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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

DARLING FOOL

CHAPTER XL

by MABEL MCELLION

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MONDAY, JULY 24, 1933.

far away. Once as the car took a Arthur Mackenzie would have corner cautiously she thought she thought of her home. Then sho saw a little group staring at har tossed her head! fcuriously. It was the usual crowd Kay will be hero soon," Mrs. of ne'er-do-wells who hung around O'Dare told her. "Mark's working thefire engine house Monnie at the Boston store. I toll you shrugged hor shoulders. The nows that when I wrote, didn't I? He No one knew she was coming, to 840 her and so perhaps would of her return" would soon be all runs errands after school. Ife's Sho find not wired-cla had not ask too many questions. After about town.

saving his money for Christmās.” The train slowed. Monnie, mar- thought she would surprise them she had satisfied them she would "Mebbe you know 'om. Fact la, "And Bill?" Monnie was almost shalling her forces and making all. It was strange, arriving on let Dan know she was back. Dan! I'm sure you do," old Marley was afraid to ask about Bill. Maybe certain her bags were all in order; the platform with no one to greet Every man on the street, walking drening on. "They was-"

ho had gone off and married Angio felt a curious surge of excitement. her. Strange and exciting, too. in her direction, might be Dani

Who the victims of the accident while she'd been away. She was home! Home at last after Old Marley Brockway who drove

were the girl was destined not to "Bill is like a different person the long acaan voyage, the dash the "Rapid Fire Taxi" took her Old Marley seemed inclined to know just then, as a milk wagon, these days," said Monnie's mother, Across New York to make the bags, looking at her a bit curious-gossip. Driving cautiously along, drawn by a nervous horse, dashed Her face lightened. "He's— Mon- morning train to Belvedere. Arthurly, she thought.

ho throw comments over

his across the path of the cab and nlo, I must tell you! It's all off Mackenzio had been everything

Marley was too upset by the In-between him and Angie." "Been away, I sea." That was shoulder.

"Blg excitement in town Instident to chatter further. In nn- "Not really?" Monnie was in-

other mihute Monnie alighted at credulous. The mother nodded. "There was?" Monnie wasn't her own door.

"Yea. Angle went back to her really listening. She knew Marley Sho tried the knob, found the husband two weeks ago. She's and his "big excitements." Prob door locked and used the knocker been acting rather queerly lately. vigorously. After an instant steps | When Bill called her she was never ably a dog fight.

sounded and kör mother appeared, in. Do you know, Monnie, I really Her eyes widened.

think she cared about Bill and that "Monniel What on earth? she decided this was the best way You're not sidh?”~~

out for them all? She knows Stan "Never that Monnie embraced —that's her husband's name--has the small figurd with vigour. "I'mļa vicious temper and that he's fine and I've Had a wonderful time! make trouble for her. He never But I thought I'd loafed long wanted to let her go, really, and enough

had threatened Bill. You don't "But Mish Anstice?" Mrs. know how relieved. I am about it O'Dore's brow wrinkled anxiously, all, although I'm sorry for the "She found those old friends of poor little thing! Angle really hers in London and is going to see has some fine qualities." loty of them. She didn't mind."

that was kind and thoughtful old Marley, always. As if you'd be Monnie had felt, on leaving him. a pang of compunction. It seemed Retting off the train otherwise.uight."

Monnie cuid yes,

"Folks know you was comiu'?" She shook her hand.

unfair that she should be ablo to give him nothing in return.

"Writo, me," he had anid, holding her hand, on parting. "If anything The ancient automobile rattled

"Yes, air!* Accident on the river gous wrong if things don't fall out along Main street. Monnio felt

How road. People all bunged up." Mar- as you expect." And Monnie had self-conscious, riding alone. promised lightly. Why should any strange to see the town exactly na loy clucked dolefully.

tenlly." Monnie was thinking thing go wrong now? Sho and she had felt it, five weeks ago! Dan would be reconciled. They Nothing had changed. What should of her mother-what she would say would be married directly after she say to her mother-to Kay-to her.

return? They "Took 'em to the hospital," the Christmas when his uncle's legacy jabout her sudden set him free. She had no fears would think it extremely odd. Well, cabman related with rollsh. "Hurt now. All the way seemed to be she was in for that now, for all the bad, I guess.” like an agreeable dream.

explanations. They would be glad She listened with her thoughts

"So that's one more mountain It wasn't many mothers, Monnie turned into a molehill," Monnle reflected, who would ask so few murmured, fluffing her hair before questions sa hers. Nra. O'Dare the hall mirror. "How I worried appeared satisfied with the vague about that situation all summer, explanation though no doubt she thinking Bill's life would be spoil. was thinking her own thoughts, ed by such a marriage! You say.

"We've got a pick-up supper, he's taking it all right?" she worried, "Nothing like what I would have had If I'd known you were coming."

"Yes, I think he's really relieved, teep down," the mother explained: "He was infatuated with Angle at frst. She is pretty! And then The girl laughed joyously. This the excitement of knowing she was was getting home-having mother forbidden fruit, another man's worry about what you ate and how wife, kopt up the feeling, You you looked. She had missed it-know how Bill is! Stubborn as a oh, how she had missed it!. The mule. He got the idea Angle was shabby little house, warm and being mistreated and that he was cosy, the deep chairs, the books her champion. When we accepted under the lamp. How familiär ber-what else could we do?the and yet how strange it all looked thrill wore off. He wasn't really after the salons and cafes! in love with her and seeing her Monnie wondered fleetingly what (Continued on Page 10.)

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