1933-06-28 — Page 17

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1933.

DARLING FOOL

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worries about this.

.bÿ MABEL

MCELLIOTT

room. She turned on the lights of to dash up here like this!” the alabaster, lamps on the drossing

table. and surveyed herself in the Confidently she strolled up to the. mirror. What she saw was pleas-man in the waiting car ing- tall, symmetrically made

**James!"

figuro clad in a Paris frock-the "You were a lamb to come 'round, no matter what the hour," she colour of sea water, an oval face, began covingly. A brown hand James, the chauffeur, not two that's all," Hetty advised, reluc-delicately and adroitly made up. flashed into view as the lights on MONNIE O'DARE who with her Inches from her own.

tantly taking her leave. "And so The longlushed eyes were, green, the instrument board went on and mother, brothers and slater in a umuti town

"Let me go, you-you-" The had she." is in love with DAN CARDIGAN hr girl, trig in her new gray uniform,

were disdainful. The pale gold "Listen,. sweetlef In two hair was exquisitely waved. per-chauffeur was carven against the she gasped as the profile of, tlie local fortune., CHALEM EUSTACE new comer to the town, seems to dintre her but pretended to struggle, but present-strides the man was at her side, fectly arranged. Yet the expres-mer. she likes him only a friend. KAY, her ly was Inx in the man's arms. whlaporing persunstvoly. "Let'ssion the girl wore was one of com alater, la diacontented at home, and Momne What you hangin' around here for you and me have a party after all plete dissatisfaction,

SANDRA LAWRENCE who pretend to be anyway?" she demanded with pro- this is over. You can wait at the a friend of Mornie's, tries to win Dan away from her, JETTY, a maid in the Lawrence tonded truculence. It was easy to side drive for me when I come

The cigarotte described a far She unclasped the string of bame, thinks Bandra in vamping" JAMES. see how she felt about James. Her back. Til pick you up and we'll pearls which circled her slenderung are in the darkness as the and Dan are practically, enguged, Monnie beady black eyes were alight with drive over to the Springs. There's throat, tossed it lightly Into a man answered respectfully. "Yes, determines to get him back and seems to be conquest. Her breath was short a dance place open all night over beautifully tooted and arabesqued Miss Sandra, did you want me?"

and excited.

there. We can atop Rome our-box of leather. Her steps "led} - "I—I thought=”_But she could "I'm supposed to drive that selves."

laggingly into the creamy tiled not go on. It was humiliating, it tribe, the whole kit and caboodle of "I-I dassent!" The tempta-bathroom beyond; where "Incquer was utterly infuriating to explain 'em, back to the last train." James tion tugged at hor. "They'd find red shower curtains and dolphins to a servant that she had dashed told her, releasing his hold and out and give me the air."

disporting themselves on a ällver out into the night, in the thinnest "Oh, what d'ya care? If they background enlivened the scene. of boudoir attire, to 200 Dan lounging against the door jamb Hetty's gaze took in his litho lean-do we'll run over to Cleveland and The night, by now, was stifling. Cardigan. nesa, effectively set off by the hun-get hitched. Try our luck as a Scarcely a breath stirred. Sandra terk green garb he wore.

couple in the city. What d'ysung the easements wide. She "Oli, yeah?" She savoured this. {any?”

the chauffeur. Kay tells Monnie that Bandra

succeeding-

CHAPTER XVIII

the

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She did not see the small dark

"I won't have this-this snooping around," she told him iclly. "Re A car purred up to the cedars port to me in the morning, plense, below and stopped. Sandra, to talk it over." interested, slipped into the shadow of the awning. The motor sang figure behind her did not, until for a moment, then was quiet. she turned, know what n whirl- Lights were turned off, but the wind was upon her. spark of a cigarette glowed in the darkness.

Sandra's party was in high swing. The musicians were franke ly wilted, handkerchiefs tucked Into their sagging collars. The benuti ful supper table was disorganized.

