THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE
DARLING FOOL
BEGIN HERE, TO-DAY
by MABEL MCELLIOTT
had the swiftness of a pistol shot, store, eager for a brief chat with MONICA O'DARE, pretty, 10, and pour, is in "She did, eh? I don't see how she go and yot hero who was, giving love with DAN CARDIGAN, heir to one of could have. I've been busy as a him a chance to escape, Belvedere fortunes, Monnie works in a arus stor, helping to support her MOTHER bird dog ever since I arrived."
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Now he was helping her into the jomnly gyrating on the dance floor, low-alung car. The door slammed. Monica assured horaolf, nitor a The motor purred.
swift survey, that no one she know "Cold?" Dan was looking down was present and was consequently at her as they dew along. Sho|relloved.... shook her head and laughed.
The man who owned the place, "Of course not. It's a beautiful a thick-set, cheerful looking Italian. night. Just like summer.” Sho led them to a table by a window, felt happy now na she always did supplied them with menu cards and when she was alone with Dan. left them. Dan turned to her and They talked a little-desultory Monnio's heart missed a beat. For her younger slater, Kay, and her brother. Monnie did not look at him. The look Dan bestowed upon her talk. Dan drove fast. In the the first time she saw the old Dan MARK. An older brother, liikke is a gar*** The old struggle had begun again was baffling in Its hidden quality, flashing lights before they reached in that glance the humbly wor mechanic, The. O'Dares have neen better days. Dan Cardigan comes back from the between them. Dan's constant Ho said easily, "Not unless your the edge of town Monica coull see shipping Dan who hand first said to city and dose not tank Monnis out once evasions maddened her, whose na-mother sends me.. Or would't you his handsome profile. How splen- her summer before last, "I'm fall- Barbour and bendsome newcomer to town, enture was simple and honest as the like to go for a ride? Just out to did he was! What did it mattering in love with you, girl, d'yo
unhappy. CHARLES EUSTACE, Riga Kay's admiration. Dan arrives unex onco and for all? her, taner voice Mill Creek Road and back-" if he had been driving with Bandra now that?" -proladly se-Monnie--fs-- washing-the -aepper demanded:
Unaccountably, the girl's heart that afternoon and had not told Yes, Dan was looking at hor Všisher,
NOW CO ON WITH THE STORY
The struggle to koep Dan inter-lightened. What did it matter, her about it? cated, to keep him in love with hor after all, whether Dan Abbed to "I thought we'd drop in at the again in that way. There was no mistaking that. Her pulses begun CHAPTER II "
wearled her. But some strong her about the time of his arrival? Cabin for a bit and dance," Dan to pound. i compulsion she did not half under. He was here, just as she had announced casually. Monica folt He stared down at her. long-stand made her keep it up. I dreamed. That was all that count-a momentary flash of disappoint place fashion, "Missed you. Liko He only said in rather common- lushed, sullen-looking, eyes lighted
ment. Of course it would be lovely from within. "Hello!" he said wasn't as if Dan were the only ed.
man who had over paid attentions "PI dash upstairs a minute and to dance with Dan. Just to be
the very devil." lightly.
to her. There were half a dozen fix my hair," she murmured con- soon with him was a matter for
She strove for the light touch. Monale shrank back. The great in and around Belvedore who fusedly. And 'vanished.
prido. But it was grand, too, being It would never do to let him know ing was casual, as though he had would have been proud and glad As she traced the outline of her alone together. However, she said how much she had missed him. been gone a day or a week instead to claim Monica O'Dare-but Dan mouth with a Httle raspberry col-lightly, "That would be fun.” Never, never! of almost a year. Her pride rose.was the one she wanted.
fuored stick and powdered her nose Sho stifled hor conscience. Gallantly she said, "I've thought She took her cuo from him," shrug-
Mrs. O'Dare stirred. Her glasacs Monnio could hear the rumble of Mother didn't like her to go out of you a lot, too." 'ging herself out of his prisoning fell to the floor with a catter and Dan's voice, taking to her mother, to the Cabin, a harmicas enough Dan set his jaw In an ominous
Angers.
"Nice to see you," she said cool-she called, "Who's that you're talk: Her despair of half an hour ago appearing rond place some 10 miles way he had. He demanded, "Is ing to, Monnie? Did Bill get in had lifted. She felt cheered. out from town. Of late rather un-that all you've got to say about ly, trying to deny the sick torment
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Anything might happen. Any pleasant reports had drifted back to it?" his arrival had stirred within her. The girl was grateful for the thing could. Was she a fool to Belvedere about it "When did you get back?"
Interruption. An awkward silence stake so much on her hopes of Dan's gaze shifted. He snunter-like a barrier had grown up be Dan? Why couldn't she care for
The red stucco roof of the. Cabin ed to the little bay window which tween her and the tall young man Sam Merriweather or any of the came into view presently and the "All?" she nsked demurely. looked out
the Inwn. Red in the gray suit.
others who dropped Into the drug mußlled bent of jazz. Lights "That's a lot. This l a small geraniums bloomed there in an old-
her! Why had she fastened her streamed out from the casement place, you know, and I miss my- fashioned wire stand. Dan fixed
affections on anyone so far above windows, behind the panes of which my friends." his eyes on this and mumbled, “Oh,
her as Dan Cardigan?
a few walters could be seen, hurry- around noon. I was busy with the
Well, she had done it and it was (ing to and fro.= family until just now. Thought I'd
too late now to go back coldly over "Don't know why they call this drop in and see how you've been
the progress of her feeling, for place the Cabin, muttered Dan behaving since I left."
Dan. Love was like a prairie fire. Jovially. It looks for all the world Once lighted, it awept on madly, like a near-Spanish bungalow." heedless of what it destroyed.
He helped her out of the car and "Good girl. That didn't take she smoothed her frock, glancing long," Dan approved, smiling down down at it doubtfully and wishing at her.
she had changed to her bluo crepe. "Don't be late, dear," her Oh, well, it didn't matter! mother warned.
There were a few couples sol-
on
"He's lying to me," sald Monnie's traitorous heart. Why don't I let him know that I know?”
Aloud she said casually: "Oh, nice of you. Kay said at dinner she thought she's seen you.”
"It's Dan Cardigan, Mother,” phe said casually. "Ite knocked but we didn't hear, so he came round."
Mrs. O'Dare greeted Dan. "Come out of the kitchen, chil- dren, I WOR Just thinking of lighting a fire in here. It will be cogy--"
Mounle interrupted, her usually sweet voice high and strained, "Dan just stopped in to hello. He's running along."
say
Why had she said that, He swung around. His answer wondered? She didn't want him to
she
Monica could have loughed aloud,› could have sung for pure joy at his fierceness.
She gave him an impish smile. Dan glowered at her, la blue eyes'; fairly crackling at her under his long lashes,
"What have you been doing with yourself all winter? I suppose you've got a trail of young men from here to High Falls."
This wasn't quite the note Mon- nic had expected him to strike. It (Continued on Page 10.)
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