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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH." FRIDAY, APRIL 13, 1934.

The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

hungry and out in the open Horaca and oxen, drawing heavy PABLITO, a handsome youth, becomes

Trucks, fuaitive when, due to circumstances beyond leads, plodded past him.

passed and an endless

contoh too, Cuba with DEAU and LOTTIE, two thieves.

Beau has killed izan and stolen & fameus melange of motora, A small don- string of pearls, Pablita does not know key made its delicate and uncar or that he himself has been rend meing way close to the footwalk. erine which took place at the Florida home of wealthy 21MVIELDS. Fablito Joves Strapped to its sides were baskets Field's daughter, ESTELLE. and she, jos which were filled with fruits from Him. MANCIA TREADWAY known Pablito is Inongent but fear scandal if she telle Cuba's rich soll; bananas, melons, ible. She goes to Havana, hoping to find grapes, pineapples, limes and Noyes looked after the In Havana Pablito tries to find Nanus citrons. NOYES who befriended him child basket that had brushed his thin Neves, so fugitivo, la not to be found arm and was more than ever con- Pablito becomes with fever,

Meanwhile BIR AUDREY,uted Eaglesclous of the emptiness In his man and-l'abilto's father, beginn a search for stomach.

Pabllip there.

Ja son.

CHAPTER XXI At the end of month in Ha- vana Marela Treadway moved on to South America. She had grown restless, she admitted, and she was much thinner. She did not have to watch hor diet these days nor left orders, count calories. She

through a letter sent to her attor acys in New York, that she should be advised by wireless of any new The concerning the Jeffries' case. Inwyera, no doubt, would think this a curious request but that didn't matter.

The only thing that did matter to Marcia was finding Pablito. and she was convinced now that he must have gone to South. Amer- les. She would And him there and together they would embark on n glamorous future. She prom ised this fervently to the vaguely envisioned deity that served her AN E Rubstitute for God.

in

Again he studied the constant motion about him, wetting his parched lips now and again with

tongue that was growing dry He thought he knew what Fabkto had done for him and why he had not found the boy. He thought he understood why Pablito was hiding but where was a matter for conjecture only.

Eud 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. He had escaped from the island and made. his way to Cuba, just as he and Pablito had planned. Now he was waiting-but for what? Mean- while he was hungry.

At length he moved airlessly. following the black shade of the narrow ways and keeping far from those kiosks that, rising in open spaces fringing the many parks, offer for few centavos release

from thirst.

Norrly Noyes remained at the He walked up the street that hotel, La Mirasol, until he was 1s called O'Reilly, packed with ejected, courteously but firmly, for glittering shops. From there he

KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR

Noyes rose, trembling, "I am, frequently. From time to ime: The boy, Sir Aubrey mused, very hungry he confessed un-Noyes mopped his eyes awkwardly would be 18 now, Tall, he pre steadily.

with a gray handkerchief that sumed, like the rest of the fam-

any

Tho priest led him to a dark Pablito had once kept white for ly, and light of hair. Mary had room in a house that was hidden him. A bell tolled and the priest had wonderfully clear, arresting- in the shadows of a small alley dropped his head, his lips movingly blue eyes, he remembered. Per- too, hope the boy would have blue back of a church near the Cafe with his prayers. Noyes. Union. Here, without a word, he dropped his head and the fears oyes too. God pity him and poor set bread, cheese, a basket of rolled down his cheeks.

Mary! As they both raised their heads fruit and a bottle of wine on a bare table. Then he settled to be asked, "What am I to do now, When Pabilto came back to i knowledge of life it was to see the grace while Noyes stared, Father? Tell me!" hypnotized, at the first food that Time alone can say," the priest ture walls of a room in a house had been within his reach for two answored slowly, "Your story in Cerro. Cerro is a part of clays..

would go into a book, I think, I Havana which knows few tourists Noyes ate in a wholly primal hear daily many tales that have and, despite, mechanical pianos, After he had finished, in them more dramn than many phonographs and loudly-shouted down to the last crumb, his share that are written. Meanwhile you gossip, lso very peaceful neigbour of the food, bo gat back and said will sleeps here lutid I will share hood. slowly. "Father, I am in great with you my food. I go to the Lottie sitting by Pablito's bed, church now and I shall pray for suddenly saw that he recognized "Tell me about it if you wish,"you, for the boy and for the soul her. "You know me, don't you,

for the one called Josie Martell" honey?" she asked in a whisper, the priest said.

"I have caused another to sin," Aguin Noyes mopped his eyes Noyes explained, and in so doing with the gray, handkerchief that I have

lost a boy who is dearer Pablit had once kept white for to me than my own яon. It is abim. long story"

manner.

trouble."

"My time is yours," the priest | assured him.

.

He moved his head weakly with an attempt to nod.

"You been awful sick," she told him and took one of his white hands into hers. She added Sir Aubrey found the sen cap- proudly,

took care of

you. I tain who had retired and

saved your life." Was guess maybe

He pondered over that, remem. "It all began years ago," Noyes raising chickena of a rather salt-

**Why?" went on, after his bow of appre-bitten sort in a small village on toring, and wondered, clation. "I met an actress named the Maine const. The captain re- Nevertheless he smiled in Josie Martell who was the best membered the Infant horn at sen; gratitude to Lottie, being too weak woman I have ever known or remembered, too, the names of the to put it into words.

Cuban girls who had adopted the ever will know. She-""

His voice drone on steadily na little boy. Billings, Sir Aubrey's the sun sank lower and the shad-ugent, wrote down the names on

of paper. owa grew longer. Now and again

And now n rouch scuttled across the bricks

Mid Sir Aubrey

false

"A doctor came to see you who had enough whiskers on his face to stuff all the mattresses in lin- Vann.

n." Lottie told Pablito. "That But he was guy was a scream! real good, just the same. You're lot better now, nin't you, feelin deario?" "It looks like that's the next, Pablito was feeling better but

(Continued on Page 11,3 move all right.". Blings agreed.)

of the hearth, making a scratch-after he and Billings bad left the ing sound like the rusting of captain's small white cottage. "it's paper, or the lizard, that is like Cuba next for us!” a' pot cat in Havana darted across the hare, tiled floor.

The priest listened. nodding

! centre strip

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 which divides this thoroughfare,

bench in the Kreek ory for faces was so excellent, re- cognized Noyes as the man Pabbe settled. Here ho, ant without ito had described. Perhaps one 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,

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"Do. you care to some with me Thus Noyes found himself and share my simple food?" the early

morning,

penniless.priest asked.

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