THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY 20) -1933.
DARLING FOOL
CHAPTER XXXVII
Had she really heard Arthur Mackenzie say those words or was sho dreaming? Monnio, lacing her fingers in her lap, gave him a direct, almost childlike look.
child seeing its rat Christmas tree."
"Am I sonnive?" asked Monnio, struck by this picture of herself.
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mich for all of them at home, vra could come back to Parla to Her mother, Kay. tuo others. gothor. I've wanted to show you Why did she hesitate?
Paris. Remember 1. and that "i must," sho murmured, "havo | from the sturt?"
litle Lime. To think things: orer."
"Ah, time?" He threw out one
1 romomber Ambor eyes finsh. ed at him.:
"Monica, you darling! Don't disappoint me now."
He laughed, delightedly. Such strong brown band in au impatient
Kesture. u baby f
"We've known each
it? Two She trombled, feeling this man's "And you leave to-morrow," she uter-how long la
Three?
Enough, any power, his attraction. "Give me mused, staring beyond him, not weeks? really accing the soft pale colours way. Don't let'a waste the pro- until morning," she ploaded at He threw out his hands. "It's of the room, the mirrors reflecting clous minutes, Montcu," Life Is 80 Inst, in answer to his importunit-
fea. "Telephone me at nine." not that exactly. You're-oh, so the images of well dressed, goft short."
But she was stubborn, for once. "I-I don't understand," she fresh and unspoiled. I never voiced people. This was his life.
"The bant train," he reminded faltered. "You're going back to knew, there was anyone like you in she thought, A succession of She was not go pliablo In this her, "lenves at 11. That makes it New York. But Miss Anstice and world. You give me hack smooth-paced events, money payman's hands as she might once short." But his eyes were glowing. 1 plan, as you know, to start for some touch of my youth-nome ing the way for all manner of have been,
ng with triumph. Ho felt himself Paris next week."
faith I'd lost. D'you know," he taxury, luxury without oitentation,
throw a few things into a dressing "I know," he said firmly "went on in a slightly altered tone, Arthur Mackenzie's wife would be isted. Later."
Then you won't go back with case, can't you?" And Miss Corey know all that." There was eager "d'you know what Cornish Fane-n sort of queen in her own right. news in his tone. "You can see way aald to me when first she saw Doors would open for her. The mu?" Illa face darkened. "We can send your trunk later." Paris any time. Next monthyou? On the deck that first day. ways would be made pleasant. could be married by special licence The girl begged to be taken back
Never mind how-I next year-with me. Yes, Monica, Do you remember?”
The temptation came to her to to-morrow.
You could sail to her hotel carly, for by this time I am asking you to marry me."
remember, said Monnie, surrender. It would all be so could arrange it.
(Continued on Papa 12.) thinking of Cornish's cynical eyes. easy. Ne more money worries, no with me and in January, when all she was actually almost ill with
"She said, 'who's the little bag-more shubs. She could do so this business of the loan is Anished kage? Paying excess on her this time?"
The colour flared up in het hecks. She Wos tense. "But that's Impossible. I told you~"
He Interrupted her with a You sweeping gesture. "I know. told me about the young man back home whom you swore to love for Well, what's happened Is
ever.
"I
Monnie's colour was high, her voice angry. "How could she?".
He shrugged. "She knew me--- #88uined reputation. She
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this, ns 1 Roq it. Either he's for-there was something, between us, kolten about you-which I doubt,
I scarcely think you would have but I soon put her straight on that. I knew then that what I felt for
cared for a fool-or he's got en- tangled with someone else. Either you was different because when she said that I wanted to knock Monica. way he's lost his chance.
I'm in love with you. Docs that her down"
sound absurd from me--with you know about me?"
all
tell-tale about her expression for There must have been something Mackenzie's smile was grim.
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He fell into an instant's musing. "What do you say, Monien?" he asked with a boy's eagerness.
can't answer you now," she told She gave him a level glance. "I
him. "I must have time to think."
"I know you've heard plenty. "I'm not very patient, you Gossip aboard ship. I won't at-know." he reminded her, smiling, tempt to deny any of it. I've not assured. "I'm used to putting been an angel. You must know things through quickly,” that. Women-well, we won't go into that, It's all past. I have
never asked a woman to marry me before," belleve that. There's something about you, Monica," he told her, his voice softening, "that makes me want to do things for you-show you the bright places of the earth."
"That'a kind," she murmured, flashing him a smile.
She had a glimpse for an instant of what her life would be if she put her hand in his. Smooth sall- ruth- ing, always. He would be less. She would have what she wanted materially but her very thoughts would be owned by him. id she want that? She shivered.
"Cold?"
She shook her head.
"You're not noting a' bite,”'. "Too exelted, I guess," she said.
"It's not," he assured her. "Pure selfishness, that's what it is. I "You've-you've taken me off my want to see your eyes shine like a feet."
I can't tell you now, phe per-mister of the situation. "You ca
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