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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

CHAPTER XXXVI

youngsters to work and plan for I can see, that now-whon It's too The nerve-wracking day follow-lato! Maybe it'll be too late when ing Dick's departure was over at you see it.. Believe me, dearie, by last. Eve had worked nn. hous; the time a woman is 60 it isn't u after closing time.. Wearily she big name for herself or a big salary tunde her way to the wash room.

that seems important--not when Miss Gordon, the coat buyer, was sho's facing a lonely old age. there before her, vigorously cleang-

"Toll you what," the brisk, ing her face with soap and water. kindly woman wont on as they Evo fait guilty, remembering the descended long fights of stairs to Costly error in the advertisement the street (the, elevatora, having of the spring coat sale.

stopped for the day), why not come home with me to dinner if you haven't any special plans for the evening? I'll get something at the delicatessen at the corner and make some of that potato soup I was telling you about. It woult, bo a reni kindness to me! It never

But Sadie Gordon greeted her cheerfully. "Don't tell me one of you pampered office girls has had to work overtime!" she scoffed amfably. "I thought that never happened to anyone except us Hlaves behind the counters."

"It happens about four times o week to the girls in our office," Eve returned. What do you mean -pampered? That word isn't in

scoms worth while to cook a hot meal for myself and yet I do get tired of restaurant food,

Eve accepted the Invitation glad- the dictionary of a department. They stopped at the dollentea- store executive."

"Isn't that the truth" agreed the other. "It's hard work, all right, but I like it just the same, Maybe that's because i'an I know. When I was 14 1 was a stock girl at Rosenblum's. And I've beon, through the whole warka sales- -wrapper, errand girl,

woman, assistant buyer and now -after 20 years-n buyor. My first salary was $2.50 a week. It wasn't easy in those days. I was the oldest of eight children and all I ever got from my pay-envelope was car-fore. I carried my lunch from home, done up in a newspaper. A Handwich and homemade cookies, maybe, and an apple. Likely as not we'd have nothing but potato soup for suppor. But it was good potato soupl Plenty of milk in it and tiny egg dumplings.

"My mother. was wonderful. I hate to think how bard she worked for us. My father worked hard, too, but always, for small wages. He never got ahend-never had a business of his own. That was a great disappointment to my" mother. But he didn't care about running a business. All the time ho could have to himself he would play on his violin.

"He was a tailor and my mother made him teach bis trade to my three brothers. They had her business head and they made good. Started a little shop in 'n rickety, old building on a sido street. Now they own Gordon's on the avenue' -Gordon's heels, you know. They could outfit the Prince of Wales himself!"

"Gordon's? But I thought-I've heard" Eve began, then broke off In embarrassment.

"That Gordon's is owned by the Koveleski brothers ?" Sadie finished the sentence for Eye matter-of- factly. "Well, it is. Abe and Sol and Ben. My name is Koveleski too but my mother thought should have an American name in business.

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"It's funny about names," Miss Gordon went on. Our old country name wasn't good enough for a first class clothing store or for, Bixby's coat buyer but it was just right for. Abe's Ling when she' turned out to be a real violinist." "Lina-Lina Koveleski ?" Eve re paated in amazement.. "Not-not THE Koveleak, the famous girl, violinist?"

"Sure," returned Sadle Gordon calmly: "Why not? She could carry a tune before she could walk and she was playing in public at four. She can make a violin speak our Lina can! And she's a good girl, always thinking up some little surprise for her mother und father, I used to think it was foolish the money Abe paid ont for lessons for that child. But he always said she would make good and who has. But here I go, bragging about Lina, and your husband waiting down at the side door to take you, to dinner!"

At this mention of Dick doubt and loneliness again overwhelmed Eve. "He isn't walling to-night," ; she sighed. "He left yesterday for The Adirondacky. He's on a new Job there," she went on, encouraged by Sadie Gordon's unexpected friendliness, "He'll be gone for a year-longer, perhaps. He's super- intending a big construction joh some hospital buildings."

"You'll be leaving us before long then."

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The certainty in Miss Gordon's voice irritated Eve. "Oh, no! I'm not leaving," she returned spirited- ly. I'll go on with my work here. We're modern-my husband and I. We started our marriage on a 50- 50 hasls. It has always udèmed to me that a woman's career is just as important as a man's."

"Sounds grund, dearle, but the arrangement doesn't always work out as you expected. If I were you I'd chuck this job and follow that handsome husband to the wilds be- fore it's too late even if I had to live in n tont and eat canned sal- mon and baked beans three times. a day. It isn't safe to be so ́caroz! less with a husband these days! Too many lady, pirates crufalug about the son of matrimony.

"This career business la all right while you're young and ambitious

-but by the tima you're my age

sen shop and while. Miss Gordon, the Heights where everything home. Now that he's gone. I aup- bought half a roast chicken, greens done merely by turning an electric pose I'll eat out most of the time." "Listen, doaric! It looks to me for salad; a small cheese cako arid switch. Well think I like this

us though you'vo picked the world's rolls, Eve selected a box of candy bettor!"

wander for a husband. Not many ns her contribution to the littl fenst.

Eve, setting the table and pro-men would go home at night and Misa Gordon lived in a large paring the antud whilo her hosters cook dinner! Don't be foolish and apartment house just off the avenue, peeled potatoca und put them on to let some other girl vamp him away The building, convenient to herboll, found herself telling Sadle from you. Why don't you tell work, was In a neighbourhood no Gordon about Mrs. Brooks old Earle Barnes you've got a new job longer considered fashionnbin, house with its great trees and as cook in an Adirondacks con- This factor, which seemed impor. attractive garden and how Dick struction comp?"

Eve laughed uneasily and chang- tant to Eva, apparently gave Mins had turned its dingincas Into Gordon no concern:

beauty with hammer, nails and and the subject but when, sho re- "I've lived here for 15 years," palat brush.

turned home that night tho apart- "I'd hate dreadfully to leavement seemed unutterably lonely she said as though in answer to Eve's unspoken thought, "I could now," she admitted, "though in spite of its beauty and comfort. afford a better place now, of course, thought the place was impossiblo Sho remembered Miss Gordon's advice. Not that she intended to but I'm used to this and it seems at first."

This potato soup in delicious," follow it--not in the least! How too much bother to movo. I know what you're thinking-that if you she assured her hostess when they could she leave Bixby's when the were in my place you'd call were seated at the cheerful tablo.goal she had sought for months

Miss Gordon beamed at this seemed in sight? second-hand man, get rid of this.

But what if this temporary sep- of praise and gave Eve detailed di- ugly furniturn and take one those swanky new apartments on rections for making the soup, aration should lead to a permanent "You can surprise your husband parting from Dick? He had gone with it some evening," she said. away so enimly-almost cheerfully.

"Oh, I don't have much time for Had he really been glad to go? cooking" Eve confessed. "Dick Eve cried herself to sleep that gete home first-orld when he night and on many other nights to was here. Ho. usually had dinner come. nearly ready by the time I reached

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