never seemed to tented until she had such a home. Theron Hesee room overlooking the lake, Evgi have money to buy new ones” The apartment at the hotel would As she turned from the mirror enjoyed the formality of their sur

"Oh, Dick," Eve Interrupted do, however, she told herself, until she called to Dick: "I'm so happy. roundings and each evening wore him. "I've just had a grand iden she and Dick could afford a home dear! I think this

is the most a different costume. She had a for the lead for my column to like one of those. flair for clothes and wALS

adorable place to live. And I love swara morrow! I can scarcely wait to

dreasing for dinner." that, though many of the women write it. See the red and white about her wore gowned more ex-

that girl is wearing? It

saw Eve at once. outfit pensively, few Wove smarter gave me the idea. Here ahe costume. And because she was comes now. Why, as I live and happy her eyes glowed, and smiles, breathe, it's Gladys Rippel! Dick curved her lips. When she looked let's leave. If we want to keep at Dick, correct in his severe eve our murringe a secret we can't ning clothes, she was proud of afford to be meeting people we him.

know,"

CHAPTER VII

enthusi-

"Dick,"

she begun astically the fourth night of their stay at the Miramar, "I've an ident"

"You're full of ideas,," teased Dick. "What is it now?"

"Let's always dress for dinner. There's no reason why people who have fortunes should monopolize

"

Her promotion at the office had not brought with it the satisfac tion Eve had expected. She had not realized how much Alice Mar1 shall had smoothed her way and made things easy for her.

Eve was particularly annoyed by Barnes' habitual tardiness in

deciding how much space was to

.

dance."

courses.

They danced between Itaras until aftor-they-had-finished- dinner that Eve saw. Theron Recce. He had just entered the dining room with a vivacious looking girl. The couple lost no time in getting on the dance floor. Reeco's "It would be nice if we could glance awept the restaurant and he stay on here," Dick agreed. "But

She looked away suppose since to-morrow is Sun-but the crowd was not large and day we can drive around, and try before the dance was concluded she to locate a place to settle in."

was forced to return Recco's, nod of recognition. Evidently he was determined to continue their ac heaton clouded Eve's sky. She quaintance, A shadow of appre- hoped Reece had not noticed her wedding ring.`...'

B

Something froze in Evo. She asked, ever so quietly, what Dick's plans wore.

be devoted to each advertisement. Eve turned back toward the This delay often made it neces tantly. He would have enjoyed at a speed making careful work

"We'll have to find a place with hotel and Dick followed reluc- sary for her to propare her copy in my income," he told hor skating in the moonlight on the impossible. Inevitably there came

"But we have two incomes!" "Let's go now, Dick," she said "We're not counting on any when they returned to their tabla. frozen edge of the lake.

n 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 from slipping on

finality. "Your questions. the icy walk, "Eve, wzelheart." he said. "I also detained, but that did not please. If I were you I'd back posed

True. Birnes and Arlene were money is yours to do with us you But Reece was not to bo disi don't like keeping our marriage alcun

of so readily. He ap- secret.

Eve's resentment. She that money. You may do as you proached, As far as I'm concerned knew that if Barnes

bowing, and said, been like, however. I'll never ques: "Good evening, Mina Bayless."

tion you about it. But I am go-: Eve felt a Budden panic but ing to support our homes on my managed to introduce, the 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-Reece could begin conversation ant frame of mind as they deshe arose for another dance with scended to the dining room. She Dick.

had

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had been enjoying the luxury of After all, she reasoned, it was the past weak and saw no reason not strange that Recce should be why she and Dick should not com- there. Much business was con→ bine their incomes and continue ducted between Lake City and this mode of living which, abo 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 waitor took their order, "I don't 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 agreed fore her joy was spoiled, marriage aria firty-fifty proposi- So she 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 Afty-fifty proposition, 19 Dick will get up early and not lose any agreed. "But that doesn't neces- time."

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 cach-always-to-meet -Dick-gulded her toward the door." the other half way. What I mean There was something sinister Is, turn for turn and fair play." in Recce's dark eyes as his glance

Eve recalled Dick's. noncom- met and locked with hers. mittal, "M-m," each time she had

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