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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1935.

SERIAL STORY-

Lovable

CHAPTER XLVI

Tho physician, a kind-faced gray-) haired man, said, "It's very neccessary! that you stop work immediately. don't wish to alarm you. Your heart and lungs are in splendid condition, but you are much run down and 1 don't know what might happen if you continue working."

And she had.

BYTARY RAYMOND

with a sale I'll wash my hands of you, Sheila returned from work that after- Ann"

noon. Gertrudo Allon was with her.

"I beg your pardon." Shella tried to pass him, but he nan.o barred the way "Is your Sheila Davis?"

There was nowhere else Ann could xt. Uscia Ed's family had troubles enough without asking him to take in a poor, sick niece.

"Well," Ann thought, "I'm not the first girl who has faced the same pro- blem. I haven't the money to take a rest, and no place to

lle met Ann's troubled gaze, and continued, "It is like a picket off the That's all there is to it to have one. back fence. Anything can happen. There was nothing to do but go on Anything might creep in, in the run-working-hoping to get through the down condition you are in."

winter somehow. Perhaps she could get a room closer to the bookstore: Or a job that would pay better, so she could have some of the things the doctor had prescribed.

"I must stop right away?" "The sooner the better. You need a resta long one. You have evi- dently been working under n strain, cating poor food, getting out in sil She was fealing very tired to-night, kinds of weather. You must rest for and it had not been a busy day. What six weeks, at least. Eat plenty of would it be like during the Christmas good, wholesome food. Sleep and rush? It really wasn't fair to those play, Drink rich milk and eat lots two dear old people to be dragging of fruit."

through her work, half-sick. They Ann said slowly, "But if you can't needed someone well and strong for do those things, what then?"

the holidays.

The thought came auddenly. It electrifled Aine. Why not?

"Did your letter bring good news?" Shella ankod.

"Well, what if it is 7"

"Is there a girl named Ann Jonda with you?"

"What business is it of your"?" "I'm trying to locato Miss Jones. In thero same place where we can talk 7"

Shella faced him belligerently, I will say you've "No, there isn't. a new kind of approach, but I'va other things on my mind and you're clutter- ing up my path."

me

"Listen hore, sister. You've got wrong. I'm a detective." Ho turned back his coat. Shella miled

hore'd you plek that up?"

contemptuously.

Gertrude Bald nervously, "Maybe he is a detective, Shella"

"Maybe he isn't. Anyway nobody could make me believe Ann had done anything wrong."

The strange man said, "Your friend hasn't done anything that would yet her into trouble. We are trying to locote her for her husband. That's All,"

The doctor shrugged expressively. The doctor had said, "Some place "1 make no predictions. Only nice and quiet, where you can get out should be sorry to know that a young in the open daily.". woman as lovely as you had brokan her health. A stitch time, you know. You are running a great risk if you go on as you are now-o far

"No, but I've decided to go away, from well. Isn't there someone you know, a friend or relative, who could Would it inconvenience you if I left onel" take you in for six weeks or two to-morrow, Sheila?" months 7"

"I'm not sure," Ann said. "I have relatives in Georgia."

"A warmer climate would be better -where you could get out in the open daily. The roses would come back in your checks sooner."

Ann went home in a cober mood. When Shella came in she told her what the doctor had said.

"That's tough. You'll have to go home, Ann. Don't worry about me.

"I'll write to my aunt in Greenfield tonight," Ann sald.

"Her husband? Tell me another

"Take a look at this. Ever seg any- "Not a bit. I'll got Gertrude Al-body like her before?" He pulled a len to come in until I get settled. glossy photographer's print from his Gosh, I'll miss you Ann. Where aro pocket and handed it to Shella. you going? To Greenfield?"

"No, to a nice, quiet little place, I'll write you after I get there."

Just a little place to wait in until she got strong. And then? But she could not look ahead.

“The rent's due to-morrow. Every. thing is happening at the right time,"

"It's Ann Jones, all right," Shella rald slowly,

"You made a little mistake,” iba detective said, putting the picture back in his pocket. "She's Ann Ken- dall."

"What?"

"Mrs. Peter Kendall Now let's have it. Where is she?"

Sheila sat down on the step. "Pineh

me, Gertrude. What this fellow's saying doesn't make sense. Am I dreaming or cuckon, or what?"

