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THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 15,

SERIAL STORY-

1935.

PRESIDENT LINER

Summer Sweethearts TRAVEL SERVICE

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CHAPTER XLVIII

her at her window, dreaming against you're so happy. Zoe told me. Did the casement.

he happen to tell you the Parkers Katharine and Michael did not go

"Did you ever see anything saare living in the same building as the to England at once, after all. When lovely?" The geord tree in theune my apartment is in7. I've seen she was well ereugh Michael took

courtyard made a stark shadow on Zoe quite a lot. She's a grand girl. Katharine inck to Silencia where the flags. There was an indefinable Give us a ring when you get back.

want to send you something I think Miss Daisy and Miss Roxana and Miss scent in the room.

1 Vincent and wheezy Mrs. Houghton "What sort of perfume is that you'll like, but I can't until you have Lussed

her. She wha stile crushed her to him, this creature a place to put IL" definitely the invalid. The doctor of light and air and indescribable

her stay in bed part of every sweetness.

"I can't day and Michnol, who had another

rent mirr," she cell-like room arons the hall, would vaguely, carry her out into the heartening sun-It's very nice," he told her inclo. quently. Her fair hair was looseted about her face; her breast rase and fell under its covering of blond lace. There was silence after that long murmuring interval. The stars shune down on the desert and soft southern A severe-looking man servant enmo air moved the curtains gently to nul in with the tea at the moment, inter- fre. And Katharine slept like a chill, rupting their idyll. Katharine nat.

and blissfully soundlessly

against down medately and poured.

shine,

He was still unable quite to Beve that this delicate, goldenhaired girl was really hu whe. He had

early lost her and all along the way their path had been tangled with briers. It was difficult to believe that everything could be straightened

Gul at Ini.

her lover's shoulder

*

Katharine's eyes were wet, "He's the best man I ever knew-except you, Then her eyes darkened on Thought on a mudden

and Zoel Was that too utterly preposterous? Perhaps not.

"You're already a antchmaker," Michnel shouted in rich amusement when she told him.

Darling, you'd be perfect at one of those

novels are full of," were in treats the

Kamall.em? — schootl

•

One day but a week after their return to Silencia Michael had been Three weeks later they out riding on one of the fine Arab London, to all eyes the usual, good said Michael delightedly. "Do horses the Millarde had left. He lacking young Amrican couple in suppose they have them in Ireland?"

"I don't know

know," Katharine lifted ker came into his room, almost blinded well cut tweends; the girl with a fat by the glare of the patio, and found pigskin bag bunched under her arm: cup. The iney sleeve of her blouse felt the interior dark and cool. But after the rinn tall and possessive in away from her rounded arm as she his vision had cleared a trifle he saw pleasant way, shouldering his way drank. "If they do we'll have them.

Ten and buns and elbow

strawberry เม Katharine sitting in

Onc deep through crowds and holding her

viled Jam chair. Katharine, dressed in a green gently when they cressed the crows Hinen frock with delicate handwork on thoroughfares. Mr. Downrigg had!

Life was fun. Everything she did it. She looked older, more poised and been surprised to find that the new

Lord Carden bad wife, and much with Michael was rare fun; the old in pretty one, he told his wife nt ten shops they explored in search of

that evening.

glass and pewter; the little jeweller's, like doesn't

an in a side lane, where Michael had American," he said That is, I can bought her a pair of oli silver filigree understand every single word she earrings.

"Darling." she said suddenly, with Mr. Downrigg had gleaned Kaya.

of mast his impressions

The characteristic irrelevance, do you suppose there will be dogs at Donegal? Americans from the cinema.

mature.

better 7"

"Ste

intk

"Darling! You're really feeling He raised his hand to her lips. le felt, reverentially tha; he was literally stood, unworthy of her. Here ho strong and crude in his riding things, reeking of horses and the mut-of- doors, and here was this girl, a very Katharine said he WAR ก old Because if there aren't I want to buy fairy princess elegance andi lamb, and Michael agreed more tem-one. Right away, I've been wanting fragrance, condescending to him... perately. After a brief stay at the one

years." Some of this he said, haltingly Savoy the two were to go to Ireland

When he looked up to and slowly. bis amazement he saw she was laugh- ing at him.

