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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1933,

DARLING FOOL

Monnie

CHAPTER XLIV,

was at the telephone

fangrily.

"You asked for that." the following Monday morning, gling for release. "How dare "Oh, oh". She panted, strug- trying to get a blurred connection. you 7"

"Long distance calling," the operator droned.. "Calling Missed her with that, letting her go.

"You wanted me to." Ho taunt-i O'Daro."

She would have atruck at him Then came a men's

voler, blindly but again thoso strong lolaurely, deliberate. "Monica?"

"Yes," ange

arms pintoned her as in a viso, "This is Arthur Mackenzie. I'm

"Saving them for Mackenzie, eh?" Monica flushed a deep scarlet. passing through your town to-Not only the words but the tone night. May, I stop to see you?" were insulting, -

Almost before she knew it she had answered him and the brief don't know why 1 ever thought you "You--you're insufferable! I connection was broken. A step were my friend." sounded behind her and there stood Charles Eustace,

laughed

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tone had a wealth of bitterness in it, a deep, abiding hurt.

"Monnte, I didn't mean that. You Charles' tono Was contrite.

know I didn't. I'm sorry."

She would not, could not, forgive him the injury. All the pent-up. pride and loneliness of the past fow months flowed over her and, putting her head down on the desk, she wept bitterly.

contrite.

He hovered over her, desperately

jump."

"Mmmm-hmm,"* Kay sighted deeply. Then he's a man after

POST'S TRIUMPH.

my own heart. 1 like 'um bossy." New York's Great Welcome

"He's so rich it scares you," Monnio said after a pause. "But he's nice in spite of it."

"Like him?" Kay watched her

her naila. idly.

"Oh, yes." Monnie polished

"Don't seem "awfully enthusi- astic."

"Don't I? Well, I can't help that. He really is splendid and I'm very anxious to see him."

To Flier.

New York, July 27.

For the second time In two years Wiley Post; who has Just flown around the world in a littlo over a week, has made the usual to tho City Hall of New York. triumphal progress up Broadway

One hundred thousand people assembled in the streets and 200,- 000 in front of the City Hall.

Kay rolled over on her back Town Girl Marries King of Wall and regarded the celling, "Home

Tivelve thousand policemen were Street," shoTM chanted "No, no, don't touch me. You're "Hung With Ropes of Diamonds."

required to control the crowd. sweetly. all alike all of you !"

There was the usual shower of "Whom do you mean?"

"Don't be an idiot." Monnie ticker tape from the office windows; "Everybody in this wretched the man who had held her in his telephone book from an

tightened her lips, remembering but someone also dropped a heavy "Friend!" Charles

place." The words came between arms only a few short: hours be-storey and it struck a woman bo- upper softly. "You must know that's rot sobs. "At first you wore so nice-fore. Charles would see! She low. She collapsed but was not girl. Either they're in love and known anyone like you. But now

friendship between a man and a wonderful, really. I never had would show him, know it ox-or-"

seriously injured. If Arthur Mackenzie asked her you're like all the rest. Go away!

During the ceremony at the City

her head, to dry her eyes. Charlen Presently she was able to raise

ing to say "Yes,"

with the Congressional Gold Medal for valour-Benter. stood watching her wretchedly.

"Or what?" She was still fur-I never want to see you aguinto marry him to-night she was go- Hall, Wiley Post was presented

"Sorry I interrupted." She smiled at him, "You didn't. It was just a friend." Then she thought, "How stupid of me to be Ilke this with him!" She explain-ious with him but curiosity had her od, "It was Arthur Mackenzie. In its grip. She must know what Ho's dropping in to see те to- he meant to say. night."

"Dropping in ?" Charles' voice was sarcastic. "From London or Paris ?"

She flushed, lifting her chin, "Neither. Merely from New York, Why don't you like him?"

Charles shrugged. "He's right. One of those picturesque buccaneers

of finance. Rich enough for 30

know it," Charles finished shortly. "Or they're in love and don't He walked over to a mirror, coolly straightoning his tic.

"Monnie, if you'd only listen-": dignity. "You can't do anything

She shook her head with tragic | now, You've done the worst. I shall never forget it "

Nor forgive, added her 8010

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1

have like a cave man," he said. "Sorry. I didn't mean to be "I just stopped in, really, to say heart. all

morrow. Before I go may I wish goodbye. I'm leaving day after to-

Monnic dressed half-heartedly you health, happiness and pro- for the coming of her visitor; sperity-all that sort of thing?" that evening. He had said his

"Thank

you." Monnio was train would arrive at seven and he trembling all over. "For anything."

She could would call directly afterward. Charles' tone scureely stand but she was deter- Monnie was. dropped the subject. Courte-mined he should not know it.

not thinking very ously, as one stranger to pnother,

clearly of him. Over and over he asked, "Is the doctor in?"

"For what?" Monica prompted him,

"I suppose I won't be invited again she rehearsed the scene of to the wedding."

the afternoon. Kords, expression,

"I don't know what you're talk-gestures-all were printed on her

"No, he's not." How odd, she thought, that he didnt know Dr.ing about,"

Waterman had gone to Chiengo for that conference. Surely she

brain. She looked at herself cur- iously in the mirror, her eyes

His voice was harsh. "Don't darkening at the thought

of

had heard him tell Charles only you? Miss Anstice says he want- Charles' kisses. How had he ever yesterday about the trip.

and that you'd almost made ed you, to marry him in London dared? Oh, she would show him! your mind."

up He thought the worst of her any how. She might as well give him reason for thinking it.

"I won't stop then," Charles said. He was gone with a cool and distant bow in her direction.

"I hate him!" Monnig said, aloud in the quiet room. She was furiously angry. No one had ever made her so angry before. She wanted to quarrel with him vio- lently, satisfyingly.

"What did you say?" Charles was on the threshold again, lean and elegant. He had heard her!

"Nothing!" She stared back at him, all deflance.

"Oh, yes, you did." Suddenly his face was not two inches away from her own. He, too, was angry. His lips were set grimly. Monica deliberately pouted her own, in the shape of a kiss. Almost be fore she knew what was happening he had pinned her arms to her

to

"Really? Who's listening gossip now." She wanted to put her hands on her hips and shout at him.. She had never felt such a passion of violence in her life. "One hears things." Charles

the finishing touches to her hair. Kay came in as she was putting

sister briefly. "I like your hair ""Nice," commented the younger that way. Makes you look frail

Hit a elgarette, watching her coolly. und interesting." She grinned, sist the charms of great wealth?"

"And you assume I couldn't re- gamin-wise.

"What girl could?"

"What's this king of finance like, Anyhow? Kay demanded, drop. Monica whirled on him, a verit-ping on the bed and propping her able small fury. "You mean chin on her linked fingers., "I'm what poor girl! Oh, how dare dying to see him. If the country you talk to me never would-to someone--some-such a big bird they'd all be on our like that? You clubbers thought we had bagged one like--" She could not go on. door-step." She was afraid, desperately afraid, she was going to cry.

"Like whom?"

after

"He's well, he looks like a movie, director's idea of a Wall strect man," Monica confessed,

She 'regrained her composure wrinkling her brows. "He knows struggle. "Like Ellen what he wants. When he goes in- Herto a restaurant all the walters

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sides, was kissing her forcely, Willard-or-or-Sandra.”

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