12
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER
1938.
THESE WESTINGHOUSE
ELECTRIC SERVANTS bring comfort and happiness to every home
KEEPS YOUR FOOD..more than one thousand home prov. ing kitchens bolp make West. inghouse Electric Refrigera tors more convenient.
WASHES YOUR CLOTHES...
lothes took cleaner, are cleaner, last longer, when washed in Washer.
Westinghouse
COOKS YOUR MEALS... Westinghouse Electric Ranges give you more by giving yon all of the best features of elec tric cooking.
BRINGS YOU HOT WATER... Westinghouse Water Heaters keep your home supplied with all of the hot water you can
use,
BRINGS YOU MUSIC Westinghouse All-wave Ra dios bring the world to your home with the power and Lone of an organ.
CLEANS YOUR CANPETS... extra power and long life are outstanding features of all Westinghouse Vacuum Cleaners.
THE TOYA WIFE
GERTRUDE GELBIN-
Cevyright 1939 by Loww's, Ing.
Chapter Twolve
Mished Faur ba HayHow
FROUFROU COMES HOME
hushed pilence pervaded the little room in the obscure boarding house which Froufrou shared with Pick. Froufrou, completely dressed,
her, lay on top of the bed propped up
"Home," ako wept and suffered herself to be carried in his arma aut of the room,
At the great Sartoria mansion the servanta lined up in the hall, Georges, carrying Froufrou in his arms, aildrenzed the butler. "Havn Madame's room put in order, She's come home."
Froufrou amiled, weakly
Inst "We're mighty glad, Milnay" ho
long enough. Don't go no more, Miry."
clored several pillows, fer eyen answered happily, "You war away
The ductor, two nuns, Pick and Feleciate, the mulatto to whom kindness Froufrou owed the room, watched with anxious eyes. In the corner,, two or three of the neigh; bore who had grown to know and love the beautiful bui nad Bitle Indy whom Pick called Mary, waiteil¦ quietly.
Bhá afled her thanks. A chigh chimed. She latened happily. "That's my pretty clock!" who said. "Take me to my sitting room firat."
"Yes, Georgeâ,” exclaimed Louise. "Take her in there where its warri, until her own room in ready."
He nodded and made his way up "Kho seems to be sleeping right | the stairs, reaching the little náłoń. casy nuw, Felicians whispered, Pick an ahead, arranging the
One of the neighbors Woked up. cushions on the sofa, Louise; hold "It might be better if wo aliping tightly to Ceorgle's hand, fol- away," he said softly,
lowed. Felicans looked at him uncer-
"Yen, put me down." Froufrou tainly, "Who wished wall would |nighed ni tieorgen placed her gent- may till her sister comes backly on the nota. "Your arma ņiual with her husband so's ho could be fred -- alzong as they are, thank everybody."
The other nodded. 'We're pleased to wait," he answered "but let
"Alli git a cover, číšny," Piek cried happily.
Froufrou solted phout her, "What
un wall downstairs instend." The n beautiful room! What a friendly others agreed and they slowly filed rooth! My, how good it is to ba out of the room.
here, in my own room again." Whe "Atlasy denhly loves compay." | stopped wenkly, "Thank you, Sainte Plek alghed, na they loft, "Besides | Catherina,” alin imurmured, “How day aint no mo' danger, in dere, happy 1 am. How kind you all ne, Doctak?"
What a pity even Balate Cathering
He nodded grimly. "I've told you can't make 'ine well! I'd be so good before, there's always daager with | —I'd surprina her!" the heart afler pneumonia-"
"An' ah tole you ah aint worried. Two fortune tellern maid she'd lve to be inety
Froufrou opened her eyes and put her hand on her heart. She iriwa harp breath; half in re-
lef, half in surprise.
Louise strmined the tears that started at this falat ovidence of the pay and mischievous Forou they once and adored "You'll get well, darling," she comforted.
"The danger's all past," Georges Indded reassuredly.
Froufrou smiled. "Yes. The dan ger's at past. Froufrou will never hurt anyone again."
The palu's gone!" she exclaimed. She led up at the doctor. Wern you frightened?" atto asked.
