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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1934.

Forgotten Sweetheart ↳ MARY RAYMOND Special

DECIN HERE TO-DAY

BOB WESTON, son of a milliokiter, la G love with JUAN WARING, pretty Memphis girl. ite has come to Memphis in zannsCLIGN with a textile plant under construction for his father's company.

even if i hadn't been well supplied, {

"Or a сосл coln," suggested į Joan and Jim! And I am." He reached into his Charlie Ross with a laugh. pocket.

by

They canie up on the porch. The "Or an aspirin," Romeone else gay girl of two hours before hnd "Strike a match for me, Joan." offered cynically. "Jim probably vanished. Joan's hair, blown by He checked the car's speed. Joan needed" one. He certainly didn't the long walk in the wind, Wha COURTNEY, Bocity DARAKA USTNEX, struck a match and as it flared need any more liquid refresh-in disorder. There were deep,

girl.

up she saw his bright, feverishment." eyes.

win him away from Joan.

PAT, Josda younger sister, is Infxtusled with JERRY FORRESTER 4on of her employer. MILS. WARINO, hopeful that her Awo daughters will marry well with encap

the drudgery that has been her lot. has made

every effort to give her daughters advantage Through Barbara, Joan je invited on a frouamer party, Barbara rejilies Join will be" ill *i sare among so many strangers and hopes Bob will be disillusioned. From the very begin- ning of the house party things go wrong jot Joan. She has nothing in common with the sophisticated wailthy girls who take it for granted that Bob is in love with Barbork,

Double All Joan's mind. Unhappy because of Barbara's ponetheive atcllude toward Lub.

Loo proud to show that she is hurt. Jean accepts the attentions of IM WARFIELD. There

a dancing party and Joan, deter rainedly gay, has, piènty of partners. Bob, not understanding her conduct, is disappointed in bar,

CHAPTER XIV

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"Thanks." He pulled the car to one side of the rond, stopping it.

brought you away he went on. "You know very well why

"I wanted you here with me-away from that crowd. It isn't your crowd, Joan. And I'm crazy about yout"

Rage burned in Bob's heart. To think of Joan going off with that Jug-head, letting herself in for a

Intion lot of gossip and infernal specu-

ex-

bara warned' mo. Blood will tell, you know. What could you pect from a girl whose father was

thief and a suicide 7"

Joan put out one hand steady- ing herself against the railing. weary shadows under her oyes. Wave upon wave of humiliation Her shoulders, under the man's and shame poured through her. coat, sagged forlornly.

Shame most of all for herself, Jim's face showed strain, too. She had brought this upon herself, His hair was rumpled. His eyes trying to be like the others, seek- were bright and foverish. Searching cheap popularity. Trying to ing the faces on the porch,, he said win Bob-when he wanted Bar He went out on the porch, star-contemptuously. "A royal recap barn! Ing down the black atretch of tion. Don't say you were really rond toward the neighbourhood alarmed about wol” store. He looked at his watch. It "The gas ran out," he added His arms were about her sud-was ono o'clock. A half hour later slowly. And then, as no one spoke, denly. He was lifting her face to he looked at his watch again. "Now, some darn fool laugh1'i his, Joan, realating fiercely, said:

"But evidently your liquor "If you kiss me I'll never forgive

didn't." This from Charlie.

"Comedy isn't your role," Jim said.

you, Jim."

Some of the others came out on

the porch. "I can't imagine what has happened to them," Carol was anying.

As she entered the room the group moved apart quickly. Carol said stlmy, "You must be tired. Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Nothing," said Jonn stendily. "Hurry," Sally said to Enid. "Don't dawdle no. We're wasting a heavenly waltz." Enid dusted powder on her face and followed without a word.

"They know I heard," Joan thought. "But it really makes no difference to them."

"You don't think I'd lose this opportunity?" He was laughing. "We are being very silly," said "Nobody but a damn idiot "I liked you," Joan said stend- | Barbara. "Nothing's happened." would drive off without enough Joan and Bob had barely circledly. "You seemed decent and un-

"They'll be coming In presas in his car," said Bob. the room when Jim put his hand derstanding. I thought you were ently," Enid said.

"Lay off, will you, Weston?" on Bob's arm, cutting in on the the beat friend I had there."

"They always do," said Charlie said Jim dangerously. dance. Bob made his way toward it your way then. If I were just

His arms dropped. "Well, have in his tired, wise voice.

Bob stopped forward but Bar- There were steps on the drive-bara caught his arm. "Please, Barbara. The orchestra was playin little drunker I wouldn't listen a white blur in the darkness. And Bob, you are making it hard for eally. Once, passing the mirror Joan began undressing mechani- Ing a slow waltz. Barbara's bright bend nestled close ngainat Rob's

to you."

then, as the light from the porch Carol."

door, she saw a strange girl with shoulder, a smile curving her lips.

the white. reached out, a dark shadow beside "Come on in," said Enid, striv-tragic eyes, all the blood drained The music stopped and they left

ing for galety, "I have a dance from her face. She felt teara with someone. the floor.

against her lashes,

laxed in her seat. The engine be

He started the car and Joan re- gan jerking. Jim pulled out the choker and jammed it in again. "I've been trying to get a word The car moved along a few feet alone with you all evening." Jimjerkily, then came to a standstill. told Juan, "but you're too popular. No gas, Joan," Jim said slowly. Listen, I'm out of cigarettes. W "There's nothing to do but walk you go with me to get some? There's a little store a few miles away that stays open all night."

Joan hesitated.

"Please come!"

to the store and get some."

"I'll with you." she said. They walked along in allener until they reached the curve in the rond. "Hell" said Jim, "The lighta

and looked at her, the frail white slippers she wore and groaned.

"Why not?" she answered, think-are out in the store." He turned ing of Bob and Barbara leaving the dance flour, going through the door leading to a dimly-lighted porch, "Don't bother about wrap," said Jim. "My overcoat is in the car,"

A few minutes later they were spinning along, the smooth high- way. The small store, windows bright even at this late hour, loomed up suddenly. Jim drove past.

"Your cigarettes?" said Joan. Jim laughed. "In my pocket." "In your pocket?" "Don't be silly. Jonn.

that was an excuse."

."

"I cortainly didn't!"'

You knew

"I'm all kinds of FLEE idiot! We'll have to walk,"

"How far is it?" asked Joan. "Nearly three miles."

"Let's start." She spoke brave- ly, steadily. But she was thinking miserably, "This is what comes of jealousy. I'm paying the piper."

"Where's that good-looking Joun girl?" Fred gang out.

"With Jim on the porch proba- hly."

-Not

the porch," said Bar- bara. "They drove u in Jim's Joan as ear an hour ago."

swered. You said you wanted! "Probably went to the store for

them."

cigarettes. I know those olil tricks

"There were plenty at the house, or Jim's," said Carol easily.

Nicholas Constantineies, the Bucharest University student who murdered Dr. Duca, Rumania's Premier recently.

Joan slipped out of the big cont and handed it to Jim. "I'm going up." whe said. "Good night."

She went inside and up the stairs slowly. As she reached the top she heard Carol's voleo, "I shouldn't have invited her-Bar-

And three days before she had driven from Memphis, sure of happiness ahend.

Someone knocked at the door but before she reached it an en- velope was slipped' through. Joan stopped and picked it up. On the Continued on Page 11.)

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