THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
MARCH 8, 1934.
Forgotten Sweetheart by MARY RAYMOND
CHAPTER XXVII
Barney, looking_down at Pat, thought she seemed more like an ange) than ever, ber hair gleaming Ilke an aureole of gold, hor blue oyes shining, her lips curved.
I'm trying to decide," ho an- sured, "But, angel or devil, don't like to see you running around with Vance Nicholas. Are you planning to marry that dumbbell?" "Why, we're practically marri- ed," said Fat impishly. All we need is a little time to get the ilcones, a preacher and n-svedding: ring!
She moved behind the desk us ahe spoke. Barney came nearer.
"When you talk like that it burns
“But we have General Forrest's statute," Pat flashed back. "You should see it when it's covered with
Barney laughed and turned to
whatever about thoir neighbours' eren guesses the truth. You and I "But, Barney, you don't need to. home, set in its own woodland. affairs.
would probably live a cat-and-dog I was planning to take a taxi,"
"Well, you haven't Gonoral Pat and Bartley sat far back in life anyhow."^ the big room and moved the bacon
- “Don't be a fool, Pat," Barney | Grant's tomb in Memphis at any "Of course we would," encour-Bald shortly. He reached over and rate," Barney said with a gesturo and eggs on their plates in a pre-aged Pat huskily
pulled her light cont closer about toward the imposing bulk they tonce of eating, gazing desperately, "Joan and I think alike about nor throat. "Can't have you tak were nearing. unhappily into each other's eyes. so many things. You'd make me ing another cold," he said.
"You need a shave," said Fat. miserable, always hanging around They turned on Riverside Drive, You look terrible!"
my neck.
wouldn't you?" Darney explaining that he needed "Couldn't sleep. Couldn't shave.
I'd always be be good for her too. He said she ing about us, Pat. I can't go thinking something would run over had been spending too much time look at her. The sober eyes, the through with it. Barney was sud-you or something would fall down in the office lately.
droop to her lips, balled the gay denly a very grim, vory determined on your head."
Barney was in a black mood, note in her voloo and drove him young man.
Fat began filling in the blank to sudden recklessness. His arm pauses in the conversation with went about her. "I'm only human," descriptions of Memphis, such Barney said. "I want the woman boastful descriptions that Barney I love was stirred Into rejoinders.
We've
BRYCH Bld Pat. "I'm a little air and a short drive would suMW 1
I kept thinking about you. Think-afraid" I
"Barney," said Pat in a fright ened voice. "You mustn't say auch things..
and a
"Or the earth would open up and swallow me. Oh, Pat, darling. I love you no!"
After that they just sat and "I can't marry Joan," Barpoy stared at each other miserably un- said quietly. "It would be a hort-til. the small place was almost me up," he said hoarsely. "When ble thing to do. I can't do it, lov-filled with other customers. Their you talk like that I want to boxing you the way I love you. I'm platen had been removed your cars. Pat, I want
going to tell her."
walter coughed apologetically Pat began breathlessly, afraid of i "Barney, listen to me!? said Pat. "Anything more. air?” the storm sho had evoked, "I can't "You can't do that to Joan. She "No, nothing. see why
you have it in for Vance, mustn't be hurt again. I couldn't He isn't especially brilliant but bear it." that might be a point in his favour Why shouldn't I marry him if want to? He has everything family, money, town house, a country place.
What more could I want 7
There was the Pink Palace, Pat told him. It had started out to be magnificent home, but eventually had become a musoum. There was Chickasaw Gardens and near it a big yellow home with a tall iron Pat glanced at her watch. Bar-fence and deep hodge, giving the ney got to his fest, paid the cashier, foreign flower of soclusion, Au- and they went out together into a other home nearby of gracious day grown golden with sunshino. southern simplicity, and the Crosby
When they reached the office
Barney
found some telephone calls
"Yo
see sho cared for someone else once, Barney. And howell, nothing came of it.""
"He didn't walk out on Jount" waiting for him. He gave a num-SINO-BRITISH CULTURAL Barney began indignantly. His ex-ber, waited and then held a brief
unbelieving.
conversation. "That," he said as
She stopped then, Anding it must that she was so sure he put down the telephone, "wha possible to go on.
was "All right, If you feel like that and so happy. And then he stopped Olive Wetherington, head of the about it," Barney said grimly.
