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THE. HONGKONG.

MONDAY, MAY 14, 1934.

The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY

CHAPTER XLVII

032

KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR

wore being saved He paused a moment. "Lovo," who through, she decided. Shelbo married, were you not, child?" penches which

"Yes-but I do not wish to talk for Father Ignatius who was com- he said, "nieans kissing and crying. would never again hold out her;

of this."

ying to visit the convent. Billings, who and written Pab hands to pain.

and giving and forgiving. A great lit that Sir Aubrey wished to see The bell on the Field gate post "Pablito has had very little from

|deal of forgiving. And when you Noyen Bay asked

that her fingers grow as old as 1 am, my dear, you him personally and

thelunged one late August afternoon life--very little except injustion

We shook and that she kept her eyes will find yourself craving the favour of Pablito's address in case as the sun was lying on the earth and hardship and suffering.

Chi-lowered.

power to forgive yourself and not should change it at any time.in long, thick, golden streaks. A are all children you know.

"My dear," he said suddenly, another. I think that if you would was headed toward Cubs where he shabby little boy opened the gate dran until the end of our time. was to meet Sir Aubrey, also on to Norris Noyen who and he had Wo write, in our various ways, our "you are very young. If you were let me send Pablito to you seeing

business with Miss Field.

letters to Santa Claus, and when not quite so young yon would know what he has suffered will make you he way there.

It would be hot la Cuba, BIH. "She is in the garden, I think," we don't receive, the gifts wo nak that love has a right side and a begin to hope that some day you

he rode in the the boy said. "In the garden for life becomes drab. We go wrong side and that sometimes the can forgive yourself." Inga thought as southward-speeding train

beyond the house. You may go great many places and do a great elevorest of mortale will think the warm August day. Yes, it would there if you like to search for her. many things trying to forget that wrong side is the only aide. The "He he was building a house he hot in Cuba, But this would be found on the door if you do not fe is bitter if swallowed straight. wrong side of love has a great for her." Estelle whispered. his last trip on the ease that had and her there. She is somewhere Pablito is trying to do that, now, many rough places and when the voice Uroke. taken so long to untangle. The around. She never goes anywhere He hoped that you loved him wrong alde is uppermost a man will care that had held so much interest circ. She is sadah,' sad!” enough to understand. I suppose Ko off without saying goodbye and "lie was doing all that he could slam the door." And the woman he to keep another from suffering the for him...

Noyes gave the shabby little boy only he and his God will

loves will cry and talk about going same misery you had taught him. Matela Troadway, at Como, had a copper and then turned toward know how much he hoped that."

She quid nothing. She plaited home to her parents. Then That is the truth-I know it. I not the eyes of a woman who no the garden that looked over the

saw them together and I love Pab- longer know her. And Marcia en. There she was, mwayed by the edge of a handkerchief as the they are sensible-they put love on had smiled, seeing in this the sign wall, a hand on it, her eyes fixed had years before when rebuked by right side out agulp and kiss and

(Gonthined on Page 10.) that her tale was now an old one; on the Bashingly white sail of a the Mother Superior for eating the make up." and that Pablito was safe.

fishing bout. She turned as Noyes Carlito

was kneeling in the neared her, Church of the gels, asking the Kentle mother di Christ to forgive

"Yes?" she said.

"You don't know me, my child,"

im for his intent to kill Jim Field he began, "but I have business with who, before Carlito had reached you.'

the triumphant

his

MON.

had moment,

She could not resent the "my

and

killed himself. Near Carlito was child" and In spite of the chill |

"Madre Santissima do that she was trying to make hor Jesus, Carito entreated, "guard protection she felt drawn to this

havo man with the gentle voice BIN son from the pain I known and the evil that it caused?"kind, mild eyes.

He left in the alms box a sub- "Shall we stantial part of his wages and sited. She had not meant to say stepped into the blistering heat of it. She moved ahead of him to- the dry street feeling that the gen- ward a marble bench which stond le mother had smiled on him.

Estelle, living in three rooms of

sit down?" she

beneath a leaning magnolia tree.

in-

Ho settled after she did And the great house that had been her father's, thought bitterly of the turned toward her. transience of men's affections, s "1 reared Pablito," he beggan,

"I love him,' she waited for the coming of the and saw her stiffen. winter that would bring northern-he went on, "because I know him. ers to Cuba. Then again she would: Lattie-the girl he asked to marry show the house to possible buyers him-laved him, too. Pablito isk- a little over-eagerly, perhaps, asted her to marry him because of she pointed out the beauties of the gratitude and for no other reason. place and always stopping at the She left us after she saw his face threshold of her father's office" Inse colour, looking at you."

"There is no where one wet night he had lockedį

reason," the girl the door after him before stepping said stendily. "why I should lis- through the door which is before ten to this." all men.

•

"No. Many people feel they do not need to be kind. Ono sees it and feels it at every hand. But I think, in fairness to yourself and to Pablito, that you should listen.” She would give nothing and She leaned back a little, still un- take all she could get. In time, decided and tense.

She had heard from Pablito again and had burned the letter. She was through with caring for any

Ne,

she would learn to love "If Pablito had been the sort of material things that held no warm.man who could abandon one wom-. treacherous, changing hearts. jan to run to the arnis of anàther Pablito, writing that second let could understand you." Noyes ter,

hant said that he was free, that went on. "Hut all his unhappiness

he loved her and had always loved and yours-has been caused by her, that he always would love her. his loyalty. You remember Lore She had smiled bitterly as she read luce's old line, don't you? 'I could the words, unable to forget the re-not love thee, dear, so much loved buff he had given her with the I not honour more. Women forjat ¦ newn that he wus engaged. She that line. You were engaged

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