THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
DARLING FOOL
CHAPTER XLVII
Kay, coming to the door of the
| Monnie, rushed on, quite as if he had not spoken.. "You used to be They stood there, finning at sowell, really wonderful. Last each other. The mu tall
and
summer-last spring." lean and straight, his eyes dark-
"Ah yes. But that was then," ened with something very like the young man reminded hor. tury. The girl, andil, golden, in
cryptically stuff, a drces of some thin soft
""'I wasn't any different.” -Mon- her head thrown back, defying nie reproached him. "I was the kimi.
sanie. What's changed you?"
Charles shook his head, almost
her eyes and, unseen by both com- you're going to marry this fel- batants, she slipped away.
"He's no and honourable and good," Monnie defended her ab- sent suitor. "He'll take cure of me as I want to be taken care of. Anyhow, it can't possibly con- cern you. You and your your Contesan!"
.by MABEL MCELLIOT
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1933..
with you from the start."
her young solemnity in this, took Did she know it. At any rate her two small hands in his own and It was awe to hear him say the said gravely: words. They were what her beart "I nover dared before to ask had been hungering for. In all you if I had a chance, because of the world there seemed to bo Dan. When ho was alive. I felt only this tall young man with the you were wholly his. And after exactly how although later, she tried fine head and the purposeful voice. ho died, well, then, I was afraid hard to remember, they wore all "I know where I stood with you had dedicated yourself to his ting side by side on the shabby you," Charles went on. "I knew memory. You were almost like carpeted stairs: Charles' big hand-how you felt about him."
a nun, remote, spirituak: It was kerchiler, smelling of tobacco and a Monnie shivered: Had she, in- only after I discovered thla Moc- faint whiff of cologne, was in her deed, forgotten Dan already? No, kenzie chap was in the running hands.
this was something quite differ-again that I decided I might have ****My Contessu,' as you enllent from what she had felt for a chance. But you were so stiff her," the young man was saying Dan Cardigan. All that old love so unapproachable very gontly, "was a beautiful and and longing had been mixed up, She drew herself up at this, very heartless young woman who somehow, with her thwarted and pretending to be angry. led me a pace for a time. I didn't poverty-strickon girlhood. Indn't "It was you who were stim. I was a wreek there been, in all of it, some deAnd all that talk of the girls you to begin with and finding out what are to "show" Belvedere? Had wont about with, the parties a shell she was just put the crow she wanted Dan for what he stoot Charles Inugked...• in ning touch on me,"
for? No-she told herself "Jealous little cat!" "You were in love with her passionately. It wasn't that. She then," Monnie accused, feeling weak had really foved him, with a girl's as water at the thought.
living room, stared for a moment. naou've not changed? And yet 'crack up' over her.
Thon comprehension dawned in
"What business is it of yours whom I marry?" Monnie O'Dare repeated deftantly.
Charles Eustace, two steps be low her on the narrow light of stairs, smiled ironically. She was so lovely in her anger. He did not answer and this enraged Mou- nie further.
It's none of your affair!" she flared hotly. "You don't care what happens to me, anyhow, on never
low."
"I'm not!"
delight.
be?
love. She had set, her heart on After an interval of murmur- "I was--well, fascinated," ex- him. They hadn't been in the Ing. Monnie straightened saying plained Charles, patiently. "I was least suited to each other. Their in a scandalized tone: "Do you
not quite bright in the head, marriage would have been a dia- realize what time it munt She fairly Bung the title at him. I imagine. When I found out aster. But opposition had made Mother will think we're quite. Charles, whitening under the at-what she was really like using mo their infatuation only stronger. mad." luck, could not help smiling. as a stalking horse for her own! With her new, sharply matured Ho helped her to her feet and
"My Contessa? I don't know purposes-I went a littlo gaga, viewpoint she saw all this,
abe swayed against him. what you're talking about." came back home, hating life, Inting
"What am I going to say to Something of all this she tried "Oh, don't you? Did'nt you everybody Then-"
to tell her lover, haltingly.
Arthur when he calls?" she wall- "Ali, don't 17" Charles' irony Oght a duel for her last year,
She
"It's not that I've forgotten ed, perplexed. "Oh, Charles, I was marked now. Folding his didn't she break your heart?" then?"
Dan" sho sald loyally. "I never going to be so cool, so wisel I was and leaning against the There, she didn't care how she "I met you." Charles tald her.sball. He belongs to my youth" going to do wonderful things for
considered balustrade, he
this hurt him. She wanted to. He "You know this-you must know.
the family with Arthur's money. that?" deserved It! "What makes you think
Mennie. I've been in Jove! Charles, wanting to laugh ut (Continued on Page 12.) Monnie was trembling with nuger anit excitement. She did not even hother to answer his question.
d."
With
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In an Instant Charles' strong fingers were gripping her FIG. He was looking down at her with Treating me as you have the an expression of amusement and
weeks," she pursued, impatience.
past fow
took
the
Tullowing some grievance of her! "You little fool." he said in a
wn, "Coming to the office to-day caressing voice which al speaking to me so-so her voice broke indignantly on the words but she found it again after
moment.
"Then to come here to-night to behave so badly-showing of us just what a frightful opin- Jen you have of me!"
Charles interrupted this tirade to ask conlly, "What makes you think I have a bad opinion of you?"
"You used to be my friend,"!
sting from the words.. "You darling-little fool,"
Suddenly Monnie was limp in his arms, was sobbing against his shoulder. Tenderly Charles lifted her streaming face.
"I'm sorry. You know I didn't mean that." He was no longer humble. arrogant but strangely "You know how I feel about you, Monien O'Dare."
"
Somehow, Mennic never know i
it,
prompted him. "Yes,
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