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SERIAL STORY-

One I Love

Chapter XXXVI

by LAURA LOU

BROOKMAN

1995

about himself because he as seldom talked about himself,

there was a vast difference between them and herself. Her visit at Silver

She sent cards to Mellle Lambert Sliver Day was Janet's first intro- Bay was a vacation and yet it was duction to a summer resort. It was not a vacation. She sat beside Mrs. and Pauline Hayden and one or twe as Mrs. Curtis had mald aqulet Curtis and her middle-aged acquaint others. Mollie's answer was an an- pince but to Janot it seemed impresances and looked on at the never-nouncement of her murringe the week before. The wedding lind taken place sive. The two hotels facing the beach unding bridge.

There was always dancing at the at Mollie's sister's home in a little were built with huge verandas look Ing out over the inke. Two dozen or Lake Shore in the evening. Some town outside Lancaster.

Standing alono on the hotel veranda more cottages were scattered about times a young man would manage an and farther back were narrow streets, introduction and ask Janet to dance, one night, looking out at the lake, lined with shops that did little busi-Usually she refused and on the occa-Janet thought that of all those she summer ions when she did not she regretted knew Mollie was the one surest of nons except. during the

wore so happiness. She and her. Al would It later. The young men months.

their Most of the activity of the place obviously flirtatiour that they were get along. They would have

quarrels, ak

Mollie said, but after- and the not oven amusing. about the trach centred

Dancing made her think of Rolfward they would make up and be landing

where Inke boats stopped

and evenings they had spent together, happier than before. Yes, they would whenever there were passengers,

Circling a be happy. Fishing craft set out each morning, Rolf danced divinely.

The breeze rustled Janet's skirt and speed boats cut their way through floor in his arms, steps matching

blew her hair back against her face. The

The perfectly, was like floating on air. trailing spray. water,

She always caught herself up Silver Bay in the moonlight was ailver. Far out on the water water was deep and rather cold but

twinkled and music came from swimmers braved it. The more in- abruptly when her thoughts went on dolent were content to sun themselves, like this. That scena in the library lying on the sands, or viewing the came back to her. The gray dusk within the hotel. For an instant the and Rolf appearing almost as in a water sports from the high walk lead-dream. She could hear him saying,auty of the night swept everything ·

else from Janet's thoughts. ing to the hotels,

Then she heard Mrs. Curtis' voice Mrs. Curtis had been coming to the "You look beautiful?" and she could

feel again the warm, bewildering and tarned quickly. She said, "Your Lake Shore Hotel for years. On the sensation that had overtaken her.

right away." day that she and Junct arrived she she had tried to run away-oh, you cont? Yes, Mrs. Curtis, I'll get it! spent half an hour chatting with: od alte hnd tried! But if Betty had not sequaintances before they could go in appeared just then what might have

bridge

They had come to Silver Day for to luncheon. An hour later

happened?

two weeks. At the end of that time game was in progress on the verands. The same bridge game, with now and

Mrs. Curtis decided to spend another then an occasional substitute for one

week there and at the end of the third week decided to stay a

the of the players, was to continuan long

But it wasn't true. She was very fourth. The Arst of September was as Mrs. Curtis remalued at Silver Bay,

would just two days away when they rally The days drifted into an easy pot much afraid that something

arrivel in Lancaster. tero. It was cool at Silver Bay. Even have happened, There

Frederick met them with the ear. when the sun shone down brightly-thing really fearful for her to con

found The servants had all been back for Ps it usually did this breeze from the front these days. She had water was cool. Janet had little to that she couldn't trust herself. Here several days and the only sign of do. Each morning she went to the at Saver Bay with everything quiet change about the hotte was that in

stead of ropes and delphinium in the honch for a brief swim and then 10 and peaceful it was easy enough to minutes on the sands. The rest of any that she had put Rolf out of her vases, as when they left, there were mind. Perhaps not completely but astera Bo and glattioli. The big. the morning she spent with Mrs. Curtis, reading to her, answering med was forgetting about him,

her each day he meant lesa. Yen, she house was fresh and cool and inviting. Far more attractive, Janet thought, lettern, sending dresses to be pressed

That

wasn't true either. Other than the hotel.. She wondered why and making appointments for mani-

Janet always refused to answer that question, "Nothing would have happened!" she would assure herself vigorously. "Nothing!"

WAK Rome-

cures and facial mass was the "during the day to say to her Mrs. Curtis had ever wanted to leave

the hotel was 80

it a times rather dressy place and the routine self, "I've forgotten of dressing for luncheon and then again for dinner was unfalteringly observed..

!

there

about him."

it.

then

Betty dropped in the firal afternoon Aside from Mrs. Curtis' friends they were buck. She wore a new and becoming dress and hat and she talked the only acquaintances Janet made at of parties she had gone to and parties.

she

to which she was invited. She spoke On sunny days Mrs. Curils and her Silver Bay were some children friends had their afternoon bridge mot each morning on the beach. Their of Rolf casually and only after Mrs. game on the veranda. When it rain mothers knew Mrs. Curtis. They Curtis had asked about him, He was ed they moved inside to one of the seemed grateful when Janet kept the working as usual, she said. Betty

for an hour

and parlours but nothing, except these youngsters about her, told them stor-ebattered on current arrival of Sunday, interrupties and kept them busy at games hurried off for an engagement.

