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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY,"

FEBRUARY 27, 1934.

Forgotten Sweetheart 4, MARY RAYMOND

BEGIN HERE TO-DAT”

NBY, society wirt, schemes to take film

from down.

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harah valities of life at the hung; Spots of colour sprang to Pat's liente fentures in the early morning, am, frightening you so. Every-

The physicians and surgeons did not believe in temporizing with a disease. Neither would she. This romantic obsession had occupied

BOB WESTON, son of a milunaire, comes pital and it had stripped her of checks. She was wearing a black flight looking almost as though they thing will be all right, I'm going

in contrelin with a textile softer lidons for the time, at bat within anucy bunch of cher-were chiseled in marble. Joan after her!" wo. Mamphle

"Going where?" Mrs. Waring rics at one side, drooping against softly closed the door and went in- plant wider constrain for its inther'

least..

Her dress was to her own room.

raised tear-filled eyes. "Oh, Joan, rampray. Bob and JOAN WARING fall in

her blond curls.

On the desk, lying flat, was how can you find her?". love with when start hat situada CovRT

white with small red polka dots.

"Guess I've given them some small square of white paper. Joan

"I'll wire the Travellers* Ald in Through farbars, Joan to Invited to harus paty at which lay slate

thing to talk about," Pat said bit-turned it over with trembling An-New York to meet her and take

care of her until I como," Sounderstandings ple up between Jown and

"Darlings I'm runing away be- Bob Vinais, sure that he no longer cares all her thoughts and made her terly. "Can't you hear them say- gera and read: for her, she returns to Memphis with JIM miserable. It might have beening I ahould be wearing black for

"Darling. do you think they'll I'm cause it is unbearable to stay here do it?" Mrs. Waring wrung her

I want to get away from overy- FAX WARUNG, Joan Finger Mister, partly responsible for the tragle killing him? They think

heartless and wild, and Infatuated with JEROME FORRYSTER, on climax of Pat's infatuation.

"Oh, don't Pat!" Joan inter-thing that repiinds me of Jerry hands helplessly, tears pouring rupted, knowing the suffering be- und of all the trouble I've brought down her cheeks.

you. I had saved a little in the kind the words.

bank, enough to keep me in New York until I find a job. Don't worry about me. I'm not worth it.

WARMIELU, at the party.

of Ser employer. Joan learn from her "If I had not been so absorbed melber that fat, he berg solce to parties in my own unhappiness, I might where there a good deel of drinking.

Jurty have come closer to Pat when she I'at 14 becoming UNCLE OTST

in CLAIRE WILLIAMS, a married terest women. Jerry cabs, for Fat one tight and needed me," Joan thought. It was they strive to road hause, Leter speeding painful, this cutting something home in Jerry's ear, they collide with another deep-rooted and dear from one's Rutomobile. Jerry is killed.

hee just arrived in life, Hab's father, Memphis, reads about the accident is news-, paper and heare that 'at is the leter of the girl his son loves. He maka Tob to sive ky Joan.

CHAPTER XIX

Bob telephoned the hospital to inquire about Pat. He sent flowers. But he did not telephone to Joan.

One morning Joan slept later than usual and awoke to find that Pat had dressed before her, Joan went into the bathroom and turned The third day after the accident on her bath. A few minutes later ashe came downstaira. Her mother Pat came home. She was strangely chastened Pät, her big, was sitting in the living room. blue eyes wells of misery. During the days that followed doan fought to protect Put from the inevitable morbid reaction.

"Of course. Now, dear, you must not worry!"

Bill, with masculine practicality, was at the telephone on the stairs." "Love-Pat." Ho returned in a moment. Joan laid the note aside and "Pat'e train left less than 10 another ARO. There's looked at her watch. Soven fifty-minutes five. There were two early trains leaving at 8:40 and they both I'll to New York. One left about this rench New York about the same "Everything's hot, dear.

time. Hurry into your things, Sla. turn the gas on under the coffee." time.

