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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1929.

RIVAL WIVES

By Anne Austin.

CAPTER XXXIX.

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Nan's cold bands gripped other convulsively against the amber chiffon of her lap. "It's come at Just. He's going to tell me It was all a mistake, that he doesn't. love me, and wants to be free to Lake Iris mack," she told herself "Yes, John," she agreed aloud, in voice that wounded flat and cold to her own ears,

dully.

Author of The Black Pigeon **

She has been used to a degree of luxury, and has no judgment at all about money"

"Anything you say." Nan inter- rupted firmly, as she rose from the sofa. "Now, 1 think I'll go up to Curtis. He'll be ill if 1 don't get him calmed down before his bed- time, poor darling. N

By the way," she added, with every ap pearance of casualness, “has-his mother asked that he be given to her"

They were rented side by side on the small safa wise back was Morgan flashed darkly. His voice, She felt rather than saw that turned upon Iris" portrait above the fireplace, Morgan had chose was thick and low as he answered: the seat. Non fell his eyes upon "At first, of course. She was her, in a swift, appraising glanerife hysterien! about it. Bat- which she could not bring herself this afternoon she was much mort to mavet, After all, it was up to reasonable. In fact, she agreed hin. There was nothing for how that it would be belfer for the vaild not in be taken from his Malory Under the circumstances, she thought I could do maré for the boy than she would be able to."

to do but wait,

The man cleared his throat nervously, then suddenly she felt his band, big and warm and com- forting, close about her own.

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pane is? I the first place, she. doesn't want to the bathered with taking care of the child, and in the second, she knows he is a much

"And you swallowed that "If course you know how. whate," Nan reflected, with bitter sory 1 an that this had to hap-tagasi. "Tan't you see what ber pe" be began with slow havi ngss, Nan felt a surge of pity for him, but she could not fore her fingers to unlock and curl about his. Not yet, #1 would have protected you if i could. You've bren- so wonderful to-day; this morning he foundered on.

She wanted to help him, tried to say, "I'll be more wonderful still 1'11 give you your freedam as sony as it can be arrangeil" at the Words atuek in her throat.

are potent weapon ajafust, me in this base than herald possibly o in laves." Alund, however, she said voldly:

roprse she pavo you

kuows that the start custody of the child."

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Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Morgan how his head pos his breast. "Yes-she knows that,

He cleared his throat again, as if the words he was forring him-But if she insisted, I would let her.

"ris self to say rasped it surely. is sick. Nan, and penniless, She's had a gotten time of it, it seems. She didn't teli much,

have him, Nan, no matter how much should suffer from losing him: A child and his mather; should not be parted--"

"She left him," Nan could not

but I gathered she had tried to ferbear refining him. on the stage and bad failed. No training, you know, and not- not so young as beginners should be,”

San forent herself to nod, by way of encouragement. Not so young! That was an end, thiner to say connexiun with Tris. She didn't seem to have any age, to be beauty and law inmate. But she must

"She admits that," Morgan said) heavily. "We-mustn't be too hard · on her, dear. pretty high for her mistake."

She has paid

b Nan enlculated swiftly. Yes, Iris must be at least 29. perhaps older, for she and Morgan had boom married nine years before,

Pold have made the rijorua, of course,” Morgan went on, with abrious pain aus meinet- ance. "But even they chorus Pas quires arduous training, and tris wanted to be a dramatic star, or nothing."

and Iris admitted to 28.

"Of course, Nan agreed tones lessly, entirely without mulige.

"Well, she, didn't make the grude, couldn't get a part, spent al! her money to buy into a show, in which she had been promised a part,' The producers turned out to be crooks and get away with her money and what others had put up."

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a vuiled, indiret hid for his sym- couldn't! She loved him too much, pathy and for his loyalty? She and nerded him ma so desperate would tip rather than plead for ly.... the continuation of a relationship, that had become hateful to him.

mata Curtis now, aid hastily. Then I think to be 1, John. I'm tired, I say good night now.

She was about to

There was the thud of a heavy shedy, the rush of padded paw's

walk away from him without offering him even her hand when she heard him spring to his teet, His armas closed almut her, held her close against his lensest. fit to save her life he could not relax in his armis, Although every nerve in her body elamuured for her to forget pride gading to this man whether he loved her as much as he loved the other woman, or not..

coming whimper of a dog sncalling! arrass the Boor, then the wel

Cat the door. "Pop wants me to eone in," she laughed, her voice

very tender and cousing.

A lighter tid. Little feet ja's toring, pebretantly at first, then aerely, A. bolt shot back. The dour stud a crack and que black ore, drewed in tears, studied Nau with a heartbreaking muxine of

ripe and dostility. "A right, mon in," a biccupy little voice, invited uneraciously.

