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THE

BLUE FUNNEL

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REGULAR AND FAST PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

AENEAS

for sails 17 Dao.

Mariollo, London,

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AGAMEMNON Kilis' 1 Jan.- for Maravilles, Landen, Rol-

LIVERPOOL SERVICE

TANTALUS

#alle 20 Dec.

terdam, Hamburg & Clinagow

for lavte, Liverpool &

NEW YORK SERVICE

GLAUCUS saila. Fob. for Boston,

Bromborough

N. Y., Philadelphis and Baltimore, via Manila Batavia, Straite & Ospe

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TALTHYBIUS malls 23 Jan for Victoria, Vancouver & Bettin

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CALOHAN

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From U. K. vis traite

Due 22 Doc.

From U. K. via Atenita

THE

KONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1935..

SERIAL STORY-

BARGAIN BRIDE

by KATHARINE HAVILAND TAYLOR

Canadian Pacific

REDUCTION

CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY CRUISE

TO

MANILA & RETURN

BY THE

EMPRESS OF JAPAN

H.K.$180 FIRST CLASS

FRIDAY,

SATURDAY, SUNDAY,

MONDAY,

TUESDAY,

H.K.$120 TOURIST CLASS

Dec, 20.—Leave Hongkong at. 7. p.m, Doc. 21.-En route.

Doc. 22.-Arrive Manila in morning.

Dec. 23, in Manila..

Dec. 24.-In Manila.

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 25,-Leave Manila at 5 p.m.

THURSDAY, Dec. 26.-En route.

FRIDAY, Dec. 27.-Arrive Hongkong early morning,

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Sat., 21st Dec. ..Sat., 4th Jan.

Sat, 18th Doc.

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"I wish I could take you back with ms, Jerry”, said Barrett,

DEGIN HERE TO-DAY

BARRETT COLVIN, 20, returns to New York after four years abounce. He le rich and has made mme for bilmself an archaeologist. The first to get him lah

answered by a full dinner plate and jarresting loveliness or languid, wistful When Barrett renched home he Who would see to it that he was fed appeal. in all ways.

Marcia had been a criminal and found Higgins waiting with several so had Barrett himself! But he he phoned and asked Mr. Barrett to tele- moranges. Mrs. Radnor had tele- Pair-suatu. MARCIA-RADNOR T felt that his success might be made phone her between six and seven. A by a trip to the Gobi, and in that

selfth and spoiled. Marela je happily mar ried now. Years before Barrett ablelded her when a youthful flirtation ended diastrously. Martin Balants whom Barrett alepted. She la worried because the try's tutor theentones Jr with blackmail and declares

how

1er husband will never forgive her it be the tutor, HAROLD DEXTER

A Marcin in

leaving he now

ELINOR

It was absurd, he realized, to reproach had himself with the fact that he not stayed at home to play nurse- his sister's child. Yet he mald to

bellef time had proved him right. He young gentleman named Dexter had hated rich men's idle sons; he could called. He had not been willing to not be one. Archabology was not his explain his mission to Higgins but hobby but his

had promised to call another time. and work Л svork to

Barrett's square chin became danger- learns the truth, Barreti nurces to deal with which he devoted his entire enerously set. He did not know what

erstwhile

Dexter, Gerald's

tutor, could want of him but he knew ex- netly what he wanted from Dexter it he

tried to Intrude. intruded-or Barrett would enjoy the solace of pitching him out and he had not seen the man he could not deal with in this way if he wished to.

STAFFORD As the street and affers to drive her bune. Eliner, 20, has been calling on her wealthy sunt. MISS ELLA SEXTON. All Min Sextan's relatives (with the exce had known his sister, and his com

Awaiting her tlon of nor) are eagerṛy

death, hoping to inherit a share of the Sexton

forlu

Phill

Panties had promised that through

Marcia old Annie, a mad who knew of the

Marcin and Filler depart. The girl, instead of going homin, goes to visit her counfair, she would watch over the boy. PH{LIP SEXTON, and lomazin hina 120,

So far as Barrett could discover has been owned by his aunt. Lainor i the only one of the family wise friendly with him,

CHAPTER IV

remalna

Higgins waited. Quite obviously he had something else to say,

Annie had not made even eno trip to Vell7" Barrett prompted a little Mrs. Cooke's farm house. lio felt in- creasing resentiment, reminding him shortly. He had been put out by self that he was a fool to have placed Dexter's daring to call. The matter "Miss Ella Sexton' sent you a note Two days inter Barrett Colvin, in the slightest trust in any of Marcin's was closed; he had disminsel Dexter. easy promises. If he reprenched her Connecticut, stepped into his low (as he would not, kept by comes over to tell her you were gone from at noon, sir," Higgins såld. "I went roadster. His ward, who at nine

sense from

futile motions) making

_town_and_she sent back word through years was beginning-to-stretch to the Marcia would-

Probably-murmure Craven that she would like you to read:

really fame: Colvin height, stood near by, thougone. I.told her looking at Barrelt wistfully. "I de Annie wish you could stay longer Baid-1 I'm certain, dear!" And, this mur.

ho

Then, with effort, he forced

common

***

nur made, she would be done with smile, add.ng, "It was nive of you to the matter. Barrett shook his head.