RELATIONS
got to go through with, it," Pat said. "I can't marry you, Barney."
"You don't really love me then." "You'd hata me some day if wo hurt Joan like that."
·
Late that night Joan was awak- ened by the sound of sobbing, Deep, tearing soba,
(To bo Continued.)
to accopt our guest of honour an one rf our comrades in striving for this object, for which this Society has been brought into. 'existence,"
Pat's cool, defensive little smile girl4g because lo fell for another Junior League. They want Joan to Sir Alexander Cadogan's his best efforts in helping In the
broke. Barney, missing no chango
alng at some charity affair they're Another girl chiselled in," Bar-giving at a private home. You can see how famour your alster is
in her expression, said, "Pat, whatney spoke, slowly. are you really like-I mean the real you"?
He reached out for her, drew her close in his arms and pressed his lipa against hers in a long, hungry kles: Pat kissed him back wildly.
"Oh, Barney, Barney [" "Darling!"
Pat broke away from him then. Darney's arms, which had closed so fiercely around her a moment be fore, dropped to his side. ing for more words and failing to "Not any more," said Put, grop
And them.
He added wearily, "I told her Joan would come. Naturally it will be good publicity."
"Just exactly the same," said getting." Pat. "Except that they weren't on- gaged like you and Joan. It would ba a million times worse. And I'm her sister."
a
Promise
Nanking, Mar. 7. British Minister to China,
Sir Alexander Cadogan,
In reply, Sir Alexander pledged |
Society's
achievement of the object.
TIBETAN AFFAIRS.
Public interest is now Centred on a meeting arranged for Was Thursday between Sir Alexandor Cadogan and the Panchen Lama. The general situation in Tibet in expected to be discussed at the meeting.
Pat plunged into the most In- the guest of honour at a dinner tense activity. She revised her party held at the Moral Ender- Barney was seeing things clear painstaking study of the old carde auspices of the
Aling aystem which included vour Association, under the ly now, in the light of this new
Sino-British knowledge. Things fell into place. and substitution of many new ones. Cultural Society.
Coincident with the proposed Fitted. The whole pattern was She rearranged pictures and In-
Kung-Ko-Chung-Nel, there. Joan's sadness, the mel dulged in a grand housecleaning to Sir Alexander on behalf of the residential representative of Tibet.
In extending a hearty welcome meeting, ancholy quality to her voice. It that left no time for the gay Inn-Society, Mr. Wang Shi-chie, theet Nunking, has issued a statement him. It had been a long time be- Barney that had been such happy friendly relations between China reported invasion of Siking by was that quality that had stirred ter and companionable talks with grealdent, said that the existing declaring that he has not received any confirmation in regard to the fore. Joan had responded to his de- Interludes heretofore,
and Great Britain were important stan forces. He states that "No, of course not," said Barney.votion. And when she had, he hail He went through the door. bang-missed something.
elements in strengthening cul- the reported renewal of the Tibetan ing It noisily behind him.
It was not easy to avoid Barney's tural, commercial and economic. "We couldn't," said Pat. "Oh, dark, unhappy gaze, and to avoid relations between the East and invasion is unbelievable in view of Barney. I'll go away!" Next morning Barney put his
reference to the question that was West.
the repeated assurances given by "You can't go away." Barney a throbbing issue between them. head in the office and said abruptly, sald, Looking across at Pat, aft-There had been only one time when who had new ideas in working out support of the Nanking
He hoped that Sir Alexander, the Tibetan Government of lis "I want a little conversation with ting there with the brave look in vigilance, the close guard, had been closer you. Pat. Get your hat."
Sino-British relations, ment--Central Now, her eyen, he knew it was the one relaxed. That was one afternoon would They drove to a small enting thing he couldn't stand having when it rained and Fat had come towards the development of cultur- contribute substantially place,
a cheap restaurant where Pat leave. hungry, people gathored and went
outside to find Barney waiting for al relations between "I swear I'll be good," he prom- her.
the two about the business of satisfying ined. "I'll stop thinking about you.
nations beside the political sphero.. their hunger, with no
" drive you home," he said "The curiosity And I'll see to it that Joan never gruffly.
Sino-British cultural Socioty," he concluded, "is willing
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