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THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1934.

Married Flirts

CHAPTER XLIV When Tom Weaver flung him self out into the rain that night he had no least idea where he was going. Anger ruled him for the moment that and an unacknowl-

madness that had possessed him was cooling. He found the office deserted and managed to make the change to fresh clothes in his office utterly unmolested.

At 9 o'clock Mr. Clayton bustled in. -edged sense of jealousy and frus- "Weaver! You're just the 'man tration. How dared Gypsy rush in I want to see. Want you to entel with that impossible bounder, look-the 11 o'clock for Cleveland." ing so utterly lovely, pouring out There were papers to be tucked that absurd and fantastic explans-into the briefcase. Tom had to

on of her tardingrat

harry, he tried to, telophone Gypsy. He was not conscious, really, of (because of course he would have the storm as he plunged out Into to let her know--he wasn't com- It. The boy at the apartment pletely and finally a end). But the switchboard looked at him curi- operator

Sorr-ry, they Haid, Qualy and said something about ade not everal times and finally in her maddening taxi. Tom did not even hear him. sing-song He went out, head down, charging he gave up. like an angry stallion.

He rushed out. He'd have to There was no direction in his buy a change of clothes when he steps, yet after a while, dripping, got to Cleveland. Then he'd drop he found himself outside Grand Gypsy a note. He must have been Central station... The big terminal light-headed inst night. That at this hour was almost deserted. drink he had made at Vern's had A few desolate aouls ant drearily just set him off. He hadn't had about in the main waiting room; any dinner to speak of and that there were one or two clearing green bottle must have contained women about. The whole place what the mountaineers called heat- had a soul-stirring air of forlorn-tightning. ness which suited Tom's mood.

He chose a bench in a corner and On the train he wrote Gypsy. snt there, scarcely thinking, steep He told her what hotel he would ed in his black despondency. It be at and would she send his was un auch nights as; thin: be things? And he was sorry und brooded, that men chose, the would she forgive him? It had all been pretty childish and irrational.

river

How long he sat there be never He was diangrecably surprised knew, but after a time he was con-not to hear from her In a day or selous of a new life and movement, two. When he tried to get the 1 coming and going. It was apartment by long distance the morning early, ret indubitably operator said they did not answer. morning. He bostirred himself. He know her family was going to His suit was wrinkled, He needed be away so he didn't even try the a shine and he ran his hand over the stubble of a beard.

Well, he would go to the office. Curiously enough, the day before he had parked in his locker there suit just received from the tailor.

house in Blue Hills but sent a tele- gram, instead. It wasn't ke Gypsy to ignore all these, but she did and he was rather alarmed. He searched the New York papers for comment on Derek's nceldont

He had not remembered to take It but found none.

home or rather he had not wanted He was very busy in Cleveland

to carry it all the way to Tarry-but he had time to worry about town and back. Yesterday

how long ago it seemed.

his wife and child," to feel com-

.

ipletely cut off from them. He

After a shave and a cup of coffee (didn't blame Gypsy for sulking.

he felt better. He was a little bit He'd acted like a complete 183.

by MABEL

McELLIOTT OTT

Mr. Weaver I saw here a few min utes ago?"

The hallboy looked blank, "Then you didn't give him the mail?

"Didn't know there was You never tole me.”

none..

cumstances of the evening she the subway on his way to the ferry.came into the foyer. "Was that would understand. He was in alle had caught sight of two-column fever of Impatience to be back. headlines on a tablold story,

This morning, after turning in "CLUBMAN DIES AFTER his reporte at the office, he barged TEN-DAY RIGHT FOR LIFE: up to the apartment, Had Mrs. UNKNOWN WOMAN SOUGHT Wenver returned? The hallboy Tom had bought the paper in a didn't know, But he buzzed the fever of excitement. Derek Bliss apartment and no one answered, was dead. In characteristic tabloid The superintendent shrugged. It was no affair of his, after all. No, there wasn't any mall at least fashion the story ran: he hadn't seen any about. Well, "Derek Bllas, clubman and se-Those lettore that had been coming that meant that Gypsy had got the ciallte, died at 2:25 am. to-day in every day, from Cleveland for Mrs. letters and had simply left them Miss Blank's Nursing Home at Wenver might or might not be im- unanswered.

Madison avenue Bliss, who fell portant. He'd just have to wait Tom thrust his hands into his or jumped from the parapet sur and give them to her whenever she pockets, frowning. It was darned rounding his ex-wife's penthouse came. He was a careful man so he queer he hadn't got a message of on June 28, was paid to be despond-locked the mail up in his desk and any kind. Well, Gypsy was angry ent over the divorce, granted in told the hallboy to inform Inquiring and she had every right to be. He Reno last month. His wife, the tenants that he'd be back about had acted badly. As soon as he'd socially prominent Lila Kotaling three. He had to go down to the gone up into the apartment and Ellas, is rumoured to be contemplat-banic.

Thus it was that when Gypsy changed his clothes he'd call her ing matrimony with Martin Scan-

at Blue Hills; take a chance on it, nell (Marko) Broughton, Wall came and looked in her mail box any how. After that well. h Street king. Polica are hunting for and peered under the door there didn't know what he'd do..

an unknown woman, said to have WBB no message. She was fright The little rooms looked utterly been with Bllas at the moment heened. Tom had really deserted her desolate although everything was fell from the penthouse roof. Mrs. then! She had been thoroughly neat, in perfect order. In the Hotaling Bliss, said to be in seclu-alarmed by the newspaper. account For Derek's death. There was noth- closet some of Gypsy's frocks hunksion with friends, is reported to limply, mute necusers. Tom shut-have suffered a pervous breakdown.ng to be ashamed of-nothing- dered. Thoro

[but if she went to the police something as a result of the tragedy. WILA ghostly about that brave, pathetic Tom ground his teeth. Ile told her story, her name and Hunt's array. She must have left hurried wouldn't even stop to telephone the would be blazoned in all the papers. The ballboy was at the switch- ly, the thought came: who took so house in Jersey He would rush

little. Very

The baby's crib, over there and if Gypsy weren't to board when she came in. He was primly made up, with its blue be found he would search until he new one and she didn't know him. She went up to the apartment with spread and appliqued rabbit, mock-did find her,

David In her arms. David whim- ed him with its emptiness,

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