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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY

1934:

Forgotten Sweetheart ↳ MARY RAYMOND Special

DEGIN HERE TO-DAY

HOR WESTON, son of a milžumatre, falla in love with JOAN WARING. pretty Memphis girl. Ilo has come to Memphi in connection with a new textile plant owned by his father.

BARBARA COURTNEY, society girl, is, scheming an win him away from Joni.

Harbars, In order to show Joan at a dia- advantaxe invites her to & iuss party at which is also guest. Barbara's plans Aru succesful. Joan is !!! at esse among ac many strangera, Mandventures pie up and finally when she has several girl

openly criticising her, she decides to leave the house party and drive home with WARFIELD, who admizes ber.

A month passes with an word from Bob, Then one day on the street Joan meets Hob with Barbars and sa older 'man.

'CHAPTER XVI

Joan fumbled blindly with the lock of the car, frightened by the tumult of her emotions,

A volce called, "Here. Joan- lot mot"

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

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

But he's a "Yes, it's great, hard taskmastor. Belloves in keep ing everlastingly at it." Then,

smut Irrelevantly, "There's your check, Joan."

on

Joan brought out her vanity case and carefully wiped off the little dark smudge, adding, an ex- tra touch of powder to her noas. Bob was smiling a little.

Chin high, unhappy eyes turned from his, Jean's slim, tanned band moved toward the gears.

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

He closed the car door. It was ke n period, concluding the brief conversation.

She turned quickly and faced Bob. He helped her into the car then stood by the st!!! open door Joan wished unhappily that she had listened to her mother's Joan backed the shabby old car

by

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

"You can abuse, me all you like, dear. Is that you? I thought I

in." Her Bill. I'll do as I please and there's heard someone hands moved over the wall. The nothing you can do about It" light switch clicked.

come

"Joan, is anything wrong?" "I'm just a little tired, Mother." "You shouldn't have gone down 80, town. You drive yourself Joan. Gracious, your hands are like ice! It is turning colder, lan't it? Darling, come in to the fire. I've just built it up. Did you see anyone you know?"

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

"I called for her but she had left the offico,"

Mr. Waring bent to the fire, stirring it with the old brass poker With her head back against the enshioned chair, eyes closed, Joan heard the affectionate voice ram

She felt the warmth bling on. of the fire gratefully.

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

"I know, Pat "Eighteen f"

"I haven't changed," Jerry said. "You have! I used to think you Burious, were lots of fun. Im Pat. If you're going to spoll the party, you'd better stay at home." "Don't be silly," quickly. "You know I'm a good sport."

Well, Pat thought, she had been "I'm sick and tired of Jerry talking like Bill and Joan. It

Bill was saying. must have irritated himi Forrester," guess I was fooled as much as any- one at first. But he's no good: Amusing himself getting a kid tight!"

"All right then." Jerry's right hand covered hers for a minute.

That's my girl!"

They were leaving the elty be Pat'a face went scarlet. Horaind, the car moving swiftly now oyes met Jonn's unhappily,

along a dark highway.

said.

Bill

"I know. But it wouldn't do any good. Pat feels grown

up. 1 uess she'll have find out things tp for herself."

"Where are we going?" Pat asked.

before."

"Joan, Bill's making a moun- tain out of nothing. Some of Jer |

"You'll bo surprised. Some ry's friends threw a party and 1

place you've never been took a drink-just a little one!" ་་་ Bill laughed mirthlessly.

Some time later they turned in- guess it was a little one! Two or

each side by trees. Through more three little strong ones that knock-to a broad driveway, flanked on (ed you out cold!"

"Bill's right," Joan anid. "Jer-trees lights flickered like fireflies in the darkness. The sound.of ry isn't any good.".

faintly. Soon the camo "Please, Joan! I won't have music After a while words pricked

At blaze of colour, the faint music in- warning, "Better change into Into the street, conscious of every through her detachment. "I'm everybody interfering in my aflickering lights merged into a something else before you go. rattle, and turned its nose toward worried about Pat," her mother fairs. There's Jerry now."

(Continued on Page 11.) Яeemed so never saw such a family !" You might meet some of your Union, glad to become a part of was saying. "I didn't mention it the door she flung back, "Darn-Io a blare of sound. Moaning sax-

moving traffic. She was glad to before because you

"I'd like to spank her," friends."

"Haven't time," Joan had an-put distance between her and the troubled yourself, ilear. But Pat's

that had witnessed her not happy." swered. "Whom would I meet,place

drove blindly, "Not happy?" Joan's eyes flew breezing around department stores humiliation. She

I hadn't and browsing around libraries 7" almost without seeing the lights of open. "Why, Mother, She was wearing a plain, dark cars that flashed past or hearing noticed.”.

"Joan, it's these parties she goes dress that had seen its best days.the familiar creaks and groans of

to with Jerry. There's-drink- The dark beret had seemed sultu- the four-year-old car.

It wasn't fair to have been ing!" ble when she left the house on her

"Well, lots of girls take cock- round of tutoring. The gray day caught like that when she was had turned bright and sunny with looking her worst, tired, wearing talls," Joan said slowly. "I'm sure

of the capriciousness spring a wintry frock, her hair alipping Pat will always be sensible." weather, and the sun had brought carolessly out from under the dark warmth. The dark crepe had heret. It wasn't fair for Barbara Heemed hot and henvy before she to have been with Bob. a picture had reached the business section. of spring freshness and wearing

Pat losing her head-drinking Now she was acutely conselous his flowers. Evidently they were

Pat did not reply, trying to con that she

unbecomingly going to the Carlton for dinner, too much? Oh, that was unthink- dressed that she looked hot and A family affair-Bob and Barbara able! Joan thought that she must

have a talk with Pat,

trol her anger. She was realizing tired, She was aware at the same and his father.

She started upstairs, then more and more that Jerry was on the familiar old

She had Joan was time of Bob's careful grooming. aware too that just in the back-street now, grown dear through quickened her steps as she heard getting the upper hand.

A moment later angry voices. The scene that fol-slipped lately into a conciliatory She hated herself for ground was Barbara, as exquisite- long association. 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.

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

flushed "You've changed a lot," she flowers she was wearing.

Pat, her face After all those weeks of long-gloomy hall, she leaned against and enw ing here was Bob atanding close the door, fighting tears, getting above the green dress, swaying a said 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 aud-ing the living room.

The door opened and Mrs. War- denly and swallow her.

Was

S

Afterward those words were to come back to Jonn.

Pat "You've been

drinking," told Jerry as he assisted her into

the car. "Too much."

"Now, little Prudence, don't "No, dear, she isn't sensible!

happy eve Oh, ning," Jerry retorted. "If you Once while you were away she start wet-blanketing

have scruples, stay at home with had to stay away from work, Joan, it was terrible!"

them." •

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In the fierce gale which struck the English Channel a month ago, many ships were in distress, Photo shows a large barge which was driven ashore at Hove to be pounded later to pieces by giant KORE.

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