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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Welling

CHAPTER XXVIII

Eve entered the offices of the brokerage firm of Sloan and San- ford with trepidation. Yet she felt no urge to turn back. She had made one investment through the bank and now was exploring new flelds. Eve had decided to shift the scene for her next financial ven- turo,

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Eve. Arlene' was being initiated, Into making her first investment.

"I think it would be fun to mar- Kin,"

sho commented when the methods of Investing were ex- pinined to her. "I love the ex- eltement of it l

"Dick!" enlled Eve softly from into the conversation. Evo, an- tho shabby old front steps where gored by Miss McElhinney's im she was sitting with her arma pudence and irritated at Dick or locked around her knees. Dick, not discouraging her chatter, ans- lounging in a gay steamer chair wered in monosyllables and pre- on the lawn below, looked up at Hently rose abruptly and wont in- her. The moon was sending beams doors.

of light through the newly-leafed danced on Eve's face. "I just love this pince!" she declared.

maple trece and fantastic shadows

So Arlene also bought Atlas Coupler.,"

To Eve it hind always been neces- She asked for Mr. Sanford and sary to share cach new experience this time he was at his denk. Her with some one. Only after confid-|

Dick blow a curling wreath of naivote must have amused him, for ing in another and reliving the Amoke rings from his pipe upward more than once she noticed a twin-event did she get the utmost joy toward the star-sprinkled" aky. klo in his large blue-gray eyes. from it. Hence her spirits were Then he answered slowly, content

"I'm through with Pure Soap," grently exhilarated after Arlene ly, "We'll never find a better place Eve told him. "I don't want to ninde her investment and they in the city." overdo any one thing, you BED, I watched the trend of the market thought I might like to try one of the Industrials. Will you tell me about them?"

Mr. Sanford told her about the industrials and greed with her that it might be well to invest in one of them. He advocated Atlas Coupler. Eve placed her money on Atlas Coupler.

together. There were days when both of them felt the stimulation of a rise of a point or two, in the valuation of Atiss Coupler. And there were days when a slight de- cline sent them into the depths of discouragement.

very

"I wish we could stay here for- "I mean over!" Eve went on. happy and peaceful, just na we are now."

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"U-um!" responded Dick. And then Miss McElhinney, one of the teachers who lived upstairs, came out on the porch."It's such a gorgeous evening and you look o anug here! I hope you don't mind if I join you."

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Atlas Coupler had long lain dormant, Eve learned after looking An she left the office she won-up data concerning it. After the dered vaguely what a coupler was, patent rights had been secured She had not felt like asiting Mr. there had been a lengthy, uncer- Sanford. At any rate, it was listed tafn delay in, marketing the de- un the stock exchange. She novice, owing to the power of the She perched herself on the newel ticed this when Charles brought holding company behind the coup-post, nearer to Dick than to Eve. the stock edition newspapers into ter that was to be displaced by At- Before many minutes had elapsed the office that afternoon. As soon Ins. But now contracts had been she was off on a monologue which as she had time ahe got out the signed and manufacturing had be-threatened to continue for hours. newspaper file and looked up Atlas gin. A reliable brokerage con- "You see," Coupler ratings for the last two cern guided the activities of the la- confided in her slow voice that held Miss McElhinney montha. Yes, Mr. Sanford had sue and demand for it caused ana auggestion of a limp. "I do like told her the truth concerning the extended flurry in the stock. The to come out of my character! All stock valuation. She could die-girls had every renaon to believe miss from her mind any misgivings quick riches were to be theirs for day long I have to be the stern concerning her new investment.

'schoolmarm' and after hours I long their risk and they anticipated to be just the little girl I feelf” Eve liked the atmosphere of the their return engerly. brokerage house, She longed to

Dick coughed but refrained from comment.

feel the same ease of manner dis- Eve really longed to tell Dick of played by the men she saw trading | her investments, but she felt she ikero. Yet she could not quite could score à greater triumph smother a sense of excitement ench by "waiting until her gains were time she visited the exchange. She substantial. Not that she wished formed the habit of dropping into flaunt her success, she assured

frequently during lunch periods. herself, but she must be able to Usually she asked Arlene to go justify her desire to earn her own with her, since she felt timid about money. appearing alone among a group of men devoted to watching market quotations being chalked on the board.

Eve studied the newcomer with some misgiving. Apparently her line was flattery.

tinued, facing Dick directly. "that "I think." Miss McElhinney con- you are wonderful to accomplish Eve felt these days an almost theatre! And giving orders to so all you do. Building that beautiful overwhelming_Bessa of hope and many men. Engineering must be expectancy. She attributed it to go, thrilling. I used to watch you the apparently established upward on stormy winter mornings as you "I certainly, get a great kick out tread of Atlas Coupler, but it might waded through the snow to gat of coming up here," Arlene as-have been born of the springtime. your car. It was so cold. I hated Hured her. "If father could only Mrs. Brooks, who was in her gar-even to get out of bed. I would see me now! He thinks anyone den at six o'clock each morning, take one look at the frozen north' who invests in stocks is bound for watched for Eve often and gave her out in the yard and then slip back perdition. And he couldn't, for then bouquet of fragrant lilles of the under the covers until almost time life of him, understand that I'd be valley for her desk. Then came the for the school bell to ring." val Interested in this place without week toward which the entire investing."

household had been looking for- Presently the girl's voice dropped. ward when the lac bushes were to a lewer, more confidential tone. Tuesday was pay day at Bixby's in bloom and purple and white that seemed to excludo Eve. She and the following Wednesday found clusters filled the air with their moved nearer to Dick.. Twice ho Arlene in Mr. Sanford's office with fragrance.

turned and tried to draw his wife

When Dick did not fallow, as she

had hoped he would, she went to

bed.

thought it was still early. Half an hour later she heard Doro- thy McElhinney's husky Inugh as she bade Dick good-night in the hall. Eve fancied there was an exultant and excited noto in that laugh.

INCREASING ARMY.

JAPAN MILITARISTS SEEK SANCTION

Tokyo, Sept. 21.

authorities Japancao military

sock Imperial. nave decided to

unction for the recreation of the; our army divisions scrapped. In 1926.

The addition of these divisions Dick paused at the bedroom door to the strength of the Japanese with the comment that the weath army, would bring the total up to er had changed and a sharp breeze twenty-one. was blowing in from the lake. When Eve did not answer ho closed The militarists offer as the for their request the the door softly and eattled himself reason, for the evening with his pipe and necessity of meeting Japan's com- no explanation. Eve, nervous and a book. He had made no apologymitments arising from the Man- chukuo protocol, and other tired, cried herself to sleep. That sources. It is understood, how- husky exultant laugh echoed mock- over, that they will not ask for any ingly in her ears,

appropriations until 1935, unless unexpected developments arise.- Reuter.

(To Be Continued)

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