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THE HONGKONG

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MONDAY. AUGUST 13, 1934.

SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION

"STAY OUT OF MY

MY LIFE!"

CHAPTER XXVII

you know, I'm not really tired. The weight of the coming to-thing I can nover quite understand, Amy. Sho's a dear child, I love her Don't go."

morrow fell on them and their about you, darling angel, is that more than I ever can tell you-butĮ Edgar Moreland addressed his

We may as well," said Edgar. hands hold closer. Amy tried to you accept her, as if she was just she isn't our own. wife. "Don't pay any attention to "I don't belfove we'll get any more evade it. "Everyone seemed to the same sort as yourself. Honest this war, I don't know what will I'm going to Amy, Allee," he said. "Amy wouldn't admit the truth about Kinger, ple or cake." He patted enjoy the dinner," she said. "We ly, I don't see how you can. I happen. But here you are with Jano. They were always friends Amy on the back. "Don't let old got a lot of credit we didn't really suppose it's because you have this responsibility. and-there at least Amy was Jane's friend. When they had gone, Amy went

June worry-you-or anything clac,” deserve.”

kaown her ever since you were won't be much money. Well, we But Jano never was Amy's. Sic upstairs to look at Nancy

"It was funny when Barney children, that creates a sort of un- won't talk about it now. That cad and tasted the wine and cocked his eyo changing background-*

all wait." peacefully asleep, spread-nt tis found her thought

He was wondering what a

"I didn't know you felt Ab There was a long oflence. How- "You won't mind my saying no wadded up under her arms. Her doing with that in marvellous, I happened, as I told you. And its against him and they felt th Amy, will you, but I thought she body was long and sturdy for her Am

have asked her to-night. It just around Amy's shoulders, she leaned was doing her best to vamp How-

I ard and that was why she went age, her hair soft fons against the couldn't think about anything else queer, I was thinking to-night piteous comfort of touching bodies, all when I looked at Nancy asleep, and warm and quick with tenderness home so soon. I moan because she plow. Amy turned her over core but you. You, in that dress, he looked so darling-that Jare for each other.

fully, pulled down the wrinkled white and slim, like the

we had been here that no one knew "It's true about Nancy," said with her own child so near to her, too, you know it, but she's not our ask but Jane's like own. Howard, I want a child of not even to that. She can't change."

our own." "And then again about Nancy,.

wasn't to-night" said Alice.dngled on the, bed, her nightgown poor young assistant professor was strongly about Jane. I wouldn'tjard moved his chair to put his arm

you looked go

didn't get anywhere with him.

day But that was a divine dress she had / Kown, straightened the sheet, but were married. 1: wanted to shout except you and me--and that here, Amy after a while. "I love her,

Nancy did not wake, only sighed out loud how much I loved you. I on and I was crazy about

her and moved her lips, and her worm don't know how or what I talked. cigarette holder. I wish you'd get cheek touched Amy's arm. one for me, Edgar."

was simply blithering, I know that.

And all the time that loath some Jano" He stopped, but he had said her name as if indeed, he loathed her,

Amy thought of Jane in her golden gown who had been in the room below hardly more than ha hour ago, and had not asked for the child, did not seem to remem

It made her feel ber hor existence. strange and she began to think

SILVER POLICY

U.S. TREASURY NOTES AGAINST HOLDINGS

Washington, Aug. 11.

(To Be Continued,

NEW CUNARDER

"You stick to cake, baby. It looks better in your dimpled hand than a cigarette holder. The reason Janic went home so soon wasn't

"Edgar says you're afraid of entirely because Howard didn't

Jane." play up. She couldn't bear to a

"I suppose I am, in a way. { Amy looking so handsome and more absorbedly of Jane, recalling last time she was here it was dif The happy to everybody."

and being the centre of at the days before Nancy was born, ferent. She showed a spark of feel-

OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES the only time she could remembering about Nancy when she first

OF LAUNCHING Amy rallied her attention to re-when Jano had been completely came in, that is. And it amounted ply. "Did I look handsome and downright and honest. But as to the same thing, I suppose, her

London, Aug. 11. happy, and was 1 the centre of at-soon as the child was born she had wanting to help provide for Nancy.

