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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY

Married Flirts by MADE

CHAPTER XLII

Now the storm which had been i threatoning all the long evening.

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1934.

have saved them both. Neither beds and dusted, all with a sick islo fts cradle. Somehow, though, Yesterday the plan would have would offer IL.

heart. Once she called the hospital. she was not, as overjoyed as she delighted her. But now

"I'll let you know." sho prom- where Derek had been taken and should have been. It didn't make Then suddenly it was all over. he was told his condition was her like Hunt better, this roaliza-feed. Somehow aho must keep the "No change," said the tion that the only real feeling he knowledge of her personal dians. began in real earnest. The light As the thunder crackled and roared the same. ring flashod. The heavens trembled and the flasher of light flickered dispassionate voice at the third had about Derek's fall was rollef ter from them. They must not be under the onslaughts of fierce, on and off the door slammed. floor denk Hunt telephoned und. that he should have saved his own worried just now. shattering peals

thunder. Gypsy stood unmoving. It was all in an apologetic tone, said he was alin.

"I don't blame him a bit," Gypsy She dressed carefully and wont Gypsy shivered, not only because a bad dream, she kept telling her-sorry if he had butted in inst

two o'clock. Mrs. Bliss was not of the storm but because of Tom's self. The whole thing the din-night. Gypsy assured him it was said, of Hunt. Just the same her over to Lin's apartment about last words and the baleful expree nor and Darek's accident and the quite, quite all right, She under- heart felt sore.

Of Tom she simply refused to seeing anyone, Davles told her everything. Prosent-stood. They had all been a little Bion he now bent upon her.

quarrel ould wake up and' and crazy list night, she said, and think. They had quarrelled before, with a concerned fare. There was "I'm tired," she repeated. "I'vely she had a dreadful time of it. Can't herself in her own small bed and laughed shakily. Hunt had gone naturally; but not like this. He a trained nurse. They were giv you see that? That awful score Tom asleep opposite, his arms on to say he was lunching with would think things over presently, ing her oplates. Mrs. Bliss had

She shut her flung over his head.

Sue. Thank the Lord, he added He would be sorry. She would not been hysterical..

Gypsy went out into the warm, with Derek.

But the clock ticked on inexor- with apparent irrelevance, the forgive him at once. He hadn't

or had sho? How bright sunshine dazedly. Derek OJ'es

dying, Lila frantic, herself all at ably, the rumble of the storm con- mesa had been kept out of the meant it "Don't try to turn me aide." Tom said bleakly, "I want to tinued, and when she flung the papers. Gypay had seen suddenly was she to get through the day?

Sho, called her mother and learn-sen. What a topsy-turvy world!

She kept herself busy somehow. know what there is between your door wide only emptiness greeted and clearly what he had meant her

her. He had really and truly to see. He was perfectly willing ed that Daddy had taken his first

Els brought the smiling and Gibson ?"

to play around with a young walk completely alone that morning. When She stared at him, "You know

gone.

She went back into the apart married woman, beau her to par- "We plan to go up to that place and slightly wilted baby back

in the Adirondacks there's nothing at all.

next week." Gypsy hnd the apartment cool and "We shaded and dim, Mr. Weaver ment and stared around her. It ties, even hold her hand a moment was all over, their life together. too long at parting, so long as it the pleasant volce Bald. The plans, the laughter over bud- didn't involve him any further. thought you and Tom might like would not be home for dinner un- Suc. to stay in the house. It's cool and tit late. Gypsy announced. Any- how this was one of Elsa'a "early' gets and books, the Idases, the And he was going to see

Sue would take her advice and be quiet** promises, the shared delights.

Somehow Gypsy managed to an-nights. So the maid went away "Well, that's that.". she said her old gay, careless self with him;

Hwer normally. She and Tom...and, in the street far below, one flatly in the silence. It wasn't they would make it up.

"So that's all right," she said next week! How was she to know could hear the wild shouting of

week would bring?

(Continued on Page 12.). that she hadn't honestly and sin- cerely tried to make a go of it but aloud, putting the telephone back what next she had failed, even as Llla hnd. Maybe marriages weren't meant to Vera succeed nowadays. If you went when would this woman's at them in the old-fashioned way;

(ar she had) determined to work name cease to enrage her?

"Ah, but do 17. Only to-day Vora,

He checked himself, but she had caught the name.

"D'you mean to say you discuss me with that woman?"

He had the grace to flush, to answer honestly. "Of course, don't. What do you take me for? But she and something.....

Gypsy felt her temples pounding There was the beat of slow anger in her blood. Vern.

In measured accents she asked, and save and cleave to one man, "You were with her to-night then? you bored him. If you behaved as At dinner, perhaps?''

Lila had you crashed up in more

to

Tom, made to feel in the wrong.spectacular fashion. Loaded

furious retaliation. The crisis, left her light-headed. shouted, "No, not at dinner. She moved quietly about undress- might have dined with her hat no ing, so as not to disturb the baby.į -like a fool, I was being faithful Her mind felt light and free now. even in spirit to you. neted like quite apart from her body. She a blithering idiot and she's a nice would have to make plans. She girl, too. Simple and direct and would have to spare her family, honest...

Daddy.. It was a long time. "Ha!

Ike that! Gypsy sald later an hour perhaps after she bitterly:

had crept into bod that she began "You leave her out of this to cry. She's got nothing to do with us. The facts are that you've been out

"It can't happen as simply as this," she said to herself. "Oh,

at a wild party with this man Tommy-Tommy!"

all hours. I'm sick of it. We'

might as well admit we're in- The day dawned bright, amll- ished. There's no use going on.ing, clean washed after the rain. And now this last hideous mess-There were things to do, to keep Thank God, to have your name dragged through hand and heart busy.

more

of

a scandal! I tell you I'm not thought Gypsy dully, remembering Breakfast having any

it. I'm Llla, for things to do.

to. get. Orange juice and ce real getting out--"

She drew herself tip. You and tonst and milk for David. She can't talk to me like this," she could not eat-she simply could not .And said, her volce shaking. "If you ent. And bathing David. walk out of that door now it will waiting, with a sort of stricture at be the end of everything for us."her heart, for the telephone to

His hand was on the knob. His ring. face was white with anger. They were like two foes locked in dead- through the long morning. Elsa

ly combat. Neither would'give no Inch. One gesture, one look might

But Tom did not call. Not all

Of to be in England now that the summer-and a real summer~is come.

came and Gypsy sent her out with the baby in his cab. She made

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