THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1931.
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Mad Marriage.
By LAURA LOU BROOKMAN.
CHAPTER XL)
For an instant. Gypsy hesitated. She was aware that Gibson was watching her eagerly. There was faintly hantering light in his eyes. It was as though he were challenging her. "Are you game to
waited until the storm was over or taken a taxi; Now she was doing the very thing for which she had condemned Jim.
Gibson had heard gossip about her Suddenly she wondered if Frank and Jim. Was that why he had suggested the drive? Was that yo? Will you take the dare."why he looked at her with that The girl's chin lifted. "Yes," smile that seemed to say more than he end, there's fresh air--it should? cool, fresh air--to be had on the Somerset road let's go there. 1 women, haven't had a breath of it for werk."
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While she was still speaking Gib- son had swung the car around. The raid drops were coming faster now.
He seemed to be an expert driver. Gypsy watched the ease with which he handled the car. Surely it was new one. The brown paint glis- tened and the upholstery looked so fresh.
"It's a new car, isn't it?" she naked.
"Had it two weeks. Bought it 21 8001 as I got back from the coast,"
She had always heard
men were worse gossips than
"I think," Gypsy sald, "that we should be turning back now."
We'll turn at the next crossroads,'
"All right. Just as you any.
Jim
Silance settled between them. Gypsy was thinking about Jim and Marela. She would talk to after dinner that evening. must all be settled very quickly. She began to plan what she would
| say.
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Afterwards she could never tell exactly what had happened. There was the moment when she saw the other car aweryn crazily. Gibson swore, Gypsy felt the coupe reel
"IP's too hul to have it out in a land serenmed. storm like this."
"That's what I got it for. I get
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She had never seen the man who
my money's worth out of a car. was bending over hor. Ile hast
Buy 'em to use 'em. Would you a round face and wore spectacles. like to drive ?"
"Do you think," he was anying, ex-"that if I help you you can stand?" of Gypsy moved and a twingo
"Oh, nol I've had a little perience with a battered up livver
but I wouldn't think of trying to palu shot through her left Looi. drive a car like this! Jim nover She discovered that she was lying lets me touch the roadster."
on the ground. A man's coat was
Was
"That so? You, ought to. learn. | under her and her clothing Practice is probably all you need. Any time you feel in the mood I'd be glad to come along us instructor
a poor one I'll admit.
half-drenched. The rain was still falling.
Gypay's smile was a bit nervous. "I'd better not," she said, "unless you want your lovely coupe to be a complete wreck!"
"Well, I'd take my chances. By the way, how in Jim theee days? Haven't seen him."
"lie's about as usual. Working too hard, I think. He hasn't had vacation yet and I think he needs it."
"What---what happened?" she asked In a small voice.
“Another car crushed into rours. How do you feel now 7"
"My foot hurts," Gypsy told him. The left one." She tried to draw herself up to a sitting position but the movement brought a quick ex- clamation of pain.
"Here-let me take your armı" the man sald. "See if we can't make it easier. Are you ready
now?"
Gibson nodded. "That always Gently he lifted her. The left Plugging away! You foot ached but Gypsy set her lips was Jim. know the trouble with him is lujand endured it. Her shoulder
forgots to enjoy life. What's the pained her too. She looked down. bleed- use of living if you have to work and saw that her arm was all the time? That's the way ing. feel about It"
"Oh, Jim doesn't work all the time. He likes fun."
"That's nothing," the stranger said, noting her glance, "just d
sernteh.
"Does he? Well, I'm glad to hear that. Say, he made quite a success of a case last spring, didn't he? Girl accused of murder."
you?
foot!
Protty badly jolted aren't Don't try to stand on that Lean agalust me."
The girl did as she was told. Her entire body seemed to be
a mans
"Yes. The Roberts Case. It of achos and hruises. She was was a wonderful victory."-"
"I remember now. Read about it In a San Francisco paper. The girl was pretty, wasn't she? What became of her?"
"After she was acquilted she left Forest City and went back to
cold.
Now she was beginning to remember what had happened.
The brown coupe sprawled in the ditch at the side of the road. A few yards back stood n large touring car.
"Where is Mr. Gibson?**
her relatives. She has a better asked. "Was he-hurt?"
Of course
she
coupe.
job now and I think she's happy. The man nodded toward a figuro
it was a terrible exat the other side of the perlence. It will be a long time "Your friend seems to be knocked before she get over it."
out," he said. "If we can get you
what I ca Gibson nodded. “And how de into my car 1' see you like being a lawyer's wife?" do--"
he asked, "when the customers are young and pretty?"
he
She wished he wouldn't look at her that way: She wished wouldn't say such things. It was more Gibson's tone than the words to which she objected.
