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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

Married Flirts

CHAPTER XLIII ·

good order.

THURSDAY, JULY

1934.

by MABEL

McELLIOTT

¡more than thin. She was hollow-jale only knew that all she wanted, had forgotten her own trouble, con- Clytle came rumbling through eyed. She looked as if she'd had in the world was the sight of him,sidering this. And she had wept in Mrs. Potting thought she from the kitchen regions after a sleepless nights. Why, land's sakes, the sound of his deep, pleasant the night, longing for Tom to talk would just ran over and see how moment's wait. She showed her Mrs. Pottingili murmured Inwardly, voice and the touch of his hand on to, to comfort her. those Morell children were getting teeth and said Mls' Gypsy `was lying who looks as though she'd been hers. What had thoy quarrelled Hunt had stopped by for a mo along, now that their mother and down and she's just call her, pulled through a knothole.

about? What did "ît all mean? mont the night before. He had father were away. Wasn't it just

"She not well?" Mrs. Pottingil They chatted for in was a toné. "Rotten, luck wonderful the way Harvey Morell

pite her moet Valiant buerts, whole world no important ne their for him!" low on huck for an aith wanted to know. had recovered after that terrible "Oh, sho's just a mite peaked." Mrs. Petiingiil discovered the con- together. To throw it away Gypsy had looked at him quickly accident? It would have been a Clytle told her. She not feeling voraation was flagging. Gypsy ke this, without a look behind, and proudly. "You can deny you great loss to the family and he so awful good. this afternoon. Jacemed utterly dispirited.. The without a gesture of regret it was were there if your name comes into had had a close call, a very close Guess maybe it's the heat." only time she brightened at allunthinkable!

It. No one need-know call indeed, said Mrs. Petiingill, They both nodded solemnly ever was when the vialtor spoke of her

And yesterday,

He had the grace to be ashamed. nighing and wiping her oven. Well, this. This heat was enough to lay father's recovery.

her to crown the Lord had been good to them; anybody low-except, of

course, "That's it," Mrs. Pettingill told trouble, Derek, who had been drift-"What about you?** and now Harvey and Louise had themselves. Whatever the weather, herself as she went down the steps. Ing toward the dark shadows over She had shrugged her shoulders. gone off to the mountains and there Clytle scrubbed and baked and "She took his illness too much to since that night of the fall, had "It doesn't matter about me."

Plainly he didn't want Sue to was Gypay, looking rather penked

the heart. She's fagged out. Why, died. Some enterprising and sus- (but that was to be expected; that roasted: Mr. Pettingill did

same, varying the routine with that child's not well."

picious reporter had caught wind know he had attended Lin's fate- big child of hers was quite a care), trips to the Ladies' Aid and mis- After she had left Gypsy sat tor of the true state of affair The fui party, no matter how innocent over in the house, looking after the slonary_suppors on the church a long time, relaxed in the low morning's newspaper had carried his part in the night's affairs might twins, with Clytic's help

Blawn. It wasn't to be expected chair, staring at the pattern the story full of veiled insinuations. have been. Sue had confided to It was a hot day. Hot and still that young folks would have their maple branches throw across the Gypsy e namo had not been men-Gypsy only Monday that Hunt was with big, fat, fleecy clouds sailing stamina.

porch. Clytie came out after a bit tioned but it was oply a question his old, sweet self to her those

"I think something happened in a high blue sky. But not hot

and plumped up pillows and wanted of time, she thought drearily, enough to deter Mrs. Peltingill Clytio refrained from expressing to know if Gypsy would like a glass before the whole, miserable story he's utterly changed," Suc had said from making a ple before she put her own private opinion that Miss of milk. Gypsy sald listlessly that would come out. Then Sue would softly. "He says he never mow on a fresh lavender dimity and Gypsy had something on her mind, she thought not; when it got cooler know where Hunt had been that anyone so-so untouched brushed her Iron gray hair into its that also was

am. Did you fussing to herself she was going to walk down the night. Sue, whose fragile, dawn- corruptible as-1 customary neat waves. She knew about something. She had said, street with David to the drugstore. ing happiness in Hunt's now devo- over?" And Sue's sweet laughter Bertram and Beatrice loved pleon arriving, that Mr. Weaver was She didn't acknowledge, oven lotion was a lovely thing, to watch had rung out. Gypsy's lips had The baby was parked in his car-lout of town on business. But herself, what she wanted to do When firat aho had read of twisted themselves into a smile, but ringe in the alde yard under the Clytle didn't take too much stock there. Sho could seo, in her mind's Derek's death, Gypsy's heart had the implied comparison had stabbed big black blot of alinde thrown by in this, since she knew the ways eye, the little telephone booth at ached and her tears had fallen. her. Hunt, playing around with a the old augar maple. A glare of of men. Although she would say the end of the shop, hidden by the The affair seemed pitiable beyond Ray crowd, had liked it all well sunshine lay all over the rest of for Midi Tom he seemed at very jutting cosmetic counter and the belief and tragically sad. But now enough until danger threatened, the place and most of the shades nice gentlenian and always had. lending library shelves. She want- she had come to see that perhaps Now he had rushed to the safety in the house were drawn, too. Well, Mra. Pettingill sat in one of the led to call A certain downtown Derek, In leaving life, had justifled and Innocence of Suo's single- bless his heart, said Mrs. Pettin wicker chairs on the porch, fan-number .she wanted to ask ahimself. Ile had refused to make minded devotion, gil, smiling and clueking at the ning herself, and after a bit Gypsy question. At home someone ja compromise. He had loved Lifa "But he'll be a very good husband acet lamb. Did he love his old appeared in a filmy pink frock Mrs, would be sure to hear since. Tom's would be able to build a new happi-

truly and deeply. Whether the for her," Gypay thought wistfully. Auntie Pettingill and was he a love Pettingill didn't remember having It was 10 days now

She wouldn't be calling Tom to- of a child? He was

{sce i before.

tall figure, had flung itself out ofness on the ashos of his dead love day, she told herself proudly, if it Nobody seemed to be about, 60 "Why, child, you're right thin!"the apartment door. Ten aching, Įremained to be seen.

weren't for this complication caused Mrs. Pettingill · went up on. the ishe said before she had thought dreadful days. At first she had "What a punishment for her," by Derek's death. Why, only an porch and rang the bell. Through twice about it. She was sorry the been angry: resentful, bitter; now Gypsy had murmured in pity, Sho

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