THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
LOVE or MONEY?
CHAPTER XXIII
BY H. W. CORLEY
The Townsend limousine arrived at Lottio's apartment promptly at 10 o'clock. It remained there
waiting until well after it because Mona and Lottle had sel' out al 9:30 to shop. On the liet. were shoes, hose, gloves, purse and oven a rose-point handkerchief.
MONDAY, MAY 8, 1933.
She was jubilant. This micant, of "You mean Steve didn't want to course, that Steve would be there, stay for the wedding, Jimmy?" He'd be best man, most likely and "Hardly, I think, Miss. You alio maid of honour-or whatever se you could call it when the wedding takea place in a sick room.
•
Whatever Lottic was to gee could not be explained at tho They rodo now in silence. The moment. Mr. Garrotson entered sun was shining and spring was the room and,
murmuring,
in the air. A tender haze of green butler bowed himself out.
"Ah, Miss Moran!" Mr. filled the distant fields and finally
He turned to the stairway and,
drawing room.
the
Gor-
is to
the dim outlines of Twilands raised retson was saying. "And I'm glad wife should wear. That will take Staying protests with a smoothly above the sheltering. branches to know you, Miss Carr. You both
across the valley.
look very charming." up part of your time. Of course gloved hand, she leaned forward.
"The gardener, sir, with the bou- I'll be as busy as a bee myself but "Jackson," she called through Lottie eraned her neck as the car!
can get off now and then." the window which she had opened, entered the gate, but falled to spy quet," Jimmy's voice came from the
doorway: "Busy as which beo?" asked ignoring the speaking tube. "Has Steve's car.
The old gardener, hat in hand, Monn, wrinkling her nose, her din- Mr. Snccarelli's scilow roadster "Listen, honey," she whispered as turbing thoughts for a moment been at Twilands lately? He's a they drew up before the door, "iphuffled forward to present an of- forgotten.
friend of mine. I thought maybe you want to back out right now fering of delicate pink rosen. "I've earth made every bridal bouquet for Twi- I'd ace him to-day."
I'm with you. Nobody on the Lottie was wriggling into "The yellow roadster?" Jack-enu make you go through with lands in 30 years," he said.
"It's beautiful. Thank you!" Lottie's mult, donned with much sleeves of her coat. "The
one son thought a rabment. "Yes, miss. this if you don't want to"
"And you, Miss, If I may uny 80, there twirling and twisting before the that hangs around the hive and The yellow roadster was
Jimmy appeared at the door, hin mirror, had been pronounced ex-doesn't work, maybe, she answer yesterday. Not at the garage be- face beaming. Mr. Garretson will are beautiful too."
Mr. Garretson turned to Mona ap- actly right for Mena. Both girls ed Stil, that's not fair, Min. cause Mr. Steve never bothers to be down directly. Miss," he told provingly. The ceremony agreed that it was far better than I did work every day this week," drive to the garage. saw the Mona. "I wish you much up take pince in the sick room," he a new one, hastily nelected and not- "And earned twice what they roadster last night parked by the piness, Misa, if I may be so bold." said. "Townsend had a slight re- itted properly.
paid you," Mona said promptly. hedge. Lottle selected a blouse to go "Do you have everything?" Lottie surveyed Mona triumph-bowing, pointed the way into the lapse last evening. Oh, nothing serious. But we thought it best with it. "You look simply adora-Lottie paused at the door to ask. astly.
not to allow him to rise. The doc- blot she told Mona as she tucked "Take a last look at this pinec. "Was It there this morning, Jack- The room was empty. From ator and nurse are there with the stray lock carefully beneath the Miss Moran. Maybe Mrs. Townson? 16 Mr. Stove staying over drawer in a table the butler drew minister. Miss Lottie and I aro new blue hat. "That sult might, send won't bo able to get
here for the wedding? You've heard out a package. It was'n long, flat to be the official witnessen." have been made for you. It fits you often."
about the wedding, I suppose?" jeweller's box. "Mr. Steve asked
In silence they climbed exactly as well as It does me,"
"Don't be like that?" Mona's Who Indeed in the Townsend me to give you this, Miss," he stairs. The staircase seemed in- "It's sweet of you, Lottle, to take voice was distressed. "You know employ had not heard about the anid. Privately, Miss. Ho said terminable to Mona but they rench- all this trouble"
Pll always keep all my old friends."wedding? But Jackson reply was you would understand.'
ed the top and moved down the "No trouble at all, honey! I
Lattle slammed the door shut, circumspect. "Begging your par- "Mr. Steve!" Lottle exclaimed.[dim, wide hall, never dreamed I'd be lending my tried to make sure of the lock and don. Mies, about the roadster "He's here?"
to Barry's door. Which one would clothes to a bride for a swell wed-tossed the key into her purse. could not say. I left early to do
Jimmy shook
his head. "No, it be? Ah, here! .ding !"
"Everything's It was a trim little bride whom some errands for Mr. Townsend." Miss. He's gone. But he asked
ready, air," "It isn't exactly the way I'd Jackson, the chauffeur, saluted be-
"You didn't see it then beside me to deliver the package before nurse whispered. She moved aside thought of marrying Barry," Mona foro he opened the dobr of the car the hedge this morning?"
the wedding, Miss."
as Monn, Iarge-eyed, clutching the Jackson smiled. "Mr. Steve used
Mr. said wistfully. His uncle sending with a low bow, Privately Jackson
Lottie turned in diamay to Mona roses, followed
Garretson'a the car and me dashing out at the deckled that the other young lady it last night. That's all I know. who stood with the open jewel case gesture and stepped within, inst minute to buy a bridal outfit." was decidedly attractive tool The I saw him get into it when I drove in her hand. It was the necklace Lottie smiled. "I know what chauffeur, thinking of his own the doctor to the station. That's and Mona had promised to wear it you're thinking about," she said. happy but froway little wife back in the only time I saw it. Of course," on her wedding day.
never apelogetically, "Mr. Steve "White satin-church aisles--Kitty the country, sighed.
Mechanically she slipped the thin and Kathleen tossing rose petala The car glided up Seventh ave-parks it twice in the same place." chain of diamonds about her neck and your Mn weeping fit to kill-nue to the park. "I've got An "And Twilanda is full of parking and fastened the clasp.
Lottio. "Gone? Lottle repeated. "Ma ought to be there, though,"ideal" Lottie announced suddenly, places, isn't it?" offered Mona said slowly. "I just can't on-
derstand it, Lottie, I mean this
rush and everything."
"I know dear." Lottie's voice was sober. "The main thing is you're going to marry Barry."
She surveyed Mona approvingly, then dropped to her kness and bus- led harsolf with the hem of the skirt. "You any they're opening accounts for you," she went on, rising and scowling at the refrac
tory hem. "And you're not even going to live at Twilands. Won- der why"
"I'm to spend the year-or most of it except the hot months at the town house," Mona repeated pa- tiently.
"Learning to be a lady I suppose! Using the right fork. Which sauce.
to
order with the fish. Learning
to be a credit to the Townsend farm-
fly
"Well, I've a lot to learn," ob- served Mona. "And I do want to be a credit to them!"
"What I mean is this," the other girl interrupted. "When you get back right after the ceremony you're going to find time heavy on your hands. No job, no house work. Just time to kill. Well, auppose we stop out and buy your clothes together, Maybe I dress like a vamp myself but I know what the well-dressed young 63rd street
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the
Nearer and nearer
A
If only they would give her one moment, just one, alone with him! "Mr. Townsend has been very ill." the nurse said softly,
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