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THE HONGKONG

An exilting romance by

the popular anther

BEN AMES

WILLIAMS

THE STORY. THUS FAR

TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, MARCH 12; 1936.

Small Town Girl

(FROM WHYOW METRO-GOLDWIN«MAYER HAI MADH À MOTION PICTURE)

After leaving Wellesley, Kay Brannan obtains a position aa advertising nasistant. She estern on a mad whirl of paiety, coil- fiding to her roommate Gene- vieve, that she will never return to uneventful Carvel. She seen a great deal of Dane Ripley who

not "the marrying kind When her boss taxes her with neglecting her job she quits in a jury and pors to a yachting party with Dano. To recape his violent lovemaking, she leaves in a passing rowboat, wanned by grocer. sister being married to

o duft Carvel and the thought of her him her, story, how she haten Priscilla Hyde. Kay starts to tell is horrified, for he is engaged to. married. Saher again though. Boḥ, drunkenly insists that they get Motoring her back to Boston hel Bob Dakin, a medical doctor.

CHAPTER XV

Bob said, half After a moment Irritated: "It doesn't make sense to me! What's wrong with Carvel, and grocers?"

and thoy leaped away toward Boston. Kay naked no questions, but Bob sald at last, under his breathi

"We'll go to my home. But I hate

think what my father will say!" Kay did not speak: and thereafter

tó

"Can't younee," she reminded him appealingly. "I won't be quito no outlandish-looking, if you'ro dressed for evening too."

"That's right," he assented grimly. All right! I'll stay as I am!""

no word passed between them till Bob Kay, presently alone, did what stopped the car before Dr. Dakin's swift servies was possible to her house on Beacon Hill.

|hinir, bor gown. Then RONICONO

Beacon, H houses are in their tapped on her door; and when she essentials very much alike. They opened, Rob stood there. stand pressed together so that_ali They're just coming down," he the units in a block constitute in effect explained softly. "The elevator went one builling; but though their interior up a mbiute ago. Aro you reads design is by the nature of things now?" almost uniform, outwardly they mir.

Kay nodded, and they descended together. The ror the individual ideas of the owner the stairs or the architect, Flat-fronted brick shaft was at the rear of the front may be sot next to brick with bay hall ifey stood together at the foot windows, and beyond that gray stone, of the stairs, and heard the low hum and then brick again; and the brick of the car. Then Childers came out may be painted or not, and the win of the dining-room to open the door dows, may be small or large, and the of the elevator; and Bob's father and

be flat or steep with dormere. mother

roof may

elevator

Each house is about thirty feet moot there, and Bob went to

some.

came

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through, from side to side:

Kay slayed by the foot of the stairs, times a little less, seldom much more. Bob must have been the son of April 11 April 16 April 24 To San

And ench extends from the street their later years. Mes. Dokin's hulr F'cisco

in

front,

or from near the treet to was snowy white. She walked with April 8April 10 April 17 April 22

These houses severe limp; the result of an in- An areaway behind. May

have windows only in the front and jury to her hip, years ago, when she 21 April 23 April 25

lost her airrups al a jump. She rear; and the rooms are high and a

her May May May 14 May 19

gloomy en a

out of the elevator on a murky day. little

Dr. Dakin's home was distin-husband's arm. Dr. Dakin's counten June 1 19 May 21 May 23

guished from its neighbours by only ance still was youthful, with the good June 3 June 6 June 12 June 17

She whook her head. "No man ane circumstance. It had the same colour and the pleasant firm cheek of Juno 20 can understand," who admitted. "I small yard in front, with a tulip tree a man in perfect health; but his hair 16 June 18 June 20

understand, myself. which bloomed lavishly in spring, and was likewise gray. They emerged really July 1 July J July July 14

But I'd heard a lot about you, and for the rest of the summer drooped July 27 you

and under an increasing burden of soot 16 July 18

Aug. 12 when you insisted

hesitated fence around the yard, with the same we got married.... She, "Oh, I tried to stop you," she said. sagging, rusty iron gate, and "At least. I wont through the ma- same channel in the stone step where tions.' She smiled, appealingly. the gate had dragged. It had the "But I guesA

I didn't try very hard. same halfdozen steps upward to the You see, I wanted to marry you front door; the fanlight above the door and the characteristle graceful ur somebody--ko much."

