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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY

SERIAL STORY-

Lovable

DECIN HERE TODAY. ANN HOLLISTEIL, pretty and 20, and work in library. She falls in love with TONY MICKLE, though warned against him by her room-mate, SARAI KENT.

BYTTARY RAYMOND

Kendall and I will get our own break-after reading the casego, fast," Ann anid.

"Oh."

16, 1935.

Poter thought that was kind of} "You'll be sorry to go too." Peter Ann. He thought, too, that he had said.

an sweet Az "Yes. It has been lots of fun Later Ann moste PETER KENDALL, never seen her look welthy and prominent and engrad to she had when she was stooping over here."

curly-haired Rosallo, gently "Paul has picked a place for us," VALERIA BENNETT, society air. Without the Peter's knowledge Valaria goes about with loosening Rosalie's gown at the throst Peter said, "on a short lonso so WO Ey pet. One night she kilends a party at and deftly smoothing the plaster on won't have to stay there long if it

deceived him, talle ber their the small chost. Ann had fooked like doesn't suit you. I'll send him

a child, herself, with her bronze hair wire telling him when we are leaving and about the time to expect us. tumbling over the dark coat..

which man la abo I'wter learning how Valerta h engagement is at an end.

The same day Ann breska ber engagement Lo Tony. Abe and l'eler meet in a staurant and diseum their matual unhappiness, When

heka ber to marry him she agrees. They

"I get breakfast and you take your siesta, as Juan would call it,

are married that night and ast out for before lunebean," Peter suggested on

Plorku.

The first day after their arrival there Ann the way back. "Tired, Ann?”

"Not much," she answered sturd falls from an aquapiane. Peter einen ber and is daturbed in teslise how much hy, "Poter, lan't it pathetic nitructed by his pretty "irkend wife.“

CHAPTER XVI

Ann went to her room, undressed and got in bed. The day that had started out well had gone flat, some how,

how

Whs

I am wiring my mother, also."

Ann Bald nothing.

Peter said, "Ann, you're not wor rying about anything"

Ann amiled at him. She couldn't tell Peter how frightened sho folt, little Sam and Lena know about how she dreaded going back. The past with its hurts and disillusion- raising children?"

SOTAO- "Pretty ignorant, but still Juan and ment seemed very far away

times, and the life hero very real. "It was just

Duck homo moant a different ilfe little Rosalie look fairly healthy."

a rag Rosalle

altogether. It meant meeting the wearing."

"Would you like to drive to town Kendalls, adapting herself to

conditions. It meant seeing Tony, and get her some things?"

battling Tony, perhaps. And maybe

And there would be Valeria. Ann any wondered if Peter were as troubled

•

Downstairs Peter smoked several cigarettes. Ile heard Ann's Hght about atopa above as slie moved tho room. Finally, all was He got up then and went upstairs'd love to, and I don't need Ann heard his door open and ctoso, "Not if it's a beauty sleep," After a little she was asleep.

Ann looked at him. It was positively herself, how he rend her mind.! still uncanny 'Riesta."

Sho slept deeply, restfully, until] suddenly she was wide awake. A hriek, a wild yell that shattered the stillness brought her to a sitting position.

"Peter Peter!"

Almost instantly the door was flung open and Peter was silhouetted there in his dark robe. He came over to her bed.

"Ann, what in the world-were you! screaming?"

"No, of course not." Ilent down on the

bed. Then

theter, what is it?" She

heard the shriek agnin,

clinging to him.

inald.

new

as she, if he dreaded putting these Peter days of peace and quiet contentment behind them and meeting the problems

(To Be Continued).

It was his first compliment. Ann that were ahend. found herself Bushing.

mar-

If Feter bad admired Ann's e-

sick room, whe ciency in the velled over Peter, muving easily about the small kitchen, handling pots and pans as though he knew what to do

with them.

"Peter, what can't you do?" "Think I'd tell you?"

Ann laughed. She was feeling very contented this morning. All

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trouble of the night before was gone. She and Peter were friends again. After breakfast, they drove to town have received the Was

"It Hound like the devil-liko hell's turned loose." Peter said. gently disengaged her arms and stood

up.

"Get up and lock your door, Ann, while I have a look around. Probably some practical joker,"

"I'm going too." Ann renched for her negligee at the foot of the bed.. IT Peter were going to do an insane, foolhardy thing like looking around, she would be right behind him.

But just as Peler's hand touched

where Ana shopped for an hour, Peler tions on the New York exchange for watching and occasionally making yesterday. suggestions.

About this big." Peter streiched out his arms

approximate to an measurement of Rosalie's short body,

"What age is your little girl?" "Three." Ann guessed hastily. "Like the father, perhaps the Delober (1936) 12.43 woman queried, with an admiting look

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int Peter.

"No." Answered Peter, firmly January "Like her mother. Exactly."

March

The key in the front door n voice Ann and Peter were both laughing May

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when they left the shop, bundle July Peter flung the door wide. "Juan, taden. If Romalle were shabby, Juan September you little devil!”

was sure to need clothes ton, And a October The small boy stood grinning, dress or two apiece would delight the Total sales:-1,195 lote pleased with the excitement he had hearts of Marie and Lenn. That mado Paused. Ann laughed hysterically, Peter think of shirts and ties and May Dunn, what di you mean by yell-pair of extra trousers for Sam and July ing like that?"

"Mr. Peter, please. I knock nobody hear me. So 1 cry like hed."

"Like a bird" from Peter.

"Like n devil bird.” said Juan.

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September and The Italian woman and her hus Monday

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"Can you beat it?" Peter sald, lost

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and one day Peter had gone tarpon September Ann nodded. "It sounds like croup. Ashing. I'll get the mustard.” She New to the kitchen,

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That was a long day for Ann, and she had run out to meet his car. "I thought you would never get home. Where are the fishi**

"Where are the fish 7 Will Tou listan to her? Did you expect me to bring a 93 pound tarpon bème?”

"You didn't!"

Sam had gone for doctor. Lena told them, but the baby's breathing | Allen had his picture made was much worse. They had became." frightened and sent Jusn for help.

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