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SERIAL STORY-

SILKEN SPINDLES

BEGIN HERE TODAY

by Laura Lus Brookman

GALE HENDERSON, pretty, 28, worki da a sith mill, Gala hai huf swa, rende o callers training, hoped to be a teacher. When y her father became ill she was glad to taka any work she could get. She and her 1p pear-olat brother, PHIL, support their 19 Valid father.

STEVE MEYENA, who also works in the mill, asks Cale to marry him. "The promises to the Blave his amwer in a few dayı,

Later that night she grows skating on 'the' river. The ice breska und who is rescued by BRIAN - WESTMOAT, whose - Ixibery -- now dend, built the milk miti. Brian has spent the Just two genes in Parli," He mąki Dale Lo walt while he goes for his ear hut when he returna abeko gone,

Kernwhile RODENT THATCHER," generat inthager of the mül, tell his daughter, VICKY, that ri

bome. Vicky burries to the telephone.

CHAPTER V

Vicky Thatcher swung one slippered too and spoke Into the ivory telephone, "Oh, Mra. Westmore," she was way ing, "Father's just told me that Brian's home from Paris-"

The answer could not have pleased her, for while teath closed down on the crimson Hp, Vicky frowned alight'y. Her volce did not alter, though, as she went on smoothly. "Oh-ho's not there? But it doesn't matter at all. I just wanted to tell you, Birs. Westmore, how ghd I an about it for you, I mean. Brian' really should be with you. I know he'll be a great comfort. Of course all of us—I mean his old friends- will be glad to see him."

and

She listened for a moment thon went on. "Yes, I saw him in Peris, you know last winter. That's why it was such a surprise when Father told me. I thought Brian was going to stay abroad." Yes! Well, oh, that's nice of you to say that. Why, of course. I'll be glad to-"

A minute later she had put down the telephone, stood staring at ber reflection in the full-length mirror. Vicky's hair fitted her head noothly: like a cap. It was so dark, it was almost black. She changed the out- line of the cap slightly, studied the effect and changed it again. Now she wan shiling. With cluburate casual- nos lie took a fresh cigarette from #box, lighted it and, hurried down the stairs.

Her father, almost completely burk ed in a newspaper, sat in a big chair before the fire place. Vicky arew a footstool nearer and sat down.

Robert Thatcher said, "H-m-m.” Vicky throw one arm across knees Father" she said,

"Yes,"

Jim

"Father, I want to talk to you." Thatelier looked down at his daughter. The edge of the newspaper sagged, "Well-7" he asked.

Vichy Thatcher.

back to where he had parked the ing them on and snapping them off; coupe. He cased himself behind the no foreman to snap out orders-- steering wheel, stepped on the starter, The thought brought Gale back "I wonder," Brian asked the silent sharply to her surroundings. Clyde Fisher would be beside her any ino- an important day--more so than any darkness, "what her name is ?"

For those four persons it had been ment, tight be behind her now.

of them realised."

wasn't there. No, he was over bo She looked around quickly, Ho

side the windows. Gala bent her head and worked swiftly, day-dreams for- gotten.

Vicky's brown eyes were complete. ly guileless. "I want you to forget what I said about going to Havana,"

The day that followed seemed quite she said, "with the Stoners. I've the opposite. Gale arose promptly, Hour after hour went 'on. The changed my mind. I mean I'd really hurried through the morning tasks brief lunch period passed and then rather stay here-with you."

and walked to the mill with her there were three and a half hours Robert Thatcher covered her, hand brother. She was at her place when more three and a half hours, of with his. "Maybe later he sug-the bell sounded, ready for work-whirling spindles, groaning machines, gested.

one of 60. women, some older and girls snapping off bobbing and clamp- Vicky nodded. "Maybe Inter some younger than horself standing ing them on. there'll be some place I want to before the rows of machines that Gale's feet-smarted~and~ her g. In the meantime I'm going to filled the gray, noisy, moist, over-shoulders ached as they always did stay right here. There's one thing, heated room. All of the 60 wore blue by lato afternoon Little burning though, Dad. I do need some clothes; upron-dresses. Their arms went up pains ran up and down her arms. terribly."

and down, up and down, clamping on She kept on at her task. "Can't you buy them?"

babbins, twisting the thread, snapping And then-at last release! The "You darling! I think I'll run the bobbins off again.

