1934-05-05 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPII.

SATURDAY, MAY 5, 1934.

The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY

CHAPTER XL

She didn't wait for him to an- swer. "Benu and me have kept Jln Field went speaking the place going," she went

DI slowly, "I've been feeling the cold quickly. "It ain't so popular as it here and I thought a few weeks was but if you'll start fighting In Havana might pick me up.”

again "At What he was thinking was, least I have the ifavana house. I

shuvo expenses,

ta

KATHARINE

D-TAYLOR

awept over

He would ride through the the hard rains. The grocer had a,ox-cart came slowly toward him.

Vedada where trimly new son who crawled among the It was heavily laden with sugar smart barrels and the tin boxes, wearing cane. On the morrow at some dressed nurse maids may be seen little more than he had worn at corner shop where corrugated iron accompanying elaborately clothed his arrival, and the grocer's oldest blinds are rolled high by day some little children; on out to Cerra daughter was to marry the young little daughters of Havana would, whore life is lived almost entirely "I'm not going, 10.”

man who had sung beneath her no doubt, buy a stick of the ennen the open; and then on to th "Say, you don't need to! Beau window before Pablito left. Lotto nibble as they skipped home-Vibora where, lived his mother- never his mother whom he had can rell it and with Estelle's in-and me cleated up good on a strip tle's hair had become an autumn ward,

seen. His vague reverlo pio of land we bought. And you have brown-un Improvement over the

him The morning would see

He would order the driver to go Come

Say. Pablito, flaming auburn, he thought, tured the two of them managing enough anyhow.

strolling Oulspo and O'Reilly and slowly along la calle San Anastasia ou a reduced income, trying to you haven't been sick, have you?

walking through the park, stop-and at a certain door he would The big place in You're not lookin' 0 terrible

On the roof, looking down upon ping

Cosmopolita at the

for look long. For a moment Pab Havans would be late for good."

never was ao terrible good, La Senora Barra who stood on a luncheon or going to La Union. lito's bitterness came back to him. them to keep anyhow. It had al-

lower roof hanging out a wash.

land his food and knowing the turesque

him. ways taken a horde of servants to Lottle."

ngain! Ing. Pabilto enjoyed a brief inter- Ho would be eating the dust of the Then again the wonder of the pic-

street on run it. Now they would have to "Oh, Lord-grammar get along with only a cook and Just seein' you makes me excited val of peace. Above him was the life of the street as he ate. Then, Cuba was home to him; it was gor second mald. There would be no and here you start in on that gram-bluest sky. on earth. Below some ho decided, he would ride in a xeous and wonderful,

A moment more and this mood others-no maid for Estelle or mar. I meant you ain't lookin' any ore was singing a love song of wildly lurching taxicab down

too well. But we'll fix you up old Spain. The singer had a good the docks and along the wall- died away--to know no reviving. valet for himself.

guarded water front where the Pablito had dreamed so often of *h ended volce-clear He gave Estelle's hand-grown You ain't-married?” limp in hla clasp lord aqueeze with a gulp that told of her fright. Pablito Jooked across a stretch oftare from the narrow bay causes (sharing the beauties of Havana

"Jerven, na! Do I look it?"

vivid green dotted with tall palms blue eyes, unshielded by dark pig with Estelle, who had lived it,

4 hibiscus hedge. de-mont, to squint and lower lids for too. and agata moved toward the table.

"I didn't know. Beau's married and saw

Down the road an protection. She watched him down another stiff drink with splutter and a The girl has a dirty, sneakin' lit-fiantly scarlet. gulp. Something was wrong, she the crook mud be ludn't no nation knew. One of the few vices Jim of marryin' her--but she managed Field had never acquired was over-that. You oughta kar her hawlin drinking. Of course, she conclud-him out-but then you will! When ed wearily, with a blunt, matter-ahe gets started you could henr of-fact frankness that contrasted her to Key West on a clear day. unpleasantly with her earlier mo- mont of sympathy, it must be some

at your room. I moved at woman. He had usually had he way with women but in a long femine so they lend and her

could have the other side of the, house. I didn't want to hear 'em ghtin' all the time! But I'll move to the next one if you'd rather York, ‚wasn't around-in your room

time of pursuit there was sure to who would evade, perhaps with a cruel and mocking laugh

be one desired one

"I hope Havund will make you feel much better," she said gently.

She ended with a hard flush but to his, were lifted Field thought of Estelle as she had her eyes,

try at "

and

sweet-toned.

BUYING SILVER

HEGE PURCHASES IN

NEW YORK

(To be continued.)

BRITAIN

RE-ARM?

ΤΟ

ings of the British Cabinet's Dia armament Committee within past week,

the

It is understood that, in event of the Disarmament Con- the ference being abandoned, Cabinet envisages an appreciable Improvement in Great Britain's

the

HOPE FADES FOR DISARMAMENT

London, May 1

London, May 4. The Finaperut Timea New York

It is learned in reliable sources milliary forces, notably in the correspondent states that an un

Now that secret informallon has rench-Royal Air Force. known buyer, operating in

It is authoritatively learned has acquired 20,00,000ed the Government from Paris to;

the effect that France intends that the British Government has Ounces of silver,

Further, it is rumoured that the definitely to terminute the Con-now decided to offer guarantees Culted Stutts Stabliisation Fundference.

for a proposed Armis Convention In buy silver has been used to

France will take action at the only if such guarantees are necom- order to stave off agitation by the reassembly of the General Dis-pauled by France's agreement to arament Commission on May 29. disarmament, and the agreement This development is believed to of other nations n well-United explain the three mysterious meet Preas

protagonista of the white metal..

