1933-10-14 — Page 3

---

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

CHAPTER XLVII

marriage does not come out Eve occupied the time while Dick wallsfactorily she can go on alone. was at work in idio, pleasant ways,

country 'ronda.

•

•

mained of her vacation.

rather not.".

I

ASSAULT CHARGE,

....

stairs during the night and had twisted his naklo,

Au Luk, complainant's mother- accompanied. com. plainant to the tea house that even- ing, and anid she had witnessed the usnult. The two defendants had struck her son-in-law In the leg, fracturing the bone.

Constablo's Evidence..

That evening she and Dick once watched the enterprise. And now, put into hor voice the enthusiasm more passed the cottage with the Eve, I bellave nothing can stop it and gladness he seemed to expect. It may take a couple of years more But she did not feel glud. Now "For Rent" card in the window Eve decided not to think of the "Dick," Eve began, pausing at but when we take the lid off that she had no choice except to return She would drive with him to the white cottage any more, with the the gate which stood half open, business the world will sit up and to her work at Bixby's. If she told Dick now that she was willing to camp in the morning, return with

make a home for him wherever his the roadster and later drive back apple tree lifting a branch of "don't you ever get tired of going take notice,

pink and white blossoms to the from place to placo? When you

"When that time comes, Eve, I work took him he would think it again for him at the close of the gable window and the friendly lilac come to a lovely village like Pino day. When she was alone the by the garden gate. Sho would Forest don't you wish you could won't have to move on from place was not because of love for him usually spent the time exploring try to forget that it might be a lot stay there the rest of your life to pince, wherever I'm sent.but because his financial success the village or following inviting, more fun to hang crisp, ruffled cur- instead of just for a year or so won't have to work at all if I'd was assured.

Yesterday she could have told talna at cottage windows than to Don't you ever think of a por

will be fine for him, but not to-day-not overl Mrs. Williama accompanied her write about those curtains in manent home-a home of your

"That that

(To be Continued.) on a short, drive occasionally but advertisements for Friday bargain own?"

you, Dick," Eve sold, trying to for the most part Evo went alone. sales.

Dick pushed the gate aside and She preferred to be alone because

But she could not return to together they went up the flewar there was so much to think about. Like City without knowing some-bordered brick walk and sat down Jaka City and Bixby's department ators seemed for away and rela-thing definite about her husband's on the parch stops.

"As I've told you," he said, "no tively unimportant in this new plans for the future. Somehow environment. Hero in Pine Forest she was determined she would find job is permanent. But a perma-Two CHINESE CONVICTED AT In-law, had

KOWLOON of thai-worked for many things Eve had regarded as: 4 way to make him talk about nent home-yes, of course I've trivial took on a now significance those plans in the few days that re- thought

years with it in mind."

Before Mr. Wynne-Jones at the the wind whispering in the pine

Dick took out his pipe and Kowloon Magistracy yesterday troos, arbatus nestling under rusty

However, oven this important] leaves on a hill sloping to the after matter was crowded out of her lighted it. "Eve, there's some afternoon, Chiu Ming was fined noon sun, quaint doorways leading thoughts temporarily by a brief, thing I didn't intend to tell you $15, in default 21 days imprison. hastily-written letter from Arleno. about until it became a sure thingment, and Wong Cheung was fined

Ahmad Khan, Indian police con- into homey white cottages.

"Menn is gone!" the letter sald. and there'd be no chance for dis-$25, in default 30 days, for assault- Thero was one cottage in par- ticular that attracted Eva. Per."We don't know exactly why or appointment. Those Tuesday aveing Tee Kang Ching on September stable, accompanied by another In- haps it was because the cottage was whore, but she has left us, bagnings when I left you alone and 21 at the Shanghai Tea House. dlan, when passing the Shanghat vacant and there was a "For and baggage. If I wanted to be didn't explain where I'd been-Complainant and defendants are, Tea House at 9.6 p.m. had heard a Shanghal men. In addition, defen- polico whistle. Giving evidence, Rent" algn in the window. Em-nean and suspicious I'd think hor you resented them, didn't you?

"Well. It's like this," he went tants were ordered to pay $15 com-he said two constables entered and

saw first and second defendant i boldened by this, Eve opened the busty departure had something to gate one day and went inside to do with the arrest of her racketeer on. "Years before I met you pensation to the complainant.

Inspector E. Bloor appeared for hitting complainant with the stool. noj Complainant fell under their blows. patent on the greatest little en-1 explore. Through the windows she boy friend a few days ago after a hourd of an inventor who had a

The owner of the tea house; caught fascinating glimpses of the shooting affray. Interior of the house with fire- "Last night's paper mentionedging in the world. His friends had the prosecution, there being

The complainant, Tee Kang Team Kam Si, appoaredne a wit places, a charming stairway and the fact that he had been seen backed him with their money and solicitor for the defence. bonutiully pauelled doors. In her several times lately with a blond his friends' friends did likewise. Imagination she began to plan just girl companion and this morning I put up all I could spare at the Ching, said that he was chief cook ness for the defence saying that how aho would like to furnish the Barnes received Mona's resignation, time. Each week he held a meet- at the Sam Yung Knitting Factory, shortly after 8 p.m. on the night of rooms. It would be a delightful sweetly and regretfully worded, Ing to report the progress of the and the second defendant, was his September 21, second defendant place, she thought, to spend a year saying she had an offer of a job in enterprise. Our faith in the man feki whom he had ongaged. last had entered his shop. Later com- On the afternoon of ing to give defendant $2 had ir a lifetime. There was a gar. Pittsburgh at a substantial advance and his engine grew and as time month, having paid him $17.80 as plainant had arrived and on refus den in the rear with old-fashioned in aalary and was leaving at once went on we put in more and more wages. perenalals pushing up through the to take it. She left her fountain money. It would probably be hard September 21, second defendant alapped him on the face. Second A waitress at the tea house also dead growth of the year before. pen and a few odds and ends of for you to realize the enormous asked complainant for $2 in ad-defendant pushed complainant who There was an ancient apple tree cosmetics in her desk so I called amount of money it takes to bring vance which complainant refused, fell down the stairs.

