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AT 6 A.M.

FRIDAY, MAY 15

THE ·HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1936,

Faith Baldwin's

SYNOPSIS

After three years of marriage, Van and Linda Sanford are as blissfully happy as on the day of their wedding, Van, a maga sine publisher, is secretly mak ing plans to merge his own path- fications with National Weekly, owned by J. D. Underwood, Hie neratory. "Whites" Wilkon, eu-

to Dave Evans, in wholly absorbed in Yan and his inter nate. Hastily summoned to Van's home one night to work on a re port of National Weekly, she merts Linda, who cordially in- viter her to stay for the versary party. But when Whitey leaves, Linda feels a vague orgin

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A SLIGHT DECEPTION

CHAPTER SIX

TO MANILA

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Aion at Van's clone asso

with the beautiful girl. Whitey ie now in the Sanford limousine, waiting for Van. He has just entered Underwood'a home for a conference with the latter.

The butler had disappeared with Van's hat, just as Underwood, Jarge, vita man of seventy, walked into the library.

"Hello,

"Hello, Van!" he boomed, Respectfully, Van nodded. J. D. How's your back?"

Underwood surveyed him over his

"Never ming glasses.

that, What are you here

Van started, then checked a grlu. very words. The girl must

"Well now

BON.

od ciaped idm on the!

WIFE Versus SECRETARY

Novelization wäepted dy, BEATRICE FADER. from the Margolinyn Høyt meTURE

"A four million circulation under one man," he bellowed under Van's none, as the latter fumbled with his bow tio.

Yan peered into the mirror ab sently. "Can you make a bow tie?" Exasperatedly, Underwood grasped the ribboned ends. "How'd you make it this morning?" he growled

"Linda did h" "Did, huh? Fine giri. Too good för

no lie," Van agreed amis *ably.

When does your directors meeting come up?"

"Couple of months."

I

""

was far too much of a temptation. Van swooped again.

Ted and Anna Barker, Linda's guests for the evening, were sented on the soln, while Van balanced himself on the arm of Linda's chair. Before-dinner cocktails were in the net of being hoisted. Anne popped the last bit of a cracker, topped with liver-paste, into hor

mouth.

greedily. "Our Her eyes gleamed utar Kena us the most incon- siderate chickens," she complained, "we never have chicken livers like thin."

With an indulgent smile for women and thoir pratile Van turned to Tel. "I've never seen you look bolber in your life, Ted. What are you doing with yourself, anyway?"

notlood

"Good. I'll send you all the figures you need. You can put it up to them. I'll take a stock allotment and play golf for the rest of my life." He Linda craning her neck. "What do stood back, quinting at his hand-you want, dear 7"

"Simpson! Get Anne the chickon work, admiringly. And

could

livers, darling." make a living doing that, too."

Van sauntered toward the other The car had started off and was

the platter passing through the gates. Finally end of the room where

a small serving Whitey asked, "Aren't you going to was reposing on

table. anything?"

discovered, Ted said ear- Far Answer, Van burst into un- controllable laughter. "You can'tnestly to Linda, as if this were a believe it," he gasped, "He tried to topic dear to his heart, "that to keep into it. Believes it's his in trim you have to spend some time talic per Iden now, Ho fell like a ton of at it. I was at the club, swimming bricks." Then, omitting no detail, he in the pool all afternoon to-day and launched into a full account of the I tell you I feel like a new man."

Linda heard the short pauso interview.

screaming at her.

As Finney drew up to his do Vau said, "Take Miss Wilson home. He leaned into the termenu of the car. "Whites, if even the faintest rumour of this ever gets out

+

"I've

"You ought to get Van 'to do that," Ted continued. "I haven't seen him at the Club in months."

Van now moved into earshot with She nodded vehemently. "I under-the platter, offering its contents to

Anne. stand, V. S."

"I can't even tell Linda anything about. it."

can trust me."

Gallantly, Linda rose to the oc- ension. Her numbet brain held only one thought... to divert Ted and help Yan evade the trap of his own lle.

"Van you don't tako enough exercise," Ted began again.

be ~Tel. 20752.

Van found anda at the head of shoulder. "I don't care what you're the stairs, waiting for him. Pick- here for. It's more interesting for ing her up, he bore her, squealing me to talk about my back Van, I've with laughter, to bla bedroom, tonned Linda cut in rudely, "Amne, I wish brand new kind of steam her unceremoniously on the best, then you'd let Molly make you up a lar και 11 inth,

invented in Belgium and I tell stepped into the bathroom and duck-of liver and she can give you the re you I'm

like a kid with a top.

ed his face into the washbasin... cipe, too. It's no trouble at all." "Do you know," Van said conver "I called you at the office," Linda

had 41 sationally, "I haven't

said with pretended sternness, "and left a message to

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stopped dead in his why don't you? trneks. "You came together with a small, gleeful rubbing motion.

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Slap! A bucket of cold water was being sloshed into Underwood's face by the determined masseur. next minuta and Van too, received

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cabinet.

The

ills face was buried in the towel,

Her spine rigid, she walked to- ward the dining room.

(Van's innocent deception has been discovered by Linda, And appear.

his voice muffed. "Didn't go back ancea are against him. Will the in-

#1(2'0

to the office," he explained glibly, "cident blow over or has it more serious

Bo overtones? was at the club, What's you want?"

to read to. Linda pouted

provocatively morrow's exciting instalment.) "Nothing. Too late. Won't now."

talk

Van: mado a disparaging gesture, Underwood asked in "It probably wasn't anything im- CONSIGNEES' NOTICES.

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Marvellous,"

Van

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She giggled. "You won't get it Vonderful, answered listlessly from his steam out of tho that way. Anyhow, the HOLLAND-00ST AZIE LIJN. N.V.

It's all different now." mood's grune.

Masterfully, Van tossed the towel aside. "It's all gone, eh?! He eyed Linda as if she were. some rare tit bit. It is ch?" He advanced. "It on her, ho 4s7" Swooping down found her lips and pressed them into

you

Then Underwood sald with unex- pected directness, "Van, enough beat- about the bush, What are ing trying to put over on me?"

But Van was prepared. "I'll lay my cards on the table," he returned "I'm thinking of reducing prompey

to fifteen

cents. I think 1 can sell quality in

Underwood warrantity."

nover

sen, with his face 'olese, he

softly, "But the first time you bld three spades to-night I'll break Then he that lovely-neck-of-yours. And snorted loudly. "But that's not since the

get both his line of si in question was within vision, he saw no reason practical. You'll classes of people to read the same for neglecting one of its particularly

enticing hollown. magazine."

Breathless, Linda pulled away "We'll have to.". Out of the cor- ner of his eye, Van Watched J. D. Then her head tilted to one side in- "That tie has been remade quiringly. "How else can the advertiser reaches this morning," she declared with both classes ?"

"I know how," Underwood said positiveness.

"We could combine sharply,

Na- tional and Mayfair"

Van sucked in his breath.

child.

"You observant little minx!" Van thought fast. A lie, even an Inno- "Com-cent one, was no good unless incked to the bilt. "I was swimming at the

He

"Why not?" "It's too

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Claims against the steamer must two kinds of people," she opined, "those who believe in bow-tie and be presented in writing within ten realization that J. D's. appotite was standing out...and those who don't day after arrival of steamer, other- thoroughly whotted.

Van submitted to her deft minis-wise they will not be recognized.

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Van dropped a light kiss on her

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