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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH TUESDAY JANUARY 30, 1934.
ONE DELHIAZIDE Letting
CHAPTER VIII
BELLE TAKES THE COUNT It was a week or two later, Belle was preparing a scrumptious dinner for Stove, after having given Yohung, the Jap, the night
"Bello.".
"I don't want to know who they, are or how it happened," she inter- rupted, quickly. That's the lenst Important thing. The fact is that It's happened. You've been hitting pretty low, Morgan, and I can't take it, just as you couldn't if I did."
Steve looked away, in the pauso that followed, not daring to meet her eyes. Belle continued, hor voleo softer:
beginning to beat faster.
thing cooking on the stove, ! The "I've got a lot of now clippings Professor followed her and put his for: the scrap-book," said the. Pro-hands on her shoulder. fessor, halting. "Even Young Gaff- ney didn't get the lineage this boy's At his gentleness, she turned and threw herself into his arms... Ho "I'm, I'm so glad you two patted her gently. I've seen it that. Don't wait up for me, baby, dropped in," said Belle, recovering coming, my dear. I'll talk to that
a little from the realisation Might be plenty lata.".
that madman."
"No Professor." She straight the Stove hung up the receiver more Steve had lied to her over quickly than did Belle and turned 'phone. "Morgan... He isn't here oned up, much enlmer. "I've had
"People have said our marriage back into a smartly furnished bed....He-ho had to go down and help the hunch, too. Maybe if I'd room in a fashionable penthousoa couple of his old friends who broken one or two of your rules I was a pretty grimy thing, know- ing where we both came from, Ife leaned over the back of a divan used to work with him on the could have stopped it.
Bello lay awake, waiting for but we know it is beautiful and circled his neck. His face troubled, ble..."
off, She had prepared just the and a white arm came up and en-boats... They'd gotton into trou-stove to come home. It was quite honest, don't we?" At his nad of
It was
dishes, Steve liked best. getting on to time for Steve to come in when the phone rang Bello went to it with that little sinking sensation in the pit of her stomach that telephone calls had begun to exercise over her when they came in Stove's absence.
The made as if to return to the The 'Professor looked sharply at phone, but another arm encircled her agitation. "I see," he said his neck and Linda Williams pulled gently. his chock down against hers.
"That's the first time I ever knew I was stronger than Strang- for Lewis," she said, pursing her lips for another kiss.
inte when she heard her bedroom | agreement, she said: "Como here." door open softly and saw Stove, He sat down on the side of the bedr tiptoe unsteadily in, his shoes in his eyes averiad shamefacedly. She hfa hande.
took his hand. "This is all I'm go Belle grabbed, the clippings from
"Hello," she said in a dull válen. i ing to say and then wo'll forget it. his hands' to cover her confusion.
"I didn't want to wake you." | I'm going to keep on doing my job "Isn't isn't this marvellous! He glanced foolishly at his shoes... being your vile... because I All about Steve Morgan and what
"I've haven't been asleep." love you... and I'd rather do that a great fighter-great man he is!
"Gee, what a waste of timat. All than anything in the world." "Hello," she said, Irresolutely. After hanging up, Belle sat down This is a great surprise," She those sports writers got stewed and "Oh, hello, darling. Come on home on the cupboard table-top, staring straightened the pillows on the liy the Professor started hittin' it up,
dinner's almost ready. I'm got moodily into space, and was only ing-room sofa so she could keep and I just couldn't got away. Any ting it myself-overything you stirred from her reverie by the her face hidden. I was so lonely how I'll mean a lot of free publi- can't have when you're training ringing of the doorbell. She gave and here you and Bugalo drop in to city." right down to cocoanut cream pion Httle surprised "Oh!" when she keep me company. You mako
There are some clippings on the and-"
saw who her callers were the yourselves at home and I'll have bureau," she said, Professor and Buggie, Stove's chief dinner in a minute."
"Well, whore'd you get these, "I won't give you another handlor.
"We didn't expect to stay for baby ""*
chance," said Steve, and meant it "Ah, my dear, where's Stephen?" dinner, my dear," said the Profes-
"The Professor brought them.at the moment. asked the Professor and went past sor, his keen eyes still upon hor. He was here for dinner and spent
"But I insist." Her voice began the evening with me.". calling: "Stephen!" His pockets bulged with newspaper clippings. to break. You-y-you'va__g-g-ot In the tense silence that fall be-
"But I thought..." began Belle, to!" She hurried into the kitchentween them, Steve kept his back, and caught herself up, her heart and began aimlessly stirring some-turned, bowed his head and fingered
"Afraid I can't make it, Belle," camo Stove's sympathetic voice. "The Professor wants me to stay. Ho's got a lot of sports writers hero figuring ways to plug mo as the coming contender. If it were any thing but this not even Strangler Lewis could hold me. You know
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the clippings. Belle did not even look at him. The silence was be coming unbearable to Steve and he turned to his wifo impulsively.
"Listen, baby..." he began, and fell silent.
"Gee, you're a great girl, Bello!"
I won't be if it ever happens, again," she warned him "I've got too much fool pride I guess. If I mean anything to you, Morgan, don't ever let me hate you-it won't be very nice."
"Okay, Morgan,” she said, warm- ly, and put her flat to his chin.
But there was a girl in the chorus that appeared with Stove Morgan, premier contender for the championship crown, in his first personal appearance at the Globe Theatre who looked at him con tinually with lust in her eyes, in the timbre of her voice. The girl had put over the song, "Gettin' "What's the matter, Morgan 7 Ready for Love", which was the hit Haven't I been doing my job?" of the act. At the end of the first "Listen, Bello..." Steve was un-week, she said to Stave as they left comfortable and confused. "This the stage for their dressing rooms: dame doesn't mean a thing to ma... "There goes the first week. Aro She's...she's just like all the rest." they holding us over?"
"Like all the rest of them." Sho "Ukuh. Two more weeks.". quieted his attempt to protest. "Three weeks of 'Gettin' Ready "Oh, a woman knows those things for Love." Lot of preparation. without being told if she loves a lon't it?" Her smile was arch and man. It hangs around in his inviting.
eyes... and sho tries to kid herself. "I think it's too much. don't that the rest of the world doesn't you?" responded Steve... "There's see it. I've known all along, Mor- a drink in my dressing room." Kan."
"All right." Hor voice had soft-
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