THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1934.
Married Flirts
CHAPTER XXVI
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by MABEL
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garden. She lunched and
mun-
"I have a lieadache." It was, might fing that at him, watch him with suspicion.
hope into her sool. She began to always enay to say that. You squirm, fb, wriggle out of it. Ab, Her heart plunged sickeningly never told anyone you had a pain but she wasn't going to ask--not Mrs. Morell, "He thought a rest tortures had
"Don't be so touchy," soothed persuade herself that all of her there was the taste of salt water:
boun self-inflicted. in your heart.
now, at least.
would do you good. A change. in her mouth. Her first sensation
"It's just that I was so much alone after the long winter. You could and had so much to do," she as was of mortal sickness, not anger. The thought that Tom would de- he had paid, and Gypay ate a that followed. The
Tom was late that night, even on She was miserable in the days stay here for a week or two. aured herself. The rich, jumbled, ilberately deceive her rocked her solitary dinner with a book piopped black jealousy hovered over all her your hands. He's no trouble any fed her. She worked a litle in of Clytie and I would take David off casual family life imused and bus- world. Blindly she went on with up before her, 'not even seeing the waking hours. On the surface how. Such a good baby." her tasks. The day had cleared, pages but thinking
her own things were as before. Tom hád So Tont wanted to get rid of her dined with old friends, answering was cold, bracing, blue.. Blindly thoughts. Elsa washed up mov-ne more late nights at the office and for a week, did he? Oh, no, she questions about her husband with she dressed the baby in his warming stolidly about. Early darkness when he was at home Gypsy was mustn't allow herself to think'such that serinus young-matronly nult of woolles, got herself ready closed in and lights flashed on all quiet, sweet, interested, apathetic. thoughts. Her mind for the street.
sick, ner which well became her. At the fover the city.
"I think you ought to see the doc- that was all; she was overtired and end of seven days she was missing In the market she stood aside, "You feel sick, Mr. Weaver?" tor, honey," he told her more than foolish. Maybe this brief separa- Tom terribly. Over the telephone trying to remember what she had
"No--I'm all right. Just a little once. "I think you need a tonle." tion would be the best thing in the each morning he assured her that come for. David's luncheon; there tired."
She shook her head. She was all world for them both. must be fresh spinach for it. The
"The mister, he got to work-right, she told him,
a solitary state was not one to be thought of food made her definitely makes it kinda lonesome for you." that what she needed was the elixir leave Sunday evening Gypsy clung inchelors told to the contrary.
How explain When it came time for Tom to desired, no matter what amug Ill but she conquered that. As in a Gypay said steadily, "Yes, it of trust, the old, benignunt medi-to him feverishly. "I think I'd dream she bought bread, carrots, does. But he'll be home soon.cine of perfect love and under better go back with you, after all." potatoes, sugar,
Eish would won-Nine or 10, I expect. Good-night, standing?
she said faintly. She was desperor five hours before his expected But on Saturday moralux, four der if she did not buy supplies for Elna."
The apartment was very lonely Saturday they drove over to Bhotels afraid she was going to cry Incrival. Sue Canavan's young als- |
In April, Que warm, delicious dinner. But how did one ent chopped steak when one's heart with Elsa gone and David asleep. Hills. The baby was adorable in a "You need a change. I'll worry into Gypsy's house of contentment. "Nonsense." Tom said robustly.ter, Katherine, tossed a bombshell There could be years of this sort of pink sweater and silk cap. Gypsy along. I'll telephone you every) In the street she saw no one she thing, Gypsy thought, with a clutch had the new gray suit which Tom's day." knew. It was a dismal, block she of pain at her heart. Years and commission had made possible.
"Saw that handsome husband of had to traverse, between their years and years of days filled with Her mother said gravely.
She watched him go with a dull yours lunching yesterday," the aulif **Seems apartment building and the wide dull treks and lonely evenings,
pain at her heart. you've been doing too much, child..
gayly. It seemed to Gypay that| cobblestoned highway where most When Tom came in at 9.30, she You look so thin and big eyed. threads of the old life again, sho warning one.
But later, as she pleked up the the glance See threw her was a of the shops were. An clevated was playing patience. She had on Tom thinks train crashed by. Chuff blew in her old brown velveteen with its
began to wonder what had both- "What does he think?" Gypsy's ered her back in the city. Colour! the gutter. Everyone looked cold, broad face collar. She was pale voice, in spite of herself, was sharpistowed. back into her cheeks and brisk, purposeful. She thought but her eyes were feverish and she she must be the only wonian shad painted her small mouth with miserable in all New York Und day. bright, raspberry coloured salve, A young, dark-eyed woman in 1973 unfashionable cluth cont, pushing away?
was breaking?·
a rosy baby in a big blue earriage. What was she to der now?
*Lo, dear. Sorry I couldn't get
She read yulit in every line of him. She lifted a cool cheek for i his kiss."
"What's the matter? Anything go wrong
"N-no. Everything's fine." He tried to take her in his arms. but she ended him,
Her Arst Impulse was to Hy back to the safe shelter of Blue Hills, to cry her heart out in that famille dar and beloved setting. But pride held her back. No one shoult kilow how she had tern hart. She would work her trouble dut alone. Maybe it all meant witflag, her enger thoughts cried out. Maybe the hunderchief was a trithe Tom enthusiasm into her tone. "He' had picked up in the street
"Bay all right?"
She tried 1** make her voice sound natural, to put all her usual
Laplendid," she might tell him how
at the office. But ske haw it was cunning David had been in his not trie. No, this evidenter ex lath: how he had laughed nlond, plained Tom's frequent absenees waving his fat starfish hands. from home lately; his silence, his she might tell him these things abstraction. Fool she had been
td bare him. So she kept not to see before!
Was it that pretty girl in the office? Was it someone he had met before his marriage? Who! who could it be? Not that I mats tered. The fact remained that he had led to her about last night, Well then, he had probably tied about ither things, too.
Allent
When Tom said, in a sympathe tie tone, "Rotten for you to-day. kitten. I thought of you so much," her throat aches and tears of self- pite sprang to her eyes. She winked them back, bending with pretended concentration over her earls.
She fed the baby, tacked him "That red queen... what did any for his nap. Ela cante, you say, Tominy?
huli
"I fix you wone Innch, now. [ He was puzzled-he was frankly "Just some tea and tonst.“
puzzlol. Gypsy said to hureelť, "Let him be." She felt herself all "You don't feel so good, luth" tight and sore within. aching, Elsa's wide, pink, bumourless face bruised. Where did you get that took on an expression of concern, ¦ monogrammed handkerchief! She
"Oh, did yaù ?" asked Gypsy with
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