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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JULY 3,

SERIAL STORY-

1935.

Summer Sweethearts

.BEGIN HIRDE TO-DAY KATHARINE ATKYKHURST, beautiful, 20. ization and dirontonted with the naeloas round of ancla) activities that make up ber MICHAEL with rices Daily life, Bhe HEATHEROE, who run a riding club.

BALLY MOON, loen! coquetie, also enrolla at the rib for riding lessons.

ZOE PARKER, Katharine's friend, sent la Europe to forstat love fair with Ging LARKIN returns. She persiate, in welaz Gibi In spite of her parent objector.

Katharine, elding with Michael, is throw from her horse. Shocked but not seriously bill; he is taken to ale home of VIOLET MEJSER VICTOR STRYKHURST comet to are his daughter, Mrs, Merser welcomes Bid Requntulare,

CHAPTER XI

"We meet again" Violet Merker had said lightly to the handsome, portly gentleman who had invaded her prim little sitting room with its white paint and polished old tables and bright chintzes.

By

Strykhurat for the first time to-day,, well. It's not so enay, you know,

to raiso another woman's child." Victor."

Ho had the grace to Aush. "Bertino's been aplandid with Katharine, She's

very executive. Sho took her in hand

"Exactly!" Mrs. Meiser's tone was drKatharine noeds

a lot of love, sympathy and

Violet Merser smiled to herself. second She could almost hear the Mrs. Strykhurst's voice Ho had been told that many, many times.

+

agroo, I had a stepmother understanding," she myself. Looking back now, I can see the meant well pursued & mamont later. "Orwell, that sometimes

She you know how it was with me.

"You're very cozy here." Illa eyon haven't the faintest notion what roamed around the sitting room. May go off the deep ond

annoyance I've always noticed this place. Dem you mean!" The man's showed in every syllabic,

cent bit of gardon." "I mean you may expect her to And sympathy or love-wherever she can find

"Oh, tommyrot?” "I did," reminded the woman, with rather a bitter smile. "ty home was unhappy. I believed the first pretty story n man told me.

member

Ho

The woman,

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"Interesting." murmured the man, will at a loss. "Well, well, Violet, I must KOBE and RETURN be getting back. My wife wonder if romething has happened."

"Right you aro!" There was relief in the words. "Explanations are so tiresome."

She stood, amiling rather wryly after him.

as ff the reminder were looked as

She allowed him to clasp her Victor Strykhurst opened his eyes!

one. slender hand in his fleshy widely at this. Then he stepped for. to him a painful one.

Violet Merter rose, as if torminat-And--and we didn't know each other ward with his hands outstretched,

hising the Interview. "Well,

before, Victor!" every evidence of cordiality on rosy, full-featured face.

really all I wanted to say, Victor.. Violet! But this is, extraodinary. Go on up now, First door to the

right at the head of the stairs." My wife naid

dil she tell you? Sit Is tread echoed pompousty through What down, Victor. Katharino is splendid; the house.

loft

alone, stared you may go up in a minute. But Arst I'd like to talk to you."

around her for a moment, as though He settled rousing herself from a dream into "Of course, of course.

light, comfortably in one of the deep-which she had fallen. A lamp. cushioned chairs, glancing around him ed at her

upon polished mahogany and Approvingly, "But I never knew you of light on, chat a golden circle lived in Innicock, Violet!"

dropping rose petals. The swish of "We've been here almost seven a broom, kitchenward, came to her cars; the clinking of milk bottles, na a screen door closed. Then the door to Lavinia's room was firmly shut. Upstairs there was the murmur of voices, father and daughter's. -

"Seventeen yours," murmured the woman, half to herself. She settled book, but her gaze herself with wandered from the hages.

years.

H

I knew you'd married, of course, Saw

a bit about it in the papers." Her dark eyes were rather enig- matic. "You didn't write to

wish me joy. I rather thought would.

you

He touched his full line with the corners of a fine white handkerchief. "Katharine's mother died that year," he said rather hollowly,,

stalra Katharine came down the "You're all right7" Violet's eyon hera Anxiously, Outside slowly the following morning.

