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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 31, 1933.

DARLING FOOL

CHAPTER XLVI

by MABEL MICELLIOTT

"Iaco you were." She was half way, up and turned to face him," amber eyes blazing in her petal- pale face.

Contenon di Fraioli, Indeed! Red hair and black oyes! Probably dyed. (She moant the former, of course.) So he had allowed him- self to "crack up" for the sake of

What's the matter?" The pre- some painted hussy with a title! tended She was disgusted with him. Why anything happened?"

to be surprised, "Uns. or indirectly, had been responsible give him trembled on her lips but had she ever wanted him for her

"You" for Charles' breakdown. Charles stood, hands in pockets. Mackenzio know? If so it was a

she struggled for friend? He wasn't worth it. Oh, Did she could not utter it. His expression seemed fairly direct challonge. She hold her ised. The

"I'll write to you," she prom- how angry she was! She wouldn't words. "You were terrible to-

night!" glowering. He had the air of a breath, wafting for Charles' reply..hooded in chromium, panted under lous. How dared hot

dar, gleaming and be able to sleep, she was so fur-

"1" With mock humility he man determined, at all canta, to That old pain that was like a the street light. stand la ground, and outstay nl breath of oxcitement held her inj lingor. He had to ho satisfer tho dining room but still. Monnio "But I thought I was every well Her mother had gone back into Acemed to examine his conduct. comera. In spite of Monnie's its grip. Why could sho

Modest. Doferen- vague puzzlement and the feelife hear of Charles in connection confident. He took her slim hand. As if in answer to her thoughts,

never with that. But his smile was ingered, dawdling on the stairs. behaved.

tial" of excitement in the air she was with another woman without Huskily he said, "You're the love- amused. She wanted desparately to experiencing this pang? He was eat thing-all, a

"That's just it. You treated an octo- could "A there Sou are. We were Arthur as if he were laugh. Her mouth quirited at the nothing to her could never be.

wondoring what had happened to genarian." desire. I promise you you won't

hig "The Contossá... di

you." Fraloll," regret it."

Charles Hited Charles was saying coolly."

brows. With dignityshe said, "I'm "Arthur?" just going up."

(Continued on Page 12.) Mackenzie, squinting through the "Exquisite creature," "sighed

hearts. I understand." smok.. "Broke a number of

corners.

Kay enme in with a tray on which there wore three, glasses and almost dropped them. Why Charles" she exclaimed. "Where did you come from? Through the .window?"

He grinned at hor, his old self for an instant. "No, they let me in. Why?"

I don't know. Just didn't hear your soft step. Can I give you Home of this

grape juice? Mother's best."

rounded merely bored. Mounio "I bellove ao." Charles" voice dared not look at him, was pre- tending to be absorbed in the

cards she held.

"Are we playing bridge or are we?" Kay's Impudence brought They stood, chaling each other, on. The tension had not been them all back, and the game went and Mackenzie said in a low voice looned but the wires on which all to Monnie, "I'd like to see you of them seemed, this night, to be alone. May 17"

'She was confused. "I don't sirung, quivered a little. know how. Will you stay a bit and see?"

It was 10 o'clock. Now it was The party developed into a four-diabolical amusement in his eyes, 11. Charles Eustace, a gleam of some. Kay, after a struggle with coolly stayed on. herself to keep down hysterical kenzie rose.

At last Mac- laughter, suggested bridge Charles helped her set up the table.ful but I must be getting on."

and

"I really ought to be getting!

on." and the older man, glancing

Ha could not

man

For an instant his lips brushed hers, the merest, fleeting contact.

"I'll telephone you from Chicago on Thursday," he said. "Don't bother to write--and don't disap- point me."

the hall to make her farewells Mrs. O'Dare came futtering into Mackenzie's manner with her was perfect. Monica, closing the door in the vialtor's wako, could hear the rise and fall of Charles' voice, denly she was angry with Charice. and Kny's rendy laughter. Sud. How dare he behave so badly? That very day he had insulted her past bearing and then he had turned 14, bold as could be, to ruln her evening. What did he mean by such behaviour?

"Aren't you going back in. lovey?" This from her mother.

"I think not. I'm tired. I'll go "Monica, this has been delight-straight to bed."

She went with him to the door. Mra. O'Dare ran her finger over "Most unfortunate," he said in the newel post, tracing some

at his watch.. He was too well-a lower tone. "I shall have to imagined dust. "He scoms very bred to show the measure and rush the engagement-to-morrow nico." depth of his impatience but his will not keep, But when can I eye sought Monnle questioningly see you again?" Then his voice But there was no enthusiasm in "Me. Mackenzle? Oh, he is.” ever and again. She was at her altered. He was no longer the her tone. It was perfunctory. wit's end. Charles, forsaking his annoyed king of finance, irritated This night when she should be rather grim manner of earlier in at some delay, but the eager ocupied solely with plans for the -the evening, now became all sultor. "Monica, you know what future, what she would do as the rbanity. Chutting anoothly with I want to ask you. Have you envied Mrs. Arthur Mackenzie she Mackenzie ahout people they had changed your mind about marry-could think only of the behaviour known and places abroad, he was ing me? I didn't want to rush of the handsome young man in thu his old, winning self. exerting you, after that unfortunate affair neat, shabby little parlour. She himself to please,

in the autumn. But now-well, burned with resentment. If it we can make a fresh start, both weren't for Kay-if it weren't for her mother-she would go in thera and demand of him what he meant this very moment, make a scene

by such outrageous conduct. The

In spite of this the tension of us. What do you say?" grew. The little room was electric with it. As Mackenzie's obvious cold. What was wrong with her? Her head was hot and her hands impatience mounted the younger The acceptance she had meant to man grew more suave, more def- erential. He called the older man "Bir" with an air of one paying tribute. Monnie bit her lip and once, catching his eye, shook her head over so slightly in reproof, The look he gave her was one of purest mischief. His intention was unmistakable.

"Whatever became- of that beautiful young woman 1 met with you at Cannes last March 7" Mac- kenzie inquired abruptly, in a pause during which ke dummy.

WAN

Charles, laying down his cards, lured acrosa him. "Whom

'you mean?"

With deliberation the other so- lected and lighted a cigarette from the case extended.

"She was an American, 1 be- lieve. Yes, I'm sure of it. Married to an old Roman title. The Contessa di-something or other. Wonderful red hair and black eyes. Devastating com. bination."

Charles had gone white. In- stinctively Monnie knew this was the woman Dr. Waterman had re- ferred to the one who, directly

A pageant in commemoration of Penn the Quaker, who founded the State of Ponnyslvania 250 years ago took place in the courtyard of the Old Jordans Meeting House, at Penn, Bucks. Picture gires

■ general view of the trial of Pano and Moad at Old Bailey in 1670, a scene at the pageant watched by a large crowd. (Planet Nowa).

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Miss Holman's "Flora Tacomo_of“Riga” in fine action in the long jump at the Alsatian League dog trials at the Crystal Palace. (Planet Nows).

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Moored to the mast from which the ilifated Akron-went to its doom, the U. 9. S. Macon, the Navy's naw queen of the skios, is pictured as she was trundled into the berth formerly occupied by the Akron in the big hangar at Lakohural, N.J., after her night cruise from Akron, Q. The Macon will remain at Lake- hurst until fall when she will be flown to Sunnyvale, Cal, her home port.

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