THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH SATURDAY, JUNE 80, 1984
Married Flirts
In
by MABEL
MCELLIOTT
CHAPTER XXXIX
Vern to-night. She turned to en-wasn't a jalter to his wilo. Gypsy someone pushed forward, never ate, grateful glance, ter the car at the foot of the ramp was young-she'd had a dificult taking his eyes from her face. If "I'll do something' for you some When Tom Weaver swung down and she saw him. She waved. few years of it. It was high time Lila was disturbed by his arrival day," she said under her breath, the ramp to the Tarrytown train Tom gallantly hastened and dropp- she had some fun. But Tom didn't she concealed it well. Only Gypsy Derek took Gypsy's arm and they ho caught sight of a familiar
exactly relish the notion of her noticed that the white bosom, strolled out to the narrow terrace Agure just ahead of him. Instead od into a neat beside her.
Vera's fale hair, under the brim seeing so much of this chap. And dipping into the, deep V of her with its high stone wall, its awa of quickening his step, he lagged
black laco decolletage, rose and fellings, Its trees in gally painted behind a bit. What the dickens, of her small white hat, was gilt, at Lila's, too. Darn the woman!
on a quicker breath. Hor colour- tubs, The girl was trembling all he naked himaolf irritably, w curly; her lips were scarlet.
Vera made him forget his owning was not heightened one lota. oyer. Vera doing here, He was not a spite of the heat she looked cool
problems momentarily. She was, "I got back this afternoon,' "It's going to storm," she said,' concelled young man. He had the land elegant.
"Where on earth are you bound she said, going up to Irvington to Derek Bald thickly, carefully. "Tatupidly and incoherently. The air average male's share of confidence
was sultry. There was in it, that but he was not Idiot enough to sup-for?" Her tone was so Innocent see some old friends. That is, she only just heard about
Marko scraped his chair on the feeling of high and unbearable ten- poso, ho told himself, that this girl that Tom blamed himself for a sus-was going up on an impulse-not actually pursued him. No, things piclous fool. He had thought he'd on Invitation. She hadn't telepolished floor. Interrupting, "You alor.
Derek stared down at her. Sul- aimply happened this way. soon her around the corner of the phoned to see if they were in. But look splendid, my dear fellow.
lenness had dropped from him like Wherever he happened to be these boss's office when he had made the she was going to take a chance on Splendid
Derek fixed him with a glittering a musk. "Why did you want to get days, there she was also. Always date with old Strathmore, but unit. She got awfully lonely, she
said, dropping her Inahen. New eye. "Thanks," awfully," he said me out of there, little Gypsy?" he prettily, tastefully dressed. Sweet-doubtedly he had been wrong,
carefully. Thanks a lot. Migh- wanted to know. "What were you ly scented, charmingly made up. Ile told her, going into detall York was a lonely place
Tom felt a benst. He hadn't ty good of you to say that." afraid of? Can't a man con- You couldn't help liking her. Tom about Strathmore and what aj
Vera was thought about the poor kid. She The tension in the big, high-gratulate his wife on getting a admitted grudgingly that if it tough customer ho was.
was darned Tonesome, coiled room was almost a tangible better man? That in a richer hadn't been for his meeting Gypsy a good listenor when the speaker probably
Tom, unburdening All her people were in Boston It thing. Outside, in the darkening one?" ho'd probably be married to Verawan a man.
"You really meatn't say these Grey this moment. As it was, ho himself, felt insonsibly cheered, would be nice if he and Gypsy summer night, the rumble of a Ilked her in a comradely sort of refreshed. Somehow all day he could have her around occasionally storm began to deepon. Lightning dreadful things," she protested.
He knew lots of men con-hind been a bit downcast at the It would do Vera, good, thought flashed occasionally and in the "It isn't fair to Lila...
His laugh was horrible to hear. aldered her devilish attractive, iden of Gypsy spending this even-Tom innocently, to be with two western sky clouds gathered oml-
A girl laughed a high, "No, let's be fair to Lila, at all Undoubtedly she was.
But he ing in Hunt Gibson's company, such happy people as themselves. nously. didn't feel like talking to her Just He hadn't really liked her going
nervous note. The, candle flares costs," he said loudly.
He leaned on the parapot. "Lovely city," he chanted, star- now. And what, again, was she with Hunt to Lila's dinner party,
dipped and flickered uneasily in the doing on this particular train? The follow was undoubtedly at
breeze coming in the long windown.
Why doesn't someone do "some-ing at the rooms spread before him In spite of his laggard steps he tracted to Gypsy. He was forever
thing--say something. Gypsy like a gray tapestry. "Lovely, could not help catching up with hanging around. Well,
thought uneasily. Why, the poor hellish, faithless city. Just like a boy looks half demented! Oh, I'm woman. Promises all . gives afraid. I'm afraid.
nothing
Ho lurched, and in that split second Gypsy screamed.
