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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1935,

SERIAL STORY~

BARGAIN

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY

BARRETT COLVIN, back in New York

after years abrond, falls in love with 20-year- in 15, old ELINOR BTAYFUND, Barrett

wealthy, and has made a name for himeal

an archawkagist

LIDA STAFFORD, Elinor'

BRIDE

KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR

stand that, either, but with other tested humans she learned that one endured what one must.

ing out and seeing nothing.

"What are you mooning about| now?" Lida questioned harshly.

"You know as well as I do," Elinor

Barrett kept feeling that she might call. If she did, he knew he would answered, but in her unhappy, ever beautiful running back, no matter what she was no suspicion that her mother mother, he kept the girl in the background, I did or was. He stiffened when Hig-| knew more of the matter than shoi wasting attention for herself, Lida i can gits appeared to say, "The telephone, did. Ing on a flirtation with VANCE CARTER and Mr. Barrott," then lost interest na matantly scheming to keep is the he heard who waited to speak with

him.

graces of rich K188 ELLA SEXTON, her hualand's aunt, in order to inherit a share of the Sexion fortune.

slater MARCIA, when youthful romaTICO

Higins told him that "a lady” Keks before Barrett hinded ha ha had called during his abecace. Bar ended disastrously. Marcia had a son whom rett paused with his overcoat half Barrelt adopted. She tells Barrett that it way down his arms. "I did not know her husband ever learns of the affair he will the voice, sir," Higgins added.

"Oh..." Barrett murmured. H noter forgive her.

Mis Elinor's mother goes to Miami for the refused an invitation from

she returne she overhears Harrett talking to Elinor. Realising he Ella and considered going with the alwut to ask the girl to marry him, Lids Hatch Foundation to the Gobi again interrupts Cleverly she low with They were planning some importan lieve that Elinor has only been irting with excavations. But he must first settice Harrott leaves. Days phas in which Elinor Gerald and he could not seem to find heart-the proper place for the child despite

an energetic search.

weeks, Whon

him, does not really care for him.

does not hear from him. She broken.

CHAPTER XIV'

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hor:

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"Why can't you have more pride? A woman doesn't wear her heart on her sleeve."

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"I know," Elinor admitted slowly, "but I can't seem to help. it!" She left the room then, somewhat blindly. "Little fool!" Lida murmured. Sho felt a

a vague compunction and irrita C/Japan tlon over the altuntion, Elinor al

Jan, 20 Jan. 31 Feb. E/Asia ways had been so trying|

Barrett

had decided he would E/Canada Feb. 11 Feb. 13 go to see Miss Ella early that day it order to miss a possible encounter with E/Rusain Feb. 20 Feb. 28 Mar. Elinor or her mother. Seeing either

E/Japan

Mar.

Glafar. would be vinegar to his wound.

At the very moment he was starting E 'Asia

Mar. 20 Mar. 22 Mar. ncross tho sircot Lida said to her. daughter

"Wall, let'

let's get it over!"

April 3 April G agreed quickly. If Barrett Tho

E/Canada

Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 27 Fab.

Feb. 16 Feb. 10 Feb. 18. Feb. 25 Mar. 1 Mar. 14 Mar. 11 Mar. 18 Mar. 19 Mar. 24 April 6 24 Mar. 20 jar. 28

April 8 April 10 April 17 April 22 He received a note from Lida

May 4 Elinor refused point blank to go to Stafford, asking that he do her the were going to Miss Ella's he would. E/Russia April 17 April 10 April 21 April 23 April 20

May 6 May. May 14 May 19 May 1 May 3 favour of coming to talk with her of course, drop in for tea.

.E/Japan It was a shock to her, therefore, as Sexton when seo Aunt Ella mother asked her to do this. She about a matter that was important

May 16 May 17 May 19 May 21 May 23 Lida smiled, to her and with which she needed his the butler was taking her coat to E/Asia.

3 Juno June shook, refusing, and

help

He replied saying he would hear Barrett Colvin's, volco coming E/Canada May 29 May 31

(To Be Continued)

E/Russia Juno 12 June 14 Juno 16 June 18 June 20

July, 1 July 3 July Juno 20 June 28 E/Japan

July 10 July 12 July 14 July 10 July 18

July 20 July 31 Aug. 7 E/Canada July 24 July 20

Full information from your own Agent or

noting the girl's show of emotion. come as soon as the pressure of from the next room. "So naive!" she reitung days Elinor business matters gave him the time

At the end of threa telephoned Barrett. She could not Elinor saw the note, directed in his keep from doing it. At the telephone bold band, to her mother, she hesitated, choked out the number, had to repeat it and waited, knees hands cold and wot. Krewing weak, hat Then came the answer and she

"I'm through," she decided RUSSIAN GUARD SUED E/Asia "Through with him. This ends it,'

But of coure it did not. I

ed. "Is--Mr. Colvin at home, pleincreased, instead, her certainty of

Biggins did not recognize this new vers in of the sweet voice that had become familiar to him.

Calvin is out of town for a "Mr. few days," he replied. "Is there message?"

