1931-04-25 — Page 13

Mad Marriage.

By LAURA LOU BROOKMAN.

CHAPTER 1 Continued).

Alan of gay and Impromptu parties; of Sunday morning breakfasts She hurried down the hall and caught the elevator car just as it cooked over tinned lat; of sketch- was decending. In another five expeditions; of long, talka minutes she was in a taxicabs head-threshing out all of the world's pro- ed for the pler.

blems.

it was no wonder that to Gymy

"lurry," she told the driver, the six months that she had known gol to meet somerne and I'm Crosby seemed the happiest of her life. "Do the best I can, Ma'am.".

There was nothing at all unusual the had For two blocks they

about the friendship. Gypsy saw right of way and sped through trahim for the first time on the stair- ille. Then a changing signal light blocked them. Gypsy glanced out way of the Twelfth street rooming of the window and saw a clock in house which was her home. She barely glanced at him, Another

ed at 10 minutes of 12.

a shop window. The hands point-day Mrs. Callahan, who roomed "But they're always slow about across the hall, confided to Gypsy that the new lodger was an artist. getting people ashore," Gypay rears. Callahan had got it straight sured herself, "I can make it yet

the landlady. At that moment the taxi Jump-The fourth time Gypsy passed the the young man in the hallway he stop- edge of the seat, elinging to enched her and asked if she would pose

for a sketch, xide,

If I'm lucky."

ed forward. Gypsy

RU

from Mrs. O'lare,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1931.

She agreed. From the very Brat What was she, to say when she met Alan? Probably none of the the young couple liked each other. pretty speeches she had rehearsed: Gypsy learned that Crosby attended What would he look like? Would night art classes and worked days In a dry-cleaning shop. He found he have changed? A hundred questions seemed to be throbbing her a splendid subject for sketches through her head, Topped by the and made dozens of drawings of the one tremendously big, important girl. Evenings when Crosby was question what would Alan suy to not at classes they spent together. Week-ends they rend or walked or her?

Mrs. went to inexpensive movies, O'Hare with unheard-of generosity allowed them to use her gas stove to cuck occasional late suppers,

Folded away in Gypsy's handling, rather the worse for wear, was a letter. She had read it severaly times that morning. The letter had been read and re-rend frequently ever since its arrival five days be

When Crosby won the scholarship which took him to Paris Gypsy was

fore. The address was written in first to hear the news, loudest in band and theer congratulations. It didn't re-

a bold, masculine postmark was Purls.

Heve the pange of parting when the final separation came but Gypsy was so sure Crosby was genius the waved goodby gallantly and so long as he was watching she man- aged to smile.

all Fondest of

of Gypsy's! memories was the evening before Crosby's departure.

was late

Marry

She knew the words by heart, "Dear Gypsy," Alan had said. "in 10 days I'll be home. I've just come from the steamship office and this is prolly the last note I'll be able to get off before snillag. The boat is the DeGraeme and we get in Saturday noon. Belleve me, it will seem great to be back. I haven't August and because they wanted ta realized until these last two weeks be alone they had sought out the! just exactly how anxloas I am tomos! crowded place they could find i

a bont for Coney Island. see New York. Auxious to see you,

There had been moonlight; the too, Gypsy. I wonder if I know!

wheezing, tin-pan tunes of ferry! you!

"I've been saving the best news bout musicinus; and the cool. fresh until lost. Didn't tell you I'd sub-night wind. They stood in shadow, nuilted some sketches to the Thonins leaning against the boat's rail, and Advertising Agency, did 1? Well, Alan's arm was pressed about her

close. They liked them. We've bad an ex-

"Gypsy." he had whispered, 1 change of letters and the result is that Monday morning, just about don't want to leave you, 48 hours after landing. I'm to re- me tonight and let's forget about part for my new job. It won't be Paris much money at first, but once they realize the

exceptional talent

Alan this young man known TUN Crashy of earse things will be different.

Anyhow, jobs for you artists are sentee. It makes the let brighter knowing fature There's a regular y check ahend.

