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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1934.

The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY

CHAPTER XXXI

The morning that Billinge de elded to visit Morro Castle was the anme one on which Marcia Treadway said to Estelle, "I sup

the poso I really ought to place"

Acc

a. yawn.

"Is that so?"

"All before your time, I guess." The boy was looking after the girl. He had not heard.

"They say," Billings continued louder, "a stranger ought to see Cienfuegos, too."

him from seeking them out and to, find a way to freedom. finding them. Estelle it was who Billings studied the young man hud seen the wisdom of waiting casually. A darned good-looking the two years and who had insisted young fellow, he was. Tall and upon it. There were times when brood of shoulder with clear, blue he wondered at her own strength eyes. He seemed to be watching in making this decision but even the gate as though looking for then she clung to it.

someone.. Then Billings saw the "Oh, yes. Quite a sight."

"I have a friend who has a sugar two women who had passed him daughter lagged so that for a mo-Green. Josiah Green. I wonder ment she was behind her com- it you can tell me which way his panion. Billings saw her shake place lies? I want to look him her head violently at Juanito.

up

an

KATHARING

AND TAYLOR

mon had been shot in Morro by the Spanlarda.

(To Be Continued).

STRIKE SPREADS

BOMBAY MILL HANDS

FIGHT POLICE

The sentence ended in Estelle said eagerly, "I'll order the At the edge of Morro Castle Bill-nearing. The one who was Field's place near there. His name in car for 11 ff that suits you." ings stopped from the car he

Bombay, April 24. "Oh, I suppose it will" Marcia | had hired for

the morning. agreed. "Hand me

There are now 30,000 workers, that news-"Ouch!" he groaned loudly. Then

out in connection with the general paper, will you, child? And-read he climbed the hill stifly and, on my letters for me. I don't know the way up, acquired a gulde He neared. the young man. Juanito sald absently that he atrike in the textile mills here. About 20 mills are now affect. why people want to waste so much A smartly attired, hard-faced "Pretty rough time they had here, was sorry but he could not. Now

VAA Ink and paper anyhow."

woman and a slender girl passed wasn't it?" he asked Pablito. No Billings was utterly certain thated, whereas yesterday it

walking briskly and easily, ono brought up near Cienfuegoa, the story about Tin Julia was a hoped that the trouble might be

about He had learned the day be localised, Thore are

40 young one is the daughter Billings Knew, would speak English lie. Mr. James Field," said the without accent. He waited fore that Josiah Green's plantation mills in the area.

Thirteen of was a large and famous one. Any

the atrikors* guide, nodding toward the couple.Juaalto's reply tensely.

aud "Is that so!"

"Yes, very bad." Billings heard boy reared at Cienfuegos. would leaders have been arrested

more than a dozen workers wore "Yes. She is the beloved of and knew that the story about Tia know of Josiah Green.

Ile.

Well, I'B Juanito, the fighter. They meet Julia and Cienfuegos was

ank elsewhere. injured in clashes with police. In the Parque."

This is my first trip here," he Thanks just the same," Billings The strikers attempted to def "You don't any so!" Suddenly confided. "I think we kind of sald. Then with great interest, the order of the authorities thought in the United States that contrasting sharply with the in- which banned proccasions, and Estelle looked quickly at Marcia Billings was interested.

their who was studying the Inte-in-the- "Ah, yea! But Havana smiles all that happened in this war was difference of his other words, he when they commenced, season list of arrivals in Havana upon the affair. Her father, Field, Roosevelt riding around with his put a question to the guide about march they were charged by con-

how many-exactly how many-latables-Reuter. and did not nec the look. When is very bad. The daughter Is an boys." Estelle went on reading her hand angel and Juanito EL good, good nhoals a

little. What could Marcia young man!" want of Pablito? Would ahe "About how old is he anyway?" recognize him If she were to see Billings naked as if to make con- him? Estelle, continuing her read- verastion, ing only half-conscious of

"Twenty-on or two, I would

Extelle settled to open and read | Marcin's letters. At the third one she paused. It was from the one of friend in whom Marcia confided This friend-knowing Marcin's quest though not the purpose be. hind it had written. "Have you found your Pablito by any chance 7"

the

words, thought she probably would.suppose. Ah-he is a wonder! A She spoke up then. "This is Stole, a Spartan. He shakes the evidently from a close friend of head to many ladies

yours.

She signs herself Jane." Marcia WIA Instantly afort, "Give it here, child," she ordered sharply. "I didn't know there was a letter there from her

The envelope was addressed with a typewriter," Estelle ex plained.

"She is secretary to Mrs. I, Browning Bishop."

"I haven't rend much of it," said' Esteffe. Marcia's rowed, moving down the page and

eyes

Bir-

who reck the him. To ustrate, gulde shook his head as does an absent- minded individual, vaguely troubled by the buzz of ally. "Always Juanito remain not in love untit she comes. Than-ah! fle is captivated. He succumbe com- pletely! It is a pretty affair and all wish him luck."

"Why doesn't he go to the ok man and ask for the glri?" Bill- inga questioned between puffs. The enquina-puved grade was steep. Twenty-one or twenty-two-that! coming upan the mention of was the right nge. Hang it, he Pablito. Estelle's too quickly given I was getting excited about the reassurance told that she had seen affair! His heart had plunged as the words. It was unfortunate, lie heard the boy's age. Marcia could not, at the moment. "Go to him? Tu Field? Field think of an acceptable explanation would buy a nobleman for his Good or bad, il so, with outward calm, she finished daughter tó wed! reading the letter, resolved to re.would not matter." quest Jane hereafter never to use "lium" said Billings.. that name again--at least in writ- ing.

Estelic was standing. "Then you'll be ready at-117" she ques tioned,

"Yes, darling."

"It's a good time for the trip. grim day is best."

A

"Poetic little lamb, aren't you?" Marcin asked, amused.

KUA

They were in the fort then and under the shadow of a great wall. "Here," the guide began oratori. calls, and then suddenly stopped. He said in a harsh whisper, "There is Juanito himself. He must have followed her here! They say he' tralls the car when she rides in 12***

"Where?" asked Billings.

The guide nodded.

"Let's mazy over there. Busy and casual like.”

"alozy?" the guide echoed stu pidly,

Estelle turned away with more colour thun usual in her cheeks, She

accustomed to being laughed at for such remarks and the laughter always mude her feel

"Vamos. Move along. lonely and young and misplaced. | to get near him but don't want to

Rablito was the only one who did : be caught......... Soe?”.

I want

not laugh at her. He understood "Ah, the intrigue! The guide and often said the same sort of smiled, showing a dash of white things himself.

teeth. He took up his lecturing. perhaps a little over-londly. "I the Senor will step this way I will show him-

Thinking of him for a moment, Estelle closed her eyes. They were to be married as soon as she was 21-two long years ahead. They knew they could not hope for im Billings stood quite near to Fickl's consent to the marriage and Pablito as he looked at a spot in that if they married without his the wall where, the gulle said, a consout no obstacles would stop | patriot had once distilged a stone

How he and his comrades had been handcuffed day and night for five months since their world- famous trial on charges of setting fire to the Reichstag was what the Bulgarian Communist Dimitroff (pointing to himself) was telling a newspaper correspondent when this picture was taken in a Moscow hotal. Sitting on alther side of Dimitroff are his fellow defendanta Popoff (left) and Taneff, all three of whom we re acquitted.

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