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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MARCH

SERIAL STORY-

SILKEN SPINDLES

by Laura Lou Brookman

BEGIN BERE TODAY

OALE HENDERSON, pretty, 23, works la amit, by mu ber brother, PRIL, 19. support their invalid father.

STEVE MEYERS. who also works in the mil, make One to inurry him. She promi to give Btera bla shower in a few days.

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That night ɑnin zone atalog on the river, The les breaks and she is rescued by j DRIAN WESTMORE, whose father, now

dead, but the silk mili. Brian has spent the last two years ity Paris. He make Gala to wall while he goes for his ear but when de returns she is gone:

When VICKY THATCHER, daughter of NODENT THATCHER, general manager of the mill, heers, Brian has come home the change her mind about taking « trip to JATANK

Next day MARY CASSIDY in ducharged from the mill. Fly has croup. Gelo and to Mary's home that night. The baby

nelahbour work to save the child's life. Mewnwhile Vicky and Helan attend a peris at the Country Club,

CHAPTER VIII

Light from the single bulb. fall brightly on the kitchen table, leaving of the room in shadows. the rest Gale Henderson, in her printed cover- all apron, sloshed the warm, soapy water over the plates in the dish pan. Gale was thinking pleasantly of the evening before her. She had a new magazine to read, one Joslo had loan. ed her. Galo had had little time to herself lately. Several nights she'd been at Mary Cassidy's-but the baby was better now. Galo had stopped on the way home from work, had met Mary Cassidy's grateful eyes," lighted now with köpe.

No, Mary hadn't heard from the ini!l, but she was going to do a washing next day. The Nicolettis some of them-would stay with the baby. A couple of washings a week and maybo some cleaning, if he could get it, would mean money enough for food and to keep them

warnu

Gale felt relieved that Mary had work to do. If only she could go back to

Gals, worried, fearful, watched her

keep his promise.

the miut that wasn't brother leave. She hoped he would likely. They weren't taking any more un. Hadn't been since they'd begun speeding up the machines.

"Good

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in the doorway, smiling, "Hello, Phil" she said."

"Hello, Ruby. Took your time, didn't you?"

The girl came forward, smiling. A bit too plump for the current fashion, Ruby Griffith walked with the assurance of a real beauty, She had a large mouth, vividly rouged, and her rather small eyes hold n light, as though there were an ex- cellent joko which she was sharing with no one else.

"Did you get tired of waiting?" she asked.

"I didn't any that but you sure took your time."

"I was busy," Ruby announced, apparently considering this sufflelent explanation.

Phil sald, "ahali wo got going? It's getting late"

The girl raised faintly reproving eyes. "I'm sorry, Phil," she said, I got to break that date for the movies."

"What do you mean, break it?” "Now,

isten, Phil, don't be mad! You see I had a date with Ed. Vogel promised him a long time ago and then when you asked me to o to the movies I forgot. But Ed camo around to-day and reminded me, so you see I couldn't get out of it, could

"Where're you going?" "To the dance at Monterey." Tha girl's Inahex lowered, "Ed's got a slowly, you know," she said distinctly.

"But see here, Ruby-"

A knock on the door Interrupted. The girl said quickly, "Maybe that's Ed now!" A moment later she had

the door open. Hello, Ed." Ruby

Haid. "Come on in.

The man who entered was not s tall as Phil Henderson but he was squarely built, broad-shouldered. Ho wore a gray overcont and gray hat which he pushed back on his head, revealing sandy-coloured hair, careful- ly licked down.

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"Hello, Ruby," Ed Vogel said, and then, eyeing Phl, "Wall-sce you'velled got company"

"I be on my way," Phil sald, hut in hand. "So long, Ruby. I' be seeing you

Gale turned from the table

and jammed a felt hat on his head. caught a glimpse of her brother in night, Dad.”* the doorway.

Vogel's palo eyes smiled. "Don't "Wait a minute, Phil," his father "Phil," she said, "there's some paid. Try

hurry you," he said ta an earlier to let me to get thing wrong with the run,

Do you night, won't you? You need your oily voice. "What's the rush 7"

"Who says I'm in a runk?" suppose you could fix it?"

sleep. I don't like to have you stay.! The boy in the doorway straight- ing out until all hours the way you "Who says 907" Vagel stepped ened. Taller than tale, slender and

forward aggressively. "I say so. I loosely. built, the two resembled each

say su and what

you gonna smiling eyes, the about 17" Tho level voice were coolly insulting.

Anger blazed in Phil Henderson's face. "I'll do plenty!" he snapped.