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sounded pretty grand, that and grime. It had the name

nat

from the elevator and saw Bob, and Bob said in a low tone:

Iron "Hello, Mother!" Ile kissed her.

Good morning. Father"

Why

the

Bob" his mother exclaimed,

in a soft voice."I thought you were staying for the race.

Dr. Dakin had already seen Kay, Is looked at Bob inquiringly, and Mrs. Dakin smiled in courteous

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**I told you last night how it was with me," she insisted. "And I told you that if you married me, I'd never let you go!"

Then

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he decided, and called to do ani kwallowed, and sold: "My throat's hers.to him, blindly, her senses swim-

self-dingust. "I was emergency appendix yesterday after noon, and the hospital superintendent wouldn't let me operate because was drunk. She sent for the chief instead! I'm probably on the street myself, right now!"

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"This is Mlus Brannon," he said its neighbours, was painted white; the only white house in the block. Ral huskily. He wiped his brow. "We referred to this, when he pulled up were married this morning," he ex- before the door.

plained. "Well, here we are," he said doubt- Mam, Dakin's hand tightened on her Bob's brows lifted. "see". be

fully

The white one!" Then he husband's arra; and she inared remarked, in sardonie tone,

himself:

rinned in a he said, half to

"Well,

reckless amusement. little, uncertainly, and her colour must have heen hard up for n hus-"Mighty convenient, having it white. drained away. Dr. Dakin caught her As long as a man can see at all, he arm and held her for a moment. Then There was a band, to pick. mol”

can find it, the darkest night. no her strength returned, he left Mrs. grim mirt

mirth in

0.1 his tones.

expect matter how fuddled, nodded dumb-

Dakin with Bob, and came to Kay. you hadn't heard my latest exploit," Kay tried to speak,

"Good-morning," he said. He ex- in grim

ly; and she smiled a little, and tended his hand, and Kay surrendered dry! I guess my voice Is erneked, ming.

"You're in season for break- fast," he told her. "Bob, tako I'm scared!"

“So am I?” he confessed. He shook your mother in."

And Kay found herself moving br- his head, spoke protectingly. "But you necln't be. Father's not the side Dr, lakin toward the dining- Alorming kind. No matter what he reom, in the rear of the first floor, feels, he'll be courteous, and-kind." so that its windows looked put on a He took her arm. "Come," he said, small areaway, Kay could see the Ho looked at her thoughtfully. "We'll go in."

top of a line brush outside, but sho "You knew I was engaged, didn't!

He pushed back the Kalo that found it hari to see even this much, you?" he asked. "Genevieve must grated on the stone; and they climbed for her eyes were blurred. Son how have told you."

the steps together. There was the was seated, Mrs. Dakin on her Kay nodded, and he laughed glass knob which Dob pulled, right. Dr. Dakin on her left; and again, in a helpless way. "I don't and somewhere in the house a bell Mrs. Dakin was asking about sugar get you," he said. "You seem like jungled. Bob

was

and he and cream and coffee. licked his lips

Then

Childers moved like a shadow be someone moved, in the hall; and the hind them. Presently Mr. Dakin "I don't get myself," she agreed door opened and a man stood there, sald: "There is nothing else, Chit- wistfully.

Kay looked at this man, and he seem-der." He disappeared veople, ofi reflected. Hued of a sufficient age, and sufficently. T

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"No, I want to tell you now!" And he said: "No need of beating! Kay obeyed him. She climbed to "Bob nodded and spoke to Kay, around the bush, evading the issue. the level and stood by the elm, watch-"That means they'll be down in a fow You know, we had a bachelor dinner ing while they affixed a chain to the minutes, he explained. "Childers, for Ed Warren, last night, down at rear axle. The service truck backed we'll have breakfast with them. Now London, I supposo everyone drank too much. I know I did." Ho into position and

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