"I'm giving you a straight story. She's Mrs. Kendall, wife of the mil- tonaire. We've been hunting her for months. I found out to-day she was

I know several girls who will come said the practicnt Shella. "Can't I. In with me, or I could go to their help you pack?" places until Jimmy and I are mar-"No, thanks. There's such a little ried."

|to pack:"

You do need clothes, Ann," Sheila said. "I hope some day you'll have Sheila and Jimmy mailed the letternice things like mine. You won't got that night. Sheila affixed a special to see them. It will be two weeks in this apartment, building with you." delivery stamp. She was worried before I about Ann,

Several days Inter there was a reply. "Dear. Ann: So glad to hear from you after so long, and sorry to know you are not well. You know, of course, that I would love to have you here if I could, but Emily and I are going to California and will be gone until the first of the year, at least. I thought when you left Greenfield

lay-away my things out of the "I want to send you something," Ann said. "Shall it be foolish or practical?"

"Something borrowed, something luc," Sheila sang out. "Please just give me some little thing for luck. know you can't afford to give me anything, Ann."

"Gosh Shola. breathed. eyes round. "That's why she was crying. And she said this Peter Kendall was Road to her. Well, then, what did sho ran away for?"

"Search me, sister. What I am worrying about is finding her. Is she coming home soon?**

"No." Sheila nakl. "She won't be went things she had left in the apartment away to-day.

Ann thought of the lovely under- cuning home tonight. She when she ran away, the exquisite the words. And then, as Sheila con- "Went Away!" he fairly shouted you were making a mistake. Than silver fur neckpiece, her able coat, tinued to stare blankly at him, "You're was beginning to believe I might be the crmine-trimmed velvet evening wrong when you married. But now wrap, suits, hats, dresses. The ring not kidding me?" it seems you haven't made a go of that was like a drop of white fire. "No, honest." that either. I advise you to go back, Her pearls.

"Oh, well, I might have known!

to your husband if you can. Mont was all like a dream now. If There's always a curve on tho ball- of your friends here are married and ho should tell Sheila about the life no atraight piece of luck for me." have done well. If you can't And she had lived for a brief while Shella

"She packed last night and told ma place to go I'll be glad to have you would think she had suddenly last Koodby before she left this morning.

ra visit when I come home. Affec-her mind.

I've got her part of the rent in my tionately, Aunt lattia."

for

Shein said, "Ann, if I were you purse." This was Aunt Hattie's covenge; wouldn't raise that window that opens

"But you know where she went ?" her way of letting Ann know that she near the fire escape."

Shella started to any "Greenfield, had not been forgiven for leaving

and then remembered what Aun had Greenfield, for not being willing to "I've seen a man hanging around said. follow the; narrow ---puttern of life this block. I've seen him twice-just Aunt Hattle would have arranged for hanging around. It made me kind of

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"Why?"

|'nervous.

Aunt Hattle had said. "If you

The same man was standing in the desecrate my poor brother's home gloomy court, near the steps, when

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She was almost crying. "Oh, what dumbbell 1 was not to find outl She said she was going to a nice, quiet place. That's all I know."

#To Be Continued.)

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42 Bonda 1808

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4

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.. £ 87

.. £104%

£104

€ 90%

£ 87%

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£ 08%

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£ 08

Rolls Royce

107/3 100/0

Rly.

£ 83

£ 83

Shini Elec. Constr.

.48/9

48/9

Tate & Lyle ....

98/3

08/3

Turner & Newall

56/3

54/0

United Steel

28/-

27/9

Watney, Combe &

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Reid def, ord.

119/-

+ 68/0

£47.

£100% £ 34

£ AT

Woolworths

ali.

5/

109/- 108/0

Miscellaneous

6% Lung Tsing U.

Hai Rly. 1913. £ 19-

Foreign Bonds and Banks

£ 10

Anglo-Dutcht Chartd. 15/- sh.

(Benrer

23/10 23/0

20/0

20/3

Gula Kalumpong

Rubber

21/0

21/6

German 7 Int.

Pekin Synd. 27-

Loan 1924 ........ £ 71. Japan 5 Sterling

Loan 1007

ord. sh.

1/0

1/0

Rubber Trusts.. Southern Railway

31/18

31/9

£ 80

Salacot, 16 ets, n.

Japan -6% Sterling

(Deferred).... £ 214

£ 21

Kailan, 18/6 n.

Mines

Langkats (Single), $15 m..

Burma, Corps. Re.

10.

8/4.

B/G

32/8 30/-

288/0

283/9

Vonz: Goldfield, $fi o.

Docks, etc.

53/3

*53/-

188/0

186/3

258/0

266/-

Van Ryn Deep..

-50/3

6379

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