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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1931.

GUILTY LIPS

WLAURA LOU BROOKMANTM

ARGIN BERE. TODAT. Itzetiy Norma Keni, 28-year-old beerstars, marries Mark Travers, was of 7. M. Travers, salonaire red winto dealer. In spite of the Esther's position and threats to disinherit Mark.

The story opens in Marlboro, middle water metropolia. Mark walls his expensive radiator to e money for the boneymoon and he and Nors go to fashionaħla Úlow Brings. There Norma Mente Tidille Bone, and Hvident from the girl's manner that the bas know Stons before and for some reason fear him.

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Their mones is soon re, partly due to Mark's gambling. With 4800 Borrowed from Stons the couple return to Mariboro, Mark Heta bi on round of plenante seeking · In stead of hununa job. He introduces Norm to Natale Price, a debutants who has jong hoped to marry ark. When their fand

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Sho

"MAD MARRIAGE

was buying five and 10-cont supplits for Mark's kitchen while Natalia Price and her friend night be trying on gowns that cost hun- dreds of dollars, fur coata worth fabulous sums.

"Oh, what do I care!! Norma She was remembering that only told herself a little too Insistently. yesterday she had declared nothing That was when Mark had praised lacking from her happiness. the Thanksgiving dinner she had cooked.

WAS

the counter, "I want a yard and a She said to the blond girl behind

half of that blue oil cloth No; the plain picca..."

dwindia asuin Mark and Norse more to obeep apartment. Mark begins to hunt work serious 2 seta o bob and loves Then he becomes a floorraless in Blossomdat department ature. Norma praction econopsies at homa. When Mark's mather comes to call on them and urge the young man to sack enconellation with his far the nowcomer leaned his elbows on Mark refuse. Ile and Norma speend a happy, Thanksgiving Day together. Neat morning Norma, on a shopping trip, hears a familiar ralce beside her.

CHAPTER XXVII

The two girls had almost reached Norma. One of them was talking eagerly. It was the shrill, high- pitched voice that caught her at- tention. Where had she heard that voice before?

A Pre

Norma glanced from one face to the other. The taller giri, the one whose voice seemed familiar, wore a green suit with luxurious collar and trimming bands of dark ur. Her companion was in brown. other instant and they were beafde her. The girl in green looked di- rectly at Norma. A fleeting change of expression crossed her face. In that instant Norma ro-

Natalie Price.

Mark Travers looked up дл

the lunch counter.

I'm a blue-

"Why-Johnson! nosed baboon if it isn't the old boy himself! How're you, Johnson?"

The newcomer drew back and "Glad to see you, Mark," he said thrust out a hand in greeting.

Didn't recognize you when I came heartily. This is a surprise! in. I-I'm very well, thank you. Looking first-rate yourself!"

old

Tell me, Johnson, how's the

Mark laughed. "Sure, I'm O. K.

place bobbing along? Misa me down there?"

hat

Oh-how do you do!" Natalie's clipped hair voice dropped to a cooing sweet neas. Her dark brows arched with their subtle hint of aloofness.

Norma, startled, sold, "How do you do?"

The girls passed. Norma stood at the edge of the sidewalk, about to step down when the trade light flashed from red to green. Sho heard Natalie Price's quick, high- pitched voice floating backward

That, my dear, was Mark Travers wife!" She heard the other girl's "No-but, Nat, such incredulous. funny clothes!"

They were sitting at a drug store lunch counter. A half-consumed sandwich lay on the plate before Mark. He raised a heavy porcelain cup to his lips. The man beside him was middle-aged. He wore a gray and dark overcoat. Be neath the rim of the hat the close- showed grayish tinge. Johnson had the manner of a quiet, effkient mon who has spent most of his life executing other men's orders. He had done that. Johnson for 16 years had been a reliable cog in the smoothly oper ating mechanism building up F. M. F. M. Travers annual dividends. Travers' real estate holdings att At 65 Johnson was in charge of the department to which Mark had so casually and briefly lent his ser vices the few months he had been in his father's employ. And at 55 Johnson received a salary consid erably less than that which had been paid to Mark.

The rest of the words were lost. Six words spoken by a stranger— why should Norma feel those six Traditional homage to all per- words were to scorch their way sons and things associated with the into her brain and remain forever? | namo Travers coloured George Six wards! But it wasn't the Johnson's voice,

words that brought quick, hot "Oh, we're getting on about as circles to Norma's cheeks. was usual," he answered Mark's ques- the way they were spoken. As tion.

"Never very much change, though for Norma to be Mark you know. Yes, indeed, we mise Travers wife was something beyohe big boy in the white coat yond belief. How dare they sneer

at her "funny clothes"? Because across the counter paused signifi- she was trying to help Mark to enatly-almost beligerently in save his money-was that some-front of Johnson. "Whassa order?" thing for these girls who had every, he demanded in a voice with thing to laugh at?,

nasal quality.

