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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1933.

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MONNIE O'DARE, beauitful, poor and 20, is in love with DAN CARDIGAN, heir to one of the local fortunes. Dan professes to love her but is often neglectful. When she needs a friend GHARLES EUSTACE comes

divorce.

likes Vandra.

CHAPTER X

.by MABEL

MCELLIOTT

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climbed high into the summer' Sho minced over to the clothes heavens. Sandra and: Dan, Sandra closet where on padded. hangers and Dan, Sandra and Dan-sho and crystal shelves were disposed kept sesing them together,

The Impediments of Bandra's clo- gance. A cloudy blue chiffon frock Ifetty, the maid, untled her she snatched from its transparent Charles she really must go. He ing. Then, abruptly, she burst out,pron strings and wadded the white protector, holding it against her object. into a ball. Staring after can young girl's shape to see how

and it became her. put a warm brown hard on here" hope you see now that Sandra the car that carried Sandra

Lawrence Is the kittycat I always Dan Cardigan off into the summer A sound came from downstairs- for an Instant;

"Do you mean that?"

told you she was.'

night, she looked furiously dis- She did. So the houseboy was Monnie shrugged.

contented. She waited until the something that sounded like the to her aid. Monnis believes HANDRA LAW dismissed for the night and pres-matter?" HENCE, in Dan's own ept, le trying to win

"Not in the least," Kay told her roar of the motor dwindled in the bellow of an infuriated bull. distance. Then, with her small Startled, the maid tied on the now him from her, H, Monnie's ulder brother, ently Monnie found herself crowded

"She's been racketing plans to marry ANGIE GILLEN, who work in with Charles In the front seat loftily.

head cocked, birdlike, on one side, crumpled apron, crammed the blue in candy store, ma soon as Antle ****of his car, Kay beside them. around the world for years now she listened cautiously for the frock hastily back into its place, KAY O'DARE, 16 and it in blah echool. Kay said, prettily, schoolgirl and hasn't even snatched herself a other sounds of the household. mado a wild sweep at her rather is discontented with poverty. Al a dinner party at Charles house Mannie to heart-sic fashion, that she had had a beau- husband. I think she's getting Cook was whistling softly to her bizarre countenance with a duster when the accidentally sees Day kise Bandra tiful time. She had "loved every scared and so has decided to work self belowstairs, and there was the lie snatched frem nowhere at nit, BETTY, & housemaid at the Lawrences, diminute of it." At the door, Charles on something simple like Dan Irritating tinkle of water from and flew out on the landing.

The cook, Mrs. Petarman, was detained Moonle for a moment. Cardigan."

"And you?"

“Do you think Dan's to be had half-closed top. Otherwise all was

Lawrences "Hotty! Hetty! Where are "It was fun." Monnis told him,just for the snatching?" Monale silent. In this new and rather im-shouting for her.

posing house of the Charles hesitated asked quietly. There was a slow, everything was luxuriously perfect. you?" There was the music, restless, She thought

There were deep piled rugs and All out of breath, she arrived throbbing; a tenor, walling into a for a split second. Then he told dull pain in her breast. microphone:

her slowly, "We must do it again "Any of 'em are," chattered Kay, formally draped curtains. "The on the fret floor. Mrs. Peterman, "Anything you say, anything you some time. I like that small sis- smearing cold cream into her ex decorator's dream," Sandra called huge in her blue-striped dress, do, Da-da, da-da-da,"

ter of yours. She's charming." quisite skin and staring at herself it, pretending to scorn it but hon-with wisps of graying hair de

and pending from the dusting cap she Monni, dancing with Charles, "Everyone likes Kay" So that in the mirror. "You just have to estly proud of its richness

dignity.

habitually wore, frowned at her lifted her head proudly, smiling. was the way of it, Monale thought, know the rules of the game."

and. Kay. Well, "You mean I don't?" If her heart ached no one should Charles Eustace

Now Hetty moved on noiseless and sniffed. Kay gave her sister an appraising feet in the direction from which "You've been at it ugain. I know it. Charles asked, "Tired ?" that was all right, too. Kay would and she answered him gayly. Her be 17, soon.. Kay was beautiful, glance. "I guess you know

Sandra had just come. Sandra's knew it Murk my words, you'll tone couldn't have been entirely too beautiful for her own good in all right but the trouble is you let room, the door flung wide, was like got the gate with your nonsense."

elegant. its owner-poised and

Hetty said sullenly, "Don't know convincing, because he went over this narrowminded small town. It your feelings get involved. That's and shut off the radio.

would be marvellous to see Kay have bad."

