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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!”

DECIN HERE TO-DAY When HOWARD JACKSON, young sology professor. cumet to Marburg JANE TERE the prettiest girl in town, determines to Win he heart Howard, however, falls in love with AMY LOWE, Jane's best friend. Jus endured, ∙1pts to furce Howard fato 특 engagement and, when the falle, leaves

New York, declaring she will never return.

She enrolls In a secretarial school and later becomes private secretary to the press ent of the Kardid 100 Deiate company. company's rental department, who shows her

She meets NOGEN THORNE,

attention.

"Are you feeling better this morning, isa?" she asked. the

"No, I'm not And I don't any breakfast."

Amy and Toward are married mad mo to live in his home town. A year exter the return to Marburg. On day when Amy but been busy at housework and is weerlag a shabby dress she meets Jane on the 'street. ) Jane, who looks like a fashion plate, Ignores Amy's efforts to renew their friendship,

CHAPTER XHI

want

Su strengthening, coffee."

"Oh, do take some coffee, Miss.

•

was

"You're not crazy. You're weak.

1000; the bacon and rolls criep, and Leave me alone, can't you.... section of the grapefruit entirely There's nothing to talk about :". the coffee black and strong and She hanged the receiver down only 24. You don't know the I've messed up your life and handkerchief and wiped his fore- "You hate me, don't you!" he hend, his palms. "Jano; you're said. "I don't much blame you. bolling hot. She set the tray on fiercely and lay back again on the world, You don't know the first double-crossed the best boss I ever the table bosido. Jane's bed, pulled pillows. 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."

thing about what you're. up had. I don't know what got into pillow and quietly, deftly tidied she thought. "He's the room.

hate him, too, along with every go on as if it was nothing--you wish you'd leave me alone. You

a. coward, thing else. Whining

Ichild--an unmarried woman-und around don't know what it means." shall tell him-" stronger now and she got up silence, tapping her pencil against coming round and whining and

She.

Jane simply looked at him in only upset me and yourself by

clothes and again, huddled into some loose her check-book.

Inmonting. And here's one thing combed her hair. I'd do anything, Jane, any you don't com That made her feel better. When thing you want. If we could only wouldn't marry you, even if

to realize- 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 marrie hear Kitty's Britishisms; contrast-me some fresh coffee and toast Just what do you mean by ar-

to you," ing so drolly with Kitty's African and bring it here. Tala Jane, and rangement? From the quality of the light colour and features, But this sat down at her desk.

You don't want God, Jane, you're hard," he said. Roger Thorpe shook his head edging the drawn shades, from morning she loathed Kitty, feeling,

wife to divores you, do you? "I never knew anybody like you. You've not mentioned that to her, What if you do? Go back home to the clink of china against silver in the woman's manuor an ineo- in the kitchen, and from the heart-lent satisfaction at her atate. been copied from a decorator's This room, like the other, had,

by any chance, have you?" Tano-you know--she's

your aunt? What'll sho ening whit of coffee from the Kitty knew too much. Very well exhibit. Jano had travelled for ribly good sort, and she thinks, acomed to

a ter: You

BBY? can't be alone. You never 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 Sonicbody's got to stand by you. was nine o'clock or thereabouts, ond of the week she would pay her any which had so impressed her thinks I'm fine. Janeshe thinks I've got some rights you know, i have many friends. of a clear morning, and that her and discharge her without a refer- at Miss Jardine's. This was, so care about her. And there's my I'm not shirking my

broken up. Ita kill her. She And look here--this is my child- muld, Kitty, was' almost ready to enco

While she thought about far as an apartment living room mother, and sisters! And here afbilitica." bring in her breakfast tray. She this abe drank a little coffee, broke can roiled over and buried her face in the roll and lifted it to her lips, carved

be, a Spanish salon, heavy you are, like this! If you'd only her pillow and groaned. "I wish but it naureated her. She leaned works, bronze lustre pottery, blue first place everything would have funt. You go away and stay

wood, dark leather, iron done as I wanted you to in the I'd never waked up, I wish I had back white and faint,

brocade, tile-top stands. Of course been

Jane stood up, furious and de- the nerve to kill myself."

