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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Welling

CHAPTER XXXIV

Evo stared at the policeman. What could he possibly want of hert "I'm Mias Bayless," she said. "What is it?"

"Headquarters wants to talk to you about that accident last Thura day night. The man who was hit has internal injuries and there's some question about your ball."

Now, she realized, he would be terms. fortunate, tg got work on

any

racketeer. Sam thinks I ought to do something about it-bo an uplifting influence in her young decent mon." life and sea that she meets some

her way Into Freda's party and "Did you tell him how she edged how she repaid me for the invita tion to mina?" Evo askod.

"Heavens, no! He'd just think to rescue her himself. me catty and ho might even decide

office promptly on those lato sum- It was an ordeal to reach the

to endure the long hours at the nor mornings and it was an ordeal store. Often when, with frayed nerves and aching heart, Evo tried to finish her copy so that she could Eva insisted that she had been time, she thought of other wives moet Dick promptly at closing out of the state for two weeks and she know-wives like Esther who had returned only the day before-could-if they choose, tako a nap thoughtfully, "I've sometimes

"Do you know," Arlene.went on.. Sho turned to Arlene and Mrs. in a cool, shaded room or spend the wondered why she doesn't try to Pengoy to substantiate her state afternoon on on airy porch or vamp Barnes. The fact that he's mont but this did not satisfy the lawn. And she thought enviously married wouldn't make any dif officer.

of women like Mr. Bixby's wife and ference to her. She's the kind of "I'd call Mr. Barnes, the adver-daughters at mountain or seaside dumb Dora who'd believe any man tising manager, to tell you what resorts with nothing more arduousovon Mr, Bixby himself-could I'm saying is the truth but he's to do than to change from out of town to-day," Eve explained.

one bo vamped if she went about it in "And Mr. Bixby is away tool"

the right way, "Well, you'd bettor come along and tell it to the sergeant," the ofilcer told her.

Eve went with him, her eyes blazing. Why couldn't they have sent a plain clothes man Instead of an officer in uniform? She in- sisted upon telephoning Dick who met her at the police station. Dick demanded to see the officer who had made the arrest the week bo- fore. When he arrived ho con- firmed the name but assured them Eve was not the girl.

Who do you suppose could have used my name?" "Eve asked Dick, Ho called for.a description of the girl and immediately they guessed It must have been Mona, Allen.

Back to the store went Eve, ar-1 companied by the officer who had made the arrest. She was deeply humillated by the stares of the other employees as they passed.

*

Mona was at her deak when Eve and the policeman reached the advertising office. The girl's face blanched and a frightened look came into her eyes.

And Monia, without n word, oboyed.

charming costume to another.

She told herself that when her stock market investments mate- rialized she, too, would have a pleasant, easy life,

"I'll always be glad for my bual- ness experience," Arlene continued. "If I marry I'll never be jealous of the girls in my husband's office. Another thing that vexed Eve I'll know the average man has was her inability to take advantage about all he can do whon ho sup- of the many bargains that heaped ports a wife, a couple of kids, a Bixby's counters ne the summer liver, and a waned. All of her salary except probably ho hates the way his radio set and that the small sum necessary for lun-stenographer wears her hair, be chos and incidentals went into grudges the time she spends pow- Atlas Coupler. And of course she dering her nose and wishes sho could not ask Dick for money from know how to spell and punctuate his savings without explaining why correctly!" she had none of her own.

•

This was a long speech for Arlene. Somehow It comforted Eve. In the present state of his philander, even if he were so in- finances Dick was in no position to

dure because Arlene and

This was especially hard to on- whose wages were much smaller Mona,

than hers, were buying liberally.clined.

Mona gleefully exhibited some new bit of finery after every pay day, "I doubt if she over Ind. $50 salted away in her life," Eve told Arlene after Moni had left the office one evening, wearing a naw hat, "Do you suppose sho evor looks ahead at all ever thinks of Investing for the future?"