The United States Treasury has

The launching, by H.M. the Queen, traction? All that's news, to me. turned her back to her old self, re-But to-night, in that prostitute announced that certificates arejer, Number 034; in narrow waters of on September 26, of the now Cunard- But thanks for the kind words. fusing to accept anything of life Alice, I tell you again, pay no at- larve what she chose from it. Ed act-up and bragging about the tn the General Fund on the basis ties, for which preparations are now |

being printed against silver held Clyde, presents considerable difficul tention to Edgar when he talks had said that Howard was afraid sick. And the way she leaned over US$1.20 per ounce,

money she'd made, she made me the full monetary value scandal about Jane, and imputes of Jane. "But I'm not," thought to me and put her band on my arm

of being made. motives and imagines things. She Amy. "I was afraid of her when I reminded me of that scene

Approximately 62,000,000 ounces, long, les in a slipway overlooking The glent linor, which is 1,018 Yeet hit him with a baseball bat once thought she might try to take made that night, before

I think he's afraid of now. I'm sorry for her. And howing on to me and having rysterics." kept hold

only 700 foot wide. her

she would hate that! Poor-Jane!" Howard, Jane was in love with 1 think Howard's afraid of her,"

you. I think she's In love with you wald Edgar, "and well he may bê: She heard Howard on the walk still. People in love are bound to Jane's an unscrupulous grabber."outside and hurried down in do wild things."

time to meet him at the door. "You came back so carly!"

sho

and his masculine pride has never Nancy back, but I'm not afraid were engaged, when she and costing about U.S.$46,900,000 are the Clyde, which, at this point, is

recovered.

Amy wished they would stop talking. She wished. they would go. She had felt Jane's antagelsm minute more than I had to. I ask

"I hated to be away from you when she was leaving, but it could ed Ellert to excuse me. He didn't not touch her. It did not matter. really need me. He only wanted To-morrow was so near, when shean attentive ear. He's lonely. and Howard-she forced herself hope everyone's gone." away from that. "Jane's very

"Edgar and Alice stayed a while. smart,"

she said wearily.

"I'm

We sat out in the garden. Let's go glad she's looking after Miss Rosa's back there." affairs. Sho's got a good head for business, Miss Rosa's not been up to much since she was sick in the spring,"

"You're tired, and no wonder, said Edgar suddenly. "We'll run along. It was a swell dinner, Amy, and we were proud to be among those present."

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affected by the programme;

A formal statement added that

the face value of the certificates ship into the mouth

The launch, however, will carry the lasued against them will be ap- Cart, which enters the Clyde im

of the River proximately U.S.$80,000,000 inmediately opposite the building yard. steed

of the cost price of the

The Cart has been widened and 'metal.

tredged in anticipation of the event.

under the Silver Purchase Act, Silver certificates will also be against motal acquired including nationalisation, at the at full U.S.$1.29 per ounce, although at present they are lessed only to the amount equal to the metal's cost.-Reuter..

"I've told you a thousand times love with me, or anyone except that Jane was nover really inued herself. I merely happened to be around, so she worked up Ition with herself as prima donna." "No, you're not fair to Jane. Really, you're not."

"All right, let that go.

There's no reason in raking up old scores., The quiet cool dark was waiting It's not my main count against her. for them and they sat down hand What I can't stomach is her callous- in hand. "Did you tell Ellertness about Nancy and her damned asked Amy.

self-assurance. Here she is

shady affair.

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"No, I knew it would involve me women who's had in a lot of talk, and cost the old borne a child and discarded it, and mau a aleepless night besides. He's expects to be trented as if she' fond of me. He likes to have me done nothing out of the way. God around. It's going to upset him a knows I don't want to set myself "I was proud to have you, but good bit. It can wait until toto judge her, but I can't help it. don't thank me for the dinner, morrow, or next day, after you and I think she's brazen and I think That all came from the dean's,, ng I have decided.".

she's dangerous. And the опо

the vessel's momentum once she is In view of the limitation of space available, it will be necessary to check fully waterborne

after the launch, and, for this purpose, massive drag 1,000 tons, will be attached to the sides chains, of a total weight of nearly of the vessel, asserting a gradual but progressive pull-British Wireless.

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