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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY

1934.

Forgotten Sweetheart 4, MARY RAYMOND

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY.

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money, Joan, being too optimistic. matching Jonn," But WESTON, on of a millionaire, and But I'm not having a half JOAN WAKING, a Meremphim tri, aro attrsettino. ed to each other on the train, en route to bas Left college before wendumiion to anglat her family in's duandial usergency, Becoming in of · construeilon 10 with southern branch of kás fathers mus.

Bob epenke to Joan but, thinking he fa startan diriation, she rebuff

NOKI

"Still singing" "Yes,"

"John, Joan!"

women and girls as they thronged Duke stated Then he laughed.through. The mezzanine floor was Ins was getting him no where. A jub's lots of fun."

And, besides, a girl hunt was not "What do you know about that! Buddonly swarming. He caught a She's Duko camo nearer. "Well, Mr. "I'm envious," Jona sald, "I'm the reason for his trip to Mam-Joan, of course.. Funny I couldn't gumpse of Duke, grinning. --

pnis. Ho must get down to earth, remember her first name.

"Sho' stin looking for work, too."

start on me real mission here. To the girl I was talking about at Doorkeeper, what luck?". night, Instead of going to that the tea shop."

come through.” Molly regarded her thoughtful-Junior League affair with Duke, notes the inillam,, War on her travellingly, her brows drawn together. no should be working on the de- cass, and at the salon beary members of "The Junior League is sponsoring tails of the executive quarters so her family call her "Joan." He keps Might an entertainment to-night at one ennt he could discuss them with that he determined to find her.

of bar but tells « friend, DUKE TURNER, of the hotels. Nan Willoughby the architects to-morrow..

Because of the family's difficulties Joan's naked me to help her find another leter, fat. 15 years and, has one to work. BENNY, the 16-year-old brother, an Invader or the programme, Jonn- The six young sub-deba

there's an ideat You'd be grundfbrler, gold and

an the older brother, work in ENTREL

How your job busting. Intex rooms ahe we Duke Turner whom she had known to attractive young man she saw on the train. Larving the tea room, Joan pass their table

Bro school days. With

but does not see her.

him in the

CHAPTER II.

Jonn, outside the tea room, was taking her excited self in hand. Well, that was that!

She told

seen hor bur-

"She was there !" "You would have when she lett. but you wer led in a blueprint.""

"It doesn't matter now since I've found her. You sald her last innamo le 'Warren?'"

Inside.Hasn't

There's another door."

Shape

23

The

Summit

Duke followed his eyes. "We interpretation of to-day's vogue in

DRESS COLLARS

the

then he saw Joan. She was stand- Bob turned, started. It was ing in a small group and the blond girl he had seen at the train was with her. red costumes "Yes," said Duke. "Waring.”

"Warring." you won't need me. around, pronounced it.

guess. See you soon, Bob!": Jimmy Blake's orchestra, is going danced off the stage as the or-He

"Joan Warren," Bob Bald. Thanks, Duke. I enjoyed the to play and there will be a few chestra played the final strains "Nice kid, too."

The mezzanine atill milled with special numbers. I know you'd of "You Try Somebody Elso? It make about $10, Joan, and it would had been a rather clever dance, laughing softly, "That's not a show." be a chance to get your voloo bo- Bob thought, but he had had just wonderful enough name for a girl

people, groups gathering, giris who fore the Memphis public. Would about enough. He had sat through like that. I'll change it!","

had appeared on the programme a Spanish tango, a Russian ballet you like to do it?""

and several songs by an entertain- He was in high spirits, tre-being stopped by admiring friends. "Oh, Molly I'd love to!"

mendously excited. He had found"I loved your number-and "I'll call Nannie," said Molly.ing young blues singer. Joan thanked her warmly and . He might as well leave, Bob her again hd she was not only thought the costumice were walked away, lifted out of the thought. There wasn't a soul he beautiful and sweet but talented cleverest." Bob, standing alone herself it was ridiculous to feel an sober mood of n few minutes be cared about dancing with when as well. The applause had brought near the balcony rail, heard it over And then he saw the circle let down and disappointed. Ifad fore. The chance encounter had the entertainment was finished and Joan back. She stood quietly for and over again. she expected the young man

At least she to-morrow would be a stiff day.a moment, a smile curving her lips, been fortunate.

and while the orchestra played the about Joan break. She and the stranger to rush after her? Of

He would explain to Duke

Introduction to her encore. She blond girl turned, making their make his departure quietly.

the elevator. He course he wouldn't.

Suddenly the orchestra broke could see Pat in her place, com-way toward It was just as she had thought. The train episode hnd been a train

A pretty girl who was into the strains of an old favourite. pletely at ease, with the confidence started in pursuit, almost run- She "Roses of Picardy." Bob sat. back of the very young and beautiful.ning over eplaode and nothing more.

And then Joan's eyes met the stepped into his path.

"Bob Weston 1" She barred his had forgotten all about her, even

A siendor girl in white, her eyes smiling gray eyes of the young though she was wearing the same

in his scat. brushed by an ineffable charm and man not far away. Her voice rose way,

Barbara! Wait one moment, contume she had worn when he had talked so absurdly and looked as

Bob was at dinner In the apn wistfulness, her dark hair like again, happily, in the opening

will you? I'll be back." though he were ready to do somcious main dining room of his wings against her cheeks, stepped strain of the song.

Again the audience applauded He dished for the clevator and thing dramatic like picking her a notel. The orchestra was playing out on the platform. Bob.stared

enthusiastically but Joan left the reached it just as the door slammed and dashing off with her.

It was foolish to have expected song he liked. "How much do Iat her, amazed, incredulous.

Then Joan lifted her strong stage. Bob hurried to the door, and the lift dropped downward.

(To be Continuod.) - anything else. He had wanted to love you-I'll tell you no lie. How

leep la the occan? How high is young voice, the clear, sweet scanning the fashionably dressed | dirt with her on the train and when she wouldn't flirt he had put the sky?" Nice tune, nice words. notes soaring upward, filling the her out of mind. There had been Made a man feel sentimental... It room. There was, a burst of ap- was going to be harder to find that plause as she concluded the num- nothing more to it than that.

girl than he'd thought. searched the streets for her, stared

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would have something cheering to Now to rush tell them at home. back and press her most becoming drese. The white one. He

simple but it had smart lines. had bought it, marked down at a sale just before Christmas,

For a moment she wanted to speak to Duke Turner. He had glanced up as she passed. If she had, Duke probably would have wondered who she was. And the young man of the train would have thought she was trying to re-openi flirtation. She would stop thinking about him, about those teasing eyes.

"Ilelle, there. Joan Waring. When did you come home?"

It was Molly Davis speaking, Sho and Joan had been good friends the last year at Miss Bar- rington's, before Joan had got the chance to earn her tuition by coaching and nasisting as practice teacher at Holbrook.

"It's nice to me you, Molly. I was beginning to think I didn't know a soul in Memphis."

"Town's getting grown. And full of strangers. Have you seen our new skyscraper? The Sternes: Building."

"Yes. I think it's wonderful," "Our office is on the top floor." "I didn't know you were work- ing, Molly."

"Don't tell me you hadn't heard.' I'm not a spoiled darling of rich parents any more!". Molly Bald lightly, "Dad lost all-of-bis

He had

every pretty girl he met. Good pokers, lots of them. But not one

cr..

said.

"That's my girl, Duke," "Bob "Your girl?"

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