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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATRÚDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

DEGIN HERE TO-DAY

EVE BAYLES8, pretly misistani to EARLE

BARNES.dvertising manner of Bixby's department store, marries DICK HADER, A coustruction superintendent. They keep their marriage secret. Dick opponen Era's continued employment but she is determitted to go on working.

York to meet PŘEDA CARTER, dress buyer.

the stock market.

Im office ona la a trouble-maker.

Ren and Dick take an apartment in an

uvertinse at the office. Eve arrives there -one

door.

old-fashioned house. Weary front working vening to find a nole telling her Dick has rose to a meeting. There is a knock at the

CHAPTER XI.

The knock on the door was re- pented. "Who's there?" Eve called firmly, her voice concealing her nervousness.

"Mra, Brooka," a cheery volce responded.

McElhinney's open-door.

about to put on. Then she hung "I think Mr. Bixby's been taking INSPECTOR INJURED. The three women sat about a marble topped table with cards the dishes until morning. She Arlene

It away again. She would leave a hand in running the office again,"

confided. "I know ho spread out before

them. Mrs. would get up early and wash them. thinks expenses in our department Brooks hastened to introduce Eve. She was nicepy, tired and cross, are higher than they need to be

ACCIDENT NEAR WATER "Sit down," urged Miss McEl- | and decided to go to bed. She had and higher than the volume of this

POLICE STATION. On her wedding night Fre te went to New hinney. "We were just playing not enjoyed the bridge game and year's Christmas selling warrants. There Ere media THERON REECE, who L⠀ "crazy bridge' while we waited for was aggrieved that Dick could find Wonder what the outcome will be! Inspector L. P. Lane, of the much attracted by her. She vil IRENE you. PRENTICE, former schoulmate, who is playing We thought you might prefer a from her. If he was beginning so ing last year and he only agreed to patient in the Kowloon Hospital I'm so glad you came up. pleasure in an evening spent away Barnes was on the point of resign- Hongkong Police, is now lying n

And a new copy writer, MONA ALLEN, the evening alone."

A weet jales Eve return to Lake City to little game with us to spending early in their marriage to find stay on condition that Mr. Bixby as a result of a motor mishap yes- diversion elsewhere, what could it promised a hands-off-polley toward terday morning. Ho is suffering Eve graciously took her place, mean except that he was tiring of the advertising office. Sometimes from a dislocated collar bone and But ahe was disturbed. What did his home?

I think Mr. Bixby wouldn't caro cuts to the right leg. Miss McElhinney mean? Wha Eve found, however, that sho much If Barnes did resign. He Inspector Lane, who is Division- there malice there? How did that was too tired and nervous to go might get a now manager who al Inspector South, was driving a girl know Dick was to be absent to sleep. She toased restlessly would work for less and wouldn't noiv U.S.A. motor cycle combina all evening? Had he told her?from side to side for an hour or object to his suggestions"

tion down the slope of the Water This rekindled her resentment more. She was worried now about All this was food for thought Police Station to Salisbury Road against Dick and her attention Dick. Perhaps something had for Eve and she renowed her and on reaching the bottom of the wandered from the game.

happened to him. She felt sure efforts to make good in a con-incline, he noticed a car coming "Your turn.. Mra. Rader," that a lodgo meeting would be spicuous way. If Earle Barnes from the direction of the Star snapped the young teacher as Eve over before midnight. The last resigned or if he were forced to Ferry wharf. To avold a collision permitted her eyes to wander time she looked at her alarm clock gult, perhaps Mr. Bixby would put he applied the brake but, it is over the room.

it was a quarter after one. Then, her in charge of the department, understood, his foot slipped. He Evo opened the door to allow "Forgive me," abe asked. "I presently, she slopt.

While she had, from the first, worvod to the left but apparently her to enter. "We are having a was just admiring the furnish- She awoke to the sound of the hoped that eventually she would did not turn sharply enough and little bridge party in Miss McEl-ings."

brick stropping of Chan's old-receive this promotion, she had not the car struck the rear of the linney's room," Mrs. Brooks ex- "I'm glad you like the room,"

fashioned razor.

She had argued expected that it might come about cycle brondelde on. plained. "We'd like to have you said Mrs. Brooke. "Just before with him about the time consumed 80 soon. But why not, she argued Inspector Lane was thrown. Join us There are just, three of Miss McElhinney came hero I dis- by this task but he merely laugh- with herself. Several of the Slight damage was suffered by the 18-Miss McElhinney, Miss Lecda | carded the bed and worked out

ed, his eyes twinkling. Well, she specialty shops in Lake City had motor cycle which was later taken and myself."

en idea of my own. I bought a would buy him

women advertising managers, back to the Station, Eve had seen the two school-good spring and had legs put on Christains would serve as an ex-

Eve did not tell Dick about this The car is owned by the local teachers who had roome on the it. Then I bought a mattress and cuse. Bixby'a hud advertised a possibility. She suspected that solicitor, Mr. J. M. D'Almada Bloor above--fluffy little Dorothy some chintz and fixed up that tricky new anfety razor with gold he would not like it. Oh, he Remedios, and his McElhinney who left a trail of studio couch. It makes the room trimmlags. She wasn't going to would be proud of her ability, of driving at the time. apley perfume behind her in the look more like a living room and have that ugly leather strop hang of her going into anything which course; but he would not approve hall and Abigail Leeds, preciso it's ever so comfortable."

ing in her bathroom. and intellectual looking, who seem.

was certain to take so much of After a little the fragrance of her time and interest. Neverthe ed always Inden with books and

coffee drifted in from the kitchen. less she resolved that after the papers.

