THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH - MONDAY, AUGUST 127, 1934.
SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION
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STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!"
CHAPTER XXXIX
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why the doctor said the consulta- He patted Amy's hand "I don't phasin.: "rohen: ho gets better, Hul Amy He must live. I still, so she began to work at the
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“My dear daughter), mid Pro,
time. And I believe I'd better go M'ree she might be going off for he asked, to make you comfort-fessor Lowe, very gently, "I believ Amy thought, "Howard is here would be there, I suppose. I don't be?
to Jane's office and see her. She good'n all, and then where'd we abla7- so- dull about such Howard's going to live. I never
thing but
believed anything else. And I'l only two rooms away, and I can't understand why he rushed out "I'm so sorry to cause, all this Yea, you can bring is some bring you some knitting things if even be with him! What will I do just as we came. It's all very po- inconvenience to you and to Miss thing. Go into a store and buy 1 can find any. Fra not very good if he dies!".
culiar. I wish your mother had Terry," said Amy. "We'd move me some knitting needles and some at shopping, your mother saya." She knew that all of them--the colonel, the doctor were sure How with us. I must wip your my husband if he could be moved, stocking wool. Tell them it's for He bent to kiss her and she clung mother, and Mrs. Jackson-" but he can't just now. If he gets a soldier. Whoever waits on you to him for a moment. Then she That was ard was going to die.
botton she changed it, with em will know just what to give you was left once more alone with her.
full of knitting stuff." fears. shop's tion must be immediate. "Pertaps want, to seem unfeeling, my child, we'll take him to
hospital nt
After a little she could not sit Father belloves it too," her agonized I know what distress of mind you once. But now please be as pa "Father, please. brain went on, "but I won't believe. are in," he went on, "but if you tient with us as you can."
- baticus ho's going to livei|disordered,room, picking up papers it. I've been so afraid for him in could, a little, adjust the practical "We certainly will, ma'am, te: None of the doctors believe it, but from the floor, pulling the odd look- the planes. I've been so afraid,cou but anything like this--I never matters here, talk with the maids clared the two in chorus. And the muat! It helps me to believe it ing pieces of furniture into what yourself, you would be doing the cook added, with sympathy: We if I'm making something for him seemed their usual positions, set dreamed of it. How do other only thing you can do now for know what anxious hours it is for Don't you sent. If I should stop tling books on the shaives, shak women bear it? There's his mother Howard. And it will be better for you,"
believing it, I'd die.";
ing cushions. At last she came to -no, I won't have it. I
{Juno's - deak, which was in the you than sitting here with your. Howard, my darling, darling
fears. There 1B no, usa doing Now there was nothing more to
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you
that,"
except to wait for the consulta derstand you must stay with me.
He was suffering with her. Sho tion, but that was not delayed. 'There's nothing for me without
saw it in his eyes, heard it in his Amy and her, father stood. In the you. Nothing at all. I'd be noth-voice. She tried to meet it with hall while the three men were in
I'd have nothing. Even our courage. "I'll go. speak to the the sickroom. Doctor child is nothing to me beside you. maids. ' tell them. We won't senior of the gropp, spoke for them That is terrible to think, but it's make any more work for them when they came out. "Everything true-it's true—”
Don't go away until after the con-is being done that can be done, and The doctor entered. "I've got sultation. Father. That won't be everything that is being done is Holzmann and Strake. You couldn't long, probably not more than an the right thing. Your husban has do better. They'll be here shortly: hour or so. The doctor said the a fighting chance-and he is fight I've got to go out for a while, but others would come very soon." ing. The nurses, luckily, are spe I'll be back before they get here." The maids were, as her father cially skilful and conscientious. He stopped before Amy. "Your had said, decent, but disgruntled, have had both of them on cases of husband is no worse, Mrs. Jack"Them purses come out here and my own. I've bad one of the night
Ho is holding his own.. And order us around as if we was dirt," nurses, too."
oo." He looked at his that, in itself, in alightly--very complained the cook. "They want watch-eternal constant gesture of alightly encouraging. I think everything in a minute and they're all doctors-prepared to leave. may safely say that much."
always boiling their diety stuff on Amy stopped him: "Is there Professor Lowe came in at the my range. I have to keep a couple likely to be any change soon?" moment and the doctor repented great big kettles of hot water There may be a change either what he had told Amy, and took ready all the time and that leaves way of the patient's condition to- kave. The professor was disturbed me hardly no room to cook, And night. · I and uneasy. "Amy," he said, sit they're so fussy about what they that time ticipate nothing before ting down beside" her, "this is cer-
xon.
eat! I tried to ask Miss Terry "There may be a change, either tainly a very peculior situation, when she went out what to get for way," repeated. Amy, slowly, "and Just as we came In apparently, dinner, but she acted like she didn't there's nothing more anyone can Jane went out, by the back door, even hear. And I said to M'ree,de for him-nothing at all?” of all things-anying nothing what we might as well put on our hats "I am sorry," said Doctor Holz- ever to the servants, leaving no and get out of it, too." Her grieve munn, "but there is nothing." orders. There's cook and
a
aances lightened with telling them. Doctor Gavin remained for a mo- waitress, decent women, but both "But I'd not like to have it saidment na the others left. "I'm com. highly disgruntled by the extra I noted thataway with bad sick-ing back again, later," he said to work and the demands the nurses ness in the house. I told your Amy. "And I suggest that you make. They were on the point of Poppu I'd stand it a while longer, get some rest and sleep." leaving, but I've explained mat- anyway. And Miree orld she That's what I think, too, Amy," tere, as far as I could, and I think would, too."
said Professor Lowe. "Why don't they'll stay. I promised them extra **I'll make some arrangement," you come with me now to find a wages. In fact, I gave them each said Amy. "I'll see the nurses and hotel? And then I really think I $20 and told them I would pay all plan their meals. I'll help you must try to sev Jano. We're in-
maintenance bills, for the wherever I can. My father and I truders here." nuraca' meals, you know. But I will go out for our own meals, but "I'd rather stay_right here," said don't see how we can stay here,you know I must be there, hear "you and I, mean, and make any my husband." further trouble for them. I'll go "Sure, we know that. We got out and get rooms at the nearest carts," protested the cook. "If hotel, and we will eat there, and Miss Terry'd said anything-bus simply wait here the rest of the she looked so queer. I said to
the
Amy. "You go ahead, Father."
"But I don't like to leave you alone, under such circumstances
“I'm not alone. Howard is here." Ho still hesitated. "Is there nothing I can bring you, my dear,"
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