"Not a bit," ho answered quickly, Louine fell to her knees benide "I was," she answered weakly, the sofa, "Darling" she cried, "My Her eyes turned toward the douriawn darling. My dearest,
Don't
司公空航亞歐
KUNKING-HANOI LINE
KINMING-CHENGTU-SIAN LINE
Sian-Lanchow-Ningsia Line
TIME & DATE OF DEPARTURE PLEASE APPLY
EURASIA AVIATION CORPORATION
Hongkong Ofice
King's Bldg., 4th Boor,
Tel. 25552-25553.
Swan, Culbertson
Fritte
Investment Bankers and Brokers
Members of New York Cotton Exchango
Chicago Board of Trado Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Commodity Exchango, Inc., New York
Canadian Commodity Exchange, Inc., Montroal
New York Coffee and Sugar Exchange
Manila Stock Exchange
Hongkong Sharebrekers Association
Shanghai Stock Exchange.
SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, MANILA AND SINGAPORE
Cable Address: Swanstock
KEEPS YOU COOL... you't! get most breeze with least nuise from Westinghouse Bectric Faos.
IRONS YOUR CLOTHES... whether it's a small hand Iron or large auramaric Iraner, Westinghouse makes the best.
PROTECTS YOUR EYES....... Westinghouse letter Sight Lamps bring better light to your home.
TUNE IN Westinghouse International Station W8XK for better short wave radio reception.
Westinghouse
¤MAKER OF FINE ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS
RADIOS
W
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC
REFRIGERATORS
RANGES ► WASHERS WATER
HEATERS VACUUM CLEANERS ► FANS. IRONS IRONERS AIR CONDITIONING LAMPS AND LIGHTING EQUIPMENT SWITCHES AND SOCKETS. "MICARTA” . X-RAY ELEVATORS. METERS. RELAYS INSULATORS WELDERS MOTORS TRANSFORMERS GENERATORS CIRCUIT-BREAKERS LIGHTNING ARRESTERS TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT RECTIFIERS SOLD THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY BY WESTINGHOUSE DISTRIBUTORS
•
כנין
DAVIE, BOAG & CO., LTD.
3. QUEEN'S ROAD, CENTRAL
SHOWROOM
DAVID HOUSE
Sole Distributors for the
Westinghouse Kitchen-proved REFRIGERATOR
CANTON AGENTS
for the
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
WM. FARMER & CO.
VICTORIA HOTEL BUILDING.
SHAMEEN, CANTON.
TEL. 13501.
Froufrou smiled weakly.
"I'La come back at last!
which opened slowly, Loules stood talk Ilke that!" at the threshold, Georgie by her
Froufrou looked up at her hus
Elde. Froufrou's Ince contorted band. "Georget" Her voles had between Learn and laughter. grown suddenly clear and strong.
"Georgie" she cried.
"Hielte," o answered,
"Hello" she smiled.
"Bou, hoo" be shouted. "Boo-nhe answered, retnember- ing instantly the game they and al- wayn pinyed together.
The ductor put his hand on the chiff's shoulder. "Quiet, Httle man Your mamma's too tired to play to night. Just kiss her, nicely."
Grorgie ran to her bed. "Oh, Georgie," she wept and put her hp a weakly, laughing" a tile na her sun, sobered, bagan to cover ter face with quick little kisses.
"We'll play tomorrow, mamma,” he sal rengarin ly.
"Yes, darling." the sighed, "To morrow." She turned to Loune, and childishly accused her: "Where is Georgen?"
"Georges, take Louino's hand-and I'll tell you a recrot."
"Yes, child?" he whispared. "She loves you, Georgen"
That's not true," he answered
in a volen full of conviction.
"Then she will," replied Froufrou sagely. She turned to Loulan and nughed, "It's so enny to love a man If he wants you to, Louise. And so nice, Promise to make her love you, Georgen," who begged.
He couldn't trust himself to an- swer, but Froufrou gazing into his eyes, rend thero his promise. She sunited. "That's good. That's uplen- did."
A mamonte allence fell upon them all. When she spoke again, it was the childial charm that had made her so different from all other women. There's one thing more. Georges. I want to be--" lie stop- ped a moment, then stumbled on- 2 want to be buried in the dress pappa brought from Parts with the pink rosebuds
I don't know, denr," Louleo re- plied "He wasn't home."
Froufrou closed her eyes. the tears of disappointment enursing down her cheeks, "In didn't want to see me know," she murmured. Georges, his face taut with us.