her boarding house to find out if an invention like this from the The second defendant was annoyed Eve wondered if Dick, too, had she had left a forwarding address, dream stage into actual operation, and refused to cook the evening Eave evidence, declaring that the plainant met his foki at the Shang- the street before the constables

arrived. been attracted by the cottage. She hadn't. Just told her landlady the red tape Involved, the disap- meal. Later that evening, com complainant had walked out into

hai Tea House and told him he re- She directed their steps past it she'd send it when she was located.pointments and setbacks,” one evening when they were out for Of course she won't. She's pro-

Dick blew a filmy wreath of quired a month's notice before de a stroll but he made no comment.bably scared silly, and it serves

fendant could leave his employ. At Indeed, he did not so much as her right for going about with smoke and then continued:

"But when a man is honest and this, the second Sefendant seized a

The complainant was upstairs glance toward the little house. crooks. Hateful as she's been to

Well, if he no longer cared you and me, I don't wish the little you back him with your last dol-atool and bit complainant on the! about a home there was no reason fool any harm but I'm honestly far you can't feel too badly if all leg. Complainant blew his police when the police arrived, was he why Eve should care elther. Per- glad that you'll have her off your is lost. You feel sure that he did whistle and soon afterwards two not? No. haps he would have grown indif- hands when you take charge of the all he could, anyway. That's how Indian polico constables arrived. Inspector Bloor: This witness I felt about this. But I didn't Second defendant's brother, the came to the police-atation some ferent even if aha had given up her office" work at Bixby's when they Eve, too, was glad to have that want to build up your hopes in case first defendant, also assisted in the days ago saying she had been

Assault. Another man, who had, threatend to give this evidence.,

Mr. Wynne-Jones: Yes, I can sec married. Now she at least had dimculty removed from her path. the thing should fail.

"Down there in the shadows of helped the defendants, escaped

that. The owner of the tea house aomething to turn to if Dick failed Everything, she mused, was clear- ber. She had been right, after all, ing the way for her new position an old machine shop near the lake arrest.

The first defendant declared that has also been threatened I think. departare, front in the factory district of

Lake City week by week we complainant had fallen down the I convict both the defendants.

or two and a lilac bush.

A woman should build up a place in at Bixby's. Mona's

the world for herself. Then if her! Dick's 'Tädifference-overything!

QUEEN'S

CHEAPI

CALL HER

CALL HER

COMMONI

For

CALL HER BADI She Did It...

Lovel

PICK UP

To-morrow

AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

Greater than

"Bad Girl"

Just a Dame-Off

the Streets, But She Meant Enough to Him to Make Paradise Out of a Pick Up! with

SYLVIA SIDNEY GEORGE RAFT

VINA DELMARuthor of "Lod bet", DIRECTED BY MARION GERUNG AB.P. SCHULBERG

Gunamount Picture

We have been appointed Distributor for

KELVINATOR

We have à Day and Night Service. This Service can also take care of all makes of Electric Refrigerators.

We carry stock of Spare Parts and Gas.

Office: 4th floor. King's Building, Tel. No. 23743. Works:--449 & 451, Lockhart Road. Tel. No: 23504.

DOMESTIC ENGINEERS

ENGINEER CONTRACTORS,

They change so fast, there should be

a new picture at least once a year, for photographs of the children never grow up.

Make an appointment' to-day. THE MING YUEN STUDIO 17. Queen's Road Central (First Floor) (Between the H.K. Hotel and Dalry. Farm Store, Queen's Road C.)

Tel. No. 24310.

=

4007 02-2003

ONC

TELE ONG

GRAP

Mr. Wynne-Jones: Why are you elling me all these lies?-I am not telling lies.

THE CORNER STONE

Of Effective Publicity

Based On The

Sure Foundation

CERTIFIED

CIRCULATION

"for your health's sake"-

choose the whiskies that· more than any other have given Scotch Whisky a world-wide reputation -

RED LABEL for all occasions, the world's most popular beverage. BLACK LABEL, the world's whisky de luxe, every drop guaranteed over twelve years old.

Agena

CALDBECK MACGREGOR

& CO. LTD. HONGKONG

JOHNNIE WALKER

LADIES' and GENTLEMEN'S

AUTUMN and WINTER

WEAR.

WE ARE SHOWING A VERY WIDE RANGE OF

WOOLLEN MATERIALS. FOR, SUITS.

OR SUIT

COSTUMES, OVERCOATS WHICH CAN BE MADE UP BY OUR EXPERT TAILOR.

SPECIAL SALE

NEW WOOLLEN TIES $1.90. 20 dozen only.

SMART SILK. TIES Price from $1.50.

FELT HATS

Price from $3.75.

NEW SHOES SHOWING TO-DAY.

MAYFAIR

Opposite King's Theatre.

WANTED AT ONCE

MEN'S AND BOY'S CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, ETC.

will be very gratefully, received by the HONGKONG BENEVOLENT SOCIETY.""

at its Room at the CITY HALL

MONDAYS & THURSDAYS from 10.30 a.m. to 12.00 so Send us your old clothes,