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Cornelius shudder Anne!" Cornelius's eyes lit cited and upset, though. I can ed, "short of dismembering her."Anne's a darling. Always was."tell by a sort of look in her eyes.

"Get His He shot Harbert a look of dislike.

Amelia outside some- She'd sicken me in bits.** eves met Herbert's desperately. That's the disgusting part of this where," Herbert whispered. and "Hints aren't any good, though. business. I feel terrible acting off-go into a good embrace. I'll see insults even. from me! Ever and with Anne. Especially this that Anne goes out und catches since she wormed it out of Anne last week. Why, Anne's been mar you. That do it!" that I never passed Matriculation. vellous to me,

Cornelius hoped it would. she's just behaved as if I were a Cooing suggested Herbert.dirner Amelia sang endless tuneless vacant seat." He slumped in his "And clinging? With one eye cock-Ukrainian folk songs her eyes. She coos around afterjed at Amelia" He chuckled as straying, if hypnotised, to Anne. drooling about the Italian Cornelius nodded. That's perfect. Cornelius's face.

Jealousy setting in She's out to! Renaissance. or something."

At a furtive dig from Herbert. It's got to come from Anne give Amelia some competition! It Cornelius started guiltily. He had ithen.'

Herbert said, slowly won't be long now.

been dreaming. Pleasant, pro- Anne's got to show her the door! "I hope not." said Cornelius fer-phetic dreams. In which Amelia He begun to mull over the pro- vently. "I've got to take that tore through the countryside in an h. with the same blank expressiluestocking to a fim to-night. Oue express to Scotland or somewhere. in as he wore when figuring out of those dam Russian things-alland. Anne once more talked in wire puzzles. Herbert was ahnor close-ups of insanity, and matted words of two syllables.

Artistic! And Anne-bel "Now!" muttered Herbert. ully patient and successful with hair. twisted wire puzzles.

Herbert disgustedlyMake it snappy. Get Amelia out- They're twin Anne has a cold and can't come side. Don't be an ass

Who'd Anne have left to isouls!

"Aape can't come!" Herbert

The pantry, albeit a fantasy in It's your green and white, was hardly the talk intellectually to There aren't squeaked with estasy. any more B.A. S in our village, reliance in a thousand. If you play most promising place for Corne-

But it proved the? up properly this can be the final lius's last net. "You've got to fall for Amelia.net Listen, old man Comelius only place where Amelia could be!

"It's leaned grudingly forward. Herbert said thoughtfully.

*All inveigled.

Come and help me mix another the only way. Make Anne jealous 've got to do is get Amelia so and she'll get rid of Amelia fast seared at your ardour that she round." he bade her. picking up a His pale blue eyes comes home with guilt written alliray of glasses, and surprised at the enough then igleamed. "Of course, you'll have over her! Anne'll read it in her dark, meaningful tones he was able to act subtly about it! See what face, and she pack Amelia off into summon.

free of shakes. His pleasant With a brief sideways glance at She closed ice Hushed with triumph. "That Anne. Amelia came. inna has the dimmest lighting in the pantry door nervously, the town. You can get Amelia¦ "Cornelius---" she began.

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Cornelius stared.

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I wish! Hy he took in her shaking mouth

"You'll see when I get it all simply dithering. worked at." Herbert told hissithe down her neck-clutch berfair. he looked down masterfully dal benevolently. "I think it over little land. to-day, and let you have the details | "She'll have damp to-night.

Cornelius said forlornly. Thanks, Anne were coming.

and futtering hands. Then, the man!" His heart stirred with gr Anne was in bed when he said end of the martyrdon in sight. ititude, he picked up the morning good-bye. In a drifty blue thing Comelius went to work.

He just looked at her and ached: "Darling!" he muttered. and1 per and relaxed. On the day of Amelia's arrival it was the hardest thing in the swooped. gathering her greedily

into his arms. He wasn't perfectl he was a twitching mass of doubts world to blow her a careless kiss.

"Let me help you with your sure what he was mattering, but be and dreads,

He managed muttered with frenzy, mumbline) "Lord, Herbert, you're lucky," wrap, Amelia." & Bull

ened, as they boarded the fairly convincing lilt of anticipation.into her rather lifeless brown hair. tive-fifteen. "going home to justHeavens, girl, you look marvel-Then, closing his eyes. he began to Maine

With any We'll be having one of lous! You'll knock 'em dead!"* rope for her mouth.

