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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1989,

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

CHAPTER XXXIX

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ho really wanted to,"

No mufter what happened. Sam

facing | petty annoyances-amali "There was plenty there this wands." All day Sunday Eve stayed in irritating

matters that became increasingly morning. He brought it down yes) "Id love." agreed Eve, "1] wonki stand by. After all, that

because apparently į terday.“

[ haven't been to a movió since Dick | means something to a woman” the apartment. She felt tired and there was no explanation for them.

| loft. It's no fun to go alone. Nut "It mestna överything," admitted | spent after the nerve-wracking Objects would be missing from With this Arlene tumbited things what about Sam7 I thought he ] Hive. “Dick's liko that, too." Experiences of the night before. Eve's desk-her fountain pen, the back into the desk drawers and monopolized all your time ther There was no doubt in her mind vanity case she kept in a desk locked then. Alona forced an that Mona Allen was responsible drawer, leaves from her calendar amused smile, retreated to her "Ho's giving a talk before the

November cams Gray Novem» for what had happened Mona pad on which she had jotted desk and began to type with the City Club tonight," said Arlene er nights. Sometimes Be ale whose invitation to Eve to take memoranda, or bits of copy not appearance of great industry, with evident pride," "Sam's smart, inner down town, dreading to go dinner with her had seemed so yet.seen by Mr. Barnes. friendly! Mona had been ingeni-things which disappeared were al- ja belated luncheon.

The Arlene hastened out to join Ere at Eve. He could go a long way if home to the lonely apartment. Sometimes she stopped at the delis ous, as usual, but no one could ways obiects the lack of which Eve shared her clation over the "Of course he's smart. And of satessen shop für sambelches And doubt that Theron Reece's appear would cause inconvenience to Eve proof of Mona's treachery, "You'll course he could go a long way, cookies to carry homo with hor nuce the minute Eve was alone herself but were too trivial to not be annoyed by her again!" Can't you make him want Three, with a rip of hot chocolate, had not been carefully planned, como to the attention of the ad- Arlene promised. Evo wished she | ArlenoTM"

would serve for a meal, After dins At first, angrily, Eve tried to vertising manager. Eve, of course, could be as certain of this as: "Sometimes I think I could. Oh,er she would curl up in Dick's, think how she could make the blamed Moda Allen. She con-Arlena seemed to be.

I don't know what I want, Avol favourite chair and wond-or try to other girl pay for her tricks. It cluded that the other girl Was "Let's relebrate to-night," pro-I--I liked George lies, you know. rend. The words didn't always was time for Mona to learn that working her mischief with greater posed Ariene, "We haven't eaten a lot, 1 gucas, But I had senso make sense, with the November two could play the same game, care.

at that now Italian restaurant an enough to see that he didn't care.window. Dick's work kept him out rain beating drearily against the Eve told herself. Her slippers "What would you do?" our day Twelfth street yet. I've heard that I'vo senti too many girls wasto had been ruined by the rough Eve asked Arlene

the food is cheap and very good years on a man who wasn't inter- in nii kinds of weather. Eve wor roads and her dress was torn. "I'd go to Barnes about it," Ar-I could get real chummy with assted. Sam's been grand to me, red for fear he might become ill Certainly Mona should be made to lens advised.

plate of spaghetti. We could sooo thinks of things to do for me But no one woubt let her know. pay!

"Oh, I couldn't! He wouldn't the early show at the Palace after- almost before I've Wished for them.

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Gradually, however, Eve came to consider the matter more calmly. By Monday morning she had de "I don't see why! You'd more- cided 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 alibi well rehearsed for one minute that a man would and would be only too glad to re-let another man get away with elte it, her blue eyes wide open what Mona's doing? Of course he and looking completely innocent as she did 50.

"I'm not going to be put on the defensive for an attack she made 'on me," Eve told Arlene, after re-

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wouldn't! I don't like a busy- body. No one does. But there's

a difference between being meddle- some and standing up for your self."

Jating all that had happened Sat- As it happened Evo did not find urday night,

it necessary to complain to Barnes But it was Mona herself who about Mon. Two days later Ar- brought up the subject. She en-lene returned unexpectedly to the tered the office, removed her hat office for something she had for and a moment later was beside gaite when feaving to go to lunch Eve's desk. "Whatever became and found Monn going through the of you Saturday night?" she de- drawers of her desk. The altun manded. "I was so worried! The tion was too much even for one of boy friend and I met a man he Mona's Impudence to

carry off knew who invited us to have afwith nonchalance. drink. We were in a booth at the "I was just she began opposite end of the room and when with a nervous Inugh. we came back Recce told us you had gone. In a way I don't blame you. That place la an awful frost, I'd never had gone there if I'd known what it was like!"

"Yes, I see," Arlene said. "You' were just going through may desk, weren't you? · Now listen, I under- stand your racket and the next time anything is mislaid in this office I'm going straight to Earle

"I went home." Evo told her, and that was the last word she Barnes and tell him who's respon- sald on the subject. Never again, | sible."

herself,

Eve was resolved, would Mona' "I was only looking for-aome 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 office work required and nothing more,

"What's wrong with that stack of copy paper over there in s usual pluco?"

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

But such resolutions were 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.”

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'The general review of the police force of the Bureau of Public Safety of Greater Shanghai was 1d last week, In the Nantao Public Recreation Ground, in the presence of many Chinese officials- Mayor Wu Teh-chen is shown here entering the ground where he was welcomed by the Hurenu's smili tary band, The Mayor was followed by many officials from his office and those of the Hurany Over 1,300 armed policeman, chosen from the 32 branch polles stations, passed the reviewing stand whara the Mayar tank the enlute,

A striking view of the stream of motor cars a nd riches which were held up in Klukiang Road, otherwise known as the Wail Street of Shanghal, opposite the National City Bank of New York, dur- ing the flood recently which followed in the wake of the typhoon the night before. Traffin was com

- plately bold up for at lakst half an hour during the worst phase of the congestion,"

An Inspection of the Japanese land force had been scheduled · at Hongkaw Park with the new commander, Admiral Imamura, making the review. Since he was delayed by the typhoon, the troops were inspected by Rear-Admira! Sugisaka who is shown above at the loft.

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