THE HUSBAND HUNTER
CHAPTER XVII,
Alan laughed. The sound sug- gested the cracking of ice, but Natalie did not appear to notice the complete lack of mirth in it.
"We should make a few rules for our guidance in the future. I be lieve," he said mockingly. "Let me see, I might say that you should never play poker, Natalie: you do it very badly, you know. In fact, if 1 may say so, you're a rotten poker player."
BY
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1 It was worse at home. Frances and Hannah were still there; he'd
This transmission will be in the decided to keep them for a while nature of an experiment to tast at least. At first he'd planned to the capabilities of the studio when close the house and live in New a large orchestra is playing, and York, but he loved home life; the the studio officials will particular thought of being cramped up in ly welcome reports on the trans- hotel quarters was displeasing to mission from listeners. K him; he had changed his mind at evidence is forthcoming that the the office and telephoned the ser- innovation has been a successful vants to stay.
and welcome one it is likely that The house was dark when he ar-the Queen's Orchestra will become rived: only a crack of light show-a regular feature of the local radio ing past the blind in Hannah's attic programmes.
ZBW will undertake another room indiented that anyone was in the place. Alan's spirits fell lower cross-harbour outside relay on upon finding the golden globes be- Wednesday night when the band side the front entrance dimmed. concert from the Kowloon Foot He must speak to Frances about hall Club will be broadcast from. nothing," Alan, answered having them turned on at sunset. p.m. to 11 p.m. The concert, the airily; "that's the reason why I sug-It made the house look better, he second arranged by the K.R.A. at the request of the Government, gest that you do not play it. It
will be given by the full band of the Somerset Light Infantry. would be had form. I believe, to mention anything serious at a time
Wireless programme to be broad- like this. It isn't done."
cast to-day by Z.B.W. Hongkong, on
Natalie's attempt to respond with an answering laugh ended in a hastily suppressed sob. "But, my dear, what's poker got to do with it?" she managed finally..
"Oh.
Natalie bit her lip, then decided to say what she thought.
"1
"Do you call this farce graceful and charming?" She asked. thought you said we needn't be foolish just because we've made a mess of things."
"Perhaps you're right," Alan agreed. "and it is only done in Smart English comedies. Still, I don't know a better way to handle the situation, do you? There's no sense in being tragic about it, is there? You've had enough of me. and I've had enough of you .
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told himself,
Upstairs Frances turned away from Hannah's window and called
out:
"Hey: he's just come in. You'd better turn off that phono
raph, Hannah."
"An! 1. lose
me brt,"
Hannah
She shut off the phonograph, but not before the music had reached Alan's ears. 11
irked him that there should be syely in the house when it seemed there should be morning.
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Under the direction of
He explained that he was interned work, or other causes. M. Bakaleinikott.
for two years in a German lunatic, red blood soon begins to show in (1) Overture. "Poet and Peasant." asylum from which he escaped in checks and lips, the step is
Suppe. 1921.
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Two useful books, "Diseases of (4) Violin Solo. "Romance." German Naval squadron he decid- the Nervous Systern" and "What (Mr. V. Derenevsky). Wieniawski.ed to carry out his murderous to Eat and How to Eat" will be
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plan. Violin Solo. "Concert Waltz.'
He saw a motor car bearing the sent free by the Dr. Williams' (Mr. V. Derenevsky). Kreisler. (7) Tarentella. Mezzacapo Napoli arms of the German Legation and Medicine Co., Singapore.
Record Programme.
decided that the car must contain own druggist sells Dr. Williams' 7.00 1812. Overture. (Tschaikowsky) somebody of importance. He then pink pills. or you can order them direct by mail, post free, at $1.50 Royal Opera Orchestra fired his revolver.
Covent Garden,
Biechowski further stated that the bottle. six bottles for $8.00 7.17 Selections from "High Jinks"
he did not know it was the Ger- from the above address. Victor Salon Group-man Minister when he fired the 7.25 Mean to Me Helen Morgan. shots. When he was told of his, 7.82 Narcissus.
name victim's
Biechowski said Rustle of Spring Hans Barth. 7.38 Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal, that he was glad he had committed
A Fairy Story by the Fire
sensational crime which would John McCormack. certainly be widely discussed.— 8.15 Happy Days are here again. Renter.
Phil Baker. 8.51 Gems from Robin Hood
ar-
The dining room was impassible. Everything was in its place; each chair, and cushion precisely ranged. The earth Was wwept (5) He broke off sharply, aware sud-clean, and there wasn't a book or (6) denly that he had spoken without a magazine lying about as Natalie thought, merely rambled along to was used to having them, be saying something because he His mocking couldn't keep still. attitude had betrayed him, and he wanted terribly to tell Natalie that he hadn't meant what he said. But her control she had recovered sufficiently to conceal her true feel ings perfectly. She could laugh now: a bit frezenly, but none the Jess lightly.
the door and Alan stood near danced around, taking it all in-- When the change in his home. Natalie had gone away before, she everything cheerful and had left comfortable. Now there wasn't a lower or a lighted lamp--except those overhead, which he had just now turned on to welcome him.
"I think we might try being nat- He snapped the lights out quickly ural," she suggested easily. "Since and retreated. His own room was we can't achieve smart comedy,ess forsaken. Things were just as and we don't appear to know how usual there; all but his slippers and to be sensible, let's just be what bathrobe. He had to get them from the closet himself. Not always, we are."
but quite often. Natalie had them out for him.
Alan had walked over near the dour. "All right," he said; "you be gin, What are we?"
Suddenly Alan realized that he was missing the creature comforts levelly.Natalie had provided for him. He
Natalie looked at him "Just two people who have made 2 big mistake," she returned quietly.
did not like it. It's her compan- ionship that I ought to miss," he chided himself. And then he had "And what do you suggest do-to admit that companionship with
Natalie had been of doubtful qual ing?"
