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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1936.

Small Town Girl

(FROM WHICH METRS-GOLDWYN-MATEN HAR MADE A MOTION PICTURE)

An vieliăng romance by

the popular author

BEN AMES

WILLIAMS

The Story Thus Far

After leaving Wellesley, Kay Brannan becomes Chick Rantoul advertising assistant, them on- tere into a mad round of gaiety, confiding to her room-mate, Gene- vieve, that she will never returni to the dull, uneventful town of Carvel. She hears much of. Dob Dakin, a medical doctor, whom như hát Heo CHOONared. Họ iz augaged

to Priscilla Hyde. of Dane Kay ates a

great deat Ripley, although he is not "the marrying kind. Genevieve lec tiree her about drinking

her

ant partying and Kay is penitent. But when Chick taxes her with neg- lecting her work she quita Fit fury and poen on pachting party with Dane. Once there however, he becomes very drunk und insists on making violent love to her. She hails a-passing row- boat and escapes.

"Eureka," he reported, "this, Jelf,

Minton Green!"

"I never heard of " Kay de-.

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honour. I know what's expected of] After that, the rost is simple. Await me

me, lass. I return inon. "But your friends," Kay urged.

He descended, and Kay watched "And the race to-morrow a

"Never explain," anid Bob in an him strike a match and hold it high. oracular tone. "Your enemies won't The first one flekered and went out; belleve it, and your friends don't need the second served. He came back to it. I'll deposit you at your own door, her. Jeff, and be back hore in time for the starting gun." And be hooked his hand through, her arm. "This way," he urged

Kay would remember climbingclared. swaying steps, walking gingerly along the stringpiece of the whard.

He chuckled starting the car. "A Later, they came someliow to where famous town," he assured hor. a car was parked; a roadster with the top down, The rain had wet the was best man here once, at a wed-Pres. Pierce

We Pres. Coolidge ding. Pat Norris and Fellela. Meat, but Bob forgot this and so did motored down from Boston one night Pres. Lincoln Kay until it was too late for a reme after a Yalo game and were home by Pres. Hoover d. Sho protested once.

Are you all right to drive? You morning. There's an old J. P. with Pres. Cleveland

chin whiskers who's also town clerk, shouldn't leave your frienda so. I can lives along here somewhere.” He got a train."

a they was watching the houses "Man of honour," he insisted. The slipped swiftly by. "Fat and Felicis starter burred, the gears meshed with have hit it off, too," he declared. a clank, the clutch engaged with "Happiest, pair I know." wrench and they were away. Kay, alert for danger, watched fer a while till sho made sure that he was not too drunk to keep the road. Then insen- "That's Bob Dakin, Kay," Bud ex-sibly she began to relax, and her eyes] plained carefully from the stern. closed, "And this sleeping beauty shoulder la Cissie Means, Bob and I escaped from a bachelor dinner, and found Cissie somewhere. She keeps falling into the harbour, so I have to hold her."

CHAPTER XII

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Bob and sternly: "You didn't say where to, Kay? Can't you any where to, lady? You can't expect me to read your mind?"

"Sleep?" he asked, "Terribly tired," she confessed.

"How far to Boston?" Kay asked woarily.

"Couple of hours," he told her. "Here we go!"

Outside the village, they breasted He chuckled gently. "Clore those a steep ride, and the car raced up. weary eyes," he told her. "Put yourced the cast, and Bob pressed the

ward to the crest. head here on my shouldered with brakes with an exclamation. "Hallol"

Some time later, waked

"What 7"

At the top, they

a sense of catastrophe: found her he cried, "Look theral" self thrown forward and almost on her knees. She scrambled back into the seat in dismay, and stared ahead. In the glare of the lights she saw a rocky road with grass between the wheel tracks, and deep ruts; and she asked quickly:

Rosy-fingered down', Jeff. See. the sky's brightening."

Bu chanted lugubriously: " "You can't rallront sign, ect a cow to read a

Kay sal very still. Bob

Dakin? That legendary figure was a reality, "What is it? Where are we?" after allà shoulders bowed over

"Lost," he said gayly. "Lost in the pars for a manunt; and then he the storm! Lost in the impenetrable let the oars trail nad fumbled beforest! But have no fear! Like the tween his feet.

"But I'm neglecting duties of a bost," he said cheerfully. He turned half around to Kay with something in his hands,We're provisioned for a long cruise. Kny." he ani amably "You needn't hold back. This will loosen your tongue."

her

He pressed paper cup into her fingers. Something spilled on hand. She tried to demur; but he And sternly:

Toss it off, Kay! Sol"

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Kay nadled wearily; but Bob ex- claimed:

"Jeff, this is bad!"

