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MUTT AND JEFF

THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 14, 1989

By BUD FISHER

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THE DAILY SHORT STORY

DECEPTION

"I've got to tell you, this," Monty said. "I didn't intend to at first, but now" He hesitated. The girl, her face pale and lovely in the moonlight, watched him expectantly, wonder and a trace of doubt written in her eyes. Behind them the silhouettes of Miami Beach's fashionable hotels were etched against a sky that was bright with reflected artificial illumination. In front of them was the ocean.

Naturally I'm here to settle the mat- ter of er-your affair.”

"Oh," said Monty dismally. "How's it going, by the way?” "Oh, fine," said Monty. “You've no laen. But, look here, cld man, WE mustn't rush things. These Americaus aré queer. Don't like to be pushed. You'll have to give me another month."

Fleming was doubtful. "Well, any. way, I'll meet Miss Dayton to-night and have a talk with her.”

"But now!" Karen softly persisted Monty gestured, as though sudden- "Meet who?" asked Monty blankly. ly he had reached a decision. "Well, "Miss Dayton. Joyce Dayton. Look now," he said, “it's different. He here, you act as though you didn't looked down at her, his eyes intense, know she was the girl with whom we "I don't have to tell you why. You wore-er-bargaining Nothing wrong, know why. You know what has hap- old boy?” pened to me, at least.” And before "No indeed. Not a thing. To-night, she could interrupt he rushed on: ch? Wel, the sooner the better." "I'm not Monty Harper, the million-- Monty was miserable, He had din- aire playbody you think. I'm Henry ner in his room, dressed and came Duncan Babington, an English duke." downstairs about 9 o'clock. Appar- He laughed. "The Duke of Glenn, ently the hotel was sponsoring some Sounds good, doesn't it? But that's sort of function, for the lobby was all. I'm broke. My family mortgaged crowded, Fleming came weaving to- everything to raise funds to send me ward him through the crowd. to America." His lips twisted into a wry smile. "I'm supposed to trade

"Whore the dickens have you been? I've talked with Miss Dayton. She's quite willing to marry you at once."

"What?" said Monty. "Never mind what.

my title for an American fortune."

For a moment Karen did not answer. Faintly she heard the sound. of music. A band somewhere was play- for you on the terrace.

By Barbara Ann Benedict

ing a-walts. - The Merry Widow. This sound conjured memories, provoked a tightness in her throat. She and Monty had danced to the Merry Widow, the night they had met at the Palm Club.

Every detail of that evening and the days and nights that followed were vivid in her mind. Vivid, because with Monty she had found the first real happiness she had ever known.

"Have you--do you love this--this girl with the fortune?"

"I don't know. I haven't met her. I've been postponing the meeting be cause--"

'Because why?" -

and talk; with her.":

She's waiting Go out there

Monty had alternate warm and cold spells as he made his way toward the the terrace. A queer sensation was working up and down his spine. Was it possible but no, that was absurd! It couldn't be!"

He saw her in the shadows, wearing white, looking lovelier than ever. She came up to him and smiled and the blank, startled look left his face.

"Karen! This is mockery. Nothing you could do-could affect me more deeply. I don't blame you for seeking revenge. It was rotten of me."

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She took her hand away from his mouth then, which proved a very help ful gesture, for Monty suddenly had other uses for his mouth besides talk- ing.

She placed her hand lightly over his mouth. "Stop! It was as much my "Because I was sure I wasn't going fault as yours. I owed something to to fall in love with you, Because I my family, too. I promised them a thought any minute I could break it title. But I was more cowardly. off like that. Then suddenly I knew had to pretend to be 'someone else, to I couldn't, knew I could never stop know what you were like before loving you. And then, worse luck, happened. Oh, darling, can you for- I discovered something else. I was give me for being Joyce Dayton?" being dishonest, and a chap simply can't be dishonest with the girl he loves. It placed me in rather a spot."

“Yes, I should think it would.” He looked at her quickly, and the small hope he had continued to cling to vanished. She had changed. In the mere wink of her eye the warmth had gone from her voice. It was cold. and, accusing and scornful, He hesitated, wanting to plead his cause, vindicate himself, Wanting to explain about his family, to try and make her understand that he owed them a debt, that they were depending upon hlin, that he couldn't let them down..

A hopelessness caine over him. It wouldn't do any good, ar Sae Amaricari. She couldn't

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