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THURS., MARCH 2, 1939
GRANT' APOLOGISES
She broke off for she had been
going to say that to -night it didn't
seem to mattes very much what Fay
did. For so many days she had been
watching' eagerly for a chance of
talking to Fay and now, when the
•chance had come, she was too' heart-
Weary
eartweary to take advantage of it. For
the first time in their lives, someone
else was more important to Christine
than this spoilt selfish sister.
"Then you'd better go to bed, if
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you can sleep in this heat," Fay said
pettishly. "It's more than I can do---
I
o—I shall lie'ewake until dawn."
"And I have to be up again at
dawn, so I think I'll go."
On her way to her own cabin, she
took the precaution of looking in the
bathroom, to make sure that Pussy-
foot had not been on the watch for
her, but there was na one there. It
was one of those breathless tropical
nightswhen even . the swift motion
of the ship seemed to make no breeze
and the bathroom with no outside
ventilation, was so stifling that the
most spiteful and determined watch-
er might have. hesitated before stay -'1
ing there for any length of time.
And the stewardesses' cabin was
almost as stifling as the bathroom,
and smelt pungently of• toilet vineg-
ar, . Mrs. Parr's favourite refresher.
* * st • *
She was down in the pantry before
the others next morning, so early
that she passed them in the alley-
way when she was coming up. Al-
though she 'had not turned her head,
she knew that Arthur Grant had
come up the companion behind her,
for she recognized his even step, even
though it was heavier than usual.
"I've got an excuse, in ease one of
those old cats conies back," he said,
pulling a pair of white silk socks out
of his pocket. "One of my passengers
wants you to darn these for him—
I he gave them to me yesterday, and
I forgot to ask you. But Christine,
you know what I want to say—that
I'm sorry about last night. I'd been
drinking just enough to make a fool
of myself but itwon't happen again,
I promise you."
"I'm sorry, too," she said.
"It's a good thing that it was the
doctor who caught me—he's a good
chap, and he won't say anything. But
that doesn't make things much bet-
ter—we/ye been pals, • and I've spoilt
things, Christine, and .I'm grovelling
this morning."
hisnight had been assleepless as
her own.
"You look dead tired, Miss Jord-
an," he said, and his voice was kindly
but quite impersonal; as if he spoke
to a stranger. "Shall I stay here a
little longe!•, so that you can have
some rest?" •
"I'm all right, thank you, Doctor,"
else said. "It Was such ' a hot night."
"Hot even up here, but cooler than.
your cabin, 1 expect. You're sure
that you're all right? I was really
waiting for you to come before going
down to the after deck—one of the
Chinese laundrymen is ilii"
He went at once, and because, on
other mornings, he had always stay -
to talk for a few minutes, she felt
desolate. He might, when he thought
things over, have come to believe Ar-
thur's protest that he had never even
hied to kiss her.
During the days that followed, it
'seemed to Christine that she had be-
come an automaton, wound up to
carry out her day's duties as effic-
iently as ever; but with no power of
feeling anything.. The long hours of
work in that intense heat acted like
a merciful drug, numbing the pain
in her `heart, and 'at nig,•,` she slept
dreamlessly. The days slipped past,
starting at dawn in the dim pantry,
ending at midnight, when, she left
the hospital, too tired even .to see the
glory of the star -decked tropia sky
above her or to look towards the -hor-
izon for the lights of other ships,
comrades in'the darkness.
