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THE

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1935.

SERIAL STORY-

FUNNE BARGAIN BRIDE

BLUE

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REGULAR AND · FAST | PASSENGER SERVICES

FREIGHT AND

LONDON SERVICE

AGAMEMNON walls 1 Jan.

PERSEUS

anila & Jag.

LIVERPOOL SERVIĊE

TANTALUR

for Marseilles, London, Hoi- Lordain, Ilamborg & Cangow for Chanblanca, London. Bot. terdam, Hamburg & Hull

1

snila 29 Dec.

NEW YORK SERVICE

foe Havre, Liverpon! &

Bromborough

OLAUCOS is 5 Feb for losion, N.Y., Philadelphia and

Baltimore. vIA Manila. Batavia, Straits & Ope

of Good Hope,

PACIFIC SERVICE (via Kobe, Naprys & Yokohama)

·TÁLTHYBIU3 muile 23 Jan. for Victoris, Vancouver & Beatile INWARD SERVICE

DEDO LION LYJAUN

TITAN

Die 22 Doo. Duo 30. Doo,

from U. K. vin Stenite

From U. K. via Stroite Due 31 Dec. from Europe vin Straits

Spoolally reduced faron are quoted for cargo steamers with

limited pastenger accommodation.

For freight, pasage rates and information apply to

BUTTERFIELD & SWIRE. Agonta, 1, Connaught Rond, 0.

Tel. 30833.

NYK

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San Francisco via Shanghai, Japan Ports & Honolulu.

Asama Maru ....

Taiyo Maru

Chichibu Maru

Seattle & Vancouver.

Wed., 8th Jan. Wed., 22nd Jan. Wed., 5th Feb.

Hiyo Maru (atarta from Kobe) Wed, 25th Dec. Holan Maru (Starts from Kobe) Mon., 20th Jan, London, Marseillos, Antwerp & Rotterdam,

Jakuson Maru....

Haruna Maru

Katori Maru

Sydney & Melbourne via Manila & Ports.

Atauta': Maru

Kamo Maru

Holyo Maru

Bombay via Singapore, Penang, & Colombo.

*Toyama 'Maru

*Genoa Maṛu .............

South America (West Coast) via japan, Honolulu,

Los Angeles. Mexico & Panama.

..Sat., 21st Dec. Sat, 4th-Jan. Sat, 18th Doc. .Sat., 28th Dec. .Sat, 25th Jan. Tues., 4th Feb,

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

Tues., 4th Feb.

..Sat., 28th Dec.

Tuesday, 14th Jan.

..Fri., 10th Jan.'"

"Nagato Maru

..Sun., 29th Dec.

Mon., Gth Jan.

Sat., 21st Dec.

Holyo Maru

Now York via Panama.

*Noshiro Maru

"Naruto Maru

Liverpool via, Port Sald, Beyrouth, Istanbul, Piraeus,

Genoa & Valencia.

"Durban Maru

Calcutta via Singapore, Penang & Rangoon,

Toba Maru

Shanghai, Koba & Yokohama,

Kashima Maru

Yasukun! Mara

Ginyo Maru....

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Wed., 1st Jan.

.. Fri., 3rd Jan.

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New

York BARRETT COLVIN, bark In STAFFORD and falle in kere with her. Bare

after fixer yours, meets 20-year-old ELINOR rett is 15, wealthy and has made a name for

KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR

She settled on a low stool at his fest,

Then that's all right!" she said "But what?" Stafford prompted. | morning." How had anything so beautiful come

well as physically7 He Mr. Coivin to meet her mother until spiritually as V to him and to Lida? So beautiful quickly, happily. She didn't want she, Elinor, had had a little chance. all wouldn't have any chance at Sho would himself an archaeologist.

Ellnor's brautiful mother, LIDA STAF-never had been able to make it out.

Wail," she expininod slowly on it he met her mother, Elinor know. It FOUD, he kept the girl in the background, wanting attention for herself. Lida is carry-

like him as a very good friend. know he's helped me a lot with had happened before with every young Telfair who had Cousin Philip, going to see him when man who had been attracted by Ell- I couldn't

is constantly scheming

ing on & Birtation with VANCE CARTER and to keep in the good Kraces of HIRS ELLA SEXTON, her husband's nunt, in order to inherit a share of the Sexton fortune, Elinot baies this hypocrisy Barrett's half-ter, MARCIA RADNOR, terrified for fear her husband wild learn of an unfortunate plode in her put. Years loyally. before Barrett shielded Marcla when a youth.

manage

to because nor, except Bobby Mother and the way, she feels. He's been a very good friend!" he ended

ful romance ended dianatrounir, Marcia had W

Yes, I know. Poor young devil what about Calvin? You like

remained adamant under her mother's girl understood, in order that a selfish attacks. The attacks were made, the woman might prove the fact that she could attract and enchent and rula wherever and whomever she wished. The thought of this had never before to Elinor. Now It renily mattored did.

Benson appeared in the broad "I had the most wonderful after-doorway just then to announce that noon I've ever had in my whole life!" dinner was served. she confessed.

« son whom Barreit adopted: The boy la ine years old now, Marela insist that I her him? huuband fenrus the truth be will never for give her,

n

the boy's joler, DEXTER. HAROLD

hinting blackmail Barrett. threatens Kurwledge of Dexter's past (all of which is bluff), frightens the man Into promising ba will not make trouble.

