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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER

5.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Welling

CHAPTER XXXIX

facing petty annoyances--small "Thero was plenty there this wards." Irritating matters that became. Increasingly morning. He brought it down yes- there was no explanation for them.

because apparently terday." Objects would be missing from

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would stand by. After all, that No matter what happened, Som

means something to a woniun."

Eve. "Dick's like thut, too."

"It means everything,” admitted

All day Sunday Eve stayed in

"I'd love to," hgreed Eve. "I the apartment. She felt tired and

haven't been to a movie since Dick spent after the nerve-wracking

left. It's no fun to go alone. But With this Arlene tumbled things what about Sam? I thought he experiences of the night before. Eve's dosk-her fountain pen, the back into the desk drawers and monopolized all your time these There was no doubt in her mind vanity case she kept in a deak locked them. Mona forced that Mona Allen was responsible drawer, leaves from her calendar amused smile, retreated to her.

anilaya." for what had happened-Mona pag on which she had jotted desk and began to type with the City Club to-night," said Arlene er nights. Sometimes Eve ats November camo. Gray Novenı- "He's giving a talk before the whose invitation to Eve to take memoranda, or bits of copy not appearance dinner with her had seemed, so yet seen by Mr. Barnes.

of great industry, with evident pride. "Sam's smart, dinner down town, dreading to ga friendly! Mona had been ingen-things which disappeared were al-ja belated luncheon.

The Arlene hastened out to join Eve at Eve. He could go a long way if home to the lonely apartment..

ho really wanted to." ous, as usual, but no one could ways objects the lack of which

Sometinies she stopped at the dell doubt that Theron Reeco's appear would cause inconvenience to Eve proof of Monn's treachery. "You'll course he could

Evo shared her elation over the "Of course ho'a smart. And of catrason shop for sandwiches and ance the minute Eve was alone herself but were too trivial to not be annoyed by har again!" Can't you make him want to. would serve for a moal. After din cookles to carry. home with her. go a long way. had not been carefully planned. come to the attention of the ad- Arleno promised. Eve wished she Arlone?"

Theso, with a cup of hot chocolate, At first, angrily, Eve tried to vertising manager. Eve, of course, could be as certain of this an think how she could make the blamed Mona Allen.

"Sometimes I think I coult. Oh, or she would curl up in Dick's other girl pay for her tricks. It cluded that the other girl was

She con- Arlene seemed to be

I don't know what I want; Evol favourite chair and road or try lo was time for Mons to learn that working her milachief with greater posod Arlene. "We haven't eaten A lot, I guess. But I had songe make agline, with the November "Let's celebrate to-night," pro- | I—I liked George Bliss, you know, read. Tho, words didn't always two could play the same game, care.

at that now Italian restaurant on enough to see that he didn't care. window, Dick's work kept him out Eve told herack. Her slippers

rain beating droarily against the What would you do?" one day Twelfth street yet. I've heard that I've seen had been ruined by the rough Eve asked Arlene.

too many girls waste roads and her dress Was torn. "I'd go to Barnes about it," Ar-I could get real chummy with acated. Sani's been grand to me and no one would let her know. the food is cheap and very good, years on a man who wasn't intern all kinds of weather. Evo wor Certainly Mona should be made to lene advised,

ried for fear he might become l pay!

plate of spaghetti. Wo could soo He thinks of things to do for mo "Oh, I couldn't! like it and he'd only think me

He wouldn't the early show at the Palaco after-almost before I've wished for them,

(Continued on Page 8.) catty." I

Gradually, however, Eve came to consider the matter more calmly. By Monday morning she had de

"I don't ace why! You'd more- efded that it would be best to igly be protecting yourself-assert- nore the whole affair. No doubting your rights. Do you think Mona had an albi well rehearsed for one minute that a man would and would be only too glad to re-let another man get away with cito it, her blue eyes wide open what Mona'a doing? Of course he and looking completely innocent wouldn't! I don't like a busy no she did so.

body. No ono does. But there's

"I'm not going to be put on the difference between being meddle- defensive for an attack she made some and standing up for your- on me," Eve told Arlene, after re-self."

lating all that had happened Sut- As it happened Eve did not find urday night.

it necessary to complain to Barnes. about Monn. Two days later Ar- lene returned unexpectedly to the office for something she had for- gotten when leaving to go to lunch and found Mona going through the drawers of her desk. The situa tion was too much even for one of Mona's Impudence to carry off with nonchalance,

But it was Mana herself who brought up the subject. She en- tered the office, removed her hat and a moment later was beside Eve'a desk. "Whatever became of you Saturday night?" she de- manded. "I was so worried! The boy friend and I met a man he know who invited us to have a drink. We were in a booth at the opposite end of the room and when we came back Reece told us you had gone. In a way I don't blame you. That place is an awful frost. I'd never had gone there if I'd known what it was like!"

"I was just" she began with a nervous laugh.

"Yes, I see," Arlene said.. “You were just golag through may desk. weren't you? Now listen. I under stand your racket and the next time anything is mielai in this

"I went home," Eve told her, office I'm going straight to Earle and that was the Inst word she Barnes and tell him who's respon- And on the subject. Never again,sible."

herself.

Eva was resolved, would Mona "I was only looking for some have an opportunity to place her copy paper," Mona tried to defend in an awkward position. Here- after she would show the other girl the civilities their offee work required and nothing more.

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"What's wrong with that stuck of copy paper over there in its usual place?"

"Oh! There is some, isn't there?

But such resolutions wore easier I didn't see any this morning. made than kept. In the days Charles must have brought down that followed Eve was constantly a new supply."

The general review of the police force of the Bureau of Public Safety of Grantor Shanghal was hald last week, in the Nantao Public Recreation Ground, in the presence of many Chinese officials. Mayor Wu Tah-chen is shown here entering the ground where he was welcomed by the Bureau's mill. tary hand. The Mayor was followed by many officials from his office and those of the Bureau. Over 1,500 armed policemen, chosen from the 32 branch, police stations, passed the reviewing stand where the Mavor tonk the salute,

A striking view of the stream of motor ears and ricahns which were held up in Kiuklang Road, otherwise known as the Wall Street of Shangbul, opposite the National City Bank of New York, dur, Ing the flood recently which followed in the wake of the typhoon the night before. Traffic was com

pletely held up for at least half an hour during the worst phase of the congestion.

An inspection of the Japanese land force had been scheduled at Hongkow Park with the new commander, Admiral Imamura, making the review. Since he was delayed by the typhoon, tha troops were inspected by Rear Admiral Sugisaka who is shown above at the left,

Here we see the latest and biggest of the Chinees Maritima Customi cruisers gliding down the alipways at Kiangnan Dock for her frat baptlem. following the christening ceremony, Mrs. Lawford, wife of the Commlistoner of Customs, named the varia!- Niez Shing in the presence of a large gathering of officials and

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