THE HONGKONG TELE
DARLING FOOL
BEGIN HERK TO-DAY
MONNIB O'DARE who
withs ** another, brothers and alater in a small town in Jare with DAN CARDIGAN, heir to
from her. HETTY, & muid in the
her
w
but
and Dan are practically engaged. Monnie
succeeding.
inches from her own.
*
by MABEL MCELLIOTT
H. WEDNESDAY. JUND 28
room. She turned on the lights, of|to dash up hore like this!". the alabaster lamps on the dressing
Confidently she strolled up to the table and surveyed herself in the mirror. What she saw was pleas-man in the waiting car. ing-n tall, symmetrically made you were a lamb to come 'round, figure clad in a Paris frock the
Sho
.....
Dan
colour of sea water, an oval face, no matter what the hour," she James, the chauffour, not two that's all Hetty advised, reluc; dolfcately and adroitly made up flashed into viow as the lights on began cooingly. A brown hand tantly taking her leave: "And as The longlashed eyes were green, the instrument board went on and "Let me go, you-you-" The had she."
were disdainful. The pale gold "Liston,.sweetle!" In loer fortune. CHARLES EUSTACE girl, trig in her new gray uniform,
two hair was exquisitely waved, per she gasped as the profile of the chauffeur was carven against the comer to the town, serms to admire her pretended to struggle but present-strides the man was at her side, fectly arranged. Yet the expres-mer. abe likes him only as a friend. XAT, erly was lax in the man's arms, whispering « persunaively, "Let's alon the girl wore was one of com- alater, far discontented, at home, and What you hangin' around here for you and me have a party after all plete dissatisfaction.
"James!" worries about the
BANDRA LAWRENCE who pretends to be anyway 7" she demanded with pre-this is over. You can wait at the
The cigarette described Sho unclasped the string of » friend of Monnie's, tries to win awrence (endod truculence, it was easy to side drive for me when I come
s for home, thinks dendra e amping" JAMES, see how she felt about James. Her back. I'll pick you up and we'll pearls which circled her slender flung are in the darkness as the The chauffeur. Kay Lolla Monnie that Sandra beady black eyes were alight with drive over to the Springs. There's threat, tossed it lightly into a man answered respectfully. "Yes, determines to get film back and seems to be conquest. Her breath was short a dance place open all night, over beautifully tooled and arabesqued Miss Sandra, did you want me?”
and excited.
there. We can stop some our box of leather. Hor steps led "I-I thought-But she could མ
"I'm supposed to drive that selves."
loggingly into the creamy tlled not go on. It was humillating. It CHAPTER XVIII
tribe, the whole kit and caboodle.or "I dnasent!" The tempta-bathroom beyond, where lacquer was utterly infuriating to explain Sandra's party was in high 'em, back to the last train," James tion tugged at her. "They'd find red shower curtains and dolphins to a servant that she had dashed diaporting themselves on a silver out into the night, in the thinnest swing. The musicians were frank-told her, releasing his hold and out and give me the air."
"Oh, what d'ya care? If they background enlivened the scene. of boudoir attire, to sca ly wilted, handkerchiefs tucked Into lounging against the door jamb.. their sagging collars. The beauti-Hetty's gaze took In his litho lean do we'll run over to Cleveland and The night, by now, was stilling. Cardigan. ful supper table was disorganized. nens, elfectively set off by the hun get hitched. Try our luck as a Scarcely a breath stirred. Sandra
"What are you doing. parked couple in the city. What d'ya ung the casements wide. Plates with melting mounds of ice, ter's green garb he wore.