Barrett taken Eilnor Stafford for a drive. Each time he sees her she seems more charms

inr.

CHAPTER X

"Very much." The response came low.

"Hum-" Bentwell again lifted his glans.

•

Bentwell had known it would come

Elinor rose quickly, her father in was his Blow

and cumbersome way, The to her in that way; that she built to give a whole heart and not a dining room had been decorated under cautious inch of it. Suppose Colvin Lida's direction in what she consider- ed an inspressive manner but to-night were damned fool enough not to realize that which was offered him?

"Do you know Mr. Colvin, Father?" the aged oak walls and family por Bentwell Stafford sat before the fire, flushed and heavy eyed. The she asked. She wanted to talk of traits looked down on faded roses in usual decanter and glass were be- Colvin, he saw. There had been a the centre of the table and a Vene- side him on a small table within easy time years ago when he had wanted tinn cut-work cloth that was a little

Lida was burned before. the first time that he to talk of Lida In the same way. The crushed. The candles, too, had been It was the sort of thing Elinor de- reach. For

sho simplicity could remember Elinor had not greet time had boon short, as

alone and they had

tested. Consistent ed him as he came in. Although orphaned and

him left

married quickly. Soon after mar- the home-coming had

Loo.

Elinor had able. The constant striving to im- hellow it warmed him,

meanest, although one of the smallest, of Lida's deceits. young people having a good time. nor even to think of her. hoped that she was ont with some ringe he had not wanted to talk of her thought to be so much more agree The fact that she had so few good his enenelty for dreaming. She must press others had become one of the "I knew him fairly well." ho re

"Mother dining out?" Elinor asked times made his eyes fill with those not be hurt!

in his slow way. "His family sponded

her. under tears that rise eally from alcohol.

A-little-stir at the door made him have lived across the street from Aunt after Benson had pushed her chair "Yes her father sajd.__"Off some- turn to aco Elinor, her eyes bright Ella for morn years-than even I can

While I was still on the where with that young Carter." remember. And shining.

offered in "Well, child"-he

Atenah I used to be dragged there and rasping, low voice after the, cough Calvin and his sleter ran in often. I understand, but He's a good chap. that was habitual.

"Dear!" she exclaimed. She came forward swiftly, atooped and kissed him, then settled on a low stool at his feat.

Her father studled her. She was beautiful rarely, undoubtedly beaut!. didn't see how even the fol. He dallest eyes could miss that fact.

"And what?" he asked. It was a

the any he's hard-boiled bachelor. I to marry him. The Calvin fortune is think a good many women have tried considerable, you know."

"I loathe him and yet I'm sorry for hlm, too," Elinor stated. It was odd how she could talk and hear herself

time that new, excited feeling in hor heart made her seem to be a different if from a distance while all the

parson,

"Father," "Yes, dear?" She flushed at the words.

"How are you off financially. just "I'm not going to try to ninery him."

a dress yesterday I like to have." Elinor admitted honestly and a trifle now? I saw

Inightly ritual, one that had started loudiv. "But if he wanted to marry when get it," he answered quick-

back in the days when it prompted a history of her play hours and of how she had done nt lessons.

She

"I had a ride," she replied. was staring into the fire and trying not to smile. He saw her sot her teeth on the lower lip which would turn upward, saw the dreaming anguor of her eyes.

"Umt" Stafford reached for the decanter to pour another drink. Ho had always known it would hurt when

than

"Suppose," Stafford said slowly, "he hasn't sense enough to know how lovely you are? Supnese he's as blind as n many damned fools?"

without because

me he'd have to do no more

nan his heers or whistle!" She ly. Elinor's doing tried to make a joke of it, laughing. Lida simply "had to have this or but she could not. After the failure that had always angered him. And for her patience compenanto Elinor she covered her face for a moment yet somehow no never managed to with her hands.

with having so few frills.

"Thanks ever so much," she said. Elinor was thinking that aho would her hair a new way. Low on her try Then I sunnose I'll know I wasn't neck. Her mother had seen her with it that way and called it "idiotically nice en fler father begged. Elinor Lagey. But her mother would be in

thought!

And it came; but he had never sensed the depths of the hurt. And yet he slipped her hand into his and looked Miami. Beautiful wanted Elinor to fall in love, to beat the decanter. He had already had Tuesday when they drove up

a good deal; moro even than was Hudson to have dinner at the inn that happy and settled in a home of her own: Odd how reason and instinct usunt. We must play chess after he liked she'd wear her tan coat that quarrelled! He sloped his bracer, wet dinner," she said, eyes still on the de- looked quite well in spite of being so Celeste old and the little tan hat that down the glass and spoke, "And who canter.

"I'd like to but I don't want to bore her mother's maid, said was becoming.. took you riding?"

Benson appeared in the doorway. you. baby."

"Thero's a call on the telephono for

Bald. "It's you, Miss Stafford," he Mr. Colvin."

"Mr. Colvin-Mr. Barrett Colvin," "Thought perhaps you'd gone with Bob Tolfair"

"Oh, no!"

"Like him, don't you?"

"Yos, I like him but-"

In

"Don't!"

"But I'd love it! You know I love It. Father, when is "Mother going Her voice was suddenly anxious.

"Thoy start, I believe, to-morrow

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