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THE HONGKONG.

TELEGRAPH: WEDNESDAY,

JANUARY

1935.

SERIAL STORY-

Lovable

roommate,

Sarah. said, "Let Tony wait, Ann, and read these beadlines!”

BEGIN HERE TO-DAT

she's lost KUOSE, reputation."

MARY RAYMOND

up.

Petor reached for the newspaper. After a while, reading mechanically, scarcely 'taking in the details of what he rend, he heard Don's voice.

more than her. He opened ■ folded newspaper.

A moment later he glanced ANN HOLLISTER, pretty and 20, Ande The story ran that a party had "You haven't seen this yet, Petar?" work in a library. She falls n love with TONY MICKLE, commercial Artist, withough been in progress at Van Balen's' "No. Anything startling" warned agatat him by BARAH KENT, bet apartment at an early hour of the Don said, "Well, you'll have to see

Later she meets PETER KENDALL, wealthy morning when an inebriated and it! It's that Valeria and prominent, who is engaged to VALEHA jontour husband-Marvin Walters--| HENNETT, Bolety piri. Valeria penda mach had joined the group unexpectedly, of her time with a xay crowd without Peter brandishing a pištol. knowing about it.

Guests had wisely barricaded them Tony k Ant to marry him and the

"I think you're lucky to And out ar. Although Tony has promised to solves in, but not before the invader "Altin down" and save me Herak be wounding

en had shot at Van Balen, alightly the truth about that girl. Now that beled he does not de

him. In the excitement you know, 11 tell you something comes engenend ta 2011N MACDONALD and

else. This isn't the first time she's plays an engagement stag. Tony pronar someone called the police.

"Well," said Ann, "maybe it won't been at Van Bolen's. She was there Aun ring for Christmas gift.

make any difference to Peter Kendall one night when I dropped in. I saw about his fiancee being there. Nothing her bag on the table the one you seems to make any difference any brought her from Paris.

Peter said, "Never mind, Don," and more."

Presently, she thought unhappily, left the room. Tony would be explaining. And not Don followed him to the hall. long after that he would be kissing He thought Peter looked ill. aunk hor-and so the hurt and disappoint. "You're really lucky.-" ment of last night would be tucked "Run back to bod, Donnie," Peter away. Perhaps after awhile it would sald. be forgotten.

Harah and Ann prepare a festive Christmas Eve dinner but Tony falls to appear.

CHAPTER X

Mac crossed to the telephone. "I'll find out whore Tony is," he said "I went by for him but he was busy and said he'd be here in plenty of time for dinner. When Tony's busy, the sky could fall."

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answer.

"You should have brought him along." Sarah said reproachfully.

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Ann's face burned at the impli- cation in Sarah's words. "Why? Tony doesn't need a nurse."

Mac said, uncomfortably, "Shall dash out and took about a little 7"

"No," said Ann sharply. "Please,

"If you don't mind, I'll wait for bedu had hean Inuching and talking: Popular voting gave the decision or before the 25th January, 1936, or I'd rather you wouldn't."

Mac-returned to his chair. He you here," she said. "It's terribly the phone ringing: the doorbell ring-

cold and there thin shoes-are-handly-Ing.-Valeria-had-been opening-pack to Mr. Lau Kwok-cheung and Miss they will not be recognized. -

To comply-with-the-General Bandod Ma Po-chun. looked sober, troubled.

the thing for all that snow." Ann Bald, with an effort at

"Back in a moment," Peter aalt. He had inst returned from obrned Andrew and Ursula, well-known Warehouse Regulations consignees a Revenue Officer in brightness, "Let's dish up. Surah,

Valeria watched, her lips curling and his gift the gold "arty hag exponents of ballroom dancing must have We won't wait on Tony. Ho doesn't

little, na his long strides carried with the jewelled monogram had gave exhibitions of the blues, attendance when damaged dutiable him to the crowded aren almut the been among them.

quick-step and waltz. Each item Foods are examined.

All broken, chafed, and damaged an hour late."

tree. People crowded about him. After the others had gone he and was warmly applauded, and there Goods are to he left in the Godowns, Shook his hand.

Valerin had driven to the park. The trees and shrubs were fantastic wire insistent demands for en- where they will be examined on the 10th January, 1935, at 10 am, by shapes, covered with

know, Lant cores,

Messrs. Goddard and Dougins. night he had thought it meet of Valeria to remember.

