THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH: SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1934.
The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY
ANGELA, the hortis vi erone in when
DEGIN HERE TODAY
(could allence words he did not wish PABLITO, handsome 17-yewald youth, to hear.
Plurkin hamo of "Some of your mother's non works at the pull millionaire JIM VIELA
The son of a litted Englishmen and Henso," he said acldly after a short, servant girl, l'ablin knows nothing of his mirthless laugh. Estelle revealed Parents. When & years old he ran away from her surprise by a sudden change "Damn everything!" he said rate ire was left. Since then he has Hret of expression, "Well, never mind!" with NOIDA NOYED, mysterious. In-Field added shortly. He did not Field's estranged wife and their daughter. Want the girl who looked as Norma ERTELI... arrive at the Florida home. had to show, as Norma bad, the J'ablitos Katelie and almost at once fallen daughter he is planning manserade party j'amazed. In have beshour,
divifumi who has seen better days.
had Pablito to, gol-anything of ways thinks this particular mood that sort? The boy was unusually may be a premonition of what is to decont, fairly well educated and unhappen some hour next week,”
"We've done well this season," selfish. But those asseta, Noyes
Pablito said slowly. knew, would count for little. loudly and clearly. He couldn't bear the thought of Pablito being hurt that way. Slowly he consid- ered the fact that he could per
Pablito independent. But he knew perhaps make Pablite independent, something that was better than his drinking half would not let him do this, even for Pablito,
"That we' ja kind," Noyes mur. mured.
"No. What could I have done without you? I don't forget even 11 you do.”
KATHARINE AVILAND-TAYLOR
SWISS CRISIS
GLUT, OF GOLD OF NO ASSISTANCE
..
In love with bar. lle bees Field tell he fact that ahe was startled and i hans maku.. that. though he could i tion, some tastes, and an exampletion to the Prime Minister.
CHAPTER V Estelle sald rather shyly as she stepped to the dock," think you
run this boat beautifully."
"You are very kind," Pabilto an- swered in an undertone that was a little rough. He looked up at her a slender figure with wind-
A little Inter Estelle asked her mother's mald to learn the name of the young man who had run the "Silver Dart" that afternoon. As she did this Pablito, on a soap box, was telling Noyes about her. Noyes was troubled. It might be young affair but to Pabilto it Was evidently most real. Pablito was a bit incoherent and there was
remombered the feeling.
"Is It fair?" he demanded even
Berne, Mar. 23. The Minister of Finance, M. Muay, has tendered his resigna-
"I have given you some educa.
M. Mary has always bean a or what a gentleman may became," Noyes said. "But as capital strong advocate of the main- don't know how far these things tenance of the gold standard, but will take you."
he recently issued a statement country.... must adopt that the heroic measures to meet a critical financial situation. Reuter.
"Without you I would have had more loudly. Then, shame-faced, nothing," Pablito sald and then he he pulled the flat bont high on went into the shack to set a pot of
Blow To Frane. sandy beach. He had no sympathy water on the stove, to kindle and
Borne, Mar. 23. with Bies that buzzed on window light the fire and to measure coffee.
It is feared that M. Musy's re- panes. He himself, and with rea. They would have for their evening the cosmic pune, but the thought of course bread. And down the way confidence in the Swiss franc. Publito being hurt--
n bit, a black boy in white liner was Noyes hurried toward Jake's probably offering to Estelle Field Dump as if his devil were at his food from a dish that rested on a heels instead of ahead of him. twinkling silver tray.
whipped skirts on the dock above flush under hia deep ton. Noyes sou, had not done much buzzing on meal fried eggs and bacon and some jalgnation will be a severe blow to
him. Estelle's gaze met his clear, "I'm going to town," he stated now darkened. blue eyes. It was and stood up. Pablito wondered curious feeling she had about this what had made Noyes decide to go young man, she realized. She did to town. He had been quite drunk like him go very much and yet only two days before. Almost she had hardly heard his voice. invariably at least a week of The southern season was draw- She had never before had any feel-sobriety and sometimes monthing to a close. Soon the camps ing that was at all like this.
came between Nayes' trips to would be closed and birds and men Only a second she looked into town.
would make their way northward Pabilto's eyes, although it seemed He watched Noyes off dark The sun would grow steadily hot- tually been, it was too long for ver and gold of the still, twilight-remained would be slower and Nor- long to her. Short as it had ne-shade that swayed against the all-ter and the motions of those who Jim Field.
echoing waters. Sober, Noyes ris Noyes would not be afraid to "Come along, child," he said a poled a flat boat well; drunk, he wander Key West, when he liked, trifle shortly. His women must not clung obstinately to the pole and by 989- glad summer's conting," sensing that which Pablito had forget their social plane. His own came home wet, both without and forgetting was another matter, within.
