1934-06-18 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 18, 1934.

MABEL

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CHAPTER XXVIII

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

"I'd like that."

They drove away in the little

"

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

tively at the interlacing branches to inch occasionally."" over her hend. This is absurd, she reminded horself; all of it is quite mad.

But she was cor-

that

"Oh, as to that!" Gypsy felt a spasms of anger. Tom was In' one Really of his stubborn moods.

nered. She could not go on with "If you'd only try to under- out betraying Lila, aland," abe Bald with patience, "that I'm trying to clear this Tom lighted a cigarette, smoked whole thing up. I've just been it with awift, angry puffs, sick over it. I want you to tell crushed it out.

*

that Vorg was rather a nulance, He meant to-day to tell Gypay

riod; that was that,

McELLIOTT

able to keep up with the Joneses." "Why, non!" Mr. Morell said``in his easy drawl. "I don't know you people wanted to do that kind of thing,

They went back to the house and to laugh at her about the whole nothing was settled. The angry foolish business. Well, if Gypsy words, the accusations, the ntme- wouldn't or couldn't explain about aphere of unease went with them. that telephone call he would stand David was rosy, adorable, after Gypsy told him. his ground-wouldn't give an inch. his nap. Tom played with him and

By

ncross

Aloud she said, "What about Marko now?"!

"Doesn't be." Tom wanted to

"We don't. Tom's Just Joking.”. car in the bright sunshine, [know, "send you flowers?" He

"Now, deur," she began when reproduced her voice, "The flowers Above all things, at this mo- found the warm, small burden in silly thing for anybody to do," "Well, I'm glad of that. Very Tom had parked in a small hole were wonderful.

ment, Tom wanted to taire the his arms oddly comforting. This the older man offered. "For that low, sheltered from the wind, "I

Gypsy said, "Ah," again in a small bundle of fragrance and was his son; he still marvelled at matter, no matter how much you've Want to know what thin Vera tower scale.

warmth that was his wife into the wonder of that. And Gray business is all about."

What does that, mean?". his arms. 1le wanted to kiss away the room, in her soft red wool dress, got you can always look around and shook her head, almost the troubled look In her eyes, with her curls tumbling about her bigger house, a better car. I wager She

see somebody with more, money, a angrily. I can't-I can't tell you But pride-stubbornness-wounded head, was the girl who was his Lila isn't satisfied with what she that, she said.

vanlly what you will, forbade him. wife. He loved her but there was has right now "There, you ace! Sauce for theThere might be some explanation no peace between them those days; gouse," sald Tom.

of her words to Marko which only bickering and looks of sus-

Gypsy was silent. "Oh, darling. it isn't would antiafy him. He knew that piclon and something very close proceeded Harvey Morell. "Work "You kids have the right idea," and, to himself, admitted it: But to city consent their manner ittle house in a year or two. what was it? Why wouldn't she

and save while you're young. Buy tacit speak up and clear the whole before the older people was per-maybe. That young man of yours wretched mystery? For his part fect. Gyper was a little quieter won't like the city pavements when he would not give an inch where than usual, perhaps, but her mother he starts and Vera was concerned. Gypsy had put it down to fatigue. If the Count your blessings. You've got to stagger around. been absurd from the first in her sharp eyes of Harvey Morell saw everything-youth, good me, Tom, how important it is. "Vera's a darned smart wirl," attitude toward the Intter.

health, disturbances in the barometer, he each other." Then if it means lots to you, if he and after moment. "She's she was you want to--to finish things on working in the office with me. generous, impulsive giri. Perhaps of bridge after

just an open-hearted, įgavo no sign. They played a game dinner and Mrs. .account of her, why, I say, all don't know why she shouldn't."

she was

bit unconventional, but Morell went upstairs, as was her right. I'll say, 'goodbye, my dear, Her heart contructed. "Not any that was nothing unusual. Gypay'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 There was a long pause. Then qualities rather piqued his euri-Gynay's father inquired, stufilag fond, kindly mas and feel in their fuming. It's not decent; it's not Gypsy said, with forced calm.osity. Maybe she was still emo his pipe. right.

"Do you like her so awfully well,tionally interested in him, although A little flush coloured Gypsy's content-it was diffeult to bear.

hearta such burning, bitter dis- He had listened to her in com-Tom? Does he 'meny such ahe didn't believe it. Well. whatpullor. She had not mentioned plate silence, not a muscle in lis (lot?"

"Well, I'm turning in. Will you was the difference? He was mar- Lila's call to Tom, handsome face moving,

see that the hall door's locked when she was just

driving you

Come through she'd been

up, Tom?" Harvey at Pompton Morell left them. Lakes at some house party

The little homily had been a other."

good na a sermon. When Tom came up to their room, after mak- "Beautiful girl." her father con-out and all hinges fast, he found ing certain that all lights were

His laugh was edged with sar- "I don't know what this is all casm, She's bright, I tell you. about," Tom said in the pause. We're doing the same sort of "Just because I see one of my work. That's all there is to it.

old friends occasionally why all

the fuss You do the same."

17" She lifted her eyes, "Why,

I have the same old round, day

But there's no use my telling you. that. You've hated her from the beginning..."

Yes, I was wrong, 1 was wrong

in and day out. The baby--the at the start, Gypsy cried inward-

about What are you talking ly; oh, if we were always wise!

"But if you have your friend.

"I'm talking," said Tom cold-your admirers. Tom proceeded ly, "abour Marko Broughton." with hateful smoothness, "I fall "Ah!" Gypay caught her under to see why I should be under sus- lip in her teeth, staring reflee-piclon just because I take a girl

"Look well?**

"Oh, Invels, of course."

tributed In the

her husband?”

or

Neither would meet the other's eye. This was dreadful it was through yet. To listen to worse than anything they'd been

that

pause. "How's Gypsy sitting forlornly on the side

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

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

of the bed,

"Tommy

I feel auch a beast

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

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