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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1934.

SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION

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STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!"

BROIN HERE TO-DAY

|section of the grapefruit entirely | There's nothing to talk about | handkerchief, and wiped his fore- "You hate me, don't you hel

When HOWAND JACKRON, young resingy loose, the bacon and rolls crisp, and Leave me alone, can't you ... profesor, comes to Marburg JANE TEBBY, the coffee binck and strong and Sho banged the receiver down the prettiest ghi in town, determines to whi ble heart. Howard, however, talla la les boiling hot. She set the tray on fiercely and lay back again on the WHS AMY LOWE, Jane's beat friend. Jane, the table beside Juno'a bed, pulled pillows. Angered, tries to fores Howard Into mi engagement and, when this film, leave for New York, declaring she will never return.

She worella In wecretarial school and later becomes prirain secretary to the presid ant of the Kandelal Estate company, the meola ROGER TORPE, head of the

company rental department, who shows her

attention.

Amy and toward new married, and go to 1ew In him home town," A year inter they On a day when Amy return to Mathura.

has been bay at housework and is wearing

a shabby dreva alia mesta Jane on the streek

Amy's effons to renew their friendship,

CHAPTER XIII

head, his palms. "Jane, you're said. "I don't much blame you, only 24 You don't know the I've messed up your life and world. You don't know the frat double-crossed the best boss I over thing about what you're up had. I don't know what got into up the shades, brought an extra "I'm going to get rid of him," against. A woman can't have a me. I must have been crazy,” pillow and quietly, deftly tidled she thought. "He's a coward. I child-an unmarried woman-and | the room.

"You're not crazy. You're weak, hate him, too, along with overy go on as if it was nothing-you "Are you feeling better this thing else. Whining around-I don't know what it means." I wish you'd leave me alone. You

shall toll him Sho WAB morning, Misa?" she asked,

Jano simply looked at him in only upset mo and yourself by "No, I'm not. And I don't want stronger now and she got up silence, tapping her pencil against coming round and whining and any breakfast."

again, huddled Into some loose her check-book,

lamenting. And hero's one thing

don't seem to "I'd do anything, Jane, any. you

realize--I Oh, do take some coffee, Miss, clothes and combed her

hair So strengthening, coffee."

That made her feel better. When thing you want. If we could only wouldn't marry you, even if Jane, who looks like fashian Male, inores. It had always amused Jane to Kitty was there cleaning. "Make sort of an arrangement."

she went into her living room get married! But I'd make any could. I'm glad I'm not married

to you.".... Just what do you mean by ar hear Kitty's Britishlams, contrast-me some fresh coffee and toast

drolly with Kitty's African and bring it here sald Jane, and your wife to divorce you, do you? lug

rangement? You don't want features. But this sat down at her deak. From the quality of the light colour and

You've not mentioned that to her, edging the drawn shades, from morning she loathed Kitty, fooling the clink of china against allver in the woman's manner an inco This room, like the other, had by any chance, have you?",

at her state. been copled from a decorator's

"Jane-you know she's a tor In the kitchen, and from the heart lent satisfaction ening whiff of coffee from the Kitty knew too much. Very well, exhibit. Jane had travelled far ribly good sort, and she thinks, Beemed to have many friends. same quarter, Jane knew that it she would get rid of Kitty. At the from the grasscloth and mahog- she thinks, well, she'd be all Somebody's got to stand by you. was nine o'clock or thereabouts, end of the week she would pay her any which had so impressed her broken up. It'd kill her. She And look here--this is my child- clear morning, and that her and discharge her without a refer- at Miss Jaapartment living room I care about her. And there's my I'm not, shizking my respon thinks I'm fine, Jane he thinks I've got some rights you know. mald, Kitty, was almost ready to ence. While she thought about far as an apartment bring In her breakfast tray. She this she drank a little coffee, broke can be, a Spanish salon, heavy mother, and sisters! And here rolled over and buried her face in the roll and lifted it to her lips, carved wood, dark leather, Iron-you are, like this! If you'd only her pillow and groaned. "I wish I'd never waked up, I wish I had the nerve to kill myself."

She had been in the middle of

of

a dream like a memory. She and Amy, swinging their tennis rackets,

but it nauseated her. She leaned back white and faint.

"Take the tray away," she said. "Give me that bottle of salts." "Can't I help you, Miss?" Through her closed eyes Jane malice, and it spurred her energy. "Take the tray and leave the room, she commanded. "I' ring if I want you."