*

of

•

Was it true then--this thing he had lung suspected that the girl had regarded her impulsive bargain with; him, that she was certain she did not love him? His heart stood stil,

Michael. you great foal!" Her melodione voice pronounced the words lingeringly,

nr:

TI

1

for

She would have a puppy again- to see the castle which had come to maybe more than one. A spaniel with Michnet from his father's people. silky carmor a Cairn like the one sho "I probably has A7 rooms and one had lost. She wasn't afraid of life bath." he told his bride. "And pld any more, or of loving. Michael had Even if retainers, I hunting costs jumping showed her the folly of that.

she lost him to-morarw she would still out of the hedges.”

"Ok, Michael, we must do some have the utter glory of their perfect Nothing could change riding there. They say the horses time together. are marvellous!"

that or take it away. He smiled at her glowing face. Something of what she was think- "Perhaps you want to stay-noting, she told him haltingly. The man go back to the States of all.

listened with tender interest.

"You're not going to lose me, my sweet. Not if I enn help it."

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"I don't know. Wherever you are," "Don't you love me any more?" said Katharine, will to home to me" "You knew I do!" he stammered.)

They rame in to their site one day Their big, luxurious room darkened His eyes devoured her.

nt tea time. The girl, bosening her as night fell. lights came out, like "Well then, why don't you take me seart of dark rich sales, rifled the far-off moons, here and there in the

You behave as though mail on the table.

streets below them. The round of in male of glass. I'm your i wore

Her face altered. Michael, who moving tide of traffle-motar-horns, know every expression of it, watched the servech of complaining brakes "I thought you were ill," he began. her anxiously.

enne up to them as the musle of a dim "A letter from But she was in his arms that very

John Kaye," she symphony.

They Flood, arms interlocked, at the moment; she was half-laughing, half-said, "Oh, darling, I am sorry about

He was no sweet to me

window, gazing down at London. crying against his stalwart shoulder. John.

"And to-morrow," said Katharine "It's a great sendal, really, when and I let him down, didn't I?"

She tore it open. She had not dreamily, "we take the Channel cross- a girl has to woo her man in this

darling.

And shameless fashion." Michael stop seen John when passing through New ing. Ireland then, my ped her mockery in the only possible York. She had not known what to the place your father was born. And

all the rest of our life together. way with a kiss.

say to him. They sat side by side at the long "Dear Kitay," she read. "Best of" The thought held them both speech- dark dinner table that night, and held luck and all that. Tell Michael less. They had days and hands shamelessly, after the fashion Heatheroe for me that he'll have to stretching ahend like a golden stream of lovers. Afterward they walked use a whip hand on a stubborn girl. unbroken. Who knew what lay before in the moonlight for a little. Michael. Or don't. That sounds flippant. I'm them? coming to find her later, discovered just trying to be funny. I'm glad

NEW YORK

STOCK

EXCHANGE

MARKET IRREGULAR

YESTERDAY

New York, Aug. 14. The following reports on the New York Stock market have been received i through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson & Fritz:

The Wall Street Journal report on| yesterday's market, Stocks" to-day |were irregular, with investment de

mund easily absorbing heavy pra-! Bt-taking. Selectivity appeared to! be centering on oils. Stocks on thei Curl Exchange were irregularly higher. In the bonds market, Cor- poration issues were higher, whilst) Government bonds were irregular.

8. C. & F. New York office cables;---- The market was slightly mixed, but The uniertom was stendy. The volume of trading has been resineed. The Pacific Gas Corporation has earned 78 cents per share for the t months ended June 30, against 67 cents per share during the COPTER- ponding 6 months of last year. Average daily production of petroleum for the week ending August 10 wor estimated nt 2,657,000 barrels, con- pared with 2,63-4,000 barrels the The Edison Electric previous week. Institute estimates weekly electricity production 1,819,000,000 k.w.h, an increase of 9,7 per cent. over corresponding period of last year.

New York and Chicago commodity i reports

Messrs. received through Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:-

Cotton: Another unncial state. ment from Senator Bankhead ex pressing his confidence, of 12-cent

the

loan is unsettled nervous shorts, who are now inclined to cover their com mitments.

Wheat: The market wus alightly Canadian steadier, but imports of wheat, coupled with hedge soiling, aroj discouraging sellers.

Rubber: The market responds canily to buying. Uncertainty re- garding the Guilder was the chief restraint.

Silk: There was a steady demand. Offerings were well taken at the! advance.

REUTER QUOTATIONS

Dow-Jones Averagos;

30 Industrials

Aug. 13, Aug. 14.) 128.00 128.27

20 Ralla

30.30.

