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One I Love

DEGIN BIKRE TODAY,

to

JANET HILL,

ROLF CARLYLE but they do not have enough money to marry, Janet la mecretary for BRUČE HAMILTON, »drestling manager at Every Tone Magazine, and Rolf works for the Atine, Advertising Co. Janet inplate they Anunt have $600 in ́m saving account before

they can be married.

HOWARD CREASY, another employee of the Įmagazine, tries to make deber with Janet but

The decourages him.

She hurried home frors the office one Batur day to prepare a surprise birthday dinner for Ralf. Đe the way tha ser a couple entering the fashionable Erewster Hote) Coffee Shop kod at first think the young man la Rolf. Afterward abe decides she was mleisken.

The inner party is a success. Balf telle Janet there is something he wants to talk to her about but inter erades and says it was "nothing,” Ha aaya hə cannot see her next day because he is entertaining an out-of-town friend.

MOLLIE LAMBERT, who lives arrose the hali, me to Janet's room in borrow Bom hendurhe remedy,

CHAPTER IV

The morning was gray and disusul. Snowflakes, melting to the touch, filled the air with what was more a drizzle, thann snowstorm. The snow and been falling for hours yet there was no sign of whiteness on the krOUNĚ -only shush and mud. February was apparently trying to reveal just how inrrett and dreary the world can be,

In the Arcond for bedroom Mrs. Snyder's rooming house hulf. pulled blinds dimmed what little light there was. Janet HI awoke and moved restlessly, shut her eyes, open- ed them again" und blinked, Raišing herself on one elbow, she reached for her watch and raw that it was nearly 10.30.

of

Nearly 10.30! Yes, that was right. Janet looked again to make AUTO. The morning was nearly half goné, How could she have slept so later

Instead of bethering to answer this question Janet anupgled down ngalu into the warni envers But she was only postponing the evil moment. Presently, with a shiver for the chilly nir, she sat up. pushed down the sheets and blankets and was out of beth. She crossed the romm and closeri the window. Thes, standing in the middle of the room, she stretched her ars luxuriously above her head,

Half an hour later Janet hael bathed, dressed and was busy squeez- ing orange juice with a green glass reamer. The percolator was bubbling and the pleasant odours of toast and bacon mingled in the air. Janet hnd finished her own breakfast and was preparing a tray for Mollie.

the

AUGUST 21, 1935:

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN

Janet gave a little grap. In the centre of the room, facing her, stood a man she had never seen before.

hadn't

When it was rerdy she carried it across the hall. A muffled voice answered her knock. There was the might telephone, H

said entering and ordering a meal. But if sound of the bolt turning and the door! positively that he'd spend the whole she did that she might miss Rolf's opened. Mollie, still in pyjamar, the day with the friend fram out of telephone call. Sedilenly Janet was town. If he came there were half a cager to be home. If he should enl! yellow hair frawzled wikily, appeared dozen tasks that should be out of the and fail to reach her he would think In the narrow opening,

she had made other plans and might the angel. And door that coffee smell

"Oh" she exclaimed. "Aren't you way drut.

not call again. Sho turned and re- good! Conse in!"

She began with a shampoo--brush-traced her steps. It seemed she could try to be so inte," he said it, rinsing them out and repeating the was only 30 minutes from the time Janet entered and set down the ing her hair, rubbing feany suds into not walk fast enough. Actually it overslept. Get Iack into bet, process. The rubbing and rinsing she left the rooming house until she Mallic. I'll pull that little table over and vigorous, drying that followed was back.

There was no message on the ball and set the tray on it. You want to took more than a half hour. Out of drink the coffee while it's hot--“ the process the tally coloured hair table. Janet rapped nt" "Mrs, Snyder's Mollie complict. Propped up, with emerged a fuiffy, loosely waving mass, door and asked if anyone had called Janet used pins to set the wave as she her. No one had. Well, that was all pillows behind her, she raised

liked it. That was one of the ad-right then! She went up the stairs, steaming cup to her lips,

"Un-wonderful! she announced, hair.

vantures of having naturally curling. Of course, Rolf hadn't promised to

telephone. He had

only said that he this though. Janet. I feel lots better fresh collar and cuff set, remembered Janet reminded herself of this while She manicured her nails, pressed might if he could "break away early." this morning.

have gone down to the rip in the lining of her cout alrev, she prepared a supper of left-overs. the corner restaurant only I was lazy and set to work repairing it,

The supper was not particularly ap My cold's loosened and my head

Time drifted by Outside the snow hungry, She ate, washed the dishes

whe petising but doesn't ache

110 longer Then it's just the time to

had stopped and then begun again. careful," Janet told her.

