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THE

TELEGRAPH. HONGKONG

THURSDAY, MARCH 29, 1934.

The

DEGIN HERE TO-DAY

Unbelievable...but true!

ROMANTIC RUNAWAY MY

FABLITO, handante 17-year-old youth, works at the paistiel hose of millonaire JIM YILJ. When YSTELLF, herives he falls in love with her Almont Bi esht

th

retu

Columbines,

The

ladies of Venice, toreadors, Pler-look at him and if I see him again nuns. pricata, I'll know him.

The girl shivered from notyour- genoritas of old Spain. There were daughter Maid's

nowajch Luzio to children Just neas, "I don't like it." she said. for the night. Ruanlan royalty, "I got a funny feeling, Beau."

have become a Pablits knows nothing of his parent Watteau milik malda, pirates, every words seemed to Uitles Englishman and servant wir? variety of soldiers. Italian pensants, chant with her.

child he ran away from ANUELA. bearilres old trons in whose cars he was Sicilian fishermen, Lady Hamil- lef Bince then, he has fired with BORus NOYER, wanted by police for a murder rearstons, Bonapartes, Queen Elizabeth

and many others. Bright huca. TED JEFVRIES. Kvent at the Field home rich fabrics and fantastic designs men Norges and recognes him. Noyes Deen) 110 to the swamy where or overhest man and were to be seen on all sides. There girl planning to rob the Field home during WRs a wide range in the costumes next evening. Pablit because of the wide range in por promises to meet him them later. Pablo le sonal tastes. And back of all the revelry was the grandeur made by spending money except the lack of It to spend.

Le for

PARTie parly sires Noyes money

inare Detelle

100 to JAVANE "mod

CHAPTER IX

is

Pablito left the "Silver Dart" with a young man who was waiting to convert it into an ornate gondoln. Then he made his way to the ser- vants' quarters.

The man answered by cursing her with sincere and deep feeling Pablito know how Estelle was going to be dressed. He had learned this from the maids who the always approached him on least excuse to coquette and try to exact from him some slight show about the youth which, coupled with his physical attractiveness, made him the target for concerteil feminine advances.

Estelle, he had been told, was to be a wood dryad, clothed in green and carrying musical pipes of the

The music flared forth then und up the beach he saw dancing on the huge platform that had been erected for that purpose.

KATHARINE

-TAYLOR

sorts of friends," he said. "She may not be disguising her walk after all!"

The girl who had passed them was saying anxiously to her com- panion, "Do you know where he is now 7",

The man answered her with a sullen, "Yca."

"Watcha goin' to do, Beau, if ho walka off with the best before wo begin to comb the place?" she ques- tioned in a whisper that was made shrill by nervousness.

A girl in a Spanish.costume and a man in the costume of a toreador crowd about stroned through the well. There was a rhythmic undula- this time. The girl walked too tion of her shoulders, & sinuous way of her hips that made one of the New York guests think of a small salon with gray walls and

"Mind your business, will you, sconte draperies whore manikins paraded to display French costumes. and I'll tend to mine!" the man re- "Clever, that!" the woman said sponded in an angry undertone. girl and the stocky, short man be- leave with us to-night! I'll fix it side her. "Fancy the wit that some way. I generally enn fix Would

"Yes," the girl agreed, lifelessly. walk, make one disguise one's things when I hafta, can't I?"

She knew that well.

(To be Continued.)

A man who saw no reason against or interest. There was someth admiringly, as she looked after the "If you must know it, he's gom' to

her

Pablite pulled his small bost to shore and walked to the camp. This took half an hour in spite of the fact that he knew the way per fectly and walked swiftly. He had There he found excitement that been reassured and given courage sort with which Pan in anid to have

His physique disported. She was to wear was made manifest through loud by his appearance. talk and occasional high-pitched lent itself well to the gart he had hair hanging loose and hourd with were ex: chosen and, with his light hair cova garland. Her feet and legs would laughter. The servants cited by the prospect of the good ered, the brown of his skin made be bare.

have time of which they would glimpses and also because it was this occasion rumoured that on Field intended to outdo past, extra

vagancer.

This is

Her companion shook his head. smiling attic. "Field has all

HOTEL COMPANY REPORT

NO DIVIDEND FOR

PAST YEAR

The annual report of the Hongkong

Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., for the| year ended 31st December, 1933, is as

Insurance,

SINO-AMERICAN TREATY

CHAMBER SHANGHAI

AND IMMIGRATION

concern,

indeed seem the Spaniard who One of the servants had begun! walks calmly into the ring mell- to make a comment about this cos- ng of blood and dust, a short.tume but had halted it abruptly handled, keen-edged weapon in his at a long and coldly appraising quick, nervous hand.

stare from Pablito. Early in the days of Pablito's employment at Too bad you-all won't be here

Pablito had not forgotten the the camp there had been an oeen-nn

(Special to "Telegraph") to-night," Juck commented.

