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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 31, 1933.

DARLING FOOL

CHAPTER XLVI

by MABEL. MICELLION

"What's the malkar?”

"You--**

for

Contessa, di Fraioli, indeed!' Rod !'I see you were." She was half hair and black oyos! Probably way up, and turned to face him, dyed. (She moant the former, of amber eyes blazing in her petal- course:) So he had allowed him- pale faca. self to crack up" for the sake of

He pre- Home painted hussy with a title togded to be surprised. "Has She was disgusted with him. Why anything happened?" or indirectly, had been responsible give him trembled on her lips but had she ever wanted him for her

she struggled friend? He wasn't worth it. Oh, for Charles breakdown.. Did she could not utter it. Charlon atood, hands in pockets. Mackenzie know? If so it was a

"I-I'll write to you," abe prom-how angry she was! She wouldn't words. "You were terrible to- His expression seemed fairly direct challenge. She held her Ised. The car, gleaming and be able to sleep, she was so fur-

With mock humility he glowering. He had the air of a breath, waiting for Charles' reply. hooded in chromium, panted under lous. How dared he? man determined, at all costs, toThat old pain that was like the street light. He could not

Her mother had gone back into seemed to examine his conduct. stand his ground, and outstay a breath of excitement held her in Inger, Ile had to be untied the dining room but still. Monnie "But I thought I was every

Modest... Doforen- comers. In spite of Monnio's its grip. Why could she never with that. But his emile

lingered, dawdling on the stairs, behaved. WOB vague puzzlement and the feeling hear of Charles in connectloheonfident, He took her slim hand. As if in answer to her thoughts, i tial--” · amused. She wanted desparately to experiencing this pang? He was liest thing-all a of excitement in the air sho was with another woman, without Huskily he said, "You're the love Charles came out. laugh. Her mouth quirked at the nothing to her-could never be.

desire. I promise you you "The Contessa di Fraloli," regret it." Charles was saying coolly.

For an instant his lips brushed Mackenzie, squinting through the

"Exquisita creaturo," sighed hers, the morest, fleeting contact.

cornera.

Kay came in with a tray on which there were three gianoch and almost dropped them. "Why, Charles" she exclaimed.

"Where did you come from? Through tho window 7"

-smoke. "Broke A number

hearts, I understand."

of

"I believe so." Charles' volce He grinned at her, his old selfsounded merely bored. Monnie for an instant. "No, they let me dared not look at him, was pre- tending to be absorbed in the

in. Why?"

"I don't know. Just didn't hear

your soft stop. Can I give you Jomo of this grape juice?

Mother's best."

They stood, chaffing each other, and Mackenzie sald in a low voice to Monnie, "I'd like to see you alone. May 17"

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

cards she held.

MAN could

MACKINTOSH'S

SUMMER

well

SALE

"That's just it. You treated

wore "Ah, there you are. We were Arthur as if ho

an octo- won't wondering what had happened to genarian." Charles you."

fifted his brows. With diguity ahe said, "I"m "Arthur?" just going up,"

(Cantinuca on Page 10.)

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

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Mrs. O'Dare came fluttering into the hall to make her farewells, Mackenzie's manner with her was perfect. Monica, closing the door "Are we playing bridge or are in the visitor's woke, could hear we?"

Kay's impudence brought the rise and fall of Charles' voice, them all back, and the game went and Kay'a ready laughter. Sud- on. The tension had not beendenly she was angry with Charles. loosed but the wires on which all How dard he behave so badly? of them seemed, this night, to be That very day he had insulted her strung, quivered a little.

past boaring and then he had turned up, bold as could be, to ruin her evening. What did he meani by such behaviour?

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Mac-

It was 10 o'clock. Now it was The party developed into a four-diabolical amusement in his eyes. it. Charles Eustace; a gleam of some. Kay, after a struggle with coolly stayed on.

"Aren't you going back in. At Inst herself to keep down hysterical kenzie rose.

lovey ?" This from her mother.

"I think not. I'm tired. I'll go laughter, suggested bridge and "Monica, this has been delight-straight to bed." Charles relped her set up the table. fa! but I must be getting on."

"I really ought to be getting o," said the older man, glancing at his watch. He was too well- bred to show the measure

and depth of his impatience but his eye sought Monnio questioningly ever and again. She was at her wit's end. Charlos, forsaking his rather grim manner of earlier in the evening, now became all urbanity. Chatting smoothly with Mackenzie about people they had known and places abroad, he was his old, winning self, exerting himself to please.

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In spite of this the tension grew. The little room was electric with it. As Mackenzie's obvious Impatience mounted the younger man grew more auave, more def- erential. I called the older man "sir" with an air of one paying tribute. Monnie bit her lip and once, catching his eye, shook her head ever so slightly in reproof. The look he gave her was one of pürest mischler. His intention was unmistakable.

"Whatever became of that beautiful young woman I met with you at Cannes last March?" Man- kenzie inquired, abruptly, in a pause during which he WP: dummy.

Charles, laying down his randa, stared Across nt him. "Whom

d'you mean 7"

With deliberation the other so lected and lighted a cigarette from

the case extended....

"She was an American, I be- llevo, Yes, I'm #ura of it. Married to an old Roman title. The Contesan 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

She went with kim to the door. Mrs. O'Dare rau her finger over "Most unfortunate,” he said in the newel post, tracing some a lower tone. "I shall have to imagined dust. "He svoms very rush the engagement to-morrow nice." will not keep. But when can I see you again?" Then his voice altered. He was no longer the annoyed king of finance, irritated at some delay, but the eager suitor. "Monica, you know what I want to ask you. Have you changed your mind about marry ing me? I didn't want to rush you, after that unfortunate affair

"Mr. Mackenzie? Oh, he is." But there was no enthusiasm in her tone. It was perfunctory. This night when she should be occupied solely with plans for the future, what she would do as the envied Mrs. Arthur Mackenzle she could think only of the behaviour of the handsome young man in the neat, shabby little parlour. She

in the autumn. But now-well, | burned with resentment. If it

of us. What do you say?" we can make a fresh start, both weren't for Kay-if it weren't for

Her head wab hot and her hands cold. What was wrong with her? The acceptance she had ment fo

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her mother-she would go in there

this very moment, make a scono and demand of him what he meant by such outrageous, conduct. The

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