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Vera accmed cynical about mar- ringe these days, kept saying that of course she would never marry, And that was the most unmitigated
man nonsense.
"I suppose you'll be in Tarry town until the woo small hours." Vern said casually. Tom consulled his time tablo and said he certainly Derek drained the glass put be-: would do no such thing. He cx-fore him. He put his hand on the pected to get the 8.36 back to town. buck of Lila'e chair. His expres He'd told Gypsy he would be home slon was sardonic.
"Darek! Ah, great heavens !" Her fingers, groping, clutched
(To Be Continued)
shortly after 9. Then he remem- "My friends," he said deliber-empty alr. There was no one on bered, rather tandlly, that Gypsy ately, looking about him. "we're the parapet save herself. would not be there. And ho modern people all of us. I've frowned. Vern noticed it and was curious in her intricate feminine fashion,
"If I don't find the Wilsons at home I'll wander around and have dinner by myself and got that train, too." She sounded awfully down, poor kid. Tom felt terribly sorry for her. When she got off she waved at him and he was glud he had been decent to her. It wasn't much fun, being a girl alone in New York.
come to congrat... to congratu- late.
my rival." "Don't be ridiculous," Lila sald softly. "Don't be a fool, darling. Have some coffee."
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Derek ignored the interruption. "All very modern," he went on, quite as if she had not spoken. “A man loses his wife to another man. He does the decent thing. He says, 'Bless you, my children.' fo A halt seems to have been call- steps out of the picture. Isn't thated to-day in the advance of ster- so, my friends? He steps out of ling. the picture."
London, June 29.
Vera didn't take a taxi up the
New York has been offering hill as she had said she was going Marko was standing now, his dollars in anticipation of Pre- to. She went into a drug store and face ruddy in the dim light. "Come sought telephone booth and when along. We'll have a talk in the she got a certain New York num-library," ber her voice altered and she said
a few words carefully into the Derek shook off his big, hand mouthpiece. She was smiling when is fair, handsome Ince was tis she came out. She didn't seem to tetod.
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sident Roosevelt's speech national policy, expecting It would contain Inflationary proposals. These hopea and the offerings are expected to subside. There is much disappointment among the speculators.
be interested in her friends any staying here." he. Buld
M. Reynaud's speech in the more. She didn't even try to find eqdly. I'm telling our friends all|
which Chamber of Deputies, in thent. Sho went for a walk up the about it. "They lefow I'm a modern he pointed out existing difficulties main street of the village; she man. They know these things are in French industry and the large bought a magazine and had a cho-done. What are you afraid of?" colate maited milk and wandered
discrepancies between French and.. "Ilunt," Gypay half whispered. world pelces, coupled with the re back to the station. The 8.36 was "This is really dreadful. Can't cent disturbances in the provinces, a long time away, but she didn't you do something?" seem to mind the idea of walt- He shook his head uncomfortably to the future of the French frane. are causing some apprehension na
ing..
and the pretty, fair-haired girl in
There has been a movement of Ice-blue satin who sat beside him In-Lila's exotic-dining-room-inaghed on a hystericat note
funds: from Paris_to_London.the. dark-haired young Woman
On an impulse Gypsy went to British Control Fund accentuating nodish apricot satin gown looked him. "Derek, come along. Let's the movement by offering francs. down the long table nervously at go out on the terrace and cool.off." This action has been severely handsome. rather dishevelled she said softly. He gave her a criticised by the Financial Newa young man who had just entered. curious, penetrating glance,
which points out that the fund is Instinctively she gripped her hands "Oh, it's you, is it? I didn't using up the gold stocks which are together. Derek's eyes were wild know, you ran with this crowd.nlready seriously depleted, and and his tweeds stood out oddly in Where's that nice fellow, your hus-believes it would be better to leave this assemblage of men in fall eve band?"
the franc alone, while it is wenk- ning kit.
Gypsy's colour flamed. "He's ening, with a view to preserving
fence of the pound Inter in the Derek's expres-yeur.
Lila rose to the occasion super- not here. Derek. Hots work the Fund for the seasonal de
bly. "Davies, a chair for Mr.ing. Bliss. Derek, my sweet, how good "Ali, working."
of you to drop in. Why didn't you sion became cunning. "That's On the other hand the opinion let me know you were here? good. That's the right ilen.stems- to be growing that Con- thought you were in Banff. SomeWe're ali modern people... tinental gold currencies are con- one toki me
But he got to his feet and Lila|siderably over-valued at present Derek, dropped into the chair threw Gypsy one amused, deaper-in terms of sterling-Reuter.
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