THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, MAY 11, 1984.
The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY
CHAPTER XLV
"Of course I do, Lottie," he said Marcia Loft Pablito in a mood dully. I'm a lucky chap and 1 that was a mixture a relief and know it." the utmoat bitterness. All these years he had been suffering for a urime ho, had not committed.
"You'll never know how I love. you, Pablo. Naver
Suffering loneliness and hopele "You're awfully good to
ness and the loss of the one girl In the world he loved. All thesa
Fenr
Lottle came into the room,
ahe demanded carrossingly.
"Nothing" :
"Do it! Eenu's gone Pablito. looked up quickly at that.
ness.
KATHARINE
LAND-TAYLOR
underthings of orchid, peach and when with him. An airy My "What's wrong?" the older man sapphire chiffon, Collecting this dear, was one of her favourites. asked.
nory, she came as close to hap-It sounded old as she leaned for. "It's nothing that can be piness- as she had been since ward to say, "Honest to God, my changed, Pablito assured him. “I Pablito had asked her to marry dear me, wouldn't oven bother you about it him. Sometimes In the nights
but you know I've always told you Lottle woke with tears on her was distracted at the thought of Noyes pitied the girl deeply but. "Good? Kiss me, honey, Oh-everything For a moment ho cheeks. Pablito was not happy, her becoming Pablito's wife.
pressed the latter in his pocket, she knew. Well, sho vowed in her
He said one morning after Lottie not like that!"
What if he should drop his arme then abruptly his hand dropped. bravest mood, sho'd make him so. and say, "I can't go through with He had no right to press that letter But at other times she realized she had lost her temper and thrown a It, Lottie! I can't!" What would nor foel n shaken and ecstatic did not know how to make him cup of tea at the fast disappearing "What's the matter, honey boy?" happen. then? Ito had not know warmth as he touched it. He must happy to La Merced a good
servant, "Pablito, you can't marry that girl she would be so demanding for write Estello and toll her be
She. Was demonstrations of affection. He engaged to be married. To write deal these days. The church ap. "But I'm going to," Pablito sald had not known that pretenco could her that after abe had told him pealed to her and warmed her a grimly. "I owe her a lot," he add- be 80 bard.
sho loved him as much as she littlo as she struggled to be near ed moro gently, "and she cares for could love anyone!
that embracing, comforting Some-no. Besides, I've already naked A man named Billings sent a one who was spoken of so easily her. The thing's dono." note to you," Noyes said, "but I and often as "God." forgot it. I left it on the bureau And here among the women who propped before the glass but I was knelt with devout eyes on the altar so excited-"
Lottle would sometimes pray ar- "We'll get it when we got your dently in her own manner: "God, things," Pablito sald. He put an I haven't gone so very straight "I still do." Pablito let himself arm around Noyes, stooped shoul- but, honest, I promise you if you'll jany, ders and for a short moment forgot just give me this chance".
Then you're not being fair to that things had a way of coming Sho liked Noyes and called him her to Lottie." to him too late.
a "good old scout, but his oyco, "I'm sorry" Pablito shook his as they rested on her, were too head. "I can't talk about it. Be- frankly appraising for her comfort, sides, it's all settled."· Sho affected little mannerisms.
"Decided he needed a change of
"Lottle added lightly.
isin
Estella wrote Pablito that eve nlag. She had to send the letter Did you listen to what we were by post because thero was zo saying? be demanded. She all-chauffeur now to carry messages. swered with a nonchalant, easy. She wrote: "Suro,"
"Dear Pablito: It is good to write your real name without fear. Marcia has told my father and mej what she has told you, too, I am so gind for you. I have not for a long while been so glad about any~ thing.
"I wasn't going to give Beau away," Pablito sald, frowning.
"Uh, he knew that," sho an- swered, "but that woman who was hore might any time, See?".
"Yes, I Bec
He pulled himself up wearily and "I want to see you and wonder Lottie was assembling her trous- moved toward the doorway open-whether you will want to come to senu-gaudy frocks and fragilo ing on the balcony. Everything in co me. It has been a long time his life had come too late. If since we have met but, remember- Marcia Treadway had told the ing our hours together as I have truth a few years earlier nothing so keenly alaca being here, I feel in the world could have kept him that ob, I don't know. I can't from marrying Estelle Now-
expresa it.
"Let's go over and see what they're doin' on the house this afternoon," Lottle suggested.
"If you like," he agroed, "Say, If you don't wants go, just says Nobody's going to make you do, it."
"I want to all right: I'm just a little tired, I guess.'
"Do you love. Pabld? me a little bit, uh?"
"I hurt you horribly, I know. Perhaps if I had been stronger I would have seen some way to avold1{ doing that. But I want to tell you now that I love you as much ar I can ever love anyone and I will marry you if you still want me to-Estelle."
Pablito reread the note slowly, Love his eyes blurred by the dizziness
that had swept over him as he read
"I've asked you to marry me, it the first time. Then the ser-
Lottie."
Her face clouded..
vant appeared at the top of the stairs and behind her Pablito saw
"I know I'm not very demon-Norris Noyes!
strative," he admitted, "I'm For a moment Naves paused;
sorry.
then he moved. forward with a "You ain't much good at pre-weak, groping "Publito!" tendin"," she said harshly. But ho thought he was a little better at pretending than she knew.
"Be a littlo patient with me, will you, Lottle? he asked; not quite klendfly.
Pablito clung to Noyes hands. The two made the small meaning- less comments people make when emotions are too great to be ex- pressed by words. At longth Pab- fito said, "I have never needed you so much as ROW-"
But oven her love for him could not teach her patience. Soon Lot- tle was crying and he was obliged And even Noyos, in his humble.
to comfort her and pretend someness, could believe that. Pablito was thin. His eyes were tired and
more.
"Things can be undone." There was no answer to that. Presently Noyes went on, "I've heard that you cared for Jim Field's daughter."
(To Be Continued).
"You do love me, don't you?" she his lips were set to that grim line salt, mopping her eyes and chok-which tells of a vast determina-
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shows it is not only youth who like this sport.
Ing back the last of her sobs.
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