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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, MARCH

1934.

Forgotten Sweetheart ↳ MARY RAYMOND Summi

CHAPTER XXX

says it's true!"

The blue velvet curtains parted The bullroom was completely fill again. This time a slender girl in ed. Barney told Joan. It was the white stood in the centre of the biggest turn-out for such an affair stage. The glow from, the foot that he had ever seen. Barney was lights revealed the graceful lace of giving short, emphatic directions to a frock designed in a fashion of the property man. telling the electong ago. The girl's hair was done trician just how much time should in a quaint, old-time manner and intervene between the coloured sho carried an old-fashioned bou- lights in order to give the illusion quet. of a mermaid rising from the rain- bow mist.

by

"She's gone away," Jim had said.tiently. "Somewhere, I hope, where she'll be "I'll give you my word that I won't disclose her identity," he appreciated."

promised. "Perhaps you think I'm asking a great deal but this is not a whim. it is really Important!"

That's what they all say." Bar- ney answered easily. "Surely you must see how absurd, such a re- quest is! You're not the first man who has tried to learn who the masked singer is. Why in heaven's name should I tell you?"

Bob wae exultant. Now he had found, her! More than that, now ho knew--as he had always known that Jonn was the one girl in the world for him. All the torment ing doubts and bitterness had been the result of his deep love for her. The avenue was heavy with traf To Barney's amazemont he heard he and Bob was forced to drive Jean'e voice raised in a current slowly. As he neared an Intersec popular melody instead of the song tion the signal light fished. A they had selected. The song she second before the blue car ahead was singing was on Joan's encore of him list but this was the first time she had used it.

Bob got to his feet. He was furious at the implication in the words "That's what they all say." At the same time he realized the night club owner might be justified in his stand.

TROOPS REVOLT JAPANESE OFFICERS REPORTED MISSING

Tokyo, Mar. 11. Reports from Harbin atate that Colonel I. Izuka, commanding a Japancae infantry, column which was engaged in a punitive expedi Lion against bandits vicinity of Sanhaing, together with more than ten of his sentor officers, are missing.

the

It is said that the officers have time, been missing for some following an alleged revolt in the ranks, which is belleved to have ол the Manchurian

frontier.

It is supposed that the column' of which Col. Izuka was in com- mand was composed of mixed Jananese and Manchukuo troops.

He stepped.to Joan'a side, draw ing the curtainnside a little, "There's your audience, Joan," he

shot forward. អាlil. Everything seem to be

Bob's lips set grimly and he witirling before her eyes; the faces

cursed. The wait seemed inter- beyond merging Into blur. She She sang in a low, incredibly minable. Then the light changed clung weakly to the heavy curtain, |aweet volce, "Maybe if I loved you and he was flasking in and out "You mean you won't tell me?" fighting for control. And then, her less maybe you would love

"I don't think I could put it in occurred the swiftly moving vehicles. me among gaze steadying, she saw Bob. His more—"

He BBW

a blue roadster ahead, plainer words." face looked thinner, sterner. There She was pouring out her heart in gained on it, but found it occupied

"Then I'll find out

some other was a restlessncas in his gray eyes. the song. It was moving, dramatic, by a middle-aged couple. The blue why." Joan's heart was benting wildly. The entire audience seemed to feel rondster he was seeking was, no-

"New York

is a large place," | She wanted to cry out to him. the apoll. As the nong ended, where in sight. Perhaps it was Barney smiled and added politely They were all sented in the box on wave on wave of applause rolled following another road,

"19 the left-Bob, his father, and Bar-back from the vast

room. Joan hara Courtney.

shook her head when Barney nod-At the night club an employee toll The lights died in the ballroom.ded to her. She stood, one steady him the manager would probably The curtain moved against Joan's ing, hand against The wall. and drop

in some time during the hand and she heard Barney speak. swaged a li

little.

evening. Would he wait? ing, "Ready, Joan?" Then

Barney cried.

Bob said that he would. Barney arrived shortly afterward and Bob Introduced himself. So

lights ih opalescent shades bathed

green.

"I can't go back," she told him.]

He thought of the "igsaw" then. for you anything else I can do But there are no detalls yet to

Thanks. Not a damn thing." Bob told him.