Johnson hesitated "Let see

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"Hello" Mark sang back cheer- fully. "Getting to be a steady cus- tomer, aren't you?" Ho climbed on the nearest sent. me

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"I was hoping to find you hare," George Johnson aald earnestly. "I've something to tell you, Mark-

Fauny clothes!" Her cont and

He studied the hat were not funny! They were plain and cheap and the sort that chalked on the mirror-lined wall. hundreds of girls who worked in "A fried egg sandwich," he an- downtown....offices wore. Norma nounced. "And coffee. No cruum, was suddenly bitterly angry. Her please. And apple pie!"

"That so? Surprise in the small

The order given, he turned again young man's voice, gloved hands dug into her

"Well, let's coat pockets. Oh, what could she to Mark. "You know, I'm really do to show Natalie Price and those glad to see you,” others how little she cared for what "We've missed you. I reader, "It's a message from your fa they said or did? What could she about your marriage.

Of course I ther." do to t them know that if she wish you and Mrs. Travers every "What's he got to say? Why wore cheap clothing it was their happiness."

docan't he say it himself?" thoughts that were cheap, their ill

"He asked me that is, I came manner ad discourtesy that were

because ugly?

The street signal flashed red but Norma was 30

preoccupied she

menta. Then sho realized

he repeated have it."

Thanks. Guess I haven't real- ly been missed around the office, though. Little enough I ever did there."

"But you'd been with us auch a You were getting the short time.

"Look here! Did my father really send you to tell me something?"

Johnson gulped as though his task was uncomfortable. He nodded affirmatively as he said, "He wants to see you, Mark. Ho asked me to! tell you that."

"Wants to see me?

You mean he sent you to say that?"

"Ho naked me to tell you ha wants to see you about an impor-

wasn't informed. I judged, though, that it might be about business. He--he seemed vory anxious about this matter."

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did not notice it for several mo-thing very well-doing splendid others about her had gone on. She Mark was not interested. Ho ini crossed the street hurriedly,

terrupted, "Tell me, how's Dad "Funny clothes" that girl had looking?" Joored. Norma caught the refice-

"Oh, he's well. About as he al- tion of herself in a plate glase win-ways is, I should any." dow. Well, she probably looked Glad to hear it. You probably "funny" to Natalie Price's crowd how a corta in popularity rests tant matter. What that may be I because her cont wesn't

n't an exclusive about his one and only creation from Fanchon's or "Oh, I'm sory! To tell the truth Monet's, Her hat too that was I had heard a little something of "funny" because it had been bought the sort. But it will clear away, from a bargain table and reshaped I'm sure. It will clear away in just according to Norma's own taste. a little time,"

She forgot her morning's errand Mark's eyes bad suddenly rested and walked a block past the five on the clock across the room. He and-ten store where she was to be was on his feet, reached in his

shoved gin her purchasses, "What right pocket and

Bomo coina has Natalle Price to set herself up across the counter. as a judge of other people?" Norma "Got to beat it!" ha exclaimed. raged inwardly. "What has she "Got to be back at 1:16. See you ever done to make herself better again soon, Johnson. Slong!" than

anyone else?"

Before his companion could She knew without need to hesi-frame a reply the outer door swung tate the answers to those questions. shut on Mark's departing back. A Natillo's father was rich. Natalie girl in a rod cont climbed on the stop at the office when you've was "in society," her name and plc- sent the young man had vacated. turca in

in newspaper society columna Johnson looked futilely over one not shoulder, readjusted his spectacles 1. But those were

that mattered. What and attacked the wodge of ple.

gave Natalie Price her tramendous

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advantage was the fact she belongs. That night Mark spoke to Norma ed to the life Mark bad always about meeting his former known before his

Natalle snoored at arrlage. Ifciato.

meant others would do so.

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"Funny old duck," he de

Mark

bride it scribed Johnson. "Good-hearted, though." Mark was wondering Was she so pitifully a failure? rather vaguely just why he had Was she a hindrance to Mark? boon so pleased to, se the older

"But he married me!" Norma man. It had also occurred to told herself defensively. "He know as It had not previously, that Natalio first and instead he mar- was strange for Johnson to lunch ried mo."

in a place so far removed from the little in

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estate company's headquarters, loss fiercely when later she stood Oh, well- he probably liked to get at a counter piled high with dishes away from the place occasionally, and selected a blue-flowered saucer It was the third day afterward to take the place of the ons she had that Mark, entering the drug store broken. Lucky to and the same lanch room, heard his name called pattern in stock. Well," the all He glanced about. There on the cloth was next on the list. third chair from the end of the

Norma moved across the store. row sat Johnson:

The mood burned only

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"Listen, Johnson, this is on the lovel, is It?"

"Oh, absolutely! You know me better than to doubt me. You know I wouldn't interfere in your private affairs nor those of your father. I'm carrying out instructions, Mark."

"But I've got a job. I don't have time to go down there."

"Any time you set I'm sure will suit Mr. Travers. If you could

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