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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 1934.

SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION

STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!"

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SILVER POLICY

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NEW CUNARDER

CHAPTER XXVII

you know. I'm not really tired. The weight of the coming to-thing I can never quite understand Amy. She's a dear child, I love her Don't go."

morrow fell on them, and their about you, darling, angel, is that more than I ever can tell you—but Edgar Moreland addressed his ye may as well," said Edgar. hands held closer. Amy tried to you accept her as if she was just she isn't our own. I'm going to wife. "Don't pay any attention to don't bellove we'll get any more evade it. "Everyone seemed to the same sort as yourself. Hongat-thin war, I don't know what will Amy, Alice," he said. "Amy ginger ale or cake.

e.” He patted enjoy, the 'dinner," she said. "Welly, I don't Beo how you can. happen. But here you are with wouldn't admit the truth about Amy on the back. "Don't. let old got a lot of credit we didn't really suppose It's because you have this responsibility Jane,They were always friends Jano worry you or anything else." deserve?

known her ever since you were won't be much mùnoy. Well, wo at least, Amy was Jane's friend,

When they had gone, Amy went "It was funny when Barney children, that creates sort of un- won't talk about it now. That can But Jano

was Amv's. She

upstairs to

all wait." found her peacefully asleep, spread at us.

end-tasted the wine and cocked his eye changing background

Ho was wondering what a strongly about Jane I wouldn't and moved his chair to put his arm There was a long silence. How- "I thought that, too," said.

engled on the "You won't mind my saying 80, wadded up und her nightgown poor with that vintage. And, of have asked her to-night. It just around Amy's shoulders, she leaned

her arms. Her doing

professor was young assistant Amy, will you, but I thought she body was long and sturdy for

I told you looked so marvellous, happened, as Amy

you. And it' against him and they felt the was doing her best to vamp How

was thinking to-night piteous comfort of touching bodies, ard and that was why who went are, her Hair soft floss against the couldn't think about anything else queer. home so soon. I mean because she pillow, Amy turned her over care-but didn't get anywhere with him fully, pulled down the wrinkled you. You, in that dress, all when I looked at Nancy asleep, and warm and quick with tenderness

and slim, like the day we she looked so darling that Jane for each other. Kown. straightened the sheet, but

had been here that no one knew were married.. wanted to shout

"It's true about Nancy," sald But that was a divine deces she had Nancy did not wako, only sighed out loud how much I loved you. I except you and me and that here, Amy after a while. "I love her, on and I was crazy about her and moved her lips, and her warm don't know how or what I talked with her own child so near to her, too, you know it, but she's not our cigarette holder. I wish you'd get cheek touched Amy's arm.

was simply blithoring, I know not even to ask but Jane's like own. Howard, I want a child of ons for me, Edgar.”

Amy thought of Jane in her that. And all the time that loath that. She can't change.

jour own." "And then again about Nancy, "You stick to cake, baby. It looks better in your dimpled hand golden gown who had been in the some Jone" he stopped, but ho

(To Be Continued.). room below hardly more than an had said her namo as. If indeed than a cigarette holder. The reason hour ago, and had not asked for he loathed her. Janie went home, no soon wasn't the child, did not seem to remem untirely because Howard didn't ber her existence. It made her feel Jane, ur says you're afraid play up. She couldn't bear to set atrange and she began to think "I suppose I am, in a way. The Amy looking so handsume and

more absorbedly of Jane, recalling last time she was here it was dif-

OVERCOMING DIFFICULTIES happy and being the centre of at the days beforo Nancy was born, feront. She showed a spark of feel- traction to everybody."