Jnnet really enjoyed the children and She came in several times that ed this programme. Janet usually she was favourite with them.

week but always alone. Janet was nearby with a magazine or book. Now

She sent a card to Jeff Grant and unusually busy for letters had ac- and then if one of the players pened to be called away lie would received a letter a few days later. cumulated and there were bills to be take band, though most of the time Due to a change in office policies, pald. There were accounts to be gone wrote, was no vacation in over and cheques sent to the charities she road. Mrs. Curtis liked to wars sight for him. He has spent another in which Mrs. Curtis was interested. her near so that if she wanted a wrap

room Janet week-end, at the home of his friend, Mra, Curtin was coming to 011

rely or anything from her

Nelson. Lancaster had cooled. and Janet more and more and when any- could get it,

then became hot again. The letter thing was wrong in the household it There were plenty of young prelepe Jeappointing. It was was to Janet that Bertha appealed,

brief. A few of Facts, 'She had errands down town, too. at Silver Bay. Some of then spent closing with the hope that Janet was She was walking along Center street their days on the water and became enjoying herself. There WILM 110 one afternoon when suddenly she was brown is Indians. Others played chatty gossip.

aware of a gore beside her. Janet golf, role, horseback or went spinning

looked up. Ralf Carlyle swung is low over the roads in long.

step with her. cars. Janet saw them, girls in sleeveless, low cut frocks and young men in flannels. She saw them laughing and smoking and apparently having very gay times together but she did not speak to any of them. These girls and young men were from-Retty-Carlyle work..Junct was did not need to be remluded that

CORONER'S INQUEST

AGED. CHINESE KNOCKED

DOWN BY CAR

An inquiry was conducted by Mr. Thomson, at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, into the death of

She re-read the letter, looked at il a few moments and then laughed. How exactly like Jeff that letter was! Of course there was no gossip, nothing about what Jeff had been thinking or feeling. Of course not! But the letter had been written the day he had received her card. That characteristic too. Jeff was always punctual. He wouldn't write

There were three passengers in the back of the ear, and a Indy was sitting beside witness in the front seat. Witness did not notice if there were any pedestrians on the island.

Getting out of the car, witness picked up the injured man and drove him to the Mongkok Police Station, then to the hospital.

-Mias II. Mayher stated that when Loung Tau; aged 78, following an she questioned the decensed why he out accident in which ho was knocked being such an old man, was down by a car driven by Mr. F.lene and why he did not look out for Wright on the evening of May 13. cars, deceased replied that his eye- right was not very good. Deceased The jury after a brief retirement of wasted to go bone, but last witness about five minutes returned a verdict drove to the Mongkok Police Station of accidental death with no blame then later to the Kowloon Hospital. attached to anyone.

Sergeant W. Mellardy stated that The jury comprised Messrs. D. G when he was told of the accident at McAvoy (Foreman), Lok Iuh-kuin, the Mongkok Police Station he spoke and Leung Pong-im-

to the deceased through the Inter- Decensed at that time did

Dr. D. M. Henry, of the Kowloon preter. Hospital, testified that on August 20

not appear to be seriously Injured at

at D a.m, he conducted a post-mortem all. examination on the body of the de

Evidence was also given by Miss

He said, "Hello, Janet. Guess I'm in luck for once,"

"In luck?

"Yes, I heard you were back and I've been wanting to see you. He "You're put a hand on her arm coming along with me."

Ta-Be-Continued):

censed. The cause of death was a Remedies and Ng Shul-yung: SSSSSSSSE fractured sping, hypostatic pneumonia and cardiac failure. The body was very emaciated. The deceased had died the previous day,

married woman, who identifled the body of the deceased as her father-in- Jaw.

In a brief address to the jury the From a bedsoro on deceased's body Corner instructed them to consider witness thought he must have bees carefully the evidence given

before in bed for some considerable time them and return their verdict accord; before the accident. The lungs showingly. If they saw any signa of od signs of hypostatic pneumonia, criminal negligence on the part of probably the result of lying in bod the driver, then they must bring in a for so long. The heart valves, skuli verdict of manslaughter, but he the and brain were normal.

Coroner) did not see any signs of

The fracture of the spine was not negligence on the part of anyone.

Th Jury retired for about Svej recent, and probably deceased had been injured some months before. minutes, and returned their verdict as As the result of the accident, de- ceased was paralysed from the waist

down.

Struck by Mudguard

F. W. Wright, of No. 780 Nathan Road, deposed that about 0.15 p.m. on May 13 he was driving an Over- Inad.Whippet car No. 1073 long Nathan Road from south to north. Just near the Mongkok Fire Station the old man came into view. Witness did not see deceased until he was practically on the mudguard. Wit ness jammed on the brakes, but the car did not stop dend as the road was wet, and the us was struck by the mudguard.

Witness did not attempt to serve because of the traffic Island In the. middle of the road. Witness was driving mid-way between the pave ment and the island. It was a very dark night, the lighting was bad and there was a slight drizzle.

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