But Ruby was between them.)

have been lately."

"Sure--I'll be in early."

other only slightly. Phil Hender- Gale, worried fearful, watched him son's bright red hair remained an go. She hoped Phil would keep his unruly shock in spite of brushings and promise. applications of cold water. His blue

eyes were wary, rebellious

do

The outer door closed on the young "Ed-Phil" she cried. "You've got Obviously Phil Henderson Wasman. Phil Henderson walked down young, but it was not a young voice the narrow sidewalk and turned left. to stop it-bath of you-1" that answered, "Can't to-night. I'm ile went on several blocks further going out."

"But, Phil-"

He stopped her angrily. "I tell you I haven't got time! I'll do it to- morrow if I get around to It."

A velce from the next room called "Oh,-Phill

The brother and sister looked at ench other, then both moved toward the doorway.

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room. A short, heavily-built

man clapped him on the shoulder. "Hi, Phil" he said grinning.

"II, Lefty. Seen Joe around 1" "He was here a little while ago." The heavily-bullt man turned. "Thero he is." He motioned with his head toward the rear of the room.

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Phil moved on. There were two men, half-leaning, baif-sitting on the edge of a table pushed against the wall. One of them was slender and Coming to the KING'S sallow-skinned with dark curling hair and heavy eyebrows. The man beside him had a ruddy complexion.

The dark-haired man saw Phil and raised one hand in greeting.

you The door at the opposite side of "Thought

weren't coming before he halted in front of a small the room opened and Mrs. Griffith around 7" he said. square house. Phil knocked at the appeared. "What's goin' on here?”

she demanded harshly, door and waited.

"Why why nothin', Ma," Ruby began "The boys were just having a little argument

The door swung open and a woman, silhouetted against the lighted room asked shrilly, “Who is 17"

"It's me Phil Henderson. La Ruby here?"

"Ruby? Yes, I'guera ko. Come on in."

"I changed my mind."

The

man with

the ruddy com

goin,' ito said. "Elther of you plexion got to his feet. "Got to ba fellows comin' down the street?"

"Guess I'll stick around a while,” Joe Gillaspie said. Phil dropped to the table beside him and the other

Phil lowered his voice as he sáki, nodding at the retreating back, " he coming to the meeting f

*Suro.

"I talked to Blackie Mayor and Frank Sundstrom," Phil went on.

Vogel's narrow lips bowed He aold, "Good evening, Mrs. Griffith. Me and my friend were just having a little discussion. It was all friend-man moved away. "Yen, Dad."

The woman stepped back and Philly, you understand- The man who had spoken was entered the house. It was a living Phil Henderson cut him short. lying on a couch, propped up with room in which ho stood, cheaply "It's time for me to be leaving he pillows. He was a large man, with farnished and none too clean. Bright- said. "Good night, Ruby. 'Night, gray hair, and his clothing, whichly coloured calendars and a Large Mrs. Grinth. Vogel-I'll see you to looked worn, hung upon him loosely. tinted photograph hung on the walls. marrow.**

"Did I hear your sister asking There were paper flowers in a vaso

sure," Ed Vogel grinned. you to help her, Phil?" he asked.

I'll see you!"

so sure about Sundstrom...” "It's all right," Gale put in quickly.ing a pink ansh, stood on the radio. Ruby followed Phil to the door.

Gillaspie lot out an oath. "Filthy! "It's just the Iron I wanted him to "I'll tell Ruby you're here," the The last thing he saw

sald before he sheep!" he

contemptuously. fix, and Phil's going to do it to-woman said and disappeared.

stepped into the darkness was, her "Afraid to stand up with their own Borrow. It won't make a bit of Phil lit a cigarette, finished it and wide, crimson lips.

people and fight. That Sundstrøm difference.

and the rest like him! Swino!" was crushing out the flame when he "Sure, I'll do it to-morrow," Phil Beard footsteps on the stairs.

"Maybe we'd Better got going," agreed. He swing into the coat he

Phil said restlessly. "It's getting hnd been carrying on hir arm,

late."

un the table and a Kewpie doll, were "Oh

A short girl, wearing a green dress! Half an hour Inter Phil Hender- and very high heeled shoes, appeared san entered a long, narrow, smoko

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Gillaspie sald, without turning Coming Soon !, his head, "You go out and wait on the corner. I'll come In a minute—”

Phil said, "O. K." and arose, Ha walked to the front of the building, stopped long enough to light a cigaretto and went out into the night. (To Be Continued).

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