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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

Forgotten. Sweetheart ↳ MARY RAYMOND

L, Shape

BEGIN HERE YO-DAY

BOB WESTON, son of a millionaire, comes to Memphis, where his father is building new textile plant. Bob tries to and a pretty airi he saw on the train, and later heard sing at a Juntor League bench. The girl is JOAN WARING, member of an Imporerished family with an aristocratic background. Joan's mother longs for her daughters to bave the ancial position rightfully theirs.

Joan has left coliere before graduation ta Assist the family in a financial emergents. PAT, her 18-year-old sister, has join

J'ai meets JERRY employer. She has a date with him and t

"Please come in." She thought that she was acting like a school girl. He came in and stood look- Uping down at her,

once they drove past the big, was more decent than she believed. said. "I'll be awaka, until she' stone house where Jerry Forrester He might be merely sophisticated comes." lived. "Pretty soft for Pat's and not a philanderer, after all. "I've said less than half a doz fellow," Benny had said, staringi at the ornato home. Even Benny en words to him at any time,"

Joan thought honestly, was Impressed!

At two o'clock Pat came. the stairs and into the room with a little rush. She flung off her

"Get your hat and coat," he cald, "and let's drive around, How's that?".

"Swell," said Joan with a lump in her throat.

Joan thought there was some- "I'm afraid wo misjudged that coat quickly and stood for a thing pathetic about her mother's young man," Mra. Waring sald moment, staring at her sister. eagerness to belleve Jerry's Intor-one day. "He seems very nice Joan thought she had never seen est in her younger daughter was and he's evidently in love with Pat so lovely. She was wearing a typias, at loves pleasure and pretty clother genuine. Mother could remember Pat. He must be to spend all his cherry-coloured chiffon. Her eyes and plane to exrage privations and moholy days in the 90's when Forrester's time with her!"

were like twin stare and her Five minutes later sho was through Tich marRENTER, son of her was just a tiny place and Mrs. She waited a moment. Then, cheeks were flushed.

scated beside him in a low, gray She came toward the bed, hold-rondster, and Bob Weston was late when they return. Jean, waiting up Forrester was the only clork. But as Joan did not reply, she .con- for Pal, sees Jerry kiss her. Joan remonmoney made such a difference with tinued. "Perhaps he don't the type ing out her arm.

piloting the car surely and swiftly irates with Pat, who resents thla interference. Mother. Perhaps it was because wo would have selected for Pat. "Joan, look at this perfectly along Central. Now and then she "ri've had a good time and I mean to have life had been terribly hard for But she likes pretty things and darling wrist watch Jerry gave me. stole a look at him. Yes, he was more of them." Pat saTE

comforts and it would be nice for Platinum and diamonds! I won-just as she remembered him-the BARBARA COURTNEY, whom lob had her. known In New York, invite him to dinner

Then there was Bill, saying jo-her to marry a rich man."

der how he knew I was having a finely chiseled nose, firm mouth and at her home.

vially when the nightly telephone "I hate rich men," Joan flared | birthday to-morrow."

slightly, dominant.chin. She tried call brought Pat flying, "Now talk out suddenly. "Nearly always Joan took the soft, slim hand in to think of stabilizing and familiar your hour!"

they're spolied. You-know, Moth-hers. "It's beautiful, Pat. Do things.. What was the matter with Biller, men who have to work for you think you should keep it?" "Was mine the last doorbell ?" and Mother and even Benny? what they get are finer and more. "Imagine giving it up!" Pat she asked.

"No." Joan felt a little sick but tried dependable. I'd rather marry. a said, happily. "I'd like to see any; to hide her feelings and her dis- poor man."

body make me."

She sat down on the bed, "Oh, Joan, I've had a marvellous time. Met a lot of Jerry's friends. They were all nice to me, but there

CHAPTER V

"The first?"

"The second. I ran out on a party with a girl I used to know-" It was ridiculous to feel that twinge of jealousy,

He told her about Duke pro-

Pat was living in a whirl of going some- galety these days. where with Jerry Forrester almost every night. But for Joan the

The like of the man she had dubbed "I always thought you and Dick time passed uneventfully. care-free life at Holbrook Hall privately "spoiled playboy." would marry some day," said her

She passed - was fast becoming a distant mem-

him on Union mother.

"Silly!" Joan said, smiling ory. Nowadays she spent her time avenue ono afternoon so engrossed trying to lessen the housekeeping in the flashily dressed girl with "No.. you didn't Mother. You was a married woman, Claire Wi- burden for her mother,. fixing him that he falled to see her. merely hope we will." She added lams--I simply hated her! Jerry |nouncing her name ad that it dainty trays to tempt Benny's Joan did not tell Pat about this. after a moment, "Dick's a dear said he didn't care for her either, sounded like "Warren," and how flagging appetite, reading aloud | Pat was so gay and happy. Joan and life with him would always but he's known her a long time he'd finally traced her address to him, taking him for spins on hadn't the heart to dim that be comfortable and easy. But I so he had to dance with hor. through Molly Davis.

don't know that I want an easy,There's a woman, Joan, would bright days.

Joan was happy again. He had Benny selected the drives and Perhaps Jorry Forrester really comfortable life."

give me trouble, if she could!" been out with the other girl be- She answered her mother's "Pat, dear, what do you care?jcause he couldn't find her. He had amazed look. "I mean, Mother, 1 You really don't know a thing searched for her! want something more than that. about Jerry." I want to go adventuring with my husband--"

"Joan 1"

radiance.

Joan laughed. Mother would nover understand!

"I thought you despised adven- turers, dear."

"I know he's crazy about me Simply crazy about me."

Joan couldn't wet-blanket such a mood. Maybe Jerry was all right after all,

man.

About eight o'clock the next night the doorbell rang. "Some of them," Joan said.

"Jerry Is enrly," Pat said. Novertheless she was lonely."Tell him I'll be right down, Joan." And when Dick called that night But it was not Jerome Forrester she accepted his invitation to din-who faced Joan' in the doorway. nor almost eagerly. It wasn't bad The young man, hat in hand, to have someone to go about with smiled. who was na nice as Dick and as "Oh," said Jonn, "it's you!" devoted. It would be safe to "Well, yes," said the young

"It's

A little murry Dick.

early for They saw Jean Harlow in her ghosts to bob up, isn't it? You're latest picture and then drove by going to invite me in, I hope. You the Green Grill for sandwiches.would if you knew what I've gone It wan almost one o'clock when through finding you." they returned. Joan told Dick "But you did find me," Joan goodnight at the door and pre-said, holding tight to the door, pared to turn the key.

trying to hold or to sanity. It "Pat's

her not in, honey!" was madness, looking up into the mother called softly from the head face of a perfect strunger and of the stairs.

feeling her heart pound wildly, "Go back to bed, Mother," Joan the colour rushing to her face.

"All I had to go on was your name," Bob said, "I heard your relatives call you Joan."

She gasped.

"Anything wrong?"

"I was thinking that I don't know yoor name."

Does that

"It's Robart Weston.

help?"

She nodded.

"Can you say Bob?"

"Yes."

"Say it."

"Bob."

"It wasn't so hard, was it?" "No."

Bob had been driving slowly. Now he brought the car to the side of the road and stopped it. Joan, her heart pounding, turned to meet his look-not the teasing expression she had expected but A steady, thoughtful look. She smiled a little, uncertainly. suddenly

forward, -- Bob leaned placing a hand under her chin, tipping it up.

(To be Continued.)

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