His evasive answer, coupled with

1. n b tes gears cartier, She had brave in their offer. Lottie hast Again not changed, Pablite suw miser- hways spoken gently then. his eyes stung..

ably.

Questioned in this connection. "Well," he answered, "we'll have "Aren't you over that yet, Lot-

tle" be asked bluntly, but gently Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Treasury, did not deny that His attempt at jauntless ways he looked down at her. not convincing. She felt herself She shook her head, set her the Fund could be used for this thawing and fought against this. teeth on her lower lip and her purpose, She did not want to feel again the eyes brimmed. "1 never will be." old pain that always followed she assured him in a high shrill the fact that the Thomas Amend- whenever she gave way to real volco that trembled a little. "Iment will be voted on by the Senate on May 7, bas lent colour feeling, hoping er caring-all even took to Mayin' 7213* prayers

1 never to the rumour of Fund support those pitiable, beautiful and fra- that you'd come back. gile emotions that go with youth. done that before. Well, it worked, for silver.

soft-footed servant announced I'm your doornunt with "Welcome" dinner from the brond doorway. wrote a font high. Say, if you Jim Field got to his feet and, pass know how I felt you'd pity the ing the servant, saw In the man's bind. Tuln't got but one thought eyes that he had seen the evening's of heaven and that's you. newspapers and Whe wondering Pablito-1" about his wages.

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and Beau where he had füft them. Pablito was glad to find Lottie And with Lottie's arms clinging about his neck and her tear-wet face rained to his he fell a faint glow of warmth. Lottie had al- ways cared and he was grateful. No one else had always cared:

"Oh, my God, it wood to see you, Pablito!" she whispered un- steadily. "We thought sometimes you was never coming back Where was you, any way?'* ~~

"Equal to

Ob.

The Financial Timer believes,

that any 'form of however, mandatory legislation in connee- tion with allver is unlikely to re- celve the support. of the majority of the Senate.

There is a second rumour to the

tions to obtain a War Debt pay-

WIB

"Never mind!" he broke in a lit tle abruptly. Then he smiled down Hands on her shoulders, he shook ment from Britain in sliver. Br. at her, as convincingly as he could effect that there have been negotia- her gently and then looked around Morgenthau denied any knowledge the big, bare room that had given of the proposal, adding that the him the feeling of returning home. State Department's business

He found little change in the not his.--Router, surroundings and this added to his

In feeling of home-coming. stretch of ground at the rear of the building the heup of empty tin cans had grown higher-their gawdy pictures of tomatoes, pears, penchen and apricots-dimmed by

a fine liqueur

"There's no doubt in my mind. This one's equal to a fine liqueur the bouquet is unmistakable and the flavour is the very essence of Real Old Scotch. I'll back my judgment that this one's 'White Horse. May I have a look ́now?”

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Летцен

1. This material has explosive possibilities indeed, it may ba said that the end of the magazin is in sight,

Look cut when these come from Greek sources.

8 Sportng event which will pell

exit for.

10 Nover lucky in love, but he may

be on the beach.

11 The Hindu Alam. ·

12 Bob leads the

bright, eh?

market-pretty

13 How the forwards show

weakness of Achilles.

the

16 An agreement contained in one

word.

17 These are an awful worry. 18 A kind of philosopher, I see, in

the end.

20 Conscientious measure.

122 It will be smooth in any event-

uality.

123 Gretna's altar.

121 Add the centre of this root to make it suitable for the Persian nightingale, and see how.

28 “All runs" (anag)-

2 Too young to play the goal.

30 A Scot of grit (but they all are,

of course).

31 There are sure to be columns

about the court and its falry. fashion.

Down

1 Being inore or less bated at the start the golfer has recourse to

it.

2 The greatest leads off with

general principle, and

Wkhout a word.

3 Submerged in enlumay.

1 Experimental.

Jay with a catch in it.

#tops

6 Fails to remember lui has the wherewithal to hammer out an excuRC.

12

21

7 Tell Itinelde. O

attendant.

obsequious

9 An insect met me in confusion. 14 Long since the centre of the god

of the Philistines.

16 Frozen to a poet. But he doesn't care, though there's good metal in it.

46 How can there be a long fish in it when it's nothing bat a collec tion of small bodies?

18 Let it remain, my lad, it's only

one of those American lida.

10 Anyone can stumble in such a

trick.

20 Worre than a ameil.

21 When town gives precedence to a French health resort the soull- ness of number is accounted for. 26 Look out the fearful apparition has come out of the marsh.

26 How a Scot finds employment in

employment.

27 March troubles for a Roman generul. Perhaps he hadn't suped his rocks!

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