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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPHER

THURSDAY AUGUST 30, 1994,

SOPHIE KERR'S LATEST SUCCESS IN ROMANTIC PROBLEM FICTION

"STAY OUT OF MY LIFE!"

Last night, quite unexpectedly," said Jans sweetly. "How are you,

dear-how well you look!"

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CHAPTER XLII.

the most marvellous time.. I cold! Amusing. Isn't it.7" Sho wouldn't really care to go sú soon, shragged hor shoulders.

"But so suddenly, Jano! What Nancy was sitting very straight again." on the sofa, her eyes wary, her

"You.seo, Jand-Nancy makes did you expect her to do?"

"If anyong had come along, and decisions," said Amy. expression defiant. Before her, in her own Miss Rosa's most comfortable "She's she's like her mother. In offered me the same thing when

was her ago I'd have had my trunkn chair, was Jane, so light and girl that." Ish in her velvet pajamas, with her Nancy was restless and uneasy, packed by this time! Oh well, dark hair curled up in a mop at the "Yes, I am," she said, "and so, that's that! And how about you, back, that for a moment Amy had though it was very sweet of you Amy--I needn't ask, I suppose. the illusion of the Jane she used to think of it, I really can't do it. How do you keep your complexion!

really It's Mother, ought to

marvellous. And Aunt to know,

helle, Jane," said Amy, "I tot noorly time for lunch, Rosa tells me that besides being

Marburg's didn't know you were hero. When

"I haven't been up to see Miss faculty lady you're

can musical leader, that you manage Rosa yot," said Amy. "You did you como?"

choruses and tun on shand, if you want, and get concerts and run

what not. Apparently you thrive "All right," anld Nancy. "I'll do on it, too. I should think you'd be The tone made Amy understand that. Goodbye, Miss Terry-1 do bored to tears. that her dress was old and out of appreciate your taking me." She "But you must remember I'm un- fashion, har hat even more so, and shook hands with Jane and went accustomed to anything else." her hair straggling, and she could out quickly, patently glad to get said Amy. "I'm not at all bored,

In fact I quito enjoy it.” scarcely keep from smiling.

You look pretty well

"Why did you

"I believe you do. It all seams. yourself,

do it, Jane?" and as decorative as ever," she re- asked Amy. "Do you really want to me such a stupid life so nar- row-so limited! You might have plied choorfully. "Misa Rosa must her?"

done something big with your have been awfully glad to see you.

Jane lit a cigarette. "Oh, I don't music! Do you remember, I used It's been so very long since you've pald Marburg a visit. Weren't know. It was a bunch, an im- to tell you that?"

"Jane," said Amy, very solemn- you surprised to find Nancy grown pulse. I'm lonely sometimes. I've up? I don't bellave you could have made heaps of money, Amy I get ly, "if you are born with a small- recognized her. She was about out of the market at the right time town naturo. you never change! four when you saw her lust."

and I've watched my properties That's what alla me, I imagine. Nancy could keep atil no longer, and my investments,

And now, I must go along home. I "Mother, Miss Terry's been making bably lost as little as anybody in won't have time to soe Miss Rosa me to visit her in New York. Amerien during this depression, to-day but I'll be in Sho'd like me to come and stay as hardly enough to notice it. And How long are you staying " long as I want."

when Nancy came in here to-day,

a day or two. Probably What nice invitation to come so alive, and go awfuly pretty (and I'll go to-morrow." Tight out of the blue!" said Amy, after all she ls my child, Amy), I And I was saying," went on thought suddenly that I'd like to Nancy quickly, "that I was sorry, give her a chance."

away.

*

I've

pro-

but I couldn't possibly do it "Oh, I sec. A chance for what mean, there's so much here and-"exactly?"

"Only

soon again.

She went with Amy to the door and in the brighter light they looked at one another with appraia- ing interest. Amy saw an elegant and exquiale woman whose beauty had been cherished and cared for

Jane also sAWY a beautiful wó-

Jane broke in with a compoaure "A chance to get out of this slow so perfect that no one might guess little city and right into the mid- rancour beneath. "I wish you'd let dle of things. A chance for lux-in every possible way. her como, Amy-you must think ury, travel, lovely clothes, meeting it odd, my speaking to her about people whose names are in the man, but one who was neither it without talking it over with you papers all the time, theatres, music, elegant nor exquisite, rather dis- frat, but well-my old friend's art, all that sort of thing. I hevelled and, if not actually dowdy, daughter and all that-and I thought of what a deadly. time she at least two years behind the cur- could give her a very good time. must have here, the kind of time rent mode, I've a wonderful penthouse apart I had when

TYOLE

"Goodbye, Jane," said Ardy, "I'm girl, and so, ment and my own car and chauf- almost before I knew what I was glad I saw you. I'm very glad. four-I motored here, by the way saying, I asked if she wouldn't like: Your know, I thought I hated you. --and I was thinking of Europe to visit me, I thought I'd like to I did hate you for a while. There this summer, and what fun it show her things, and for the first were two years after that pnou- would be to have someone young time I was actually curious about moula of Howard's when it was touch and go with his lungs, and I and fresh and gay-and so very her, about her tastes and her

I proity-to go with me."

brains and her ideas, whether she certainly hated you then, for "Mother and Father and young had any head for business. If she blamed you for it. But I must Howard and I were in Europe laat has I could do almost anything for have forgotten about hating you summer," said Nancy. "We had her. But she turned me down after he got better..

and that's

of

why I'm glad I shouldn't like to reproachful Nancy, "What on think I could have lived as happily earth kept you so long?- Tve been as I've lived all this time and kept dying to see you and tell you all! That woman: The great big norve on hating anyone. I'm glad your success; it's the kind you al of her! Patronizing me and tell- ways wanted..

I hope you'll always ing me that Marburg is a dump! have it, and enjoy it, and I believe I thought she was crazy, daking mo you will. You're that sort. Sho I wouldn't like to come and visit leaned forward and patted Jane's bor, and I didn't even know who

"Goodbye" she said agan ahe

artn.

glad told her that," as whah, I went in to Miss

she

thought Amy, as she went home. "My heavens, don't, bowl around She meant to be kind, you "It was vary

into us feelingo, for that old bate and know. She didn't need a lot of find it gone. And I told her to preliminaries to invite the child of stay out of my life and, on the one of her oldest friends to see hor. cortainly stayed. And she could have given you a surface, But in reality she's been a constant go ahe Informed me, down her

good time." part of it for she gave me one negel Well, I just stared at hor,

of my greatest joys, Nancy. I love Nancy so nearly as much as I do trying so hard to be youthful, and young Howard that I'd be puzzled you know, Mother, when you think to tell the difference. And that's about a woman how young sho a good thing, too. Love shouldn't looks' it's a sure sign that her real be measured hate shouldn't be youngness is gone. And acting as treasured. And that about washes if Marburg was totally Inhabited us up, Jane and me!"

by n moron peasantry! I wouldn't have gone if she had offered me a

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