1934-08-11 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, AUGUST 11, 1934.

SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION

"STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!

CHAPTER XXVI

subdued. She couldn't flash about to what she wanted, most. But she know how long it's going to last, we Alloc?" "But you'll play for us, Just a while majesty still echood, through lence her resentment of the evening estate."

and be smiling and provocative could not swallow In complete si- and what effect it'll have on real Hittle, Bald Mr Barney genially. the room. She was glad to get and the thing she found herself re-

"Yos, and I want some more "I know we're due at the meeting, away. And when Freatico, who seating,

cake 1" said Alico. "It was grand, She felt she had scored off Mise that cake. I only had half a slice." but we can't go without hearing Insisted on taking her and Migs shouldn't be afraid of ber.

most. was that Amy Ross very well. Sho knew her "Alice, if you get fat I won't you." He did not want to move. Rosa home before he went on to

Aunt wanted her to stay, needed love you, warned Edgar. The dinner had been more than the trustces satisfying and he was smoking ask for her address in the city indirectly. It's still got the same made her feel solid and successful.

meeting, began to all," said Jane, going at her subject (ness restored her self-confidence and lose you."

"Marburg doesn't progress at her. And remembering her busi

"Maybe I'd rather cat my cake one of his own cigars, for though I work in Chicago, but I take time dub standards and ideas," ho had approved the Burgundy, hoff to play in New York, ha ha l'

Sho couldn't make up his mind to try she told him coally that her office Rosa. "I must say it's a relief to from another, higher sphore, and I'll get some ginger als and we'll "You won't lose him," said Amy. "What do you want?" asked Mine stairs with the effect of a creature the kitchen help left any enke, and trolled her golden dress up "Edgar's an old sticker. I'll see if faculty tobacco. He wanted to alt down and relax and bo, entertained wadon the foot book ara me to have things go along about the gesture helped her to think all it out, in the garden and have without effort until that cigar was Androwa that she was out if he

made. mental note warn the same year after

back to the dinner with more con all the light-minded talk there la. Onished. It was extraordinarily

"That's because you're old," said celt."When he's had time to con pleasant here, the three charming

called up.

Jano cruelly. It was a roller to sider it," she told herself, "Howard, love it." young women, the men agreeable.

"It was the most agreeable eve strike ot someone. ning I've spent for a long time," after all, it's a college town, full of down going into that Sears tran Franck. I'll play

"No "But here, Jackson will be sorry he turned

more music?" enough, по disturbing

topics said Miss Rosa when Mt. Prentice young people flue months of the saction. He looked amazed when some other time hours for you "I don't feel up to it after that thrown about. A little, not too had left. "But what much, music would be the right made you rush off right away? mes a little cop-up with the

on earth year. It ought to ending. Mr. Prentice agreed with Amy might have kept on playing his fellow trustee.

for us, even If the rest of them diu

"But I wonder began Amy. Sho did not want to play. She was afraid of the emotion of music to night.

she looked

I told him what I'd mado en It Even if I can't play the piano!"

aitonding the same meeting to other with the lady on his

play us some low-brow stuff, don't

I

Mosa. Superintendent of Civil Aviation, Kai Tuk, Mr. Rowney; of the Kwangal Air Force, Messrs. J. Barrow, F. A. Swoffer, A. W. Som mers, H. Hong-sling, J. M. Sunley and others.

Wreaths were sent from his father, Commodore

Alice put a slender arm around Amy, "I know. It would be a have to go. I could have stayed grip, and she might be anxious, to to lie to her sunt when she said

Miss Ross might be losing her

Jane had not intended actually crime to listen to trash after there listening to her forever."

that," retain Jane's amity, but this was that Amy was going on to a bit too much. Oh, be specific." mencement party. She had thought said Allos, arranging her. ruffles. garden was sweet and dark Cons and cool. "It was a lovely party,"

The Jane was Biting a cigarette in she said. Oh please, Amy," said Edgar the long jado holder. "Oh, she behind the time? I'm sure we're in so much that Amy was supposed torin all lit up. I liked Mr. Bar- Where are we so far it quite possibly true. It was true "Miss Rosa looked like Queen Vic-, and Alico seconded him with: "I had to show up at one of the Com-all organizing for war work, and to appear at Professor Lowe's and noy, but I can't give that Prentice almost never get a chance to hear mencement parties, too," she said, there are lots of automobiles help her mother through an ove any rating. Not timthe paid you don't either," said Mies losa. Edgar, I think it was."

"Someone said so. That wife of around. Too many, I

think. And ning with

a group of visiting Come along, child. You don't

we've got all the conveniences and tees wives, whose husbands were taken

trus- "Now, there's a nice little soul a good many of the discomforts

much attention to me. He was all have to be coaxed."

Miss Rosa exclaimed

up "Always bigger place would have. Jane did not want to hear any well-mannered, plays a good game course, our factories aren't worth go. Howard was needed at Pro- Edgar.

Of which Barny and Prentice had to -music. It would simply keep Amy of bridge, keeps house as if she mentioning, but that's no depriva fessor Ellert's and he and Barney seeing her in all her plumage for "And wasn't Janie a show!" said In the limelight still longer, but she was doing It: for wages, has

wouldn't have missed, ation when you look at Hopsonville. had left together, Edgar Morea farm. Was she giving the must appear generous and amiablo good temper before Howard. "Of course Amy! Jane laughed without, mirth. I'd

Socially people aren't exactly raw; land and Alles lingered. must play for us," she said, and "Aunt Bosa, you must be losing

villagers a treat! She looked very. "Call up your mother and say stunning, I must say, but cho's the "But they are. Look at that you can't get rid of us," said same old JanteI made room on the sofa for Howard your grip. Since when did you be dinner to-night! One maid to Edgar, "She's capable of coping her around the corner" to. aft beside her and listen. How-gin to think so much of sweet little servo eight people, making every with millions of trustee ladies, be

wouldn't trust ard was not lucking at her and creatures who keep house nicely thing terribly slow! And those they over so strange. I don't want Alico," said Amy. He's always Prentice took the place..