"It certainly will be great to see you again, Gypsy. Do your eyes still have little sparks of red gold in them al is your hair still tong? I hope so. Do you till He didn't want to write, He Uke butter cakes and Jong ditin't want to go away at all. He

peatedly he begged Gypay to change Sunday afternoons

As repeatedly where There are so many other things her mind.

it had been delightful, want to talk about but they wail (used. You'll have to tell me all the news fantastic boat ride. There and been kisser which each of them, and 13 try to impress you with my

walks

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Sure of a perfect reception

So will you be if you fit your set with Osram

sentimentulity. Yet on each hastily crawled page Gypsy read toessures which were infinitely tender.

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ne pier. With une eye on the and pushed ruthlessly to reach the BANK OF CHINA. taximeter she began fumbling in ber purse. The nh halted. Gymy was outside immediately. For a year and a half she had thrusting a bill into the hands of Alan? All of reared her letters, answered the driver. She was more for promptly whenever the postman she

could henr his "Thanks.

A hundred times Gypsy McBride left, an envelope with a Paris post. Ma'am" for the extravagant lip.

had lived throught the spell of that moment. Often she wondered how she had had the courage to answer. "But I can't, slenr. You know can't! A year and a half isn't long. It's going to be water fal for you, Alan. And for me 100, ecause you know I'll be waiting for ou often, Alan."

You must write--wrife to me

The to

mark, and made it clear to young, men hinting at dinner or dance Gypsy hurried up the long fight She saw a crowd of men lates that her evenings were oc- of stairs.

She stayed on

the land women and made toward them. at "upied. Twelfth street lodging house. A An official was refusing to let them sandy-haired bookkeeper who had never. She pushed forward and moved into the second floor rear presented her permit; and was ad was unusually persistent with in- butted past the rope barrier.

A bookkeeper at Mac- long, barn-like pier seemed vitations. Namara's bore up so faithfully un-

streich on for blocks. And there that out- of Christian as the boat! hits the relented and save tivo plays with him. She did not enjoy herself. Going about with Alan, who was witty and handsome, had made other vining men-seem com- monplace.

A year and a half-19 mouths,

exact he had waited for this

Dignity was forgotten. She ran, at the neat boxed booths of cus- toms officials. Past waiting mes- Gypsy ran until, breathless, she sengers. Past steamship employes.

reached the group at the railing op- site the gleaming whife bont. There were cheers and cries and

the deck of the stemnship, only a few yards away:

became a hazy blur. Everyone WAN smiling. Gypsy elbowed her way nearer, to the very edge of the barrier. She forget these others had, an equal right to be there. She squirmed

he? Where was the facen on the

crowded deck looked alike.

be wrong! Something must Gypay searched left and right. She tried to steady her quick, darting gaze. Of course he was there-of would nee him in # course she moment.

There was a new commotion go- at Gypsy's right. They ing ou were lowering the gangplanks. Pas Sengera began trumping over. Ste- wards scurried this way and that with baggage and men and women bulda Gypsy rushed forward for Jelunorous, affectionate greetings. Laughter and tears. A couple be side the girl were embracing.

Mors faces. Still more faces. Then she saw him. He was part way down the gangplank before she recognized him. Alan looked more

French. All 12 words! We'll have happily deluded, thought to be un-two weeks and three days to be having handkerchiefs. Faces on handsome than Gypsy remembered.

Yes, it was all sweet in retrospect. į meeting. And after Atau had gone away there had been letters, just as he had promised. At first

a party. Thinking about home is observed. going to make these next 10 days harder than ever to wait. Guess I'd better stop before I burst into poetry. So long, Gypsy. I sering you! As ever--Alun.”

•

Suddenly Gypsy found for hands and that she was constant were clammy

Shivering. She was happy and at stream of letters. Then one each

time frightened. One week. Gradually the letters had the same come less frequently. But Gypsy black ahead she saw the French

To other girl it might not seem could understand how that happen- much of a love letter." They would ed. She herself, tired after a long be young women of course with day in the office, often felt too warry out the memory of Alan to struggle with pen and ink. Be- Crosby, tail and handsome, his sides, after Alan had settled down black hair tossed carelessly back to work at art school and described from his forehead as he glanced up the strange things about living in from his drawing board and smiled France and the people he met. that good-natured, teasing smile. Įthere was less to write. They would be young women who There had never been na change knew nothing or the days in the in the friendly way he wrote. open country, swinging along the There were Low affectionate road with Die best of companions-phrases. He was not inclined to

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