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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1934.

MABEL

Married Flirts y HA LICHT

CHAPTER XXVIII

"Can we talk somewhore, away from everybody?" Gypsy naked "Tom. He looked oddly grim.

"I'd like that."-

They drove away in the Httle car in the bright sunshine,

tively at the Interlacing branches; to lunch occasionally," over her end. This is absurd, she reminded herself; all of it is

quite mad.

Aloud she said, "What about Marko now?"

"Doesn't he," Tom wanted to know, and you flowers?" He "Now, dear," she began when Tom had parked in a small hot-reproduced her voice, "The flowers

were wonderful low, sheltered from the wind,. "I want to know what this Vera Gray business is all about."

"I don't know what you mean." Hier tone was polite, was infi 'nitely weary, "I think you do She's been in town. You've been seeing her, haven't you?"

"Oh, na to that!" Gypsy felt a spasm of anger. Tom was in one of his stubborn moods.

"If you'd only try to under stand," she safd with patience, "that

lower scale.

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that Vera was rather a nuisance, He meant to-day to tell Gypsy

ried; that was that.

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silly thing for anybody to do," "Well, I'm glad of that. Very the older man offered. "For that matter, no matter how much you've got you can always look around and. see somebody with more money, a bigger house, a better car.. I wager Lilla isn't satisfied with what abe has right now

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able to keep up with the Jonesos."

"Why, non!" Mr. Morell said in They went back to the house and his ensy draw!. "I don't know you to laugh at her about the whole nothing was foolish business. Well, if Gypsy words, the accusations, the atmo- thing."

settled. The angry people wanted to do that kind of wouldn't or couldn't explain about sphere of unenae went with them. that telephone call he would stand David was ross, adorable,

"We don't. Tom's just joking." is ground--wouldn't give an Inch.his nap. Tom played with him and

after Gypay told him, Above all things, at this mo found the warm, small burden in ment, Tom wanted to take the his arms oddly comforting. This Gypsy and, "Ah again in a small bundle of fragrance and was his son; he still marvolled at warmth that was his wife into the wonder of that. And across "What does that mean?"

his arms. He wanted to kiss away the room. In her soft red wool dress, She shook her head, almost the troubled look in her eyes with her curls tumbling about her angrily. "I can't I can't tell you But pride stubbornnes--wounded head, was the girl who was his that," she said,

vanity what you will, forbade him, wife. He loved her but there was "There, you seel Sauce for the There might be some explanation no peace between them these days; goose," said Tom.

of her words to Markó which only bickering and looks of sus

Gypsy was aflent. "Oh darling, if isn't that. would satisfy him. He knew that picion and something very close proceeded Harvey Morell. "Work "You kids have the right idea," Reaily

But she was cor-and, to himself, admitted. it. But to enmity. nered. She could not go on with-what was it? Why wouldn't abel By tacit consent their manner little house in a year or two. and save while you're young, Buy out betraying Lin,

japeak up and clear the whole before the older people was per- maybe. That young man of yours

wretched mystery? For his part fect. Gypay was Hittle quieter I'm trying to clear this Tom lighted a cigarette smoked he would not give an inch where than usual, perhaps, but her mother won't like the city pavements when whale thing up. I've Junt been it with Awift, angry puffs, and Vera was concerned. Gypay had put it down to fatigue. If the Count your blessings.

he starts to stagger around. alck over it. I want you to tell crushed it out,

been absurd from the first in her sharp eyes of Harvey More!! saw everything-youth, good health, You've got .me, Tom. how important it is.

"Vera's a darned amurt girl," attitude toward Then if it means lots to you, he said after

the latter. Why, disturbances in the barometer, he each other." a moment. "She's she was just an you want to-to finish things on working in the office with me. I generous, Impulsive girl. Perhaps of bridge after dinner and Mrs. open-hearted, gave no sign. They played a gamo account of her, why, I any, don't know why she shouldn't." she was a bit unconventional, but Morell went upstairs, as was her right. I'll any, goodliye, my dear,

Her heart contracted. "Not any that was nothing unusual. Gypsy's custom, at 9.30. and I'm sorry and all that, but reason, I suppose,"

very Insistence on Vera's siren "What did Lila want to-day?" I don't want to go on fussing and

Then qualities rather piqued his curi-Gypsy's father inquired, stuffing faming. It's not decent; it's not

calm. only. Maybe she was still emo-his pipe. right."

tionally interested in him, although A little flash coloured Gypsy's content-it was difficult to bear.

what pallor. She had not mentioned He was mar-Lila's call to Tom.

Oh.

she WOA fust driving you through she'd been

at Pompton Morell left them. Lakes at some house party

The little homily had been as uther."

Rood

usa sermon. When Tom came up to their room, after mak- out and all hinges fast, he found ing certain that all lights were Gypsy sitting forlornly on the side of the bed.

"Tommy

a beast

He sat down beside her without saying a word but she knew, that

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He had listened to her in com- plete silence, not a muscle in his handsome face moving.

"I don't know what this is all about," Tom said in the "Just because I Hсe one of old friends occasionally why all the fuss? You do the Annie,"

There was a long pause. Gypsy aald, with forced

Do Tom? Does

you like her so awfully well,

she mean such lot?"

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he didn't believe it. Well, was the difference?

He laugh was edged with Bar Casti

"She's bright, I tell you. panse. We're doing the Hame sort of my work. That's all there is to it, But there's no use my telling you that. You've hated her from the begianlng

"17" She lifted her eyes, "Why,

I have the same okt round, day in and day out. The baby the

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Yes, I was wrong, I was wrong at the start, Gypsy cried inward-

apartment. What are you talkingly oh, if we were always wise! about ***

"But if you have your friend",

"In talking." said Tom cold your admirers," Tom proceeded ly, "about Marko Broughton." with hateful smoothness, "I fall

"Ah!" Gypsy caught her under to see why I should be under sua lip in her teeth, staring reflec-picton just, because I take a girl

"Look: well?"

or

"Oh, lovely, of course." "Beautiful girl." her father con: tributed in the pause. "How's her husband?**

"We haven't been seeing them: much." Gypsy sald lightly. "We don't move in the same circle,"

Tom interposed, rather bitterly him. "We don't seem to be

for

Neither would meet the other's eye. This was dreadful-it was through yet. To listen to that worse than anything they'd been fond. kindly man and feel in their hearts such burning, bitter dis-

"Well, I'm turning in Will you see that the hall door's locked when Tom?" Harvey

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I feel such

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