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THE HONGKONG

DARLING FOOL

CHAPTER XXXVIII

MABEL MICELLIOTT

and another man's devotion? She truth is Bally Richardson is dying wandered. While she was ponder to do, Parls with me-with us, I Monnie turned the letter slowly ing the matter, flushed and disturb mean, and wants to go on to In her hands. Dan's familiar ed, little Miss Anstics blow in Switzerland afterward. Do as your writing, black and bold, stared back "My dear, I had no idea you'd heart bids you, my dear! I never at her. Her heart turned over be home so early!" Miss An advise in matters of this sort. Too How odd-how very odd it was to stico, Imposing in silver cloth with risky. But I will say this. receive a letter from him at this a collar of gray fox, starod frank Mackenzio's a splendid man and moment, when she was trying to ly at her travelling companion. "I very fond of you-anyone can sho make the most momentous decision thought you'd be out until all hours, that.” of her life! It was as if Dan him- Painting the town, as they say. self had reached across the many Are you feeling all right?" miles that separated them, saying,

Mr.

Monnle

"I-I don't love him." "Yea--no." Monica stammered, faltered. "I'm fond of him. I like "Wait, Monnio! Don't, forget me not knowing how to explain. Then him as a friend but--but-” I'm still here!"

"He doesn't make your heart Ah, but he was the one who had on a sudden impulse slie blurted

stand still, eh?" Miss Anstico forgotten, her sore heart reminded out the truth.

"Mr. Mackenzie's sailing unex- considered this, bright head on one hor. He it was who had written that other letter, the cruel one pectedly for home to-morrow," she side like a silver-plumaged bird. telling her they'd better hold up said, "He-Miss Anstico, he wants "Well, my dear, I've seen many a the plans" for the Jarunry wedding. me to marry him and go with him," marriage in my time. Love mát

"Well, I declaro." Miss Anstico's (chen. They don't always turn out No, it was no uso depending on! Dan. She'd done that in the past beautiful cofffure of silvery Grecian so well, either. You have an even and her pride, her love, her faith curls fairly quivered. She sat chance for happiness, starting with abruptly. "Of course, I friendship and respect. Then, too, In him had been wounded past bear- down

knew something like this was in my dear, there's the matter of Ing.

Should she open it? Should the air," she began breathlessly, money to be thought of. I'm not she make her decision Arst-and "but not so soon! My dear!" a worldly person. You know that. by this time she had pretty well confessed. "I don't know what to lately. And now that I have had "I-I haven't decided," Monnio Boen poor all my life until just decided what she would Arthur Mackenzie on the morrow do. Help me, Miss Anstice. What my taste of luxury I'm afraid I shall never be able to do without and read Dan's letter afterward? shall I say to him?".

In it again. It's all so pleasant- Had he still the power to sway her past reason, past belief? Did she this," cried the older woman breakfast in bed, nice frocks, being dare to see what Dan had written shrewdly, please forget all about it. able to tip the waiter without wor her on the very day before she had Lean get along splendidly although rying about it. Yes, money's im called from New York to adventure I shall miss you, of course. The portant.

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It was a long speech and Miss Anstico was rather breathless at the end of it.. She stripped off

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Sentence of death was passed

as we think he was acting under. the unduo domination woman."

of the

her creamy gloves and smoothed on Fan Hing, the 20-year-old murderer of an elderly Shaukiwan them together.

"There's your family, too," she J. R. Wood, at the Supreme Court woman by the Chief Justice Mr.: continued after 'a silence. "Koy yesterday. -think what a brilliant marriage would do for her."

The jury were a little over 30 "I've thought of that Monnie minutes considering their verdict. sald briefly. She crumpled the late and when they filled into the court, ter in her hands, looking at the fire the foreman said: "We find tho. in the grate.

accused gullty of murder, with a "Child, child, you're shivering strong recommendation to mercy. the older woman said,, appalled. "Go to bed. You mustn't catch cold. We'll talk of this in the morning."

