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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JULY 29, 1933.
DARLING FOOL
CHAPTER XLV
by MABEL· TICELLION
fool. Answer the door like a good ¦ PROLETARIAN. PEACE.
girl."
Going down into the neat little parlour Monule was abruptly con- Kay complied, looking, in her selous of the room's shabbiness, blue frock. lke modern angel The rug had long since faded, its had charming manners, Monnie re- with-a-halo-of-Yair-curis Kay bright, original pattern loại.
·MME. SUN YAT-SEN CALLS "ANTEWAR PARLEY
Shanghai, July 28, Madame Sun Yat-son, in her
They had bought the couch in the lectad listening to her sister's corner the year Daddy died and duty voleo in greeting, Yes, Kay somehow, since, there had never had a great deal of promise. Un capacity as Chairman of the Com- less Monnie did something about been enough money to recover it.
mittee. Is making preparations
There was a worn place on one ori, though, her sister would be for the World's Anti-War Con
Spotless, like everything else in Mrs. O'Dare's home, but they had quite obviously been patched and darned. There wore scuffed
in this
There were all sorts of reasons for Monate to accept Arthur Mae-this morning formally announc enzie. And no obstacles, Wouldn't in the convention of the Con-
ference in September.
it seem idiocy now for her to re-j
marka-the sort small, sturdy fuse him? If he still wanted her.vat-sen declared that at present,
shoes make-on all the chairs and on the upright piano.
How shabby, Monnie thought) with a pang, all this would look to
In her statement Madame Sun of course. And ahe rather
the Powers were all preparing lettera of thought he did. His Inte hnd held a warm, urgent note. for a second World War, while In an Instant he was before her, nerensing everyday. Therefore it the proletariat's sufferings were the urban oyes of her distinguish dominating the small room, bigger is necessary for the world's work- ed visitor. Ah, but she could than she remembered him, impres change all this in the twinkling of sive in his bly cont with the scenting class to unite and present a an eye if only she wanted to! Nof damp tweed and good Russian united front against the Imperia- longer need her mother ruin her leather clinging to him.
"Well Well!" eyes over ne mending, prolong- ing the life of damask and wool. No longer need the table be act she had nothing to say, a trille shy Monnie was laughing, finding with cracked, chipped china. The with the great man. Was It linen. Her mother could have possible she had been a casual tended by 2,000 delegates. Repre- with him in Londoh? All, that' luxury beyond her
brightest seemed ages ago and she herselfsenting thirty million workers in dreams. Monnie considered that she had known the wildness and despair of first love and it had brought her nothing. Arthur Mackenzie would bring her the calm, assured devotion of mid-
O'Dares could have silver and fine
dle age. Along with this he could offer her security and assurance
These thoughts raced through Mounic's mind na, before the fair ror in the hall, she touched her hair nervously, smoothed her frock.
Monule made a sweeping ture. "Wondering what think of all this."
"Won't like it?"
27
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small and childish.
He would not let Kay take bis
llaty.
Continuing. Madame Sun de- clared that the forthcoming Con-
Amsterdam last August. ference is the result of a decision in
of the Anti-War
taste
JOHNNIE WALKER ..
you'll Conference
The Conference would be. at-
thirty countries.
at that time another girl.
Concluding, Madame Sun urges "Bat you look aplendid!" "Thank you." He made her feelworkers, labour unions, students, factory operatives, unemployed
artists writers,
and volunteer Anti-Japanese organisations to eat-nonsense. It could go right join the Conference Renter. there on the hall tree. It was a wretched night. He had 11 car waiting. He was driving Cincinnati. ile would plane the day following on his way
west,
take
on to swiftly. They're great, your pro- aple. Just what one might expect." "Thank you." She Aushed at This honest admiration.
"Monnie, I haven't long to stop.
