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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

DEGIN BERE TO-DAY

EVE BAYLESS, 'pretty maulatant to EARLE BARNES, nuverting Maneker of Bixby elepartment store, secretly MAT DICK BADEI, construction engipeer. Dick was Eve to give up working but she retuẠCH.

The Same day Eve learns that she is to go to New York for the store and must Jenra that night. Dick takes her to the station but throughout the week in New York she has na, word from him. The days there ATG buay. She meets THERON REFCE, who much attracted by her and she vialle UIENE PRENTISS, a former schoolmate who is play

Eve wilted a little before the After repeated discussions and question in Dick's clear, stendy ing the stock market and závisse Eve lo de Arguments Eve and Dick con-eyon. "What do you propose

Eve returns to Lake City at the end of Promised. It was agreed that their doing?" he naked. week. Back at the office she and now relatives should be informed "Oh, find another place." copy writer, MONA ALLEN, who spears is of their marriage but that, be troublemaker, MARYA VLAD. fashion the present, Eve, need not

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CHAPTER IX

Eve wanted each of the avonts Then she ventured, hesitatingly, moved in to be used as of her life to stand out to be "Dick, do you think-well, you see board.

a. cupoffee and told her so. Eve brought remembered by her friends as this place is quite shabby looking; enintz lampshade with a gay laurad him. "Dut aiter working in home al' "it's not that at all!" she as- different from the usual. Mar-On. I know-it has atmosphere and Ing. This cast a rosy glow over an office with well-groomed business- ringe customs, Dick assured her, all that; but, well, I'd hate to have the room. had not come about by chance some of the people I know find me

mon all day do you expect me, to "I love it," she exclaimed when look piensed and cheeriu; when I Their purpose waa the Importance of the marriage tie.

to emphasize living here.""

the transformation was complete. come home and find my husband "It looks like a charming break- wearing a biuo Nannel antr-and To strengthen it and give it dignity,

fast room' instead of a kitchen."

to-night even boots? High boots! The gloomy bathroom was MY HUSBAND, of all people, not changed into spic and span pink-, caring how he looks! Evo grow nud-whiteness above the baseboard hystorical and rushed into the The basaboard itself was enamelled living room to throw horself on the black to top the black and white day bed where she sobbed until Eve used a flowered cretonno cur- block pattern of the linoleum floor. quiet.

Dick his face white, his lips. set in a straight line, remained affect the rentability of the apart-ahead. Presently he arose, cleared These were changes that would in the kitchen, staring straight ment and Dick seemed to enjoy the table and stacked and, washed making the improvement. "There!" the dishes. He did not go ear he.declared when, ba had finished Eve. comfortable than a box-like place the painting. "This is far more up three flights Urtairs for the around here."

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into the bathroom and bathed her After a while she arose, went eyes. Then she filled a bowl with suds and washed out some stock- Inge and lingerie too dainty and fragilo to trust to any hands but this task in the morning, after her own. She had intended to do Dick had left for the day's work. But she was in a perverse mood to-night.

artist, and ARLENE SMITH, stanogtaphor,nounce it to hor business associates, of picturesque old houses under

Dick was silent. He was Dick and Eve spend several days at the She took into her confidencs a ancient trees. Eve called his attain at the window! into an apartment in an old-fashioned bouse. friend who was a promising young tention to the broken step, the Eve works late at the odies and arrives home artist and asked her to design a dismal bathroom, the unattractive to find Dick preparing dinner. They have combination Christmas card * quarrel and Dlaks lento.

andkitchen. wedding announcement, These "I fix them Up for your were brought home by a very ex-nesthetic friends," he promised... ciled Evo one showy Saturday carly He wax Dick was firm in his arguments in December. She and Dick spent Delighted at his offer, Mrs. Brooks as good as his word. for announcing their marriage. their spare time addressing, scaling purchased paint and linoleum and He repeated to Eve all the objec- and stamping the envelopes and left Dick, unhampered by direcsame price. We have room to turn tions against secret marriages, in-then put them away to be mailed tions, to transform the kitchen as cluding the embarrassment she Christmas work. That settled, Dick Eve wished it. The walls he would feel if her business friends was frankly relieved. should learn of it in a roundabout|

painted a creamy buff with deeper "Of course, as soon as our friends buff woodwork. Table and chairs which she followed with military Eve had worked out a programme way and question her. Dick was know of our marriage, wo will he enamelled in lavender. Eve precision. Dick co-operated, with honest and straightforward to a entertain," Eve began.

hung apple-green satine over-drapes her to the best of his ability. degree that Eve at times regarded | "That's all right," Dick answer at the large, old-fashioned windows There were times when his work na bluntness, but he had a certain ed. "so long as we know they're and the glass curtains were of made dignity that nothing could shake coming. Invite them for a definite cream net. They found an

it impossible for him to and which Eve could not help but time. Don't want a lot of popie screen in the attic, and this Eve not time to do the marketing, start turn on the living room lamp and old reach home punctually and he had Dick went to bed. He heard Eve respect. And it gave her a deep horning in on our privacy when we decorated effectively, and used to the dinner and change into fresh rustle the evening paper. Then he senso of satisfaction to know that have something else to do."

conceal the stove and sink.

clothes. At such times he commanded the respect of others. Eve was silent for a while.

Eve sat drifted into troubled sleep. Eve An old mahogany bookcase was unamiling through the meal and wakened him. "Dick," she said in

answered his questions briefly, a low voice, "I'm sorry" Dick was even-tempered through it all. The truth was that he worried over Eve. She seemed restless and often looked tired. True, they had been married only a few weeks- crowded, anxious weeks in spite of their happiness. He decided Eve must be working too hard at the

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answered. He had had time to "Nothing to be sorry for," he think things out to make allow-

ancer.

"I was horrid to you." "You, werd saying what you

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