Iler child patted her face, wiping cry nodded. nway the tenra with his hands. Froufrou is still Froufrou, you "Don't cry, mamma," he begged. ner," she said gally. She was quiet A bell rang sinewhere from out-for a moment. "Where'n Georple?" niile. Pick ran from the room, akhe anked, Her husband motioned great sob bursting from her as she the child over L, his mother's side. went. She rushed down the stairs to he moved her hand wonkly, the door and opened it wide. "Holl marane's hand, Georgle," Georgen alood there irrevolutely. she whispered, "Fight." With a glad cry, Pirk mationed him Inside and lend the way back to Froufrou's room She opened the dour and the whole sorry pleture greeted his eyes.
10
Georgie clasped her hand in both of his and waited for her to speak ngain. But who remained silent, 110 suddenly fooked up at his father. "Mamma's hand," he said wonder- ingly. "It's cold."
Ho saw the bare room: the nuns
And, in the next room, Plek, her alanding, waiting, their rosarles in their hands; the doctor measuring tears flowing, searched in the closet cut more brandy into water; Louise where still bung the gay trocks In the shadows, watching. And) that had once made Froufrou RO Froufrou, her eyes closed, her happy. From the closet's depths cheeks covered with tears, making she brought out the beautiful ix Bound no sha held one of with a ribboned trimmings. She Georgie's hands in both of lies opened it carefully and lifted out while the child potted her face with the white dress, covored with rose- huds, salie rose from her knees, "Froufrou," he called softly as he shaking the dress free of its papers, entered.
It aang out with a sighing, rustling She opened her eyes with a start, sound. "Gcorgeal Ob, Georges! You did Pick buried her face lit her
hands.
the other.
comb
Ile nodded, unable to trust him- self to speak, “To take you home," he whispered.
$1 TIFFINS
at
Ilonk It?" she sobbed. "Teah it sayin' Froufrou Froufrou
TIE END.
Jimmy's
Also A la Carte
China Bldg., Hongkong.
Hankow Rd., Kowloon.
OUR
BRITISH CrosswordS
18
14
16
16.
17
18
10
21
22
1223
224. 125
126
27
30
133
34
30
ACROSS
3 Decoration for part
hospital? (5).
0
of a
If this vegetable was half des- troyed the farmer might feel the pinch (6).
Porchm coin (6).
10 This dainty is mostly gone (5). 11 Invent (0).
13 This sometimes comes hard to
those
from
the docks (0), 13 Heads (7).
16 Sign of amusement, mostly from
a shady fellow (7).
19 Mostly a ground animal (5).
20 A sole attraction? (4).
21 shape in cricketing circles
A
22 If this were as dark as a name
be would
Rn appeal were against the light (5).
24 It produces no tears (7),
27 A war time word of surrender
(?).
20
Heslate, and change after the start (0).
32 Animal showing sound disappro-
val in veto (0).
33 One of the U.S.A. (5).
34 Individual, vin one of the
younger generation (0).
33 In no way out of the ordinary,
(0). 30 No tting place for a frugal
plenic (5).
DOWN
It is one to show up in a Balkan (0).
2. Foolish (0),
3 Soothe (7).
4 Part of vocal solo (4),
The sailor landing in USA... used to find it so (two words—5,”
4).
6 Encouragement to insect to be
vocat is nonsense (8).
129
7 This garment might be so blue
(0).
13 The way of Venus (5).
14
might be lost through too much talk (5).
15 Are marbles popular here in
Scotland? (5).
16 A tuky one through the slips
(5).
17 fe often pute things into the
hands of the receiver (a).
18 True, possibly, of the best lines
(5).
22 When it's this try it without the third letter over a book (7).
23 Part of n swinish skeleton (7). 25 The publisher's best friend (6), 20 His views are necessarily fixed
(0). 29 To leave Britain one must do so
20 Confession (6).
(0).
31 One will always be half of it
(4).
YESTERDAY'S BOLUTION BOLITARY ATTENDI 'CA RESEX I HANDICAP GRATIB 17 EF SME C
8 TALLION MIRROB
MTULE_N_B__N__N_E MANIPULATE [EPB GALT SOMALILAND DE
JA
80 AY_W_C"M" EQUITY ARBOGʻAN MOL ON 'O #TDING STAR
BNRICH URGENTE
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.