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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, AUGUST 21, 1934.

SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION

"STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!'

CHAPTER XXXIV

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hear it. I think I'm going crazy." the time "Mother's superb," Amy; There was a pause.

frightened, all this was the rene She disappoured hastily toward the reminded herself, "she's never said. "Naney!" said Jane, still superior tion. Jane had enjoyed an hour When Amy learned that Jane and kitchen. But by the time Mary word. Miss Rosa had accepted the invita Jackson liad come down and Mrs.

She probably never will,” and very aloof. "How long ago of display at the ton-party and that Allce poured the ten. The talk that acome!. What a fool I was! was enough. Amy had no tion and were actually coming to Lowe had arrived she was back, went on, Mary Jackson drawing It seems incredible!"

{than a natural wish to check and tea her first reaction was a quicken-holding herself very straight, deter Jane out, the others listening. "Quite!" agreed Amy, "Quite too puncture Jane's 'high-flying patron- Ing and tightening of the nerves minedly smiling, Amy saw that Jane was very prima donna. She utterly incrediblet And you see, axc. She found it comic, but sho She could not help it. Suppose her mother was wearing her best was exquisitely dressed, nalls, hair, want my child and so does Howard. didn't mean to put up with it. Not we ask Mother and Allco," she dress. "You put that on because complexion groomed with style and We're both light-headed about the for a moment. So she was totally suggested to Howard's mother. "That'll be noven with ourselves you wanted to show Jano that we finish. She had discarded the inde prospect: We've got it all arranged. unprepared for the outburst of bit- still had a little style in Marburg," cigarette holder for a smaller and It's to be a boy and to have How.ster anger which her light-minded she tensed.

of black enamel and gold. Sho had ard's name."

defence provoked. "I was counting Nancy. Sho'll

"I certainly didi And I suppose diamond and platinum watch on

Jane abandoned the subject and "Go ahend. Remind me of it!" have to come in." She meant this sho'll consider it only fit for the hor wrist. A plain but obviously took up another. "Aunt Rosa Bald Jane cried furiously, "your do- time to have the little girl there ragbag, if half what Miss Rosa good bar of diamonds caught the Howard looked rather worn when voted, adering Howard! And let whore Jane could not avoid seeing anys about. her wardrobe is truc." soft, satin of her scarf.

he was here and she said he seemed me ramind you that you sneaked her. If she seemed to be hiding The door bell rang and they ali her, "June" might guess, and Jand turned attentive. "Jane will have performance: Jane saying, "What wasn't sociable and gay like he away from me. If you hadn't ho Amy found herself enjoying the to have changed a good bit--he In behind my back and took him. was always ready to take advan-an entrance," thought Amy, tage of weakness.

might very well be mý dovoted and amused. And so she had, waiting the faintest accent on the home having a very good time, "how yours. You want everything you

delicious home-made cookies!" with used to be.”

"Oh, my dear!" said Amy", nirily, adoring Howard now, instead of course, Nancy! I am a moment to use her lip-stick made; Jane unmistakably noticing 'stupid." Mary Waa remorseful, the hall until Miss Ross had the broken poker handle and the absurd! He didn't look a bit worn, only ask me to your house to throw "She'll adone it. And she's cleared the doorway. Then she rip in the sofa cover; Jane's tales but awfully well. Big and brown it in my face that you're so much sweet with people. Not smart came in, self-possessed, smiling of her new office and her great and strong, you know. As for not happier than I am and show-offy like so many chil-with

certain indulgence for dilleulty in finding really efficient being sociable well it's true ho "Why Jane, you silly! I never dren."

these poor creatures who had re-employees. "No ano 1 hira is over wouldn't go around and make thought of such a thing! Don't be So it was established Nancy should be there and wearing to make the best of it.

that mained in Marburg and wore try-willing to work a leath as hard as speeches to knitting clubs. That childish! And for heaven's sake her Christmas red dress-lt flat-

I do myself,"Jano at the opera, was all, Naturally, he wanted to don't rake up that old nonscnic "Why Janel" exclaimed Amy, subscription scats; Jone at art ex- tered her fair skin. Nancy should after the greetings were

about Howard! I hadn't the lost have a cup of cambrie ten, and a "you've cut off your hair!”

