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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. * FRIDAY, MAY

Married Flirts

DEGIN HERE TO-DAY

New York on the same day that LILA

pects to lve in luxury, but flypsy Intenda w keep her job, an house..

CHAPTER IJ

October, Gypay thought, was ex- hilarating in the city. It was a

18,

1934.

by MABEL

McELLIOTT

[room and bedroom, and a kitchen (tures, stepped down from his stool-do things They might even go voice was stiff with embarrassment GYPSY HONELL and TOM WEAYEIL are the New York apartment dweller, to embrace her. What a darling abroad, in a year or two. Thus-and something else. What was it all about? A high, imperious, fem- married to a simple ceremony in abus of opened directly on the entrance she was, how good, and brave and Gypsy's dreams,

Tom had lighted his pipe, wasinine, voice summoning him fron HOTALING and DERER BLINS, ry with hall, and the upper half of the door beautiful! Why, she might have pomp and circumstance in the elty most which closed it off was made of had everything, this girl, and she relaxing at case on the day-bed. some unknown place. Gypsy had fashionable church. Gypsy and Lila are frosted glans. This distressed had chosen instead to link her way Gypsy went down the hall to con- made up her mind, long ago-19

hildhood friends. The Weavers spend their hateymoon in Tom's check on a Long Island Gypsy mildly, but she numbered a with his! He couldn't believe in template, for the hundredth time, long ago as last June, In fact, when bench, and the Blisses go strupe. Life handsome Japanese screen, all coll his luck, quite yet,,

the bedroom. She loved every she and Tom had become engaged They picnicked in the kitchen inch of it, from the green and not to be a suspicious wife. But teacher in selliementing dragons and flying birds,

nmong her wedding presents, and that evening, enjoying a scrambled white counterpanca, reproductions she couldn't help the sudden uul- this effectively hid the view from meal of canned beans and crisp of some old pattern, to the dress-cropping of a perfectly natural guests.

bacon and salad. It was fun-it Ing table, which, draped in green jealousy. Her resolutions faded in The whole place was finished was all fun-from setting the table and white organdle, had cost the the face of it.

If uninspiredly in a with a checked cloth to washing startling sum of $11! The beds "Yes, that's great."How awk- were low-posted, of imitation ma- ward Tum sounded! What was this by imitation panelling. Gypsy, used Later," Gypsy boasted, "you'll hogany. There худа hooked mysterious woman saying, to make to the faded papers and flyer col- have regular meals--the sort you rus on the floor, In n week him so stiff and unnatural "Why, two, she told herself, there I certainly wish I could. Didn't oured paint of the house In Blue read about in the magazines. I or Hills, thought it very modish and didn't take that course in cooking would be apple-green curtains flut- you know about it? I thought restful. She and Tom moved in on for nothing."

tering at the windows and a lamp everybody Thoir little apartment, it is truc, October first, the last day of their "You'll have to get some sort of or two to add notes of charni There was a long pause. Then was a good long trek from the vacation, and hung pictures, push- part-time mald," Tom told her, Wasn't it a darling room? They he said, with forced brightness. "I Avenue Alve long blocks, in fact, ed furniture about, and establish- nrmly. "You can't work all day had done it all themselves. She tell you what, you come and have but Gypsy and Tom admired Ited in their spick and span kitchen with those kids and come home to didn't envy people who could afford lunch with Gypay with my wife none the less and felt smart and the treasures in timware and glass beds and dishes."

expensive decorators. They missed urban because they now belonged

half_the_fun.

wouldn't it?” In "the upper East Side" class. It was the first home Gypsy had ever

season, it held a mood, which be-ferrantly red plaster, marked off the blue and white dishes.

longed to Fifth Avenue, with its well-dressed women, its alluring displays behind plate glass win

dows.

and me. That would be bettor

she said, holding her hand against Tum came away from the tele- the mouthpiece. "They're so long phone with that suspiciously too. about it

Her heart began casual air which young husbands

which they triumphantly brought "We'll see about that," Gypsy home from the ten-cent store.

sald. But privately she was sure

Gypsy didn't listen to the rest. "Isn't it perfect?" Gypsy, her she was equal to anything. Let's

The phone rang and she ran to She was trying not to be too angry. known, other than the shabby brown curis pushed back, a smudgo see.. she got $28 a week at the answer it. She sounded Import-Who was this person who intruded mansarded house in Blue Hills on her charming nose, her frock Settlement, and Tom's salary, was ant and young matronly, to her-upon their first night at home? And it was so different in all re- completely hidden by a coverall of $75 now. He'd had to take two self.

It wasn't fair. spects, so compact and shining and blue linen, demanded approval of reductions. 'That was more than "Tom. I think it's long distance," modern.

her labours. The little room shone $100 a week. It seemed riches to They had decided against living with cleanliness and fresh paint the girl. Back in Blue Hills there in a made-over "walk-up," as those and good will. The day-bed, up-had never been anything so glori- apartments which have been wrest- holstered in ed from the interior

wall space. There were regular income. Daddy had a way old brown-stone fronts are two windsor chairs and a drop leaf of defending penniless clients, and an unpainted even when the cases he took were called in Manhattan. Doth Gypsy table. There was and Tont were tired of old houses, bookshelf. There were one or two those of rich people, the latter had or thought they

casual onlooker might have pro-Why, on $100 a week, Gypsy felt, block of apartments which they nounced the room half-furnished, the Wenvers could do anything! chose, with its tiled lobby and self-as indeed it was, bare of rugs and This apartment was $60. They steering elevator, seemed the last curtains and cushions, but to the would keep the car at mother's word in comfort and convenience young Weavers it seemed perfec-there would be no expense in that to them. That is, it did until they tion and therefore was.

quarter, except for gas and ell. first caught a glimpse of Lila's

Gypsy week-ends. They would save money place. But I am getting ahead of my story.

of atately the longest een mohair, occupied jous, so utterly marvellous, as a to beat rather fust. Perhaps it was often wear, and with which Gypsy

were,

Yes.

"

The big, square, cream-cow. nice black and white prints. The a way of letting their billa run. Mrs, Weaver, speaking. No, not

Their own particular cubbyhole consisted of two rooms, a living and bath. The kitchen, in that quaint fashion known pecularly to

"Later, of course," planned, "we'll get some deep chairs and some rugs. We simply can't manage them yet-and what does it matter"?

•

Tom, who had been bunging plc-

Ja school at Beuthen, Upper: Silesia, a strange phenomenon is scen a four-girl-at-a-birth are parti-!! cipating in the lessons. The sisters are seen above going to school.

Princess Sabai, daughter of the Emperor of Abyssinia. The photo was taken during hor recent vliit to s

Jerusalem with her mother.

Mother! Perhaps she was really was not yet famillar. Something ill, this time,

deep in her bones, however, Yes.

Her expression recognized it and stiffened to meet changed, ever so slightly. "It's it.

"Old girl friend," Tom yawned. his mother, his wife."

The yawn, also, was a shade too Glacially she spoke to the tall, theatrical. Gypsy, straightening fuir-haired young man bealde her. books, did not reply,

"Someone for you, Tom." She went back into the living room-the telephone was in the hall-and tried not to listen. Tom's

"I told you about her. darling," Tom pursued, coming up to her, and alipping his arms around her.

(Continued on Page 10.)

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