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THE HONGKONG

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Married Flirts

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4this and this-without ever asking about her purchasing. She had, glanced about her.

TUESDAY, MAY 29, 1934.

by MABEL

MCELLIOTT

fand sympathetic Interest. "It's CYFRY MODELL and TOM WEAVER are the cost or counting it afterward things for Mums and Daddy and Quite without warning, her eyes shame a lovely child like you hasn't married the same day a LILA HOTALING Only the trouble was, some of us the twins. She had 'n resplendent met those of the mna at the next everything she wants. You must In lusus, white Gypsy intends to go on with have to consider the landlord and rose crepe kimonu for Clytic. But table. He had risen. . he was let me do something, really."

Da the Brat Hight Gray and Tom opend the grocer and the tailor. We'd Tom? He was last on her list, be bowing

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her job,, teaching in ■ saltlement school,

in their New York apartment VELLA GRAY, love to make a grand gesture, Tom cause closest and best beloved. toward her.

other,

BLANCHAUD,

but pesen la restored. They spend a weeks

her soul, HUNT GIBSON.

CHAPTER XI

Her

now he was coming There was more of this. Gypsy prolated, she would gladly have an old friend of Tom's, telephones. Later told himself, only we're worms and He needel-oh, everything: Socks

"Marko-"

Gypsy murmured. hitten her tongue out to have ro- Veza calle and the and Gypas dialike each wage slaves and we haven't brains and ties and shirts and gloves. And indeed he was the last person called some of hor confidences. At Winks later tits and Derek return from enough to corral enough money to But what prosafe things, thought on earth you would have expected length, she managed to convince the ropean honeymon, Lils invites the do it.

Gypsy, humorously, to put on the to find boret Weaver Go dinner. Among the best la

Marko that she meant what she wonislur MARKO BROUGHTON, WHU ones. He was discontented. Christmas altar of the loved one.

Marko's manner with her was said. Of course he was used to naked Gytwy to marry him. He showers her with nations which, whe accepts because ought to be a time to make. folks What she wanted, really, was to perfect. No hint, now, of the dis- women trying to get things from abe by lealous of Tom's Interest in FILLUA, happy, but it didn't affect Tom that buy him one of those wafer-thin carded gallant. No, he was almost him! Naturally that was what he

way. When he had been younger platinum watches. He carried his fatherly. How was she and that had thought she meant. After the party Them had red and the sum of happiness had been father's heavy old one and it stuck handsome husband of hom? She cheeks burned at the thought. end with Gray's parents, and HUB CANA-bound up in a pair of skates or a when you tried to open it. She was looking well and so on VAN. and friend of Cypay's, calls with train of cars or boots with a Boy wanted to buy, him an opulent blue and so on

She finished her tea and Marko pald for it. His fur collared cont, Scout knife thrown in, then life satin dressing gown, so that he

his expensive soft hat made him had been simpler. Now he was might look like a second-act hero. Grogy found herself babbling to look a little like a corpulent opera grown, he had a young and lovely She wanted to buy him a top hat, him of all sorts of things. The singer. Gypsy was conscious of The streets were full of scurry wife, and he was too poor to get because he would look so well in waitress fluttered over, removing heads turning to watch them as ing crowds. Already, although it her the sort of gift her youth and one, and Derek Bliss owned one. his order to her table, and they they left the shop. She was just was early afternoon, the lampa beauty deserved.

But how?

settled cozily down to a talk. He about to give him her hand in part- were lighted, moons glowing In'a So he trudged along, staring After a while she got dreadfully was suave, he was polished, thought ing when a great car slid up from blue dusk. All along the avenue moodily into first this window and tired. During the early part of the Gypsy, and yet you felt he really no where and a uniformed man there lamps made a chain and pethen that one. Christinna was afternoon the crowds had given her cared what happened to you to held open the door. ple, hurrying past through the only four, days away and still he a sense of mild exhilaration. But all his friends. She told him about snow, scufiled on without noticing, had nothing for Gypsy. Ten dol-now that feeling had dwindled and her afternoon. How Tom would ping you wherever you want to go." "Nonsense, my dear, I'm drop- The shop windowa were gay with Inr-fifteen-twenty-that tinsel and ribboned boxes and gilt the very most he could spend. He achic in her shoulder and of Im-iced there was nothing disloyal in was wrapped around her wet pa- was he was conscious mainly of an have hated to hear her! But in- Marko handed her in, and a fur rug tering things to eat and to wear. felt cheap and mean. He consider mense fatigue. There were skis and white woollyed perfume, but the bottle he this way and that. You

You were pulled her conversation. It was just an loshes. The door shut noiselessly sweatery and necklaces and bruce-wanted was too tall. Ile went know which way you were going,

never innocent outpouring.

