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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

1934

FEBRUARY

Forgotten Sweetheart 4 MARY RAYMOND Special ---

-BEGIN 'HERE TO-DAY

BOB WESTON, son of a millionaire, fulla In love, with JOAN WARING. a pretty Memphis ). Ha kan once to Memphis in

connection with new texttle plant owned

by his father,

BARBARA COURTNEY, society girl, scheming in win him away from Joan.

"How have you been, Joan7"

Fine: How have you been?" "All right. Busy. I'll be busier now that Dad is here." So the dis tinguished, elderly man was his father.

.

"It's nice for you to have your father with you."

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ing came into the hall. "Joan, a rough wind.

"I haven't changed," Jerry said, dear. Is that you? I thought I "You can abuse me all you like, "You have! I used to think you serious, heard someone

Her Bill. I'll do as I please and there's were lots como in."

of fun. Im Pat. If you're going to spoil the hands moved over the wall. The nothing you can do about it!" light switch clicked.

party, you'd better, stay at home." "Don't be silly," quickly. "You know I'm a good sport.'

Joan, la anything wrong ??" "I'm just a little tired, Mother." Barbara. In order to show Jona at a dia. advantage, invites her to a house party at

"You" shouldn't have gone down which Hoù fa also a guest. Harburn's 'plang

"Yes, it's great. But he's a town. You drive yourself BO, are successful Joan in a co' among so many strangers. Misadventures phe uy hard taskmaster. Belleves in keep-Joan. Gracious, your hands are penly ties when he be wiring everinstingly at it. Then, like ice! It is turning colder, isn't

criticising her, the decides to

smut on it? Darling, come in to the fire. the-house party and drive home with irrelevantly, "There's

I've just built it up. Did you see your check, Joan."

anyone you know?

WARFIELD, who admiten bar.

A month passes with no word from Bob,

Then one day on the street Joan meets Bob wish Daebaen and an older than.

CHAPTER XVI

Joan brought out her vanity caso und carefully wiped off the Hittle dark smudxo, adding an ex- tra touch of powder to her nose, Joan Tumbled blindly with the Bob was smiling a little. lock of the car, frightened by from his, Joan's slim, tanned hand Chin high, unhappy eyes turned the tumult of her emotions.

A voice called, "Here, Joan-moved toward the gears. let me!"

"Goodby. Glad I saw you.” "Goodby, Bob."

She turned quickly and faced He closed the car door. It was Bob. He helped her into the car. like a period, concluding the brief then, stood by the still open door. conversation. Joan wished unhappily that shel had listened to her mother's

Nobody especially." "Pat's in, dressing to go out again."

"I called for her but she had left the office."

Mrs. Waring bent to the fire, stirring it with the old brass poker

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"Pat!" plended Joan, "Don't you start, Joan. I'm no child, I'm 18 years old!”

"I know, Pat-" "Eighteen.!"

Well, Pat thought, she had been "I'm alck and tired of Jorry talking like Bill and Joan. It Forrester," Bill was saying.. must have irritated him! gucas I was fooled as much as any- "All right then." Jerry's right one at first. But he's no good.hand covered hers for a minute. Amusing himself getting a kid "That's my girl!" tight!"

Pat's face went scarlet. Her eyes met Joan's unhappily.

moun-

"Joan, Bill's making a tain out of nothing. Some of Jer ry's friends threw a party and I took a drink-just a little one-!".

They were leaving the city be hind, the car moving swiftly now along a dark highway.

"Where are we going?" Fat asked.

"You'll be surprised. Some

Some time later they turned in- to a broad driveway, flanked on each side by trees. Through more trees lights flickered like fireflies in the darkness. The sound of faintly. Soon the music lickering lights merged into a blaze of colour, the faint music in- to a blare of sound. Moaning sax-

(Continued on Pape'13.) ..

came

With her head back against the Bill laughed mirthicssly. "place you've never been before." cushioned chair, eyes closed, Joan guess it was a little one! Two or heard the affectionate voice ram-three little strong ones that knock bling on. She felt the warmthed you out cold!" of the fire gratefully.

"Bill's right," Joan said. "Jer ry isn't any good." Joan backed the shabby old car

"Please, Joan! I won't have After a while words pricked warning, "Better change inte into the street, conscious of every through her detachment. "I'm everybody interfering in my af- something else before you go. rattle, and turned its nose toward worried about Pat," her mother fairs. There's Jerry now"

At You might meet some of your Union, glad to become a part of was saying, "I'dn't mention it the door she flung back, "Darn-I frlands."

moving traffic. She was glad to before because you seemed so never saw such a family!" "Haven't timo," Joan had an-put distance between her and the troubled yourself, dear. But Pat's "I'd like to spank her," Bill swered. "Whom would I meetplace that had witnessed her not happy."

said. breezing around department stores humiliation. She drove blindly. "Not happy?" Joan's eyes flew "I know. But it wouldn't do any i and browsing around libraries?" almost without seeing the lights of open. "Why, Mother, I hadn't good. Pat feels grown

up. L Sho was wearing a plain, dark cars that flashed past or hearing | noticed:"

guess she'll have to find out things dress that had seen ita best days. the familiar creaks and groans of ***Joan, fl's these parties she goes for herself." The dark beret had soomed suita-the four-year-old car,

to with Jerry. There's-drink- ble when she loft the house on her. It wasn't fair to have been ing!" round of tutoring. The gray day caught like that when she was "Well, lots of girls take cock- "You've been drinking," Pat' had turned bright and sunny with looking her worst, tired, wearing talls," Joan said slowly. "I'm sure told Jerry as he assisted her into the capriciousness of spring wintry frock, her hair slipping Pat will always be sensible." the car. "Too much." weather, and the sun had brought carelessly out from under the dark "No, dear, she isn't sensible! "Now, little Prudence, don't warmth. The dark

crepe had beret. It wasn't fair for Barbara Once while you were away she start wet-blanketing a happy eve seemed hot and heavy before she to have been with Bob, a picture had to stay away from work. Oh,ning," Jerry retorted. "If you had reached the business section. of spring freshness and wearing Jonn, it was terrible!"

have scruples, stay at home with Now she was acutely conscious his flowers. Evidently they were Pat losing her head-drinking them." that she *vas unbecomingly going to the Cariton for dinner too much? Oh, that was, unthink- dressed that she looked hot and A family affair-Bob and Barbarnable Joan thought that she must

Pat did not reply, trying to con- tired. She was aware at the same) and his father.

have a talk with Pat.

4rol her anger. She was realizing. time of Bob's careful grooming. Joan was on the familiar old She started upstairs, then more and more that Jerry was aware too that just in the back-street now, grown dear through quickened her steps as she heard getting the upper hand. She had ground waa Barbara, as exquisito-long association. A moment later angry volces. The scene that fol- slipped lately into a conciliatory ly fresh in her spring suit as the she was out of the car and flying lowed was to live in Joan's mem-attitude. She hated herself for flowers she was wearing.

up the walk. Once inside the ary. She heard Bill's furious voice that.

Afterward those words were to come back to Joan.

After all those weeks of long-gloomy hall, she leaned against and saw Pat, her face flushed "You've changed a lot," she ing here was Bob standing close the door, fighting tears, getting above the green dress, swaying a onid in a low tone. "You're not beside her and Joan wishing wild-command of herself before enter-little like a flower bending, under the same, Jerry." ly that the earth would open sud-ing the living room.

denly and swallow her.

The door opened and Mrs. War-

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