1933-07-27 — Page 15

THE HONGKONG

DARLING FOOL

CHAPTER XLIII

TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1933.

MABEL ПICELLIOTT

this little town of ours would be "You're not "His volco good for him. And it has boon, scomod so accusing that Monnla For a while I thought he meant to almost jumped."."

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settle here. Ho talked of it but "No. What made you think so?" now he's changed his mind and He stared down at her, almost wants to get back to New York. angrily. "You're thinner--and so Perfectly natural, I supposo." pale. It makes me he broke off,

Again Monnio felt that qucor refusing to finish.. "This is what it used to be like Waterman's office she heard of him

"Makes you what?" Curious -before-before I was in love with casually. He was going here, going little pang. The town would be Ons day in late February, a day Dan," the girl confessed to herself. there. He appeared to be much in strange, unfriendly almost, without how she longed to have him finish of premature spring. Monnte war Every day then had been an ad- demand. His health was com-Charles Eustace. She would miss the sentence. But he sot his lips tight and would not. He stalked walking along High street on her venture and a promise. She had pletely restored now, the doctor had him greatly.

Jon. way home. Suddenly it Boered taken pleasure in simple things, told her, hinting, too, that Charles

As if in answer to her thoughts, "Charles, you're tearing along so to her that the thaw had come to had laughed joyously at nothing. expected to move on shortly.

into vlow I can't possibly keep up with you." her. heart as well as to all the Then, almost without her knowing

"He's getting restless here," the his tall figure swung brooks and rivulets. It was as if it, Dan had taken possession of her white haired, lean eyed old gen-just as she turned the corner of She was laughing but there were Why was the pieces of a puzzle had fallen in heart. She had lived only for the tleman had remarked that morn her own street Monnie's pulse tears close to her eyes. to place and she saw her life again sound of his voice, for a chance ing, "He's perfectly fit and he quickened at sight of him. in its true proportions. She had sight of him in the street, for the wants to get back to his work."

"How are you?" He stood, star- been frozen up sinco Dan's death, hope of some further meeting with

Timidly Monnio has asked what had not really believed in the com- him. It had all been so unsatisfac- that was Charied had always beening down at her, his frown giving ing of a warmor, happier time. tory, so bitter, so sad. Nothing

"I'm well." Charles fell into stop Won't you come in?" They "Is it wrong to feel this way? had come of it and here was she curiously reticent about it. Dr. Way to a smiler

bealde her.

were at the gato now, she wondered, innocently. After almost 21, wondering what to do Waterman had fixed her with a

penetrating glanco,

* "You look it.” He gave her at. "Thanks, no. I'd better not." all, in the eyes of the world, she with her days.

"Why, the boy's au architect and oblique glance. T

Ho lifted his hat and was gone. had no right to mourn Don. She

Monnie said, offhandedly, "I Monple caught her underlip be- must hide her sorrow and be se- The high clouds, scudding across vory good one. Didn't you know

he had asked briskly. hear you're going away.

Itween her teeth, feeling wounded. crot about it. Sandra was his a piorcingly blue sky, matched her that?"

to take a

His face fell into grim linea (Her brief joy in the lovely day was widow and Sandra was far away mood. How strange, she thought "Overworked and had

one's ""Oh, I didn't know it was a so-friends wore How

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"Hello."

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bo so cross with her? What had Jaho dono

"Sorry." But he didn't look it. His dark, handsome face was grim unyielding.

by this time, seeking to reclaim a little sadly, Charles was these rest in the south of France. Some again." "Who's been tattling?" destroyed. How tiresome.

ovor har girl played hob with him

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tiresome

idays. Before he had been her lost beauty.

But it was true that life had friend, always there, a very tower there. She was an American mar cret." Monnie flushed, feeling re- Charles, of all people! How incal- colour for Monnie again, had re-of strength to lean on. Now he tied to a title. Charles got into the sentful. Why would he behave like culable were all mon! gained meaning all of a sudden, as seemed cold and distant. His man- papers-a duel or something. His this? It was so stupid. She

Next day, Dr. Waterman, black If someone had flung wide a caso nor with her was formal. He never nerves weren't monded. The boy wanted to be his friend and he

into the bag in hand, charged more, was far from normal, really, and I pushed her away, mant," showing her a dim, remem-"dropped in" casually any

not exactly. Yes, I'm office where Monnie, fresh and In Dr. wrote him to come here. I know "It's except when she was away. bered beauty.

pushing along. Got to get back to crisp in a new white blouse and work. I'vo loafed long enough." dark blue jumper, sat typing cuse

It was on the tip of her tongue records. Hor bronze hair to say, "Why not work here?" But tucked behind her ears in a fash- she curbed the impulse. Besides ion new and becoming. The old that would be a very silly thing gentleman stood stock still for a to ask. Naturally his kind of job moment, regarding hor. would take him to the big cities. "Bless my soul!" He belonged there

WAS

Monnie lifted her eyes, abstract

"Did you stop at the house?" she edly. "I beg your pardon, doctor}" inquired a moment Inter, for want He chuckled. "Just wishing

of something better to say. A half was young again. Wouldn't I have constrained silence had fallen bomore gumption than these young tween them.

"Yes, to sed Kay about those! dance tickets. She stopped by to aak if I wanted to buy some and I wasn't in. It's benefit, 1.be- love."

fellahs, though ?"

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She blushed, tucking an unruly curl out of the way..

"Isn't that a new outât?". "I've been wearing it for a week."

His voice, Monnio thought, soft- "Hum. Hum." He sat down, ened when ho spoke Kay's name. knitting his white brows, staring Well, that was all right. Charles abstractedly at her flying fingers. and Kay would be wonderful "Stop a minute, girl. You're like couple. Monnio had a cinema flash whirlwind. I want to ask you of herself, the maiden aunt, hover-something."

ing over Kay's rosy children. Obediently Mannie laid her hands "They say she used to be a pretty in her Jap.

girl years ago." She suppressed a "Did that nephew of mine stop Bigh but Charles caught the half-by this morning? uttered sound and whirled.

(Continued on Page 12.)

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