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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

DARLING FOOL

CHAPTER XXXI ·

teeth, reflecting that men wore real- (serving.

by MABEL MCELLIOTT

THURSDAY, JULY

1933.

breath. The trip would be good for. Anstice, "he would have been con- Munnie. She needed to be shaken sidered quite a catch."

out of herself. Monnie had been "Oh.~but he is!” All of that," unhappy, this past year. Kay sot protested Monnie Innocently. "All her lips, thinking of the Cardigans. the mothers on the Hill are angling. Herrid woman." Dan's mothert I for him.. At least that's what I was she, of course, who had made hear."

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con-

Well, Kay wouldn't.. Anyhow he that people wore nicer to her, the difficulty between Dan and "I understand none of them hays hddn't asked for it. He'd looked an Even stiff people like Mrs. John Monnie. Well, Monnie would for- Dan's voice was flat and colour-though Monnie's departure really Blair, Mrs. Blair had called up last get all about Dan. She would have been very successful," murmured less."She's gone! For for how was a blow. That seemed queer week to remind Kay of the big a marvellous time and perhaps come the older woman with an oblique

I glance. too when he'd been'nt Sandra Law-bazaar at St. Thomas' and to hope home with a foreign prince in tow. Kay amlled. "Several months. renco's beck and call for so long. she could drop In for lunch one of You never could tell, Monnio was "With Charles?" Monnio Perhaps they'll be back by Christ-Kay clicked her tongue against her the days when the Ladies' Ald was beautiful enough to be a princess. alderod this. "Well, I don't know. mas, perhaps not."

Kay was half way through a day don't, averred Monnio, "think he Charles is sort of-woll, distant. I "I see." The man stood for an ly the limit! It was high time "We're counting on you, Misa dream in which she saw herself instant, hands plunged deep in his that Monnie stopped this nonsense O'Dare, the Indy had coocd. Kay presiding over a reception to my care much about girls." overcoat pockets. "I see," he re-about Dan and discovered there had tried

"Monica O'Darel I could shake peated vaguely. "She didn't leave were other men in the world,

to keep from smiling, sister, the Countess do B-" when remembering how Mra, Blair had she reached the dingy office of the you!" any message for me?" -

"What for?" The girl turned a "Monnie?" Kay's volce tinkled. She set off for the "News" office stubbed her at the. Iligh School newspaper,

dance where Linda Blair, her "No, Indeed." Into her eyes came quite gaily, feeling serene and daughter clumsy and unattractive ward in the drawing room which Miss Anstice primmed her lips, Meanwhile Monnio, speeding cast-surprised look upon her companion. a sparkle of malice. "She was capable and alert. It was good to wearing Charles Eustace's flowers have this thrilling new job, to have in an expensive frock-had tried to Miss Austice had insisted extra-shrugging.

be the bello.

"Nover when she left. Orchids."

vagantly, upon reserving, felt, her-

mind. Only-I · 'never Kayn place in the world. Kay wasn't made the word vastly significant. at all nervous about doing Mise Kay hummed

solf living in a dream. The narrow heard such nonsense in my life!" a little tune, Dan gave her a comprehending Anstice's work. It was simple, atepping along at what Charles glass reflected a glowing girl wrapped in brown fur, a small hat look; then, without another word, really, und she knew just how it called

It was only, Monnio reminded "race-horse" galt. her he lifted his hat and withdrew.

herself, 12 hours since they had left should be done. You could, thought Belvedere wasn't such a bad place utilt over her right eyebrow.. "There!" Kay congratulated Kay coolly, do it with your eyes after all.. It was really nice, ́es- "You look awfully smart in that Belvedere. With her eyes fixed on herself, "Guess I gave him some-shut. Life was different for Kay pecially on crisp October days such cont," Miss Anstica told her critical- the stage where the deep-voiced, thing to think about the conceited this year. The old sullenness and as this when the maples on Denny ly. It's just your style. I am tragic-oyed girl moved.so gracefully thing!" She felt not the alightest impatience had slipped from her street seened, to have turned to very proud of my travelling com-Monnie's heart beat more swiftly. compunction though she remember- like a cloak. She no longer thought pure gold and the air was clear panion." ed Monnia's voice, asying clearly longingly of New York, of going on and spicy. Kay didn't envy Monnie that morning, "Il Dan calls give the stage. She had noticed since even, en route to New York and him my address."

she had been helping Miss Austics later England. She took a deep

A piceiniony giving his playmats an improvised bath in the grounds of the Beauchamp Lodge Home for Children at Maida Vale, London, during last month's heat wave. (Planet News).

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All day she had been perfectly happy, looking forward to the trip, Miss Anstice, 50 and birdlike, the hotel and the excitement of the her neat gray curls escaping from big bont. But now she was remind- In new blue velvet turban, smiled ed of what a wrenching thing love

benovolently.

could be. She wanted desperately "We'll go first to the Splendobilt, to forget that, wanted to be gay, to my dear," she said. "We'll be to laugh a little and play a lot- there by 6. Dinner in our room "Isn't it benuiful, my dear?" or if you'd rather; down in the That was Miss Anstice, wiping her restaurant. Yes, I think that eyos. "People don't love like that would be better. You'll like that."uny more. They don't know real

"Oh, so much!" Zn

romance.". "Well then, that's settled. I "I suppose they don't." Monnic thought if you weren't too tired knew she didn't mean

that of we might go to a play. There's course, they did! Of course, they Katherine. Cornell in that new one did Manners had, changed and But that's such a success," purred Miss speech along with costumes. Anatice, taking off her gloves and the flaming feeling-that was the blowing gently into each finger to sume.

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keep the shape, as she had seen her. Coming up the aisle of the theatre mother do,

later behind Miss Anstica the girl "I'm never tired," declared the was conscious of eyes watching her. girl in the green coat, meaning it She lifted her own to encounter the and looking as if the statement bold stare of a tall man in full FOR INVALIDS & CONVALESCENTS TOO might be true...

evening attire. He held his top "The boat sails at 12 to-morrow," hat at, a most elegant angle and murmured Miss Anstice, rehearsing stood negligently on the fringe of a their plans for the dozenth tima.sraart party. The women, Monnie "I won't sleep a wink I'm afraid. observed, were beautifully dressed It must seem allly to you, at my and talked in shrill, assured voices. Miss "How extremely rude!" age, but the fact is I'm terribly excited, my dear."

Anetice, taking her arm, was pilot- ing her toward a taxi.

"Oh, so am 1" cried Monnie, "It's the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me. I still can't quite believe it."

"I think it extraordinary the way people stare in the city," observed Miss Anstice.

I "That man! "That's a very nice young man," didn't like the way he looked at Miss Anstice mused a moment later, you! Oh, that one's taken, my touching her curls reflectively. dear, and it's raining. I'm afraid "Who? Oh, Charles!" Monica we are in for a wait. The last time O'Dare smiled without a trace of my father and I were here we had self-consciousness." "Yes, isn't he a most frightful time getting a taxi splendid 7"

when it rained."

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