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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

RIVAL WIVES

By Anuo

CHAPTER XLIV.

Austin.

Author of The Black Pigeon. ** *

"If you win, Iris," Nan men- tally promised her rival, "you may have the receipt, with my empli- ments to d better woman than 1

01."

Not even Nan's quíxelic con- Hefence could succeed in troubling her seriously when she had time: to consider the irresistible Impulse

Even as she uttered this bravado which had made her force Iris Morto herself, Nan knew that she was gan to take her portrait, along with simply whistling to keep her cour her other belongings. She could age up. It had not been so difficult feal nothing but a fierce exultation to be brave, clever and hard while that that reminder of Iris Morgan's John Curtis Morgan was haly was gone at last.

safely away from the spell of the woman across the street. But in 24 hours he would be home again, and then

When John Curtis Morgan's ser- ord wife returned home that last Friday in December she went from--what? mom to room of her husband's The Bradley case, which Joha house and vlewyd, with stony eyes, Curtia Margan was defending on an the havoc wrought by THE Arstappal before the state supreme wife pillaging. The linen.pro cunt, did not go to the jury unti had been ruthlessly ransacked Tuesday noon. The Buckhull cake their finest treasures. Only the was to re-open the next day, after plainest, most utilitaris of the an adjournment due to the sudden, sheets, towels table clothes and serious illness if the star witness, papkins remained. Nan shrugged the old butler, Edgars, Nan spent and passed on Bric-a-brac and the whole of Tuesday working en tapestry missing framy ibrary, the Blueldhall case, so that her hus draw room and dining room, band should find everything in pictures store from aime every readiness for the delayed opening walls groda gaps in the book strives, on Wednesday,

Resolutely, her motions bumba

At half-past five is telegram

by old anger. Nan forced her-ame, San had not yet left the self enter the big bestem which Mies. There was no need now for hat encr heen recupied by Tris and her to task home to Curtis, for The man who was thea ner the child, obeying his inother's com haust.

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The next morning Nan was not surprised to see Iris Morgan on her and the interview was brief, dne niant was spending his afternoons Nan expected to find the cor de-

own porch, obviously awaiting her obviously to Morgan's impatience Hongkong, fist March 1017, in the little hun across the street. nuded. Certainly Iris old claim Nan hat not dared issue a emunter-

ruer husband's appearance. to be gone--was said un the porch. legitimately that ab its Tarnish-order to the child to stay at home,

Brazeidy, in defiance of neighbours Paintly across the street came the inge belonged to her. Vivid Nan H such an order was to be issued.

who might witness the scene, Iris tremulous chilences of Iris' voice, mustn't run. John. We can't win beckoned to Morgan, imperiously. Created the ersion' of the isom's it must come from the father.

After rederoption an echth Wusuding

He paused uncertainly on the step, mam turned his back

very few minutes the this fight by running away from it."

upon that hvis hand tightening convulsively voice and its passionate pleas; that he

And it was what her eyes said versary rent from a Cur She opened the telegram. "Leay- tis Morgan to his wife, It had fal- ing 5:19.

upon Nau's shoulder; then, as her turned toward the little

answered. "Thank you, Arrive 11:16 Lost,

figure Nan." Then, not looking at her: Jen to Nan's lot, as Morgan's see- Please meer me. John,"

eyes lifted 1 meet his, they en-waiting, erect and smiling.

"I have given my permission, Nan. entered such Hilary, to total the exorbitant bil Lot! San stared at the words for guidance or, permission, you." he said in a low voice. " every afternoon, could not be

tragic, humble. "Goodbye again, Nan--and thank for Curtis to and write cheques for them.

visit his mother Oh, How sore his heart must be! He yes, the contents of tais room of liitral so

perhaps, that she nodded nmtely. routed winning this

put this house on the market today, fuse. Be is-all she has left." Roms were certainly Iris Morgan's etes. Last: Not very many times

She was about to turn buck info but there is my need for us to waiti "I have not kept him from her," to do with as she pleased..

The house, as Morgan started across until it is solil. We can ho. quiite Nan answered everly. in this career as a criminal lawyer But

the street, when the laught of the comfort ble at a hotel for a few the threshold Nan Bad John Curtis Marygan been forced neighbours whom Iris scorned to days, until we 11

"I know." he agreed quickly. stopped and stareti, ineredubusty at

to make that confession. Through

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ESTABLISHED 2374. Jirst, then with a dawning nipre er tears, Nan saw the very, letters

consider stopped her. If ahy eon-house"

Now I've got to make a dash for the Authorised Capital...Guilders 160,000,000. neunity gossip was watching from hension which made her childish of the word grow giant in size.

Relief so exquisite Behind curtain, let her also re-squeefed happy tears out of her gether,

that it courthouse. We're unching to- month yet in a hard, cynical smile, Lost, It was like a ery from her

(# 12,500,000.) aren't port that John Curtis Morgan's wife gyes swept over Nan's heart, He Goodbye, dear, and-don't worry!",

we?... Fine Paid-Up Capllat ......Golldern 80,000,000. For the room was extetly as Iris heart to his not, "I've lost," but and sanctioned that had left it nearly a year ago. The am lost." Wend he not to "low"

Interview had not failed her, God bless him!

(A 8,886,647,1 to take plave across the street. As Now she must not fail him.

