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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,
SERIAL STORY-
JUNE 27, 1985.
Summer Sweethearts
BEGIN HERE TO-DAY
KATHARINE
STRYKHURST,
برال هاله
with
iful
10. La diacontented with the unless round of sociat melivities that make up bar life. Nor father and aristocrata mother, BERTINE, refuse to kt Katharine undertake any sort of work.
tlden Katharine
MICHAEL HEATHEROF, young westerner who runs a riding club. BALLY MOON, Incal coquaite, alen enrolle at the club for riding larsons.
ZOE PARKER, Katharine's teland, returne from Europe where she was sont to forget a love affair with CIDB LARKIN, of whom her parents disapprove. Zoo is in love wiib Gitbe.
DR. JOHN KAYE, a relation of Barüne's. pays the Hizykhurate a rialt.
CHAPTER VI
Zoe, after all, was not Logry.. Katharine's heart softened when she
saw her at the Country Club dance- small and round and wistful in her Boating printed silk, which was the prize of the frocks she had brought back from Farls.
It was a gal night at the club. Ribbons of coloured paper flow back and forth, and balloons were set free, only to be punctured by the cigarette of some rolsterer. Katharine danced with Dr. Kaye, to be cut in upon again and again. She looked lovely tonight in clear Ivory silk, the gown molded to the lines of her exquisite Young
Ggure. Bertine Strykhurst,
Katharine's animated glancing at Lace, as laughed and talked with John
observed to her husband Kaye, with anlisfaction that Katherine had evidently forgotten all about that career nonsutike,
Frank Carifs, the typical soph- omore, in elegant English dinner clothes, with rea
real pearls for studs,
made a foil for Zoe Parker, Lira Katharine scarcely recognized the white face that stared at hør Parker and Bertine both agreed that they were a charming pair.
"He seems quite mad about her," Lisa sighed. "I wouldn't mind see ing her settle down-after this Inst year,"
it,"
not
from the mirror.
Just four years younger than the erect bronzed soldier who was to be her third husband. Gracia had been twice lawfully widowed," Zoe said "You've had a worrying time of
gleefully. She did
Gracin, agreed Bertine, who knew all who insisted on being the centre of about Gibbs and who, although not every group the joined. Gracia had mother herself, would tell anyone penetrating voice, she told endless who cared to listen that the girl of stories of dramatic incidents of which to-day was certainly a problem. she was the centre. There was al- seems to care about," Berting said She held them by sheer force of per- brightly, is riding. Really, I wish sonality.
The only thing Katharine really ways an amused male or twn to listen.
sometimes that Victor had let her; have a horse of hor own. I am not
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like to see you again before I pettle down to work in Carnest. There won't be any more week-difis for me when I get under way."
to "I'd love
came for lunch," Katharine said. "Could see the apartment, perhaps? That would be fun."
Lator
It was arranged that she was to meet him at the Ritz at 1. they would go over to the building on the East River where Dr. Kayo wna to live, in two rooms high above the turgid stream with its tugs and doughty steners plying their way to New England. After John had left Katharine called the number of the Fiding club.
quite sure I like the idea of expusing Katharine said to herself that she her to the charms of that young west did not mind Gracia, and got tonight erner over at Shady Ridge. Much when the gushing Mrs. Mellvaine too good-looking, in a certain crude took possession of Dr. Knye she was "That you, Tips? It's Miss Stryk- conscious of a distinct sense of annoy-hurst. Tell Michael I won't be rid- ok, Katharine's all right," Lisu ance.
John seemed to like it. Oring to-day. I didn't want him to keep Parker said comfortably, watching course he had met her half a dozen Fury for me.
Her heart pounded unaccountably Zoe's brown curls bob against young times before, but that was before he Corliss black-coated shoulder. "Sha had gore abroad to study. His two as she waited. The coloured boy's is a serene. Nothing ever seems to years in the European capitals had voice came to her faintly over the trouble her."
tabbed him of much of his former phone:
That's all right, Mis' Strykhurst. Bertine started to reply. but diffidence ile had an easy manner,| thought better of it. People mis air of authority which Gracia was Mist Michael, he went off with Miss.
Moon on Fury 10-15 minutes nga." understood so, if she said a single quick to recognize, word about Katharine! That wa
now tell me all about this Katharine put the telephone in its word what it was to be a stepmother, No. marvellous facial surgery," Katharine radle with hands that shook a little, body gave you the least bit of credit, hard her coo. John's gentle, deliber-She scarcely recognized the white face that stared back at her from the Katharine steered John out on the late voice answered.. terrace. "Noisy!" she observed, "Dance?" Captain Byrne was at her mirror. Sally Moon--an her
little horse. Sally there her elbow, drooping against a pillar.
hour! "And hot!"