"Really you had turned on the toblo

It was so dark in the room that Janet and cleared them away.

„Six-thirty catne And no lamp, Across shouldn't go out to-day. It's wet and the alleyway she could see lights burg. Why was she so restièss? There had miserable. If you stay right there in

hern other Sundays when she and bed you'll feel a lot better fur ing in the house opposite. to-morrow."

Almost four o'clock

Rolf had had separate engagements. Tooming house was unusually quiet. Not ranny of them, but still a few. A radio that had been playing duties By eight o'clock Janet told herself Mallie helped herself to some of the music had broken of in a discordant he wasn't going to call. To prove crisp Incon "A csak like you," she crash. The others in the house must that she wasn't oven expecting a'

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dreamily, is simply wasted site reading, sleeping ur perhaps gossage she slipped off her frack dressed the Rotary Club yester- ting

all day at 1. typewriter, Why don't you get married, Janet?"

"Why don't you?**

thi

"Well-Rolt and I don't want to do that way. We're going to start

She

G. E. HUYGEN

Canton.

MUELLER'S DENIAL

NO WARNING AGAINST INNER MONGOLIA VISIT

MEMBER OF GOVERNING COUNCIL IN HONGKONG Mr. 1., W. B. Teeting, who ad- pyjamas and a robe. Then the crosses the hall to talk to Mullie. day upon hemployment, re-

Peiping, August 20. Anyhow she could hear the telepresents a number of organian- the Overseas

Dr. Herbert Mueller roturned one as clearly in Mollie's room as tions-notably In her own.

League and the Oxford Union. from Kalyan this morning, and The invalid was sitting at a table Ha is also writing a letter. Mollie's conversa-

candidate for Bald that Captain Millar, of, the

1.

reported last

effect

Subconsciously Janet knew that all "Because," said Mollie vigorously, day she had been listening for Roll's "nobody's asked me. That's not the call. Several times the telephone had reason you don't though, I'm telling answered.

rung. Each time someone else had you, Janet, if a swell guy like Rolfj Carlyle wanted me to toddle up the "He won't call now," she told herself, prave cheering. It was devoted chief economic and social subjects to was remaining in Paochang for a She rose and moved to the window. tion, contrary to expectations, did not Parliament and a contributor on British Military Attache's staff. airle with him you can bet your bank. Not until later. I'll feel stuffy if 1ly to the details of Cousin Evelyn's The Times. As voll I wouldn't waste 2 minute! Not stay in the house all day. Better ge latest operation. It was to Cousin week, he is on me! Cotiuse it's none of my business out and get some sir."

a tour of the few days, in order to investigate but I think you're making a big:

Evelyn that Multie was writing. mistake."

put on her ecat and hat and

world, has just been investigating the circumstances of the death of high galoshes. In the hall she paused an excuse and came away. In the hall was caught in the floods there.

Janet, as soon as she could, made conditions in the Philippines and Mr. Gareth Jones. "Isn't it a big mistake to got marrito turn the knob of Mollie's door. she was surprised to find the door of From Hongkong he hopes to go mont of Nanking to the ed when you haven't any money?"

Referring to the, official state- "Plenty of people do it."

The other girl, wrapped in a bath-her room open. She stepped forward a magazine. robe, was sitting up In bot, reading and felt for the light switch. In up-river as far as Nanning, then that he and Mr. Jones had been. another instant the room was ablaze, south to Haiphong, and back expressly warned not to travel, In.

through Yunnan and Chungking Inner. Mongolia, Dr. It was the same argument she had to bring hook her head. "Not

there anything you'd like me her.

Mueller used with Rolf. "We want to start

you?"

tions in China. right," Janet had sald over and ever thing. Mra. Sayder promised to send

Mollic

also denied that he was told only and he had found no answer.

