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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JULY 16, ∙1934

SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION

"STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!

BEGIN HERE TO-DAY, "

attracted by Jane'a triend, AMY, LOWE, but better equdiated. Jane,

her plan to captivate Howard appests le

CHAPTER III

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your-What's the matter with me, turbedly, of Jane. Jane would not, macy without awkwardness or 10 anger. Jane, shaken, trembling. When HOWARD JACKSON comes to the any way? You never want me to be pleased when she heard this.straint, waiting without question I've been watting and watching small middie-western town of Marbó JANE Hear you,”

''Indeed, Jane would be furious. for confirmation. When she at last and waiting. How could you TERRY, the prettiest miri in town, deler-

"I've been silly," thought Amy, "Maybe I ought to call her up turned from the plano they knew do It-oh, Howard-Howard—1" salna 10 wis ble heart'/

I WAS Howard, young story instruct. Treating him as if he had to be and tell her," Amy thought, "but each other better than they could, "But I didn't tell you Jarie schemes to keep the two from becoming long to Jane, for he doesn't, of she'd think I was trying to rub it have done in weeks of ordinary going to Professor Ellert's. I

an orphan, course. It must make things queer in. If she calls up, though, I'll acquaintance.

never mentioned for heaven's with her sunt, MISH ROSA TERRY, AMYB for him."

toll her.""

"It's Imposelble to find any way sake, Jane, pull yourself together! father in professor.

June is clever as well as beautiful' ad Aloud she said, "But I don't But Jane did not call Amy. In to tell you how much I liked What on earth-why-don't-

mind you hearing mo at all. I love stead she telephoned to Howard to Howard said hesitantly."Let me don't!" the warring.

to have somebody hear me who say that Aunt Rosn hoped he was come again soon, will you?" He "You let me think it was Pro- knows what I'm playing and knows not too sick of their society to come paused, frowningly. "To-morrow's fessor. Ellert's. I'd never about music. Usually people ask in for dinnar. And Howard re- that dance." brightening. "You're known only Aunt. Resa happened It was only a matter of three me for Jazz and, though It's all plied that he was sorry and would going, aren't you?"

to say she'd seen him going away for. the week-end. All the Yes, Amy was going, weeks, as the calendar marked it, very well and I like it. It fan't Jane please thank Misa Rosa for but Jane knew that it might asIt isn't anything to live by," him but he had made an engage- Then I'll see "you, there," and time you hid where you well have been centuries. She Onfshed Howard.

ment for the evening. Jane jumped then, the day after that wouldn't really going. Oh, I know It's loved Howard Jackson. She would They had a moment of agree to the conclusion that the engage be too soon, would it?". His eyes Amy's doing! She must have never love anyone else. From the ment on this. "If you'll go down ment was with Professor Ellert. were saying plainly, "You lovely, naked you. You'd never moment she had first seen Howard again," said Amy, "I play some "I wish you wouldn't work so darling girl. If I dared I'd snatch hurt me so yourself!"

He was overwhelmed with pity coming out of the Museum, had more. I'm usually here for an hard," she said. "Will you be very you and kiss you. It's absurd to watched him going into her house hour. There

wait. We both know that, but for her. "Why, my dear girl, you are things I know lato? I'll wait for you." and had kept Amy, from knowing you'd like."

"Please don't, for I haven't any I mustn't hurry you. I grant you mustn't you mustn't I didn't it she had contred her feelings on "Couldn't I sit up hare?"* idea when I'll be going home." to be quite sure of yourself, of want to hurt you. I naver for an him with her entire strength.

But she said no. The effect, was "I'll be out on the veranda until nie, of everything."

instant imagined that-" But it was awkward for Howard better below. Reluctantly he went midnight, anyway," she persisted. Amy said. "Not Sunday because "Oh!" she cried, and now,

was in hie Jackson to have her so forthcom- down but took a place where he He felt obscurely the danger we have a neighbourhood sing on somehow, she

was Amy's doings! ing. He couldn't step back and he could see her, intent, serious, for warning. "You'd much better not. Sunday nights, but of course you “I know it wasn't at all sure that he wanted getting him, forgetting everything I'll see you to-morrow anyhow." could come then with the crowd Then you do love me, you do! to step too far forward. Miss Rosa but the aweep and power of her "Or course. To-morrow's the if you like." And her eyes, too, knew it. I love you, too. I've' was very kind. Jane was extraor music,

dance at the Field Club. But I'll had something. to add: "Wait a loved you all the time dinarily lovely and unusual. They

wait to-night, too."

little. It's too quick. It's too Her face against his, her lips, had both made him so welcome When she came down at last he

new. I must be very, vory sure the Jasmine scent, her hands and dune so much for him but went to meet her. "Do you He had seen Jane's obstinacy-be-it's real!"

clutching, her body abandoned to [him, and her, eagerness, her rap- he didn't enjoy the way they both practice every morning?" he asked. fore, but not directed toward claimed him and he couldn't know "Could I come in sometimes and himself, and It exasperated him. Outalde in the summer night ture he was shocked and fright- he tried to keep his that Miss Rosa's attention was of listen?"