Pablito decided that he would go for Noyes at 10 or 11. Meantime
"I'm
Noyes said one night.
Pablito was not glad. She would be going north; perhaps the next
"You needn't thank the servants for their services," he stated with
not tos pleasant smile as they be could sit alone in the silence.senson the Fields would go abroad made their way toward land. For the Arst time in his life he did for to South America and visit the
"I'd much rather." Estelle - not want Noyes with him.
eamp for only a week or a-if at in
He thought of the afternoon and | afl. Then Pablito would have only swered the gentle manner which always made her seem a litle shy.the way Estelle had smiled at him. his dreams of her and the blunt, Some time, she reflected, when she Suddenly he decided. "I'll go to cold facts that made dreams such knew her father better she would that party!" He knew a way to a mockery when he came back to explain to him that she felt an creep into the grounds and, masked, earth. obligation to thank those who made he could talk with her as he never her life pleasanter by attending could without a mask. her because of the very fact that it was not necessary and because
"Damn!" Noyes murmured, pol- so many people forgot such things.ing his way toward the tricks She did not know then how suc which he would follow toward the eresfully and brutally her father mainland and town. What chance
and
Switzerland presents a paradox, in that it romains a safe deposit
nation for the world and at the same time continually falle balance its budget.
to
During the calamitous business depression so great was the inrush of foreign deposits here, quanti- ties of which were in gold bullion
seriously problem was created. Not only were the bank vaults all- merely sent for storage that a
ed to bursting but gold was buried in secret places in the mountains.
Swiss notes have a 98 per cent. gold cover. But last winter sey- eral banks were forced to reduce their capital due to lack of busi
ners.
He had high valls to scale, Pablito knew, but the young are not dismayed by much thoughts.
In some ways he reckoned and he had done a deal of reckoning he had everything that Field could things he had were difficult to dis never give his daughter.. True, the gram so that the eyes of the world could read them, and Estelle's gentie rearing would keep her from that her father so completely lacked, Estelle's mother would and did know the difference, Pablito was
eyes
told this. stry. Her tired
The national expenditure was Out on the rounded, higher end £31,000,000 in 1016, but last year WHA £119,000,000. The current of the island facing toward the open sen Noyes started to rise and budget, deficit la £4.400,000. then thought better of it. Running Spite a special crisis tax expendi- away always branded one as being ture lina nevertheless not been straid and being afraid told the checked, though it is agreed that "I've been nervous-only nervoukoker that one had reason for the limit of taxation has been ous this season." Noyes went on.fear. Noyes' own triumphant es-renched.
M. Musy was the leader of the "Everyone," he continued, "has cape from justice had been made these moments of feeling an im by settling in the land wherein Catholic Conservatives, and he there was a hot search for him. A Bubmitted a programume of most They may pending doom
boat was heading toward his leland rigid economies, affecting, among caused by a sluggish liver or an
He lifted his head a bit and others, the police force. underdone pork chop but one al now.
The Assembly replied to waited jauntily.
Some one in the stern sang out, plan by electing M. Baumann, a "Give us a hand, will you? En-leading radical, head of the gine trouble!" Noyes called over Federal police. M. Musy regard- his shoulder, "Pablitol" Then, as ed this as being tantamount to a Casunily as he could, he got up rejection of his proposals and re- to stroll toward the shack and into aigned.
TO-MORROW KING'S
not COWARDS
AT 2,30, 5.10 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.
Only a woman could 'understand how great
a hero a man can be when he fights a hope... lessly losing battle for the girl he loves!
be
It:
De-
his
In spite of everything, Switzer-
He had recognized the man at the land is expected to stay on the wheel of that boat and he was cer- gold standard. Our Own Corres tain the man had. recognized him.pendent.
Yonrs before Noyes and this new-j comer had bid against one another in New York and-Philadelphia auc- tion rooms. Noyes didn't think Jeffries would speak of having seen him but he couldn't be sure. In the shack he stood cowering in a dark corner, eyes fixed on the stove from which rose the thick, blue- gray fumes of burning bacon. After a bit he moved rather numbly across the room to shift the skillet The smoke made him cough. Ho stilled the cough and again crept to, the shadowed corner.
(To be Continued.)
NO RECOGNITION
BRITAIN'S ATTITUDE TO MANCHUKUO
Nanking, March 23. "There is no change in Britain's attitude in adhering to the League resolution regarding non-recogni- tion of Manchukuo," said the Brit- ish Minister to China, Sir Alexan- der Cadogan, when Interviewed by Chinoso pressmen here to-day.
Sir Alexander, added that he would do his utmost to strengthen the ties of friendship between China and Great Britain,
Referring to the Chinese request for revision of the Commercial Treaty with Great Britain, Sir Alexander said that the matter was receiving consideration in London, but no Instructions had yet been recalved-Reuter.
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