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"Well, it's been lovely having you.”

Sybil and Diana were on the edge of the group, their long legs brown and slim under the brief shorts of their white play suits.

"Do come again to see

us, Mins "Well, well!" Victor Strykhurat Katharine. Please do!""

I will! And there must be MY CRY

I remember. Your daughter came downstairs briskly, rubbing his in a lovely creature, Victor. Does hands together. "Katharine's in fineanother puppy for the basket, mustn't she remind you of me at that age 7 shape. We were in luck to come off there? A nice quiet one who will "Eh 1" Victor Strykhurst's colour so easily. Don't you think I could stay at home when he's told to?"

yes, yes," they chorused, deepened a trifle. He glanced appre-take her off with me to-night?" hensively In the direction of the "The doctor advised lotting her dancing ur and down.

Bertine smiled atify, her company out to Assist Ellen who was helping, eternally grate words

The

were right, but the мля saying, behind that pleasant mngk of hers: but of course un ane kan smile and how to you in Main! the Mersery in tunicnck. We shall Street, of course: that is all.

tone withheld much. Bertine

"Violet Merser staircase,

till morning." stay "Don't worry" Violet went on smiled at him, you'd rather get smile. She climbed softly, "Her, door is closed. She her out of my house, wouldn't can't hear. I was Katharine's age you?" just 17 years ago, Victor. I WAR "Nonsense, nonsense! I am eter-

when I went to work in your nally indebted to you for your kind office."

ness to Katharine!" "Is it possible it's that long?" "I'm not going to tell her anything murmured the man, exhaling a deep about us," said the woman with breath.

deliberaton.

"Naturally, you wouldn't. You're ed the woman with the tired dark a most sensible woman, Violet. I eyes, staring out across the darkened always said no...

"I was rather like her," murmur-

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Katharine waved to them until the car disappeared out of sight, around "Mummy, who was the fattish man pear attitude to regard to men

touch to her voice now. "That is, oh, yes, I've

on one condi-whe catie after we went to bed last talked to Katharine I'll not any a word,

night?" Sybil's wistful, round face 10-day rather a lot. I've found out tlon1"

with its long golden mane was lifted more about her, perhaps, thon you Ho stared. "And that?"

to sec to her mother a. yourself know."

"That you let her come

"Oh.

you had

oner, you don't me occasionally. That you her away

from supposed to be asleept" Her tone held nubtle hint of

attempt to wean

peeked," Sybil said confiding. mystery in it. The man glanced at me. like the child. I've taken a her apprehensively,

great fancy to her, I'vo two of my "We heard the car stop and saw him come up the walk. Van that "I know you're wondering what own now, Victor, you see." this is all about," said Mrs. Merser, "Really! But of course you must Miss Katharine's daddy and was he

with Katharine. Why rousing herself to speak in a slightly be friends

brisker tone. "Just this-the child is may be another objection |

You

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Very nice," said Violet absently. Diana pounced upon her. "Mummy, you're not listening. 1 not always tell when you're listening. You use such a faraway

I wns,

really, "Oh, do I? B. this time. Sybil asnd if Katharine's father were nice and, I said yes, he was."

very definitely unhappy."

commented Violet Merser "Unhappy! My daughter 1" There to was injury in the man's tone. "Im- dryly, "Your wife.

always

Ah, you didn't take a fancy to possiblef

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"Yes, I do. She's really lovely." "Shall I ever be that lovely. do you suppose, if I stop biting my nails and things7" Sybil asked Kravely,

"I think very likely. Look, if we want to get down to the village to get things for lunch we'd better start."

out

Violet wheeled the little car and the two hopped into it.

"Mummy, what were you mutter- ing to yourself just now?"

She flashed har dark eyes at them. "Just a wong some one I know used

to aing. The words of it, I mean. Don't remember the tune."

"What were they. Mama?" Violet answered; "Oh how I laugh. when I think how I cried about you!"

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