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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, APRIL

1924.

The

DEGIN HERE TO-DAY

ROMANTIC RUNAWAY

hungry PAULITO, handsome youth, becomes Horses and

him. •MARICIA TREADWAY knows Pablite

Pield's daughter, 25 TL 4bito leves Strapped to its sides uncar ESTELLE. and she which were filled with walk. It Snoot but fears meandal If she tel Cuba's rich soll; bannnasketa this. Be om to Harada, hoplog to End

grapes, pineapples, limeam Pabllo there,

Noyes looked after In Hawana Pabllte tries to and Nona citrons. NOYES who befriended him a child basket that had brushed his Fablito become ti with fever,

KATHARINE

„TAYLOR

The boy, Sir Aubrey mused, "I am, frequently. From time to time Noyes rose, trembling. open. fugitive when, due to circamalance beyond loads, plodded in the

he confessed un- Noyes mopped his eyes awkwardly would be 18 now. Tall, he pre passed his control, he fed himself on his war to too,

Sowing heavy vory hungry,

with a gray handkerchief that sumed, like the rest of the fam- "Cah with BEAU and LOTTIE two thirres

steadily, Theau has killed a man and stain a famous melange of motorgi. Trucks, string of pearla, Pabllie do not know this key made ita delle endless The priest led him to a dark Pablito had once kept white for ly, and light of hair, Mary had or that he blamalt has been aroseed of the

close to toall don- room in a house that was hidden him. A bell tolled nid, the priest had wonderfully clear, arresting. crime which took place at the Fiorida home) ing way

boy would have blue his prayern, Noyes, too, haps the in the shadows of a small allay dropped his head, his lips moving blue eyes, he remembered. For back of a church near the Cafe

Mary! Union, Here, without a word, he dropped his head and the tears oyes too. God pity him and poor set bread, cheese, a basket of rolled down his cheeks.

As they both raised their heads

When Pablito came back to a fruit and a bottle of wine on a bare table. Then he settled to he asked, "What am I to do now,

knowledge of life it was to see the Nogen, also a saltire, la not to be found. prm and was more than ever cbeay grace while Noyes stared. Father? Tell me1""

"Time alone can any" the priest bare walls of a room in a house "Your story in Cerro. Corro is a part of Meanwhile BIR AUBREY, « titled English-scious of the emptiness in hipnotized, at the first food that

been within his reach for two answered slowly. men and Fabilte's father, begins a search for stomach.

would go into a book, I think. Havana which knows few tourists ben aus in in wholy primal v

After he had finished, in them more drama than many phonographs and loudly shouted of last crust his share that are written. Meanwhile you gossip, is a very peaceful neigbour slowly, he sat back

at with you my food. I go to the Lottie sitting by Pablito's bed. the priest bout it if you wish, church now and I shall pray for suddenly saw that he recognized for the boy and for the soul her. "You know me, don't you, | of'.

Agagne called Josie Martell." honoy?" she asked in a whisper.

the pyes mopped his eyes Noyes explied another to sin,"

handkerchief that I have lost and in so doing with the to me than my who is dearer Fablit had be kept white or

It is a himm long story n son.

Jinson.

CHAPTER XXI

vana, Marcia Treadway moved, onHe thought ho knew what Pablito troubleather, I am in' said will sicen here and I will share hood.

At the end of a month. in IIa- to South America. She had grown restless, she admitted, and she was much thinner. She did not have to watch her diet these days nor count calories. She left orders, through a letter sent to her attor neys in New York, that the should be advised by wireless of any new concerning the Jeffries' ease. The lawyers, no doubt, would think this a curious request but that didn't matter.

Again he studied the constant motion about bim, wetting his parched lips now and again with tongue that was growing dry, had done for him and why he hnd not found the boy. He thought he understood why Pablito was hiding but where was a matter for conjecture only.

had- Noyes himself

escaped those who had come to the island searching for him by lowering himself into the mud under the water tower and breathing not at all for several minutes. Ho had escaped from the island and made The only thing that did matter his way to Cuba, just as he and to Marcia was fluding Pablito and Pablito had planned. Now he was what? lean- she was convinced now, that he waiting but for must have gone to South Amer-while he was hungry. len. She would find him there At length he moved airlessly, and together they would embark following the black shade of the on a glamorous future. She prom-narrow ways and keeping far from ised this fervently to the vaguely these kiosks that, rising in open envisioned deity that served her auaces fringing the many parks, offer for a few centavon release as a substitute for God.

from thirst.

He walked

up

the street that Norris Noyes remained at the hotel, La Mirasol, until he was is called O'Reilly, packed with ejected, courteously but firmly, for glittering shops. From there he his inability to pay for the room went to the Colon Market and he occupied. Not even Maria, the thence to the Prado where, on a proprietor's daughter, whose mem-bench in the green centre strip ory for faces was so excellent, re- which divides this thoroughfare, cognized Noyes as the man Pab- he settled. Here he ant without to had described. Perhaps ont motion until passing priest reason for this was the fact that stopped to look at him once and Noyes had registered under the then again, measuringly. name of Tom Lathrop,

Thus Noyes found

himself early

morning. penniless,

OID

AL

"Do you care to come with me and share my simple food?" the priest asked,

"Tell

"I have

"My time ise," the priest assured him.

He moved his head weakly with an attempt to nod.

Mayba

"You been awful alck," she told him and took one of his white madad hands inta ·HOTO. DI Sir Aubrey found the sea cap-proudly, "I took care of you. I tain who had rotlega na

saved your life." He pondered over that, remem- bering, and wondered, "Why?" Nevertheless he smiled in false gratitude to Lottle, being too weak to put it into words.

"It all began y went on, after hiago," Noyes ralaing chickens of a rather salt anw of appre-bitten sort. in a small village on ciation. "I met Josie Martel tress named the Mano coast. The captain re- woman I havover the best membend, the infant born at sea: remembred, too, the names of the Caban rls who had adopted the ever will know. She known--or

His voice droned on edily as little 1 Blilings, Sir Aubrey's the sun sunk lower and the shad- agent, wote down the names on to stuff all the mattresses in Hu- ows grew longer. Now and gain a pud of perid Sir Aubrey Xus, was scream! But he was a roach scuttled across the breks And w

real good, just the sume. feelin' a lot better now; nin't you. deario?"

"A doctor came to see you who had enough whiskers on his face vana. Lottie told Pablito. "That

You're

of the hearth, making a scratch-after he d Billings had left the ing sound like the rustling of captain's all white coltage, "it's paper, or the lizard hat is like Cuba nexr us!" a pot cat in Havana dated across "It look like that's the next Pabllio wax feeling better but

mhvo all ght," "Billings agreed. ¦ (Continued on Page 11.)

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The priest listened, nodding

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