"She was looking to the future when she bought that come-hither hat. A good investment, too! She looks so sweet and innocent in it that I'm almost deceived about her

sentment at the fact that hor hus- Eve tried to put aaide her fe- band did not seem to worry over his unemployment. She did, how- ever, resent his refusal several times to meet her downtown and lunch with her. Twice he packed a lunch, stowed his high boots and fishing tacklò into the roadster; and, after leaving her at Bixby's, was off for a day's fshing. When he returned in the evening, happy and triumphant, with a string of catfish and blue gills, she refused to eat any of the fish, and sulked through the meal like a spolied

There's the girl!" The officer said, pointing to Mona. "Thought you said your name was Eve Bay- less! Well, you'd better come myself. If she could hold that pose along with me. The sergeant long enough I believe she could wants to see you."

marry some one really worth while. | child. But the mistake she makes is in Dick said nothing. He gave up vites her. going out with any man who in-. the excursions, Eva knew, because She thinks it makes her he no longer took his fishing tackle seem popular to have a date for along. What he did with his days every evening. Well, it's just reek-after that he did not tell her and less for her to be seen with some shin was too proud to ask. of the men who take her about. Sam and I are always meeting her and Sam knows about some of the men she goes with. None of them are much good. One is married and another is an out-and-out

"Sho'd rather see the sergeant than see me right now!" Eve told Arlene and Mrs. Pennoy. "She and some man were riding in a rented coupe last Thursday night and they crashed into another car on University, Circle. Of course I was out of town and she thought she would get away with giving them my name!"

Next morning Eve followed Bar- nes to his private office ag goon as he arrived. It was high time. aho had decided, that he learned something of Mona Allen's indis- eretions. Eve told him of the in- cident. He agreed with her that it! was serious and then rang for Mona. He dismissed Eve, how- over, who had hoped to be present for the interview,

Mena did not reappear for at least half an hour. Then she came from Barnes' office, dabbing her eyes with a handkerchief, and passed through the room into the corridor,

*"Tears" sniffed Arlene. "She cried and I suppose he fell for it. Pretty soon she'll be back to tell you sho's sorry. As though saying that will undo all the trouble she has caused. The little sneak!"

And that is exactly what Mona did. "I'm awfully sorry!" sho told Eve in a contrite voice. "W you forgive me?"

Evo felt obliged to say she would, though the humiliation of that trip to police court still rankled.

"I suppose Barnes would fire her if she didn't have so much imag!- nation. Her value does lie in her original ideas," Eve admitted.

"Yeah," drawled Arlone. "Too bad so many of them are misdl- rected!"

Eve longed for, yet dreaded the arrival of the time when Dick would go to work on a new con- etruction job. It made her uneasy to sco his savings disappearing for their living expenses. At the same time she was afraid his new job would take him away from Lake City. In more prosperous times his employers might have given hind some choice: In the matter.

were shaping swiftly to separate Eve could not know that events them and that she was to look back on her selfish, childish con. duct in shame and remorse.

(To Be Continued.)

ROBOT RADIO SET-One of the most interesting news to be seen at the Radio Exhibition in London was the Robot Radio Sot shown above. (Prosana, Illustrations Bureau),

PERSIAN: HORSEMANSHIP.-The Persian horsemanship has greatly developed during the rule of Shah Riza Khan. Our picture is taken from a recent riding show where six riders. coupled together mado different tricks on hors- back (Promene ilustrations Bureau),

MUSSOLINI INSPECTING THE HARVEST.On the Pontine Marshes which on the initiative of Mussolini have been drained and cultivated, the first crop has been cut off. Our picture shows Mussolini inspecting the harvest. (Pressen Illustrations Bureau).

BRIGADE OF GUARDS SPORTS-The Brigade of Guard Annual Sports were recently held at Caterham. Among the differant displays the - pillow fighting on a greasy pole over a bath of water was a comical event.

*** (Pressons Illustrations" Burosu).

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