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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
THURSDAY,
MARCH
Forgotten Sweetheart by MARY RAYMOND
CHAPTER XXXIII
He was
1984.
She added, "Mis" Waring, 1 was reading the cards to-day. The frat thing I turned up two cards- queen of clubs-that's the light- hended young man who was here for dinner one night."
oflod mop and the garden waa Waring c." Benny put his
Joan stared her volee, Mrs. Waring was aure the spirit of the occasion, "They "A yacht cruise!".
"That from the vicinity of that telephone. Į
not soeing it people in Memphis should know don't have real 1ood in New York At nine clock the living room at the telephone,
she went want wonderiui things Joan had restaurants," Steda said.
child's hungry." More than once Joan moved to which had worn such a gay, expect clearly. Alter a while
to un- ne really felt that a civic re- ward the table where the telephone.
ception committee with the mayor stood. It held a strange fascinant air drooped forlornly, like a into her bedroom, cloned the door done. tion for her. Presently the tele-Woman deserted by her lover. and began, incetically,
Joan could not bear the thought the dress.
In bed she pressed her face presenting the key to the city, be too much for her phone would ring and she would silence suggested. Rob must bo
against the pillow. Fighting hard wou hot "Joan, I'm hoar Bob's volce Raying,
coming!
the against the abs that clutched at daughter.
In In the Waring home there was sorry." Or perhaps it would be
Her heart pounded at
he would her throat, smothering them merely. "Joan, I'm coming for you.
thought. Of course
Mrs. Waring smiled, but shook while, she bustle of excited preparations. rendy, will you?" There were never any evasions come. She couldn't doubt that he her pillow. Alter
He loved her, remembering the light gave herself over to lier desolation, The embroidered Bedspread which with Bob. He scorned them.
his eyer, remembering his crying. deeply, passionately, allow had been made when Mrs. Waring's her head. Stella meant Robert ink the bitter tears to come un-eyes were younger and had been Weston. Mrs. Waring had not would not say "Joan, may I come in
heeded.
used only for very special occasions thought of him for a long while. cented Bob had passed completely from over?" when he knew that she was stormy response to her whisper.
"You found me!"
Bob was not coming. Not avert was brought from the walting for him.
She glanced down at her wrist After a while Joun made a de-He had gone on a yacht cruise. depths of an old-fashioned cedar the picture. Joan must have for "It's train time, Benny," Mrs. watch. Eight o'clock. Just finishing dinner. There might sinion bravely. She would tele- Perhaps at that very moment he cheat. The floor of Jonn's room gotten him a long time before.
"I'm khorn of most of the late summer She musta't be an ner-phone Rob. Too much unhappiness was dancing on a brightly lighted was given an oxtra shine with the Le guests.
must had come about through pride and jahip deck with Barbara Courtney. or Impatient. She VOUR,
conventionality. She would say
Two amazing things had happen-blooms. A blue vase which Joan head' in the door, his unruly hair wait!
I can't bear it
ed in the Waring home. A long prized was filled with blossoms and smoothed down by extra brushing. The telephone rang nud she ran "Bob, please come. to answer it breathlessly. But it if you don't."
He would come
then and they letter had come from Joan, telling placed on the table near the win-His mother smiled at him. She eyes fell upon Benny. looking so was only a reporter from a morn.
At last, Mrs. Waring stepped much stronger. It would make ing newspaper asking about Pat would talk over everything. All all about Pat's marriage to Barney dow. A mild, sweet wind stirred was eager to see Joan when her delivered which read. "Arrive to-
Love. and Barney and about their mar- the foolish little things of which And an hour later a telegram was ruffled curtains.
Jean."back, surveying the bedroom. "It Jean so happy to see Benny walk- estrangement had been bullt would night. Meet me.
Mrs. Waring was ready to ae looks sweet enough for anybody."ing toward her with his shoulders back, his face tanned from being Jaan heard her voice, hard with topple like a house of cards,
She found the number and dialed
copt
Joan's explanation about the lahe decided, sutlafed.
Downstairs she found Stella, ant of doors. disappointment answering, "But
They found Bill and Sara at the there aren't any more facts. It's it. Somewhere in that big home romantic triangle. Jonn had writ-
her busy at cake-making, perspiration the papers already." the ring of a telephone was shatter-ten sketchily, briefly about all been in
own romance with Barney. The standing out on her good-natured,station, walting for them. "You'll A spicy aroma was never guess who just passed by," She was trembling when she puting the stillness. A voice answer-
Sara said. "Dick Thornton and ed and she heard her own voice whole affair had lacked reality and brown face. down the telephone.
Then, "Mr.
was in the air. Robert definiteness. Now all that
Stella, a little awed by Mrs: his bride! They were AL 8.30 Mrs. Blake suggested speaking.
changed. Mrs. Waring was glad to that they go out to a movie. Sho Weston has left New York."
A dreadful pause. "How long think of her little Pat anfely, Waring's tales of Joan's triumphs, this afternoon and are leaving on spoke casually, as though happi-
"Dick married" Mrs. Waring of her culinary talent in nesa were not trembling in the will he be away?"
axclaimed, "I couldn't may, miss. He has happily married! Pat had "done ind undertaken to show the full two weeks' honeymoon."
well," wonderfully well according to "xtent balance for Jonn. All the king's"
Joan's descriptions. Barney Blake honour of "Miss Joan." horses could not have moved Joan gone on a yacht cruise."
.ringe.
married
a successful young business, Stella had done the marketing] "Yos, I told him Joan was com- WHA man,
attractive and well-educated. and the chicken Mrs. Wajing hading in on the New York train and Mrs. Waring's eyca were suf- apoken of hnd miraculously become he said to give hor his regards. to bo Ave The girl he married is a cute little fused with tenderness and pride. turkey. There were But what about Jean? Joan was vegetables. a salad, homemade ice thing but really not in Joan's coming home after making such a cream, and--as a final triumph-alasa,"
Mrs. Waring was silent. Dick success with her singing. Pat had huge white cake.
As Stella enumerated "all tliis Thornton had been so constant, so written all about that. Put had said that Joan was a sensation, Mrs. Waring gasped. But she was devoted to Jonn-for years. Some-
(Continued on Page 12.) that everyone was talking about pleased to have Stella enter into
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