But she tried to answer lightly "Oh, do, you think 1 need to worry?"
"I'll say I don't! Not you."
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Cautiously, leaning on the stran- ger's arm, Gypsy limped toward the touring car. There wore questions she wanted to mak but it was all the girl could do to set her teeth and endure the agony.
"Think we'd better get you to a doctor," the man said as he noted the grimace when she settled her self in the rear seat of the touring car. "That foot pains a lit, doesn't it?"
She nodded. "You'd batter-go They were on the Somerset read. back to-Mr. Gibson-
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It was a narrow ribbon of highway A tall figure in clothing that had winding a circuitous route on grad-once been white came bobbing to- The stranger turned. ually rising ground. The reward them. poured down steady. Ax the "Well! You look all right. coupe swung around the curve the thought you'd taken the count!" wheels skidded.
Gibson rubbed his head. "What It was all over after a breathless was the damn fool trying to do?" instant. Gibson and control of the he grumbled. "Kill, us? Where' car, They were moving along his car?" smoothly again.
The stranger shook his head. Gypsy, who had seen it all in one "The other fellow didn't even stop," terrorized moment, drew a deep he said. "Must have been drunk sigh. "Oh," she said, "for a mojudging from the way he was driv- Ing. I was behind and saw him ment I thought!"
weaving from one side of the road have to the other. Crash must come when I was on the other aide of the hill. I didn't see it. When get here the other car was way down the road and yours was in the ditch."
"So did I" Gibson said sharply. "Well, I won't let that. happen again, I assure you!"
They drove silently for a few mo ments. Gypsy was thinking that if the young man had been watch the road instead of looking at her
the near-accident would not have "Roadater, wasn't it?" Gibson
occurred. Probably he knew how to drive ail right when he kept his mind on driving:
asked. "I didn't have a chance. The idiot deliberately ran into us."
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It was not a dream. The pain lo her foot told her that. She looked out and discovered that the rain had stopped. Dusk was gathering. It must be nearly six o'clock.
"This the place?" Maaon naked, Blowing the car before a brick dwelling.
"No. The next house. There's
a driveway lending in."
A moment later the car halted.
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"Who is it you wanted to sea?" Jim asked. Ho looked at the car. Gypsy" he exclaimed excitedly. What's the "What's happened? matter?"
"Mrs. Wallace was in an acci- dent." Mason explained. "I came along a fow minutes later and she asked ma bring her here. I'm afraid one of her ankles may bo broken or badly sprained. You'd botter call a doctor,"
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Jim Wallace rushed past him. Tell me what happened, Gypsy he demanded.
He burst into vigorous profanity. "My name's Masch," the other "Do you notice how, much cooler
man volunteered, "Fred Mason. I it is out here?" he asked presently live in Somerset. The young lady gested. "You'll have to have help into the front seat of the touring Sometimes the pain was se great
"Much cooler," she agreed. "I seems to have hurt her foot badly with that car anyhow. Looks to ear and Mason started the engine she could not help meaning, wonder if the rain is going to last and I think she ought to get to B
me like a bad smash-up."
In 10 minutos they drew up beside all evening. The sky doesn't seem doctor."
"Looks like a wreck all right," a farm house. Gibson walked to Mason turned. "Where
As they neared the city limits any lighter."
"Are you hurt, Mrs. Wallace Gibson agreed. "I'm Frank Gib-the door and knocked. A moment want me to take you, Mrs. Wal-right" "You can't tell about these sum- Gibson demanded, for the first son. Mr. Mason, and this is Mrs. later someone answered. He waved, Inco?" mer storms. Anyhow, the longer time showing interest in the girl. back to town and let me off at the entered the house.
Wallace. If you could take hor, signalling the others to go on, and
"I'd like to go to my own home,” it lasts the more pleased some people will bo."
"It's my ankle. The left one."
nearest farm house it would cor Gypsy's foot was throbbing. At she said, and gave him the address, "Our garden needs it," Gypay the told him. "Otherwise I guess phone the garage and get someone moved along she clenched her fats stop at a doctor's no?"
tainly be a big favour. I can tele-overy jerk and jolt na the car "Don't you think you'd better began and then she stopped. She I'm all right.” wished she had not come for this "You'd better let me take you
and tried to koop from crying out. "No, thank you. All I want is Coolish drive. She should have two into Forest City," Mason pug- he said. The two
Mason nodded. "O, K. with me," Tears came into her eyes and she to get home! She leaned back men climbed did not bother brush them away, and closed her eyes. If only this
out hore before dark-
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"It's nothing. Jim. I'll be all
He helped her from the car, his arm around her. For an instaut she steadied herself against him, werdungen looking up into his face.
"It's nothing," the repeated in
a weak voleo. Immediately she fainted.
(To be Continued.)
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