36.49

20 Utilities

27.47

21.20

40 Bonds

06.02 06.66

-53.12

11 Commodity Index 52:40

SHARE PRICES

The following is the list of: focal share quotations issued this morning.

Banks.

H. K. Banks, $1,075 b.

H. K. Banka, (Lon. Rex.).

£110%

Chartered Bank, £13% n. Mercantile Bank, A. and B.

£2914 R.

Mercantile Bank C., £12% n. East Asia Bank, $76% n.

Insurances.

Canton Ins.. $185 sa. Union Ins., $380 8. China Underwriters, 10 cts. n. China Fire, $382 n. 1.K. Fire Inst. $180 b. Internat'l Asscc., Sh. $4 n.

Shipping,

Douglas, $36 n.

H.K. Steamboats, $4 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pref.), $30 n Indo-Chinas (Def.), $12 n. Shell (Bearer), 77/6 n. Union Waterboats, $114 n.

Mining.

Antamoks, 76 cts. b. Balatocs. $18 n.

Baguio Gold, 24% cis. b. Benguet Consolidated, $12.10 n. Benguet Exp.. 12 ete. n. Benguet Goldfield, 10 ats. n.. Big Wedge, 8 cta, n. Gold Creek, 80 cts. n. Gold River 6/7 cts. b. Ipo Mining, 90 eta, n. Itogons, 36 cts. n. Salacot, 12 cts..n. Kailan, 13/- 1.

Langkats (Single), $14 u. S'hat Explorations, Sh. 34 n. S'hal Loans. Sh. $5 n.

Rauba, $7.25 b. Venz: Goldfold $2.30.

Docks etc. H.K. Wharves (old), $78 n. H.K, Wharves (new), $741⁄2 n. 11.K. Docks, $7 b.

Providents (old), 85 eta, n. Providents (now), 20 'cts. n. Hongkowa (old), Sh. $240 m. Now Engineerings; 8h. 84 ¤, Shanghai Docks, Sh. #78 n.

Cotton Mills. Bwo Cottons, 8h. $7 n.

THE END.

Yo

days,

S'hal Cottons (old), Sh. $65 n. S'hai Cottona (new), Sh. $40 n. Zoong Singa, $8 n. Wing On Textiles, Sh. $25 n-

Lands, Hotels, etc.

H. and S. Hotels, $3.70 n. ILK. Lands $28 ea. H.K. Land 4%

$100 n.

debentures,

'S'hat Lands, Sh. $20% n.

Metropolitan Lands, Sh. $10 n. Humphreys, $734 n.

H.K. Reaties, $4 n.

Chinese Estates, $88 n. China Realtles, Sh. $4 n, China Debentures Sh. $123 n.

Public Utilities.

II.K. Tramways, $12,65 su, Peak Trams, (old), 37% n. Peak Trams, (new), $64 n. — Star Ferries, $77 li.

Yaumati Ferries, (old), $17.00

11.

China Lights, 88:45 n. JL.K. Electrie, $69% 8. Macao Electric, $22 n. Sandakan Lights, $3 a. Telephone fold), $20% 8. Telephone (new), $8.20. n. China Buses. Sh. $114 m. Singapore Tractions, 10/6 n. Singapore Pref. 22/6 b.

Industrials

n

Malabon Sugars, $8.50 n. Caid: Macg. (old), Sh. $19 Cald: Macg. (Pref.), Sh. $13 n.) Canton fees, $1.80 n.

Cement (Converted), $94 n. H.K. Ropes, $2. n.

Stores, &c.

Dairy Farm, $16.40 a. Watson, $3 n.

Lane Crawfords, $3 n. Mackintosha, $7 Sinceres, $4.80 n. Wm. Poweliz, 70 cts. n. Wing On (H.K.), $55 n.

Miscellaneous.

· Amusements, $1.85 n. H.K. Entertainments, $4 n. S. C. Enterprise $1.36 n, Macao "Greyhounda," $2 n. Constructions (old), $1.10 p. Constructions (now); 25 cts. n. Vibro Piling, $4 n.

Ch. Govt. 5% 1926 G. $ Bonde

10% n.

H.K. Govt. 4% Loan 64%

prem, b.

H.K. Govt. 34% Loan 2%

prem. b.

Wallace Harpers, §4 n..

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Place

of Observation

West River North River

at Tinayett Bust Riewer

at Shamshul North River

ALBtuhing

at Shekhe “.

Higher

Lowest W.LAW. L.

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0 31.4. 18.6

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