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SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION
"STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!"
There was n pause.
1934.
CHAPTER XXXIV bear It. I think. I'm going crazy.”“ Įthe time. “Mother's superb," Anty
frightened, all this was the rent- Sho disappeared hastily toward the reminded herself, "she's never aald "Nancy!" said Jane, still superior tion. Jane had enjoyed an hour When Amy learned that Jane and kitchen. But by the time Maryn word. She probably novor will" and very aloof, “How long ago of display at the tea-party and that Miss Rosa had accepted the invita Jackson had come down and Mrs. Alice poured the tea. The talk that seems What a fool I was! was enough. Amy had no more tion and were actually coming to Lowe had arrived she was back, went on, Mary Jackson drawing It, seems incredible!"
than a natural wish to check and tea her first reaction was a quicken holding herself very straight, dotor- Jane gut, the others listenlag ""Quite!" agreed Amy, "Quite too puncture Jano's high-flying putron- ing and lightening of the nerves. minedly smiling. Amy saw that Jane was very prima donna. She utterly incredible! And you see, I ago. She found comle, but she She could not help it. "Suppose her mother was wearing her beat was exquisitely dressed, nails, hair, want my child and so does lloward. didn't mean to put up with it. Not we ask Mother and Alteo," she dream. "You put that on because complexion groomed with style and We're both light-hended about the for a moment. So she was totally auggested to Howard's mother. "That'll be coven with ourselves wanted to show Jano that we finish. She had discarded the jade prospect. We've got it all arranged, unprepared for the outburst of bit- still had a little style in Marburg," cigarette holder for a smaller one it's to be a boy and to have How-ter anger which her light-minded "Savon? Six, isn't it?"
she teased.
of black enamel and gold. She had ard's name."
defence provoked. "I was counting Nancy. She'll
"I certainly did! And I suppose a diamond and platinum watch on Jano abandoned the subject and "Go ahead. Remind me of it!" have to come in." She meant this she'll consider it only fit for the her wrist. A plain but obviously took up another. "Aunt Rosa sald June cried furiously, "your de time to have the little girl there ragbag. If half what Miss Ross good bar of diamonds caught the Howard locked rather worn when voted, adoring Howard. And let where Jane could not avoid seeing anys about her wardrobe is true.” soft Batin of her scarf.
he was here aid she said he seemed me remind you that you honked her. If she seemed to bo hiding The door bell rang and they all Amy found herself enjoying the to have changed a good bit ho in behind my back and took him her, Jane might guess, and Jane turned attentive. "Jane will have performance. Jane saying, "What wasn't sociable and gay like he away from me. If you hadn't he was always ready to take advan-att entrance, thought
might very well be my devoted and Amy delicious home-made cookies!" with used to bo." amused. And so she had,, waiting the faintest accent on the home.
"Oh, my dear!" suld Amy, airily, adoring Howard now, instead of Nancy! I am
a moment to use her lip-stick in made: Jane unmistakably noticing having a very good time, "how yours. You want everything-you remorseful. the hall until Miss Roan had WELS
And she's
but awfully well. Big and brown it in my face that you're so much in the sofa rip
of weakness.
tag of course, stupid." Mary
She'll adore
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STEADY RECOVERY.
(To Be Continued.)
swoot with people. Not smartis cleared the doorway. Then she 100 broken poker handle and the Ataurdt He didn't look a bit worn, only ask me to your house to throw
Jano's tales _cover; camo In, self-possessed, smiling of her new office and her great und strong, you know. As for not happler than I am- and show-ofty like so many chil-with certain indulgence for dimeulty in finding really efficient being sociable-well it's true he "Why Jane, you silly! I never dren."
these poor creatures who had re- employees. No one I hire is over speeches to knitting clubs. That childish! And for heaven's sake wouldn't go around and make thought of such a thing! Don't be So it was established that mained in Marburg and were try willing to work a tenth as hard as was all. Naturally, he wanted to don't rake up that old nonsense Nancy should be there and wearing to make the best of it. I do myself,"Jane at the opera, be with me." her Christmas red dress-it flat- "Why Jone!" exclaimed Amy, subscription sents; Jane at art ex
about Howard! I hadn't the least tered her fair skin. Nancy should after the greetings were over.hibitions; Jane entertaining; Jane was wickedly diverted by the way air. Jane was stalking off down It was fun to annoy Jane. Amy Idea-" She was talking to the have a cup of cambric ten, and a "you've cul off your hair!" cookle or two with the grownups.
as a war worker "The stupidest "I wonder if it's wrong," thought patronizing astonishment..
