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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

CHAPTER XXXI · ̧

ing."

I'm going to Just the same "ployment. - June's roses hnd faded and Mrs. Eve announced firmly. "I'm going Brooks' garden took on a slightly to find what it's like to be an parched and neglected look. The advertising manager and don't Brooks boys were away for the

you forget it!" summer, working in the kitchen of #lakeside camp. Hence the en-versation was dropped.

Mona came in then and the con- tire care of the place fell on Mrs. Brooks, who seemed in need of a

rest.

Dick noticed this and made it habit to sprinkle the lawn once a day, either at sunrise or after sun- apt. He never wakened Eve until he had prepared breakfast and he insisted upon relieving her of all details of the housekeeping.

"Why not?" he asked. "It's bad enough to have you cooped up all day in an office. You need all the time out-of-doors we can possibly manage. Besides, I haven't any thing else to do."

He took her to the office in the yellow roadster and Eve found him waiting at the side entrance of Bixby's at the close of each day, Dick never seemed to mind the milleage and usually took her home the longest way, driving along the lake until they were forced to cut across town. That cool drive was a blessing during the July heat which settled in aultry monotony over the city.

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That night Eve found a now trellis decorating the porch. Dick to the garago where he showed her had made it. She went with him a pergola for the garden and more trellis work for the other porchies. "Why Dick," she said, "those are lovely! Why don't you make these to sell?"

Dick's only reply was a look of foreboarance.

Kibes concerning his lack of om-

According to the polley of Bix- by's store, Mona Allen and Mrs. Penney did not receive vacations hecuse they had worked there less than a year. Arlone departed for two weeks at a Y. W. O. A. camp. "I have some fun even if I don't meet any eligible admirers,", left the office. "If it hadn't been she said good-hamoredly when she for my little financial flyer I'd be starting out on a vacation that would warrant a couple of inches notice in the Sunday Times."

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The following week Eve received a letter from Arlene. She read

"But you might as well be earn-excerpts from it to Dick that eve ing some money," Eve persisted.ning. He merely looked at her again and "Sam brought me here in his this time Evo felt rather uncom-roadster," Arlene had written. "I fortable.

didn't want him to at first because

Dick finished making the trellisca well, you know, But he insists that week and set them up. They he stopped drinking the night he added considerably to the attrae-met me at Freda's party and hasn't tiveness of the house and Mrs. touched liquor since. He says I Brooks wns overjoyed.

am more inspiration to him than the beat gin on the market. Any- how he brought me a huge box of chocolates too, and there's always a letter in the morning mail.

The four weeks of July dragged on ns though they were our months.. Eve had never minded working 'during the summer, but this year her discomfort was chiefly "I love it here! I lend the ‘atair- due to the fact that she was work case' choir every morning after ing while her husband was not. breakfast and now. I'm working up Once she suggested that Dickan not for Stunt. Night. might look for work and he gave "Thanks for the books you sent. her a withering glance. However, For the first time in my life I have"

enough time to read. I'm leaving

to some resort along the lake for shore dinner. They usually fin- ished the evening with n swim in the lake or a dance or two before the long ride home.

Eve looked forward engerly to her vacation but found she must wait until August for it. Despite all Dick did to make things easier the cheerfully did the housework, for her she could not suppress a continued to drive her to the office feeling of vexation when he put his and call for her at the end of the golf clubs in the car and drove on day. Once each week he took her to the links after leaving her at Bixby's. Earle Barnes usually left the store Early two afternoons each week for a foursome of golf with some advertising men but Eve, who had enjoyed playing in other years, found herself unable to leave the Eve was glad that Dorothy MeEi- office during the day and too tired hinney was spending the summer for such exertion after business with her parents out of town. hours. More and more responsi- At least Dick would be free from bility fell to her lot as Barnes her persistent wiles. Miss Leeds found her trustworthy and thus re- was on a European tour and Eve lieved himself of additional bur-missed her. The cards which she dens.

Bent from Switzerland and Italy awakened in Eve a strong desire for such a trip.

"How is Dick?" Arlene asked ore morning.

Eve answered bitterly, “Oh, he's busy! Busy. playing golf and soli- taire and rending technical stuff." "Why, Eve, don't you love him any more?" asked Arlene in mock horror.

"Of course," Eve replied, "but it's so stuffy in this offer right now and it's so nice out-of-doors. Anyway men get all the breaks !”. She swallowed a lump in her

throat.

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Arlene reminded her, "But Diek doesn't want you to keep on work-

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"I suppose we'll never be able to go to Europe together," Eve mur- mured discontentedly.

"Why not?" asked Dick. "Look at all the money we are losing!" she pointed out. "The alary you might have earned this summer would have covered such a trip for us."

"Yes and it might have made a down payment on the Empire State Building," Dick answered. "But I'm not sure that is just what I would have done with it!"

Thus he answered each of Evo's

in a moment for my morning swim. Give my love to Mona..

Eve stopped reading and said, "Sam must be glad Arlene is where she won't meet anyone to give him competition."

"You. old romanticist!" challenged

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Dick

"Well, it's a neat little triangle just the same. Sam. likes Arlene and Arlene likes George Bliss. I'm not sure who Bliss cares for."

"And I like you and you'll have to pay for looking as sweet as you do!" Dick told her, gathering her into his arms.

But their life together was not always so peaceful. There was the evening when Eve, looking up from a magazine, exclaimed, "Dick, I don't know why you have to keep puffing at that old pipe all the time! That's the fifth time you've.

led it since I came home."

"Wrong! It's the sixth," he told her cheerfully, knocking the ashes into a low brass bowl,

"I think you smoke too much," Eve went on in a petulant voice.

"Worried about

my health,

dear?"

"No, I'm thinking how much it costs!" she blurted out. "Smoking is an expensive habit. You aren't

working end yet you smoke just as much as ever."

Andrew's Church Hall last night, "When a man fan't working he with the Rev. W. Walton Rogers pre-

siding. needs recreation more than ever. And I take my exercise smoking," he tensed.

"Oh, you're impossible!" Eve cried us, she flung herself into a lounging chair.

"See here, Eve!" Dick said Arm- away all the shekels I can spare ly. "When I'm working I stow and when hard times come around I guess I cim still afford to smoke if I feel like it!"

The chairman commented upon the report und; the statement of accounts, which showed that the club had en- foyed a successful season. He praised highly mombers of the Committee for their untiring efforts through the

year,

The officers for the ensuing your were then elected as follows: Presi dont, Rev. W. Walton Rogers; Hon Secretary, Mr. R. H. Wong: Hon. Treasurer Mr. A. S. Blles: Men's Vice-captain Mr. E. II. P. White; Hockey Captain, Mr. A. E. P. Guoat;

Ladica Hockey Captain, Miss M. Woolley; Vice-captain, Miss P. E. ST. ANDREW'S CLUB. Miser P. E. Gittins and ML. Woolley, Gitting General Committee, the

Ho arose abruptly and a mo- ment later the outer door slammed. (To Be Continued)

ANNUAL MEETING HELD.

LAST EVENING

The annual meeting of members of St. Andrew's Club was held in St.

and Messrs. G. A, White, C.. W. L. Cole, J. T. K. Gilchrist and Dr. H. D. Matthews.

The meeting decided to again invite Dr. 1. D. Matthews, Mr. J. W. Bald- win and Mr. B. Wylie ta become honorary vice-presidents of the Club.

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