Monnie couldn't help smiling. She had planned all the decorations what you're talking about.

"Don't and the room was a symphony in

you, ch? Snooping Sandra pouted. "I like that! her chance.

Where did Kay get all this win-white and red. Dull, creamy velvet around the young madam's Just when I was teaching Danny a new step!!!

They said good night then' and dom?

on her things? Can't the two girls drifted upstairs. "Laugh at me if you like, Kay and satin had been used for the and tryin'

The face! Go wash it in the pantry clapped his hands and the Chinese Kay was far too excited to sleep, {advised equably. "But I know my upholstery of small chairs and the smell her perfumery? And your

curtains. were of Incquer. red, this to sit on the edge of stuff. I'll probly get what I want. low chaise by the window,

just minute. The mister boy, Kong, he had brought with She came him to Belvedere, appeared in the Monnie's bad, brushing that in-fm-what d'you call it ruthless against Venetian blinds of soothing phoned he's bringing, some men to

credibly fine-spun golden hair of You're too worried about the other

creaminess. There were no doorway, smiling faintly.

plc-dinner. Fine business if you turn hern,

fellow's feelings. It doesn't pay."

save {tures,

subdued Marle up locking like a floozie." "Do you mind if I turn out the "Isn't he just too grand?”

Halty showed herself, at the Laurencin in one corner, brcoding. Yes. "Charles?

Monnie asked her Wonderful." light, Kay,"

over Sandra's modern dressing kitchen door a few moments later, abruptly. If she heard much more returned Monnie quietly.

"No, not him," eried Kny, heed-of this, the tears that had been table with its angled mirrors and clean and chastened. But Mra.

crimson bottles.

Peterman was still grumbling. Dan glanced at his watch. "It's less of grammar. "I mean the boy threatening her all evening would

In this daring purity, Hetty's "You'll find yourself, out of a 12, Sandra."

friend-the broker from the big be sure to overtake her..

Kay was asleep in three minutes. black frock was like a blotch of ink. job one of these days and no two With things the She raised her brows. "Scan-city. Is he smooth 1" dalous i I'll

Monnie could hear her soft breath Arms akimbo, the maid surveyed ways about it.

the scene. Sho shut the door way they are I can't understand Kay continued to wield the brushing,

her und nd-what's got into you. You won't. Sho lay awake as the moon Boundlessly behind a low tone, Monnie told for a few moments without speak--

vanced into Sandra's domain, her get another place like this-not in oyes flickering with repressed emo- a good while?"

mere "I hate this place," Hetty spat tion anger, resentment or ill-temper, one could not be sure out. which.

Charles seemed not to hear. He

"How about some food, Kong?" Sandra protested. "Charles Eustace, it's a plot to fatten me up! I've only just forgotten that heavenly dinner."

sleep,"

In

misg my beauty "Oh. I didn't notice."

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room

Oh, you do miss? Well, lan't

She tiptoed to the dressing table, that just too bad? I know what's lant down on the bench where only enting you, I do. Just becausC ja few moments ago its mistress had James is polite to the young lady preened herself and stared at the and she to him you're jeulous as mirror. Discontented with what a wild cat. I never heard such she saw there, Hetty clicked her nonsense. Suppose you think you tongue Impatiently against her can tell your betlers how to behave teeth and began to investigate the themselves!" contents of the many small bottles and jars with which the table was that's all I say," muttered Hetty, spearing balls of butter viciously littered.

"She'd better walch- herself,

She tried the effect of a carmine from their bath of tea water and stain on her check and smiled. She disposing them on the small crystal unscrewed the cap from a tube of plates.

"Girls nowadays are out of their lip-paste and smeared this genor- ously agubist Her rather thin minda, that's all," Mrs. Peterman open the oven mouth. Then she used an yebrow puraned, finging brush: she found In a drawer. She door to peer in at the sizzling roast. duated her sallow chooks and nose"Don't know when they're well off. with delicately scented powder and What do you want to bother with sprayed a mist of flower fragrance James for, anyhow? He looks nice against her shoulder as she had all dressed up in his driver's uni-

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