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MRS, CAMPBELL PRAED.
"Jean!".
Mrs. Gerard Lynn stood in the doorway of a Ettle side room in her fat, where her lady.
there as a prairie buzelo tu a câius shop. As the door opened, he turned with sudden wol coming light in his ages which faded at sight of Mine Mowbray, whom he addressed without ceremony in a Beotot accent blending with the Australian drawl
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MARCH 5TH, 1910.
the black opal, she would have given up Bay ner's Ascot party, The girl felt fadignantly thankful she had not seen it. Would Mrs Lynn come back engaged to Mr. Rayser ? she saked herself, and if so, would she threw him over for Andrew Macpherson's opal. But, no, Jeas did Mee. Lynn the credit of belleving her sincerely attached to Mr. Rayner, and marvelled how she could prefer that clover fop to this magnificent here of the woods. Be thrilled
tions how he had been obliged
for look -of working capital to take two or three men in to his couidence, How they were turning thing it promised to be. In fact, he added with his bushman's laugh, he was already practising what they called over there "the millionaire struk
like me as well in my digger's togs as in my. millionaire frock-coat. Soo--I've had this one made the best tailer London can produce--" and he glanced down at his immaculately out clothes,
His eyes wandered once more through the open doorway to the figure of Mrs. Gorazd Lynu, the Woman of her World the Views" world whe way sull making stereotyp- ed response to her frients congratula lens.
Macpherson turned to JenuSee," sail he liferance. You understand."
"I couldn't make out from the people here whether Mrs. Lynn was to be back or not. Can you tell me! Did she got my letter this morning?
Joan Mowbray saw that apologetio preamble secretary companion- (the triple designation would bo timeless, he gave Mira Lynn's messageber show with the tale of his subsequent op Twenty years in this world does maks o Inadequately defies Jean Mowbray's various and told the straight trath duties) sat typing her employer's antidy manuscript.
"Gone to Asect and engaged to dine with a friend!" he repeated. Eh, I always under
Mrs, Gerard Lynn, fashionable journalist, stood that a dinner promise in England was the opal mine into a company and what a big minerstand that you're going back to your
widow of a wall-born failure, was a tall striking looking woman with rather too much in dividuality to be in fact what her appearance uggested, a walking advertisement for a famous Crossmaker.
It was an open secret that Madame Claire provided Mrs. Gerard Lynn with two or three Frocks in the year as payment for flattering mention in the social article by A Woman of her World appearing weekly in "Views","
The typewriter stopped clicking and a fairly attractive not say young women, neat, capable, brown-haired, gray-syad, looked up with a smile at once indulgent and faintly lamorous.
Mrs. Gerard Lynn laid a letter upon the typist'a tabla.
Jenu, I'm horribly put out. Do something about this. Send a telegram, or telephone to ay that I'm engaged for the day at Ascot and will write.
Jean Mewbray took up the letter. It had no formal beginning and sho judged from the impulsive bat. very definite ale handwriting s well as from the first sentence or two that it had been pensed under the influence of motion. Who wondered at Mrs. Gerard Lynn for having given it to her.
regarded as a solemn pledge. Well, it's a disappointment, and I'd best be going away again."
Mrs. Gerard Lynn would be dreadfully vexed if you did not stay and dingthat is, if you will put up with only me."
"
Ile looked at her with a stirring of interest You're very kind, he said doubtfully.. Mrs. Lynn ordered dinner herself before she left the things you used to like," said Joan. "And, of course, it's just possible," added the girl mendaciously, that she might be back earlier than she expected. A friend was going to motor her to town, and it doesn't take so very long from near Ascot."
And who might the friend be, Miss-I beg your parlon, but I don't know your name,"
My name is Jean, Mowbray, and I'm Mra Lynn's secretary. The friend ie Mt. Rayner who is the owner of "Views"a paper Mrs. Lynn writes for."
Oh, aye! A matter of business, maybe." The elond cleared a
Rttle.
"I know she wrote. Her husband left her more poorly off than could bare hean expected. I was glad of that."
"Glad," echoed Jean.
"This way. You see when a chap has work But Lean't do anything. There's no addressed and waited for twenty years with one hope, one dream filling his mind, and finds himself or telephone number.
Mrs. Lynn looked again at the latter and a close on the follment of his dream-But distinct bush showed through the very artistic you wouldn't understand. Did she did she
over tell you anything about me?" make-up on her sheeka.
"How tiresome! And how like Androw
Macpherson to think of nothing but the one thing ho'l set his heart on!"
"And that?" said the secretary with a smile. "Myself, of coures. He arrived in London Jast evening. He writed to say that he has found my address in Who's Who,' and that he is com- ing to dine with ma to-night. How truly Australian! It never occurs to him that I might have another engagement. But I oughtn't to bare shown you his letter."