He barely caught her stifled, "No, thank you

For a moment who sat on the small chair, one hand pressed against her stiffened, dry lips, staring at the tele phone, seeing Barett smiling down at She had never dreamed love hurt in this way. Not that she

him! She told herself fiercoly

his falseness and her misery,

December was cold and storm)-| swept. People herded in hot rooms murmuring at the unusual amount of snow and of

of when they were

FELLOW COUNTRYMAN

CLAIMS PAYMENT

A claim for $540, being money due plan for board and lodging, was brought ning to go south. Miss Ella caught by Mr. P. Archipoff, a Itusalan em- a slight cold. Miss Smythe excused ployee of Messrs. Palmer and Turner, Miss Ella to Bessie Thrope who had against a fellow countryman, Mr. B. come from Brooklyn for the purpose G. Ivanchenko, a police guard, before of making "just a little help until the the acting Chief Justice, Mr. R. F. at the Summary Court first" Bessie had not known where Lindsell, to turn. She sut, uncomfortable be-on Tuesday. Beath Miss Smythe's critical scrutiny and rage, conjecture about the reason for her call.

Bessie tried to smile. Jin, Jr., that she despised him; that she would had been sick again, she confided. a remote, could so play withs Smythe murmured despise

anyone who

"How unfortunate!" and

looked Yet another's feelings. sho dreamed of meeting him some

pointedly toward the clock.

Going down the stops later Bessie where and having it

She

didn't know where to turn this time.

.

Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for the plaintiff, and the defendant was represented by Mr. F. H. Loseby.

[pi mesing him, of meeting magically went. She couldn't help it. So that he and his wife wanted to come

The cano was adjourned sine dis. Plaintiff, in the witness-box, stated that he bar known defendant since Miny, 1933, when the later told him

understood and as it Leen.

Had

at $150 a month. Witness and board

at No. 13 dreamed thus by day and twice, as Elinor, dear child, would help ber if agreed and they stayed

Túng Cheong Building, Kowloon, until ing Barrett looking down at her. She she could but Bessie knew that Elinor September the same year when, at

the suggestion of defendant's

wile. was broathing hard, her hands clench- never had a cent.

For the first time In Bessie's life they removed to No. 41 Morrison Ill

she slept fitfully, she dreamed of see

ed.

Thay had all said, well. that!

FO

Of course she had to get through she let her conscious mind reckon Road, Hongkong. After staying there it and of course people had been Miss Ella's age and speculate on how for almost four months, witness sug

much longer Miss Ella could live gested to defendant that they should through it again and again: "She couldn't leave us out entirely live separately as he (defendant) had and again. She knew suddenly that

need it, not settled his account. Defendant the world was full of people who had when she knows how we

thought. "And she's fond of did no, from then onwards, until the loved unwisely and far too

writ was issued last month, witnes Aunt

Ella

Even $10,000 would make all the pressed for payment but was put off had been "disappointed in love."

She herself, Elinor realized, differenes in the world to them. Jim time after time.

The Defence might live to be as old as Miss Elland been unlucky with everything he'd now close to 90. Ninety years! of touched

She sniffed, blew her reddened nose course the pain would dull but always and set her chin which had been defendant had paid him certain sums Since they started to live together, it would be beneath the covering quivering. She made her way cau- of money, including $150 at one time, niade by time.

tiously, slowly. The pavements were but there was still $640 outstanding, Lida's treacherously slippery beneath their the amount of the claim. Bentwell suspected that. white, slender fingers had been in the light conting of snow.

The defendant, in evidence, stated pic. Lidn had not wanted. Elinor. In the first place. Lida had wanted The news of Miss Ella Sexton's that he shared the flat with plaintiff nothing but the money she felt would illness travelled swiftly and Lida found on a fifty-fifty basis, and denied that bo here through Miss Ella, Bentwell's a thaw in tradesmen which she im- he was a lodger. He always paid his aunt. Elinor's coming had made a mediately took advantage of, buying share of the expenses for the upkeep

of the house. tragedy for Lida and she had never two new frocks and a hat.

After they had removed to Morrison Then Miss Ella grow better and called censed to resent it, and obstinacy was able to sit up for half a day, Hill Road, they entered into a new Miss Ella's "meanness and had made for Lida another tragedy. to come downstairs for a few hours should pay the rent and fights, while arrangement whereby the plaintiff At the end of a week of convalescence he looked after the food and the ser

sho

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Her life, she said, had been a series of frustrations. Nothing beautiful Miss Smythe telephoned Lida that vants wages. Subsequently they de- could enduro for her,

stated Miss Ella wished her and Elinor to cided to separate, partly, becaus naively.

come to tea in order to thank them plaintiff's family was coming down Bentwell didn't know what he for their Christmas

nas remembrances from Shanghai and partly because he The word "remembrances" could do about it or whether anything idu sille sneeringly; she had "beg-

made thought the expenses were too high. could be done. And because he was

In reply to his Lordship, witness thus harassed, he drank steadily and gured herself to get the Shetland stated that, his salary was $95.

ore than was usual. At the nightly Shawl and the padded footrest

"It seems extraordinary that you,: chess games to Elinor's "Check!" he "You'll have to go!" she said short-with-a salary of $95, should agree to would say a thick, "Er-oh-yea-," ly to Elinor.

piny $150 for sharing a flat," remark- swaying in his chair. It sometimes “I suppose so,” the girl agreed dully |td his Lordship, who then adjourned seemed to her that she could

nob She was standing by a window, star |the caso sine die.

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