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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1985.

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by Laura Lou Brookmans

BEGIN HERN-TO-DAT....

GALE RENDERSON, pritty and 21, work ink mill. She and her 19-yikhoki ||

irip the collar and cuffs and turn them

over."

over, and over again, but it was plan- Bant to ride along, breathing the fresh

ale, ker mind at rest.

"It's a lovely coat," Gala agreed. brother, Pilliupport their availd father. "And so warm. Mary'll look nico In

STEVE MEYERs who also works in that brown, too."

Presently the driver called out, "Well, it'll keep her warm. That's "Gates Centre," mill kaks Oala to marry bim. Ebe prom

Gals stopped and to give him an 'asuwver in a few days.

Gale good skating, breaks through the tow why I'm so anxious for her to have down to tho, streat. There was no and is rescued by BRIAN WESTMORE I She needs a warm coat, Mary pavement, only a beaten path. Gates whose father, now dead, built the mall Trias has coms home after two years in dock, Sho can't stand cold weather. Contre was nothing more than a col "I'll come over and get the coat lection of a dozen houses, two stores Paris to mier the mill. Gula alasopamin before he learns her name.

VICKY THATCHER, vabler of ROBERT As soon as we're through with dinner and a garage at the crossing of Centro

Sunday," Galo promised "I guess I'd Rond and the state highway. TILATCHER, general manager of the w), acherses to captivate Brian. She asks him bettor run along now. Do you know, to help her in pian, supposedly to die Mr. O'Connor, wo had vegetable soups an..unwelcome for dinner and father said, 'Well, this -couro- CIL€ KAILMON, sultor. The plan a really an attempt to

In good soup but it isn't up to that Mr. O'Connor makes."

Invelle Brian to show her attentions.

Brian agrees,

CHAPTER XXI

Mrs. O'Connor tilted the lamp shade so that the light fell on the work in her lap. She took up her needio and thread and reached for a large brown button.

"So your father's better this ove ning," she said to Gale, across the table. "Well, I'm glad to hear it. I've been meanin' to get over and ask how he was gettin' along, but this rheumatism in my leg's been so bad. Intely I haven't been out of the house, If it isn't one thing it's

I

Gale agreed, "It does seem that way. I'm sorry about the rheu matism. Is there anything I could

oT"

"Stuit and nonsense! Go along! with you."

"But it's true," Galo irsisted. "I guess I'll have to get you to teach me to cook."

"It's not much I could be teachin' you," Mrs. O'Connor measured a length of thread critically, broke it off, and moistened the end with her pa. "But if there's ever anything you want and wo've got it you know where to come."

"I certainly do!"

"And if you find you can't get out to Mary's on Sunday it'll be all right. I'll find some other way--"

"But I'm sure you won't need to. Well, this time I'm really going!".

She went through the door and closed it behind her. Mrs. O'Connor held the brown button on the coat Mrs. O'Connor shook her head, and drew the needle throngh. "She's "Nothin', deario," she said, "but a good girl, Gale Henderson is," Mrs. thanks for offerin', Thero's nothing O'Connor announced to the empty that seems to do much good for the room. "She's ond in million."

Gale found the Kilorans tiny home and Mary came to the door.

"Why, Gale Henderson!" she ex- claimed. "Where ever did you come from

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Happy birthday! I've brought SHANGHAI, KOBE, YOKOHAMA, HONOLULU,

you something from your mother. This big box. She wanted to come but her rheumatism's been troubling her lately so she couldn't. And here are some molassca cookies I baked this morning. I thought maybe you'd like them

Nothing would do but Galo must come in the house and have a cup of tea. Mary slipped into the now coat and was delighted. The two girls had known each other for years, though they had had never been closo friends.

Mary was four yours

SAN FRANCISCO and LOS ANGELES

NOON SATURDAY

MARCH 23rd.

younger than Galea small girl with ARRIVES SHANGHAI-MONDAY MORNING,

dark red hair and blue eyes. She had beon married for a year and a half now, All that time had been spent away from home and she was anxious for news of her family and of the village.

