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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY) SEPTEMBER

21. 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling QUEENS

CHAPTER XXVII

to do.

Saturday evening Dick took Eve to dinner at a popular restaurant

At 10:30 a rosy-checked little known as the Old Plantation. The woman with a youthful face and atmosphere Was that of the graying hair appeared and asked hospitable old south. Pretty for Mr. Barnes. Arlene escorted mulatto girls, wearing bandanas her to his office. and checked gingham dresses, served Maryland fried chicken and corn fritters. A string quartet played lively tunes and Eve soon found herself dancing with spirit.

Later they were joined by a group of Dick's business friends and she enjoyed the evening so much she was almost able to forget that Bixby's had lost $2,000 through a mistake in her départ- ment.

The next day she and Dick went for a long ride in the country. Offleo cares socmed far away and Eve arrived home tired and sleepy from being so long in the fresh air, But Monday morning as the neared the office she began to feel nervous, Barnes would be back to-day and the dreaded interview must take placei

is Mrs. Penney," sald Burnes. "She will take Miss Vlad's place."

Eve took the new artist into the outer office and introduced her to the rest of the advertising staff and to her new duties.

"At first I felt sorry for her," Eve told Dick that night, "but after she began to work I knew why Barnes had hired her. That woman has genius!"

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take of breath at the other end of the line and then a girl's voice said, "Oh, I'm sorry! They must have given me the wrong number."

the one thing Eye determined not flor buttons" which Eve had been ↑ It did not occur to her that men

anapping on his clothes and re-nnd women might suffer huge LADY. MATHEW DEAD pinced them with buttons sewed on financial load and still maintain firmly with heavy thread. She their bearings,

And then Puro Soap, Inc., spent three mornings darning heels and toes and catching runners in reached the point Eve had been. orange hoping for. Lest it take another hostery. And she made marmalade and a supply of noodlen lump she hurried to the bank that A few moments Inter the buzzer calculated to last into the summer.noon and arranged to sell.

She felt rich ns she figured her Every noon Kate met her daugh- sounded for Eve and she was introduced to the newcomer, "ster in the ladies' lounge at Bixby's, gain. After all, one had to pay Here, while she walted, Kate at some price for success and this had She was at one of the desks and addressed cost her only anxiety.

to relatives, neigh-eager for a new venture in finance. Eve left the office that evening postal cards

the closing gong bours and friends at home. During

entertainment for her sounded. Sam was waiting at the luncheon Eve planned the after-promptly as mother-usually elther a shopping alde entrance for Arlene and they tour or a matince. Later Dick offered to take Eve home. Thus it would meet her and take her home happened that she reached their in time to prepare an old-fashioned, apartment before Dick, who had appetizing dinner before Evo's ar- been detained by some extra work Eve, still exulting over her rival.

financial gains, get light-heartedly to work to cook the dinner. It would be nice to surprise Dick by having the meal ready when he cat and if he remembers to feed came. But acarcely had she start- the canary! I'll bet my plants willed her preparations when the tele- be all dried up, too, for want of phone rang." The advertising manager sum-

Apparently mild and yielding, a little attention." moned her to his office at 9:20. Mrs. Penney proved to be firm and At the end of a week no amount Eve managed a tremulous smile as self-reliant to a surprising degree. of persuasion could keep her in she entered but Barnes face was Even Mona, who usually found Lake City any longer. "I've fixed some means of gaining her own you up a bit and that will give you grim, his volce crisp.

"I scarcely need tell you, Mrs. ends in such matters, could neither a good start again," she told Eve. Rader," he began, "that the price outwit nor wheedic Mrs. Penney "I'd much rather you'd stay error in Saturday's cont advertise-into taking care of minor detalla home and not try to do too much. ment was the worst of the kind the of office routing which were Mona's No good can come of It-and I'm store has ever had. I am amazed responsibility or exchanging lunch worried about your nerves."

When the train pulled out of the that you should have permitted periods to suit Mona's whime.

Mrs. Penney was widow with station Eve and Dick, standing be such a blunder."

Eve started to speak but he a young daughter who was in low, watched Kate smiling at them allonced her with a curt gesture. college. Every stroke of the artist's through the closed window. Eve's "It is one of the things that simply pencil was for the sole object own cyca were blurred as she waved cannot be explained away or of assuring her daughter's educa-ja last goodbye, smoothed over, he continued. tion. Mrs.. Penney worked awiftly

Eve was determined to explain. She had decided to tell of Mona's treachery even at the risk of being considered "catty."

"But you don't understand-1" she began.

"I understand the result of the mistake and results are what count

Mra. Penney adjusted herself "Why, I could almost forget there easily to the office routine and Eve is such a place as home," Knte sald blessed her for that. With things one day, if it wasn't for worrying running smoothly again, Barnes re-whether Fa la getting enough to sumed a more pleasant attitude toward hin co-workers and the ten- sion was Ifted.

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And untiringly eight hours a day- The week had passed so swiftly longer when necessary. But she that her mother's departure had managed to turn out smart, finish-heen unexpected. Eve regretted ed drawings at napead which that she had not found time to take usually enabled her to leave the her mother to the stock exchange oflee promptly at closing time. and the brokerage office, "Mother Eve, looking ahead, felt that gets such a kick out of seeing what Mrs. Penney would be very helpful makes the wheels go 'round and in this department," he went on. in putting the office routine on a she's such a good sport that I like "I feared your marriage would in-prompt and efficient basis when to show her new things," Eve told terfere with your interest in your ever the time came that Barnes herself. work here. All I have to say now should leave and Eve herself he in is don't let anything of the sort charge of the advertising office. happen again!" There was a grim threat in the words.

And then Eve's mother came to Farlous that he had not per visit her. Kate Bayless made, un mitted her to defend herself, Eve Inspection tour of the apartment, returned to her desk. Moun had, then shook her head and decided scored against her at overy point. to apend the morning doing the Eve was tempted to go to Mr. Bixby about the affair; tempted, too, to resign. But she knew that was exactly what Mona had hoped might happen and therefore it was

things Eve found little time for Painstakingly she "did up" all the ruffled curtains and washed the delicate crocheted rugs. To Dick's delight, she discarded the "bache-

She was watching the activition of the market anxiously these days. Pure Soup, Inc., had fallen four points and then, following brisk selling, bad resumed its formar This high and plunged ahead. fluctuation caused a similar one in Eve's spirits. She looked at fellow passengers on the trolley with a new interest as she rode to the store each morning. She wonder- ed If some of them were similarly concerned over the market news.

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There was a perceptible pause after Eve answered. She was al- most certain she heard a sharp in-

The voice was Mona Allen's. That she had been given the num ber of Eve's telephone by mistake was possible, of course, but n coin- eldence almost beyond Eve's cre- dulity. What could it mean? Mona been telephoning to Dick?

(To be Continued.).

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