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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

· CHAPTER XXXV.

impulse to weep unrestrainedly, Sho was Gunkful for this restraint The second week in September when, just as she had turned tho Dick received his summons to rakar in her door, Mr. Brooks Ap turn to work. He was to super-peared in the hall and invited her Intend construction of a group of to make a fourth at bridge. hospital buildings in an enstorn

Eve wanted.. to refuse.. She atato. Work was to begin imme-wanted to lock her door against diately, and would last

many the world and relieve her doubts months. A year at least-perhaps, and loneliness in tears. But sho longer..

trumping my ace, now, Mre. her except to prepare her to take corner of the Gypsy Tearoom. Rader!

but found it an effort to go on with Evo,flushed at the reprimand,' the game. She longed to return to her apartment, yet dronded it. band back?" asked Miss McElhin- "When do you expect your hus- noy, getting Eve's attention with a start. "Or is he planning to be away permanently 7"

over his work,

"Sure, she will! But she'll be sly about it and try to avoid peo- him," Arione answered. ple alio knows when sho's with

www...

"That he did neither, but instead..The hall door leading to Mraughts, assuring herself that ment-sho. first saw him. He was stend sho prefers to play with fire.

they wore ridiculous. ・・

"Do you think Mona will make a date with Kenny now that she The tornis she secured were ex-knows he is married?" she asked. collent, Barnes gestired Eve, when the sample and figures were placed prales failed to elate Eve however, before him for his approval. This Though she had been crisp, and efficient in her manner and had does a girl hope to gain by that "But why does she do it? What know Mrs. Brooks was trying to be

shown careful Judgment as to tex: sort of thing?"... His departure left Eve dazed friendly. She had planned tho with astonishment and grief. She bridge, Eve suspected, to help her answered the question.

Evo naver remembered how she ture and appearance of the samples.

"I've often puzzled over the had not really believed he would through that first lonely evening. most in her mind was the velled made a good deal not because of her case I'd say it's just plain Upper-submitted, she felt that she had question myself," said Ariend. "In go without hor. Until the very So she managed to smile and an insolence of the girl's manner. her intelligence and effetency, but dumbness. With that baby face of moment when he swung aboard the awer. "Why, how nice of you, Mrs. But the words had left their mark. because she was train taking him away she had Brooks I'll be glad to come, of Was it possible that Dick was young woman in smart and becomoring up a mean tricky nature an attractive hers and the gift she has for cov held steadily to the hope that he course. Just give me time to pow-nover coming back to her? Had he ing clothes.M would yield to her wishes and re- der my nose and slip into another confided his plans to Miss McElhin. The salesman's name was Kenny could do pretty well for horself, with a mask of innocenca Moun main in Lake City or else master- dress."

ney? Evo dismissed these and Eve had disliked him the mo- matrimonially speaking. But in fully carry her away with him,

too nattily dressed, too sleek and She'd like to think she's a com set off almost as calmly, as though Brooks' living room stood open The next morning Eve awakened, oily in his manner. His eyes were bination of Cleopatra and Helen the separation were for a few when Eve emerged from her apart weary and dispirited. Her head constantly roving and had a look of Troy. I think she actually be weeks instead of long months, ment. Mrs. Brooks, smiling and ached. Hor face, she thought, of boldness, shook Eve's confidence in herself anger, slipped an arm about Eve when she dropped listlessly to the Eve saw the man jotting down any to her

lieves all the flattering things men more than anything that had hap- and led her to the davenport. Eve little chint-covered seat before something in a notebook as aho pened.

could not help greeting the other her dressing table mirror, looked emerged from Barnes' office to antearoom, in gypsy dress, approach- At this point the hostess of the She had been certain of herself. guests as though she were in a weary and haggard. Skilfully she nounce that the purchase had beened and offered to read the ten Always! And since Dick had come daze. Her thoughts were with applied makeup to cover the ray-upproved. Mona Allen, at her leaves in their cups. Eve found into her life and made himself a Dick, speeding eastward through ages of grief and anxiety. The desk, was registering great in her wish, ready-made, waiting in part of it how large a part she the night. Miss Leeds was talking thought of food nausented her but dustry, had not fully realized until that about her European trip and Eve she forced herself to eat an orange

her heart. She avished that noth- "He's writing down her teleing might ever come between her day-sho had felt doubly secure. was startled by a question and drink two cups of strong phone number. Eve Even Dick's lack of income during dressed to her.

black coffee. She was driving her-She'll probably have a date with and Dick and their love for cach the summer had failed to shako "I beg your pardon--I didn't self. She knew this but thero was him before the week's out. And

other. that security. She had felt all hear you!" she apologized to Doro- no help for It. She must be at the he's married-I'm almost certain tune teller to look out for the Arleno was warned by the for- along that he would find a good thy MeElhinney.

office on time and she must keep he's married. How can she be a treachery of a blond woman. Eve Job again. Perhaps a better one "I said 'shall we play bridge?'"her brain keen and clear. She cheap and common?" than before. The Dicks of the responded the young teacher, who had an early appointment with a

Eve's suspicion was confirmed a threatened by a dark man. Sheer was told that her happiness was world, who never spared them- obviously was not interested in salesman from a paper manufactur moment later when Kenny was selves, never skimped their work, trips in which she had taken noing company. For the first time about to leave the office. Arlene, nd, no occult power. But Eve nonsense, of course! The woman never let their employers down, part.

Barnes had turned over to Eve the who had been typing busily during could not suppress a little shiver were almost certain to win out, Eve, who had never been selection of the paper for some ad- his call and apparently had been of apprehension as the thought of

Tears misted Evo's eyes as the bridge enthusiast, found herself vertising folders.

blind and deaf to the byplay be Theron Reece came to her. Reece train pulled out of the station. unable to keep her mind on the)

Eve know she would have to bar-tween him and Mona, flushed the had no power whatever to harm Blindly she made her way to a game. So often did she ask what gain shrewdly with the salesman anlesman a brilliant smile as he her. But she could not shake off taxi stand. She would be extrava- was trump that Miss McElhinney and she hated that. She felt that passed her desk. gant this once. She felt that she became slightly sarcastic. Mrs. it was beneath the dignity of could not face curious eyes just Brooks, Evo's partner, seemed not Bixby's and beneath her own dig-beamed maliciously, "I see by the

"Good morning, Mr. Kenny," she the fear that chilled her heart.

(To Be Continued). thon, not even the impersonal eyes to mind, however. But when they nfty, to haggle over prices. The public prints that your up-and- of strangers..

changed partners and Miss Mc- thought of this responsibility was coming little suburb has rapid Elhinney found herself opposite exciting, though. Suraly Barnes transit at last. Makes it awfully

In the taxi some inner voice pre- vented her from yielding to the

guessed.

Eve she said significantly: "No would not entrust this selection tonice for you, doesn't it? You'll

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A flush suffused the man's fate. He laughed nervously.

"Have to have your little joke, don't you, Miss Smith?" he said and made his escape.

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Nanking, Sept. 20. With a view to facilitating the anti-red drive in Kiungal the Ministry of Communications has undertaken to improve the tele. "Oh, is he really married?" phone system between Nanchang squealed Mona in mock Indigna- and other points where high com- Lion, "Why. he was trying to mands are stationed. make a date with me. Imagine that!**

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