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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1994

Married Flirts

CHAPTER XLVIII

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by MABEL

MCELLIOTT

was alight, with flyaway dark curls going to be a continuation of the Anch-belongs to the puble for the ignition koy. "I declare argued tempostuously with a car-

.smiling.

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evor."

bettor.

Suo

would have boon diferent. I used who frightened me out of my wits; gagingly,

quiet and rails when I feel like to think I would go crazy, cooped [barged in there one night when the The maples dow red banners up there in the city, with nothing place was empty and upset the oll Gypsy said inaudibly.

"Doesn't like to be habled," lying into A temper. I've had to learn lots, for David's sake, That's against a sky of heavenly blue to look out at nothing to doslove. Ha was"-sho shuddered The air was crisp and bracing here

"I'm goin' to build a house my-one thing motherhood teaches you under the old trees with a boy or really, although Davy's needs kept over the words-ho was horribly solf," the boy bonated. Bettdrn self-control"

busy enough. That's the burned and died. We had a little the men." four spread-engled in a sand pile trouble with the first years of insurance but not much and we

"Well, you're an angel and I -and two or three white-capped marriage," she mused. "You're were just sick over it. Then the

"Of course you are." Gypay aur-love you. Look for me some day workmon loftering among

the getting used to an entirely dif- stato went around, buying up land veyed him with pride. "Call me next week," Sie flung back na she .shavings.

ferent kind of life-no one really for Whipple Beach (I guess you." The child atrutted away, she had of Gypsy was a dark blue when you've finished. I wont to started the car. The last glimpse Two women came out of the prepares you for it. Somehow haven't heard of that; it's been house and stood on the porch. One you have a feeling that it's just done since you went to Mexico). proud and zestful.

figura allhouetted against the clear It's a marvellous stretch Sue lingered, har hand fumbling haze of the September sky, as sho and an apricot flush on her cheek. parties and showers everyone has of The other had crisp red hair under been giving, for you. And then They made a bid for our place and Elsie Wilbur's tea," she said. thought, driving off, that she had

I wish I hadn't promised to go to [penter. Was It possiblo, her white felt hat. She was suddenly you're cook and chamber-It Was wonderful, getting the r'd like to stop here all afternoon. over beon jealous of her friend?

mald and nurse and you don't money in one fell swoop. "I think you've done wonders know what it's all about."

That we haven't talked things out. Ridiculous and yet trus. She had was just about the time Tom had There are dozens of people I want suffered torments over it Now to the place," she said eagerly.

his promotion year ago and we to know about. By the way, what Hunt was hers. Gypsy had been "Who would have thought of mak- "You didn't seem to have any started out at once in pursuit of a Ing that old barn into a studio? bumps the frat year, though," Sue house. Tom doesn't mind the com- last. I heard of her she was cutting wore all getting staid and settled. aver became of Lila Blim? The married five whole years. They It's perfect."

said, pulling her white gloves on. muting and he thought it would be "The school will be open next "You and Tom always got on grand to be near the family."

a great swathe abroad."

No more flurries... no heart- week," said the dark-haired one beautifully."

"Nice he gets on with them se Lilal She felt miserable about

Gypsy shook her head. "Poor breaka... with animation. "I have two "Didn't I, though?" Gypsy's well." Sue murmured.

Marriage changes us all, Sue helpers already. Of course it's an eyes

being mixed up in that English thought. Some crinkled reminisceatly. "Oh, Mums adores him. If he divorce case. It wasn't in the least (there was Lilal) and some for the for the worse experiment so we can't promiseWell, I was pretty silly and half were her own son she couldn't much in the way of money. We baked, I can tell you. I used to go be fondor. Well, we found this her fault." have three groups. The juniors. to Ella's to a party and come home place. The house wasn't in bad "You always had a soft spot for "Well, maybe not,” observed Suc, from 18 months to two and a