"Love th."
Ellen went by, with a drift of for" John, you see what I mean about Well, if John Kaye "foll Enther and Bertine? I haven't had Gracia Mellvaine ne easily is that, dresses over her arm. "I pressed Katharine told herself later that your pink shantung. Miss Katha- ekaner
to ink to you all day,” He nodded, "I see. They want night, she was afraid she wouldn't
Thanks." But she didn't really to keep you wrapped in cotton wool, have much respect for him. Graein Your father doesn't know you've had kept him at her side with quiet hear it. She wasn't thinking of the grown up."
Insistence all the remainder of the frock she would wear to town to lunch with John Kaye, Iler. mind burned fler Pyes glitcred feverishly in evening. It was firacia's well-round with the vision of two riders drifting the half light.
ed but still charming figure, caved "How-how ena I escape from it?" in ice-blue satin, that you saw beside along the green lanes together. Was this jealousy? Was Kaye's when the orchestra playe
really in love with Michiel Heath- Continental." It was Gracia's "The
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wholesome quality of his own good, guests so face that smiled cu-eroe?
He laughed, and something of the
up at him during supper. gentle personality touched her with "Men are all fool," said Kathmring the matinous tensions which had Johnny, whom she fell asleep con- a sort of healing, releasing her from to herself, as she undressed. Even she had thought above such things.
bound her all day,
"Well, the Victorians used Logratulating herself that she had not murry to get out from under parental confided any of her innermost feel- supervision. But that didn't work songs to him. Moonlight streamed well. Maybe it does nowinys. over the floor and lay in barred Women seem to rule the roest." squares on the broad mahogany four-
"Don't be vulgar." But she was poster where she dept, uneasily turn
A red-haired rider laughing, too
ing in her dreams. she pursued. with on a roan horse galloped through her relish.
don't just marry-like dream; nudd there was a lean ascetic- I mean. You've got to be looking man in evening clothes some you're in love." where in it, too. Kay argued with at least, think
after you tonight," said Dr. woke to an uneasy feeling Kaye
But over the breakinst light from the quietly, In the ftare of his watch, cupped against the Johnny Kaye was his usun! pleasant breeze, she could see his lean, almost self. He sprang to pull out Kathar- ascolic face. Thirty. John was; hefine's chair for her. His dark blue was already a fine doctor and a man suit, his striped shirt, his scrubbed- everyone respected. The woman who looking surgeon's hands were good married him would be a lucky perron, solid facts in the foggy morning. An Katharine thought, innocently. unearthly dripping mlat brooded over the gardens. The girl felt heavy-eyed
boys have been laying hin, she was angry, she went.
"Oh, boys!" she rejoined, on a note of contenipt.
"Don't like 'em, eh?"
"Not-not much!" she confessed.
and listiens.
"Sleep well?"
She
table
"Not so very." As she unfolded There was a wicker couch here, with her napkin he observed that the deep square cushions. She sank into shadows under her eyes were deeper. it and Julm Kayo sat down beside Tho foghorn blew all night long." Katharine contributed, sugaring her her.
grapefruit. "You're Koing into "There somebody else?"
sighed, town
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oh, she meant early golf." didn't understand
te, but she never really heard what you said; or if she did you were cor tain she would use it as a lunch table topic next day.
"
She lifted heavy eyes. Nothing nilter very much this neoined to morning. She had missed her hour No, she wouldn't confide in Ber-for riding. But did she want to ridle tine.
nny, mere? Wasn't Michael Heat- Besides, there was really nothing herde becoming a far too important to tell about Michael Heatherou. factor in her life? Wouldn't it. Katharine had had, on arriving at the perhaps, be wise to make a clean ent club tonight, the strangest feeling of the matter? Oh, but it was har that she might see him among the one great outlet: she needed it. It guests. Obviously that was absurd. kept her going
"Nobody else,"
..thought perhaps you might come in and lunch with me," John firmly.
Zoo came out with her Princeton Kaye was saying.
"Oh, I'm no worry. I'm afraid 1 bey, and Captain Byrne and his hand- some blond flancos joined them for a didn't hear what you said before," cigarette. Cantain Althous Byrne she said in contrilion. was an army man, home from Fort "I'm moving in Monday. Found a Bill on vacation. He and the plump, place," Dr. Kaye said. "It's fur- graceful widow from Innlcock Hills nished, no Bertine won't have any were to be married the following fan." His eyes twinkled behind the spring. Gracia Mcilvaine was. 86, rimless ginases. "But I thought I'd
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