Jane made a little mouth of committee, not an idea in their it was coming on. She had been the campus path alone.
"But heads." It was simply gorgeous, AO wrought up and tense and Amy. "When Jane sees what my dear, averyone's doing it! In Amy thought. And all the while darling she la she might want her, another month or two there won't Jane's child sat quietly with a cup Maybe I ought to keep her out of be a long-haired woman left in of cambric tea and a cookle, se
which had been knocked off the In- aight."
the civilized world. And what arenely unaware of her mother. The decision plagued hor. but sense of freedom it gives!"
come Tax was due to careful Alice was the first to leave, then sho did not change it. "There's "It's very becoming to you,"
management of the country's fin never any use being a coward," said Amy. I like it. Sho was Jane sald goodbye Mary Jackson Mrs. Lowe. As Miss Rosa and
lance, and he hoped as time pro- sho thought, as she gave an extra watching to see how Jane would asked Amy:
"Are you going for
coeded a little more might be taken shine to the silver, laid out Ince-behave to Nancy. The little girl your walk this evening, dear? It
off to make up for conversion of edged napkins, filled the sugar made her curtay and then re- isn't too late," and Jane, overhear>
London, Aug. 20. War Loan holdings into cheaper bowl, arranged her tea-table at treated to her own small chair be-
Recovery of Britain's trade and national security. the side of the fireplace. She had side Amy,, where she sat demurong, and, "If you're going to walk, not told Howard in her daily let and still, but looking with wide, Amy, I'll go with you."
So Amy, increase in employment were re- Explanation of the recovery of ter that Jane was there. She delighted eyes at the company and into her coat and went along with ferred to during the week-end British Industry and commerce was with concealed reluctance, slipped would wait until the fea-party the ten-table.
Miss Rosa had Miss Rosa and Jane. Then Miss speech by the President of the the cheapening of capital which was Then she could be patted her on the head and spoken Rosa stopped at her own door and Board of Trade, Mr. Walter Run- definite. When overything Was to her, but Jane hardly noticed her. the two young women went on to-ciman. ready, she dressed in good time my wondered if this was pre-gether. and came downstairs before Mary tence or real. She was stiff with "How horrible for you to be
over.
to play herself into a cooler mood apprehension. Presently she re- caught like this." began Jane, as with bits of the Well-Tempered laxed. Jane was not pretending. they turned to the campus path. Clavier and she was still playing Jane was overlooking Nancy just "Too frightful!" when Alice arrived. She rose as frankly as she would overlook little clumsily, for the easy use of any other child of that age who folly and malicious. "Save your It made Amy feet vulgar, and her body was. gone, but she felt couldn't be of use in an audience. tears, darling, better, calmer the muate had done Jane wasn't interested.
elle anid. "I'm that. Allco begged to bring the
crazy about it."
"But good heavens, how can you het water and start the kettle. "And was I silly to get myself be here in this town-and alone
and Howard all worked up about with it?" thought Amy. "I might have Howard in the army--and aviation your mother-in-law-and known that Jane wouldn't care." so dangerous" Suddenly she felt sure that her
"Go ahead," said Amy, "Mary's to pour the ten and you can do the rest. I'm going to sit down and be a lady at a party. I'm tired." "What's tired you?" asked Alice. "You oughtn't to get tired."
mother, too, was watching Jano and my friends, and I love having "My family's also here. Jane, and Nancy. The conviction came Mary with me. I'm not nearly so "I'm tired asking myself questo her that her mother know about alone or forlorn as you were when tlons I can't find answers for." Nancy's parentpgo, hud known all Nancy arrived.".
Allco's lips quivered. "Oh, that!]
I do it all the time until I can't
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