Eve remembered the unwashed holidays, whether Dick approved dishes and reluctantly got out of the step or not, she would begin bed. For the first time since her to attend night school again and

POLITICAL LEADERS TO marriage she almost wished that review the course she had taken

SEE CHIANG she had given up, hor work at in advertising. She wondered, too,

Nanking, Sept. 1. Bixby's as Dick had asked her to what salary Mr. Bixby would be

It is understood that Govern- do. It would be pleasant to stay likely to pay her. Not so much-ment leaders, including Mr. Wang At home to-day.

not nearly so much as Barnes was T. V. Soong, are proceeding to Ching-wel, Mr. Sun Fo and Mr. She found Dick cheerful but getting-but considerably hurried. He did not wait to ent than sho now received. breakfast. "Have to seram," he characteristically, Eve began to sald. hastily draining a cup

of plan what she would do with this coffee. "I'm late. ' grab ajadded money." sandwich somewhere if I can find time for it after the work is un-

Eve felt she was 13 stupid bridge partner, but she did not

care.

It would serve Dick right, Eve told herself, if he found her ab- She returned home Boon after Ment when he returned. And, Įmidnight, thinking she would find though she was tired, she thought Dick there before her. Indeed, the evening with her new. neigh- [she had lingered a little upstairs hours might prove entertaining to give him plenty of time to and make her feel less lonely than return. Perhaps it would do him if she stayed in her own apart- good to come home and find her ment.

Laway.

"Just give me 10 minutes," she smiled, "and I'll be with you.”

But Dick was not there. The place seemed dismal in spite of The effect of the bright frock the bright new paint and pretty ske chose and the carefully ap-furnishings, Eve stood at the lied make-up tended to lift her sink and looked with dismay at spirits and already she felt less the stack of unwashed dishes. weary as she made her way up She took an apron from a hook be- the long fight of stairs to Miss Thind the kitchen screen and waR

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She hurried through her work Router. der way," Then he kissed her that day, determined to get home absentmindedly and was gone. on time. She longed for Dick's

arms around her. Longed for thisly before the store closed to tell He had made no explanation of odd, silent barrior that suddenly. Eve he would not ba home for din- his absence the night before and had come between them to her prido had prevented her from cleared away,

bener and that she should not walt questioning him. Hurt and in-

up for him as he might be rather But Dick was not to be surprised late. Immediately Eve's susplc- dignant, Eve made some toast and or wheedled into an explanation of ions word aroused anew. His poured a cup of the now lukewarm his absence the night before. explanation for this absence was coffee. But she could not cat. When she mentioned that aho had that all the executives in charge of Swiftly she cleared the table and been invited to Miss McElhinney's the construction job on which ho washed last night's dishes, but in room for a game. of bridge he ask-was engaged were having dinner spite of her haate she was a half ed absently if she had enjoyed it. together to be followed by a con- hour late in reaching the office. Later when she asked, making her ference concerning their work.

"Oh, Miss Bayless !" Mona voice as casual as possible, if he Allen called to her as she entered.had had a nice time at the lodge and after making herself a cup of She went home, locked the door, "Mr. Barnes has been looking meeting he replied briefly, "Oh, tea and a sandwich, turned off the "everywhere for you."

enough," and immediately changed lights in the living room, shut her Eve Ignored this thrust. Ar- the subject.

self up in the bedroom and tried lene, emerging from Barnes oflice, Aside from that.-he-was-evon to read herself to sleep- a few minutes later, handed Eve more considerate than usual, sug-i Bome proofs to correct. Fastened igesting that they should meet Dick came home. Eve, who to them with a paper clip was a down town after work that eve-wide awake, closed her eyes and hastily penciled note from Arlene.ning, have dinner and perhaps go pretended that she was asleep, "Get these out of the way as somewhere to dance or see a movie, though she acorned herself quickly as possible," it read. "His And on this occasion he was 80 pretence and was furious at Dick highness is wild about something." davoted, so like the Dick he for. ntaking the pretence

Later Eve and Arlene speculated had been before and immediately necessary. What was their marri on the cause of Barnes' display of after their marriage, that Eve was age coming to, she asked herself temper a thing most unusual for ashamed of her suspicions. over and over again.

Next evening he called up short-

(To be Continued.)

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