"Don't pay any attention to him, Howard and have good manners? You flowers in the centre of the table, to go. Neitlier does Allco. We had a down on Jano." She spoke moved over beyond the plane so know that girl's a bunny for and the hostess in a strango old want to sit around and have some half-abcently, she was wondering. that he could see Amy's face and brains. She's just a-a poultice dress be away from everyone else.

that for Edgar's feeling about Amy, an museum-

belonged to alight-minded talk and have you when Howard would come home. She did not ask them what they easy soothing poultice."

Miss Ron understood now per wanted to hear, but

(To Be Continued.) Miss Roan's first impulse was to fectly what was the matter with tarily the Franck Prelude with its roply: "You always were pooved Jana. Her mounting tone showed MILITARY HONOURS. tion Company Flight Lt. A. J. R.

began involun- questionings of man's destiny, its because the boys liked Amy better it. That Search for the sustenance of faith than you," but she repressed it. dress. I

was Amy's wedding thought and hope then on into the Chorale She had come to be a trifle wary of beautiful, where these questionings are an this competent, assured and ruth-earyou, and so, I observed, did

FLYING OFFICER MURPHY swered with noble wisdom, immor-less Jane. She wanted to pro- "I didn't. I thought she looked

LAID TO REST grace, and harmony is wrought pitiate her. So instead of the gile a conic. And then to sit down and between human Insignificance and about Jane's jealousy. Miss Rosplay 7 don't know what it was, Officer George R. Murphy, Ad- The funeral of the late Flying human aspiration.

The music reached them, all even be so," adding with politic intent, play in church when the collee at Kni Tak, whose death occurred and Mrs. F. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs.

morely remarked, "Maybe so, may- but it sounded like something they jutant of the Royal Air Force Base sorrowing, Jane, but Jane the least. Jane "Well, neither Alice Moreland norton's being taken up. You heard on Thursday night under tragic Murray. Flight Lt. A: J. R. Moss, tried to find it show-offish and Amy ever had

dress that touched that and you wondered why I want circumstances, was held yesterday A. Hong-sling, A. W. Sommers, solemn. Yet It impressed her and that one you've got on; Jane. It's ed to leave early!

A. V. Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. mado her ill at case, and though what I call real style."

Really. Aunt Rosa"

evening at. the she rose immediately to go when the

Cemetery, Happy ay.

Protestant Eileen and Charlie Aris, E. Nolson, sald Miss Rosa slowly, music ceaser-no more Amy for

"I thought you were all over your corded the decensed. The coffin Mrs. D. S. Scott, H.

Fall military s

Leader were ne- Keary

and Mrs. Howard. But it sounds na if you with deceased's helmet and sword and Mackay, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. G. S. Jones Evane, Mr. and still held it."

A. Howes,

W. "Now that's silly. Can you imao top, was borne on a gun carriage Amps, Li Chor-chi, All Ranks 1st. gine me as a professor's wife in from Wellington Barracks. Marburg? That would be funnier A detachment & the Royal Air Directorato, of Works and Bulld- Battalion South Wales. Borderers, than Amy's wedding dress I'm Force, under Squadron grateful to Amy for sparing..me Keary, and a detachment of the Tak

Leaderings, Royal Air Force Base, Kat that I really am."

South Wales Borderers, with the East Aviation

Board of Directors Far "You don't sound grateful. You band of the South Wales Borderers,

Company, Royal sound," Miss Rosa continued preceded the coffin. Several Officers ing School, Group-Captain Sidney Engineers, Far East Flying Train- shrewdly, "as if you had tried to of the Royal Navy, and Paymaster Smith, o..E., and Officers Head- hurt Amy in some way and Commander F. R. Porter represent quarters Royal Air Force, hadn't come off. There's nobodying the Commodore, and Officers East, All Ranks Hoyal Artillery, we disilke so much as people we'd representing all the military units, Corporals and Airmen, Oficers like to hurt and can't, or people we including the Volunteers, followed East Lancashire Regiment, Oficers havo hurt without any reason. It's the gun carriage. because it proves they are bigger

Command Headquarters, South The funeral service at the Pro-China Command, Col. R. A. Boyden, than we are."

tostant cemetery was conducted by p.8.0., and Officers Royal Army "Oh dear Aunt Rosa, please Rev. E. G. Powell. don't moralize, It docan't suit After the service, three volleys cers and All Ranks Hongkong Medical Corps, Commandant, om- you." Jane yawned. "I might as were fired. and the Last Post Volunteers, well go to bed. I believe I'll go Bounded.

Officers Royal ATH back to New York to-morrow, I Among

Force Base, General Lam Wal- don't like to be away long. Evory cemetery

those present at the ching and Oleers Kwangui Air thing's so

unsettled with this Douglas-Hamilton and Mr. A. V. Royal Army Service Corps and were Lord Malcolm Force, Officers Lincolns, Officers stupid war. I wish to heaven Harvey, of the Far Eastern Avia othara.

Jane shrugged off the compli- ment All the style in the world

pu

JABE

me to-night, she thought she was didn't seem to bring her any nearer grudge agalust Amy for marrying covered with the Union. Jack and Sharpe and H. Cathers, Roban

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