"I'm glad you came

camel"

There was no understanding how any

come.

her note as soon as you returned."

(To Be Continued)

leaned from the car to take one could shake responsibility D & O. BANKING

the boy's hand. I'm coming back!" Marela did.

and we're going to

have

he promised, A some good times"

Wed., 18th Dec. ..Sat., 28th Dec. .Sat., 26th Jan.

.Sat., 28th Dec. Mon., 30th Doc.

.Tues., 17th Dec.

Fri., 27th. Dec. Tuesday, 14th Jan.

.Fri., 10th Jan.

Sun., 15th Dec.

"Nagato Maru

..Sun., 29th Dec.

Shanghal. Kobe & Yokohama.

.. Thurs., 19th Dec.

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Sat., 21st Dec.

Wed., 1st Jan.

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It's

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The boy was appealing too E CORPORATION LTD He was tremendously attracted to gngingly unspoiled, obviously a truth- Gerald who was clever without being teller and softened un cusily by kind- too serious, who was, in short, theness. It was all too evident that kind Authorised Capital renasuringly normal, healthy-minded neeses were not common for him. fabric for a mou. Gerald would turn

"Damn!" said Barrett, half-aloud out well, Barrett knew, if he had his but chance; and the visit had strengthened ber being more shamed and irritated. feelingly. He could not remem the intensity of Barrett'a vow to give Shamed at having had part in an ar Gerald that chance,

rangement so patently unsatisfactory It was fine of

you to come, Mr. Barry, and to send me all those cards and irritated by Murela's running

BRANCHES Bambay, Calcutta, Cnlleut, when you

away. I'd pretty true, un she always did, to her selfak

Colombo, Hongkong, Madras, Shangbai, Blogs type. nearly forgotten what you looked like. vization? The devil with it! pore You see it WAS

long time ago that Allowing such tangles to be hidden, the world.

Agenciest-In all the principal towns of $ you went

making them things to hide! Barrett

General Exchange und Banking Busines Barrett agreed, con- was weary of Hes, evaalóna, unfair- trenucted. Loans and overdrafts granted ou ness to those who could not declare suptured security. Current and Fixed Deposit "Are you going to stay here

amily Aremunts owne

RAVINGS ACCOUNTS la local currency im while now?" the boy asked. for same time on these and other tried, without success, to make his facts. Then the feeling of the open). STERLING BAYING ACCOUNTS—Interent question casual.

quieted him a little, a feeling that allowed at rates which may be obtained on "I will, I promise, Gerald, until is never found by those who must application.

y for you to let me go"

have company and "something going whiz, I don't see how you can go then!" Jerry commented, smiling.

"That's

tritely.

over

atkal rights. In med ark, Interest allowed at 2% per annum. 1790

He

on

The sting of the first hard frost War

in the ale. A few neglected We all freckle that way," Barrett thought. He tightened his hand on by the bitter night, gleamed between pumpkins, puckered and shrunken the boy's. Nice youngster! Desery shocks of corn. Wind rattled eerily ing of everything square and good! through these, making, beside the purt Odd how it made you feel to see of motor, the only other sound in the family traits intensity......rather stiliness,

melted heart and made you humble Ahead in a hollow which WAS ......made you want to make up

for the things you hadn't had, to w Bevered by the twisting, silvered cortain there would be no gaps in the dam

unfolding life,

"I wish I could take you back

TONG WAS a wood where oaks, clinging tenaciously to summer garb, made brown patches in with the p

to gray of blended boughs and tree me, forty," said Barrett without trunks.

Yea

knowing that he had meant to say it. "Gee whis, wouldn't that be great!"

it was good to be alive and

Gerald answered. His eyes brighten to have a go at the old world in spite

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everything, Barrett decided. Sud-

denly again he saw Elinor Stafford's

"I will-some day!" Barrett stated, young face raised to his. The vision and his chin squared. “And I keep concerted him. He had never had my word." he thought, looking down the least use for "old fools hovering on Jerry: "I wonder whether you know, raund spring flowers"mon with! that?"

shortened breath who danced attend-

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Including To-Day

Only

10

Shopping Days

thinned locks, thick waist lines and To Christmas!

Mrs. Cook, in whose house Gerald unce on pretty young girls.. made his home, appeared at the door- way... "You'll catch cold without your It was true that he was not in that. |hat, Gerald" · the called sharply class physically. He had kept re

Gorald's face changed; Barrett frown-markably it. A man can not wield el, pulling on his thick gloves. Hen pick under a desert sun without чуда not at all satisfied about the nome, return in hardness Sull he station. Gerald had admitted that was 35 years old and Elinor Stafford he would like a now tutor, that he could not be more than 20 nl the meal, had not exactly liked" Mr. Dexter he decided-perhaps for the fiftieth

4. Chockers with Barrett he had

This is fine. I like checkers but, you see, nobody ever had looked four years ago, but the has time, to play with York Barrett all. He remembered suddenly that new, vision covered and dimmed the Rolling toward New wondered perplexedly where he was to Elinor's mother had been called at that And the now, right home for Gerald, time the most beautiful"woman";in a home ruled by some comfortably, New York and that everyone. seeing portly soul who would know that hor with her laughter, had wondered small boy'snoods are not entirely at the daughter's lack of grace, of

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