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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

DARLING FOOL

CHAPTER XXXVI

"Fibber! F Monnie blushed. only just finished reading it. the first time."

bu MABEL: MCELLIOTT

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1933.

muthor and the rest? She'd never be able to.

Bho

Jark wrapped the

volvat cloak around her as the pleasant British voice on the telephone-an- nounced Mackenzie's arrival.,

"You look lovely, as always."

around her foot. Mac-.

Itale happenings were to take place Ansiles to know that the prim Jsho'd have Jaughed at m Won, tittle ups were pressed together He was bowing over her hand. Charles' thick letter awaited here she was thousands of miles even more primly. Her own con- Sho was whisked into the Inovi

tably luxurious motor car that al- Monnie at the hotel in London. away from homo, going to smart science had risen in protest. Curious how her heart leaped at places, eating rich food, being "Sorry. I couldn't possibly-"ways attended this man's comings the sight of it. It must be, she fated. Yes, feted! Hadn't Arthur She had thought with a flash of and goings. A soft rug was told herself, that she expected from Mackenzie given a dinner party for amazement that the glance the tucked Charles some news of Dou. Yes, her the night before at the Ritz? mannequin gavo her held something konzle spoke through a tube and the motor purred noiselessly. The that was the reason. The square Wasn't he taking her this very like contempt.

car sild forward. Fog held the white envelope, the bold, irregular evening to dine and dance at one black handwriting were eloquent of of the new night places the Club Afterward Miss Anstico had been night without but in the small In- Charles' personality. The letter, Cavendish or sonicthing like that? downright strange about it. She timacy of the car the two people too, was filled with characteristic Monnie liked Arthur Mackenzie had said in a dimly regretful tone, at, warm and enclosed.

"You'll liko this place to-night, phrases.

now-wasn't afraid of him any "What a pity you couldn't have Miss Anstice's voice aroused her. more. Maybe his dark eyes accepted it from him, Monnie." Monien." He had a pleasant voice, "I said, my dear, that if we are lost that predatory look which at At the girl's exclamation of aur she reflected. Deep and resonant. "That's one of the many things going to make the Cheshire Cheese Arst had frightened her. He play-prise she had hastened to add, for luncheon we'd better hurry.ed big brother to her these days. Naturally I know you couldn't! I like about you," he continued That must be a very fascinating Oh, she knew he was spoiled-she But, after all, he's so nice, takes with gravity. "Your youthful ens

would thusiasm. I've known so

many letter. You've read it three times could see that but it didn't matter.such an interest and you

people-sated with life. and I've been speaking to you for He was inclined to pout, quite like have looked so lovely in that. jaded five minutes without gotting your big baby, at the first hint of net Quito dazzled Belvedere,"

With you everything's now." attention.".

getting his own way.

Monnie gave the older woman a "That's because I haven't been "Women have spoiled me, Moni-hug. "Miss Corey, I'm surprised any place before," the girl told him ca," he had told her, half laughing, at you!

without self-consciousness, the night before as they danced.

"I know. I'm surprised at my- As they sat down at the candie- "Well, anyhow we've got to be "You're the first one who ever kept: starting. I'm perishing for food. me from having my own way in all self. But I guess I've got my lighted tablo with un obsequlous. values a bit mixed on this trip. pair of walters hovering in at- The Tower of London was very things." interesting but I'm a wreck. I That was funny, Monnie thought I'm getting seft with so much tendance, she returned his smile with one of honest liking. How said I would do all the tourist-funny that she, a small town girl, luxury."

To-night Monnie Was dining nice this man had been to her!. things and I'm doing them though should be the one to humble this it's hard on me."

king of finance. What he had been with Mackenzie alone. Miss An- Last night at the party Corinth Monnie tucked Charles' letter in sponking about in particular was stico was to go to the theatre with Faneway had said to her with a the bottom of her overnight bag her stubbornness in standing out some friends who lived in a flat in curious high laugh, "Artle's taken among her creams and brushes. against him when he'd wanted to Kensington Gardens and Mackenzie, great fancy to you. Make the

At most of it." · He'd said he missed her but he buy her that fur wrap yesterday was to pick Monnie up at 8.

And when Monnie had looked at hadn't said a word about Dan, morning. He had come upon her half past seven she was ready and Gossip about home, about Kay and and Mies Anstice, trailing along restless. Miss Anstice, called for her curiously the other girl had her mother and the boys. The Bond street looking in this window early by the Mr. and Mrs. Richard- cried, gratingly, "Oh, don't be a little fool. He's all right, Artie Watermans had given a party on and that, and had insisted on ac-son from Cincinnati, had gone.

The girl strolled to and fro,ls." the 17th und Kay had looked lovely companying them upon the foray to

picking up a magazine, laying it It must be true--the gossip in some yellow thing. Kay and buy the hat. Charles! Well, that would be nice, The mannequin in the fur wrap down again.. She glanced at the she'd heard that Corinth and Mac- too. Why did her heart suffer that had strolled past them at Mac Dresden clock on the mantlepiece. kenzie had been in love with each WILE almost queer little pang at the thought? kenzie's bidding. Monica had low restless she was! She wished other although he It was Dan whom Monnie wanted crowed softly at sight of the wrap Mackenzie would come. Then she twice her age. But she was married now. It didn't -Dan whom she loved! Pride was deep, soft fur, cuddling the thin wouldn't have so much time to to someone else

think about home-about mother seem to matter. "If I'd ever cared ali very well. It sustained you checks of the blond English girl thin as and the boys, to wonder for anyone like that," thought sometimes but not when you were who wore it. aching desperately for news of the "Splendid for foggy weather; what they were doing. She was a Monnie, "I should hate the thought loved one. Why hadn't Charles eh?" Mackenzie had asked with nselfish pig to be away from them of giving him up to someone else."

al, enjoying this luxury. She

Suddenly she realized that, Mac- mentioned Dun? Probably he, like twinkle. everyone else, thought Monnie had "Oh, excellent for that, sir," the would have to make it up to them kenzie was studying her intently.

"What is it?" he asked. gone away to forget about Dan. saleswoman had chirped, and the when she got back. But how?

"I've a bit of news for you, Well, everyone was right-only the mannequin had given Monnie an Suddenly, like a black viata, the years yawned before Monnie. plan didn't work as well as she'd envious sidelong ginnce.

Why did her heart best faster at man What was she going to do with her hoped it would.

"Try it on, Monica," the had urged under Miss Anaticellife? With Dan out of it, she the tone?

!acenied almicas couldn't

"I've got to leave to-morrow. "Coming, Miss Austice!" Monnie clear, critical gaze. crowded her small green hat, the "Nonsense." She had been very plans. She'd devoted heart and Got a cable from the office this one Miss Anstice had insisted on sturdy about it. "No use making soul to him, had wrapped up all afternoon.

"Oh, I'm sorry!" It was true. baying for her in that Bond street myself unhappy. I should be re-her ambitions in him. This was She would miss this man and his

after all, only an interlude. She'd pince, over her bronze curls. She membering always how it felt." fooked well, she told herself critical- He had smiled again at that. bave to go back home to a dreary, many kindnesses.

He stared at her. "Monnic, I ly. Quite the young-woman-about-"But I'd like you to have it. Little humdrum job and make the most

What about her dreams of wonder-I want you to come back! London. A year ago if anyone had remembroute of this trip." Mon-of it. told her a single one of these fairy-lea had not needed to look at Miss doing something splendid for her with me!"

(To be Continued)

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