"Oh Cornelius!** Amelia's fuck Anne would be there before be those highbrow dinners- lot of deep talk, and ittsybits things usually incisive voice was strangely found it!

But Amelia, with astonishing Creamed...

uncertain. He could see a little] "Remember the Aowers?**

puise beating in her throat.

strength, and a small appealing "Yes. He motioned to a green "Come. und kiss me good-bye whimper, broke away from him. per-tack on the back."Roses-properly,-darling." Anne command. For a minute she stood staring, her

ed. She gave him an extra special mouth working oddly. Twu, dozen! Herbert squawk-hug. I wish I were coming! "You." she said brokenly, "oh, fed his disgust. "I told you two Cornelius only just remembered in you-you-" And with a broken j flmeer. Just a delicate gesture of time to bite back the fervent "Sory she turned suddenly, fung open welcome, you ass! Carnations, oro that rose to his lips. " the door and dashed madly through

Like women stick in a Every step of the way that took it. jorchids.

him from Anne increased his dis And Anne, only a fraction of a silver vase!'!

Cornelius was abashed. I got like, for Amelia. The time had second late, came sunnily into the them a dozen each. I thought...come for desperate measures. Well, pantry.

"What's going on here? she You thought!" Herbert sport-then, he would use them.

"Anne doesn't get any. Fron He did everything that Herbert asked gaily. Then, something in now on, she's neglected. It's to had prescribed, and added convin- Cornelius's baffled expression strik- Hering touches that came to him bying her, she paused. "Oh, Cory, be a Amelia. remember!" considered a minute. "You'll have livine inspiration. Overriding her is ahe all upset again?" She frown- it give her the whole dollop tremulous objections, he dragged ed. "D'you suppose I ought to go

Ostentatious, but perhaps she Amelia into a florist's and bought up to her?**

She didn't look even faintly upset! won't notice."

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And he tinguishable sound. membered to kiss Anne with the bought her a box of chocolates that "Perhaps she'd better battle prescribed coolness. And he kept weighed her to her seat like a log-through it alone," Anne this eyes riveted on Amelia, from If Cornelius saw little of the thoughtfully. She went up to her the minute she bounced of the Russian antics on the screen.husband and laid two hands loving-

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"Oh, Corny, wasn't so difficult; there was someto moment she grew plainly more you've been so terribly sweet to thing about Amelia's circular- strip agitated. Her eyes slid round per-her. I didn't think you could, even ed blouse that charged upon the petuilly to Comelius und blinked for my sake." vision and held it.

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before his avid stare. Her hands] Comelius felt dizzy. He groped 'Amelia!" He registered de trembled in her lap. She kept up behind him for the pantry chair, light. Why, you're Paris incar feverish chatter and, when the and sank on to it.

lights went up finally, her colour **You must have guessed a bit,"") nate!**

"How d'you do.

"But you! Cornelius?** was high and uneven.

Anne suid tenderly. Amelia slipped her plump arm In their own hall, she tried to couldn't have been sweeter, more through Anne's and stared past dodge him and run up the stairs; tactful and considerate if you'd im at the grandfather clock. He but she was not to escape! known the whole thing!" Suddenly doesn't always get home as soon "Amelia!" said Cornelius hoarse-she pulled his head to her breast this, does be, Anne? I thoughtly. "Amelia-darling!" Be help and began smoothing back his hair. we'd have another good hour to fed her off with her wrap, his hands What whole thing?" asked ourselves!" She eased Anne to-straying with lingering tenderness Cornelius, in hollow tones. wards the drawing-room. "As over her shoulders.

Oh, it's a mad, of course!" said was saying, I ran across a Matisse

Suddenly she turned, her mouth Anne. She sat down on his lap and portrait that was too utterly you! trembling, her plump little hands pulled his limp. arm round her

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It was the psychological moment her to marry him-letters-tele-Amelia. But he'd get over it some-wards me out of your life. For She stared at him You know how fluttery how. He had rebearsed it in bed, Anne's sake!" "They're to go in the silver for the climax. To Cornelius's joy, grams.