One corner of Natalie's mouthy For a moment he was glad twisted convulsively. "I'm not sug-thal they were apart for a while. gesting anything, Alan, I'm doing Awhile? She wasn't coming back something. I'm rectifying the mis- to him! His heart sank again to But I can't its former gloomy depths. The fu- take, as far as I can. be entirely sensible about it. If Iture, as he looked into it then, do seemed drab and hopeless. After could, I'd tell you what to about everything, and how to be all, he'd had many happy hours happy in your second marriage." with Natalie: not many without
Alan put a hand on the doorknob, "And I'd tell you how to hold a
Hang it all: maybe husband, I suppose. No, it's the blame." he said aloud to the tune truth; we aren't sensible. But it's of the running water in his tub entirely idiotie for me to linger might have been more patient here discussing nothing at all. I thing I wish you fuck, Natalie, and clear out. Unless there is something I can do for you?"
her.
Victor Light Opera Co, Carmichael. After a few words of 9.00 Weather Report.
prelimirary greeting. Mr. Carmi- Wild Rose.
chael said he was speaking from 1,000, miles away from London, on the Look for the Silver Lining
The High Hatters. Atlantic, and that the time on board 9.08 When a Woman so Desires. his ship was 7.30, dinner time. He
Maria Mari
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to reply 9.40 The Bells of St. Mary's
p.m. (which is
#pproximately 4.45 Carmi- Archer Gibson (Organ), a.m. Hongkong time). 9.22 Selections from the "Vagabond chael gave a description of what had
King" Victor Salon Group., been done on board during the day- 9.30 Pale Moon National Cavaliers. all sorts of games were played and 9.36 Luxemburg Waltz
they had
passed quite close to .. Marek Weber and Orchestra. Olympic. He was going to see 9.45 Just You, Just Me
ture show on board later
oni Gladys Rice-Baur.
The conversation lasted a Icw 9.51 Improvisation.
minutes, and the reception of the La Danse Des Demoiselles
excellent relay from the ship was (Friml) Victor Salon Orch, here, every word being clearly heard 10.00 Gypsy Souvenir Waltz
a loud speaker, gn a Hungarian Rhapsody Orch. 10.08 Chanson.
Love Everlasting
10.17 Devation. -
I was to
10.23
with her, tried harder to convince |110,30 her there wasn't any other woman.”
The decided to write to her as soon as he finished his bath.
His
Victor Salon Orch.
By the Waters of Minnetonka
Mormon Tabernacle Choir. I Love You Truly.
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Just Awearyin' for You
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To-Morrow's Programme. Programme to be
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solution held autil he found him-morrow by Z.B.W. Hongkong on a
He hoped that she would say he could accompany her to the station scaled at his desk-e desk His Natalie had brought down from -go to New York with her. own wounded pride forbade him Vermont for his last birthday. Then offering any service in particular. he was seized with doubt. What if She'd been about to leave him with. be rould induce her to return to out a spoken word of farewell-or him immediately? Wouldn't she so he thought and she'd clearly consider that she had won a deci- stated that her life with him had sive vistory? Perhaps she would been degraded. He felt, mixed go so far as to think his conscience with the ache that filled his heart had driven him to grovel at her at parting with her, the smart of feet. resentment. It
Alan started his letter despite his was enough to prevent him from making an over-misgiving. "Darling Natalie," he ture toward peace.
wrote. Then he stopped. He had.
Natalie smiling in But Natalie couldn't stand any a vision of more. "There isn't anything im triumph over the salutation. portant," she said stiffly. "I didn't know whether you'd keep the house open, or go down to a hotel, so I told Frances and Hannah to speak to you about keeping them on. And there's a list of things that will need your attention, on my desk."
Alan thought her extremely cal lous. "Have you enough money?" he asked abruptly.
He crumpled the sheet of paper, and threw it into the waste basket. "Dear Natalie," he wrote on a sec- ond sheet. Again he stopped. He didn't know exactly what he wanted to say to her. Apologize? Tell her He he was sorry? It wouldn't do. had too little to be sorry for.
"It isn't up to me to get this mess straightened out; It's up to Natalie," he told himself. "If I "For the present," Natalie an- beg her to come back, things will swered.
"Will you write?"
"Of course, will you answer?" She somehow made her words sound flippant, and the while she was hoping desperately that Alan
go on as they were before, and that's impossible. Perhaps I'd bet ter wait à day or two before writ- ing. She may come to her senses when she's had time to think it over."
He closed the desk with a bang, would go before she broke down But it did not shut out the first and wept openly.
sound of the telephone, ringing in "Well," Alan said slowly; "good-the hall below. Alan wondered, as by, Natalle. Better luck next he went down, how many of Nata- time."
lle's friends, knew that she had left He opened the door quickly, and him. It wasn't like her to spread was gone before Natalie's choked the news, he reply left her lips.
granted. But she
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What Can Be Heard.
A local radio enthusiast reports to us that on Friday night (or, rather, might have told Gladys. He hoped early Saturday morning) he picked this was not someone calling to up a talk by Mr. Nicholson, of Loa- He did not come home to dinner offer condolence, or a chance to at-don, on Modern Electricity and Wire that night. He ate alone in a restend a party and forget. He was less. During the talk a demonstre taurant on Fifth Avenue, and pit not in a mood for it, he thought irrition was given of a conversation be- led himself exceedingly. He hoped tably, and reached for the receiver.tween Mr. Nicholson and a passenger Natalie was as dismal as he was.
'on board the Homeric a Mr. (To Be Continued)
pic-
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