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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

CHAPTER XLIII

the steps to the porch. Tears of would have been spoiled." self pity misted her eyes as sho

"They're perfect!" Eve do- t Tumbled or her latenkey. Sno winked them back. If she porclared, "Everything you cook al- nutted herself to cry she would be ways 15."" -

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one. open.

"Yes, and here's some grape and orange marmalade that Esther

ACCIDENT VICTIM: LAID TO REST.

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FUNERAL OF YOUNG PHILIP

Eve worked harder at the office. She put in longer hours, often took work home to finish and seemed to walk, talk and breathe adverti- cortain to meet Dorothy Meminin-M-m-homemade rolls!" she ex- slug. It was the only way she ney in the entrance hall and she claimed a moment Inter, breaking could keep her thoughts from her was determined, that no one should personal worrica.

"You'll have a nervous break-guess her unhappiness. down Arlene warned her. "The There was a light shining from Job lan't worth it. No job in the crack under the door opening

sent you." Honestly, Eve, I can't see what's fato her apartment. Mrs. Brooks come over you. And there's an-must have lighted a fre on the

"Tell her it's simply luscious." other thing you shouldn't overlook. Į hearth and perhaps put the teaket- Eva sald, sampling It. "Isn't it Barnes in slated to leave so: the on to boll. The kindly woman surprising. Mother, what a good that's evident. He and Mr. Msty rometinics made these thoughtful cook Esther is now? She knew liave been. In conference nearly preparations for Eve's return on every day. But you may not get particularly disagrasabių nights. Vory little about it when she was ladies.

his place aftor all. Mr. Bixby's old-fashioned, you knew. He may not like the idea of giving a wo man the managership. Lots of men think a married woman's interests are sure to be divided. And there's always the posalbility that you might leave the office flat on its back in a rush season and go off jola that handsome husband. Of course we all think the job is yours for the taking but you ought to be planning what you will do: if you don't get it."

But before Eve's numbed fingers could and the right key the door was flung open and she found her self in her mother's arms.

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married."

"Why no, it doesn't surprise me Tve noticed that any intelligent girl can learn to cook in a short time, unce she gets interested in: it and really tries. Do you like

Eve laughed and cried in blessed relief and Kate Bayless laughed to cook, Eve?" and criod with her, meanwhile;

Her mother's voice was quiet taking off Evo's hat und cont and} pushing her gently into Dick's arm-and canual, yet Eve sensed that the chair by the fireside.

question was important. She mad her voice casual, too. "I think

"But when did you come and might like it," she answered, "It why didn't you let me know? And I were at home and had time to Eve had not permitted herself Bow-" Eve caught herself just learn. Since Dick's gone I usually to think of that. Now she saw the in time. She had been going to eat my menls down town. I'm too wirdom of Arlene's advice. Sup- say, "How did you know i needed tired when evening comes to come

home and cook." pose she should come to the office you sol"

some morning and find a new man- ager in Barnes' place! That would

Eve leaned back in

delicious

"Well, we hadn't heard from you mean that she would probably have for more than a week and that no more chhuce for advancement worried methought you might at Bixby's. It would mean that she be nick. So I just packed up and No, you sit right where you had sacrificed Dick's wishes and came. comfort and imparilled her health, are! Supper is all ready to dish that she had risked a break in her up." marriage all for nothing. It was. indeed, high time to begin think-comfort and watched her ninther ing about what she should do in moving swiftly back and forth be tween the kitchen and the gateleg Of course she could go on work- table which she had aet between ing as an assistant but that did two cusy chairs before the fre not satisfy her ambition. She place with its cheerful blaze. could go elsewhere and begin over

Savoury odours drifted in from again to work her way up in an- other office. But she feit too tired the kitchen and Eve sniffed erstat and nervous to face such a prusically. "Smells sort of Christ

masy" she said. peel.

that event.

"And when Dick was Kate Barless persisted.

here?"

"When Dick was here he did that cooking." Eve confessed. She had She was ashamed to have her not told her mother this before.

know.