During the work that followed Reserve Fund ........Galldem 40,000,000. Customers the services of the amethyst and backcrven faleta indeed, when he came home to find

she forced herself to look on, she

Nan had many gecasions to recall

(3,451,145.) Branches of the Internations "What? Sell this place, when his fulle advice, "Don't worry!" dapest still lang at the windows; Tris almost in his very house the narrow beds of inlaid L'hinesequly the width of a street between

wis rewarded for the effort it est I've just had so much fun redevorat- | And every time she remembered,

Eastern Hand Office:-DATAVIA, Banking Corporation in San Fra tenkwood wer sill dread in their her and him? A magnet drawing and definitely refire his former about it, John!" Her

her to stay by seeing Morgan firmly ing. Not if I have anything to say her lips twisted in that new, cyn-

Bandong Cisco, Spain and the Philipin blue-gresa taffeta spreads, as if de- drawing, until he was lost indeed, wife's invitation to enter the house, guity indignant; but her steady eyes upon their young softness,

Calcutta, Charlton Islands,⚫ voice was ical bitter smile that set so adaly

Djebar, Pfocjakarta" The and The National City Bank of murely awaiting their rightful oven-

Nan closed her eyors for a mo Whatever was said between them- petits.

but, then Joked at the

said something very different; "We. message

(To Be Continued). Not even

the vanity dresding at "Please pest me." Suddenly table, with its rich treasure of Spont exultation swelled in her heart. H bottles, jars and boxes in methyst wanted 'berg, he umaleat_lver. Crystel had been touched.

tras stel and discouraged, and he was lying out to her for romfort.

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"So you've left it ready for you return." Nan autally addressed his effort to be casual and phil

When hit the train, The odlar woman. "Clever af yuti, oglind ter hip defend “mule Nan Tris. To have transplanted this want to press his bead arainst her room from this house to'y gur fetest and minar rolun little jaary hom world have been on words of to.. and comfort.

know! Benet i dejeat. But to. lease it here, waiting." Oh. you, clevod v . Test" The brown head peked on then; the rd Jicht of battle plowed in eye that had been my with a roll amper stel Custebint. "Well, i til

pend my riv 1, " tid. abot time I waf clover, few!"

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"Well, Nan that's that!" be sad, his niguth quirking downward an the anile she knew so well. But lack eyes. "Guess we were abl there was ne smile in his degreeset due for a tumbles Murgon & Mor mal wegengitting for evk. But W

DE lep up on Blackhill weren'

Because there was do much that ut he said, and which she could of yet bring herself to atter, Nan was unusually silent on the drive

th

The result of that tolusion was The Very Bext day between Sam Morgan and one of the city's most trustworthy interior ward. Morgan, glad to let her deriraton. Shortly after their have the wheel, relaxed against the mariage Morgen had paid his new, ushings and closed his eyes, but wite the courtesy of adding hot dit he take his aroj frem,

1 hi in a int checking out her shoulders, argramt at the bank. Now, without enjupuction, she prepared to draw Capon it aljst to the extent of its capacity, in an effort to banish the ghat of Tris Morgan from her home was almost, asleep," he ad and E.

1.1 on Monday, January 7, just

21 hours before Morgan was de home from the state capital 1e

a the interrupted ease of

The

"Ire we are, dir. Nan sak, when they were turning into their own driveway. "Sorry to disturb you."

the page doors for her, mited, as he sprang out to open

Twr three minutes later, as they walked alm and are along the driveway to the fraud of the

State visus Tavid Barkhud, Nar tan- Moryan exclaimed: Moyan nude a tour of her home and found it good.' The drawing front had been re-papored, that

cottage has been rented.. Who are "Well, well! see the Fanner our new neighbours, Nan7" over the replier was Nani't tell him not 10- tre dan is quare call atto iplt, when he was so tired and tom to the fact that tris Morgan's sad. While she was still struggling parivat mui brown banished. There for words-nny words rather than were new cut and drapes in the truth, the essity for answer- both dining room and drawing room,ing was taken wat and in the kafter a realle 1, talde For the paren light, of the little of her hands. llection. beautifully framed house aeriss the street came on at etchings, to take the place of the just that moment, and out of the pietures of which dristy_d_rabbed door stepped two figures ADELA But it was the first wife's bed instantly as Rufus Hubbard, and a woman. Nan recognized the room which had undergone the a divorce lawyer, The woman, most complete change. Gone were course, was Iris Morgan Reneath the amethyst and blue-greep drapes the unusually brilliant porch light and bed-sprends; gone the amethyst her beauty, enhanced by a formal rug, the vanity dressing table with evening gown, was a brenghtackfinge its amethyst jars and boxes; gane, revelation, too, was every piece of the Chinese teakwood furniture,

i1.

The interior decorator had spoken glowingly of the new modernistic furniture, but Nan had told him: "No, this is to be our guest room, sultable for a man and wife of any

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stared. Nan felt his arm

Morgan stopped stone still and tact and harden until ber hand, tucked within it, was almost crushed by the pressure. He did not move or speak unt Irin hiel

It must be quietly charming called a gay good-night, to her caller

and utterly comfortable."

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and vanished within the house,

Completed, it was just that. It When Rufus

Hubbard's jauntý

even looked as if it had been lived stride bud curried him to the side- in, Nun discovered, as she studied walk, the light fished off. Then her new guest room with qulet twiy, heavily, Morgan ascended satisfaction. No mallest reminder the steps of his own honge. here of exotic Iris. In her Ales uti Iris' name was not mentioned be- the office reposed a warehouse re-tween Nan and her husband that ceipt for all the gaudy trappingsight, but it was a man with alek and furnishings which had given eyes and deep, new Jines in his place to the now,

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