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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1934.
Married Flirts
CHAPTER XXXV
No one met Tom Weaver at the station that night. He swung up ↑ the steep street away from the station, a frown eressing his brow. Of course he hadn't expected Gypay to come but he did fear the news that might greet him at the big house in Upper Dean street.
The spring twilight was full of pleasant sounds. Birds shrilled in the budding trees and children played in the hedged yards, mad with release after the long winter. Supper smella drifted in the crisp
fcontemptuous eyes. "Why, 1 wantz
to be here when he wakes"
fen minutes ago, doctor. "Ah!"
Gypsy's Teerful eyes Nought Why don't they do something, Tom's." When he woke indeed! Gypsy thought wildly! Why do Tom played patience he had to they stand calmly around? What do something. The atmosphere of good are they? She was grateful the house was oppressiva Dread for Tom's nearness. It was some. made the undercurrent and the low thing to bold to in this terrible voices were surcharged with it. hour. Gypsy could not sit still. She kept, getting up and going to the door. as though there was something she could do. The baby had long since
teh tucked into his crib
It was 10-it was 11. Suddenly
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joke to the effect that Gypsy was; catalned her. The family protector.
"You get a lot of time to think, He drained the cup with the lying here as I do," he said slow | invalid's characteristic sigh.
(Continued on l'ago 10.) "Good?" "Wonderful,"
[ble
She made him more comforta- Kong the pillows: "Miss
your nurse?"
He grinned. I can spare that woman. She was d.bit too bosny," He was silent for a few mo- ments. Then he saith, hesitating
"You all right, Gypay "" "Yes, of course. Why?"
The doctor turned to Mrs. Mor- ell. Was it possible that his worn face showed encouragement? He wald, very low, "You've been a good soldier, Louise. I think per is, haps you've kept him here..."
You mean
She pressed)
air. And in a quiet room a man; they heard the nurse's running her handkerchief to her lips. ing dying.
feet above. Tom vaulted the "Don't give me too much hope. The nurse came and went. The stairs. The tall night nurae. Doctor." doctors touched and looked and shaken out of her professional.com-
"I'm not sure," he told them shook their hands. And the wife,posure, stared down at him. all slowly. "But think he's white and stubborn, refused to ac- "I think he's going," she said taken a turn for the better"... cept their verdict. As Tom came "Will someone call the doctor 7′′ Into the ball he heard Mrs. Morell | anying in a clear voice. "It's all nonsense. I tell you, he's going to yet wall"
Her eyes, Tom thought, were un- naturally bright and her colour Teverish. Gypsy, in the back ground: looked white and strained. He went to kiss her and she said quietly. "We can't do a thing with her. She's angry with us all." Maybe she's right, Tom thought. Maybe she knows better than the)
Gypsy had heard. She was on
"I just wondered...
She fushed. Daddy was smart. You seldom fooled him about any thing. Had he noticed the last time he had been to see them the coolness between her and Tom?
For course, im all. right. Haven't I got everything, in the world?"
"I gueni 60,"
It was a tong, slow struggle. the step below. Her dark eyes that convalescence. Gypsy und were enormous. "I'll call him." Tom moved back to the apartment "Just don't you worry about she said. frozen. "You look after in the middle of the second week anything but getting strong," Mother."
In take up, their own problems Gypsy advised, patting his hand. They were all in the room now. agaia. By that time Harvey "Daddy" she paused, not know- The solitary light burned dimly Morel was sitting up. propped by ing quite how to go on. "Tom under its extra abade. The patient pillows, in the big four poster. and I have a little money saved," was conselons now after the long The morning before she went back she said awkwardly. "He told me sell of silence. He tossed and to the elty Gypsy had a talk with he wanted me to tell
you it was muttered on his pillow. Ha thin her father. The nurse had left yours if you netd it now." bands plucked at the coveriel. the day, before and Gypsy had
wybo that's that's awfully It sermed hours, although it brought him up his midmorning good ""
"The man in the bed rest. But after he had talked to wa actually only a matter of rup of broth. All the windows blinked twice and swallowed hard. ‚ Dr. Bannerman he became imbued minates, before the doctor' came. ware opened wide this morning to "Thanks, dear. I romember with a sense of hopeleмness. A dortur, Gypsy thought, was n the bright spring sunshine. The that. I think we can get by. It's Death struck at you in such a cruel Pttle like God: you expreted too curtains moved fit fully and just mighty lucky I kept up that dis way. It made life naked, terrify-much of him. He bustled into the below the sill at Gray's elbow ability Insurance. It's paying me room, tall and stooped and begin an old gnarled lilac bush had $50 a week right now and I guess The long night began to wheeling to be a little partly, his eye burst unexpectedly into blossom. we van keep our hands above by. The patient was surprising glasses dangling from a thin chain.) "Grand day!"
waler. Keep your money, child, them all with his vitality. He won He put an exploring hand on Her father nodded, his dark You'll need it. Guess you'll be ellaging stubbornly to life although farvey Marell's wrist. He bentface smiling. "You're leaving wanting a house of your own one he had not as yet opened his even, down, the stethoscope adjusted,
of these days. Tell Tom I appre Mrs. Morell refused to go to bed. and asumed the listening look. "This afternoon," she told him. elate his kind thought." She looked at them with scorn Ha straightened and his eyes "It will be less work all around. when they suggested it.
aught those of the nurse. "When fe: I can safely trust you to She twilched the coverlet "Sleep!" she said with bright, did the change come?"
Motac." They shared an ancient straight and turned to go but hel
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