"Not all of it?" Kate Bayless plainly was shocked. Eve said slowly.

"Nearly all of it."

Abruptly Kate Bayless changed the subject. Eve almost wished she hadn't. She longed to speak of her husband; longed to cry out her heart in her mother's arms! and hear her mother assure her that Dick still loved her. Ye'

WATERTON

J. L. Tetley: In the gathering wore also noticed Mr. and Mrs, J. B. Sturgeon, Mr. and Mrs. Warden, Mr. and Mrs. W. Bruce, Mr. and Mrs. White, and Messrs. J. G. Hooper, J. S. Logan, Surtin Singh, F. L. Rapley, J. J. Mayer, F. A Kemp, F. R. James, R.A. Starling, The deep sympathy felt for Mr.II. Nish, B. Veliki, F. K. Garton, G. D. W. Waterton of the Govern Chambers, and others. ment Indio Office, and Mrs. Included in the large number of Waterton, in the loss of their young sympathisers who sent wreaths son, Philip, as a result of the motor were "His playmates, Huzel and mialap on Sunday, was evident in Georglo"; "His Bitle pal Denny the large attendance at the funeralHooper," "Jean and Hilda," the last evening, which included many President, Officers and Members of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, the R.W.M., Officers and Brethren of Lodge St. John, No. 618, S.C.. Labrum Bros, and others.

The Intormont took place at the Protestant Cemetery, this being preceded by a service in the Chapel. The Rev. W. Walton Rogers ofl- Mr. Waterton is a member of the clated.

Kowloon Bowling Green Club, and Amongst those present was the as a mark of respect for the little sorrowing father, who suffered in- boy the fing over the Club House Jury in the crash, supported by Mr.was flown at half-mast yesterdny.

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"That's the roast chicken and that was the one thing she must by proference by airways. Our picture shows a Juncker soroplana laking

Hours after her mother's regu

Another possibility would be to resign from Bixbyta and join her husband. Eve thought, with a lit-age dressing, most likely," her do. the rush of happiness, what a re-mother told her. "And the muce I had a jar of mincemeat left lief it would be to leave behind ple

with all the hard work, the Irritations made you a mince pie. It's and anxieties of Dixby's advertisthawing out in the o

Dick was here to help us cat it. ing office and let Dick take care of her. But her pride stood in the How is Dirk?" way of this solution of her prob. lem. She was no longer certain that Dick loved her and wanted her to go to him.

ar breathing told that she wa eyed, and plannel to fill the week asleep. Eve lay, tense and dry 80 full of sight-seeing and enter tainment that there would be lill- time for confidences. She told "He--he's well." I Kate Bay- herself that she must not discus less noted the hesitation in hor her difficulties, even with he daughter's voice she gave no sign. mother, until she had decided "You got here at exactly the exactly what she was going to do right time." Kate said ax she Events were shaping more swift It was with difficulty that she placed the dish of fluffy mashed than she knew to force her to thi schooled herself to await the an-potatoes on the table. "Another decision.

(To be Continued.) nouncement of Barnes' successor 10 minutes and these potatoes Aud Eve knew that Arlene's warn-

ing was based on sound sense. Mr. Bixby

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was old-fashioned. would, no doubt, prefer a man as advertising Bunager. Perhaps be hnd never for one moment consid ored Eve for the place.

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So-tenso did the strain become that Eve had to forge herself to eat. She left the office one ning, too weary to remain down town for dinner, too weary even to stop at the delicatessen for some- thing already cooled. It was to. ward the end of February-a blus- tering night following a gray win- ter day. The sort of night, Eve mused, when one should go home hot to a lighted house and a savoury dinner, with books and music afterwards before an open fire. And with the one you loved best to share the peace and com- fort. She had read once this brief definition of happiness-- "Four fact on the fender." And it was true. She knew, nejy, that it was perhaps too late, that it was true.

The wind whipped sharply; around the corner as who climbed

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