"Bad?" she echoed. "Dissolute young doctor keeps pure country gal out all night. Jeff, I've compromised you!”

faithful Newfoundland dog, I carry

Kay laughed faintly. "Don't be succour for all wayfarers." He had, absurd! No one cares what I do." she saw, a desk. She shook her head,

Bob shook his head. "It's not you and he tipped it to his own lips. He I'm considering," he told her. "I'm offered it to her again: and when she a man of honour, Jeff. Up to the still refused, he said cheerfully: to make an honest woman out of you."

"Then I'd better. finish it Not He began to turn the ear, enough here to be worth saving

Kay cried: "Bob, what are You

"I'll take it," Kay said quickly, doing "If you drink any more, you won't

be able to drive.

"I tried to take some short cuts,"

Konu to-morrow.

"I'm going back to Minton Green The stuffant find that J. P. and make his Bob told her simply. "Not a word out of you, hussy! scalded her lips; she spilled some of marry us,"

"Only course open to ne, Jeff." Disobedience and P maroon you on it.

She tugged at his gim. "No, no, the nearest mud flat with the crabs. he explained. "Steered by the North

Bob.' she protested desperately. The hour had about it an unreality. Polaris has been on a spree tonight That's all you need do"

Star. Jeff, don't ever trust a star! "Don't be silly! Go on to Boston. In this small bant among the larger

"And leave a smirch on your hither- craft at anchor all around they were Here to-day nod remote from the world. Cissie in the Mutable mutandis mutator or words to spotless reputation? Jeff, Jeff, do stern had not stirred at all; only once to that effect. But don't worry, you think me capable of such a

twice whe murmured sleepily Nothing to worry about. Man

She tried to laugh at him. "You're #gainst Bob's shoulder.

honour. Always remember that. We

proceed. will

The

rocky road joking, of course," Ile had turned climbed steeply, "Excelsior," he said, the cur. She rubbed her brow with her hands helplessly. "Bob, don't be and wrestled with the wheel.

And a

moment later: "Ilonest, absurd! We must go on!" Jeff, 1l get you safe home."

"I don't seem to care," she con- fessed wearily.

He had been thus of

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"Priscilla won't marry me in Min. ton Green," he insisted.

"Neither will I," she assured him.

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"I know you, Kny," said Dob. "You live with Genevieve. That big muti calls you Jet. You don't look like Jelf to me. I can't see any moustache,

They were racing through the and you're curtainly not bald; but you're no bigger than a pint of sider.“

night. "Compromise," he insisted. "Can't have that! Noblesse oblige," He chuckled. "And tisat reminds me,"

for cheerful you know. Besides, Pat and Felicia he exclaimed. "Have

♫ pint cider!" He filled her cup again.

enough, amiable, curiously reasaur have clicked like nobody's business. marry in Minton Green, "Will you take me ashore?" Kay ing. He became hilariously gay, He Lunky to asked. There wasn't anyone free, on

Bang, loudly in the night, so that Jeff Time I get married, anyway," "You're engaged already, you idiot," the 'Grifin

when they passed farmhouses dark

she told him angrily, "Drink that and I'll take you any- and shuttered, Kay Imagined where you want to go," he promised.folk inside rising from bed to run "Tough to have to walk home from a

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Man

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"It's a lark," he insisted, Head: lines. Runaway romance. Jeff, get

"You can rest after we're mar

She looked at him long, tricil to speak honestly. "Bob, I come from n little town in New Hampshire. We're poor as dirt. I had a job, but I couldn't hold it. Dane Ripley asked me doin here and I came, ready for anything. Or at least, 1 thought was till it came to the test. Then I couldn't! I'm-pretty desperate. You mustn't offer to marry me." She laughed 'a little, pitifully. "I might do it!"

"You're going to!" he cried. "I'm like snatching at a straw," she confessed. "You know, whoa you're drowning. But if I married you, I'd never let you go, Bobl

"Don't want to stop this silly

he said, choer fully insistent. argument and come along. while, wake old Whlakers." He reached across her to open the door, himself alighted and came around the car to help her down.

She cried helpless: "No, Bobl Nội".

And he laughed and picked her up in his arms. "You're coming!" he cried.. "If I have to carry car and all..."

"I'm so tired,” she whispered, sur- rendering.

Will Bob and Kay, really go through with their mod plan! "A lark" Bob has called it. Will his fiancoe and parents look upon it in this way? Be sure to read to-morrow's thrilling instalment. (To Be Continued:)"

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