Dion left the hospital on the day
before the ship called at Penai;g.,He
was less dependent on. Christine now,
for he had made many friends
among the passengers, who had got
into the way of drifting into the
hospital, two or three et a time, as
soon as he was well enough to be
amused by their visits. Though no
one had taken much notice of him
before his accident made him a
centre' of interest, he was by way
"We'll forget it, and still be of being the ship's pet now, and
friends, Arthur," she said, and ndded1 though he still loved Christine best
in a slightly louder tone: "I'm note of all, he was no longer lonely.
sure that I have any white darning! She was glad when Dion left the
silk, Grant, but perhaps I can get%hospital. - It had been a haven of
A. E. COOK some at the barber's shop. Is your peace to her when she and John
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socks to wear when lie goes ashore' avoiding being alone with her—that,
in Penang," Arthur said, taking herI would have been bitter torment if she!
warning. had not been drugged by overwork,
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She_ had heard the soft shuffle of 1)
Miss Crane's slippers in the alley-! "I'ui sick of the sight of all my
way—Miss Crane always wore bed- passengers," Arthur Grant told her,
room slippers when she went down meeting her in the alley -way a fete
to the pantry in the early morning. minutes before the gangway was
Of course the other stewardesses had lowered at Penang. "They're all
noticed that Arthur carne up the peevish at being cooped up for so
companion just behind Christine, and long—I hope they'll all go ashore and
Miss Crane had come quickly . back stretch their legs, and come back in
to the cabin in the hopeof catching better tempers."
them, together. • 1 "How long do we stay."
"Good morning, Miss Crane," Ar- "We're sailing again tonight. ' .The
thur Grant said serenely, as he time isn't posted up yet. It all de -
headed the socks to•Christine, picked pends an Vow long they take to un-
up his tray of fruit and went off, load the cargo—it'll be somewhere
Miss Crane looked after him sus- about midnight, I expect There's no
piciously, but she certainly had no hope of any stewards getting shore
grounds for making a report to. Per- leave.",
rio. It was quite usual for the bed- "I've never been ashore in Pen
room stewards to bring small jobs ang," Christine said, "not even when
of mending td the stewardesses, since We were stuck here for• three days
there . was no One else on board to because it was the rainy season and
do them, and they brought in a few they couldn't get cargo unloaded. —
extra shillings in the way of tips, or loaded, I -forget. which. I'm go-
"I should have thought you had ing to set foot on dry- land today if
enough to do, without darning socks" I can, I . want to buy some lavender
Miss Crane said to Christine. Water. I'm tired of the smell of toilet
"I can do them while I am sitting vinegar in our cabin."
with Dion Farrant in the hospital," THE GOLD-DIGGER
Christine Said.
She was too fagged out that morn- They went out on the deck together
ing to resent Miss Crane's spying, or for they had finished their' morning
to be angry with Arthur Grant for work, and no urgent job was waiting
the harm which he had unwittingly for either of them. Edwards and
done her. He had come up` to the Cater were already there, leaning on
hospital by impulse, .she knew that, the rail, .but the passengers were all
and he had not the slightest idea, on the deck below, waiting for the
even now, that it was a staggering gangway to be Iowered, or dressing
blow to Christine to lose Jahn Stan- in their awn `earns.
hope's friendship, and respect. Edwards gave Christine air almost
For Arthur, the ship's doctor was friendly nod, and even Cetor wasless
simply one of the officers, on more surly than usual, for everyone' was
intimate terms with the staff than a little excited at the sight of land,
the other officers, since he had more after the long days .at wsea. Not that
to do with them, but most certainly the dusty wharf, hacked by corrugat
not one of themselves.' So great was ed iron sheds,/ was a very interesting
the gulf fixed between John Stan- Prospect, but it was at least differ -
hope and Christine, in the eyes of ent from the:, monotonous beauty of
the staff that even Perrin and his the never -changing ocean.
spies did net trouble to watch them, "There's your scent merchant, Miss
though they were so often alone to- Jordan," Grant said, pointing to the
gether• white -clad native who stood behind a
John Stanhope was in the hospital small table, loaded, with bottles of.
when she went up after inspection perfume, "I'll slip down the gang -
that morning, helping Dion with a way and get you a bottle, if you
jigsaw puzzle. He loked -up as she don't want to trample •about'in all
came in, and she saw that there' were that dust"
dark shadows under his eyes,-:as•,,if : "And there's the fellow • who comes
on board 'selling; sapphires," Gator
said, "waiting to rush up the gang-
way as, soon as It's lowered. He's a
pe t, that ,qne. Ifhe got half a chance
he'd be rumrruiging through the
rooms — so' make sure you lock up
everywhere, Grant."
