THE HONGKONG
DARLING FOOL
·CHAPTER XL
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by MABEL MCELLIOT
TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, JULY 24) 1933.
far away. Once as the car took a Arthur Mackenzie would have. corner cautiously she thought she thought of her home.Thon--slo saw a little group staring at har tossed her head! curiously. It was the usual crowd Kay will be here soon," Mr. of ne'er-do-wells who hung around O'Dare told her."Mark's.working the fire engine. house, Monnie at the Boston store: I told you shrugged 'hor shoulders. The news that when I wrote, didn't 17 He No one knew she was coming to and her and, so perhaps would of her return would soon be all runs errands after school. He's Sho had not wired ɛho had not ask too many questions. After about town. The train slowed. Monnie, mor- thought she would surprise them she had antiaded them she would
"Meble you know 'em. Fact is "And Bill? Monnia was almost eaving his money for Christmas." shalling her forces and making all. It was strange, arriving on let Dan know who was back. Dan! I'm sure you do," old Marley was afraid to ask about Bill. Maybe certain her bags were all in order the platform with no one to grect Every man on the street, walking droning on. "They was—"" felt a curious aurre of excitemost her. Strange and exciting, too. In her direction, might be Dani
he had gone off and married Angle She was home! Home at last aftor Old Marley Brockway who drove
Who the victims of the accident while she'd bean away.. the long ocean voyage, the dash the "Rapid Fire Taxi" took her
were the girl was destined not to Old Marley asemed inclined to know Just then, as a milk wagon, these days," said Monnie's mother. "Bill is like a different person across New York to make the baga, looking at her a bit curious-gossip. Driving cautiously along. drawn by a nervous horse, dashed Her face lightened. "He's Mon- morning train to Belvedere. Arthurly, she thought, Mackenzie had been everything.
comments over his across the path of the cab andle. I must toll you! It's all off "Been away, I see." That was shoulder.
Marley was too upset by the in-between him and Angio." "Big excitement in town lastsident to chatter further. In aa- "Not really?" Monnie was in- night."
other minute Monnie alighted at credulous. The mother" nodded. "There was ? Monnte wasn't her own door..
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"Yes. Angie went back to her really listening. She know Marley Sho tried the knob, Pound the husband two weeks ago. Sho's and his "big excitements." Prob-door locked and used the knocker been acting rather queerly lately. ably a dog fight.
vigorously. After an instant stops When BIII called her she was never sounded and her mother appeared. in. Do you know, Monnie, I really Her eyes widened, MI
think she cared about BI and that "Monnio! Whi on earth? she decided this was the best way. You're not sick?" THA
out for them all?. She knows Stan "Never that mooie embraced the small figure with vigour. "Fm fine and I've had a fonderful time! But I thought Id Jonfed long enough"
that was kind and thoughtful,old Marley, always. As if you'd be Monnie had felt, on leaving him, a pang of compunction. It acemed getting off the train otherwise,
Monnio raid yes, unfair that she should be able to give him nothing in return.
"Write me," he had enid, holding her hand, on parting. If anything goes wrong if things don't fall out
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"Folka know you was comin'?” Shoahook her head. The ancient automobile rattled along Main street.. Monnie felt "Yes, sir! Accident on the river as you expect." And Monnie had self-conscious, riding alone, How road. People all bunged up." Mar promised lightly. Why should any strange to see the town exactly na ley clucked dolefully. thing go wrong now? She and jake had felt it five weeks, Lago! "Really." Monnie was thinking. Dan would be reconciled. They Nothing had changed. What should of her mother--what she would say would be married directly after the say to her mother-to Kay... | to her. Christinas when his uncle's legacy about hor sudden return? They Took 'em to the hospital," the set him free. She had no fears would think it extremely odd. Well, cabman related with relish. "Hurt now. All the way seemed to be she was in for that now, for all the bad, I guess. Ilke an agreeable dream.
xplanations. They would be glad
She stoned with her thoughts
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that's her husband's name has a vicious temper and that he's make trouble for her. He never wanted to let her go, really, and had threatened, Bill. You don't "But Miss Anotice?". Mrs know how relieved I am about it O'Dare'a brow wrinkled anxiously ill, although I'm sorry for the "She found those old friends of poor little thing! Angle really hers in London and is going to see! hus some fine, qualities,” lots of them. She didn't mind." "So that's one more mountain It wasn't many mothers, Monnio turned into a molehill," Monnic reflected, who would ask so few murmured, fluffing her hair before Questions as here Mrs. O'Dare the hall hirror." "How I worried appeared satisfied with the vague about that situation all summer, explanation though no doubt she thinking Blil's life would be apoil- was thinking her own thoughts, ed by such a marriage! You say
"We've got a pick-up supper," he's taking it all right?" she worried. "Nothing like what would have had If I'd known you were coming.""
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"Yes, I think he's really relieved, deep down," the mother explained. "He was infatuated with Angie at first. She is pretty! And then The girl laughed joyously. This the excitement of knowing she was was getting home-haying mother forbidden fruit, another man's worry about what you ate and how wife, kept up the feeling. You you looked. Sho had missed it know how Bill is! Stubborn ́na a oh, how she had missed it! The mule. He got the Iden Angle, was shabby little house, warm and being mistreated and that he was cosy, the deep chalis, the books her champion. When we accepted under the lamp. How familiar her-what else could we do?-the and yet how strange it all looked thrill wore off. He wasn't really after the salong and cufos in love with her and seeing her Monnie wondered feetingly what (Continued on Page 10.)
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