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MARY RAYMOND

"I expected you to help," she con- We're going to have lots of vegala-

ANN HOLLISTER brett and 10, Anda tinued. "Sarah could tell you I'm bles.

Work in Hbrary. She falls in love with not much good in a kitchen. But While Ann was chatting with hor TONY MICRLF, though warned against him | I'm learning. What about the Poter was talking with Sam, man; by, her room-male, BARAN KENT.

fashion, about blights and sprays and Later Ano Irela

PETER KENDALL, family 7"

"After I bought the place I realized smudge pots. He was glad they had wealthy and prominent and Ingred to VALERIA BENNET, «celets wirl With It would be a white elephant on my done so well with the oranges, last out. Feter's knowledge Valeria goes about hands. But I hung on to it for some year. What were the prospects this with Ray set. One night she attends a party at which a man be shot. Feter, lears. reason, and finally I got this family season? ing how Valeria has deceived him, lalta her their airement is at an end.

to stay here. I give them the po Presently Ann and Peter were on ceeds from the oranges and a small their way back to the bungalow, the The same day Ann breaks her engaga! monthly wage to keep things up." lighted windows of the house gleam- to Tony. She and Peter, mert in a réČARTERL

ile had opened a door, and now ing cheerfully in the darkness. and diacom their mutual unhappiness. Whet he seks her to marry him the serom. They turned on the light. Ann stood, last Lena, Sam's wife, had volunteered Are married that night and set out for in admiration. The living room was to do the cooking for the young Feler's mother is horrified by newe of bl typically Spanish, with its tapestries couple. Sam had stocked the pantry marriage. Itis sister, CAROL, who le mueslis balustrades, dark, ornate furniture with provisions and would go to. attrualed by the chauffs who drives hat suppleatented by big wing chair market every other day for vegeta-

covered with brightcretonne. The bles. curtains were cream

Florida...

mother's car, receive the new calmir.

CHAPTER XIV

Fast driving brought Peter and Aun to the vicinity of the little Florida home on the afternoon of the third day. For hours Peter's powerful car had been cutting its way along a road loading through a tangle of tropical growth. A forest so thick with shadows that it soomed late afternoon although the sun was still high.

Tall phte, palms, huge water oaks. Flaming hibiscus and the more do- licately hued oleander breaking the

with

rich "And so, Mrs. Kendall." Peter said, draparles of blue brocade. A stairwe begin housekeeping."

After she had gone to her room with a wrought iron balustrade would upward at one side of the room A Ann heard Poter in his room. Botily

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Oh, what a darling place!" breath-whistling stopped abruptly, as though ed · Ann.

ho had realized how light-hearted he sounded.

The bedrooms and bath are up air," Peter said. "Let's have a look at the kitchen."

The kitchen floor was covered with linoleum in largo gray and black blocks, copying an old flagged stone flooring. The room had rough plaster walls and dainty ruffled swiss cur tains at the windows.

Ann, lying in her small bod, called to him. "Peter, I feel much safer with these burglar bars."

Poter's deep laugh, "Ann, you lot, Haven't you any imagination You're a pretty senorita looking through a grill"

deep green with colour. And over Upstairs the survey lad from Ann's

Lying awake, Ann looked through all the intense, brooding stillness, bedroom to Peter's. The furniture in the grill. Watched a ellvery moon: broken only by the rustle of a loaf her room was painted cream and moving across the sky, touching the or the cry of a bird.

closer to

As the shadows lengthened the gray decorated in roses. Soft silk shades leaves with strange enchantment. moss, swaying in the wind, was like covered the Ughts. There were gay She thought of Tony. Was it possi

pillow on the window seat, a kay ble that only a work ago she and ghostly white arms reaching out to-hintz-covered chair under the read- Tony had been dancing on the roof? ward them.

Had it only been few weeks ago that Tony had caught her in his arms, saying, "You're my girl. She burled her face against her plitow as though she could shut out the and his lips against hers memory of Tony's dark, eager face'

Ann moved

Peter.ing lamp..

Peter's room was furnished in "Weird, isn't it?"

n practical, "Frightened!" Ho laughed and walnut and there was

green-shaded Hght near his bed for roached over to give her hand a

rending. reassuring pat.

white tiled bath. A tub and shower Ana peeped in at the blue and Electric light

"Such luxury! I thought from what you said we'd be camping."