Though he had managed to put her Howard Jackson. strolled along oned, but

in the "I usually practice three times a off to-night there was to-morrow simlessly, "still

sky. He head. "In the morning, he fered to make Jane's less notice- able. The town was too small to week. To-day wasn't very serious, and n procession of other to- couldn't go back to his rooms thought, "when she's not so hys- escape from them without appenr I was showing off to my audience, morrow's following on inexorably, yet, though he knew it was Into.terical, we can clear this up. I'll ing rude or ungrateful.

I'm afrald. You wouldn't enjoy the That dance,-If he could only get The houses were dark. The street tell her the truth. I'll set it He wanted very much to know usual, performance."

out of going! But Amy would be was empty, quiet. Suddenly he straight." In the

tele- morning Jane "It isn't that you don't want me there, which was worth considering, heard. a rush of steps behind him Amy Lowe, to hear her music, but Jane managed to block it and Amy to come?".

And after to-night she couldn't and someone caught his arm, half phoned Amy, har voice triumph- didn't help him. Amy played Jane's Amy's humour woke. He was so push him aside the way she'd been whispering, half crying, entirelying, a little mocking. "I want to game, handing him over to Jane like a disappointed little boy. doing ever since they'd mot, distracted, accusing, pleading, "I tell you the first of all, Amy, be- without any sign of knowing how "You're flattering yourself." Something was happening to him found out where you were cause you've always been my best much such treatment Irritated him. "In that case, will you let me about. Amy.. He couldn't work, found out-what made you tell friend. Howard and But one morning as he went from call this evening at your home and He couldn't think about his work. me you were going to Professor gaged. Yes, isn't it wonderful? never went near Ho came by last night, late, after the library to the Museum he heard play for me there? And would At last he stopped trying and Ellert's? You

at Amy's all he'd called on you. Oh, I'm so the organ as he passed by the col-you have dinner with me at the simply sat and thought of her, so him--you've been lege chapel and found the side French tea room, which seems to that he forgot about Jane and the evening--"

erfectly happy t It was June In It's noth- momentary impression she had

a whirlwind of i (To Be Continued.) door open. Amy was there, play-be about the best place? ing the Franck Pants Angelicus," ing much to offer but this town is given him of sounding like a wife and he sat down where she would limited, as you know."

in the comic papers, who gives her not see him and let the music flow

husband a night out but inexorably over him to a tide of noble glory

waits up for him. When she had finished he called up to her, "That was beautiful. Thank you." She came to the rail of the loft to see who it was.

"I hope you don't mind my being here," he said. "I couldn't resist the chance."

She lookerl at him doubtfully, "I'm only practicing="

"You don't want me to stay?"" "I thought you worked every morning."

He looked for the stairway and, saying, "I'm coming up there," reuched bør side..

"You're not very friendly. If you knew how much I like to hear good musle and how much I enjoy

"

"I'll tell you, you come and have dinner with us. I'll ask Jane and a couple of other people"

"No, plense. Don't nak anyone. Don't ask me either, for dimer. Just let me come in the evening and listen."

It was easier and more horncliko at the Lowes than at Miss Terry's. The furniture was not so shining acr so'formidably fine, There were more books and better pictures. "But it's a bit of bother, if The cushions were not trends. that's what's the matter.".

The lampshades were 3 not What I'm trying to tell you to lace and bends.: Amy did not cit that for once I'd like to have your close to him nor say things which undivided attention.. I'd like you made him vaguely uncomfortabla to talk to me and play for me, all and Mrs. Lowe, when she drifted by myself. If you don't want to, in had none of the finished crisp. very well."

news of Ming. Roan. * "We're certainly making a lot of ¦¦ ̧ After Mrs. Lowe hud drifted out fuss about nothing. Yes, come there was the music. He and Amy along."

shared this world, far by her play-

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All the way home Amy thoughting and by his listening they spoke i about his insistence and then, din, together, without words, an inti-

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