"There goes the! 'gangway;°1 Ed -
weals Orcls exclaimed, as the pulley rapes
began to creak.
They all leant over the . rail to
watch the passengers going ashore,
mobbed as soon "as they reached the
wharf by natives, in brightly striped
sarongs, who wanted to sell them
scmething 'or take them somewhere
"`How many of them will go for a
drive through the jungle, and come
back swearing they've seen a tiger,?"
Arthur Grant said with a grin.
"How- many of them will nearly
miss the ship?" Edwards Said.
Perrin, a burly figure in hie white
uniform, was standing at the head of
the gangway, and they heard one
group of passengers after another
call out some query to him about
sailing time. '
"Nobody 'knows yet—but it'll be
posted up in all the principal hotels,
and at the agents' officesy" he an-
swered. "Probably 'about ten o'clock
tonight --tire notices will' be up before
six, in any ease."
"Hope we do get :away by ten,"
Gator muttered. "It's a nuisance
when they're ashore half the night,
and can't get up next morning."
But Christine was not listening to
Trim, for she was watching the group
Which wasjust going down the gang
way — Martin Royde and Fay, and
Doria Smythe close behind them. She
had not scan Fay for days, and when
Fay looked up at Rayde, laughing
at some joke which he had made,
Christina's heart ached because Pay
was so lovely and so blind.
Between those two, the middle-
aged man with the cynical eyes and
the woman who knew too much of.
life, Fay looked tike a child, beauti-
ful and innocent. Her hair was in
soft curls under the wide brim of her
hat, and her cheeks had the faint
tiush of apples blossom — she was
springtime itself.
"Why bother to take Mrs. Smythe
with them?" Arthur Grant said.
"Perhaps Miss Lind has insisted on
having a chaperone," Gator .snigger-
ed. "She's got them puzzled, that
kid, and Royde himself more than
y
anof'thenr. Just at first, she's got
the name of being a regular on -com-
ing little baggage, but she's chang-
ed round completely."
"Clever enough to guess • that Royde
will be all the keener if sire holds
him off a bit?" Edwards suggested.
"Yes—but isn't she overdoiug it?
After all she's not got a long time
left before the end of the voyage."
"She's got three ports left," Arthur
said lightly, "and Royde's a nighty
quick •spender when he gets going.
He ought to be good for a jade neck-
lace in Hong Kong, as well as a few
trifles here and in. Singapore."
Christine moved away from them.
She was used enough to the frankly
cynical% way in which the stewards
discussed the passengers, but she
couldn't bear to hear Fayspoken of
like that—even Arthur was taking
for granted that Fays only reason
for holding Royde off must be that
she 'hoped to get more out of him
in the long run.
The worst of it was that -Arthur
was right, in a way, in summing Fay
up as a little gold-digger, Christine
had to admit , that. Fay was crazily
in love with Roydo, but Christine
knew that his wealth eves part of
his attraction, in Fay's eyes --sire
would not have fallen crazily in love
with a poor man.
"1111 get you that scent at once,
Miss Jordan, if you like," Arthur
called after her.
She went to fetch him the money,
for she guessed that he wanted Ed-
wards and Cater to see that she real-
ly. did pay for the scent, and that he
was not making her a present. He
even took Edwards down to the wharf
with him, and the two of them spent
half -an -hour in bargaining for one
of the big bottles of amazingly cheap
lavender water, which was hardly . a.
luxury in the tropics.
