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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 19, · 1935.3

SERIAL STORY.

SILKEN SPINDLES

by Laura Lou Brookmar

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

GALE HENDERSON, pretty and 11, works

All at once Gale remembered about | Don't you think so?" the meeting she had promised to go to. "I'll tell Leota I can't go," sho

in all mill. Bibe and her 15-year-old Ancided. "I'll tell her thore's some ho told mo he didn't feel tired

thing else I have to do."

brother, PIL, support their invalid father.

STEVE EYE who also work in the mil seks Gals to marry him. She promises to gire bun an shower in a few days.

Josie went on speaking. "Geo, if Ole goes skating, bresks through the los and is rescued by BiUAN WESTMORE whose father, now desil, built the mill. Urian. Bayou let anything allp you'll be sorry

"Yes. Only ho looks so tired."- "I noticed that," Phù agreed, "but "You know. he never admits sny. thing is wrong."

"Yes, that's true." Phil talked of other things then. Presently ho anid, "You must be all in, Galo, after being dishes."

come home after two years Iz l'arie to enter for it!" she prophasi dalo told her. up most of last night. I'll wash the

the mill tile disappears before, he learns bar name.

to capúrate Urlan,

VIDKY THATONER, daughter of ROBERT THATORER of the LIXITA HOLLER another employs, Gale the mill workers are planning organise arcrelly and demand their rights. their rights She asks Geis to come to

Gale art. Leter she learns that Leota is a соепрату гру,

་

CHAPTER XIX

"I'm sure I didn't." She thought it was better not to tell

"There's something I'd rather you'd Josio with Leota. There was still a possibility that Josie might be wrong do she told him. "Go in and stay about the other girl. "Whether showith Father. Talk to him or read to is or not," Galo assured himself, "I him. He's been alone all day, you won't Lake chances. I won't go to know, I'm sure, say maything the meeting with hor."

though ho novor. says

Phil said, "Sure," He said it Thus she dismissed the whole affair.

It nover accurred to Gale that the in-gruly and a little awkwardly, as cident might have more earious con- though he was anxious that no one should guess the current of emotion sequences Gale stood still and sald, "Why,

She had no time to think about behind the single word. Josic--!"

Loota Boller when she roacked home. A little later he arose and went "It's the truth, the other insistediler father lay back against the inte the front of the house. Gale stoutly "Wait till we get out of pillows and Gale noticed with a stab gathered up the dishes and put on hero' toll you more about it." how old he looked. Old and worn water in the kettle to heat. Sho was

followed the hurrying, push and very tired: They

on her way to her father's room when ing crowd along the corridor. Galo

there was a knock at the door. had heard there were spies in the mill, that the company paid certain mon and women for keeping them informed about what was going on among the employes, but these rumours had navor seemed quite real. Could Josio be right about It Was Leota Boller really a spy?

As they turned into the wash room Josie looked back and said in a low

voice

Gale put on her coat and hat and hurried out of the building. It was only a few moments before Josie Te appeared. Another girl was with her and the three of them wont down the walk and through the big gate to Kether. There the third girl sot off in one direction and Josie and Gala took another,

"Walt for me outside."

He greeted her cheerfully. Yes, Mrs. O'Connor had come in and brought him sume food at noon and she'd been in twice since. There wasn't anything he wanted now. He'd slept a part of the day.

"Here's your medicine," Galo told him. "You're to take it three times a day after meala. And here's the evening, paper, I'll turn the light on and you can read it while I'm in the

kitchen-"

But Tom Henderson said he'd rather not have the light on. And anyhow he didn't feel like reading.

Gale glanced at him anxiously but the glance told her nothing. It was queer he didn't want to read the news. Usually the newspaper was the first thing he called for every evening.

Gala hurried forward and opened

the door. She said, "Good evening-" and then stopped.

Steve Moyers stood on the threshold. He said, "I heard your father was sick. How is he to-night!"

Gale told him, "but the told he should stay in bed for doctor

a few days."

