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THE HONGKONG TELE

DARLING FOOL

CHAPTER XXIX

hold up our plans a bit not go Miss Anatics," nhead with the January idea.

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by MABEL MCELLIOT

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Kay's salary would help to carry them along. Bill, unusually garru- lous for him, had called her aside.

JULY 11, 1833.

"Is this the money Aunt Sybil left you? ANA

"Yes, I want you to have it.” "I can't. You need things more than I do a winter coat".

"Monnia!" There was a now note in her mother's quiet voice. "You're to have it. Do you hear? I want you: to!"..

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"I'm glad you're going,” he said. Somebody in this family was (about dye for a break. Don't wor

ry about money.”-

"What about Anglo Monnte had to ask. "Is that???

Bill's face was blank, "We're coming right along," he told her Three days more. Then, two. easily. Maybe in the spring she'll At length the last night came. In apite of herself, in spite of all, hor "You-you're crazy about her, frantic resolutions, the girl found sha had been waiting unconscious. haps he would hear she was going Bill looked faintly embarrassedly for some word from Dan. Per- away. He might see the "Belve- dore News" with the account of her. him, mention it casually in a let- plans. Surely someone would tell tor. They would say, "I sce Monica O'Dare is going abroad with Miss Cory."

· Monnie turned the letter over There are reasons. I'll tell you Not to think, Monnie told her In her hands before she opened it more when I see you. Let me self, was the Iden. Not over to The thick creamy envelope, the assure you that you are greatly bo still to allow the biting, sting- bold black writing spoke to her missed.--Dan."

ing memorlea' to Intrude. She be free," eloquently of the writer. Sho She put the letter down on the laughed, she was gay, brittle. Two smiled to herself, secretly, exult dressing tablo gently. She looked wocke-in two weeks more she and aren't you?" antly. Dan would explain now his at herself in the mirror, taking off Miss Anetice would be on long silence. She would know and her hat, brushing her crest of way. It was not soon enough not sure. Angie's a wonderful girl bo reassured.

[bright hair_away from the sweep nearly, She went into the house, halloo of her forehead,

After a feverish night Monnie But Mennle thought she caught, in ing to her mother who was in the "Why, then," she said to herself had written Dan a letter-afderment. If Bill had given his

His eyes, almost a touch of bewil dining room. Then she sped up-lightly, in a conversational volerlous, impotent letter which she promise to Angle, she reflected, stairs, eager to peruse the letter in There's no point--”

had later torn up. It was ridicu solitude. Her heart was beating She broke off at the sound of tous to behave in this way. What wild horses wouldn't drag it away again. She thought of the linea: faster. It was almost as if Dan Kay's footstep on the atairs. did it matter? What did anything

"The men of my own stock, himself wore in the room, waiting ¡Quickly she hid the letter in the matter? She told herself she had to speak to her-

Bitter bad they may be, [top drawer,

known from the start that things

But at least they feel the things "Dear Monnio," (he began) "I've Kay came in whistling softly, would fall out this way. -She wan been busy, every minute of the "Hello, didn't know you were here:" not surprised. Events had march-

I feel, time. This is a great country and "I got off early. Kny!"

ed their indvitable climax. Sandra great people and I like it. Rode 50 "What's up?" The younger sis-had got her man-there miles yesterday. We had a plenie ter started, noting Moanie's bril- other explanation. up in the hills. To-night we go to liant.eyes, the flush on her usually: one of the dances at the next ranch. pale checks Everybody's so hospitable. Mon- nie, there's something I want to talk to you about when I get back. menn-1" I think perhaps after all we'd better

"I've decided." "Decided

was no

Dan would be affronted by the idea. He would send her a wire

But this was her last night. She had not answered his letter, had she heard from him.

nor

They see the things I see."" = She felt a surge of pride in her

"Got everything?" This from brother. Angle Gillen was a lucky Kay, packing and sorting the un- If she stopped long enough to girl.

A derthings. "Wasn't it sweet of Mrs. O'Dare said one consider, the situation she was "Monnie, I've a little money saved

night, Gertrude bring those auedo gloves?" overwhelmed with a sort of sick that I want you to have. I know "Gertrude's an awfully nice girl. "Yes." Mra. O'Dare sighed. what? Oh, d'you despair. She would not dwell on Miss Anstice is going to pay you a I'm so fond of her."

what might happen if any of the Monnie nodded. "I'm going with family fell ill while she was away, you'll need a few nice things. This wife for him. Don't you know small salary as a companion_but "Mother, you can't choose Bill's

is a neat egg. You're to take it that?" Kay said, smiling. and buy some pretty new clothes." Sho put a small roll of bills into the girl's. hand. Monnie, counting [them, found.$100.

Revealing their dealings with J. P. Morgan in financing their railrand empire, the Van Sweringen brothers of Cleveland are shown hare with Morgan in the Senate heating room. Morgan standi batwoon O. P. Van Sweringen, left, and M. J. Van Sweringen Seated in the foreground are Senators John G. Townsend, left, and Phillips L. Goldsborough, committes members.

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Secretary of the Treasury WB- liam H. Woodin wore cap and gown when be was awarded a degree of doctor of music at Syracuse University, President Roosevelt told -him Just to whistle when things looked bad, he said in accepting the honour.

"Of course she does. Hasn't sho proved it?" Monnie gave Kay a warning, glance. "It is too bad about Gertrude and Bill. He used to like her a lot and I know sho still cares about him."

"So does Angle," said Kay, bent jon mischief,

"We know that." Her mother looked up from mending a slip of Monnie's. "Angie's a good little thing," said Mrs. O'Dare loyally. "Only-well it can't be helped nowf"

"It's the ones with the dash that aucceed," Kay murmured. "If Ger- trude would give that mousy hair of hers a henna rinse and reddon her fingernails-if she'd use eye shadow and lipstick she'd look a lot better. She's. not bad looking only she gets horselt up to look like Jare. Austen,"

"You tell her that some time, Miss Smarty," said Mark, who had come in noiselessly and stood grin- ning in the doorway,

"You belong in bed, young man,” Kay, told her brother loftily. "Be- lieve I will tell her, now that you mention it." རྒྱུ་ ༄,!:

"Childron, children!??

"Aw, we weren't fighting, Mums, only Kay thinks she knows it all." Mark put his freckled paw beside his mother's thin one.

"We'd better all get to bed," she told her brood... "We've got to get up early. Monnie's train leaves at (8:80.".

to

There was a sharp rata-tat at the door and Mark blundered

apen it. He returned in a moment bearing a square white florist's box, Monnie's heart gave a 'great leap. Her thought, as always, was that it might be from Dan-Dan- who was in far away Wyoming.

“Kid Eustace'a chauffeur," grin. ned Mark, "brought it."

(Continued on Pago 4.)

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