THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. ⠀ WEDNESDAY, AUGUST. ' 1, 1934.
SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESSO
EE
IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION
"STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!"
BEGIN REDE TO-DAY
Unable to bear the sight of Amy's happiness,
excellent antar. Bhe has an affair with
Jone inch. They argued about it didn't want to do it.
may
ind exactions kopt Amy and Emma just what Miss Terry wants in one JANE TERRY cures to New York deter until both were sharp and exhaust "It's all terrifically exciting," rushing. The child wan long in way-I mean, they don't want to mined to show her home town and spilled.
Howard wrote, "and it be coming, not eager, Amy thought, know the real mother's name and ANY JACKRON that she can make
"You're not logical," cried Jane. nothing more than a mere sabor- to enter a world where it was un- they don't want her to know theira of her life. Amy had been her best friend
HH HOWARD JACKSON broke the You don't believe a child is bet-rattling, but it looks real. Your wanted. Jane did not suffer very prevent the mother claiming ment Jane fofeed of him and married heater off with people who'll love it father ought to be gratined. He's much. "She's perfectly normal. the child later on, you understand." Jahe obtains Job In New York real estate than with someone who never will beon prophesying another Euro Everything's all right," Miss Mc- "But Jano's hardly seen her office. Jape a claver and soon la making an be able to stand looking at It! pean war-he said the whole trend Neal kept saying, "but it's so in-baby, Doctor," stammered Amy. ROGER THORPE, sino acquaintance Why, on that score alone I'm doing of modern history made it inevit-conventent here. If we were only "I'm hoping when she does, she who is married. Later she tires of him, and the - right thing. You want to able. If Professor Ellert wasn't so in a hospital now!" when he offers to bese, the expense of their sentimentalize over it. You don't pathetically anxious to retrace his understand that maternity can be student days, I'd get right out this nothing but a physical thing. Iminute, for this will be no place for never did like children particularly, allens once the fire starts. I'm so and I'll hate this one."
glad and thankful, darling girl, burg where nothing happens." that you're safe in peaceful Mar-
eld so analenen bir confemptimely.
In ber desperate plight Jane turns in Amp for help. Sfoward touring Germany with another professor and Amy corers to New York. Hhe agres so stay until the baby is 1477 but is horrified when Jans says she plans to use her child sway.
CHAPTER XVIL
*
after the doctor had gone. "Of free noble.gesture, and you haven't down when Emma brought in the there's no crib"wirected, "since fat hor she was conscious that even
"You're foollah, Jane," Amy said course I'm here, but a nurse could de a lot more to make you comfort- able,"
But Jane would not listen.
.
Early in an August morning the won't let it go."
"Sho Doctor Lacey shrugged. hour came and before dawn Jane's told me to go ahend, to hurry." child was born, a giri, small, but
.Amy held the child closer, perfect and streng. When she had been bathed and rubbed with oil walked past the doctor and into "Maternity can't be only physical.
and her first few garments put on the bedroom where Jane, in a her, Miss McNeal handed her over bleak and druggish aura, lay ex And anyway, you're shirking, Jane.
to Amy: "Lay her to sleep some-hausted. Yet, as Amy looked down You thought you'd make It grind Amy had hardly put this lotter where safe," shap
In theso fow hours Jano had re covered some of her old self, some the nerve to see it through. You papers. "The war's begun!" aho ought to be ashamed to say you'll cried. "Germany invading Bel Amy sat down with the child in of her old beauty and vitality. The hate this child. You can't hate glum. And England's, geing in her arms and looked at it. She had knowledge that her ordeal was over was restoring her. Her eyes had 11 It's part of your body and Amy looked at the headlines and never seen so young a baby before A cable had come from How your soul. You might as well say laid the paper saldo. "I'm going and this queer little dark eyed a spark of strength renewed.