That's of ue consequence. I only read enough to riske mo stop reading further
Oh, well, it wouldn't have mattered, I've told yon mest of my secrets, Jean-stont Marmaduke Rayner, for instance. You know I can't pretend that it isn't a matter of importance to me to marry well before I lose my fools, and a clever companion, tactful ne yen are, ran bo such help. You must help me here."
"Oh, I'm willing to be thrown as a sop to the Hon if it will advance your interests," returned Jean," but please first explain the situation."
"I haven't time. I've ordered my taxi, and must meet the Raynor party of Paddington, However, I'll tell you this. Years and years ago-I shudder to think how many-when I parted from Andrew Msopherson under the gum-trees at my old home on the Ubi, I-ya- thought curselves in love with each other."
It seems as though he at least were still in love," observed Miss Mortray.
"Poor Andrew! He was always a one-idoned person, and its just like him to be faithful. He
Jean listened in fascina od wonder. Every zainute sa he talked, she liked and admired him the more. And he in his turn found himself treating her in aneh spirit of "camaraderie" that he was moved to exclaim
I'd never have believed in the circum stances, ye know that I could havo enjoyed an evening so much
He had risen: it was past eleven eclook. The dull cloud came anew into his eyes.
"There's no good in my waiting any longer. You'll please to tell Mrs. Lynn, Miss Mowbray, that I've appreciated my dinner and my com pang-and that I'll come again so soon as sho tells me when,"
Ton gave no address or else" | Jean stopped.
Or else T'd have been pat off. Well, I'm glad I wasn't. I'm at the Cecil Hotel. I sap- pose I was too excited to put it in the letter."
As he was leaving the room, he paused and said awkwardly a
I think I'd rather you didn't mention the opal to Mrs. Lynn. You see, I'd like to be the one myself to tell her of my good luck."
"Why, of course. I understand it all per-
fectly.
I think you understand a good many things, Miss Mowbray, You'd make a first-rate mate, as we say in the Buch"
And with tint he departed
A little, Twenty years-it's a long tinu." bonniest sweetest spof a girl" His blue eyes Ayo. I was twenty-six and she eighteen-the were aglow, I suppose she's altered a bit looks older, no doubt Bat what would that matap to the mansione, and Mrs. Gerard Lynn lod ter? Eighteen or thirty-aight-it's all one when there's the real thing at the back."
For answer, Jenn took from the top of the grand piano a silver-framed photograph of Mrs. Gerard Lyun-tribata from a fashionable pho tographer to the Woman of her World charming picture, absolutely nonventional, hair acording to the latest mode; dress, Claire's creation, arm and neck bars, stereotyped smile, not a line or wrinde denoting elinracter or feeling, ir. Macpherson studied the portrait without a word, then looked at Jean frankly surprised, if not dismayed.
used
That-that's not like the Comie Grant I
to know." It's supposed to be very like Mrs, Gerard Lyan,"
Maybe." " He put the photograph back with a doubtful disappointed air.
"A pratty enough ploture, bat I shouldn't unre known it for Connie Grant."
The parlour maid announced dinner. Mr. Macpherson offered Jean his arm. She observed that he was quite well-tailored and had tho mannsca of polite society.
In the beginning he was taciturn and did not appear at all interested in his dinner. But he warmed when Jean with natural tact and real sympathy turned the conversation lato channels congenial to him. She professed intense in didn't blame me when my people persuaded motorest in the life of the Bush. He made a sort into marrying Gerard Lynn: he wrote me a
of apology. bountiful letter-He had no money and of course it was hopeless. But ho said that if over he heard I was free and he had found the fortuna he was hunting for, he'd come right across the globe, if need were, and take his chance again, suppose added the lady ruefully, "that's what this moons," she tapped the letter.
Jean-
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Anyway, he's taking his chance of a din Make Louise give him a good one. And you must say all kinds of pretty things for Mrs. Lyon's eyas I wonder Jue.
took a far-away look not natural to them, "No, if he'd made his fortune, he wouldn't write about haring been down on his luck. Poor Andy! It would be nice if he had discovered a gold mine or become a cattle-king like that dreadful creature I interviewed who owned a million or so of horrid beasts. If it had been Andy, that might have made a differan
"Dren to the extent of inducing you to give up Ascot and stop here and receive him P
Give up Gup day! And I promised Mr. Rayner, No, I think not."
You could get back in time for dinner" Impossible. I told Mr. Rayner that I'd stay and dine with his friends, and he's to motor me back to town. Why, Jean, this may bo a critical expedition for me?
The blush
was again perceptible. You see, I may be riven the chance of a co-partnership in Views
to say nothing of all the rest-instead of being u mera weakly contributor."