It was later, when Gale arose to go, than she had thought. The sky was darkor now and a sharp wind had risen. Mary came to the door and matism but sayin' your prayers-and nometimes the Lord seems to be

Early February brought a change called after her, "The 4:30 bus is the listenin' elsewhere. I've had rheu

in weather. When Gala stepped out last until 8 o'clock.. Maybe I'd better malism off and on for 16 years now

Galo Bhook her head. "I'll make it and I guess I can stand it. What of the house Saturday morning the come with you" makes me so tarnation mad is that son was shining 'and the alr was all right," she called back, and sat

most spring-like. By evening there off for the crossroads, were litio pools of water along the

Almost as though by prearranged sidewalk where the Ice had melted signal the storm broke then. Wet and the ground was wet.

it had to come right now when wanted to get this coat out to Mary for her birthday. It's Sunday-her birthday, I mean. I'll have the coat Anished and who needs it, but I don't know when I'll be able to get it out to her "

aleet came down with driving force, Next morning the sky was hy melting and slipping down inside but the air was still warm. Galo had dinner on the table half an hour ear. Gale's collar. The wind was cold and lier than usual. Later, putting dishes rowing colder. Gale bent her head Why can't I take It?" Gale lato the hot, sudsy water, rubbing and ran. The sleet stung her checica nakod.

Mrs. O'Connor raised her eyes. a little tune. She was glad she was balance just in time. It was no dark them with the dish mop, she hummed and blinded her. Once she slipped and almost feil but she caught hor "Could you?” sho asked. "I won't going to Mary Kiloran's this after-

now that she could scarcely zoo tho let the children go so for from here. noon. It would be a 30-minute ride path. Mary lives clear out in Gates Centre, into the country. She was glad sho you know."

could do something, too, to help repay

"But that isn't for. I could go on the bus. I can do it, Mrs, O'Connor. I'll be glad tol

"Now say, that's mighty nice of you. If it wouldn't be too much trouble"

She ran on and reached the cross-

Mrs. O'Connor for all her kindnesses. roads, breathless. There was the big When Gale came into the living bus coming down the road, its head- room presently, wearing her cost and lights gleaming, Gale stood still, hat, Tom Henderson was sitting in one hand raised, and heard the grind his favourite chair, looking out on ing noise as the driver put on the

brakes."

The bus halted, stopped. Suddenly. Gale said, "I'm going to take the Galo gave a little cry of dismay. Sho bus out to Gates Centre now, was on the wrong side of the inter- sure I'll be back by 5, at the latest.

the street.

"Listen to you!" Gale wald reproach- fully. "Talking about trouble-after all you've done for us! I'll go out and take the cont to Mary Sunday

Toni Henderson leaned forward and section. She ran forward, signalling to the driver to wait, but evidently afternoon. You'll have to tell me peered up at the sky. "Better get he did not see her. There was an- where she lives, though. It's been started," he advised, "Looks like other grinding sound, a snort and the a long time since I've been in Gales there might be a storm after while."hus was on its way. Centre."

"Oh, I don't think eo. It's been "It's the third house from the like this all day.” garage," Mrs. O'Connor said. "A "Might be a storm just the same," little gray one. That's where Frank her father insisted. "Botter tako works, you know at the garage." your umbrella." Frank was Mrs. O'Connor's son-in- Galo meant to. She went back to Jaw and Mary's husband. "Some- her room to get the umbrella and then times," she went on, "I think they'd thought of the kitchen door and went -been-a-good-deal-better-of-Frank to see if it was fastened. It was not and Mary-If they'd waited to get until she was on the bus 20 minutes married, the way I wanted 'em to. later, riding along Centre Road, that And yet I don't know. He don't make she remembered the umbrella again. much but they' seem happy, Frank's Gale didn't think It mattered much awful good to Mary and she thinks that she'd left it. The sky looked there's nobody else like him. This clearer than it had when she had cont"

left the houne,

•

She held up the garment, inspect ing it. It was a heavy brown cloth with a lighter plaid collar. "I made

A window up in front of the bus) was lowered and the fresh air swept Gale's checks. The bus was rolling past a row of one and two-storey

(To Be Continued).

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it over," she explained, "from one Mrs, buildings now-brick and frame..... Christio gave me, I used to work that housed restaurants, a pool room, for. Mrs. Christie, you know, before a deserted dry cleaning cotabllsh- I was married. She gives me things ment and a plumbing shop. Then a lots of times after her daughter don't row of blboards. These were the Acupuncture, Borocauila and Bone Betting want them any more and I cut them outskirts of the town. Another block later of Japanese and Hongkong Covert

ment Licences. Cures Eprained Asskles and up for the children. Isobel Christie and the buildings gave way to open wrists. Recommended for many year by and my Mary are just about the same country. Here and there were houses, Local Hospitals and Doctor. size, only Mary's a little smallor. I widely scattered, far apart. The 4. Wyndham Street, (1st floor). didn't have to do much to this but landscape was one that Gale had seen

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