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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1934.

Forgotten Sweetheart ↳ MARY RAYMOND

CHAPTER XXIX

Barney was standing by the mantel one arm resting against it. When Joan spoke he looked up his eyes meeting hers, unsmiling. "You mean you really want the

n7" wedding soon

"I really do," she told him, "without any funs though, Barney.

rushing.down to the steamship; world. Excitement leaped up in office, secured the most desirable Joan's heart at the thought. suite even at such a late hour. "You're looking beautiful to Somehow Barney always seemed to night," Barnoy's mother told her. get his way with every one.

"It's this dress," Joan laughed. Aren't "It looks liko green fee. the scales realistic?"

**Yes, you're a good-looking fish," Kate told her.

Pat, doing belated shopping, ar- rived at the apartment, looking told her like a little ghost. Barney hotly, "Let the frills go! No use

by

"You'll have to excuse me, Joan, reason to believe he would be Int the audience to-night

but you took me by surpris. You They were inside now, standing see I never dreamed you were sing- in a long, wide hall. Joan's firating in a cabaret.. It's quite taken quick glance took in, rich rugs, my breath away! And imagina tapestries, statuary. A bawlider- meeting you here in Bob Weston's ing array of them. Then suddenly home she felt more at home, noting the tine old portraits on the walls, the mellow woodwork and, beyond,

Couldn't we just go to the Littial making yourself sick again. Joan the glittoring frock over Joan's oook-lined library walls.

Church Around the Corner and be married?"

"Lots of people do," said Barney. "Some of them get it over with even less fuss by marrying in the clerk's office."

He had said, "get it over with!" Then he must suspect how she was foeling. Barney, who gavo so generously and received so little in

return.

I'll make it up to him, Joan thought. "I'll never let him sus pect. And some day I will have forgotten that I ever knew Bob.

can shop after she gets home."

Joan joined in the protest. "You mustn't, Fat," she said. "I have everything I could possibly need anyhow."

Barngy was looking haggard and worn, Joan saw. Undoubtedly he had been working too hard lately. Joan forced herself to be very gay, refusing to disten to the doubts which were all too ready to spring up, unbidden, and plunge her into miserable uncertainty.

The maid from the cabaret lifted head then and replaced it on the hangor.

Pat, who had slipped into the room quietly, anid, "Barney's hord and horribly impatient. He says "There's no hurry," said Mrs.

time to start, Joan." Blake. "Plenty of time. Joan,

Barticy was saying softly, "Don't get stage fright. As if any of the people here really matter to you!"

The blood surged to Joan's face. "Whose home?" she asked.

"Don't tell me you didn't know!" The astonishment in Joan'a eyes was moru: convincing than any words. Barbara saw that the other girl had coma here by chance. Bob didn't know Jean was here. There Joan followed a maid up the was no reason for him to know. brond stairs and down a corridor. Barbara opened the door carefully, The room they entered was saying, "Glnd I saw you, Joan. panelled in ivory and the furnish- Then she closed the door behind Outside Barbara Iit a cigarette you must do something about Barings were gray and blue. Thefo her.

were lavender draperies at the win- ney's nerves"

with nervous fingers. The mask Tell him I'll be ready In two dows.over auft cream curtains.

Joan opened her make-up box was a saving factor something to minutes," Joan told Pat. Turning away from the others, she smiled and added a little more rouge to thank lucky stars for. Barbara Barney, restless, had decided to faintly. To-morrow and to-morrow her lips. Her black mask lay be- half heard Joan sing at the Jigsaw and never suspected that she had supervise the erection of the special all the to-morrows she would be fore her on the dressing table.

But not to- Voices gay, laughing voicca scen her, before. There was night. To-night ahe at the charity entertainment. For

downstairs. Guests were arriving. would never dream that the spec- her opening number there was to being in Bob's world. an ciaborate set with special fight- **Quite place isn't it?" Barney Joan could hear music, which tacular singer was Jonn, the girl

car, merging meant that the orchestra was be he had known in Memphis, Ing to be installed.

Her costume was fashioned of was saying as his

with a a stream of others, passed ginning the overture,

The door opened and closed. green metallic cloth, molded to her through the tall, Iran gates. could be married some after. Jslim form, with a band of the same

"Why anyone should want to live Joan turned, her hand unconscious- material for her hair. The Bonn museum, though, is beyondly clutching at the mask. was a fantastic bit about a mer-me," he went on. "There's an im Barbara Courtney's amazed eyes "To-morrow?" "No. I'm singing to-morrow mald who loved a sailor. -

mense ball room and they've con- met Joan's. "What are you doing The second song was an old fa-verted one end into a regular stage. here? came Barbara's harsh query. alght at that charity entertainment.

vourita, a ballad. For this number Floor lights and even small boxes And then, as her glance fell upon Let's make it Friday afternoon."

