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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JUNE 26. 1934.

Married Flirts

CHAPTER XXXV

No one met Tom Weaver at the station that, night. He swung up the atoop street away from the station, a frown creasing his brow. Of course he hadn't expected Gypy but he did fear the nows that might greet him at the bly house in Upper Dean street.

to come

| contemptuous oyes.. "Why, I want;

to be here when he wake,”

"Ten minutes agò, doctor.", MARI"

|haps you've kept him here.

J

by MABEL

McELLIOTT

"joke to the effect. that Gypsy was; detained her.

the, family protector.

"You get a lot of time to think," He drained the cup with the lying here as I do," he said slow invalid's characteristic, sigh.

(Continued on Page 10.j

ble

"Good?" "Wonderful."

She made him more comforta

among the pillowa. "Miss |

your nurse?"

He grinned; "I can apare that woman. She was a hit too bossy." He was silent for n few mo

Gypsy's fearful eyes sought Why don't they do something, Tom's. When he woke indeed Gypsy thought wildly!: Why do Tom played patience—he had to they stand calmly around? What do something. The atmosphere of good are they? She was grateful the house was oppressive. Dread for Tom's nearness. It was some- made the undercurrent and the low thing to hold to in this terrible volcca were surcharged with it. hour. Gypsy could not alt silil.. She kept The doctor turned to Mrs. Mor- The spring twilight was full of getting up and going to the door, ell: Was it possible that his worn pleasant sounds. Birds shrilled in though there was something.she face showed encouragemont? He the budding tross and children could do. The baby had long since said, very low, "You've been ments. Then he said, hesitating- played in the hedged yards, mad bech tucked into his crit

gned soldier, Lonise. I think perex, of course. Why?"

"You all right. Gypsy?", with release, after the long winter. Supper smells drifted in the crisp JC was 10-it was 11. Suddenly You mean

She pressed I just wondered."" air. And in a qulat rooin a man they heard the nurse's runninger handkerchief to her Ups. She flushed. Daddy was amart. lay dying.

feet above, Tom yaulted the "Don't give me too much hope. You seldom fooled him about any- The nurse came and went, The stairs. The tall night nurse. Doctor,"

thing. Had he noticed the last doctors touched and looked and shaken out of her profosslonai com- "I'm not sure," he told them time he had been to see them the shook their heads. And the wife,posure, atared down at him,

all slowly. "But J think he's coolness between her and Tom? white and stubborn, refused to ac› "I think he's going." she said | taken a turn for the better.

For couise, I'm all right. cept their verdict. As Tom came "Will somenue call the doctor?"

:

Haven't got everything in the into the hall he heard Mrs. Morall

Gypsy had heart. She was on! It was a long, slow struggle,world?" saying in a clear valce, "it's all the step below. Her dark eyes that convalescent 2. Gypsy And "

Kuess so." nonsens. I tell you, he's going to were enormous. "I call him." Tem moved back to the apartment "Just don't you

worry about Ket wall."

she said, frozen. "You look after in the middle of the second week anything but getting Her eyes, Tom thought, were un-Mother."

to take up their own problems Gypsy advised, patting his hand. naturally bright and her colour They were all in the room now, again.. By Eliot time feverish.

Harvey"Daddy" she paused, not know- Gypsy, in the back-The solitary light burned dimly Morell was sitting up, propped bying quite how to go on. "Tom ground, looked white and strained. under its extra shade. The patient pillows. In the big four poster, and I have a little money saved," He went to kiss her and she said was conscious now after the long The morning before she went back she and awiwantly. "He told me quietly, We can't do a thing with her. She's angry with the allel of silence. He tossed and to the city Gypsy had a talk with he wanted me to tell

muttered on his pillow. His thin her father. The nurse had left yours if you need it now."

1 you it was Maybe she's right, Tom thought, hands plucked at the coverlet.

"Why Maybe she knows better than the

the day before and Cypay had

that's—that's awfully It seemed hours, although it brought him up his midmorning good rest. But after he had talked to was

The man in the bed actually only a matter Dr. Bannerman he became imbued minutes, before the doctor came.re upened wide this morning to "Thanks,

of (et) of broth, 'All the windowa blinked twice and swallowed hard. dear. I'll remember #sense of hopelessness A doctor, Gypsy thought. was a the bright spring sunshine. The that. I think we can get by. It's Death struck at you in such a cruel little like God; you expected too curtains moved litfully and just mighty lucky I kept up that dis- way. It made life naked, terrify-unch of him. He bustled into the below the sill it Gypsy's elbow ability insurance. It's paying me ing.

room. tall and stooped and begin-an The long night began to wheel ning to be a little portly, his eye-burst unexpectedly into blossom. we

old gnarled lilac bush had $60 a week.right now and I guess by. The patient was surprising riasses dangling from a thin chain.

keep our heads above "Grond day!" them all with his vitality: He was

waler Keep your money, child. lie put an exploring hand on Her father nodded, his dark You'll need t. Guess clinging stubbornly to life although Harvey Morell's wrist.

you'll be He bent free smiling. "You're he had not as yet opened his eves. down, the atethoscope adjusted.

leaving wanting a house of your own ong Mrs. Morell refused to go to bed. and assumed the listening look.

of these days. Tell Tom I appre She looked at them with

This afternoon," she told him. ciate his kind thought." scorn He straightened and hls eyes "It will be leas work all around. when they suggested it.

sought those of the nurse. "When

She feel I can safely trust you to "Sleep!" she said with bright, did the change come?"

twitched

coverlet Motius." They shared an ancient straight and turned to go but he

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