In the candlelight, with Clytie's half; and the runabouts who can and be discontented for a week. shape. It's 100 years old, you her. I must say I couldn't ano her Jaecond daughter, 'Annie, coming to

He knew it was know, but it had been remodelled Tom was sweet.

jand fro with hot food in the blue go from that to four. (David is bad for me but he didn't say about 20 years ago by some artist in that.) And then the seniors word. Then when he was working and his wife who had to go west wore," Gypsy defended. Sue burst visit. Gypsy had changed her "She was undisciplined-we all dishca, Gypsy told Tom about Sue's They're the rea! kindergartners, hard, trying desperately to get a The barn was a big old ram- of course the average pre-school foothold in the office, I'd crab if shackle place but it had noc beams out laughing. You talk a grey slacks and jersey for an organdie children. Why don't you come in?" he were kept late. I'd be horrid and a good foundation. We

beard, my dear. You must be all frock stripped and plaided in pale "Oh, I'd love to, Gypsy," cried and auspicious and jealous. Don't contrated

of 27,"

green. Her lovely neck and on the house first. Sua Gibson. "I

shoulders were bure. The old din- wonder 键 -could! I don't know a thing about herself to say, "It spoils every-Whipple Bench was our fairy god her soberly. I've learned to keep

I be jealous, Sue," she interrupted Paint and plumbing and whatnot.

"I've learned a lot," Gypsy tolding room with its white panelled the work but I was wondering what thing. Half the time it's nome-mother."

(Continued, on Page 11.) on earth I'd do with myself this thing manufactured out of your winter. Of course while Hunt own head. If I'd had some work "It's charming." Sue glanced and I were in Mexico I was busy that interested me or if I had back at the white house, crouched --it was fascinating. I learned been able to get away from the Spanish. I even took a course in baby oftenor, keep my brains dust archaeology, although half the ed off, I never would have been time I didn't know what Profes-like that. That's what we hope to sor de Mores was talking about do for the girls ground here. They But it was good practice "

won't have to worry about their Well, talk it over with Hunt children four mornings a week said Gypsy, encouraging. We're keeping the fee down.so that "You'll be in an mpartment, so if almost anyone can afford it. And you don't go in for golf or bridge we're going to have lots of fun." or something you'll have time on "How did you happen to find your hands."

this place?" Sue wanted to know, "Plenty of that," said

Sue lending the way to her little car, noberly. "Gypsy, he really is a parked under the big sugar maple pet-Davy, 1 menn. You don't which was already shedding Its know how I envy yoit!"

autumn effulgence all over the "He's sweet." The dark-haired driveway. young woman's eyes shone. "But "Well, we were in the market, do you know, if I could have been I don't know whether I ever told out here that first year instead you the cabin at Wading Hollow of in дп apartment everything burned down. That village idiot

con-

in the shade of arching trees, The verandah was furnished with deep chairs and scattered tables.

He

"Then I had this brainstorm about the nursery school. It will be fun for me and maybe some day I'll make some money. Tom is as enthusiastic as I am. spends weekends hammering and aandpapering. We've just about finished. Come around A week from Monday and I'll show you our student body. All in pink rompers."

"I will," Sue promised. SEO was leaning on the car door ow and Sue reflected to herself that; really she did not look a scrap older than on that gala day five years before when she had walked up the aisle of the little church

In Blue Hills, Tom Weaver's bride. Her brown curls were as flyaway ga ever and the apricot flush still ingered in her rounded cheeka. She was wearing her working coo- tume to-day-dark blue slacks and a striped jersey shirt. She looked almost like. a rosy boy, the kind of figure you see in posters adver- tising the Breton countryside. On- ly when she turned and swooped the overalled child by her side into: | her arms and buried her face in his

sunburned neck"you"saw she was" not n boy at all, but a woman.) warm, eager, loving.

Sue sighed again. “If I had a child.

"You will," Gypsy prophesied. David struggled to be free and she, set him squarely down upon his feet and he grinned at her en-

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