THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST. 1,
1984.
TO-DAY
SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION
"STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!"
Unable to bear the sight of Any's imppinesa,
excellent salary, She has an affair with
for help. Howani la tourine' Germany withi
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"But Jane's hardly seen her
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
one inch. They arguod about it didn't want to do it.
and exactions kept Amy and Emma just what Miss Terry wants in one ZANE TERRY comes to New York dates until both were sharp and exhaust- "It's all torrifically exciting," rushing, Tho child was long in way--I mean, they don't want to mined to show her home town and specially ed..
Howard wrote, "and it may be coming, not eager, Amy thought, know the real mother's name and AMY JACKSON that she can make a sucangs et her life. Aty had been her best frigád "You're not logical," cried Jauo, nothing more than a mere saber to enter a world where It was un- they don't want her to know theirs WALT HOWARD JACKSON broke the eng You don't believe a child la bot-rattling, but it looks real. Your wanted. Jane did not suffer very to prevent the mother claiming ment Jane forced or Him and married Amyter off with people who'll love it father ought to be gratified. He's much "She's perfectly. normal the child later on, you understand." Jane obtains & Jobs 10 New York real wetste than with someone who never will been prophesying another Euro-Everything's all right," Mias Mc-t aften Jape is clever and sun is 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, Docter," stammered Amy. ROGER THORPE business acquaintance Why, on that acoro alone I'm doing of modern history made. It inevit-convenient here. If we wero only "I'm hoping when she does, she who is married. Later the tires of the right thing. You want to able. If Professor Ellert wasn't no in a hospital now!" when he offers to bear the expense at their
scatimentalize over it. You don't pathetically anxious to retrace his
won't let it go." child abestiamisses him enteruptuously.
In her desperate plight Jane turns to Amy understand that maternity can be student days, I'd get right out this hour came and before dawn Jane's Early in an August morning the
Doctor Lacoy shrugged. "Sho Another pinferner and Amy romed to New nothing but a physical thing. I minute, for this will be no place for child was born, a girl, smail, but told me to go ahead, to hurry." York. She ageres to stay until the baby is never did like children particularly, allons once the fire starts. I'm so perfect and strong. When she had
Amy held the child closer, born but is horrified when June says she and I'll hate this one."
pive bar child sway.
glad and thankful, darling girl,been bathed and rubbed with oil walked past the doctor and Into that you're safe in peaceful Mar- and her first few garments put on bleak and druggish aura, lay ex- the bedroom where Jano, In a CHAPTER XVII
"Maternity can't be only physleni.burg where nothing happens." her, Miss McNeal handed her over And anyway, you're ahirking, Jano. "You're foolishi, Jane," Amy said You thought you'd make a grand
to Amy. "Ly her to sleep some hunted. Yet, as Amy looked down after the doctor had gone. "Of free noble gesture, and you haven't down when Emma brought in the there's no crib."
Amy had hardly put this letter where safe," abe directed.. "since at her she was conscious that even- in these few hours Jane had re- course I'm hore, but a nurse could the nerra to see it through. You
covered some of her old self, some do a lot more to make you comfort-ought to be ashamed to say you'll persThe war's begun!" she
cried, "Germany Invading Bel Amy sat down with the child in of her old beauty and vitality. The able"
hate this child. You can't hate gium. And England's going in!" her arms and looked at it. She had knowledge that her ordeni was over But Jane would not listen.
it. It's part of your body and
Amy looked at the headlines and never seen so young a baby before was restoring her. Her eyes had A cable had come from. How your soul. You might as well say laid the paper aside. "I'm going and this queer little dark-oyed a spark of strength renewed. ard and been sent on from Mar-you hate yourself."
to telephone home," she said. "I wriulded creature seemed to her Amy spoke clearly and very burg. He and Professor Ellert "I might any that, too."
want to talk to Father. Maybe rather a blind little mole br mouse gravely: "Are you still bound to had landed safely after a smooth “Well, you wouldn't mean it. crossing. They were going to You think very well of yourself, somebody at the college can help than a human child, a little ugly give this child away, Jano; and got Professor Ellert and Howard fumbling animal, utterly helpless, let her belong 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 be flung into any else and never claim her back.?" axpedition. There was a mention ly hate yourself, loathe yourself, if ambassador, I should think. They possible fate the callous cruelty of The spark in Jane's eyes bocame of unsettled conditions which might you abandoned this child to any-must do something."
it struck Amy afresh. 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 an she had never known course I'm going to give the child she looked at them for an explana- it."
Jawed grimace. "Send for the doc-bifore in all her life.
|away, And" such luck! Doctor tion. To her amazement and dis-
know." "I don't want to
tor." She whispered, "and the "But It's Impossible!" she Lacey knows of somebody." may they wore full of war rumours,
"Why, you wouldn't do that to
"Then you give her to with Germany truculent and monac-a puppy or a kitten! You'd not nurse." She dropped over on the thought. "Jane can't do it. If ahe
[sofa, Imp, moaning.
docs I'll hato her forever. But she
meth give one of them away without
In the stress of the next 48 can't, no one could. This little, Jane laughed at her fears. "My being sure it had a good home hours Amy had not an instant little baby" Presently Doctor dear," she said, "even if they do and wouldn't be abused or even to think of Howard, much Lacey came out of Jane's room. You came. But you don't want have a war it won't bother the treated. Oh, Jane, It would be lens try to send a message to him. "It's an odd thing." he told Americans who are over there, all unforgiveable." they'll have to do is turn around
Doctor Lacoy, atill lamenting that Amy, "but I happened to hear n "It's no use. I'm going to do and come home. I don't believe it. You simply don't understand." Jane was not in a hospital, and the day or so ago of some people who nurse, a starchy Scotchy Mias want to adopt a girl baby with 'they'll have a war. It's just that
They went over it again and McNeal, who echoed the doctor's good blood, you know-I'll get in crazy old Kaiser' wavlog himself again. But Jane continued to
complaints, took full possession of touch with them and find out what around and showing oft."
search after channels of adoption the apartment and their demanda 'can be arranged. They stipulated "I know, Jane,
but Professor which would give the protection Ellert in old and feeble, it'll up of secrecy to the mother in spite set him dreadfully." She was of all Amy could say, and at bust 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 frail, exacting old
whenever Amy protested. "Leave man, but neither she nor Jone had me alone, can't you? I feel Ho the least idea of what difficulties wretched already, she said. At would and did happen to Americans last Amy felt it was better to who were so unlucky as to be say nothing more, because she saw travelling in the embroiled countries how June was and how near her at the beginning of hostilities, time, but she thought, "As soon as the child is born she'll feel differ- ently. She's bound to."
Ing.
Amy merely imagined that How ard and Professor Ellert might have to come back without accomplishing
Letters written on shipboard and their pilgrimage, and it would be a 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 a proparations for war, and unchanging resolve to give her how he was trying to persunte 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 old man
"I told you I'd do that the day
her?"
anc
"Yes, I want her. Only must be entirely mine. Jane. My child! You must never try to get her away from me."
"I never will."
(To Be Continued.)
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