It was fun to annoy Jane. Amy Idea" She was talking to the over.hibitions; Jane entertaining; Jane cookie or two with the grownups. Jane made a little mouth of a war worker-"The stupident a wickedly diverted by the way air. Jane was stalking off down

She had been the car pus path alone. "I wonder if it's wrong," thought patronizing astonishment.

"Bat Committed, not an idea in their it was coming on,

so wrought up and tense and heads." It was simply gorgeous, Amy. "When Jane sees what my dear, everyone's doing It! In Amy thought. And all the while darling she is she might want her: another month or two there won't Jaho's child sat quietly with a cup Maybe I ought to keep her out of be a long-haired woman left in of cambric ton and a cookie, se- Bight."

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the elvilized world. And what a renely unaware of her mother. sense of freedom It gives!"

Alico was the first to leave, then

be with me."

STEADY RECOVERY,

.

MR, RUNCIMAN HOPES FOR

· INCOME TAX CUT

Lendon, Aug. 20. Recovery of Britain's trade and

iTo Be Continued.);

which had been knocked off the In-

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The decision plagued her, but

Tax was duo to careful she did not change it. "There's "It's very becoming to you," Mrs. Lowe. As Miss Ross and

management of the country's fin- never any use being a coward," said Amy, "I like " She was Jane said goodbye Mary Jackson

lanco, and he hoped as time pro- she thought, as she gave an extra watching to see how Jane would asked Amy: "Are you going for

ceeded a little moro might be taken shine to the silver, laid out Ince- behave to Nancy. The little girl

aft to make up for conversion of edged napkins, filled the augar-made her curtsy and then re- isn't too late," and Jane, overhear- your walk this evening, dear? It

War Loan holdings, into chenper bowl; arranged her tea-table at treated to her own small chair being, sald, "If you're going to walk, the side of the fireplace. She had elde Amy, where she sat demure Amy, I'll go with you." So Amy, increase in employment were re-

national security. not told Howard in her dally let and still, but looking with wido, with concealed reluctance, slipped ter that Jane was there. She delighted eyes at the company and into her coat and went along with

to during the week-end British Industry and commerco was Explanation of the recovery of ferred would wait until the tea-party the ten-table. Miss Rosn had Miss Rosa and Jane. Then Miss speech by the President of the the cheapening of capital which was was over. Then she could be patted her on the head and spoken Rosh stopped at her own door and Board of Trade, Mr. Waiter Run- definite. When everything was to her, but Jane hardly noticed her, the two young women went on to-ciman. ready, she dressed in good time Amy wondered if this was pregether. and came downstairs before Mary tence or real. She was stiff with to play herself into a cooler mood apprehension. Presently she re- caught like this," began Jane, ns "How horrible, for you to be with bits of the Well-Tempered taxed, Jane was not pretending, they turned to the campus path. Clavier and she was still playing Jane was overlooking Nancy just Too frightful!" when Allee arrived. She rose a las frankly as she would overlook little clumelly, for the easy use of any other chikt of that age who her body was gone, but she felt couldn't be of use in an audience better, calmer the music had done Jane wasn't Interested. that. Allee begged to bring the hot water and start the kettle.

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"And was I silly to get myself

jolly and malicious. "Save your It made Amy feel vulgar and tears, darling."

she said. "I'm crazy about

"But good heavens, how can you be-here in this town-and alone "Go ahend," said Amy. "Mary's and Howard all worked up about with to pour the tea and you can do the i1" thought Amy. "I might have Howard in the army-and aviation your mother-in-law-and rest. I'm going to sit down and known that Jane wouldn't care." be a lady at a party. I'm tired." Suddenly she

an dangerous” felt aure that her: "What's tired you?" asked Alice. mother, too, was watching Jane and my friends, and I love having "My family's also here, Jane, "You oughtn't to get tired.”

and Nancy. The conviction came Mary with me. I'm not nearly no

"I'm tired asking myself ques- tions I can't find answers for

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Alice's lips quivered. "Olt, that!

I do it all the time until I can't

to her that her mother knew about alone or forlorn as you were when Nancy's parentage, had known all Nancy arrived,"

now on a morò economical basis than during any period since the He said sixpence in the pound rasistico. British Wireless.

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