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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY,

Married Flirts

CHAPTER XLVIII

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would have been different. I used who frightened me out of my wits, gagingly.

JULY 11, 1934.

by MABEL

MCELLIOTT

THIS

WEEK

MACKINTOSH'S

THEIR

OBE STOCK

OF

BATHING

Sue

SUITS

quiet and smile when I feel like learn lots, for David's sake. Thats to think I would go crazy, cooped barged in there one night when the "Doesn't like. to be babled,"tlying Into à temper. I've had to The maples flow red banners against a sky of heavenly bluc, there in the city, with nothing place was empty and upset the all Gypsy said inaudibly.

to look out at nothing to do, stove. He was-she shuddered

"I'm goin' to build a house my-one thing motherhood teaches you The air was crisp and bracing her really, although Davy's needs bept over the words "he was horribly self," the boy bonated. "Betternet-control."

"Well, you're an angel and I *busy under the old trees with a boy of me

enough. That's, the burned and died. We had a little

the men." four spread-sagled in a hand plin trouble with the first years of insurance but not much and the "Of course you are. Gypsy sur- love you. Look for me some day and two or three white-capped marriage," she

mused. "You're wer

were just sick over it. Then workmen loltering among the getting used to an entirely dif-state went around, buying up land voyed him with prido. "Call me next wook," Sue flung back as she

really abavings.

for Whipple 'Beach (I guess you when you've finished, it want to started the car. The last glimpse figure allhouetted against the clear Two women came out of the ferent kind of life--no one

proud and restful. house and stood on the porch. One prepares you for it. Somehow haven't heard of that; it's beance. The child strutted away, she had of Gypsy was a dark

Sus lingered, her hand fumbling haze of the September sky, as she was slight, with flyaway dark curls you have a feeling that it's just done since you went to Mexico).

possible, going to be a continuation of the Anyhow, it's a marvellous stretch for the ignition koy. "I declare argued tempestuously with a car and an apricot flush on her check. parties and showers everyone has of beach belongs to the public: 1 wish I hadn't promised to go to ponter. Was It The other bad crisp red hair under been giving for you. And then They made a bid for our place and Elale. Wilbur's ten," she said. thought, driving off that she had her while felt hat. Sha was suddenly you're cook and chamber- it was wonderful, getting the 'd like to stop here all afternoon. over been jealous of her friend? That we haven't talked things out. Ridiculous and yet true. She had smiling.

mald and, nurse and you don't money. In one fell swoop. "I think you've done wonders know what it's all about." was just about the time Tom had There are dozens of people I want suffered torments over it Now his promotion a year ago—and wo to the place," she said eagerly.

The married five whole years. They "Who would have thought of mak

"You didn't seem to have any started out at once in pursuit of a to know about. By the way, what Hunt was hors. Gypsy had been

over became of Lila Bliss 7 ing that old barn into a studio? bumps the first year, though," Sue house. Tom doesn't mind the com- last I heard of her she was cutting were all getting stald and settled.

No more flurries. ་་ It's perfect."

sold, pulling her white gloves on. muting and he thought it would be

a great swathe abroad." on grand to be near the family.". "The school will be open next "You and Tom always got

Gypsy shook her head. Poor breaks...... "Nice he gets on with them so Liini. She felt miserable about Marriage changes us all, Sua week," said the dark-haired one beautifully."

Gypey's well," Sue murmured.

being mixed up in that English thought. Some with

two animation. "I have

"Didn't I, though?" helpers already. Of course It's an eros

"Oh, Mums adores him. If he divorce case. It wasn't in the least (there was Lila!) and some for the crinkled reminiscently.

she couldn't her fault." experiment so can't promiseWell, I was pretty silly and half were her own son much in the way of money. We baked, I can tell you. I used to go be fonder. Well, we found this:

"Well, maybe not," observed Sun.

In the candlelight, with Clytie's "You always had a soft spot for have three groups. The juniors, to Llla's to a party and come home place. The house wasn't in bad weck, shape. It's 100 years old, you from 18 months to two and and be discontented for B

and fro with hot food in the blue half; and the runabouts who can Tom was sweet. He know it was know, but it had been remodelled her. I must say I couldn't see her, accond daughter, Annio, coming to go from that to four. (David is bad for me but he didn't say a about 20 years ago by some artist.

"She was undisciplined we all dishes, Gypsy told Tom about Sue's in that.) And then the seniors. word. Then when he was working and his wife who had to go west.

out laughing. You talk a grey-slacks and jersey for an organdle They're the real kindergartners hard, trying desperately to get a The barn was a big old ram- were," Gypsy defended. Suc buret visit. Gypsy had changed her nock and of course the average pre-school foothold in the office, I'd crab if shackle place but it had fine beams beard, my dear. You must be all frock atripped and plaided in paio

green. Her lovely con- of 27," children. Why don't you come in?" he were kept late. I'd be horrid and a good foundation. We

on the house first.

shoulders were bare. The old din- "Oh, I'd love to, Gypsy," cried and suspicious and jealous. Don't contrated Sue Gibson. "1 wonder

"I've learned a lot," Gypsy tolding room with its white panelled if I ba jealous, Sue," she interrupted Paint and plumbing and whatnot.

(Continued on Page 11.) could! I don't know a thing about hornself to any. "It spoils every-Whipple Bench was our fairy god-her suborly. "I've learned to keep the work but I was wondering what thing. Half the time it's some-mother." 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

DAL

"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 in the shade of arching trees. The Spanish. I even took a course in baby oftener, keep my brains dust- verandah was furnished with deep archaeology, although half the ed off, I never would have been chairs and scattered tables. time I didn't know what Profes-like that. That's what we hope to

"Then I had this brainstorm

gor de Mores was talking about do for the girls around here. They about the nursery school. It will But it was good practice

won't have to worry about their be fun for me and maybe some! "Well, talk it over with Hunt children four mornings a week.day I'll make some money. Tom I am. He anyway," said Gypay, encouraging. We're keeping the fee down so that is an enthusiastle as "You'll be in an apartment, so if almost anyone can afford it. And Japonds weekends hammering and sandpapering. We've just about you don't go in for golf or bridge we're going to have lots of fun.*

around findanished. Come

week or something you'll have time on "How did you happen to

this place?" Sue wanted to know, from Monday and I'll show you your hands."

"Plenty of that," said Sue leading the way to her little car, our student body. All in pink soberly. "Gypsy, he really la aparked under the big sugar maple rompers." pet-Davy, I mean. You don't which was already shedding its know how I

autumn effulgence all envy you!

The dark-haired driveway. "He's sweet." young woman's eyes st. “Rut

over

"I will," Sue promised. Sho the was leaning on the car door now and Sue reflected to herself that "Well, we were in the market. really she did not look a scrap don't know whether I ever told older than on that gala day five out here that first year instead you--the cabin at Wnding Hollow years before when she had walked of in an apartment everything burned down. That village idiot op the aisle of the little church

do you know, if I could have been

in Blue Hills, Tom Weaver's bride. Her brown curls were as flyaway an ever and the apricot flush stili ingered in her rounded cheeks. She was wearing her working cos in striped jersey shift. She "moked 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 burled her face in his sanburned-neck-you sow-she-was- not a boy at all, but a warm, eager, loving.

woman.

Sue sighed again. "If I had a child

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

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