Advantage is being taken of Mr to go to Pailingmiao, was nothing wrong with the

There up dinner. Wasn't that sweet of her?

Teeling's presence in the Colony argu-I don't know when I've had so much ment; it was as good as ever.

to revive interest in the Overseas On the contrary ho was given suddenly, in the midst of an expinna-

And do I love it!" But waiting on.

"Hey're you feeling?"

League, and he is to address a permission, valid for one month tion why it was so much better to "Oh, my throat's a little sore but

number of local hodies on the from July 11, to travel in Inner walt and save instead of rushing otherwise I'm o.k. Be all right in

subject. He is member of the Mongolla. No warning was given heedlessly into matrimony, Janet the morning I guess."

League's Governing Council, them not to proceed to Dolonor. found herself faltering. After all sho "I'll stop in later." Janet promised.

Sunday wanted to marry Rolf! Last night "Sure you don't want anything?"

at. Government House, Mr. Teeling spoke to some route which the party book on Dr. Mueller declares that the together

at dinner in Mollie was sure. Janet candlelight!

That

hurried

Afty people. representative of what, a home with Rolf would be hall and out into the late afternoon was down the stairs, through the entrance

local associations and clubs, on own choosing but recommended to leaving Dolenor was not of their like. Any place in the world where dusk. The chill air struck her face:

the Overseas, League, and to-day them by the Japanese military at 5.80 he will address the mem-

the

"I'm going for a walk," Jnnet told with electricity. ttle gasp. In the to Shanghai, investigating cond-denied the accuracy of this. He

a man she had never seen before.

Janet gave a centre of the room, facing her, stood (To Be Continued).

THE QUEEN MARY

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London, August 20.

On

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she and off were together would be and a snowflake brushed against hernage of the new £6,000,000 Cunard bors of the Civil Service Cricket/Authorities at Dolonor, who, de-

Club,

It is now stated that the ton. gay and cheerful. And they could be cheek and melted. After the so happy! Was money really so fear-shock the cold air wax bracing which is being inished out at

first

clared that "all other routes were fully important compared with hap hesitated, then resolutely turned. to

White Star liner Queen Mary, pinces 7

To-morrow, morning the Inter-mpracticable," and who dictated face the wind. Then resolution returned. Janet

Clydobank, will be 80,000.

national Women's Club will hear to the party the stations to be shifted the conversation and sat half-

It was at first estimated she him, and later he will be the guest passed by them.--Reuter, flatoning while Molle, who was seldom slightly forward, hunds buried in her but noterations on

She walked briskly, head bent would be a vessel of 73,000 tons, of the Y's Men's Club. In the even- quiet, rattled on in a long description cont pockets. Three blocks, four will facrease her tonnage.

first designsing he will speak on the Oxford of what one of her friend's friends blocks and she had reached Temple

Unlan to a party at Government avenue. Here there were shops, many

Many Ingenious,devices

House. bo Presently Janet arose to FO.

the comfort of her last of the buttered toast had

had seen on a trip to Chicago. That of them with lighted windows. Streat! increase

been

On Friday afternoon, Mr. Teal-.

WHEN AT HOME

inished, the last drop of coffee gone rected trafle. Pedestrians, mat of In the Queen Marea introduced chants Club at 4.30 pm, and at Hongkong Telegraph.

Mallio

in

p.m.

had settled herself in the them in couples-all seemed hurrying These include the provision of the Kowloon Cricket Club at 5.15 | covers and said she might be able to to get somewhere Hairway down steel columns which will conduct pm. take a nap,

the: block "Remember," Janet told her as she It was a place where, the food was power engines to the ship's keel, week he will address the Volun Janet saw a restaurant, the throb of her 180,000 horse On Tuceday afternoon nort paused in the doorway, "If there's well. cooked, anything at all you want just knock often on Sundays Janet ate there.

appetizingly served. It has and I'll get it for you," **

been provisionally toora at Headquarters, and on Back in her own room she set to breakfasted and now she realised that begin hor trials on May 21 hext bora of the Australian and New It had been almost 11 when she had arranged for the Queer Mary to Wednesday afternoon, the mem- work energetically. After all, Rolf she was hungry. She considered year-British Wireless.

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