OF LAUNCHING the only time she could remember ing about Nancy when she first Amy rallied her attention to re-when Jane had been completely came in, that is. And it amounted

London, Aug. 11. ply. Did I look handsome and downright and honest. But as to the same thing, I suppose, her happy, and was I the centre of at-soon as the child was born she had wanting to help provide for Nancy announced that certinentes are er Number 534, in narrow waters of The United States Treasury has The launching, by H.M. the Queen, on September 20, of the new Cunard- traction? All that's news to mo. turned her back to her old self, re- But to-night, in that prostitute's being printed against silver held Clyde, presents considerable dimcul- Alice. I tell you again, pay no atesave what she chose from It. Edgar set-up and bragging about the in the General Fund on the basistles, for which preparations are now But thanks for the kind words. fusing to accept anything of life get-

money she'd made, she made me of the full monetary value of being made. tention to Edgar when he talks had said that Howard was afraid sick. And the way she leaned over scandal about Jane, and imputes of Jane. "But I'm not," thought to me and put her hand on my arm

́over | U.S.$1.29 per ounce, motives and Imagines things. She Amy. "I was afraid of her when I reminded me of that scene

Approximately 62,000,000 ounces, long, lies in a alipway, overlooking The giant liner, which is 1,018_feat sho hit him with a baseball bat once thought she might try to take made that night, before you and I costing about U.S.$45,000,000 are the Clyde, which, at this point, and his masculine pride has never Nancy back, but I'm not afraid were engaged, when she kept hold-

affected by tlie programme. only 700 feet wide. recovered. I think he's afraid of now. I'm sorry for her. And how ing or to me and having hysteries."

A format stateinent added that her."

she would hate that! Poor-Jane !"; "Howard, Jane was in love with the face value of the certificates ship into the mouth

The launch, however, will carry the think Howard's afraid of her,"

you. I think she's in love with you lasued against them will be ap-Cart, which enters the Clyda

of the River said Edgar, "and well he may be. She heard Howard on the walk stil People in love are bound to proximately U.S.$80,000,000 inmediately opposite the building yard. Jane's an unscrupulous rabber." outside and hurried down in do wild things."

stead of the cost price of the time to meet him at the door. "You

The Cart has been widened, and metal. curae back so early!"

dredged in anticipation of the event.

In view of the limitation of space the vessel's momentum once she is available, it will be necessary to check fully waterborne chains, of a total weight of nearly after the launch, and, for this purpose, massive drag 1,800 (ons, will be attached to the sides of the vessel, asserting a gradual but progressive pull-British” Wireless.

"I've told you a thousand times that Jane was love with me, or anyone except never really in

around, so she worked up a situa- Ition with herself as prima donna" "No, you're not fair to Jane. Really, you're not."

Amy wished they would stop talking. She wished they would

"I hated to be away from you a go. She had felt Jane's antagolem minute more than I had to, I ask- when she was leaving, but it could ed Ellert to excuse me. He didn't herself. I merely happened to be not touch her. It did not matter. really need me. He only wanted Te-morrow was so near, when shen attentive car. He's lonely, and Howard-she forced herself hope everyone's gone. nway from that. "Jane's very Edgar and Alice stayed a while. smart," ahe sald wearily. "I'm We sat out in the garden. Let's go glad she's looking after Miss Rosa's back there." affairs. Sho's got a good head for. business. Mins Rosa's not been up to much since she was sick in the spring."

"You're tired, and no wonder," said Edgar suddenly. "We'll run along. It was a swell dinner. Amy, and we were proud to be among those present."

The

quiet

;

"All right, let that

go. There's no reason in raking up old scores. cool dark was waiting It's not my main count against her. for them and they sat down hand What I can't stomach is her callous- in hunt. "Did you tell Ellertness about Nancy and her damned asked Amy.

self-assurande. Hore she is,

n

"No,

I knew it would involve me woman who's had a shady affair. in a lot of talk, and cost the old borne a child and discarded it, and man a sleepless night besides. He's expects to be treated as if she' fond of me. He likes to have me done nothing out of the way. Go Around. It's going to upset him a knows I don't want to set myself "I was proud to have you, but good bit. It can wait until toto judge her, but I can't help it. don't thank me for the dinner. morrow, or next day, after you and I think she's brazen and I think That all came from the dean's, as I have decided."

she's dangerous. And the one

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Washington, Aug. 11.

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