THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, JUNE
Married Flirts
CHAPTER XXXIII
After endless nges it was morn. Ing in the shabby house on Upper Dean street. The light in the sick room had been extinguished. The starched night nurse had rustled to the door and conferred with the
day nurse, a small, competent Scot with reddish hair. Gypsy stagger- Ing with fatigue, had caught the word. "question of hours...' and again felt that wild, sick plunging of the heart.
Gray felt she could not endure; her for the afternoon. Nothing much more of this. The two men was quite real to-day. The sun emerged together, talking in low the clouds wheeling in a blue sky, tones. Dr. Martineau, the special-the postman's whistle. Clytic lat, bowed to the women vaguely whispered that someone wanted and went on talking to his col-her on the dulophone and she leagues. They wore Ignored, com-answered dazedly. pletely shut out.
"I can't bear it." she whispered faintly.
Her mother rose and freed Dr. Bannerman. "What do you think now, ductor?"
"Ils pulse is wenker."
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"Hello, Hello."
by MABEL
1934:
MCELLIOTT
But she got little satisfaction [years? Until it was greon, aż nny out of the young nurse. All her rate. While she and Bea and questions were turned aside with Bertram had had dancing lessons professional skill and covineas. [andice skates and summers at Mr. Weaver must ask the doctor camp-verything! Oh, he mustn't all tt, mustn't she? She really diet He mustn't! They had al couldn't say
accepted his self-ancrifice without
Mies Melhorson had a healthy thinking, appetite. She ate a chop and a
Gypsy could' remember” belung - baked potato and spinach and ap-violently and suddenly sick once ple sauce. And Gypsy fited her in her little room down the hall. After she had returned to ber She was 12 and ahe had been to post Clytic stuck her head around រ៉ូ វ Sunday school picnic and eaten the swinging door and muttered, all the injudléious food one does at "You ent something or you get those affairs. Daddy had been down slek yourself. Miss Gypaywakened by her groaning. Ife She drank some tea pud te had come in and carried her back, piece of toast,
limp and green from the bath- That nurse, ahe take good care room. flo had got her a hot water of herself, I notice. Civtle and bag, had fucked her in bed, had with a briefe glance after Miss stayed with her. He had always McPherson, "She ont everything been like that. Nothing was and look like she expec more." much trouble...
"Oh.. well, it's job with her. you know."Comput Clytle snorted.
"This in iluat. I'm terribly sor I've only just heard Who was Hunt? Oli, someons brown, lean, in another life. A hard, young man with hungry eyes Harvey Morell, the centre of all
and a pleurant voice, someone who had asked her (ons age) to dine thla concern, lay white, silent,
the big bed. The Mrs. Morell winced and Gypay and go to the theatre with him valceless on
with There was a curly haired; young. tant. The hated both these big, men covers were drawn rigid neatness of hospital routine their calm egen. Why didn't they woman in that dream too, herself, mopping her eyes and weeping be prevailed, ending an air of terrible do something?
"What are
The older enuse it rained and she had no one strangeness to the wide, shabby
the to talk to over a grate fire. What room with the curtained bay win-woman's voice faltered on dews. There was a white scarf on words bat she went on courage. a fool that girl had been, making
chances mountains out
molchila of When real trouble was so diedful ni The specialist looked her and so inescapable what a fool that
began Lo xplain.girl had been! kindly. He
"I'm worry. I forgot about it,” There was some pressure, he said. An operation might relieve it. But was all Gypsy could think of Gypsy had to do. Even in a house dared they chance that? He be anying. came highly technical and woman's Indled, intelligent eyes never left his face,
the fanillar cherry table with a ously, glass, a spoon and a covered carafe, now?** There was a clinical thermometer on the stripped dresser beside the Barre's watch and the patient's chart. Everything was efficient. quiet, antlerly, striking terror to the heart of the wim girl with the tumbled dark curls.
Mrs. Morrell had at last been poradailed to He down and rest, but Gypsy still mat, one
"what are the
the
WAR
.