"Oh, youb 7" She anvoured this, say?"
shrugged off the green frock and here, at this hour?" She delib- trays of little cakes, of half-filled
I'm "Jimmy!" The plain face was drew around her a gossamer negerately chose the offensive, the glasses were everywhere and enter-"Hope they push off soon. or's men rushed to and fro repair-pretty tired myself. Got to give transformed, the black, eyes glow-ligee. She ran water into the tub direct attack. ing the damage. Only the hostess, the old man early breakfast, too. ed, starlike. "Don't kidma like and flung in a handful of spicy "I was just havin' a last smoke. abruptly before turnin' in." Hia volce tall and slim in her lce-green frock You'd think a person was made of that! You haven't talked that smelling salts. Then, of cobweb lace, acemed cool. Yet wood, the way you get treated." way since-well, since her ladyship changing her mind, she stopped out sounded carefully respectful, but began to drag you around with her on the balcony beyond one of the the girl chose to bellove, that in- her aspect was scarcely that of n
windows, her figure silhouetted aolence underlay the remark. satisfied hostess-one who is aure "It's not a bad place to work," in the roadster last summer." her party had been a signal success. the chauffeur sald lazily. "Good Ever and again she glanced over pay and the food is all right. her shoulder at the French doors, What's your kick?"
"I could do twice as well in the standing open to the verandah. Once or twice she frowned thought- city and you know it," she said fully and answered her partner un-sullenly. heedingly.
"Then why don't you try it?" Ilotty, watching the scene from His toothy grin held a trace of behind the Venetian screen which malice. Iletty gave him a furious "Sweet of you to BAY Ho!" guarded the dining room door, look,
Sandra drawled for the hundredth whispered maliciously to the cook, "Want to stick around and watch time that night. "Yes, it's been a crowded in beside her, "Ain't ahe you,
smarty!"
"Dan!" whispered the girl in the she snapped. good party, hnan't it? Don't for - in a stow, though? Miased her "You're getting too big for your get--the Blue Room on Friday! shadows. Vitality returned to her,
guess that time. He didn't come." boots. And
somebody No, I'm driving up, Bye. Louis. A little smile, secret, pleased, sedne-
James, big and brawny, was be- "Who didn't?" Cook was ob- around here who'll make a fool of Bye, Nancy." She flung an airy tive, played about her mouth. She tween them now. tuse.
you if you don't watch out-" kiss into the night as the last car glided back into the apartment she
"Hetty, come along. You're all the had just left, clicked the switch Hetty snorted. "Young Mister "You're telling me." He-lighted chugged off. Returning to Cardigan, of course. Didn't you a forbidden cigarette, enolly re-empty and strangely dismantled controlling the lights and, snatch-wrong about this!" notice?"
Karding her.
house, she sighed a sigh of pure ing up a silken wrap, stole out into She struck out at him. "You The stairs were darkened let me go ' tell her what I The older woman shook her hand, "I am, big boy. She's made impatience. Mrs. Peterman, atif- the hall, "I ain't bothered about such non-fools of lots better than you are. ing a mansized yawn, was standing now. Someone had latched the think. She can't get the one she
front door.
waata so she'll take somebody sense and you've no business to be.I been watching her for a couple of in the door of the butler's pantry, You better scoot back upstairs to years now. She's smart but she'll "Everything's the most hideous "And I was doubting him, think-clso-!"
an excuse," Sandra, fleeing through the the coats and things and don't be get her come-uppance one of these mess," Sandro sald testily. But ing he'd invented trying none of them on, either." days when she least expects it." run along to bed. Never mind it whispered the hurrying girl. "He darkness, heard.
(To be Continued.) Helty, making a face at the "Keep your hair on," drawled the to-night. Why I give parties," any- couldn't stay away.~ Sweet of him | other's retreating figure, found her man. "I don't know what you're how. I can't imagine arm prisoned in a strong grasp and raving about anyway."'
Trailing her draperies after her, whirled to see the smiling face of
better watch yourself, Ishe went up to the white and scarlet
"You
there's
He patted her shoulder. "No against the lighted room behind.
"I won't have this-this snooping kiddin'. I'm kinda sick of things
around," she told him Jelly. "Re here, myself. Like a change.". 1 A car purred up to the cedars port to me in the morning, please,
"I'll be waiting when you come
below and stopped, Sandra, to talk it over." If they back. Listen-glory be,
She did not see the small dark ain't playing Home, Sweet Home' interested, slipped into the shadow
of the awning. The motor sang figure behind her-did not, until she flew.
for a moment, then was quiet, she turned, know what a whirl- Lights were turned off, but the wind was upon her.
park of a cigarette glowed in the darkness.
furious, "You-you-" Hotty, could not find words, "Runnin' out to got anmebody else's man. I'll fix you!"
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