No, aho couldn't be frightened with Poter. Peter's strong, splendidly

She tried to think of Peter. Via. muscled shoulders, his fighter's thin

ualizing his tanned face, his brown mesnt adequate protection. And

hair, his gray eyes, his strong reso- there was something about him, apart

"I've run down a few times, so Ilute chin. Foter had been wonderful. from his rugged strength and big furnished the place. But there are She could never, never be grateful neps, that gave Anna feeling of defects, as you will find out. Some enough. But she was lonely, lonely! Accurity. It was the way Peter look-times the water runs low. If it does. A rob was in her throat. ed at life.

we'll do lots of our bathing in the lake."

"It's just around the bend of this

lake," Peter aald. And then, "Here we are,"

On the top of the slope; almost hidden by orange trees, was a small bungalow, Spanish type. A little path bordered by Bowers ran from the to the edge of the lake.

"Poter!"

"Like it?" "I'm afraid I shall love it and you'll never got me away."

“A garage and everything!” mar- veled Ann.

unce, you know,"

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"In January!"

"Lots of mid days. I'll walk over and tell Sam and his wife we're here. Not for worlds would she have been "I'm going with you," Ann sald. left behind in this quiet little hoose.

In his room, Peter was probably thinking of Valerin Deanett, Just na sho

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was thinking of Tour. A COLONY CHAMPIONS GOVERNMENT HOUSE wondered, vaguely troubled by the thought, if Valeria and her runt had hon.c. heen guests here in Peter's Florida

Finally she dropped off to sleep, to dream of Tony and Peter. It was They started out through the grove, a mixed-up, dream in which Tony and The path was rough and the grove Peter, dark forests and alligators was dark, with black shadows along Agured prominently,

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Sunday, Jan. 0-His Excelloney the Governor and Lady Peel, accom panied by Miss Readhead and at- tended by Captain Waltor, were pro-

A. R. WONG AND MISS KWAN BEST DANCERS

Hongkong conscious during the last sevennent at the meat of the Fanling Hunt. days, the culminating point being Monday, Jan.,7.His Excellency yesterday afternoon, when ever 600 and Lady Feel, accompanied by Miss

the path, Ann slipped her arm The sun was shining through the Peter got out, opened the alde gate through Peter's and trudged along by window near her bed, making bright and the big car climbed the lone, bis site while he pushed aside bran-patches on the spread, when crushing thick grass under the wheels ches and guided her through the opened her eyes. The air was mild the finals, of Hongkong's first sonal staff, were, present at the 20th- A keenly interested spectators watch-leadhead and attended by the per and sweet, stirring her pleasantly. Peter smiled. "People lived here door of the frame cottage made the would be sparkling now under the Grill Room of the Hongkong Hotel Hongkong, where His Excellency had A light streaming from the open She remembered Peter's lake, which official dancing championship in the Congregation of the University of conferred upon him the Degree of path clear and she slipped her arm sun, rippling up against the white, The event, staged under the Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, from his,

sandy bench,

auspices of the Hongkong and afterwards presiding as Chancellor The garage was clean and free "Hello, Sam" Peter called.

It was a temptation too great to Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., was con- for the conferring of the Degree of from.cobwebs. Ann wondered. And The family trooped to the porch. resist. then, as they came outside, Peter There were Sam and his wife, tucked her bathing suit into one of dancers Mr. J. A. Andrew and Miss Dr. Hu Shih, BA, H., and Degrees Ann remembered Sarah had ducted by the English professional Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, upon sprang his surprise.

younger woman and her husband, the traveling cases. She had remon- Ursula Preston, and was in every upon the 1904 Graduates of the Uni "See that house. You can just see little girl about three, and a boy, strated, but Sarah had, said that no the red chimney through the trees. Ann judged that the boy, who had A family lives there."

bright dark eyes, was around 10. "I thought_wo_were_alone_in_the| Howdy Mr. Kendall," Sam ni. world,"

"We tried to fix everything right, "Thought I'd make you cook on sir." your-your!! He stopped, embarrass-"Everything's fine." Petor said. vd.

"The house looks nice. Mrs. Kendell "On my honeymoon," Ann supplied. likes the flowers." Well, it was a queer kind of wedding trip.