There were things later that
She mopped her eyes.
too
"Minn Gypey, Miz' Pettingill's just brought the baby back. you want to see her for ment?"
Do
11 10-
of illness food must be bought and laundry sent out. The necessity Hunt wanted to know if there of concentrating on a few small Gypsy went out into the vestl- anything he could do. Er-tasks cleared her head and partly bale with its scuffed linoleum and rands, Medicine. Anything. He drove away that sense of sick its blue umbrella jar. David, rosy
fatility she had experiented ever in his woolly suit, crowed at her. He was kind, Gypsy thought, re-since coming into the house the
“You were an angel to take him placing the receiver. Everyone night before.
The laundryman shook his head close, finding in his warm nearness eff our hands." She held the baby was kind. Neighbours and friends. But they couldn't help. Only God and went away. The phone bell could help them now. She began had been partially silenced but some solace. to pray disconnectedly.
雀 and again whirr "Don't you say a word." Mrs. brought the waiting girl to her Peltingili beamed at her through was the thick glasses. "He's a lamb feet. Upstairs everything
"You mean he has a chance?" The speelulist lifted, his shoul- would be at their service.. foot curled
ders in the barest suggestion of a shrug. "He may have. I'll look in tonight I there is no change we'll have to go in and see what the trouble is,”
every
пок
.
under her, schoolgirl fashion, on the window seat. The handker- chief that she pressed to her eyes now and then was sopping. She had promised to be an quiet as
"But you think he'll come out mouse and she had kept that promise.
"Dear God, Daddy's never had But every now and of it.. doctor?" She appealed to again her eyes would fill and she the other man, her lifelong friend much fun. Ho'n had to work so would press
that damp, folded and physician.
hard for all of us. Spare him a deadly quiet. Occasionally Gypsy and I'd love to keep him. How handkerchief to the mechanicully. "I'm hoping for the best," He little while so we can make things cauld hear the pad-pad of the is he?" she asked, her lined face
"He's having the up to him. Please, God.” About 10 o'clock the specialist patted her arm.
nuzae's rubber heels as she crossed serious again. indicating the room from the city came, a gray, tallest of eare, remember that.: That wasn't a real prayer but the room to record a temperature upstairs.
our maybe God would hear and under-on the 'chart. Otherwise the man with piercing eyes. Gypsy We're doing everything là had waited in the hall with her power."
Jstand,
silence of death had alrendy settled mother as he conferred with Dr. They had to be content with that,
The moments dragged by it on the house. Bannerman. She knew now how a
The two doctors went away in was noon and the red-haired nurse
har lunch, bright, She could prisoner must feel as he waits the Martinena's big car and the house went down to
net
"Just the sanie." Gypsy stead- fed her voice with an effort. "He's Daddy won't give up." she went on after a moment. But somehow the big tears were rolling down her cheeks, wetting David's curls. before she knew it.
CACADE her
seeing pictures of herself with her father. How good and kind he had always been! He had never for Mother's sake!" the other wo
"Now, now, you must keep up thought of himself. He had worn man said warningly.
Jury's verdict. It was terrible--| took of its hushed air again. competent and alert. Mrs. Morelli thoughts in this silence. She kept this waiting. Her mother sat in Neighbours came and went on quietant at the patient's bedside, her
low chair, twisting and ontwist- feet. Once the baby walled and face haggard.
"You go and cat when Miss Me ing her handkerchief. never lift- was hushed quickly and Gypsy Jng stricken eyes.
knew. in a dream, that Mrs. Pherson does," she had commanded When at last the door opened Pettingill hail carried hint off with and Gypsy had to obey.
that old overcent for-how many
"I know. I know."
As Mrs. Pettingill went down the atopa Dr. Martinoau's big cir alid silently up and stopped. The uniformed driver got down and ran around to open the door.
"Now we shall know," "Gypsy thought, chilled. "He said he would decide this afternoon whether or not an operation could be risked."
(To Be Continued.)
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