The door neened and the entered

deserve a hot dinner, being more than

CHINA'S POSTS

They sat down at the table, keep Ing up the pretense of gayety. Peter looked as though he were Keeping up the pretense of believing actually enjoying it all. How could Tony would come straggling in at he, with all those kids shrieking and the end. All through the long meal they were pretending, Mac doing his yelling about him!"

As the minutes passed. Valera's best, his booming bass filling, the irritation increased. Sometimes Peter the room. Valeria's farm was white, unhappy lapses,

was impossible. Letting her alt there, her eyes frightened. She came to Afterward they stacked the dishes freezing while he milled about with him, raising her lips this. But REMOVAL FROM SHANGHAI and put them in hot suds. Sarah factory workers.

Peter did not kiss her. He grasped and Ann would "do" them inter.

He came up just then, two big her wrists, held her away from him Come along with to a movie, red apples in his hand. "Have and enzed coldly down at her.

Valeria whispered. "Surely you Ann Sarah suggested. "It will one?"

Borve

TO NANKING

Shanghai, Jan, 8. It is announced that the herd; Tony right to find nobody "No, thanks,” Valeria replied cold-don't believe those dreadful things cost offer will be transferred from honte. Do you suppose he could be ly

in the newspaper! If you'll only not Shanghai to Nanking on January 117 Maybe you should phone, Ann." Feter said, "You couldn't get the get excited, Peter dear, I can 17, the removal taking three days.

explain" Presently they were gone, giving picture off here in the car, Val." Ann the chance to crawl miserably

"new quite enough." She tried

to her room and let tears, held back to keep the irritation out of her to long. have their way-to weep her valec. heart out.

"Bored?" queried Peter quietly. Bho was sill awake, hours later, Valeria's intuition came to her. whon Sarah returned. Bull awake rescue. "Sorry, I was such a wretch. when Christmas chimes began to ring, heralding the advent of a glad But I have a headache. I've had one

all night." day. And then at last Ann slept "Why didn't you tell me?" Hr Riept until the telephone aroused was a

In concern

an instant, her. She heard Sarah's voice, calm We'll stop somewhere and get some- and cool.

thing for it." "Suro, Ann's here. No. I won't.

"No. I have a tablet at home She isn't awake and she didn't sleep that gives qulek relief. And ba. nav last night and-"

I'm wake." Ann called. She was haven't wrapped

siden, Darling, I've just realised I your present---or desperately relieved. Suppose some anybody and it's getting late.” thing had happened to Tony. Suppore Surely you won't bother with he ranly was It"

wrapping when you're feeling 11," "Hello."

Peter said. "Ann, this is the dim-wit who loves)

"I'll be all right after I take the tablet." She seemed quite cheerful Oh!" Then he hadn't been ill or now. Suddenly her voice

dropped hurt.

to a soberer noto. "What worries "I'm coming right over.. We're me is cutting our evening short, I having Christmas dinnor together had planned that we'd have a cozy At the swellest joint in town. Ann, little supper some place. Jost you can you ever forgive me?"

and I, Peter"

you."

Ho scarcely heard her low valco.

Well, thought Ana, It was best Ho was thinking of the way that to make the most of this fast crippled kid had grabbed at those woning holiday.. Tony had been skates. The boy couldn't use them, drinking. That honrse not in his yet he wouldn't have exchanged them voice told the story. He had prob for anything on the tren

Valeria was saying, "We'll KO ably stopped for a drink somewhere on his way over last night. It didn't riding in the park to-morrow, Pater, take many drinks to knock Tony out. Remember last Christmas how pretty deeper "I'll get ready." he said dully. It looked? The snow. Was She went back to her room. Barah than this, wasn't It! And the trees fairly flung the morning newspaper, werd marvellous. Come early-about at her.

nino will be all right. We'll go to "Let Tony wait, Ann, and road the work. It will be white and those headlines. And look at the beautiful. pictures!

Annatared at the huge black Peter was having breakfast alone type: "Society Group Principals in when Don came into the dining room Near Tragedy." Pictures

Va- next morning.

Torin Bonnott's eyes, staring inno-Voil," Petor asked. "is the world cently out at her.

coming to an end? Think of moot- "I'm" "gind, that double-crossing in you before naam, maa Valeria Bonnott's been found out, non answered the Rortionate Sarah said: "If I don't miss my raillery with a low growl "Beastly

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