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Mae West, who admits that she is

"We have a garden," Sam's wife told Ann. "A little patch at the back.

brother, Gerald, who takes all the

more to drinking after the passing. of Napier, his best pal. He upbraids his sister and leaves her thinking sho is to blame for Napler's suicide. Others who have supporting roles are Elizabeth Allan, Mrs. Patrick Camp buil, Henry Stehpenzon, Lee Care

one ever went to Florida without a respect a tremendous success. bathing suit.

Twelve couples who qualified for the finals during last week's heats, took the floor before five judges, namely Mrs. Gregory, Miss V. Canell, Col. Morrow, Capt. Swoffer and Mr. Wai Po-lum.

The house was very still as Ann, dressed in the white bathing suit, her bronze hair under a white cap, slipped out the front door and down the long, flower-bordered path that ran gayly, like a bright ribbon, to the water,

(To Be Continued).

SCHOOL'S FUNCTION

BISHOP VALTORTA OFFICATES AT PRIZE-GIVING The annual prize distribution of St. Paul's Chinese School (French Convent) took place on Saturday.

The contestants were divided Into two sections, each comprising six couples, and from each of them, three qualified for the actual final. The Winners

The result of the judges' voting which received general acclamation was na follows:

1 Mr. A. R. Wong, and Mies L

Kwan.

2. Mr. M. Drysdale and Miss

G. Hing.

3. Mr. Leung Lin-chuen

Miss Randall,

versity.

In the evening His Excellency and Lady Peel entertained Dr. Hu Shih, A PITD., LD, the Members-of-the Court of the University of Hongkong, and the 1934 Graduates of the Unt versity to dinner at Government House.

Thursday, Jan. 10-His Excellency the Governor presided at meetings of the Executive Council in the morning and of the Legislative Council in the afternoon.

of the Women's Committee of the Lady Pool was present at a meeting Cheero Club in the morning.

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Saturday, Jan. 12-His Excellency to New Orleans to win the hearts of happy contract In Now York. His hampions--Marie Lu Rose

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At the conclusion, Mr. Andrew Walter, дого present st the Duke Ellington and his orchestra presont leading lady, Miss Randolph. School). Misa Wost sings sovorni new songs They work nitely together and little Chow Kwal-sul, Set Suit-ching, Mrs. Taggart and the judges, ball match between the Royal Navy proposed a hearty vote of thanks Triangular Tournament rugby foot- written for her by Arthur Johnston more could be desired from any etc. (St. Paul's School Branch Complimenting the latter on the and the Army. and Sam Costow, the team which British leading couple, TS was Religious Knowledge (Hong- composed many of Bing Crosby's hit witnessed in the recent "Yes, Mr. kong Catholic Schools):

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In the production of an air-thriller, Art: Competition (Young Men's fore the close, Andrew and Ursula such as Richard Barthelmess latest Catholic Association): Drawing.n ballroom tango, quick-stop and Kave impressive demonstrations of A new romantic team to electrify starring pleture for First National, Kwong Man-yul; Handwriting, Ko the movie-goers of the world ..`. "Central Airport, which is showing Yul-cheung (A boy 8 years of waltz, Constance Bennett and Herbert Marnow at the Star. Theatre, every por age). shall is seen in "Outcast Lady”, the son connected with its making under-2 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production goes grave' hazards. · Casualties lurk

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Singapore, Jan, 19. the loyalty of the man she married. destroyed, and that no one was landing, Wellman and his crew would that Malaya exported between Do The Controller of Rubber announces Mlaying opposite the glamorous Con-soriously injured scems little short of have been blown into the lake by a stance Bennett is Herbert Marshall miraculous. The not result of human blast of fire. Besides the air thrills per cent, of its permissable exportable cember 1 and December 6, over 88 see loved but casualties, was one broken shoulder the plane con Hawking, y could not see because she had exiled with several persons severely bruised, mance based on "Hawk's ̧

allowance for that period. herself from society to save the name The nearest to a very serious calamity. Jack Monitt. Others in the cast in- The unused balances of provisionai of the one whom she married but he came when a twelve-foot lighting dude Tam, Brown, Glenda Farrell credits for December will therefore committed suicide on his wedding machine, which blows fire into ise pir Harold Huber, Grant Mitchell and be carried forward in full to 1035.— night. Hugh Williams is seen as her to light the sky, fell into the studio James Murray,

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