Then I'm sorry for Mr. Macpherson, and for myself I don't anticipate a pleasant evening. However, as I said. I'll cheerfully offer myself
to the lion to save you,"
I'm afraid I'm a bit grampy and it's very ungrateful when you're so kind. But if you really do like Bush yarns, Miss Mowbray, I can string them for you by the dozen.
And so he did-stories of adventure among Australian natives, among wild diggers, Ter and what not but told and dusth oscapes and what not-but told so simply and with such utter absence of braggadocit, that Jean would not hare lost a single word. She had
never been so thrilled,
At the artichoke course, he became somewhat thoughtful. Clearly the vegetable evoked me. mories impossible to mention before the parlour maid. Otherwise, the man was so frank, Jean felt miro ko would have been ont with them.
with the strawberries and the cream he bright ened. And ho drank his wine gallantly, making a little bow and compliment to his hostess over his last gloes
They wont back to the drawing room. Through the windows floated in that unmistakeable roll of night rovels. To Jean there was always something depressing in that sound. She was conscions of being over out of the revels. But tonight she felt as if aha, too, wore tasting the wine of life.
No," he susworal. Ivo made up my mind and mind you, when a mass faced sudden danger and knows the shift of his gun a hair. broath right or left may want death from a black's apear he makes up his mind about big things pre ty quick. No, I'm not going back alone it can get the woman, who'll be the right sort of mate for me, to keep me company"
And that was how it happened that Mrs. Gerard Lynn's secretary came in due time to be dubbed in a section of London society the Opal Queen."
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It was past midnight before a metor whizzed herself in with the latchkey, followed by Mr. Rayner, who stayed just long enough to bid her a lengthy good-night, From the word or two Jean Mowbray canght, she judged it wise to wait for her patroness in the drawing-rovin.
Mra. Lynn entered with a quick free step, and undid her veil and threw off her wrap before she spoke, She looked brilliant. Her cheeks were flushed a deeper ross than theca touch of rouge already upon them; her eyes were large and bright and tender as those of a young girl fresh from the embrios of her
first lover.
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Well, I've had a lovely time," she said.
And I gues that I'm to congratulate you said Jean.
"Ah! you heard him in the hall?. Yos, he1.W! naked me on the way home to marry him and I said yes. But I'm not as worldly as I muy seem Jesu, and there was an emotional ring in the elder woman's voies I wanted to win Duke Rayner in the first instance because he is rich. Now I'd marry him even if he were as poor as I am myself."
I'm glad for you," returned Jean softly "and for Mr. Rayner. But, ah! I'm sorry for Mr. Msopherson.
"Yes, poor Andrew! Do you know, I had forgotten him? What did he say and did he bore you quatterably?"
Jean delivered the Australian's messager at whloh Mr Lynn gave a little regretful shiver. "Yes, yes-poor fellow-I shall tell him to I shall have to break come at once. this to hun. Did he seem raiserable?"
"At first. But he was polite enough after wards to try and conceal his misery and to make himself extremely interesting."
"You shall tell me all about it to-morrow. I don't want to think of anyone to-night but Dake Rayner,"
Jenn timidly kissed the elder woman's hand, and Mrs. Lynn bent down and put her lips to those of the girl,
"You're a doar little soul, Jean, and I intend that you shall be the better off for this. Good-night. I'm dead tired and I'm very happy, Don't you go dreaming that I throw you to the lions. I wish I could pass you on to Andrew if he hat money enough."
Miss Mowbray was not present at the first menting between Mrs. Gerard van and her former lover, bat Mrs. Lynn toll her with genuine feeling that Andrew had behaved just beautifully and had tried to make things as easy as he could for her. From Mrs. Lynn manner, Jean inferred that he had not told her shont the opal
For a week ho did not appear at the fat where They drank coffee in the rose shaded glow of Mr. Rayuer reigned as Man Paramount. The. as electric lights with bawls of Jane roses perongagement caused a certain fuitor in literary fuming the air. At the pisuo, Jean played a circles, and Mrs. Gerard Lynn was as content sort of solio-quer uccompaniment to his talkas ay bride-expectant could hope to be. that had become more personal. The male
Her Sunday at Home, aftor the announcement
creature was wounded and the girl's sympathy in the Morning Post and a congratulatory fell on his soul like batin.
He told her of how he had hunted fortune hopelessly for nineteen years in the hope of one day winning the woman he had loved. He told her how he had crashed out bitter fuelings at the news of Constance Grant's marriage to Gerard Lynn, how his quart-pot tea and damper and his bright hopes seemed to have turned to ashes between his tooth.
notice in Views"was largely attended. Mra, Gerard Lynn with Mr. Rayner beside her, stood in the drawing-room, receiving can- gratulations, while in the dining.com, opening from it, Jeau dispened tea
Towards the end of the afternoon, to her astonishment there esme in the great long-limbad busliman, looking certainly graver and gaanter than when she had first seen him, bat otherwise. a picture of prosperity.
