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THURSDAY.

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Outpost In china

By Val Glelgurl

Continued

Oheiin put down the nail-pollsher abruptly. and felt physically cold. The idea of the future scared her. which was humiliating enough. But it wasn't only that she was scared of the loss of Dale's strength and capabilities. She just couldn't bear the idea of losing him: of not being able to see him any more.

For the first time she thought of him altogether personally. She made a picture in her mind of his lean tanned race; of the thinning grizzled hair at his temples; of his keen raiiher hard eyes which mis- sed so little; of his big firm hands; of the unconscious grace with wliicii he sat on his pony; of a dozen little things. And she valued 'them so! Strength, for once owing to a strange cruel environment, had proved more powerful than the ap- peal of weakness. And he was go- ing away! What was she going to do?

He was going away within a couple of hours, and she was wast- ing the last opportunity she might ever have or st-cinr: him alone. .

And. as if to point the irony of her situation. she heard the distant hott of a ship sirnii from the river below: the river-sleanier that would so soon be carrying Leslie Dmle out of her life for good.

She rriilrl lmrdly believe it. when the door of his room opened, and he stood there smiling at her. "Gerald gone?" he asked abrupt-

ly.

Shn nodded. He turned back into the room, carrying a to-uple of suit- cases and a brief-case. which he dumped easily into the nearc.-'t chair.

"I suppose." he said. 'tthnt in that case I may come cut of the corner!"

”I wish you wouldn't qu.irrel with

Gerald." Lcslie Dale shrugged his .-boulders. "Oh, I sliairt. have another

op- I'iOi'llIllII)'v-SOl'l'fx'. Slicliu. I shall t ll; like a cad, if you look so liorribiy sytnpatlictiv. I think I'd rather Ilft discuss it. If yoii don't iiiiiid.”

S-hcila moved away impatiently.

"Good licavcns." she said. ”roii donit think I uaiii to talk about Gerald. do yniil"' niuriuiircd Lrslic wii:m- r you wouldn't quarrel a.ti."

"You mean that I shall lrive plenty nl other opportunities? You needn't rub it in. you know.

"ARE YOU SORRY TO GO?"

Leslie imk a pipe out of his pct- ket and began to pclish it agilnsi .iis sleeve.

I'm soiiv" lie repeated. '1! you'ic s .t lu. you're not zOIll;: to ho nu.-iii.'.' coiiillm1.V- AYE

you reallv sci-ry to ;:o'?"

Lcsliels lip: zizlitcncd. "I am". he said.

"But i-slit-9 I know that you made Tan Fit a station, and tiiat you've

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Hear Margaret Ann Ireland, di.- tinguished young Canadian pianist. Prince of Wales College Audi- torium tonight, at 8.30 p.m. Tic- kets at Hughes, 50 cents; stu- dent: 25 cents. ,

him it jolly well. But it is a hole, isn't it?" . "Even Tan Pu has its points, when you've lived in it as long as I have, and been happy in it." ”Dut you're going back to peo- ple and civilization!" Sheila had strayed restlessly back to the win- dow, and was looking out to the riverwthat winding ribbon which bound Tali Pu so teniiously to civi- lization at its latter end. ”Youlll for- get. all about this place in a month- and I sIlal'l'I- blame you. Why. you're due for home lcaie. if ycu care to take ii. aren't you?" 1495119 Hfllmed uneasily at her. "And just what good is that to me?” he asked. "How many people in England care whether I'm alive or dead? I've no family. I've not had a lctter from heme for a year. I shall he far more of a stranger in

Piccadilly than I ever could be here!" "You could -2'91 married." said

Sheila, She spoke lcvcily, but. willi- out looking round. so that she did nct see Leslie Dale wince.

"Some woman with a tennis ore. and a siihurbaii accent?" he ask- crl biileilv.

"There are ritiior kinds. Leslie.”

"Not for t-lie likes of me. What on earth have I to offer a woman? This sort of place ii-ii't. niurli tc bi'ir.g a nvifc to. And in England I should be just a fish out of water. I've lost any social tricks I ever had."

"TIlal'F something: at. any rate." said sheila lightly. ”But you might find just the girl to come cut to China with you-the right, sort."

"I don't think it would be fair to ask it of any ucinan. I've been hop- py here-but what. the deuce is there for a woman to do?"