They were all in an idle frame of
mind that day, for with all the pas-
sengers ashore there was practitally
nothing to do, for once. Christine
lead'charge of the baby from number
four during the afternoon, but the
babyslept serenely in its perambul-
ator on the .verandah outside the
smoke room, and Christine, curled up
in a deep chair beside it, dozed off
too. She was so short of sleep that
now that she could be. idle she felt
that she could sleep- for days on end.
• Her eyes were still heavy with
sleep when Iris Collins sent for het,
just before c Inner% to ask hes to
fasten an elaborate evening gown.
Most of the passengers were still
ashore,' but :a few, of an economical
turn of mind, had 'conte on board for
dinner. Christine was struggling
drowsily with dozens or hooks and
oyes, which seemed to have no con-
nection with one another, when Doria
Smythe strolled into the room.
"Why, Doria, I thought you were
ashore with Martin and the Lind
girl,? Iris Collins eeclaimed. "You.
don't mean to say that he's brought
you back before dinner."
"I've brought myself back," Doria
said, with a malicious little laugh.
"I've got a headache, my dear-- by
arrangement. Martin doesn't want to
be stranded in Penang with two
women."
CHAPTER X
• MARTIN •ROYDE'S PLOP
With ,Martin Itoyde. !bathroom. When the others came
"I must go 'myself," Christine said, back triumphantly, with huge bottles
under' her breath. "If I don't find of some local edition of toilet vineg-
"Aro you just being funny, ox is them until after sailing time—I can • ar, . she was sitting on the settee
there more in this than meets the shay' with her.": darning a stocking, but she put it
eye, Dario?" TrigCollinsasked: 1 It was easier said than done, for clown casually s. few minutes later
"If you mean, has Martin got tired she could not go ashore 'in uniform. and strolled out.
Of the Lind girl's fooling about—he Even if she managed to slip past the! • Before she changed, she went out
hast', Delia said coolly. quarter -master ,at' the head of the on deck to make sure that there' was
"Put how on earth 15 lie going to gangway, her uniform would be' so not a crowd at the head of the gang -
manage to get stranded with her in coi>spithous that someone would be way. The quaiteirmastei• on duty was
Penang?" sure to notice her and to bring word alone there, and he was .evidently
"Easy enough, since he's dealing back to the ship that she was wand- bored, for he was pacing up and
!with someone as green as Fay Lind: ening about Penang alone. Perrin down, pausing for quite a long time
You know that sailing time was would :send one of the stewards to to watch the imlofsding of the cargo
posted up in all the principal hotels? fetch her back.' from the hatches en the tafter deck.
Web, we were having tea at the Palm She earf back to her own cabin, and Althoughhe would have recognised
Tree; and -Mayan said that he'd bet= found Mrs. Parr playing patience her, even out of uniform, if they, had
ter go and have a look at the notice and Miss Cense knitting -they both niet face to face, she knew that if
board, 50 see 'howv much longer we looked as though they would sit there once 'she could slip down the gang -
had before we'd have to come on until bedtime. And her shore -going way he would take her in the distance '
board --he came back •and said the clothes were hanging up in the wand- for one of the passengers.
ship was sailing at midnight." robe, so that she could not possibly,
"And it's really 40-30." 'take them out without being seen. (To be continued))
`1 believe it is. Anyhow, Martin' "Have you finished for the night?" • "
suggested, going for a drive into the she asked, trying to sound casual. I WHERE' NEWS COMES FROM.
jungle, and having dinner later, and "Yes—though T suppose we can't •
I said that I'd got such a splitting go to bed until they come on board, A newspaper is largely dependent
headache that I'd really rather 'coxae in case anyone wants something," on the generosity of the people in the
back to the ship and lie down." +Mfrs, Parr grumbled;, shuffling her district it serves foe Wows appearing
"He'll charter am, aeroplane, and-eards. in the paper. When one stops to con-
they'll rejoin the shipat Singapore,side%•, it is quite eoident that only
saide Christine sat down on the settee, 'n. or 'messed b some
T suppose,"Iris indifferently, news sent r of y
and added to Christine: "Don't both wenderng how she could possibly get membem of the staff can be printed.
