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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1984.

The ROMANTIC RUNAWAY

CHAPTER XLVIII

Sir Aubrey had told Pablito the whole story and now snt waiting for the young man to speak. Pablito seemed too quiet, too contained. His manner made Sir Aubrey remember the pitiable twisting of Mary's hands. Tip: could not guess whether his con fession and his promise to do overything possible to ninke amends would count or not.

As he stood thus, rigid from the moment that had passed, Noyes came hurrying the stairs, Noyes' eyes were bright, his thin cheeks flushed.

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have a message for you. Estelle "Pablito" he said breathlessly, Field wants to see you."

Aubrey groped for L'abuts a hand and held it in his,

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Then after

breath Pablito's teeth set on his a deep, Indrawn

lower lip, his hands clenched and for a moment he closed his eyes. Influence with the authorities had made it possible to arrange the marriage ceremony hastily. With his wife. His wife in half an hour Estelle would, be

Sir Aubrey had said, was Mary the night and crawled beneath the oldor man, n hand on his chonl-teaiting for ma!” Marriage.

the moaquito netting that covered der. Now, without shamo, Sir the Immense bed. All his hoping now was at an end.. He was going back to Lower Girtinge to see on "Father" said Pablito. the terrace a lino of round-checked, pale-eyed women who would wel "Eh, what?" almost crisply.

Sir Aubrey managed to any, come him with love, even though

"Father,"

Pablito repeated, "I'm would be no son in the old-house has promised to marry me has lost knowing what he had been. There going to be married. The girl who -no son who would take his name her father. So if you'll dress you and bring there, In time, his own can come to our wedding and give In an amazingly short time (con wife and son. And so time and her away-to me. You'll be gain- He had told his wife and daughsidoring the distance he had to circumstances would snuff out his ing a daughter. It's all very sud- ters the same story, promising them the inheritance that was shabby little boy who opened the candle.

cover) Pablito was tipping a namo ni cold wind snuffs out a den--and rather amazing, isn't it?" rightfully theirs but declaring that gate of the Field estate for him.

He laughed a little unstendily as He realized he had hoped a great he finished speaking. the house had enough to run it

hen he went to the garden beyond deal as ha iny, trembling, under

Then

Sir. Aubrey bogan, but the sen.

knew he find loved Pablito by the Pablito could not let him go on Suddenly Pablito spoke a little which had thickened swiftly. She him. Suddenly tears gathered in

He saw Estelle in the twilight hurt that Pablito hat wrought with his dream.

"I'm sorry to rush you," he said, metallically. "I suppose she had was standing against a wall and his eyes and rolled down his "but we really must go right away. rotten time of it," he said.

"It killed her." Bir Aubrey ad-When he had reached her he found checked by the handkerchief in the

she was trembling as she waited.checks. He let them come, un-į Estelle la waiting for me. She is zmitted.

Pablito pulled up a

that he could not upenk, Pablito pocket of his Bond street pyjamins. show on his upper arm a fogged, upped to his knees and felt her

hand on his hair. deep white scar, "My foster did that," he said. "She did it

she whispered.. "Please

"I'm sorry to hurry you," he went on steadily, "but you see" Aubrey,

"Oh, quite naturally " enid Sir mente struggling into his gar- it's to be a wedding and two of you to come home to the Small House-until I go on. no end grateful to him."

Again he mopped his eyes. "A wedding at midnight Is romantic, len't it? I say, dear boy-cr-my son, hand me my braces, will you?" THE END

must be his son's. His son's! And the house, the garden that faced the mosquito netting. And holings some day at Lower Girt- And Noyes, too--if he will. I'm

now that son sut before him, so strangely quiet.

sleeve ta

And

Then there was a tap on the pleaso!"*

door. For a moment Sir Aubrey was minded to ignore it. He could one day when her mood was noGet up! Kiss me!" He strug thing made him struggle free of he knew that she meant, hardly see anyone now, but some worse than usual, I saw her in Key West a month ago. Noyes led to his feet; to hold her close the mosquito netting and move un- been supporting her, not knowing mur things he had not sald for so he called out, "What Is it?" in a and kiss her frantically. To murstendily toward the door. There of course, who she was. She re-long-those exaggerations that are voice that he tried to make crisp. cognized me and her worn-out but a part of the truth when one heart stopped of fright, She knew i in love.

