THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER
For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling
CHAPTER XXXVIII
1933.
" clum ear and no baggage but offered to of trees, she made her way. Reece pay her immediately, her hostesk was following but Eva eluded him. inoked dubious, want below evi- She managed to avold stumbling dently to consult "Pa." She re and slipped along parallel to the turned soon, smiling reassuringly. road through the darkness. Sha It'll be all right, miss," she said. thought he must have turned buck, Did you want to come and set with for not long afterward an automo- us a while In the living room, or bile approached slowly and she hid did you just want to go to beil?" behind the trunk of a tree until it had passed.
coffee. It had been such a short the incident of Moun's automobile ; lighted nren and toward time since dinner. At first Evo re-accident came to Evo's mind, Saturday afternoon Arlene refused to order anything but later Arlone had always suspected that ceived a telephone message from the compromised and asked the the mm in the case was. Tlecer. Sum who was coming to take her waiter to bring her a pineapple ice. The injured man must have re- to dinner at a new seafood grill at
we covered, au no more had been hoard "Will you excuse us while 105th street. Since Mona's board-dance?" Miller naked as he and of the affair. But what might this Ing house was on 100th street Mona arose.
night's events lead to? Eve Arlene invited Eve and Mona to
more than sorry she had accepted ride home with her and Sam.
Mona's invitation.
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Her thoughts raced wildly, try; ing to decide what she could do.
"Don't be afraid of me," ho salona and Miller scomed to be gone ed and after a brief stop atawake with a shotgun thinking ho's
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No sooner were they on the floor At G the four met outside and out of sight than Therou Bixby's. Arlene insisted that Eve Recce appeared in the entrance of should ride with Sam while she the booth. Ere was startled. shared the rumble seat with Mona
a long time. Only once had they Evo entered into a lively discussion smoothly. "I won't
your danced past the booth where Eve with Sam on the subject of ad- hubby I found you here. Expectant. She began to fear they had verilsing and was impressed by lng someone?"
loft the place. Reece carried on "You know I'm not, aho an- a one-sided conversation, his shrewdness and vision. The. ride to 100th street seemed short. Jawered heatedly.
"Do you know, I've always nd- Mona led Eve to her. room on Then you can't mind ILelt mired you?" he murmured, sliding the third floor of the green frame down," be responded. "You mista hand across the table. Eve in-. dwelling. It was an attractive bo pretty lonely. Will you have a stinctively drow back into a room with u dormer containing drink?" He pulled a Bash from ner. Once more he poured liquor three small windows. The wood-his hip pocket.
from his flask and offered her a work hail been painted orchid and
drink. Eye's anger mounted.
"I like you that way," Reeca Eve felt trappert. It was a first- there were yellow and orchid draperies at the windows to match class little frame-up, she thought. said. "Little girl's got a temper the yellow and orchid bedspread. Sho had not been aware that Recce hasn't she?" He arose and started These colours were used in a wovun was in town with Monu. Oh, why toward her side of the table. Ro did they take such delight in mak- fore, he could slide to the banch rag rug on the floor.
The girls removed their wraps log hor uncomfortable? Was it with Hor, Eve sprang to her feet and went down stairs to dinner. because she made no effort to con- and ran blindly from the booth Eve glanced about her na she en-jeeal her disliko for Reece? Now Out of the builidng, across the tered the spacious dining room. Evidently a wall had been removed and two rooms thrown into one. Tables seemed to be everywhere with chatting groups about them. Most of the diners were women.
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"But leave it to Mona!" thought Eve as she, followed the other girl to n small table at which were scated an elderly woman and young man. The young man flushed Mona a quick smile. She introduced Eve and then explained that Mr. Miller roomed in the neighbourhood but came here for his meals. Eve felt an uncom. fortable third party as the conver sation between the two grew an imated. Later, when it was sug- gested that the three of them should go for a ride in Mr. Miller's enr Eve pleaded a headache and asked to be dropped off at her home.
"But the ride will cure your headache!" Miller insisted. "Miss Allen and I often drive after din- ner. Come on-the more the mer- rier, you know ["
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Eve went for the ride. With Mona monopolizing the conver- sation there was little for Eve to do but gaze at the early November landscape as they whirred over the country roads. "I hate strange. ronds after dark," she said to her self. "I'm always running Into a ditch." She wondered if it were not time to turn back just as they came to a brightly lighted place called Toby's Tavern.
"All out!" called Mona gaily. "Oh, are you going in there?" Eve asked in dismay.
"It will be fun!" answered Mona emphatically. "We'll-have-a-Nip find a bite and a dance or two."
"All right, I'll wait for you here In the car," Eve said as she stepped out to let Monn alight;"
The other girl grow impatient. Sho took Eva's arm and pushed her toward the entrance. "Oh, come out of your character!" she snapp- ed.
Eve entered with them. After all, none of her friends were likely to see her here, ale thought with relief. The place looked rather questionable to her. The lights were coloured and gave a dim effect. Little booths lined the walls and they entered one of them. There were benches and a table of rough wood, badly scarred with carved Initials. Overhead hung great clusters of coloured autumi leaves, now eurled and brittle. In the centre of the room a fow couples danced to the music of a jazz band which came over the radio,
Eve was surprised when Mona and Miller ordered sandwiches and
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A STRONG HEAD-The women of the Oshima Jelend can carry any weight on their headi apparently judging native of from the above picture. The pictura shows a the island transporting her four children in a basket from home to market. (Prestons Illustrations Buronu).
NEW DANCE~The dance experts in Germany make great efforts to invent new forme from modern dances. One of the novoltier is the Gor- man "Achter" which is seen demonstrated above by soma dancing-masters. (Freiions Illustrations. Buraust).
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Later as Eve sank with: rellof Into the deep featherbed sho. Before long the machine rotura thought, I suppose Pa' is lying Toby's Tavern slowly went in the
Recec,
harbouring a suspicious character." opposite direction.
The next morning sho found she doubt, was looking for her.. Evo deelded to walk until she came to had walked miles, in
a direction a trolley. Each time an auto-away from Lake City.. She hired mobile approached sho hid until it the farmar to drive her home. had passed. She met no pedes When she reached there Mrd. trinns on the lonely read. Her Brooks appeared. "Oh, Mrs. Ra- ankles were tired from walking on der!" she said, "I couldn't help spiked heels and she felt sick with worrying about you. Your tele- nervous fear. Still phe trudged on phone was ringing most of the for what seemed miles and miles. night." Eve had no idea how soon she would arrive at the Lake City limita nor what car line she might approach."
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It rang again shortly. Evo an swered and hoard. Theron Reeco's | voice.
"You little fooll" he said. "Do Finally she came to a farm you think I'd let any harm come that I'm house bearing a sign "Tourists to you? Can't you Bee Welcome." Eve rang the doorbell mad about you! Why can't we be and when a motherly looking wo-friends? Your husband isn't man with graying hair answered above a little flirtation when the she changed her mind about asking occasion offers. Why not give him for directions-but-asked-instead-n-trate-of-his-own-medicino? if she could stop for the night. Abruptly Eve hung up the re- Sho was shown to a sple and apan ceiver. She was terrified. Ter- room with pink rag rugs and a rified at the thrent of danger In Jenny Lind bed. Then the far- Reece's persistent attentions and mar's wife turned to her and anid, torrilled at his insinuationa-about I just.sond Pa out after your Dick. Were they true-Reece's baggage. Did you want to drive hints that Dick had been philander- your car into the barn for the Ing? How was she to bear it if night?"
they were true! When Eve told her she had no
(To Be Continuedr
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