It was absurd and it was also un-have had to give up your job rights and responsibilities. This right. You wouldn't [away and don't talk about your comfortable, but Jane liked it and Nobody would have known." ter than the amenities of her bed- it suited her presont mood far bet-

child will be mine, you under room.

stand, my own-unless you want to acknowledge it openly, let your of keeping and it stood in a corner

wife know, and all your precious Her deak was the only plece nut by one of the windows, half hidden me with him. He's been short and self."

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

family. Belleve me, If you anney behind a high screen, a plain rooms, offah with me over since you left.

watching me, too." pad, inkwella,

She had been in the middle of

con-

Take the tray away," she said. "Give me that bottle of salts."

"Can't help you, Miss?"

It left her very weak. She mustn't like, with blotter

Baid

"Nobody knows now." Jane, "though I'm sure Mr. Kandel suspects."

respon-

"And I thought you loved mo!"

The spasm of nausen passed but office desk, the top weatly business. He he finds out that you have he said, very slowly. "I don't be-

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a dream like a memory. She and Amy, swinging their tennis rackets, Through her closed eyes Jang wore walking under the clms at was aware of Kitty's sly, respectful Marburg, and they hnd been laugh-malice and it spurred her energy. ing together, but the dream blurred Take the tray and leave the room," and she couldn't remember any he commanded. "I'll ring if more. Anyway she was awake. want you." The dream was gone. She had to face another day of the sequences of her own folly,

be weak. She needed all the basket for papers, boxes for bands anything to do with the Che-cha lieve you ever cared a whoop for She rose wearily, pulled a thin strength she could muster. She and clips, address file and account Corporation, he'll be extremely un-me." and stuck her feet into rose-red looked about her room, a room Kitty, Jane opened one of these Che-Cha Corporation that got hold "Or must I go into another room rose-colour negligee over her arms looked at the calendar. Then she books. While she waited for noyed with you, I imagine the Chinese allppers. She went inte he had been proud of when she account books and looked through of the Chelsea plot just when Mr. and lock the door?

"Are you going?" asked Jauċ. the bathroom and turned on the

furnished it. She had ita water and as she stooped the mir- thought it odd and chle, and so it on a serap of paper. By the time

pages, noting various figures Kundel thought he had the owner ror showed her face, thin, with Was The walls were hung from the coffee and toast came

tied purple half moons under her eyes, or to ceiling with a shadowy, was going through her checks much out of that deal as I did.".

up." ahe for sick mouth, her hair hanging far-away white and gray cretonne; bucks, and she ate as she workert.

"Don't talk about it. You made dry and lifeless, and she shivered. the furniture was painted black, Presently she heard the bell that I was in on it. My name "I look a million," she thought, but the rug in lively soft rose, and waited, listening, Kitty went didn't appear. I didn't talk to "But there's no way to prove and after that she avoided the and pillows of rose-colour, gave to the door and a moment later anybody. I didn't sign anything." glass. She poured violet vinaigre coquetry to this austerity. Jane's Roger Thorse came in. Jane

(To Be Continued.) =aa mn-l==

STERILISATION.

ITALY RESENTS GERMAN COURTS ORDER

de toilette into the bath and then negligee was the same rose.swung around aharply.

"No." said Roger Thorpe, with aharp sweetness refreshed her a She had seen the room in a dec-you I didn't want to see you," she share of the profit."

"I told bitterness.

"You only took your little, and she pinned up her irrator's exhibition and had not said.

Rome, July 26. and tied a ribbon about it.

been satisded until she had dupli-¦ "I know, but I want to see you. finance it. You, of course, need order the sterilisation of

"And I also put up the money in

That German She was back in bed after her caled it in every detall. Now she Jane for God's

Courts should bath when Kitty knocked, Kitty hated it. Its gaiety seemed callous knew what a swine I feel!

sake-if you your money to take care of that Italian woman has stirred up was West Indian, with an aborigin, to her suffering.

You nice country home of yours and potent anger in Italy. Ivan't mean it when you say you're your wife who's such a terribly The telephone rang al profile, a British nccent and a

and she through with me." great talent for cooking and for took it up. "Oh Roger. "But I do mean it."

goud sort." minding her dwn business. The feel awful. I don't want to see

"But you

Roger Thorpe's pleasant satis- breakfast tray was spotless, every you I don't want to talk...

can't,

Jane. You fed face twisted into tortured don't realize." He took out his shame.

The newspaper La Voro Fascista alluded to barbarian tribes, and said that Italy must radically change her viewpoint on Germany.--Reu

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