"I've seen such parties before," dagger. He had plunged it into his slon when he had laid low another

Rash so that only the hilt showed. servant named Zeke. Up until that follows:

Accounts. The profit on Working

Shanghai, March 28. Pablito answered.

Within a little distance of the moment Zeke, who had a quick, un- "Not like this here one.

In a communication to the Nan- camp he heard music and stopped

$848,093.50. The balance at credit the biggest yet."

very mach his own way. thrashing Pablito picked up a sweater, sung at the edge of a stunted pe governable tempor, had had things Account for the year 18g amounted

adjust his mask. Sud-anyone who disagreed with him, of Profit and Loss Account (including Foreign Office, the Shanghai ing the sum of $47,024.43 brought Chinese Chamber of Commerce

previous out, "So long!" and turned toward woods to

year?draws. the attention of the author- the gate of the patio where Pete denly he had a curious conviction The affair had established a reparward on the waited in the car the servants used. that someone was nearby watching tation for the blond youth and after after charging interest,

bad and ing the proposed revision of the They drove over sandy roads and him. But he could see no one and that Pablito went his way - maintenance and repairs, etc. providities to sepcial points

challenged. The other servantsing for depreciation and

to $288,- Sino-American Commerical Trenty. through waste areas toward the went on quickly.

The mesange streames the im- After he had disappeared a girl's were enreful not to say anything doubtful debts, amounted strip of beach where Publito ul-

After they had reason to feet he would 20.30, which your Directors recom

mend apportioning as follows-To portance of correcting abuses aris- ways moored the small bout to voice said, "No one but

dialike,

Exchange Fluctuation ing out of the execution of the which he had attacked a power er- would come from this way-

A man answered her roughly.

Having made his way through a Transfer to gine. In this he waved goodbye to

New Account, $188,239.30.

The Chamber states that if the anyone else is planning our fringe of scraggly, under-nourished Account, $100,000; carry forward to American immigration Law. Pete. started the engine and inade

the game he'll come out at the fir trees, Pablito found himself look-above proposed allocation. for home the strip of land

that

ing at the beginning of the party. year under review has been incor. United States Government cannot be persuaded to modify its regula- would be lonely to-night. But it short end!"

"What'll you do about it"

The setting was more dazzling porated in the accounts. Pablite would not be for long.

Director. Sir Robert Ho Tung. tions for the treatment of Chinese realizeit, smiling. At nine he would

for health rehsonk, vaented his scat labourers, at least the meaning of be coming back to the camp. Back i

on the Board on the 4th December,"merchant" must be clearly de- 1933. Sir Elly Kodoarie retires by fined for any revised Sino-American to talk with Estelle if the fates

rotation, but, being eligible, offers Commercial Treaty, in order to were kind the prayed they

himself for re-election.

for the prevent arbitrary interpretation would be. Back to the glitter and to a masquerade that would he doubly real for him.

He planned some of the things ho would any to her and said them half aloud. The screech of a swoop- Ing gull seemed to mock him and he replied to it in kind. Then, re- membering, he turned his face to- ward the stretch of water beyond which lay Cuba. He had alway hungered to go there and now he was going, but with a reluctance dimming is eagerness to view new scenes. There was

he often.

ite- elded, an irony about one's granted wishes. By the time the goal was realized it was apt to seem less al- Juring. But he knew that Field had a big place outside of Ilavama. Perhaps it was barely possible he right see Estelle there. At this prospect Pablito fell to dreaming again.

Suddenly he remembered Noyen. He hoped Noyes was comfortable and that he had kept enough money to insure meala and a roof that would cover him. Sometimes the stars were put out by rain and then one needed a roof. Pablito's brow furrowed, thinking of Noyes. who needed care,

But

he could not be down- hearted for long on such a night and presently he was thinking of Estelic once more.

Field's camp at 10 that night was filled with a colourful throng-|

"If

"I watch him. I had a good than he had dreamed it could be, in spite of his knowledge of tropic nights and their power, even us aided, to enchant.

Suspected also na a Hiler agent, Marianne Kupfer, Hungarian opera singer, abaye, comun into the invoallgation of the weird mystery of the Stavisky pawn. shop scandal in France. Police are investigating Mila. Kupfer's relations with Slavinky.

When Detroit ganes at this gleaming tower of los, it's bean a "lang; hard winter. "The city's famed fountain rosa higher than for ¿many years, an infallible weather gauge, according to residents.

He did not at frst see the one for whom he was looking. Doubt- less she was standing somewhere in a corner looking on, a little shy and conscious of her bare legs and fect.

Auditors. The accounts

The

for the

year under review have been audited by the United States Government by Mesars, Purcy Smith, Seth in its application of the Immigra

Law to Chinese,Central Femina who are eligible and offertion themselves for re-election.;

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