THE
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THURSDAY, MAY 31. 1934.
Married Flirts
DEMIN HRAE TO-DAY,· GYFRY MORELL and TOM WEAVER are anurried the same day LLA HOTALING and DERER LIŊ8. Lüin expects to live in Juxury, while, Grper intende in go on seltä her job, temeħing in a neštlemant school. After gylurolig from her, honeymoon Hirope La invites the Weavers to dinner. Among the
marry him. He showers her with attention
Khoren fur Christmas, Ürimy
Itraughton who offers her job catalogul
met
in
he heary, Grpay, healtater, then axrern,
planting to use the money thas earned buy Tom's Christmas sift. Houghton gives
her an advance payment of $50.
CHAPTER XIII.
it ali
of
by MABEL
McELLIOTT
she loved everything, jcape along, and he was thankful, the sunroom couch and snatch 40 with Marko-she would give him and he was a smart be, to remem just to have his dear ones gathered winks. ber her likes so well,
the very best she know how to give around him. There was Gypsy So the party separated, as family in the way of labour-and then Then they
had breakfast, and that nico boy she'd married. parties have a way of doing. The she'd not see him again. Marko's Gypay's woolly rose dressing gown Gypsy was all right. He didn't wird outside blew colder, the early way of living was too insidiously was beited about her slim gure.
hove to worry about her. A dusk fell and the lamps were light-easy for a young working wife. guerta, la wealthy MARKO Her curls were tossed, and her eyes couple of years back, he hadn't ed. In the kitchen regions Cistie He made things so soft, so luxur MRQUOISTON," who once kaked per bright. Their
first Christmas quite known . Gypsy had been clattered cheerfully away with the foun.. which she accents because, the is fraktogether was being a great success. going places with that oldish, rich fast pans. She would don her new Tom's interest In BILBA BLANCHARD. She had even set up a tiny tree in man.
At long last she fell sleep to After the party Tom And Gyper quartel, but
He and Mother hadn't liked purple silk presently and go off penze le later tratates,
dream troubled But then the thing had to the African church in the vill dreams in which Marko Broughton,
and a corner the living room (Derek the idea.
uncertain
would go to mid-day dinner at her worry had been right). Later they straightened itself out. All his age. The bill that Mr. Morell had wearing a long beard and flourish had been for nothing. given her crackled enticingly ingin big stick, threatened her with mother'e house. Tom had brought Gypsy had fallen in love. the car into the city the previous she was starting life as he and She experienced the Christmas
Now her purse. Clytie was thankful. dire happenings. week-end, so that their bundles Mother hid. There wasn't much spirit.
She woke, trembling all over might be transported in comfort. 'money, of course, but the boy was The house quieted_down.
{with nervousness, Tom was stand- Mr. Tom stared at the box. he held in tiniest pin-prick of compunction, Gypay was taken care of
Under her happiness she felt the young and clean and ambitious. Morell dozed by the fire in the living over her, big and young and
Ing room, his wife and Cousin Lou
vital. his hand. "But darling. It's for deceiving Tom, The tempta
No one magnificent! How did you ever tion to take Marko's money had watching his Uned and presnic and in the sunroom Gypsy, curled Think you see a ghost?"
"What's the matter, darling? would have known, played checkers at a table nearby Then he remembered. He been too great for her to resist, countenance, as he sliced meat and up under an old Paisley shawl.
A "Oh. I had guch was not just any husband, worry- After all, she argued to herself, Itspooned
dreadful dreasing, ing about bills. He avns Gypsy's wasn't a gift or even a loan. It thoughts were his.
that such tried in vain to sleep. At first she dream!" "Some of the had been desperately drowsy but. He put his arma around hér. Tom and this was Christmas Day.was payment, for value received. white meat, Bertram? I guess he once she had stretched out, she had "Lazybones, that's what comes of when anything might happen. At least, in the near future she thinks the accond joint le choicer." conie stark awake and her consenting too much dinner and going Just the same, the platinum watel would meticulously render Marke The old white chins, with its gilt science had begun to prick her to sleep. I've walked miles. I rather worried him. Gypsy must her careful services in his library, bands. the deep blue glasses, the snow, have gone deeply into debt to buy Why, then, did she feel guilty?
feel great." it. What an adorable thing she Because she knew in her heart that ding-ull, all were in their accus. thought) to let Marko talk her into
What a fool she'd been rose wreathed plates for the pud
She sat up, shaking the sleep out Tom would not approve? It must tomed places. This was Christ-thisi It would only menn keeping of her eyes.
"Where is every. Gypsy's heart was going very he that. However, she wasn't go- mas, with all the good old things a secret from Tom and he'd never body 7" Inst. She stared at him withing to let the thought poll her as they had ever been. round
"You
Morells in the world understand it.
"They're congregated in the mustn't ask happy holiday.. Everything would had exten from this china 100
Well, she would work out the $50! Continued on,Page 10.) questions, dearest, on Christmas come out all right. Tom need years ago, Day."
thought the father ile kissed hoz, penitont and he did, later, it conkt nil be satis-now, please God!
never know about the pact, or if gravely, and would 100, years from abashed, ma beurt fairy swelling factorily explained. with love for her.
Clytie rolled in with fresh plates, į They drove off, just after noon, rolleil out again with laden ones. Gypsy opened all her packages. In the little car, the rumble seat She was brave in a atiif new uni- Little squeals of delight greeted erammed with gally wrapped bun- form to-day. the scent, the gloves, the flowers.les. Gypsy anuggled close
Her crinkly hair had -She put the book under her pillow Tom's side. What fun Christmassion.
to been "straightened" for the ocen and the candy on the coffee table.was? It had a special, a different She sald, and truly, that she loved flavour from any other day in the
eyes.
year.
Gypsy was cracking wainuts for Cousin Lou. Across the table. There was turkey, There was the girl twin squeaked joyously at cranberry sauce. There was plum some joke of Tom's. Gypsy's now pudding. The old house were scent was much admired and every- wreaths in all its windows. The one exclaimed over his or her gifts. hall smelled of fir boughs and fruit They all felt expansive and happy. cake and candle-wax. Mrs. Morell Afterward this sense of well-being had her hair waved; there was a would deepen into drowsiness. flush in her thin cheeks,
The younger one would go off to "Dear children! No, you're not coast, the elder ones woold steal a. late-Clytte was just basting the nap, perhaps. But at the moment bird. Daddy's down at the fur-alf was cosiness and laughter. nate. He' be upstairs in a
minute. You run up and lay your ite deep chair by the fireplace, Gypsy collapsed into her favour- things off in my. room, Gypsy. afterward. Cousin Lou is in yours and I don't believe she's dressed
M
"I didn't know I was so tired un- til this instant," she confesed Jux- uriously. We were up Cousin Lou
until all was a spare, smiling, hours. I hadn't wrapped any middle-aged worann from Asbury my packages..
of
Park,
and I had to always included In the trim the tree. Christmas group, Mr. Morell
Tom said he proposed a walk in Inoked, around the table with a half an hour or so.
Did anyone swelling sense of life's goodness. want to come along? Gypsy stifled A man had his shares of burdens a yawn. She knew, aho said, that and worrles-often he didn't know a walk would do her worlds of how he was going to make both good, but she wasn't going to have ends meet-and then Christmas one. She was going to curl up on
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