Hell rung. and the day shift poured up to New York for a couple days' Sometimes the girls moved a few into the corridor. Everyone hurry- shopping. could be back by steps to left or to right. Sometimesing, pushing. Everyone cager. to Thursday"

their eyes wandered across the room. get away. Gale, stepping into the But none of the 60 ever spoke. They cluak room, heard a smothered cry. Thatcher amiled. "Itu alung" ho personal as the machines.

worked automatically-precise, Im-She Hulted suddenly.

"What's the matter?" she asked said. "I'm glad you've decided not)

to go to Cuba. I'm glad you're going)

to stay here for a while."

Gale's fingers moved like the rest. two years at the mill she had learned to keep up with the flying

(To Be Continued.)

Vicky rose from the footstool, silken spindles in spite of wear CONSIGNEES? NOTICES. crussed the room to where the radiones, in spite of thoughts that stood and dialed a dance band. She would persist in breaking through

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was humming to heraclf moving the monotony of the grinding, shriek COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES alightly with the rhythm of the one-i step as her father returned to his room. newspaper. Presently she went up-thoughts that

To-day was like that. There were

wouldn't be pushed The Steamship, stairs again to her bedroom.

back, that wouldn't stay securely "LIEUTENANT SAINT-LOUBERT

RID" where she had put them. Instead of And thus the day which had moving hands and jerking bobbins, Arrivel Hongkong on Sunday, brought important changes in the instead of whirling silken spindles the 24th February, 1936, lives of four persons-ended. Vicky Gale now a young man with broad

From DUNKIRK, ROTTERDAM, Thatcher planned her trip to New shoulders, a young man with brown

ANTWERP &c. York, the gowns she would buy, the eyes, whose face was deeply tunned. hotel restaurant where she'd drop in She saw him smiling, looking up at named steamer are hereby informod for lunch, the amusing friends the her as he knelt, coaxing the flames that their goods with the exception must look up--

of the bonfire to rise higher. She of Opium, Treasure and Valuables Steve Mayors,

less than

a mile heard him say, "Look-if you stand are being landed and placed at their away, pushed open the door to the over here. I think you'll get more risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong kitchen of the house where he lived heat," and then, "If you don't raind Kowloon Wharf, and Godown · Co., with his mother and entered, walking waiting alone for a few minutes I'll Ltd., Kowloon, whence delivery can be heavily. Steve carried a load of) dash down and get my car.”

obtained as the goods are landed. firewood which he dropped into a bin She had run away, Of course she Goods not cleared within 7 dayı beside the stove. His mother called had run Away! What else was there including date of arrival, will be from the next room, "Steve, don't to do? Brian Weatmore had saved subject to rent, forget T'll need some kindling." her life, but it was what he would All claims must be sent to the

"' got it."

have done for anyone. He hadn't undersigned before Tuesday, 6th Stove turned, quietly, and left the recognised her, hadn't known she March, 1935, or they will not be house, Gale hadn't said she'd marry was a mil girl. He was, a Gale recognized. him. He'd hardly hoped that she admitted to herself, much nicer than Damaged Packages must be left in would right away. But she'd told she had expected. Friendlier and the Godowns for examination by the him there was no one else. She'd casier to talk to. said that much. And she'd promised to give him' an answer in a day ori two.

2

What would that answer be? Stovo, healthy, sturdy, Was natural optimist. He picked up piece of kindling wood, broke It with loud annn, over his knee. Steve began whistling a tune he liked.. It was a good tune. Part of the words wont:

"I was a girl just like the girl

consignees, and the Company's Sur. veyor Messra:—Goddard and Douglas at 10.00 a.m. on Saturday, the 2nd There was something else that had March, 1935. Consignees must surprised her. For a moment she have a Revenue Officer in attendanc had actually felt sorry for him, when damaged datiable goods are for Brian Westmorel It was when examined by the Company's Sur he had said, "I'm not going back veyors.

to Paris, I had the foolish notion No claims will be admitted after

could be an artist but I found out the goods have left the Godowns. I was mistaken."

No Fire Insurance will be effected Something in the way he said it by us in any case whatever.

R OIL, had made her think of horself, her ambition to become a teacher. Brian

Agent who married dear old Dad" Meanwhile Gale Henderson hurried Westmore wanted to be an artist

Hongkong, 24th February, 1935. SNESSE as a dark street with small box and couldn't, just as she had dream-

like dwellings on either side. Cale was "going to get a job,"

ed of teaching school. Now ho WHEN AT HOME

He meant huned she'd be able to get¡into the In the mill, no doubt. She had! house without meeting anyone. Shel must change her clothes: for some come back to the mill, and so had thing dry. She hoped that her father Brian Westmore-but with what a would be in his route, for who didn't differcucal

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