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STILL TUB-THUMPING.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1931

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GUILTY LIPS

LAURA LOU BROOKMAN"

CHAPTER XLVIU

There was no light in the hall and the room was in duak. The figure outlined in the doorway was indistinct.

One glance told Normn that it

thor of "MAD MARRIAGE

"Didn't I? South America. Oh, Forgot of course you don't know. Narnia, i came to tell you there's nothing I wouldn't do to erase the injustices you've been through. was to blame for part of them. Oh, yes I was! Only a blind fool like

was not Chris. "Ok!" she said, "I myself would have believed the

I thought it was someone else!" things the lawyers told me in Paris.. She stepped forward and at the equin't understand why same moment the man in the door-hadn't written="

you

way moved. Norma could see ha

face more elcurly. Suddenly pho

felt as though the floor were sink.

"But I did write!

So many let-

"While was in Paris?

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She wrecked her life ta build a career for him!

ing beneath her. Her heart pound wrote le me there?"

ed terrifically and something hot Norma nothfed. Mark said bit- and burning caught in her throat, teris. "Su Tit's another way they Mark!" she cried hysterically. "It, tricked me! Well, that tabrolut isn't you! Mark

"

makes it complete. I guess you've hope 1 stirn't startle you." been sind to be rid of me all right. Mark's voice! 3h, but there was about as pour a specimen of has- doubt of it. Mark staring at mad as ever lived! I don't expect her as though he, too, ruol 201 to take me back, Norman, T believe his eyes.

[didn't even come here with that?

1

A six-year-old equastrienna passing over George Washing. ton Bridge, which link. Now York City and New Jersey, and is said to have the world's largest suspension span.

taught me how to work, Norma. lost's one of the things I'll always be indebted to you for."

She smiled. "As a floorwalker in

a floorwalker.

Those

Gliding majestically over the bell-like dome of the Capitol, the queens of the American air fleet are shown passing in review above Washington. It was the first visit to the capital of the giant dirigible Akron, the lower of the two ships seen in the picture. The dirigible Los Angeles is above, trailing behind the vossal which supplanted it as the country's largest airship.

"I telephoned, Norma, but they h hope. only want to tell you told me you weren't here. 1 couldn't know you've been fine and square wait any longer and so I catue " jall along. 1. knew that even when

But it can't be! It can't be you, listened to their lies." Mark!"

For a burning instant their eyrus The girl swayed. She pan out, mot. It was Norma who was first I'm talking about, I'm not rich one hand and felt Mark armto look away.

but we're getting along fairly well. about her A long way off sho ***It's good of you to say that," she; You see it was really you who seemed to bear als voler. Bo wie toll him slowly. "But you mustn't saying something about cold blame yourself for everything. I've water. What was that blackness made mistakes-bots of them." before her eyek? How was it that "But I do blame myself! You Mark was there and she could not did more for me than anyone else department store?" see him?

in the world

Those ever us.

Yes, IN "Mark!" the girl cried again in months with you were the happiest weeks at Blossomdale's were good It's your son, Mark. a trembling voire. "You-have of my life and I threw that happi-for me." Impulsively, he added,

You ought yo come back?"

neas away." Travers went on after "We used to have fun-didn't we? to be introduced to him. Only don't He helped her to the davenport, Ja

"Seems odd finding you Norma's smile

think love nor money will ever get disappeared. rested her head against the pillows, here in the old apartment. I didn't "Yes," she agreed, "We had fun."him away from her. Not the slight- Then she felt something cold on her now where to look for you. I tele-

“Didn't you guess? Bob told me There was a pause. Travera in- est chance!" forehead. Mark was holding a cup phoned because I thought Chris gered hie hat.

Travera dropped to his knees be- he tried to talk to you about it to her lips, urging her to drink.

"Well," he said, side Norma and the baby. "Why, Wanted to ask if you thought I'd "I'm all right," Norma protested,

you're tired and I shouldn't stay She could see him now. Across the

longer. I'm only here for a few Normal" he exclaimed, "why didn't have him. As though there'd be a days but I'd like to see you again you tell me? Oh, you can't hate me doubt. Oh, Norma, I'm crazy about rom the table lamp was burning.

before I go."

I thought you did! You Bob, I have been for a long while!" Mark was on his knees beatde the

"I don't think we'd better, Markt. can't! Give me another chance, davenport. His face was close to

It's rather useless."

darling? I love you so,

I'l Norma. Norma's.

might be here." Chris.""

Noemn said, "I'm all living with

Mark glanced about, noting the shabby furnishings. Obviously there was not much money here.

"I'm working in an office in the "Better now?" he asked,

same building where Chris works," me?" The girl's deeply fringed eyelids Norma explained. "I'm secretary widened. She said in a voice bare for

"You mean you don't want to see

זיף

"Something like that. Of course

the

way

Bob two days ago I'd marry him."

"You-and Bob? Ob. Chrie, that's wonderful!"

Travers said. Why don't you come along to-morrow? Let's make do anything in the world if you' it n double wedding."

only give me another chance. and me and-the baby!"

