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Married Flirts

CHAPTER XXXVII

1 you think I was planning? You figure and should have known better than perfection. this

FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 1934.

by MABEL

McELLIOTT

"Goodbye, angel." Gypsy clutched their bird-like, beautifully capar- the little velvet Jacket around her, isoned young women. dropped a kiss on the back of Norrie. Lila

Pep. Van.. David's neck and went out.

always. 'introduced hor guests thus, ensually, In the tax she chattered gally about nothing at all. Later, she darling. Mr. told herself, she would got around black surface with littlo white The table was a long, gleaming

A foam of white

No oto, Lila told them lightly, Glase birds.

jalands upon it. Lace runneru.

creamy shoulders to "I don't know what you mean," Gypsy repeated but her heart was.

She went back into the bedrocn beating very fast. Sue's blazingly nothing in it," Sue went on. In his high chair and Elsu was "I'd tell myself, there's absolate-for her wrap. Dayld was seated eyes, in a white face accused her."'d try to forget about. it. And feeding him his supper.

I never should have thought it then wouldn't hear from Hunt of you," Sue went on in a low for weeks. I'd be sick to death Weaver said he'd be home about to Sue.

"Good night, shaking tone. "Frting around. Hatening for the sound of the 10, Elan. You'll remember just You with a nice husband of your phone. No matter who else called what I said about his sapper. He was in town. There were just a flowers In own.. a baby."

"Sue! Why, I've never in the how it in." She appealed to the for a bite but I'm sure he won't course she remembered Mr. Gibson apartment seemed cool, high above I couldn't be bothered. You know said he'd stop at Grand Central few people coming in. Yes, of though the night was hot Lila's n crystal bowl. Al- world... Gypsy was hot, angry, other woman. mutinous. Hunt had

have had time." bear A friond; that was all. It was horrid

"I know," Gypsy told her soberly.

and it was sweet of him to come, the city. "Ya, I fix it." Elan held the so informally, Marko was there of Suc. Her illness must be affect-confessed. "I haven't been eating

"I got awfully run down," Sie blue mug to the baby's lips.

Hufft seemed to fit in with thin and two or three young men and (Continued on Page 4.) Ing her mind

much. To Gypsy's amazement and dis tells me I'll crack up unless I go I don't sleep. The doctor comflture, 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. There ing with him while I'm hundrede were only a few people at the tnbies of miles away. now. An old lady in black sat in

Gypsy signalled the walter, hov-

the corner, enjoying a solitary tea.ering In the background with n 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 other girl gulped, swallowed, nitid. "Let's talk, this thing out. the apartment with me." Gypay put her handkerchief away, "I'm I can't bear to think of your go- terribly sorry," she apologized. Ing away off there with nothing "I'm not myself, you can see that. settled I didnt mean all said. Forget it. You can see how it la with

me

Gypsy saw. Sue, in love with Hunt, desperate, jealous. And yet the neensation rankled. Was there any justice in what Sue had said?

borered the ghost of a plon. 1

In the back of her mind there Hunt could be made to see. his eyes were opened there might be no need of Sue's long journey,

if

The trouble was, Gypsy thought

lad she, Gypay, sought surcense ruefully putting down the receiver. from her own pain in Hunt's at-she just didu'l know how to say tentions 7 She winced

thought.

.

Inpulaively she leaned and patted Sue's, hand.

nt

the "no" to people. When Lila called, jannuncing her return and naking across Gypsy to a dinner she was giving "I'm sorry the following night, she had ac- And behaving very oddly He simply haid he couldn't go. Gypsy knew he didn't

AHIA

if you've misunderstood," she salt cepted without thinking.. softly. "Hunt's awfully fond of Tam you. See hira away."

before

Robout

Sus raised her head proudly: approve of Lila, but that wasn't it "I'll not run after him," she said entirely. He was tou modern to quickly. "I not 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.

But I said we would," she told

got sentimental about him then, jhim, puzzled. "We don't often go And when he got back, so tall and places together these days. I distinguished and interesting. thought you might not mind. Or Bort of fell for him, I guess. Ittather. I didn't think at all. was silly of me. But he seemed to just accepted. like an idiot, without Hike 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. Ronny's

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doubtedly be tied up with Strath- "I'm sorry, darling, I'll in- more to-morrow night. Got to go

up to Tarrytown to see him. Get

"I know," Gypsy interrupted-toent of it." say, with a little spasm-of gullt.

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But when Gypay called back to

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adamant. Nonsense,

"Well, then Elspeth drove me teli Lila at this the latter was crazy, telling me he was in love gally with you that he followed you would around every

place, that

she get another man. How wouldn't go to a party unless he chap-Gibson? She had met him he about that nice. bronzed engineer heard you were to be there. ut parties fast winter and at I've cried myself sick over it"

"Elspeth!" Gypsy said with fine scorn. "And you listened to her."

ring. He could pick.Gypsy up Gypsy's tea. She'd give him a

Gypsy bit her lip 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 you he talked about..

"Nonsense." Gypsy's colour was

high.

but she had an idea he didn't ex- her fault! Sue would be angry, netly like it. Oh, dear, it wasn't too, if she heard,

"You don't know what a rellef it's been to talk it out." Sue unid, mixed feelings. Hunt's

She dressed for the party with arrival

on a long sigh. "To hear you say made her feet shy as a schoolgirl there's nothing in it--to know you and self-conscious, too, He ad. wouldn't lle to ne

"Of course,

mired her new frock, I wouldn't lie tondroitiy_curving affair of apricot a soft, you," Gypar said proudly. "Be-satin. Tom had not even acon her aldes, what about Tom? What did in it. It set off her rounded amatti

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