rid of them for a few moments, just It is seldom a reporter' happens to
er about those hooks ani' more, stow-Iwhile she took her thins out of the
ardess —Mrs: Smythe will helpmei g he at the scene when an accident
with any that you've left undone:" wardrobe. It occurred to her to go )happens, a house takes fire or some
"Why, I didn't notice that you were along to -Fay's room ,and borrow a other event of interest takes place.
there, stewardess; Doria said. "Yon hat and a light coat, but Fay s room Consequently, the weekly ! news-
werehidden by Mrs. Collin's full would be looked, and only the bed- paper, as well as the daily, is de
skirt. I mightn't have said quite so room stewards had keys which un- pendent to a great -extent on the
much if I had noticed you." locked the passengers' rooms. !kindness of the general public in pas.
"You're easoclmJ-proof aren't you, "Did you get some scent from the sing on interesting news items. With-
„ Iwharf?" Miss this help,;the local division of
stewardess? Iris laughed, looking man on the she asked s out s
down at ,Christine. "I'll bet you've Fane, .suddenly inspired. "Grant and a newspaper is seriously hampered.
heard some queer stories in your time Edwards went down - for me, and 'they, However, there are events happen
so used to native servants that they ender water fora far the passengers on this run are gat a simply enormous bottle of ley- in the presense of many people,who
' 'dollar—I'll show fail absolutely to see any news value
forget the ship's staff understands it to you
I whatever tiln the occurrence. Such
English." I She took the bottle om b of her incidents may happen in their neigh -
•drawer, knowing perfectly well, that bourhood so many times that they
"I've heard some very queer if the others had not bought scent are no longer news to them.' They
stories," Christine agreed quietly. .already, they would immediately de- forget that people in other' places
"Well, keepthis one under your tide that they wanted it. would be interested. •
cap," Iris said, and glanced quickly Many people see an interesting and
at Dania. "That's a good big bottle for a!
novel thing, yet never dream of going
But Christine hal walked out of doIIar--but 1 expect Grant and Ed- to the nearest telephone and giving
the room while Doria was fumbling wards could have got it for less if the newspaper the story, .or at least
in her bag for a note. Until the door they'd pretended" to walk away, a line on it. Later it may of may
had closed behind her, she managed Mrs. Parr said. Has the man got not be heard on a street corner, but
to look as calm as though this story toilet vinegar?" if 'it is not in the next issue o£ the
meant as little to her as any of the' I don't know, butI shouldn't won- paper, the editor and staff hear all
others overheard by chance when she der." about it.
svas in passenger's rooms. i "And is he still there?" I A weeldy newspaper is a public
There was no one in the alleyway, "He's still there. I went out on utility, which, for the small sum of
for dinner had already started. the deck just before I came down fiVe cents each week gives a very
Christine stepped out on to the deck, here, and I noticed him then," Chris- important service. This service can
to avoid Doria and Iris when they tine said;fox she remembered now be improved and extended if 'readers
came out of number eighteen, for that she had noticed the scent mer- will bear in mind any assistance giv-
she had no tine' to lose—she'd got chant on the wharf, though she had en in the matter of news is greatly
to think of some way. of warning been so deep in her own thoughts appreciated and welcomed.
Fay, and of getting her on board that she had hardly given the wharf
before the ship sailed. a glance.
Christine went and stood by the/ "Then if you'll come with me, Miss •
rail, staring at the light of the town Crane—" Mrs. Parr said.
which lay beyons the dusty wharf. I Christine waited until • they had
Somewhere in that foreign town, or been gone for.sntie minutes, and then
in the dark jungle whch came so took her shore -going things out of
close to it, her sister Fay was alone ' the wardrobe and carried them to the
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