She was careful, when the etiķa and the car wide, not in ink him in her arms, not to let him so

4 that's the story, she's, cold] him," Nan redeeted, with curious detachment. "It's a good story, and one which can't quossibly he checked up and found to be Aloud she said, still in false," that foneless voice: "I'm surry." he answered, "Thanks, dear," wiffe touching gratitude. Hi hand tightened over hers. "Sp-] we'll have to do something for I love I'm sorry for Iris, but airline, honest!" he demandeni

how much she wanted him to hel

"Hear little Nan?" he muttered busky, his lipa against her hair "You're wonderful... You'l be patient with me, won't friends again. dear? need you...."

Why didn't be say, "Nan, its you love you You're my wife." Since

"Can mie and Lattle Pat make a

suspieusly, as he climbed binek

her. we-an't let her want. hadn's said these works or any into bed.

"Of course wol" Nan agreed thing like them, Nan's body re Hope began to lift its head.

"You are a derling! Morgan cried huskily, and Nan know that tears were in his eyes. "I think you're the best woman, the most understanding Woma world."

the

"You may try with all yatre mained, still and anyielding," "Or | might, for you'll have the materials, Course, John," she answered in and the plans to work from," Nan voire that sounded impatient. The laughed, and pulched down an un- inan's arms dropped as if she al comfortable feeling of shame

truck them from her.

This was the first time she had "Good night, Nau dear," he sailever tried to bribe the child. why, heavily, like a man weary Was she stomping to Iris me und death,

thods? "Now shall I tell you just Got night, John. You'll call how the Wright brothers set about the hospital again tonight to sobibling, their first plasie?" bow Edgars is, won't you? It

"Thank you.. John," Nan rý sponded, but her voice still round- ed cold and dad. She was think ing tireilly, despairingly : "No man, we loved a woman herause would be terrible to have him div.hel, but still refrained from she was good, not even because when he could help young David so she was understanding.

touching the boy, who listened

A man much."

She perched on the side of his]

Joves a woman, because-good or His low-voiced "Yes" followed with growing eagerness, the hos wicked, understanding or selfish her out of the room, up the stairs, the glean slowly dying out of his she enslaves his senses, and John its westry sadness nagying at her gys kas admitted that Teis" But | ears, knicking at her heart. Morgan was speaking ugain, and

She had her reward when, the exciting tale finished, his hot little band fnched shyly fowardi Nun pashed down her despairing She found the door of Curtis'fhers. Suddenly the fingers elos st thoughts to give him attention, isom locked, or rather bolted, fronvulsively over hers,

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"My-our-Income is Large for the boy had not been trusted "It ain't mean, it isn't true, enough now so that I-we-ean with a key, lest he lose it. She is it, Xan, that you won't let my afford to-10-" - Embarrassment | loneli 'down, after trying the door, mother come home?”

· dragged his voice to kalt again. and called softly through the key Nan's heart stood still for, an

Nan stiffened and rased her hole:

instant. What could she way?

head. She could bear no more of "It's Nan, darling, I've come to Was he old enough to be told a this. "Please, John," she said tell you a story before you go to part of the truth? No matter. clearly, firmly, "do anything for sleep,"

nic.

Father cast her out of his heart?

She could not lie to him.

Iria that you wish to, without. There was no answer for a full "Curtis, darling, Nun can't ex- feeling that you have a consult minute, while Nan waited, tremsplain all the reasons,

but your Whatever you do will being ad the boy as well as the father can't have twa wives. It right in my eyes, naturally."

She felt his eyes sweep over her Then a tear-choked voice called out against the law. So you see, dour, if your mother comes back, again, questioningly, appealingly. angrily: "Go 'way!" But still she could not meet them cheerfully through

"All right, darling," she called Nan will have to leave."

The black gyen, widened, in be-. the keyhole, war afraid to face the despair all go if you want me to, but I widerment and the beautiful, was sure. they hell. Oh, why

really thought you'd like to hear curly mouth, so like Iris', tremb- couldn't she be supremely gener-how the Wright boys made the first ed. "But I want both of you, and ous, tell him be was free?

airplane. I'd been thinking of let-1 bet Father does, too," Curtia in

“I had thought—" Morgan Blounting you and Little, Pat make one sisted stubbornly. "It's a silly dered on, regardless of her oblike it-only smaller, of course."

old law. ... Listen, Nan, did vious desire nol, to know the de-

Lucky she'd been rending the Mother know about that old law tails-"that a monthly pro-story of the Wright boys only last before-before she went away?" vision of-say, $400 a month.. week! She couldn't lose Curtis..she

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