He left the club, got into his car and drovo aimlessly for 20 minutes, letting his anger cool. Of course the chap had his own interests to consider. Bob decided he had gone about the whole thing undiploma-

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the stage in soft colour. A central | "Ob, Barney, tako me away!" light threw a stendy plow upor "Evidently the young lady re- this well turned out young man the slender figure Ta dazzling fuses to be generous," Bob's father was Bob Weston! To Barney the tiently. Auting like kid. He said when Jonn fulled to return for name stood for the Weston Mills would go back, lay the cards on un encore. Bob did not answer. rather, than the Weston millions. the table and tell Blake that he He was leaving the box. Barbara It stood for yachts and automo- was in love with Joan and had al- tried to stop him. "Oh, Bob" she biles, a string of horses and all the lowed a foolish misunderstanding cried.

other appendages of great wealth.

Lo separate them. Ife was gane.

Out in the hall a Yet this good-looking, clean-cut

Suddenly he remembered what servant hastened toward him. "Ichap lacked the show-off manner. Barbara had said. She had beg your pardon, sir. I have He seemed unspoiled.

timated that there was some sort message from Mr. Blake.

He said

"Sit down." said Darney cor- of affair between the masked sin the young Indy is not well and the dially.

ger and the "Jiganw" owner. "Oh, other perforniers will go on with

Bob, don't be 18001" Barbara's tone the programme."

bad implied a good deal more than her words..

The figure appeared to be a sea siren emerging from her blue bath in mist of

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rose and gold and gray- It was a scenc of amazing beauty, Then from the lips of the young singer came crystal clear notes, the alluring song of a mer maid haunted by a glimpse of a sailor Ind. The lovely bit of song went on to its close-to round ing applause,

The change that came over Bob Weston's face was electric. Bar-

[unid bara, sitting bealde him, noticed

Tell Miss Wetherington." Bob

Bob. sizing up Barney, decided that the "Jigsaw" owner lacked the earmarks of the general run of fel. lows who catered to pleasure seek èrs. He believed he could like this fellow. He came directly to the point:

In-

The same employee told Bob when he entered the night club again that Barney had gone to his

home.

curtly. He dashed to the side entrance this nervously. The careless, indif.where his roadster was parked. ferent attitude vanished. Bob was Another car was passing through leaning forward in his seat, star-the gates. In another moment Bob "Mr. Blake, will you give me the

But it was absolutely imperative ing at the masked singer. Then, was in close pursuit. He had not address of the masked girl who to know Joan's address that night! as though remembering something. a doubt in the world-strange and sang in my home to-night?"

Bob felt that he could not possibly he leaned back in his seat ngals, fantastle as the thought was--that "Your home?" Barney it n cig-wait until the next day. He de-

"She has a lovely voice." Mr. the masked girl was Joan!

arette. So this fellow was like the jcided to go to. Blake's home. He Weston said.

"When Olive anked Listening to her voice in that rest of the gilded group, imagining would catch him before he retired if they could use the ballroom last song, he had been carried away the plans of others could be upset or, if necessary wake him. suggested that the masked girl to another crowded ballroom where to gratify their personal whims.

(To be Continued.) would bring out a good crowd. In slender giri in while stood in the He was disappointed. Bob Weston, had heard her sing once."

centre of a stage, singing. Her in a musher role, was leas “Dad, “you old · rounder!” Dob dark hair was like wings against pealing. said. "Didn't know you went in her checks. Below the black mask. "I didn't know she was in your for night clubs."

ke noted the sume soft, resolute home," Barney said cusily. "Stupid chin. The voice was the same, too, of me! Mins Wetherington gave me the address of the place and

"I don't-ordinarily.

girl is different."

But this

Rarbara spoke up then. "They say Barney Blake, who owns the

Jigsaw, ia mad abrulher," she Anil.

"You have to discount that kind of gossip." Bob told her.

"Ok, don't be 1890! Everybody

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Bob remembered Jim Warfield's | didn't-mention whose home It was.” curt reply when he hall asked about Joan one evening weeks before.

Bob brushed this aaide impa-

hand.--Reuter,

Scene in the quietude of a Manchu monastery, where life goes on undie turbed intima of political change. A priest is eludying an ancient sun- dial, the only clock available.

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