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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, AUGUST 23, 1934.

SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION

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STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!"

CHAPTER XXXVI

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promiso. Even the domanda of her ¡Now and then they talked in Utṭlo spend most of his day in the big ball and started off on still an- body, thrown out of balance and and as hor strength returned she bedroom, sitting beside Amy, other theme with his hand on the wolghted by its burden, brought began to ask questions. "How watching her and their son to-doorknob. To keep out the raw her a strange and grave elation. long can you stay 7"

gether. There was not much to March wind Howard closed watch about the baby. "He's hurd door behind them and stood on the ly more than an embryo," said steps with him until the old man's Howard, "a funny Httle pulp. He garrullty was Batisfied. When

"A whole week, love."

"Oh, wonderful! How did you manage it?"

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Mary Jackson's tone Wits up belleving. "But, Amy," she object ed, "Howard never cared for Jane,"

"I know that," Amy agreed. She had hoped all the time that "And maybe I'm wrong about June. Howard would not come until after I don't seem to understand her the child was horn, for If she very well now. She's changed should suffer, she did not want him

he belongs to you. That's what I to sneezo and by 10 o'clock his eyes lot-but she's always interesting." to see or hear it. Yet he had made

|call a perfect life."

and nose were watery and felt, he "So'n n wild-cat!" and Mary, her premise that he should know

She was looking at his uniform.

On the last day of the week they a quick terrific head cold. Miss said, as if they were full of mush, "at a safe distance. But it's never the first intimation of the hour, so, Why Howard-what's that? The a household pet."

when this time arrived, Mary sent insignia's changed. You're not-had the christening and. Howard Tyler dosed him, massaged his Jackson, Second, raised a piercing head and face and sont him off to Amy smiled and went off to write him a wire and he telegraphed you are a captain?" her letter to Howard. She did not back that he would be there in the "Darling, that's me, ole Cap yell when the water touched his bed with a balling hot drink. send him Mary's message. Indeed morning. But by the time he came Jackson! Is that pretty swell ?** head. Professor Ellert was his "That ought to went out the most she forgot it before she took her tearing up to the house, his face

"But they haven't ordered yougodfather, and the only guest out of it," she said, "but I wish you pen in her hand. They were con- iined and his eyes hollow from an overseas?"

side of the family except Allee didn't have to get on that train in "No-they don't care who wins Moreland. There were few guests the morning. Now, don't kiss your ducting an argument at the time anxious sleepless night, the doctor about baptism--Howard holding and gone, his son, oiled, weighed this war!",

but many gifts-three silver cups, wife-colds aro contagious." that the child should be baptised and clothed in his first garments

"But there's something-have a sliver plate and porringer and

"I'm going to kiss him in the as soon as born, Amy consenting was sleeping peacefully under the they ordered you to Long Island?" silver spoons, gold pins and but- only. If Howard, were present. blue blankets. Amy,

It was no use lying, though he tons to be displayed beside the sii- morning," said Amy, "no matter too, 145 Otherwise not until Howard could naivep, while Mrs. Lowe, Mary would gladly have done it. "Yes, ver rattle. Miss Roen sent an en- what you say." bo there. There was also a dis-Jneksen, the nurse nud Mrs. Pearce darling, I'm to go on from here, chanting toy, a musle box which

played "Hall to the Chief." cussion between them as to whether were all drinking hot coffee and I'm not going back to Texas."

"Keemo Amy should have the doctor come eating hot toast and chattering

She clutched him, tried to get up, Kimo," "The Bluebird Polka," and kid in every day, just for a mommt of with subdued but gratified hilarity. But then-oh, Howard, do you "Home Sweet Home." reassuring inspection.

la wealthy," remarked Miss Tyler, Howard There was nothing for him to do think-7 thought this necessary. Amy con-but sit down and have coffee and

"I don't know, I can't tell. It nodding her red head with mutls- Ridered it unnecessary.

toast, too, but he would not have looks as though I'd stay there as faction. Daily they wrote pages to cach It anywhere except in the bedroom an instructor, dear. Don't worry, other on these subjects, with odd where he could look at Amy and

don't excite yourself. Please, Professor Ellert lingered to talk, side diversions, such as the when be certain that all was well with please, sweet-I'm here with you. hung back on his way through the and how of early discipline and her. The nurse-crisp. red-head-we have our long elegant week. much half-serious nonsense about ed Miss Tyler told him aternly stepped up a grade and consequent- Nothing's happened, except I'm: possible inherited traits, tendencies that he ought not to be in there, drawing more pay." He tried and fentures. It seemed that there but she could not keep him out. had once been a formidable nose

to divert her fears.. "You didn't in the Lose family which Amy coffee when Amy

He was finishing the last of the know it, but I've brought your n

woke and Haw dreaded, and Howard owned to a hlm. great-aunt with a cleft palate!

"For heaven's sake," she ex-Present, nothing much, but it's like you.

I want to show it to you,” claimed weakly, "when did you get

turquoise, a silver amulet in the Indian work, gradunted rondels of

centre. n silver hooked clasp, crude but well-proportioned, genuine in feeling. "That thing in the middle is a charm, it brings you health, wealth, good weather, keeps tooth- ache away, puts a curl in your hair

Just suppose," wrote Amy, "hehere? Did you see young Howard He brought it out, a necklace of i should get them both! He'd be There is a young Howard. Isn't like el monstruo in the Spanish there--I didn't dream it?" novel.

The doctor says it's most unlikely and assures me that the So the great emotionai moment old myth of pre-natal influence re-faded into laughter, as he knelt be her there un garding marks has been absolutely side her and told discarded.

a young Howard, I hope he's right! But doubtedly was that's not the same as family fea-weight seven and a half pounds, tures. They du crop out! There's properly formed and featured, but the Hapsburg chin, for instance."

looking rather as if he had just

They wrote these things more been pooled,

for the need of sharing each other's

"That doesn't sound like a proud

"Give me a little time." He held

anything you like. Put it on." For the baby he had brought a silver rattle with turquoise in the linndle, too heavy for a child less than a year old to handle, but at- tractive in itself. Amy agered

least thoughts and feelings and of; father!" making their future together seem] sure and safe than from any beller her hands, and kissed them. "Amy, and admired. She did not speak in the value of their subjects. It darling-you are all right, they again of Howard's leaving the was all part of waiting, waiting

told me so but I want to hear you! Texor camp. "Since you can stay for the child, for the war's end, for say it."

at long, we'll have the christen- the coming back to their normal wasn't so bad but her eyelids love. I'll be able to

"Me--why, I'm simply grand. It Ing," she said, "the day before you sit up by more in ex- then. Mary and Mother'll arrange fluttered down once

existence.

In this suspense, in this untici-hausted slumber. When the nurse it. I don't want you to do a thing pation, to Amy there was the came in a few minutes later she but stay here with me." quality of eternity, of immortality. found Howard asleep, too, on his Sho and Howard were part the

"I hadn't the least idea of do- world's continuity, as had been knees, his head on the bed beside ng anything else." their parents before them, as would

Amy's right hand. With some dif be their children after them.

Acuity It

she roused him enough to was so, renewed and strengthened get him over to the

couch; he that human life went on. To look dropped there and was off again at the clothes she had sewed, the Neither of them woke until early basket, the crib, the blue blanket and coverlet Was " thrill of

But of coume he could not do quito: that. Professor Ellert was clamauring to see him and he had to call on the president and dean of the college. But for the most part people were kind and did not He would not stir from the room. Justerunch on his time. Ho could

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