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DARLING FOOL
CHAPTER XLVII
and
Monnie rushed on, quite as if he They stood there, fluming at hnd not spoken. "You used to be 80-well, really wonderful. 1nst tall each other. The man, lean and straight, his eyes dark-summer-inst spring."
"Ah yes. ened' with something very like the young man rominded
But that was then," Tury. The girl, smail; routen, in eryptically."
hor a dress of some thin, soft stuff,
"I wasn't any different," Mon- her head thrown back, defying nie reproached him. I was the him.
aame.. What's changed you?" Kay, coming to the door of the
Claries shook his head, almost living room, stared for a moment andly. Then comprehension downed in "You've not changed? And yef her eyes, and, unseen by both com- you're going to marry butants, she slipped away.
low." "What business. Is It of yours| "He's fine and honourable whom I marry?" Monnie O'Dare good," Monnie defended her repeated defiantly.
Charles Eustace, two steps bene as I want to be taken
sent sultor. He'll take care low her on the narrow light of of. Anyhow, it can't possibly con- care stairs, smiled ironically. She was cern you. You and your your so lovely in her anger. He did Contessa!",
She fairly flung the title at hini. tack, could not help smiling. Charles, whitening under the at-
handa..
by MABEL MCELLIOT
TUESDAY, AUGUST
1933.
And all that talk of the girls you "It was you who were stin. went about with, the parties"
Charles laughed in delight. "Jealous little cat!"
"I'm not!"
with you from the start."
her young solemnity in this, took Did she know it. At any rate hor two small hands in his own and It was sweet-to hear him say the said gravely: words. They were what her lieart "I nevar dared before. to nak had been "hungering for. In all you if I had a chance, because of the world, there seemed to bo Dan. When he was alive I felt only this tall young man' with the you were wholly his. And after exnelly how although later she tried no hond and the purposeful volco, he died, well, then, I was afraid hard to remember, they were sit- "I know where I stood with you had dedicated yourself to his ting side by side on the shabbily, you," Charles went on. "I knew memory. You were almost like carpeted stairs. Charles' big hand-how you felt about--him." korchilef, smelling of tobacco and a Monnie shivered. Had she, in only after I discovered this Mac- a nun, remote, spiritual. It was faint whiff of cologne, was in her deed, forgotten Dan already? No, kenzie chap was in the running this was something quite differ-ngain that I decided I might have "My Contesan,' as 'you her," the young man was saying Dan Cardigan. All that old love so unapproachablo-"
call ent from what she had felt for a chance. But you were so stift. very heartless young woman who somehow, with her thwarted and pretending to be angry. very gently, "was a beautiful and and longing, had been. mixed up, She drew herself up at this, 'crack up' over her. I was a wreck there been, in all of it, some de led me a pace for a time, 1 lidn't poverty-stricken girlhood. Hadn't fel-to begin with and finding out what sire to "show" Belvedere? flad ashell 'sho: was just put the crow she wanted Dan for what he stond ning touch, on me.”
for? No-no-she told herself You were in love with her passionately. It wasn't that She then," Monnie accused, feeling weak had really loved him, with a girl's as water: at the thought.
love. She had Bot. her heart on After an interval of murmur. plained Charles, patiently. "I was least suited to each other. Their in a scandalized tone: ""Do
"I was woll, fascinated," ex- him. They hadn't been in the ing. Monnie straightened saying
I imagine. When I found out aster.
-not quite bright in the head, marriage would have been a dis- realize what time it must be? what she was really like using me their infatuation only stronger. mad.
But opposition had made Mother will think we're quite As a stalking, horse for her own) With her new sharply matured "My Contessa? I don't know purposes-I went a little gaga. 1 viewpoint alio; saw all this. what you're talking about." camo back home, hating life, hating
"Oh, don't you? Did'nt you everybody. Thon"
Something of all this she tried
"What am I going to say to "Ah, don't I?" Charles irony night a due! Cor her last year,
to tell her layer, haltingly. Sho
Arthur when he calls?" she wall. wax marked now. Folding his didn't she break
prompted him. "Yes, "It's not that I've forgotten ed, perploxed, "Oh, Charles, I was and leaning against the There, she didn't
your heart then?"
Dan," she said loyally. "I never going to bo so cool, so wise! I was care how she balustrade, he considered this. hurt him. She
"I met you," Charles told her, shall. He cung to my youth going to do wonderful things for wanted to. He "You know this-you. must know! "What makes you think that?" deserved it!
Monnie was trembling with anger
it, Monnie. I've been in love!
the family with Arthur's money In an instant Charles strong
(Continued on Page 10.) and excitement. She did not even fingers were gripping her rmk. bother to answer his question. He was looking down at her with:
an expression of amusement and impatience,
not answer and this enraged Mon- nio further.“
"It's none of your affair!"ah flared hotly. "You don't care what huppens to me, anyhow. You never ild."
turnin
"Treating me as you have the Just few weeks." she pursued. following some grievance of her own. "Coming to the office to-day and speaking to me ses her voice broke indignantly on the words but she found it again after
the
this
and
ab.
of
in
"You little fool," he said in al caressing voice which took the sting from
wordu. "You~~~ darling little fool."
Suddenly Monnie was imp his arms, was sobbing against his "Then to come here to-night-shoulder. Tenderly Charles lifted to behave so badly-showing all her streaming face. of us just what a frightful opin-}
a moment.
Jon you have of me!"
"I'm sorry.
You know I didn't
mean that. He was no longer
arrogant but strangely bumble.
Charles interrupted this tirade"You know how I feel about you,
to ask coolly. "What makes you Moalen O'Dare."
think. I have a bad opinion of you ?”
"You used to be my friend,” Somehow, Monnie never knew
Charles, wanting, to laugh at
you
He helped her to her feet and she swayed against him,
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