I

works, bronze lustre pottery, bite broende, tile-top stands. Of course It was absurd and it was also uns comfortable, but Jane liked it and it sulted her present mood for bet- tor than the amenities of her bed-

Her

never knew anybody like you. Roger Thorpe shook his head God, Jane, you're hard," he said. What'll you do? Go back home to your aunt? What'll she say? You can't be alone. You nover

isibilities."

first place everything would have fant. "You go away and stay done na I wanted you to In the Jane stood up, furious and de-

have had to give up your job. rights and responsibilities. This been ull right. You

wouldn't away and don't talk about your Nobody would have known." child will be mine, you under

stand, my own-unless you want "Nobody knows now," Baid to acknowledge it openly, let your

family. Believe me, if you annoy auspects."

were walking under the clms at was aware of Kitty's sly, respectful room desk was the only piece out! Jane, "though I'm sure Mr. Kandel wife know, and all your precious

con-

of keeping and it stood in a corner,

by one of the windows, half hidden me with him. He's been short and self.""

know he does, and It's hurt me much more I'll tell them my!

Marburg, and they had been laugh ing together, but the dream blurred and she couldn't remember any more. Anyway she was awake,

behind a high screen, a plain roomyoffish with me ever since you left. The span of nausea passed but office desk, the top neatly business-Ho's watching me, The dream was gone. She had to

too."

"And I thought you loved me!" It left her very weak. She mustn't like, with blotter face another day of the

pad, inkwells, be wenk. She needed

"If he Ands out that you havo he said, very slowly, "I don't be sequences of her own folly,

all the basket for papers, boxes for bands anything to do with tho Che-cha lieve you ever cared a whoop for She rose wearily, pulled as thin strength she could muster. She and clips, address file and account Corporation, he'll be extremely an- me." rose-colour negligee over her arma looked at the calendar. Then she books,

While she waited for noyed with you, I imagine-the and stuck her feet into rose-red looked about her room, a room Kitty, Jane opened one of these Che-Chn Corporation that got hold "Or must I go into another room "Are you going?" asked Jane. Chinese slippers. She went into she had been proud of when she account books and looked through of the Chelsea pint just when Mr. and lock the door?"

furnished It. the bathroom and turned on the had

She had its pages, noting various Ogures water and as she stooped the mir thought it odd and chle, and so it on a scrup of paper. By the time Kandel thought he had the owner

tied up." ror showed her face, thin, with was. The walls were hung from the coffee and toast came in she "Don't talk about it. You made' purple half moons under her eyes.

shadowy, was going through her check-ins much out of that deal as I did." her sick mouth, hor hair hanging far-away white and gray etetonne, books, and she ate as she worked. "But there's no way to prove

the furniture was painted black, but the rug in lively soft rose, and waited, listening. Kitty went didn't appear, I didn't talk to Presently she heard the bell that I was in on it. My name and pillows of rose-colour, gave to the door and a moment later anybody. I didn't sign anything." coquetry to this austerity. Jane's Roger Thorne came in. Jane

"No," said Roger. Thorpe, with ghe had seen the room in a dec. you I didn't want to see you," she share of the profit." own negligee was the same rose. swung around sharply.

"I told

: "You only took your bitterness.

Rome, July 26. orator's exhibition and had not Bald.

"And I also put up the money to That German Courts should Rinance it. You, of course, nced order the sterilisation of

dry, and lifeless, and she shirt "I look a million," she thought, and after that she avoided the ginas. She poured violet vinaigre de toilette into the bath and the little, and she pinned up her hair

sharp sweetness refreshed her a

and tied a ribbon about it.

She was back in bed after her bath when Kitty knocked. Kitty was West Indian, with an aborigin- al profile, a British accent and great talent for cooking and for minding her own business. The breakfast tray was spotless, every

flour to ceiling with

hated it. Its galety seemed callous to her suffering.

(To Be Continued,).

STERILISATION.

ITALY RESENTS GERMAN COURTS ORDER

an up

been antiafied until she had dupit I know, but I want to see you. cuted it in every detall. Now she June-for God's anke if you your money to take care of that Italian woman haa. stirred

knew what a swine 1. feel! You nice country home of yours and potent anger in Italy. can't mean it when you say you're your wife who's auch a terribly The newspaper La Voro Fascistà through with me-

Kood sort,"

alluded to barbarian tribes, and sald "But I do mean it.”

Roger Thorpe's pleasant satis-that Italy must radically change "But you can't, Jane. Youfied face twisted into tortured her viewpoint on Germany.-Reu- don't realize." He took out his shame.

took it up. "Oh-Roger

The telephone rang and she . I feel awful... I don't want to set you

I don't want to talk...

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