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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1933.

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

CHAPTER XLVIII,

| peace seemed to surround them, brother and my cousin ware the she went. When she came to the Bixby contained her resignation

It was the day of the May Fest-Eve alipped her arm through Dick's witnesses.

edge where she could look down at and suggested that he conalder val In Pine Forest. Eve awakened and as they strolled past the wide "We drove to Niagara Falls for the water below she slipped to the Sam for the vacancy. Sam Hole- at dawn, with the first chimes of lawns on Main street they watched our honeymoon. Well-why not ground and gave herself up to en-ridge, she wrote, was in her catima- tion better qualified to take charge the church bells, and looked out of the sun, red-gold, come up over the Niagara Falla? My parents and joying the golden sunshine. the window. Already lights were top of Eagle Hill. Birds were their parents, too, went to Niagara Here, with the fragrance of the of Bixby's advertising than any burning in the bugement of the twittering in the tree tops and in Fails for their honeymoons. Any-pines carried by the gentle spring other person in Lake City. The little white church at the Four Cor- Mrs. Williams" garden the pink how Sam wasn't in a hurry to get breeze, it was easier to think. Evo letter to Arlene and Sam suggested ner Sho aroused Dick.

flowering almond was blooming, back so we didn't return until Tues- felt able to take a detached view of immediate application for the job. flanked by yellow fornythla, day night. We're staying with my her problems and analyze them im-

parents until we find a place of our personally. own.

"Bright May day now is dawning o'er us!" She sang the words of a song she had learned in grade school.

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"Sam refused to let me go to the office Wednesday and I'm not going back at all! I called Mr. Barnes to tell him I was married and he was very sweet about it. I guess he

"We're looking for ́n house now. Wo want a little white one with green blinds and a wide red chim- ney out in one of the suburbs. Sam says he is tired of apartments and for years he's been ambitious to have a rose garden."

That morning Eve rode out to the camp with Dick. The hospital buildings loomed up attractively in They went to breakfast in the that vast wooded area. Dick took church that morning in accordance Eve on a tour of inspection and she with a custom brought from New felt an Increased respect for the England by the first settlers of powers that were bringing into be Pine Forest. Breakfast was served ing this great Institution of healthinks well of Sam. from five o'clock until nine, and al-jing. By midsummer the hospital though Eve and Dick were among was to be opened. Dick, however. the first to arrive they had com-would remain there to begin work pany. The owner of the general on more buildings to be added to store ant at their table and the gen- the unit. That meant that in all eral manager of the paper mill was Ikellood he would spend another next to Dick. Opposite snt the vit-year at Pine Forest. Ingo tailor, polite and attentive. Another long year without Dick!

The men, discussed business con- Another year of such loneliness ns Eve sat still for a long white ditions. Before Eve had infehed she had known for the last eight after she read Arlene's letter, the delicious pancakes served with months... Her mother's words cameShe was experiencing a conflict of new maple sirup a group of ten-back to her, "You're not being fafr emotions and her mind was torn

to your husband!"

with Indecision. She was glad for Arlene glad that her friend was so happy, and yet she envied that happiness. Becaung of her own overwhelming ambition, Eve real- ized, she was thrusting aside the joy that might belong to her and her husband,.

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"After breakfast we are going up into the woods for May flowers," Eve, drove the roadster slowly they told, her and invited Eve to over the four-mile stretch back join them. But she declined, a-to the village. She felt the charm though she was touched by their of the countryside and longed to thoughtfulness.

relax and become a part of it. Yet she fell another urge which drew her away into the turmoil of life in! Lake City.

This day she had set aside to spend with Dick. Soon she would be leaving and she wanted to make the most of the short time rema, ing. They lingered over their cut-and fee and then left the church. In

the tall white steeple the chimes were ringing again. A sense of

GRAPHIC PICTURES OF THE CUBAN RIOTS

She stopped at the little post office found a letter from Arlene. "Eve, dear, we are married," wrote Arlene. "Sam and I both dreaded the fuss, and excitement of a wedding so we just slipped away and were married at Saint James' church Inst Saturday. Sum's

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After a long while she arose and with one hand brushed back her honey-coloured hair. There was a shining light in her amber eyes and her firm little chin was held high. with determination in her step she returned to the car and drove back to the village.

Dick was amazed as he looked up from the page ho had been rend- Ing.

"But are you sure." he asked, "tint I haven't influenced you to do this, Eve?"

"No, you didn't lafluence me. You didn't even encourage me to stay here," Eva told him frankly. "I've thought the whole thing out, She wrote three letters but did Dick. I had the satisfaction of not mail them, then drove to the reaching the gonl I had set for camp again for Dick. While she myself. You and I and a few sat in the roadster waiting for him others know I could have become doubts once more assailed her advertising manager of the store. Did Dick really want her to go I don't think anyone else would back to Lake City or would he have been much interested. Stay- rather have her stay here? He had ing in Lake City would havo meant told others as well as Aunt Soph- realizing that ambition but if rea- had to mean losing you— ronia that Eve was returning et lizing the end of two weeks. And he had oh, Dick, we came so close to losing said it in a voice so certain that it each other!" left no canse for doubt. Surely if he wanted her to stay he would have implied it in some way!

"No, we didn't," he assured her emphatically. "I wanted you to work out your problem in your own way. I've never belloved Infor But Dick looked so genuinely gladeing anyone into decisions. But I to find her waiting for him that was willing to wait. I. thought Eve felt a responsible glow of that if you cared enough for mo pleasure as their eyes met.

you'd come to me la time."

"Love me a little?" Eve baked wistfully as they drove over the

"Love you-oh, the least little bit!" he teased, smiling.

And what confusion there must be with both Arlene amt herself absent from the office. Eve felt she should go luck Immediately.. She turned the car about and drove in the direction of the little lake where Dick had taken her that first Sunday. High up in the hills she stopped and walked through the woods, kicking up pine needles as

After dinner Eve asked him to read the letters she had addressed to Mr. Bixby, Mr. Barnes and to Arlene and Sam. The letter to Mr.

"Cared for you" echoed Eve. "Are you sure, darling, that you will be contented hero?" he asked.

And Eve answered firmly. "Yea. Something had to be sacrificed and it couldn't be you!!!

Dick took her in his armIS.

(The End.)

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