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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY, JULY

9.1934.

by MABEL

McELLIOTT

THIS

Married Flirts

CHAPTER XLVI

In after years Tom Weaver thought with grim horror of that aight. He was the most healthy- minded man imaginable.

He would have scoffed ordinarily at the suggestion that there was anything in the iden of premonition, in telepathy, but now, try as he might, ho could not throw off the cloud of foreboding that hovered over him.

:tools too seldom used.

"Rotten luck!"

Tom groaned. "What time is it? My watch has stopped."

The other man poored at his the light shed by the dashboard. "Half past 10."

Tom Weaver cursed softly under his breath.

steps on the sand.

"Get him"

Tom lifted Gypsy, to the couch and Hunt raced after the in- intruder. Tom brought water, dipped

a cloth in it, laid it on her fore head. "Darling, speak to me tell me what happened..

She opened her eyes, terrar dark- They had 10 miles to go.ening them. t was a dream, then they had five. Abruptly he swerved no. 11 Avasn't. I came out into the famillar lane, little more I'd heard someone at the latch. than a path, loading to the sent-The door opened. He was staring They talked little, the two men tered houses at the shore. It was at me. in the plunging amall car. After hard going. They wore Jounoed "Who?" the frequent small villages were unmercifully here. past and they were in deep coun- "I don't want to scare her," Tom day they passed a few other mo-muttered, "If she's there. Better tora. In scattered farm houses the stop the car clone to the house. lights of lamps ahone. Tom re- If she hears the motor she'll prob-

din-nbly recognize it." membered he had, had no ner..

But as he ahut off the ignition There were occasional high gates a sound camo that split the dark-me.. and evergreen, hedges and "habi-ness. Gypsy's' scream. taat" fences as they rushed past

the acreage of largo estates. Once Tom had the door open; he was a dog ran into the glare of their running, the other man close on headlights and Tom swerved aud-his heels. denly, missing him. Hunt cupped "My God! What's up?" the light of a cigarette in the hol- low of his hand and put it in Tom's mouth and the driver grunted his thanks. If Gypsy weren't at the cabin, why then why then

that.

OSIOS

But he refused to think of

leave me.

Do you think it'b, safe ¿will. The district attorney

for Hunt to go alone?"

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pal of Marko's. The case. Is "Maybe not. Tell you what-closed." we'll all go back in the car. Then, "You don't mind on Suc's ac- we can stop in the village and toll count?" the chief of police our troubles."

That," said Gypsy with a sigh, "would be better."

"Sue knows." Hunt shrugged. Gypsy closed her eyes. It had been a long, terrible day, but sho. had come to the end of it at last.

But before they left Tom made them all a scalding cap of tea. He opened a can of tomato soup, He The chief of police at the Hol spread crackers clumally man- low, when roused, blinked and said fashion, on a blue plate. They all that one of his men, cruising in a ate greedily as the baby slumbered, Ford, had picked up Danný Minaker unroused, in the Inner room. Jan hour ago. Nover had food tasted so good. It "Ha's harmless", tho chief, yawn- was nectar and ambrosia. Gypsy ing, told them. "He scares ladies wrapped in her dressing gown, sometimes but he don't mean leaned against Tom's shoulder In mito of harm. He used to be in a 'sylum but he wanted to como home and his ma let him.. He's a good taxi driver."

"The man who drove me-up from the station. I screamed. He didn't touch me.. just stood staring. Then I heard the sound of a car, I tried to call but I don't think contentmont.. I made any sound. Anyhow, it didn't seem as if my voice obeyed

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"It did, though." Tom's mouth was grim. "We heard."

"Well, he made a dive through the window." sho sald faintly.

"That's all I remember. And then you 'were holding me and I could breathe again.

Hunt bad the flashlight. It danced a dervish dance upon the hard packed earth. Tom's breath was a knife in his lungs. Once he'll stumbled and caught himself.

The front door of the house was fung wide. He groped through it. They could smeli the malt

"Gypsy Dearest, where are marshes now. Ocensionally, as the you 7" road wound, the winking light of

The Bashlight circled, touched small craft Wat visible. tables and chairs, touched nothing Otherwise they were alone in the [ness, Tom felt the hair on his stiliness of the night.

head rise and prickle as a dog's docs in fear. His fingers touched the electric light button. Gypsy lay across the threshold, between liv ing room and bedroom, in n dond faint.

Suddenly, without warning, the car bumped horridly over the road. Tom tried to convince him self they'd struck a snag-n fallen branch, perhaps but he knew the worst. They had a flat tire. Ho The window opening on the Jaited and together the two men small verandah was open. They struggled with a rusty rim, with could hear the sound of running

Hunt came back.

"He got away. take the car and go after him." She stared.

"Where did you drop from?” Hunt looked rather sheepish. "I came with Tom. Rescue expedi- tion."

"Welt. Well." She lay back again. Her head felt giddy still, She gripped Tom's hand. "Don't

"Are you a little fool?" he asked tenderly as Huat protended to hunt for things in the kitchen,

I don't know, Where "Am I? have you been and why didn't you let me hear from you. I was nearly frantic.

aid Tom, "is a' That," long story and I'll tell you about it to-morrow.”

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all

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"He'd better not be driving taxis Gypsy shuddered. Tom said, when I come down again."

"Oh, I guess we'll send him back where he come from," the chief aid. "He's sort of a disturbing kind of fellow. But he don't mean a mite of harm."

They had to be content with

Hunt came back. "Dorck died, you know," she told. "There was a man calling up that. all the time front some paper.

Hunt rode in the rumble seat. was scared. I didn't know what to protesting that ha liked it, and say to him

Gypsy with David warm and "I know." Hunt looked at her (supine in her arms, leaned against gravely. "Even if it all came out Tom's shoulder. The road bome there'd be nothing to be ashamed was long but somehow she didn't of. See them-tell them. That is, mind it. There were still a great if they come again. I doubt if they (Continued on Page 4).

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