And the motor slid forward. Marko Presently Marko knew every-held a lighter to his cigarette. leta and boxes of eandied fruit and into shop after shop, getting, in his The crowd sucked you in and drew thing.

About Tom's cut, and the here a whole windowful of peanut male fashion, more and more de-you along like the tide,

"Look here," he said, exhaling watch she wanted to get him, but slowly, "I've an idea for you to brittle, magnificently turned out of pressed and bewildered. Women- a gilded barrel. For a dollar you it was funny-seemed to love the a little corner sweet-shop.

Sumehow ate found herself in couldn't, and the apartment and all carn some extra money." You have

It was he rest. could buy a frilled collar or a book business of shopping. They elb-more expensive than those she

Saturdays, haven't you? Ah, then, "My dear child. His eyes you remember how you admires or a string of imitation pearls or owed and pushed and reached usually patronized but she was were almost suffused. That an artificial orchid.

was my library. It's sadly in need of The trouble was. Tom Weaver snatching "specinla" from the bar-at the moment.

around other people's shoulders, actually too tired to go any farther one embarrassing thing about entaloguing. Something I've never

"My dear got around to, In a corner, be. Marko, he went easily. none of these. He wan- gain counters.

You could do it hind a screen of greenery, un or child, you really must let me help for me." dered along, with his cont collar At Inst he bought her a bottle chestra played softly. Waitresses you up staring and puzzling about of scent-mimosa, it was-and a in mart yellow uniforms illtted to All at once she realizest what she Gypsy's eyes were round with what to gei Gypsy. She should book she had been wanting and a and fro with inden trays. A tall, was doing. She caught herself up. pleasure have the thought) that delicious pair of gloves, long, steek, white exquisitely dressed young woman

and excitement. This "But really, Marko, I love it. It was something else again. Taking silvery aquirrel cont, in the corner ones. Christmas morning he would beckoned Gypsy to a table. She fun. You mustn't mind what I help from Marke was, of course, shop. She should have a glitter-d roses and her favourite candy. sat down and put her few percels say." She was bitterly ashamed of quite out of the question. He must ing string of real jewels to adorn But he was still dissatisfied. Ifis on the other chair. Without even herself for having said anything. understand, once and for all, that her pretty throat. And he groaned mood of discouragement hung over ginncing around her, she drew it that was the worst of boing anhe wasn't in the class with the to himself for a stupid fool be-him. It was a half day at the forth her compact and proceeded babbler. Her mother had always pretty ladies who "worked him" for cause he could not buy her these office. He had nothing further to to powder her nose. This done, warned her against it,

the sweets of life. But if she things. For there was the rent to do and Gypsy herself was shopping, she felt her self-respect restored.

"No, no." He was paiting her could do some real work for him. But he was not conselous of the

hond now. He was a gentleness (Continued on Page 13). Christmas spirit. He was disgust et with himself for not being

wanted

I thought of, and the monthly bille, and the first of January star ing you in the face,

Christmas! Oh, it would be a captain of finance-like Marke lorious thing if a man could go Broughton, ourt with his hand in bis packet and buy what he saw-this, and

She did not look an draggled as she had feared. The wet wind had added roses, to her checks.

She koked down at the mena in Its silver holder. Ten and toast would restore her feeling of galety. Menutime, Gypay went briskly She sat buck, giving her order, andt

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The wedding party at the marriage in Shanghai of Mr. Frederick J., W, Focken and Miss Frances Beatrice Allen, daughter of Mr. E. L. Allen. The bridegroom is a member of the Armoured Car Section, S.V.C., and many of his colles.

goes attended the ceremony,

"Mother's Day" was recently celebrated in several countries, but for the little fellow it is mother's day avery, day.

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The bailor-house of the Shanghai Gas Company's new works at Yangtzeppo which were inspect ed by a large number of guests last wook. The works are the most modern of their kind in the world

and have only bean in operation for a few months.

Mr. T. V. Spong, member of the, Standing Committee of the Nu tional Economia Council, returned to Shanghai by air last weak in a Eurasia monoplane, accompanied by aserotaries. Mr. Soong shook hands with a large gathering of celebrities who welcomed him home, and luft by car with Madame T. V. Soong and their children för his residence in Route Chisi.

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Group taken on the occasion of 'ihe opening ceremony of the samson of the Sasoghei Lawn Bowls Club at the Race Couris. Mrs, Glover, wife of the vice-president, performed the opening -

ceremony and Mr. W. A. Turnbull presided.

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