Amy spoke clearly and very ard and been ment on from Mar.
creatife seemed to her to telephone home," she said. "wrinkled you hate yourself," burg. He and Professor Ellert
"I might say that, too."
want to talk to Father. Maybe rather blind little mole er mouse gravely: "Are you still bound to had landed safely after a smooth "Well, you wouldn't mean
somebody at the college can help than a human child, a little ugly give this child away, Jane, and crossing. They were going to You think very well of yourself. get Professor Ellert and Howard fumbling anim utterly, helpless, let her bolong entirely to someone Berlin first and then start their You always have. But you'd real-out safely. They could cable to the unwelcomed, to flung Into any else and never claim her back.?"
The spark in Jane's eyes became expedition. There was a mention ly hate yourself, loathe yourself, if ambassador, I should think. They possible fate the callous cruelty of of unsettled conditions which might you abandoned this child to any-must do something."
it struck, Amyfresh. She was almost. gay. "You sound like the change their plans. Amy had body who's willing to take it. She looked round at Jane and caught in a violence of revolted Bible," she murmured. "Yes, of neglected the newspapers but now You'll never know what becomes of saw her face drawn into a strange anger such as she had never known course I'm going to give the child And Buch luck! Doctor she looked at them for an explana- It"
awed grimace. "Send for the dec-before.in all her life.
But "I don't want to know."
it's
Impossible!! tion. To her amazement and dia-
tor." She whispered, "and the!
sho Lacey knows of somebody." may they were full of war rumours, "Why, you wouldn't do that to
"Then-w you give her to does I'll hate her forever. But shume 7" sofo, limp, moaning. with Germany truculent and menne- ja puppy or a kitten! You'd not." She dropped over on the thought. "Jane can't do it. If she ono could. This little, In the stress of the next 48 can't, no give one of them away without
"I told you I'd do that the day being sure it had a good home hours Amy had not an instant little baby Presently Doctor you camo. But you don't want and wouldn't be abused or even to think of Howard, much Lacey came out of Jano's room. treated. Oh, Jane, It would be less try to send a message to him. "It's an odd thing," he told unforgiveable."
Doctor Lacey, st lamenting that Amy, "but I happened to hear a "It's no use. I'm going to Jane was not in
hospital, and the day or so ago of some people who it. You simply don't understand."
nurse, X starchy Scotchy Miss want to adopt a girl baby with They went over it again and McNeal, who echoed the doctor's good blood, you know-I'll get in again. But Inne continued to complaints, look full possession aftouch with them and find out what search after channels of adoption the apartment and their demands can be arranged. They stipulated "I know. Jane, but Professor which would give the protection Eilert I old and feeble, it'! up of secrecy to the mother in spite bim dreadfully." She was of all Amy could say, and at last really thinking of Howard and the refused to answer, put her hands trouble it would be for him to take over her ears and kept them there Care of the Trail, exacting old whenever Amy protested. "Leave man, but neither she nor Jane hind me alone, can't you? I feel so the least idea of what difficulties wretched alrendy," she said. world and did happen to Americana last Amy felt it was better to who were RO unlucky as to be suy nothing more, because she sRW travelling in the embroiled countries | how ill Jane was and how near her at the beginning of hostilities,
ing.
"Jane laughed at her fears. "My dear," she said, "even if they do have a war won't bother the Americans who are over there, all they'll have to do is turn around and 'come home. 1 don't believe they'll have a war. It's just that crazy old Kaiser waving himself around and showing off."
do
At
time, but she thought. "Aя BOON 19 the child is born she'll feel differ ently. She's bound to."
Amy merely imagined that How ard nl Professor Ellert might have to come back without accomplishing Letters written on shipboard and their pilgrimage, and I would be soon after landing had come from pity. That prospect did not dis-Howard, the latter telling of Ger turb her nearly so much as Jane's many's preparations for, war, and unchanging resolve to, give her low he was trying to persuade child for adoption us soon as it Professor Ellert to go down to should be born. No matter what | Italy until they knew what was go- she said, she could not move Janeling to happen. But the okl man.
away.
her!"
:
**Yes, I want her. Only sne must be entirely mine. Jane. Ty child! You must never try to get her away from me."
"I never will,"
(To Be Continued.)
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