Monnie said shyly that she was |
"What are you thinking of7" sorry she couldn't invite him to I must settle this business quickly, Kay asked.
stop with them. Without seeming Do you know what I've come for?" gea- to, his shrewd glance took in the That was a hard question to an- he'll little house. That was kind, hejswer, In all simplicity, bat
her said, but he'd planned to go on. eyes were eloquént, This must be the western hospital- "Have you thought it over, deur? "Won't-?" Mounie wrinkled ity he'd heard so much about. I hate to rush you but it seems to her nose. "I don't much care Kay drifted away with a mur-me I've been waiting a long time. whether he docs or not. I was mured excuse after moment or What have you to say to me?" thinking how dull this place must two and Monnie heard the click of She lifted her head. The words be for Mother. She knows every her mother's key in the lock. Mrs, were trembled on the tip of her worn place in the rug, every O'Dare would slip upstairs to tongue but just then there was an scratch on the furniture. I was freshen her costume and brush interruption in the form of a long wishing I could make « clean; her soft graying hair before peal at the bell. Sounds from the sweep of it all, get her new presenting herself to the visitor. kitchen regions indicated Kay and things
They made small talk. Mac-the mother were busy with domes- kenzie seemed interested in every-tie dutles and had not heard the "D'ye know," Kay interrupted thing. What was Monnie doing? sound. with an air of sagacity, "I don't Ah, that sounded good! Did she "I'll go," Morinic said swiftly, believe she minds so much-not like her new work? And her somehow glad of the respite. as we do. Every bit of it-the brother-the older one? What
She hastened to the door, mak- shabbiness mean-is home to about him? This little sister wasing a pretty picture in her swirl Mother. We're always going a beauty, wasn't she?
ing frock, her checks rosy, her about, seeing other people's things Everyone thought ao, Monnie eyes alight with excitement. To and being envious. But she never agreed, kindling at his praise. her amazoment. Charles, Eustace coniplains."
Kay hail thought of going on the stood on the threshold. "Just the same I'd like to be able stage, she added, but just now she "May I come in for a moment, to get her new things," anid Mon- seemed perfectly happy, working | Monica?" He was looking very nie sturdily. "And someone to on the local newspaper. Insisted handsome. "I want to
talk to help her to wash dishes and doon contributing her whare" to the you." The heavy part of the cleaning family income, ton.
What could she say? What She must have washed millions of "She'd make a senation. in New |could she do? He had never been dishes in the last 10 years." York," Mackenzie said enthusinsti- refused admittance at this hospit- "Not for me!" yawned Kay cally. "With the right, gowns, able door before. Mounie opened lazily. "I never #1034 to wash And she should have her hair done it wide, and he followed her into any. When I'm an old maid by Antoine. She has # race the room where Mackenzie, loung. shall live in one room--a studio- quality."
ing against the mantelpiece,
And have a maid in a gray uniform] Monnie turned, at the faint examined some old photograplis. to wait on me."
rustle in the doorway, "My "I'm sorry, I didn't know you "That would be nice." Monnie mother," she introduced proudly, had a guest." Charles' tone was agreed dreamily, straightening a Mackenzie, springing to his feet, steely, polite. But Monica, having picture, • “Where is Mums, by the bowed low. One might, thought brought him thus far, had to go way 7"
Monnie, her heart swelling, be on In a cool voice she introduced She ran across to Mrs. Cox's, ashamed of the scuffed chairs and the men. "Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. with some broth. Della is sick threadbare carpet but anyone in Eustace." with thu or something."
the world would be proud of a Mackenzie turned, recognition "I wish she'd rest once in a mother like that. Character was dawning in his face, his annoy- while." Mounie complained. "She moulded on the very bones of the ance for the moment in abeyance. never stops. It worries nie.'
fine face. The eyes were
"How do you do. But we've met i a beauti- "She doesn't want to," Kay told ful, although they had lost the before!"
"Mother of youth, her older sister. "She loves doing sparkle
Charles acknowledged the sen- the things alie does."
wouldn't be one bit different, intence with an ironic bow.
"Whatever shall I do with them "I guess you're
But salins," the girl reflected loyally. right. want her life to, be cusier. just listening to the pleasant voice, both?" the, girl asked herself doe the same," Monnie persisted.
"But I want her to have them just pairingly. "Everything is spoil- ed now. Charles hates me for having Arthur here-not that it Soon they were alone together matters! To-morrow he'll know "Don't run away, please!" Mon- and the man turned toward her, the truth?" nie besought. "I feel such "I like them all,"
Kay sprang to attention at the the same." sound of the bell. "Guess that'si your man."
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