Miss Mowbray laughed a little wistfully: The thought occurred to her that instead of being thrown into the arena to appease Mrs, Gerard Lynn's disappointed or ineligible lions, she would like to lead a proud young lion of her own into captivity. As for Mr. Rayner, the
*Not that I ever thought hardly of her. I proprietor of" Viewe," she was aware that Mrs.
was thaakfal oren that she had taken bor
He had paid his respecte to his hostes, had Gerard Lyan had for some time entertained
own line, when 3 years went on, nothing been introduced to Mr. Rayner and now made matrimonial designs upon that desirable lion:
straight for Jean. Her frank eyes met his in and Joan opined from the looks of things that but hard graft came to me. Thon-the-
chain was
round the noble his voice deepened," one day, oighteen months fervent sympathy. She forgot to offer him tes test mock. But sympathotis as she was shoot.so hadit, I happened to an "It was my chance I'm grateful to you for that, Miss Mowrhesy,
-or-so in an English paper "You look surprised, and sorry for me and could not help feeling with the faithful lover who
hours was doomed to rebuff, she would not say a word to if only I'd get the means to g and take it. I he said. I own that for twenty-four
tell y Miss Mowbray, I cursed Fate for or so I was just mad.” dissuade Mrs. Lynn from her day's expedition.ca
I did feel for you.”
• Ikow It would be a good thing for a poor literary the bad tek she'd dealt me in all those nineteen . And while I was cursing God,
"Don't you wind. You mustn't he nogry beginner like Jean Mowbray to get on the start yours of such a great paper as "Views," and, given a sidre, I struck Soriano with the tot of my bone with me for saying that the thought of you-and- fortane toe of my book, your understanding ways helped to a bat. But certain event, her patroness had promised to Look here, Til show you what was lying an I never was the man to lie down under a knock bring that about.
dor my feet on that grass-tree ridge. I brought This time, I've been through a fight The teleplove tinkled in the little hall,
something like that Jacob had with the angel, "There's my taxi!" and Mrs. Lynn gathered it here to show--her."
only it was the devil in myself I was wrestling. up her clinging skirts. She looked at herself in the glass, gave a touch to one of the planes
with natil break of day. I got him to the big hat, and licked a grain of powder from
ground, and after that saw straight."
"Saw straight!!
and a weakness for artichokes--we need
Ho took from his pocket a little wooden box the onefly round with string. Undoing the string and removing some wrappings of cotton wool he put something into the palm of his hand and showed it to her.
out
her nose.
He nodded as if words were not needed. Claire has done nie well this time, han't
Jean leaned forward with breathless eager I came liere to-day partly to have a look at sho?
By the way, Joan, order lamb and green. pear and globe artisholes for to-night-Androwess. The electric light fell upon a darkish the mau she's going to marry-she cares for objest booking The a ball of solidified smoke. hin, mind you, so that's all right. The "to"
from which came the strangest, most uncanny thing that wouldn't have been right was her living fire, in gleams of lurid red, blue and marrying me. I'm told she writes under the purple, changing with every slight tremor of name of the Womsa of her World." I've come his hand. The object was about the size of a to the conclusion that she's better in her world canary's egg, but slightly irrögniar in shape and than in mine latter. Jean had never seen so curious a stone. "Oh, bat it's like a demon's pyo?" she cried,
and eat them together. Again she laughed in compunctions reminiscence. Strawberrior and cream, of course. Hock and the second beat claret but perhaps, as a bushman, he will prefer whisky or lea. ***
he was out in the hall by this time.
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Miss Mowbray took the precaution of order".
Jern gazed at him without speaking. "You see," he went on, "I'd figured out to or an imprisoned sunset. Tell me what it myself that she and I would go out to the Mor
iog dinner at half-past soren, Mr. Macpherson It's about the finest apes men-of-a-blackguiu-I've got to spend a few months there to
get things-ship-hope-and-that-wo'd honey arrived a little earlier. Jean weat to the draw opal that's ever been put on the market," said moon there and be happy in fazoying ourselves ing-room in considerable trapidation.
A big man, large-boned, with a sun-burned he solemnly. Aud there's plenty more where boy and girl again among the gum trees It
from that 'caine huo-featured face of the Bootch type, reddish-
Jean asked if she might hold it, and he put it wouldn't pau, She'd be no good for a bash grey board, evidently lately trimmed, and s into her little white palm, where she turned it. A sudden mistiness blurred Jean How bright anxious look in his clear blue eyes, was round and round and gloated over its strange bray's eyes and something tied her tongue, pacing, in long strides, the comparative clear fires. When he replaced it in the box, Joan. He went on "what I want is the sort of mate space in the middle of Mrs. Guard bynn's wondered whether, had Mrs. Gerard Lynn Bean who'll share my damper and quartpož tes and drawing-room, and seeming as much out of place
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