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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPIL

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1934.

Forgotten Sweetheart by MAZY RAYMOND

CHAPTER XXVI Joan told Barnoy. "We can't moke any plans now. We must get Pat well and strong, frat."

"We'll have Pat it as a fiddle in no time," Barney assured her, "And then you're going to marry me."

As soon as Pat was well enough she was moved to a light, airy hospital room that was always Alled with Barney's flowers. Lola and Jane sent flowers too. Joan's

heaton mid-sworn at if you mis- spelt words and put commas in the wrong places?"

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drew his hand away. obraptly, so abruptly, that the van tilted and only Pat's quickness saved it from Pata oyes met his. A flush turning over. She wiped the drops mantled her face. "Barney, you of water irum her hand. aren't by any chance offering me "Clumsy !" she said. “Can't you a job, nro you?”"

My, oven put roses in a Viser "Take it or leave it." Barney | you'll make a helpless husband.” Kald roughly. "I'm rude and

rough,

Barney did not answer. Ho This job won't be an easy one." stalked back to hla desk, took his "I'll adoro you rude and rough." seat and apparently became my said Pat. "And I don't care how go1hcd fi the busness of rending mard the work is. Oh, what a his mail neranged in the neat stack. break!"

in front of him. roses were there also, but Barney's "Call It a break if you like," The glasa-topped desk was ahin- magnificent big basket was the Barney said, smiling at her en-ing. The brass ash trays were one Pat's eyes were always seekthusiasm. "Miss Rodgers liked it kept free of ashes, rubbed to an ing. The big basket was followed en little that she's leaving to be extra brightness. Pat's desk was equally neat. The light with the by others with cards hearing im- married."

"I'll never do that," Pat muld. green shade, which she used when purent messages in Barney's bold handwritingHurry up and get "You've hired a secretary for life, she worked Inte, was at one side. A notebook lay open on the other, well, infant. I believe you'en fak. Barney,"

"Three more weeks then," Bar-an array ing." or "Great Scott, how long do

if sharpened pencils I have to keep this up?"

ney said. "That's when Miss Rog.rendy.

So you think I'll make a bum Pat sparkled and glowed over era is leaving. Be a good giri and each message, putting the cards get strong and well by that time." husband," said Barney after a mo nway carefully in her handbag.

| Pat grew strong and well, hap-| ment.

Pat whirled around in her chair When she was stronger she was piness, good food, rest and fresh moved to a sun porch for a while nir working a complete cure. She to find Barncy staring at her each day. From her vantage was thriving in her new enviren- "Well, for goodness nakes!" she place near the door she would watch ment. She had gained back the exclaimed. "I didn't dream you a great vagerly for the tall figure that lost pounds. Her eyes wore like were so sensitive. Just presently would come striding blue stars again and her voice had down the corridor. It came to Pata lilt.

it

"The kid's a glutton for work.” as a shock one day to realize it was Barney for whom she watched Barney told Joan one day. "Ents and not Joan. -

she's efficient too." up. And

know," amlled Joan. "She was always like that."

For a moment she felt a queer sense of disloyalty but brushed

the thought away impatiently. Absurd. Joan was an angel. Pat told hersef she condn't so without Joan's visits. But Barney was fun.

“Just a little steam engine,” said He Barney, smiling Indulgently. liked to see Pat's enthusiasm over things that had become common. place to him. It was pleasant to Watch Pat.

Pat thought the Jigsaw was the most wonderful place in New York and Barney the most important in the whole metropolis. She rinted pride and antisfaction in her work.

Then there were short drives with Joan and Barney. And one day she was moved into the Park avenue apartment with Joan.

Three more weeks passed and then Pat began to fret against the enforced idleness. A faint colour was beginning to show in her cheeks. The checks were and ing out, and strength was coming as Pat's appetite improved.

"When I feel a little stronger I'll have to get something to do," Well, I stay in the office," said Pai paid. "I can't hear this sit-Tat. "And I like roses." ting and doing nothing Bl day."

It was Barney who came to the rescue. "So you want to go tu work, do you!" he said: "Want to bo secretary to a, rising young business man? Want to be brow.!

"Little idiot," said Burney one day when he came in with the daily roses which Pat Inslated were quite as necessary for the office us the night club. "Who ever heard of a pretty offee!"

If the roses pro for you Dat that's different," Barney said slow- ly. After that he wou nog mer Arrange them, Sometimes his clumsy brown fingers would touch her ailm, white ones.

Once when this happened h

big-"her voice trailed off help aut some place and beat him round- lessly. There was something dis-ly. Because Vance was so dumb, turbing about Barney's gaze. ·

"Go on."

"Baby, Fat Anished inmoly. "Yes, I know, Crying for the moon,"

said Barney, and then finding I don't-lo didn't finish, ha was appailed as he realized that

always getting in his way when there was the whole of Now York to roam in, und daring to think ́a girl like Pat would be interested in aim.

But Pat, suddenly, was appor

he had been about to say "don'tently very much interested in want it."

Vance Nicholus, For a few days qucer silence hung between Barney seemed to be always at hum. Pat began to type furiously, Jonn's elbow. He told himself that the metallle click-click sounding he had been neglecting her. Joan strange in the heavy stillness. had been leaving him too much to After a moment Barney got his his own devices and that was a hat and departed

| mistako because men got into He spoke curtly to, Vanca Nich-trouble when women grew careless. olas, a very rich, dull young man He called Joan one afternoon, who frequented the Jigans. Spoke suggesting .a drive. curtly for no reason other than "Oh, Barney!" Joan's voico that Vance had been hanging sounded troubled. "I'm terribly around the office Lately with his sorry if you've planned something.. admiration for. Pat thinly dis-I've promised to go for those fit- gnised.

tinga. She mentioned the namo When Barney heard from Joan of a theatrical costume designer. that night that Pat had a date "I was supposed to go 'yesterday with Vance he found his slight and I couldn't, so I've simply got content for the young man and to go to-day! I'm awfully sorry denly replaced by active dislike. Barney- He had a feeling that he'd enjoy "Don't worry about it," he said. nothing better, thun to take Vance | (Continued on Pago 10.)

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