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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, OCTOBER

For the LOVE of EVE by Lucy Walling

val in Pino Forcat. Eve awakened at dawn, with the first chintes of the church bells, and looked out of the window. Already Bghts were burning in the basement of the little white church at the Four Cor nera. Sho aroused Dick.

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sho wont. When she came to the Bixby contained her, resignation edge where she could look down nt and suggested that he consider the water below she slipped to the Sam for the vacancy. Sam Hole ground and gave herself up to enridge, she wrote, was in her estinin- joying the golden sunshine. tion better qualified to take chargo other person in Lake City. The of Bixby's advertising, than any

letter to Arlene and Sam suggested immediate application for the job.

CHAPTER XLVIII. It was the day of the May festi- cemed to surround them. brother and my cousin wore the

rive slipped her arm through Dick's witnesses. and as they strolled past the wide we drove to Niagara Falls for lawns on. Main street they watched our honeymoon. Well-why not the sun, red-gold, come up over the Niagara Falls? My parents and top of Engla Hill. Birds were their parents, too, went to Ningara twittering in the tree tops and in Falls for their honeymoons. Any-pines carried by the gentle spring Here, with the fragranco, of the Mrs. Williams garden the pink how Sam wasn't in a hurry to get reeze, it was easier to think. Eva flowering almond was bloomifig, back so we didn't return until Tues: elt able to take a detached view of flanked by yellow forsythin. day night. We'ro-staying with my aer problemts and analyza them im-

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

"Bright May day now is dawning o'er uel" She sang the words of n Bong, she had learned in grado school.

That, morning Eve rode out to the camp with Dick. The hospital buklings 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 Sant. from five o'clock until nine and aling. By midsummer the hospital though Evo 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 sat at their table and the gen- the unit. That meant that in all oral manager of the paper mill was likelihood he would spend another next to Dick. Opposite sat the vil-year, at Pino Forest. faga tailor, polite and attentive. Another long year without Dick! The men discussed business con- Another year of such loneliness as ditions. Before Eve had finished she had known for the last eight the delicious panenkes served with months. Her mother's words came pow maplo sirup a group of tea-back' to her, "You're not being fair

to your husband?” "After breakfast wo are going up into the woods for May flowers,"

Eva drove the roadster slowly they told her and invited Eve to over the four-mile stretch back join them. But she declined, alto the village. She felt the charm overwhelming ambition, Eve real- though she was touched by their thoughtfulness.

chera came in,

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 remu. Ing. They lingered over their cof- fee and then left the church. In the tall white steeple the chimes were ringing again. A sense of

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of the countryside and longed to relax and become a part of it. Yet she felt another urge which drew her away Into the turmoil of life inj Lake City.

She stopped at the Hille post office and 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. Sam's

"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 a house now. We want in 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 road. garden."

Eve sat still for a long white after she read Arlene's letter. She was experiencing a conflict of emotions and her mind was torn with indecision. She was glad for Arlono-glad that her friend was so happy, and yet she envied that happiness. Because of her own Ized, she was thrusting aside the joy that might belong to her and her husband.

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Dick was amazed as he looked up from the page he had been rand- ing.

After a long while she arose and] with one hand brushed back her "But are you sure," he asked, honey-coloured hair. Thero was a "that I haven't influenced you to shining light in her amber eyes and do this, Eve?" hor firm little chin was held high. With determination in hor step sho returned to this car and drove back to the village.

You didn't even encourage me to "No, you didn't influenco me.

atay here," Evo 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 goal 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 have meant told others se well na Aunt Soph-realising that ambition but if rea- ronia that Evo was returning at lizing it had to menn losing you--- the end of two weeks. And he had oh, Dick, we came so close to losing sak it in a voice so certain that it each other?". left no cause for doubt. Surely if he wanted her to stay. he would have implied it in some way i

But Dick looked so genuinely glod to find her waiting for him that Eve felt, a responsible glow of pleasure as their eyes met

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

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And what confusion there must be with both Arlone and herself absent from the office. Eve felt she should go back immediately. { hill. She turned the car about and drove "Love you-oh, the least little in the direction of the little lake bit!" he tenead, smiling. where Dick had taken her that first. After dinner Eve asked him to Sunday. High up in the hills she read the letters she had addressed stopped and walked through the to Mr. Bixby, Mr. Barnes and to woods, kicking up pine needles as Arlene and Son The letter to Mr.

emphatically. "I wanted you to "No, we didn't," he assured her

work out your problem in your own way. I've never believed in for- cing anyone into decisions. But I. was willing to walt I thought that if you cared enough for me you'd come to me in time."

"Cared for you--" echoed Eve. "Are you sure, darling, that you will be contented here?" he asked. And Eve answered firmly. "Yes. Something had to be sacrificed and - it couldn't be you!"

Dick took her in his arms..

(The End.)

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* Crimson pools' în' "alde 'street of Hayana izive mute Tailimony to the sanguinary massiera that occurred náár tile Presidential: Palaku/whan quarde fired on demonstrators. Hara natives stands in awa-stricken allento

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iwapt over the embattled elly of Havane that the verinin of Proildant Gerardo Machado was at thousands of joyful celebrants swept into the presidential palace to loot and destroy. „The result of the srkay la strikingly pletered above. Windows and doors ware smashed; rish furnishings pailed down and away; slate papers and seeprds tossed into the court in a littered main. Here you ine members of the

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