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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1934.

Married Flirts

CHAPTER XXXVIII

by MABEL

McELLIOTT

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runners.

you think I was planning? You figure and creamy shoulders to "Goodbye, angel." Gypsy clutched their bird-like, beautifully capar-

the little velvet jacket around her, Isoned young women. Pep. Van should have known bettor than perfection. "I don't know what you mean,"

She went back into the bedroom dropped a kiss on the back of Norrie. Lila always Introduced this." Gypsy ropeated but her heart wan

"I'd tell myself, there's absolute- for her wrap. David was sented 'David's neck and went out.

her guests thus, casually. In the taxi she chattered gaily beating very fast. Sue's blazingly nothing in it. Sue went on. In bla high chair and Elan was eyes, in a white face accused her."rd try to forget about it. Aad feeding him his supper.

about nothing at all. Later, she The table was a long, gleaming "I nover should have thought it then I wouldn't hear from Hunt "Good night, darling. Mr. told herself, she would got around black surface with little white

islands of you." Sue wont on in a low for weeks. I'll be sick to death Wenyer said he'd be homo abuutto Sue.

upon it. Lace shaking tone. "Flirting around. latening for the sound of the 10, Elsa. You'll remember just No one, Lila told them lightly, Glass birds. A foam of white a crystal bowl. Al- You with a nice husband of your phone. No matter who else called what I said about his aupper. He was in town. There were just dowers fu own... a baby."

I couldn't be bothered. You know suld he'd stop at Grand Central fow people coming in. Yes, of though the night was hot Lila's "Suo! Why. I've never in the how it is." She appealed to the for a bite but I'm sure he won't course she remembered Mr. Gibson apartment seemed cool, high above, world...." Gypsy was hot, angry; other woman.

have had time."

and it was sweet, of him to comò, fthe city. mutinous. Hunt had been П

"Ya, I fix it." Elan held the so informally. Marke was there "I know," Gypsy told her soberly.

and two or three young man andit (Continued on Page 7.). frlond; that was all. It was horrid "I got awfully run down," Sue blue mug to the baby's lips. of Suo. Hor illness must be affect-confessed. "I haven't been eating pe ing her mind

much. I don't sleep. The doctor To Gypsy'e amazement and dietells me I'll crack up unless I go comfiture, the other girl put her away and have a rest. And yet handkerchief to her eyes and be it's killing me to leave him. To gan to weep Gypsy glanced think.some other girl will be play- around in consternation. Theroing with him while I'm hundreds were only a few people at the tables of miles away.

now. An old Indy in black ant in Gypsy signalled the waiter, hov- the corner, enjoying a solitary tea.ering in the background with a There were two or three absorbed check. The two girls strolled out couples. No one was noticing. into the sunshine. "Come back to "Sue, you mustn't--not here!" the apartment with me." Gypsy The other girl gulped, awallowed, nald. "Let's talk this thing out. put her handkerchief away. "I'm can't bear to think of your go- terribly worry," she apologized. Ing away off there with nothing "I'm--not myself, you can see that. settled

I didnt menn ali I suld. Forget in the back of her mind there It. You can see how it is with hovered the ghost of a plan. If

Hunt could be made to sce his eyes were opened there might be no need of Sue's long journey.

me.

Gypay Bw. Sue, in love with Hunt, desperate, jealous. And yet the accusation rankled. Was there any justice in what Sue bad said ? Had she, Gypsy, sought surecase from her own pain in Hunt's at- tentions 7 She winced thought.

st

the

The trouble was, Gypsy thought uefully putting down the receiver, she just didn't know how to say "no" to people. When Lila called, announcing her return and asking Impulsively she leaned across Gypsy to a dinner she was giving and patted Sue's hand. "I'm sorry the following night, she had ac If you've misunderstood,” she said cepted without thinking. And softly. "Hunt's awfully fond of Tom was behaving very oddly you. See him before you go about it. He simply said he away."

couldn't go. Gypsy knew he didn't

Sue raised her head proudly, approve of Lika, but that wasn't it "I'll not run after him," she said entirely. He was too modern to quickly. "I' no run after any stand aside and judge his wife's man. It was only-well, you see, friends, no matter what they might while he was away he used to do.

write to me. Marvellous letter. T "But I anid we would," she told got sentimental about him then.him, puzzled. "We don't often go And when he got back, so tall and places together these days. 1 distinguished and, interesting. thought you might not mind. Or sort of fell for him, I guess. It rather, I didn't think at all. was silly of me. But he seemed to just accepted. Ilke an idiot, without like me a lot. Until this winter, thinking," Then I began not to see so much of him. And he got in with that Village crowd. Ioany's.

"I'm sorry. darling. I'll un- doubtedly be tied up with Strath- more to-morrow night. Got to go up to Tarrytown to see him. Get

: "I know," Gypsy interrupted toļoût of it.*** say, with a little spasm of guilt.

But when Gypsy called back to "Well, then Elspeth drove me tell Lila af this the latter wha crazy, telling me he was in love gaily adarnunt. Nonsense. she with you that he followed you would get another man. How around every place, that he about that nice, bronzed engineer wouldn't go to a party unless he chap-Gibson? She had met him heard you were to be there

at parties hast winter and nt I've cried myself nick over it." Gypsy's tea. She'd give bi

"Elspeth!" Gypsy said with fine ring. He could plek Gypsy up... scorn. "And you listened to her."! Gypsy bit her Hp and kept silent.

"Well, she's a mischief-maker, It was- idiotic-the whole thing- I know that, but some of it was was. Tom made no comment when true. He did see lots of you and she told him of Lila's arrangement whenever I met him it was always but she had an iden he didn't ex- you he talked about.

actly like it. Oh, dear, it wasn't "Nonsense.". Gypsy's colour was her fault! Sue would be angry,

100, if she heard.

high.

"You don't know what a relief She dressed for the party with it's been to talk it out," Sue said, mixed feelings. Hunt's arrival on a long sigh. "To hear you say made her feel shy as a schoolgirl there's nothing in it-to know you and self-conscious, too.

He ad- wouldn't lie to me...

mired her HOW frock, a sofi, "Of course, I wouldn't lie to adroitly curving affair of apricot you." Gypsy said proudly. "Be-satin Tom had not even seen her aldes, what aboui Tom? What did in it. It set off her rounded small

Hunt seemed to fit in with this

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