You

a literary agent-Frederick I wish you luck--and lots of happi- softly, "do you really mean you ly above a whisper, "How did you Stuart. But you haven't told me ness." get here?"

what you've been doing in South "I tell you.

I'll tell you every- America. When did you thing just as soon as you're feeling there?" better. It's not much of a story! "Over a year ago.

wake up, won't you?"

Nice fellow. Allen's his

Travers nodded. "Oh, I couldn't

you

* # *

"Do Christ" Norma chorused. "Well," she said, "It sounds crazy

but I'm willing to if Bob is

Say

promised to telephone him-and I guess you two will excuse me all right.""

It was a long kiss-it was para-

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"Mark," Norma said the words

Abruptly he caught her

hand, want me 7"

"More than my own life! "Norma Travers began and 10

stopped abruptly. The door from you'll come back to me, Norma. Say well, the corridor had opened. Might have known the shock would didn't want to come back when Saunders stood there. In her arms

Chris you wID!"

They were perfectly willing to do do something like this, Idiot that thought you were gone. My father was a tiny blanketed figure.

Thore wore tears of happiness that. As the door closed Norma's I am! Here can I fix those pil told me you'd run away. I didn't "I didn't know anyone was here!" on her inshes. They made the head sank to Mark's shoulder. lows more comfortably?"

"Or Eager, demanding lips crushed hers know how to find you to I went to Chris exclaimed. "Why-la it you,blue eyes even more star-like. Norma shook her head "It's as South America with an engineer Mark 7"

course, dear," she murmured. Mark's arms, protecting, irresisti though I'm dreaming," she said I'd met in the copper mines. We've There came a wail from the "Mark-kiss me!"

ble, were about her. softly. "You'll go away when been working together ever since. bundle of blankets. In two bounds The baby's voice roso in n dis-

"I won't go," Mark reassured You'd like him, Norma.

name. Norma had the infant in her arms.senting wall and Chris made & grab I don't "Darling!" she cried. "Oh.

for him.

"Let me have taut child! dise! hes

"unless you send me. know you'd been sick, Norma but he's been teaching me.

I didn't know anything about engineering little precious! How did you get Come to your Aunt Chris, angel. And then after what seemed such

It'A В hin You're thinner. You look pale, wonderful country down there. I'm

Chris?

before your parents abuse you. By a long time Norma heard his voice. How did you?". the too." As the girl struggled to rise going back again."

way-will somebody please en-The-same tone, the same laughing "By going to the Friendship Home.

"You could have had him lighten me as to what's been hap teasing words she had heard he added, "Don't move. Just le

"To South America?"

back days ago only after that Pening here? I'm there and rest a little longer.

Norma objected.

threatening letter we didnt think think I'm soring thingning to many times. "Happy, kid?" There

Was hang around here. Nothing for me it was safe."

"You'll see a lot more," Travers "Oh, Mark" the girl brenthod, nothing wrong with hor, she said. to do in Marlboro."

Norma was not listening. She told her.

"Can you come to a wed-"We're always going to be happy She wanted to know where Mark

was pulling off the clumsy blankets ding to-morrow? First thing in the now. Always]" had come from? What had he been They talked of inconsequential and the baby's cap. The brown hair, morning! Normn's going to marry doing?

things as men and women who curling and downy, became visible. me and we're sailing for South And so they kissed again. "I've never heard anything have a great deal to say to each Brown eyes smiled scraphically, America." about you," she said, "since you other so often do, Finally Mark "Bhrr-bhrr!" the baby kurgled "South America† But you went away. I didn't get any let arose. He strode to the window gafly. "Bhrr-bhrr!"

wouldn't Norma !" ters

and come back.

Norma's face had become raptur-[ The other girl nodded. "Any- "Norma," he said. "there's some-pus. She pressed the child close in where," she said. "Anywhere at: The young man ont facing her. thing else. I want to make a set her arms. "Mother's precious," all Mark wants to go!" "It's a pretty rotten story," he allowance for you. As though it she crooned. "Oh, you darling! Chris enld soberly. "ought to bo were alimony. It's been bothering You're never going to be away Idiot at back. "Well, of all the i

exclaimed. sho ashamed to tell it to you and me for months wondering if you from me again! Never-nover!" that they ere not listening. Chris BM! Only I had to come to see had maney, thinking you wore She swayed slightly, rooking the raised her volco "If you two you, Norma. I had to talk to you. working too hard. Besides it's child,

weren't completely lost to the All this that's been in the papers only fair"

Travers' voice broke in excitedly, world," she said, "I might give you I didn't know anything about it "But I couldn't take it the girl "Norma, you didn't tell me you some nows of my own." until I got a letter from Hollis interrupted. "I couldn't, Mark! don't mean

"NOWE 7" Stone. That was three weeks ago. It's kind of you but please don't He stared from one girl to the Chris nodded, blushing. "While -I've-bocn travelling ever since. say any more about-it pthere ar

de you're talking about weddings It "But you didn't tell me where He seemed disappointed 41: It was Chris who supplied the might interest you to know there's you've boen.”.

want to tell you it's my own money answer: "Yes," she said briskly.going to be another soon. I told

She saw

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