"It is I-Pablito," he heard. Sir Aubrey opened, the door. Pablito

I had too much to remember. Bat "Don't ever leave me again!"-

didn't really blame her. It's you

"Dearest, I never will, he an-stepped into the room--not a Pab

to Sir Aubrey had ever seen be-

smiling.

"I love you more than ever, Pabfore but a new version, strong and

I blamol You and men like you Jawered. who desert children and leave them to fend for themselves!!" Norris Noyes ls my father-“

"Thate your answer? Sir Aubrey asked.

"My dearest! My darling!"

Sir Aubrey regarded the youth

"I can't live now without with wonder, forgetting the tears you!" Her hands, as she spoke, on he checks. Pablito saw them,

Pubillo nodded. I will take moved over his arms and shoulders, remembering suddenly that there nothing from you!" he said. "It clinging, reassuring him that she wore tears in the world and rea- is too late."

Standing stiffly, he watched Sir thought-trembling and breathless

was really there. In a moment he sons for them. Aubrey innke his way rather as he looked down at her in a slowly toward the stairway, realizmoment he would wake ngain. "I ing us he did so and trying tot true?" he managed to whisper. ignore the thought) that Sir Au brey was an ok man- very old and then a sub.

He heard, "Oh, Pablito, dearest P man. But Pablito could not for-true."

"Of course it's get the woman who had been his mother the woman whose name.

"I came back," he said, laying a hand on Sir Aubrey's arm, "be cause I know that I was brutal, I'm not-feeling brutal any more." "I'm glad," said Sir Aubrey. Then he had to wipe away the tears because they were rolling down his cheeka ngain. "Oh, desh

Slr Aubrey had made vendy for it!" he murmured, wholly shame-

ARTMENT NEXE

faced. Then he had to sit down in u wicker chair that aqueaked as he settled in it. For when a grant Ident of joy or pain came to him Sir Aubrey realized that the years were creeping up on him and that those years were numbered.

Pablito stood looking down at

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It was to pay tribute to a nurse for bravery that the King paid a special visit to Middlesex Hospital. In this informal closeup, His Majesty is shown presenting a medal to Sister Dorothy Louise Thomas who risked her life to prevent a disaster after an explo slon. Pictured in the rear are the Queen and Prince Arthur of

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A well-known Shanghai couple were united in marriage at St. Joseph's Church, Shanghai, re- cently, when Miss Mary Agnes Thomas became the bride of Mr. Percy Lawrence Morphow. The above photograph of the bridal party was taken outside the church Immediately after the ceremony,

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1 The magistrate has to write a

journal.. Censura.

9 Just the cojn for a bed; mid lê

you say, it's an old-fashioned coin, well it's an old-fashioned bed.

11 Allment.

12 minas 6.

1 He is hampered by an eager

mentality, and the idea that such a gesture arises from a desire to

outlaw education (hidden).

18 Aurora's form of wand,

17 Spoil an old Roman in the emphatic manner of a musiciun. 19 It will stretch.

21 The boat that carries the cattle

tall first.

23 You must take a chance on this

abbreviation,

24 A way that writers have, 25 The opposition that centres in a traditional article of Spanish attire.

28 Hengist, Incking his tea, ex- presses his disapproval in truly equine fashion.

The contre of nervous netion. when a wild beast follows the rullanly band.

30 The faint reflections that aring when the musle is dying away?

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1 Ecclesiastical crime.

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2 Where to look for barristers--or barmen, An the Baba enlied them.

3 Apparently there has been an earthquake in the nearest quar-

ter of the globe,

A Hidden in Clue 13.

A Turkish dagger may be more

effective "than a guy" retort.

(anag).

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Vegetable

attīro that lende

piquancy (hyphen).

7 A Het is on trial for the fullowers

of a Greek philosopher.

10 Hidden in Clue 13.

14 Heels.

15 Ponder over the little birds.

18 Made less dense.

20 Puts an end to all duplicity, 21 Stuf border.

22 Silvar setting for the black-

sunith's implements.

26 Hidden in Clue 13.

27 Deserbes the man who sat on

the gate in Wonderland.

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