"Why, yes, of course." "Could I see him?" Steve asked.

He came into the house then. Gale turned and Steve put out a hand, as though to stop her. He said, "Wait a minute, Gale. There's something 11. want to talk to you about."

She hesitated, waiting for him to go

"I didn't mean what I said the She went to her own room and other night." Steve's voice was sel Gale glanced over her shoulder and changed the mill uniform for a house conscious. "I shouldn't have said it. #aw that no one was near enough to dress. In the kitchen, in place of the You've got a right to talk to anyone All the right in the overhear. She said, "What makes solled breakfast dishes she expected you want to. you think what you said-?" to find, there was a pile of clean cups world. I just wanted you to know

"About Leota? Because I know and saucers, plates and, kriives and that's the way I feel about it." It's true. I got a friend who works forks.. Everything had been washed in the business office and he's seen and was waiting to bo put away in the her in there raportin' what sho's cupboard.

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it; you shouldn't have been so extra" vagant."

She lifted the roses and held them In her arms. The perfume of the flowers filled the room and their warm

could be friends again, Gale. Does that mean I still have a chancel That maybe some day

He went on then, “You sald wo

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Gale's eyes were lowered. "I

Sho raised her eyear and met bla said things I shouldn't have, too," sho | colour seemed to bring a flush to the over the roses." "Let's leave things pleted up anoopin' around. She gets "Mrs. O'Connor" Gale thought. told him. "Steve-I wish we could go girl's checks.

as they have been for a while, Stovo,”? paid for it. Can imagine that? "Bless her! I'll have to find some on being friends

"They're not much," Steve said. she said. "Let's just be frionds--át Get paid for on a inttle tale. way to make up for alt this

"Do you mean

"Not as pretty as you are, Gale, least for a while." There was a mo- Not nearly. She busied herself scraping carrots "Of course I do." She's not the only one, either. There's

You ought to have ment's pause and then sho went on lata more. Ed Vogel, the gate-keeper, and chopping cabbage and cutting

"Then It's all over," Steve said flowers all the time. I wish I could quickly." "Oh, but I must find some. le the worst of the lot. The low slices of mush to fry: Phil liked fried eagerly, "I mean about these last few buy them for you."

thing to put these flowers in. Thoy She was smiling and yet, just for a ought to be in water!" down, snoopin' tattle-tale! Belleve mush and it didn't cost much. She days. I've been nearly crazy, Gale.

She turned away to find a me, when I see him or that Leota Iect the table as soon as the vegetables It's the first time we've over quarrelled moment, he thought thero were tears keep my distance. A person's got to were on the stove. Then she made and it'll be the last. I won't be such in her eyes. "Why, Galo," he said, Later Galo Henderson was never to see pink roses without a tightening be careful, 1 tell you. Say hapo toast and poured steaming hot milk a fool again, Look-I brought you "What's the matter?"

"Nothing. There's nothing the about her heart. But that was much you didn't tell her anythingTM"

over it. She set a bowl of the milk something-" "Why, no." Pale sold doubtfully, toast on a tray with cup of tea Ha hold out a package, a long mattor, Stove." The dark lashes were later after a great many things had "I don't believe I did

and was just ready to take it to her white box.. Gale took it, looking up lowered so that he could not see her happened. Had she told Leota father when Phil came in.

In surprise. She untied the cord and vyes.

(To Be Continued). Had she? Bollor anything which, repeated, "I'll take it," he offered.

drow off the cover. There were six could make trouble for Galat Sho

"Oh, thanks, Philf"

pink rosebuds inside the box, lying on a bed of green. tried to remember what each of them had sald. It was Leota who had been

Gale went about getting the mea! so outspoken against the company, on the table and when Phil returned against the

way employes were it was ready. They sat down, facing troated. If Leota was a spy-yes, she each other, each aware of the vacant might have said those very things, place at the foot of the table. hoping to get Gale to commit herself. Phil auid, "He seems better to-night.

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