"Don't get up, Mether. Sorry I Joan got out her suitcase from I'll get the car out.

the closet and began to throw in

was slipping into hor was late. Felt lazy."

"Is Pat sleeping?" Mrs. War-clothing. In the midst of packing clothes now, trying to talk cheer- ing naked.

she ran to the stairs to call fran-fully. "Girls do such crazy things, Mother, and then regret it long tically, "Mother, Bill!"

before they reach their destination. Pat probably won't turn around. You know how she is! But they'll meut her nit the train and sho'll do-be glad and relieved to know I'm

coming."

"Pat!" Joan anid sharply. "Why no! She's not upstairs. I thought she was with you."

It had been Hard at the hospi- tal but there had been excitement, He came as near to it as placing even drama, in the busy centre of one finger on the dial, then heal life and death. Flowers had come.

Her excited voice brought Mrs. tated. No, he wouldn't call... What There had been one hugo basket

"Portapa she's in Benny's room." Waring up the stairs and a moment good could come of it? The breach from the office employees with whom between them which had begun Pat had worked. It brought the "I didn't hear them talking." later Bill was beside her.

Joan туди running upstairs. "Joan, dear, what are you when Joan had driven to the bargirl such poignant memories of becue with Jim Warfield had wid- happy, care-free days gone forever She opened the door of Benny'a ing?"

"Mother. Pat's gone!" ened until now there seemed no that the flowers were removed from room and a quick glance confirmed her fears. Pat was not there.

"Gone 7"** way to bridge it. He had been con- the room. fused, mistaken. The talk with his Relativen and friends of other Benny was still sleeping, hin de- father had clarified this confusion patients inquired about the pretty made him nee more patient who had figured in the Homewhat,

looked curiously clearly. People were what they tragedy and

the half-open door. wore by un aceldent of birth, by en- through vironment and training..

Friends and neighbours called to express sympathy.

But now Pat was back home and the big house seemed empty

The encounter with Joan at the "Night Cap Club" had been another disappointment. Perhaps he had hoped for something word, and still. No one felt like laugh- gesture, look or tone--that would bring them closer together. But it had not come.

ing with Benny sick and lively Pat moving about like a ghost of her former self. A sense of loss spread over the entire household.

Bah remembered the Bash in her eyes when he had criticised Jim

With Pat no longer working. Warfield's hohnvlour and her good Joan insisted that her sistor ac- proposal, Don't you think you had company her on her round of les better go back to your friends?" sons. After the first few days Strange how he had allowed him-Pat rebelled. It was boring to lis self to be tormented by the thought ten to Joan coaching, to see her of this girl. It seemed impossible on the schoolmurm" expression to get away from her.

and turn academic. It was even Only that morning he had been more trying to sit in the car out- on the verge of calling her. Ex-side and wait. cept for the talk with his father, he would have done so. If there had been the slightest encourage ment from Joan he would doubt less have been making a fool of himself again--over girl who could play fast and loose with the wide-eyed, level look of a child. Well, that was over! Ho was through.

·

Jann had much the sunic feel ing. She had come close to the

Waiting was a terrible trial for impatient Pat who had alway's danced or skipped or run through the Boura. And waiting for time to heal a fresh wound was a pain- ful process,

Jon and Pat, coming out of a department store one day at noon, ran into two girls who had been employed at a store near Forres- ters. They eyed Pat curiously,

poke frigidly, and moved

011.

Signor Mussolini, despite the cares and troubles provided for him

by the political tension in Europe, till finds time to indulge his love of winter sports. He is shown above with his wife.

Joan put the note in her moth. er's hands. "She's run away." Then, as Mrs. Waring collapsed weakly into a chair, Joan was on her knees behide her.

"There, deart' What an Idlot I

Jnan

"But suppose she doesn't wait?" "Then, they' persunde her to. It's work, Mother. Bless the day wonderful how quickly they the telegraph was invented!"

Joan was planning, the telegram that Bill would send: "Meet Pat (Continued on Page 10.)

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