He would murmur manly apologies, coldly for a minute. "I have never vase Cornelius said loudly, hold-he heard Anne's door open on the she's been since she came!"

Marry him! Comelius added plead the heat of the moment-liked you, Cornelius. I suppose I ing the green paper mound at arm's upper landing and Anne's voice

A anything!

must have felt this thing between length in Amelia's general direc-calling-

amazing fact to amazing fact. Ition.

"Darlings!" she trilled. "Corne man. a living, breathing man. Amelia was cutting chrysan-jus! But it will pass!" Her eyes "It must pass Του Amelia turned, surprised. Aup and tell me all about it!" wanted to marry Amelia. "Is the themums, snipping with her usual gleamed. faint. unpractised flush spotted her If she had only poked her head-I mean, she's going to, isn't decisiveness. When she heard his must fight it, and I'll help you. step she started a little. Then, If I'm to live here, near my dear cheeks. "Are those really for me, lover the banisters, she would have¦ she?' Cornelius. Kind of you!" She beheld the guilty pair. She would I should think so now," Anne standing squarely in the path, she Anne, this ugly spectre must never

raise its head !"* turned to Anne. "But he mustn't have been the fast-breathing, strug-trilled. "But she's been terribly faced him bravely.

Cornelius caught one thing plain- put them in my room. Rose fever,gling Amelia. And the faster worried about it. She's never been "There's something I have to say

she began,ly. He made a strangled sound. you know. I'm so susceptible to breathing, even more determined very used to men, you know. But to you, Cornelius,

"You're going to live here," be Cornelius?

she must have seen how lovely it is without preamble.

croaked. He tried to smile. Two weeks of delicate attentions But she didn't look over.. In-to have a man to take care of you."

I Imow, Amelia. Anne's been **The Brewster bungalow," to Amelia wrought a change instead, she drifted into her bedroom. Why, you've been so sweet to her

About your-well, Amelia said quietly. "It will be. Cornelius. The morning paper calling them to hurry up and to and you aren't her husband or any-telling me.

thing!" shook in his hand, and his eyes had bring her a glass of milk.

your forthcoming marriage, isn't large enough for my simple needs. la hunted 'look.

And Amelia won. With a hoarse As she kissed him gratefully,it?" He was going to rush on with I shall never marry. The risk,"

Corneline. "I can't keep this up much-To-morrow,

1-1 Cornelius, dazed, postponed imme-congratulations, but Amelia held up she laughed faintly, bitterly, "is

her hand.

too great. I shall rent the Brewster longer. Herbert," he groaned. "I talk to you to-morrow. Not now.diate thought.

Who knows, perhaps. "Marriage!" said Amelia, with bungalow. He came down to breakfast feel like a man in a play. One of Anne" she tore borrelt away those triangle things."

and ran upstairs.

next morning, fresh from wild, contempt. "I shall never marry between us Anne and I can bring

She looked at Cornelius with some kind of intellectual amelion-. Herbert was outraged. "Listen, Cornelius, cursing softly, poured splendid dreams. Dreams in which! you can't give up now. Just when out the glass of milk.

Amelia, in her grandmother's old complete distaste. When I look tion to this village." She paused, He was glad Herbert and Mabel ince, said "I will to a man from at dear Anne, with her splendid and continued with infinite dignity. qualities and that fime mind of bers."As for last night, you must forget "I've put it over a lot too well,

the Antipodes. were invited to dinner next day.. Cornelius said unhappily. "She's I've got to bring this off to- Anne was arranging flowers in and realize that even she can't hold it! You must try to be just friends jan man like you," Cornelius with me. For Anne's sake!" Her different. Her eyes follow me night, somehow," he told Herbert, blue vase.

**You will try, round with a

"It's fishy look. It makes waylaying him in the hall.

"Amelia wants to tell you some-started-I ask myself how I, who voice trembled: me feel claramy all over!" too ghastly. She's made reproach-thing," she said amusedly. "I sup-am not especially beautiful, could Cornelius, won't you??

"She's aware of you!" pronoun-ful cow-eyes at me ever since I pose she's going to break her news! hope for greater success myself!" Then, with a magnificent gesture PEO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, HONGKONGced Herbert complacently. "You're cazae in. I dodged her at break She's in the gardens. She held Her voice lowered suddenly and a of forgiveness, Amelia extended an

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