"What are you doing, parked Plates with melting mounds of ice,

shrugged off the green frock and hero, at this hour?" She delib- trays of little cakes, of half-filled glasses were everywhere and enter "Hope they push off soon. I'm "Jimmy!" The plain face was drew around her a gossamer neg-erately chose the offensive, the er's men rushed to and fro repair- pretty tired myself. Got to give transformed, the black eyes glow gee. She ran water into the tub direct attack. ing the damage. Only the hostess, the old man early breakfast, too. ed, starlike. "Don't kid me like and flung, in a handful of apicy

1 was just havin' u last smoke haven't talked that smelling salts. Then, abruptly before turnin' ‚in.! His volve tall and slim in her ice-green frock You'd think a person was made of that! You of cobweb lace, seemed cool. Yet wood, the way you get treated." way since-well, since her ladyship changing her mind, she stepped out sounded carefully respectful, but began to drag you around with her on the balcony beyond one of the the girl chose to believe that in- her aspect was scarcely that of a

windows, her figure silhouetted solence underlay the remark. satisfied hostess-one who is sure "It's not a bad place to work," in the roadster last summer."

Ile patted her shoulder. "No against the lighted room behind. her party had been a signal success. the chauffeur said Inzily. "Good Ever and again she glanced over pay and the food is all right. kiddin'. I'm kinda sick of things her shoulder at the French doors, What's your kick?"

here, myself. Like a change." standing open to

" be waiting when you come verandah. **"I could do twice as well in the Once or twice she frowned thought- city and you know It," she said back. Listen-glory be, if they ain't playing 'Home, Sweet Home!" fully and answered her partner un- sullenly, heedingly.

"Then why don't you try it?" she flew. Hetty, watching the scene from Iis toothy grin held a trace of behind the Venetian screen which mallce. Hetly gave him a furious guarded the dining room door, look, whispered maliciously to the cook, "Want to stick around crowded in beside her, "Ain't she you, smarty!" she in a stew, though? Missed her "You're getting too big guess that time. He didn't come.' boots. And there's

"Who didn't?" Conk was ob-around here who'll make tuse.

you if you don't watch

"You're telling me." Hetty anorted. "Young Mister Cardigan, of course. Didn't you a forbidden cigarette, notice?"

garding her. The older woman shook her head. "I am. ll boy. She's made "I ain't bothered about such non-fouls of lots better than you are. Hense and you've no business to be. I been watching her for a couple of You better scoot back upstairs to years now. She's smart but she'll the coats and. things and don't be get her come-uppance one of these trying none of them on, either." days when she least expects it."

Hetty, making a face at the. "Keep your hair on," drawled the other's retreating figure, found her man. "I don't know what you're arm prisoned in a strong grasp and raving about anyway,"

*

"You-you-" Hetty,

furious,

could not find words. "Runnin' out to get somebody else's man." I'll

"Sweet of you to way Ko!" Sandra drawled for the hundredth and watch time that night. "Yes, it's been a

enapped.good party, hasn't it? Don't for "Dan?" whispered the girl in the for your get--the Blue Room on Friday!shadows. Vitality returned to her. fix you}" Homebody No, I'm driving up. 'Bye. Louis. A little smile, secret, pleased, seduc- James, big and brawny, was be- a fool of 'Bye, Nancy." She flung an airytive, played about her mouth. She tween them now. out--”. kiss into the night as the last earglided back into the apartment she

He lighted chugged off. Returning to the had Just left, clicked the switch "Hetty, come along. You're all coolly re-empty and strangely dismantled controlling the lights and, snatch-wrong about this!"

house, she sighed a sigh of pure ing up a silken wrap, stole out into She struck out at him, "You impatience. Mrs. Peterman, atift the hall. The stairs were darkened let me go! I'll tell her what i ing a mansized yawn, was standing now. Someone had latched the think. She can't get the one she

front door. in the door of the butler's pantry.

wants 80 she'll take somebody "Everything's the most hideous "And I was doubling him, think-else- !”' mess," Sandra said testily. "Buting he'd invented

excuse," Sandra, fleeing through the run along to bed. Never mind it whispered the hurrying girl. "ile | darkness, heard. to-night. Why I give parties, any-couldn't stay away. Sweet of him [how, I can't imagine!"

Tralling her draperies after her, whirled to see the amlling face of "You better watch yourself, lehe went up to the white and scarlet

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