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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1934.

The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY

CHAPTER XXXVIII

Two years later the engagement of Estelle Field and Alec Davids war announced. "I suppose

might as well try it, Ales," tette had finally conceded,

Alec said ironically and with a glint in his eyes that would have told her much had she been wise enough to read it, "I am very enger to try it."

So Este played a little too hard, spoko the new language that she had learned, and scolded her sol acundly for the moments of hopelessness that swept her when she was alone or for an instant sjulet,

KATHARINE

HAVILAND-TAYLOR

composure before meeting any of her acquaintance.

Music made her dream of Ho

much that could never be for her. Sometimes for weeks she kept away from any spot where she would hear good music. Then her hunger for it would assert itself and she would succumb—to be re- warded with enchanting, misty pic- tures that never failed to bring with them an ache of melancholy and unrest.

[cided. A misfit. In such a case] She had tried to forget all har, Man are men and we can't change, departure from Cuba 011 tha the only thing to do was to pretend father's cruelties, and resolvert them. We can only pretend to be Fields' yacht cruise. Musle always to be like the others,

that a long as she stayed with sweetly unaware. But then you've stirred her more than she cared to him It was better to maintain | always been an incorrigible ident-admit and to-day ako wanted a some sort of peace, Her efforts, it just as your mother was. You chance to recover her usual aloof however, had not accomplished now what it did to her!" much except to provide an open i Estello agreed to that. gate through which hor father "ny had, expect it thing and could shout his disapproval. Try- tako everything! I've told you Ling never szemed to get one much that before but you wouldn't listen except more hurt. Estelle reflected, ts me, Marcin went on. "You'll "I'm going to try to make you life was far from the simple thing have to do it some day. We all "This last flare of father's has happy, Alec," she promised the 'she had suppiced it to ha in the have to-unless we die young!" ended the possibility of my stay-day she agreed to marry him. He, old days when she wandered about "I'm beginning to believe you," Jug with him." Estelle confided in Rased nor then wits a servour too the garden of the convent school Estelle responded. "If that is any an undertone. Alec drawled, "1 antent for her comfort. Alee was in Paris, "There she had dreamed satisfaction to you." don't blame you. Dancers are such determined now to "show her who an old story. It's really unforgiv- was master." able of him to show such taste!" "You'd better!" he assured her.

She was hurt by that but sheShe did not like that either. was accustomed now to being hurt. "What's the matter now?" he Probably, Estelle had decided, no asked a little roughly, attempting Now she was ono would ever quite understand to find the reason for the sudden little. Especially was she uncer her well enough to say the right change in her eyes..

tala about marrying Alec, set she thing at the right time. And no "Something's always the matter knew that she must get away from doubt, as her father said, she was with me" the answered honestly. her father who of late month very demanding. "Demand a little "You should know that by now, seemed to be clutching with des-bye. Marcia thought, Poor Jimi more of yourself," Jim Field had Alec. I think I was born on aperate, blant fingers of such joys advised her again and again, "and cloudy night when my star could as he could comprehend. leus of other people. You'll find be seen only dimly and through a the results more satisfactory,"

She

mlatily of growing up and falling in love with sume flue man, of marrying him ant living happily a in the fairy tales forever after.

"Rather bitter mood you're in to-day, isn't it"? Marcin drawled. "But never mind! Sohle day you'll grow up and when you do you'll realize nothing is really important comfort and your bitter any longer. You'll find it bank balance. Then you won't be a rather amusing." smiling faintly and wedding good She left Estelle soon afterward.

but your own sure about very

baze. I'm always groping, never

"Don't take everything so scri- Without doubt, ske decided, she sure and never quite warm orously

Marcia advised Estelle was a square peg in a round hole happy and destined to remain one.

when they met one morning at ni "Oh, rot!" he broke out, wearied. mosiente. Estelle WBS had found no pleasure in her new "I believe you enjoy these Russian while, strained and rather tense looking Friends or in sharing their netiv-monds, Sometimes to speak It's really not worth it, you know. itles. She had only found a little frankly, Estelle-I've felt a Rood! of the forgetfulness she was con- leat of sympathy for your father. stantly seeking in a rather feverish You haven't made his life very and youthful way,

Lengy

"Everyone in the regiment

Tears brimmed in her eyes at out of step but you. Estelle," ber} that, although she was now far be

father often said and the chant yond the stage where tears come had told. She was "odd," she de-} wally and can wash away a hurt.

That morning throughout the programme she had thought con- stantly of Pablito, the boy who had sunded herself recently that the disappeared. She had almost per-

whole thing was past, that finding that the might as well give up the Pablito was an impossibility and search. This morning, through In spite of the fact that he's a the music, the memory of Pablito rotter he has his troubles. Ima- had gripped her, once more, re- rine having someone around who rewing her feeling of responsi- expects you to be a Sir Galahadhility for him. even at breakfast!"

"Oh, damn!" Marciu said sharp- ly, as she rede homeward.

In the small sitting room that adjoined her bedroom she settled (Continued on Papé 10.)

Marcia returned to her home for con in solitude. It WAY the privilege of eating her lunch- more than three years since her a little

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