"Friday's bad luck," said Barney. she would wear a white frock of at the sides to give an authentic, the mask in Joan's hand, she said, "I'm not afraid of bad luck. stiff organdy, trimmed with starch- theatrical setting. In your honour, "So you are the ganw's Masked Nothing except good luck could ed ince, and cery quaint, prin Miss Joan Waring. Why, Jonni Singer!",

You're trembling. You're not come to me with you," Joan an-bouquet of flowers.

frightened, are you?" swered.

Thore'll be just Barney in my heart, setting in which Joan would appear | thinking of Barney.. would be sing-alonted up from the entrance hall reason to feel alarmed now.

Just Barney!" She was trying desperately to make herself belleve all this was true.

They were sitting on one of the divans, Barucy's arm around Joan. her head against his shoulder.

Live

Joan was in her bedroom, trying Burney's voice was husky with" emotion. "Don't be too sure, dear. on her costumes to be sure they Др they should be. Kate I hope I'll never disappoint you,” | were

Smith, watching from her seat on Thus, with plans for the two one side of the bed, sald, "There'll events-Joan's bow to New York's be more millionaires in that crowd elite at the Junior League affair to-night than you could shake and the quiet wedding to follow stick at! They'll all be bowing and was clapping for you, Joan. Singing in next day-the household

must be pretty plunged into a bee hive of activity. the smart world

Boxes continued to arrive at the grand" Park avenue apartment.

Barney.

The smart workt. Bob Weston's

Barbara was laughing. It was a "No. Just excited," she told hysterical laugh without mirth in him. Ok, she was glad Barney did it. After a moment she recaverod not know how excited she was, how her composure. her heart was beating! She was being silly, of course. With hun- dreds of other places to spend the evening there was no reason at all why Bob Weston should choose n charity benefit. Just because he went with the Junior League crowd, because he had attended such GD affair in Memphis, there

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BRITAIN SUPPORTED BY AMERICA

Geneva, Mar. 9.. The League of Nations is now in hopeful of eventual success the direction of Disarmament, in consequence of indications of the changed attitude of Great Britain, whore it is believed there in grow! ing favour for the idea of common action in the event of violation of the provisions of the Disarma met Convention.

It is also gathered that in- Buential French opinion has un- dergone a Cosiderable change with regard to the question of German rearmament.

A white paper on Disarmament was issued here to-day, of which the chief feature in a letter from M. Barthou, Foreign Minister, dated February 10, emphasising the French attitude, in unmis- akable language, and explaining -he-impasse Into which the negotia

long have drifted. It is hoped hat the now French memoran- lum, expected next week in reply o the British preposals of Feb- dary 9, will show an advance facilitating negotiations.

M. Barthou's Letter. 31. Barthou's letter asserts that France is unable to accept any calculation excluding formations which are incontestably of a mili- tary character, and is also unable to accept immediate reduction of irmaments accompanied by an im- mediate re-armament. of powers bound by the military clauses of treatica. France Insists upon e necessity of a guarantee in

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France is urging a rapid solu tlon in consequence of the pace at which certain countries are rearm- ing, contrary to the provisions of treaties.

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A United States aide memoire of February 19, to the British Am- bassador at Washington, general- ly approves the British Disarma- ment memorandum of January 29, and advocates the strengthen- Ing of the defesive power of a stato, with corresponding reduc tlon of offensive power.

It urges the abolition of heavy, mobile artillery, heavy tanks, bombing neroplanes, and such weapons, used for invasion.

As a second step, the aide momoire urges continuous automa- tic inspection of armaments, and thirdly, a universal non-aggres• alon pact.

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Barbara's lips set angrily. After these months of combating the nemory of Joan-which. Barbara ind long ago realized was the one, thing between her and happiness to find the girl in Bob's honte was almost too much! She would ave led to humble Joan if she had dared. But the girl had spirit. Barbara was glad she had not re- vealed her feelings.

The American Government is completely in accord with Britaini In viewing a convention for the reduction of armaments as not onlyosgential in that direction, but also a means of facilitating |general. political appeasement. The United States, trusts that the Britlah memorandum will lead to resumption of the Disarmament." talknowler.

It was just at thut moment that the maid brought word to Joan that Mr. Blake was waiting for her.

(To be Continued.)

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