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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1934.

SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION

"STAY OUT OF MY

CHAPTER XXVIII

"Father and Mother would like me to come and live with them, but

LIFE!"

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¡dozen or so pupils a week I'd mako "Ellert thinks if I pass the tests the same he's an old darling. He'sing into an adventure of life and "Ellert was very kind," Bald enough for the running expenses of there'll be no doubt that I'll get a written to your mother. Did you death. I have a right to my own the house, except the rent. If your commission. I'll bo Interested to know that? I had a letter from her life and death adventure. That's Howard. My-place will be saved mother would come, she could be take them. It ought to tell me a while you were gone. And she's not sentimental tosh either. It is for me. They won't take on any with Nancy while I'm out. If the lot about my eyes and my sense of coming to atay, provided she can true." one else. At least not for another doesn't come there's always Mra. balance and so on."

pay part of the living expenses. year,"

Pearce, and Nancy's so good-" "Why are you so set on avin-She saye if the plano bothers her

"Yes," he said at last." "It is Ile had come back from his taik

true," with the senior professor just be-

tion?" asked Amy, thinking fear-she'll put: cotton in her ears and The liitis girl looked up. "Nancy fully of spinning, crashing, burning anke motions. Your mother's the fore lunch and Amy was busy put good girl," she said mischievously. planes, but determined to show no bost sport!"

They were very pitiful, those two, ting the meal on the table. She She spoke distinctly, with no alur-fear.

in the last hours of Howard's stay. paused with the teapot in her hand ring, but her voice was still sweetly

It was not until the time was They were stoically calm. They in- to listen.

"Oh, it's the new big thing and actually set for Howard's leaving vented small busy duties about the babyish. He went on. "I'm glad that

I've got a regular kid hankering to that Amy spoke again of wanting house and when Amy packed his "So you are a good girl," said drive a plane. Besides," he finished a child. "Don't you sco?" she said. bag she sent him down in the much is settled. The old chay Howard, patting her hand. "The Bitterly. "If I've got to kill other "It's our love for each other. It's den with Nancy, but that was a mis- ofered to continue my salary out best little girl I know. Good little men, I'd prefer to do it at as far a you and me, living together in one take, for she could hear their voices of his own pocket."

Nancy

body, Howard. I'd be so infinitely the "But you couldn't take that," said

distance as possible. Let's hot goppler If I know I was going not be held back. She had to tears the had dreaded "Good Httle Nancy, de-ar little into that." Amy. "Thore, everything's ready. Nancy," she said, beaming at himj

have Wait a second till I pin. Nancy's with a sudden radiant smile.

a child, It would be easier stop again and again and wipe Amy did not ask anything more. to stand your being away. I know them away to see her The little girl was in for

paluful

task. bib"

"But, Amy," went on Howard, They both tried, as they had tried it would interfere with my giving But at the end of it she washed her high chair, between them.

still patting the child's hand. "I' from the first decision, to be com- music lessons and playing the

face and want down smiling. He "No, I couldn't take it, but I be getting pay, you know, more monplace and practical, but the church organ, hut with your mother was to leave on the train that his wanted to. He said he had no near than I'll need. I'll be able to send days went by in a strange hurried out I don't need to cars mother would arrive on, for Mrs. kin, that he wanted to make it por-you something." sible for me to go without feeling

chaos, where there seemed to be no

ything. And money'e not the Jackson had been afraid of her own "Then we'll save something." sane adjustment. When Howard question. I'd rather be poor as courage and had so arranged things worried about you."

By great effort they were talking passed the first physical test he dirt. I'd rather work my hands that she would soo him for that one 19 it

meant nothing special, but would be sent to Texas for train-off-of course, that's just talk for moment only. She had been gen- I'm not going to do it. This is our they did not look at each other, oxing, but beyond that he couldn't | Father and Mother, and your orous, too, in giving bla time to Tomb, und long to stay out cont with quick, almost furtive plot his future. Nor did he try. mother wouldn't let me but if I Amy. And Professor and Mrs. glances, Nolther of them could eat. The dean, the president and Pro- didn't have them--If I did have to Lowe left them alone until the time Ill you come back. This war won't but they both made pretence, Amy fessor Ellert wire-pulled and manip-starve and slave-I can't tell you, catat to go to the station. Other

sipping ten, Howard crumbling his ulated such influences as they "But darling Amy, if you were roll beside his plate. Even Nancy could deviac to get him a commis would mean to me."

can't tell you what our own child faculty members and some of their with them there'd be somebody to felt the tension. When Amy lifted slon, and he had to go to Washing back. We've got to think about hand. "I may be ecoing you before friends were waiting for them look after you."

"But, Amy, suppose I don't come there. Edgar Moreland wrung his her down and unplaned her bib, ton twice "No, I won't go, Howard. I don't the child turned her face to bo

seo about it. Professor Ellert went with him that, too." need anyone to look after me,

long," he said. "I'm going in." But kissed. "I love you, muvvor," she on one of these trips and came back I did think maybe your mother bald fondly.

As a small anxiety takes the would like to come here.

anorting with rage. "These small- "No, I won't think about that sharp edge off a large one, so the She can't "Gu and kiss Daddy, too, sald minded jacks-in-office dressed in go abroad again now and she hasn't Amy, Nancy came around the little brief authority!" raved the want another reason to make you Jackson didn't miss Howard ro 1 won't think of it for one second.necessity of making sure that Mrs. fixed place to live. I don't table in a rush of affection: "To try clean blood! I thought child you'd not take so many risks. Howard's side, touching hit and know, though. If I should give love you Daddy,"

"Lice feeding on the look out for yourself. If we had a leved the party. Amy stood by music lessons, that might bother

country's "She can play in the sandpile un- that President Wilson, who is a You'd not do her."

til time for her unp," said Amy, as scholar and a gentleman, would things"

foolhardy but she did not hold it. If she had "If you give music lessons?" If this wasn't part of every clear have cleaned them out."

held it, she would have clutched I'm not going to sit around and day's programme. But she had to

"A war isn't exactly the place to and dragged him back with all her do nothing but wait. I'd go crazy, say something, she was so close to this to Amy.

Howard grinned when he told (be cautious,”

strength. She knew it. They had I'll give lessons and get the Con- crying.

"He had to walt "A war is exactly the place to be sald their goodbye at home, alone. three hours to see somebody in the cautious. A dead soldier's no use At the car steps they klased once, gregational church organ to play: Howard carried Nancy outside War Department and he's carried to his country. Those young Brit-and then she stood back, beside his it's not much pay, but it's not much and when he came back Amy's on like mad ever since, regular ish officers who lead their men over mother. The two women watched work either. And with half a threat hád stopped choking. orations! Mixing his metaphors the top with a swagger stick the train pull out, looking at him and grinding his teeth! Says he's Magnificent in one way, but a fear- as he leaned from the window un- going to vote Republican the next ful waste of good material if they til, so very quickly, he was gone. election."

want to win. You'll never be a Then they faced each other, with Amy was glad to find something coward, not for yourself, but you're bleak composure, fearful of speech. to laugh at without effort. "But all being a coward for me. You're go- (To Be Continued.),

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