Monnié escaped, her head in à

Prisoner, a slight boyish figure, whirl, the letter still clasped in witnessed the doaning of the black her hand.

cap and board the sentence of The clock struck one, struck two. death with the same stoical calm In the room beyond she could hear he had preserved throughout the the faint snore of hor bonefactress. two days proceedings. Monnie knew that sho borself would

In reply to Mr. Fraser, Assistant

General, feet fright, Irahé glis't; get some Attorney

the Chief be a wreck tomorrow, look a per- sleep. Sho: tossed nr turned rest-Justice stated that an application lessly between the chip English by the Crown' to entor. a nulli pro- shoets. Yes, Miss Austice was sequi in respect of the woman re- right. Reason triumphed over ferred to (the wife of the prisoner) jemotion here. Her mind had been was granted, and she would ac falmost made up when the conversa-cordingly

released from Llon had begun. Miss Anstice had custody, crystallized her feeling. She would

be a fool to throw away such a

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chance. She would say "yes" to lamp beside her bed, ripped open Mackenzie on the morrow and go the thick envelope. She had steel- away with him as his wife. Sheed herself to coolness, to indiffer would forget all the old ardours

of young love. They were silly, cace, but in spite of herself her weren't they? What was that old heart beat faster at the opening song she had heard somewhere? sentence.

New Macao probably had bored him by the very drop me a line to say everything's

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Oh, yes, "Oh, how I laugh when I "Darling Monale," (Dan wrote) think how I cried about you.” "I have been all sorts of a fool and That was the right spirit, no can you forgive me? You know doubt about it Take love lightly! I'm not very good at letter-writing The trouble with her was that she never was. I can't say what I had been too serious about Dan, want on paper. But will you just earnestness and steadfastness of all right? I wired you at the hotel her devotion. That wasn't what but they said they couldn't deliver men wanted or what they cared the message because you'd already about. They liked you to laugh, to gone. I got home just as you were be gay and foolish and inconse- leaving.. Wasn't that rotten luck?" quential Monnio had been all of I'll be waiting. All my love." that with Arthur Mackenzie. Monnie stared at It, tuining the thick sheet in her hands. It was

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Well, pirate or not, she liked the longest letter she had ever re him. A girl liked to be swopt off ceived from Dan, the most ar- her feet. The boldness, the swift- ticulato. All his love! Why, she ness and unexpectedness of the had been a fool ever to think she'd situation appealed to her. Be-lost it! When two people felt as yond the morrow, she would not sho and Dan did about each other, look. When his deep voice came when the whole world was changed to her over the telephone she would and glorified for one merely by the say: "I'm coming with you." knowledge that the other existed in There would be, "naturally; ; no- it, it was stupid-wasn't it? to tices in the newspapers. Mncken- take second best..

zie was too important for his mar- Suddenly everything was clear riage to

go unnoticed. People to her. Her course was clear. would say, "Who is she? A no-Miss Anstice admitted she would body!" and dismiss her. Except in get along without her, She would Belvedere. People there who had leave to-morrow, not as Arthur ignored her, turned their faces the Mackenzie's bride but as Monica other way when they passed her on Q'Dare, going back to the man she the street, would be anxious now loved. Calmness descended upon to say they'd known her. It was her. She slept, silly it was unworthy and Monnie

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know it-to feel a thrill of triumph Miss Anstice woke her, shak- at this thought but she was only ing her gently. "My dear, he's human and could not suppress the Jon the wire!" feeling.

Sho could not sleep at Icast until she read Dan's letter. It was burning a hole in the pillow underneath which she had thrust it.

Reluctantly. Monnie drew it forth and, snapping on the rose-shaded

Who? Where?" Ah, she was dead, she was 80

weary. What did Miss Anstice mean?

"Mr. Mackenzie. He. sounda terrifically excited-and happy."

It all came back to her at once. Something she had to do-to tell Arthur Mackenzie. Sho going to marry him after all. All har dreams of a brilliant mar- Įringe had, faded, Dan still cared

for her and wanted her.

Yusn't

Sho stumbled to the telephone, knotting the cord of her dressing gown.

"I'm sorry," she said in a low voice. "I can't." Simply that. No explanations. No excuses.

The man at the other end of the wire hesitated for a long mo. ment. Then, "Can I do anything to make you change your mind?" ho asked,

Monnio, feeling utterly abject and nebamed, said no. But, she added, "I'm leaving for New York to-day. If you don't mind I'm taking passage on your bont."

He gave a joyous shout, tri- urbph in his voice,

Monnie, with Miss Anatico's sur- prised gaze upon her, knew what his thought was: it could bo`ensy for him to break down her do

(To be Continued.)

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