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Married Flirts

CHAPTER XLI

TUESDAY, JULY 3, 1934.

by MABEL

-MCELLIOTT

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"You shouldn't have gone in the know I've been, against that con first place," he said uglily. “You

noction from the start. We don't belong in that crowd. You know

Hug over the Ince of the runners, ¡liked him better than she did at thing unintelligible to her escort. Itold most of it, tearing at her thin "Lord, you'd think the fool would handkerchief. Tom got, grimmér Someone anki, "Give her a drink, that moment. He seemed a very The summer night was deadly somebody. She needs it.

tower of strength.

have sense enough to go. home and grimmer as it progressed. So still. Hont lightning flashed some Then she saw Davies holding a He came toward them swiftly now," Tom thought grimly. He this was the sort of mess they'd where, for off to the north, and bottle of smelling salts to Lila's and sald something in a low tone went out into the hall, caught at gab themselves into, was it? indoors the clink of crystal could

"It will look fine in the papers faintly be heard, mingled with the nostrils. One of the pretty young to Lila. She uttered one faint disadvantage after his sojourn Found of light, careless volces. Women fainted dead away and had shriek and buried her face in her in the dark. Blinking like an owl, to-morrow, won't it?" he asked wadded handkerchief. Davies: led he thought. Gypsy said. “Oh, dar- coldly. Gypsy's eyes flow to biz Gypsy stood alone on the parapet, to be carried out.

ling" in what he considered almost face. Why was he taking it this hor apricot gown' floating around "It's got to be kept out of the her from the room. her, her face nehon in the dimness.papers," Lila was saying over and Hunt faced the others. "He hit an indecently emotional volse, but way he could see her asking her

Derek," she whispered faintly over, with deadly precision. As if, the parapet three storeys below." he did not respond; he felt himself self the question.

aloof. He saw the fellow looking "Derek" She felt growing thought Gypsy with scorn, ne if he told them gravely, lots at him oddly and he nodded, foul- fingers that shook a little.

He lighted a cigarette 'with nauses at the pit of her stomach would know what had happened. broken."

that mattered now! Everyone but they think his back is

ing like a wooden man, -stiff and She was desperately afraid she was Marko went out with the other

Inhuman. going to faint. And she continued

"She's had a shock," he heard men: all the women were left alone. If there is anything more irrita to stand, ns If; rooted to the spot. It was horrible. No one knew ting than a man's discovery, on the other man gay. frozen Into a dreadful Immobility.

The muscles, of Tom's mouth Perhaps not 30 seconds had what to any or to do Derck-avoiding the very jaws of tempta

atretched themselves in what he passed, although to her these so- Gypsy simply could not let herself tion and rushing home to his wife, hoped, was a sarcastic smile, "Oh, it.

"Yes, but Tom. onds ticked past like hours, before believe this had happened to that the latter is nowhere to be.

He couldn't stop himself. He Hunt's tall form was silhouetted Derek, with his strong, supple body found, I cannot think of it at the has she?" he asked. What was against the light and Hunt's agree Why, less than two years, go heedly silly, distinctly priggish ami/chap go off and leave them?

and his crooked, faun-like smile. moment. Tom Weaver felt decid- this all about and why didn't the hated himself for going on like able voice said carelessly, "How're and Lila had made all sorts of pre-nally, bitterly angry. Gypsy had

The story tumbled out. Gypsy

(Continued on Page 19.) tricks, you two!"

"You two!" With the words love, to cherish, to honour. What she had seemed genuinely to mean

posterous vows to each other; to anid she would bo Gypsy's immobility cracked and she did it. all mean? Was fideilty. it. Here it was past midnight and rushed toward him as to a saviour, after all, such an unimportant she had not appeared. hysteria in her voice.

thing as people seemed to think Tom didn't like it. He prided Hunt nowadays? And had Derek per- himself on his modern attitude, ished because he had believed in especially toward his wife. She

Tag A free

agent, wasn't she?

"Hunt--Hunt, he's gone!" "Bliss? Why, Ke looked around quickly,

you mean he's

not go on. He went

hands over her eyes.

come with him..

home early;

"My God, it?

Ho could! Every time the elevator door The days of the possessive' husband to the rall clanged they all turned their eyes were gone forever-and yet-and

ever,

looked over. Gypsy Bung herfearfully in Its direction. The yet--

fsultry tension grew and deepened, The telephone rang and he an- *"Come along!"-- He had her, hand “I'm afraid I'm going to scream,"swered it in a cold, dispassionate in his and they were in the candle-the girl in the ice-blue confided to voice. It was Gypsy and she was lighted roon nain and he was Gypsy. "Somebody give me

A excited. Her voice sounded де speaking, briefly, quietly. An ae-cigarette, for heaven's sake." though she had been crying. This cident, he suld. If someone wonkd' "Ghastly affair, simply ghastly."¡made Tom angrier than

whapered another. She looked Fine goings on! His wife off- Lila hud, rlaen. Her face was absolutely shattered,, but she kept heaven knew where with another chalk white above the black shadow renewing her complexion with fin-man, upset by something. He of her gown, Marko's pearls lygers that shook a little.

couldn't hear half she said but he on her throut.

"Why doesn't somebody do some-gathered she was on her way home. "I was afraid of this.he thing?" Lila interrupted fretful-le scarcely answered her. The sald 12 a monolone. "I was ly. Where's Marko. Why did coldly, bitterly stubborn imood afraid....

Marka have to run off and leave which visited him infrequently was like that? Where is everybody?"shutting down upon him. lle

At length there were steps in could do nothing to conquer it. the ball and the women looked He stalked into the bedroom, gratefully, hopefully at Hunt as he stared dowir at the sleeping baby, came in. Gypsy felt she had never But the utter dependence,

and abandon of the curled small figure did not serve to dispel his gloomy temper, Although he know it was not true, he told himself -- that Gypsy was neglecting the boy. She hud 110 business rushing around as she did these days.

Chairs were pushed back, voices gabbled. Gypsy notleed dully that someone had overturned a ginay of wine and that the stain was spread-

Presently he heard her key hat he did not move, He continued to stand there, in the half-light. Aulking. But his ears were alert. He heard the swish of her drapes rics, the click of another lamp and Gypsy's half hysterical laugh which ended in a sob. She and goma-

"

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