Sheila turned and faced him squarely. "I'd hoped.” she said ”t.li-at you might be able to tell me that." There was an awkward uncomfor- ab';n silence. Leslie brckc ii.. -

-i ' ' i I Mrs. C. wal- i l lzivc.-kn. E.ciIi- gr Ii I ill 7:0. -AUG-i '- says: "I took a rliauce and tried another rcmedv for r r. I i cf of stomach upset- aml SOIL back. Tliis iimc I took ” Sarnak. After ,, "'”- wA'1 i-WESK" only two liottlcs. my IlZltIa'r1i'Il(' was rclicrcrl and I no 1m,g.-.- ,-im (rouhlcd will: stomacli lips:-..-." V Ii vou siitlr-r from rlicuniuiic neuritic or arthritic pain, sciatica or hilt. aclic or from some stoiiiacli kiiiiicy ctr livcr (lisordcrs. nutritional ancniia and iicrvousiicss. try Sarv nak for one ucrk. prove tliiri Sariizik can liclp you. SI35 at ail dru" stoi'c::. t

"Iiii sorry, Sheila. I was forget- ting about you for the moment.-you made me talk about myself. You know I Ilhlllk you were splendid to come up here with Gerald. But there couldn't be two of that. kind!”

"splendid: Please don't be fun- m.!..

"Well." said Leslie ”plucky. at least."

Sheila's reply was ii queer. mock- ing laugh.

”Shella'."

"My dear Leslie. I came to China because I was romantic and just married-'tlie gorgeous -East in Ice' and all that tosh! I came up to Tau Pu because I had no idea what it was like, and because Gerald care- fully told me nothing about it. line only pluck I have is the pluck to admit. that I'm so bored and so lonely and so uncomfortable, that

awkwardly,

I'm as near desperate as doesn't matinr!" (To be continued)

Still Breaking All Records

AND WHY NOT- IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO BUY FROM SUCH A VAST STOCK-SALE PRICED FROM END TO

Y. M. 0. A. News

Santa Claus came three weeks late to the "Y" this year. At least so I thought last week when I heard someone crawling down the air vent to the bowling alleys. But when the smoke that had been coming into the alleys cleared. there I saw Mr. Albert Cudmore. who happily announced that he

had found the trouble. and that there would be no more smoke in the air conditioning system.

Thereafter. my bowling game im- proved considerably.

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Further excitement had been aroused by the announcement last Wednesday night by the Delta Girls Hi-Y that the club was plan- ning to spend a week end in the winterized lodge at Holland Cove. The more hardy types were gloat- ing over their plans while the iii- door sports were wondering if the combination of insulation. fire- place, heater, coal oil, cook stove and double doors and windows were enough to dispel the fears of par- ents about the cold. Such an out- ing would provide an excellent op- portunity for the club to become a close knit unit. and to EIIJILV fully the fellowship of Hi-Y. Perhaps a hit more snow would assist those

who have visions of skiing over from the ferry. . . . The Grand Council of Hi-Y

heard a. report on Monday night of the dances held on Saturday nights with Don M-esser's orcliestra. Coun- cil also considered the advisability of holuing a joint. meeting of the Hi-Y club: in the near future to discuss the findings of tho Older Boysl Parliament, to which the Council sent Ian McNevlii as I-ll-Y representative. The joint niceting might also be the setting for the induction of new Hi-Y niembcrs regardless of the club which they might be joining. Regular meeting time was set for Saturday after- noons at 4:30. . . .

The so-Ed Committee of the ”Y" is once again in action and tlicy already have plans underway for ii. series of liloiiday night. pro- grams. This is for young ndlilts ages 18 to 30 and consists ol :1 var- icty of skill, educational and social activities. You will hea.r more or this program at later date.

C I C

We are pleased to announce that the woodwork shop is now set up and classes in this craft. are Friday night at 7:00. Something new in the way of a weaving group has also been formed. This is now as- sisted by leadership from the Delta Hi-Y Club and for the uninformed it consists of making plnceinats and teapot stands out of ralfia. Oh yes-the time is Tuesday afternoon. and the group is for girls from 9 to 12 years old.

East German Reds Starr Party Purge

BERLIN, Jan. 17 -- (AP: -- The East German Conmiuiiist leader.-liip started a long-await-ed party purgr Tuesday. '

Throughout the Russian zone and East Berlin. five-man commission.- were called into session to test the loyalty of the 1,200,000 Socialist Unity (Communist) Party members who form the elite of East German politics.

Secretary-General Walter Ul- brioht. a devout disciple of the Kremlin, ordered the purge months

The (.300 commissions assigiied to the task will wind up their work in Julie. Many thousands of undesir- able membors will be thrown out

of favor, Western observers believc

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