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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY,

SERIAL STORY-

FEBRUARY

1, 1936.

Canadian BARGAIN BRIDE

CHAPTER XLIV

KATHARINE HAVILAND-TAYLOR

CHIC of the door before he showered. Then Marcia's nearly wild. I'm afraid cerned about herself recently to think

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he said. "I never have tried to hide the boy, Elinor."

?

him to town this morning for Winters the butler had said. Perhaps he was to look after him and he's worm, Dick right. She had been too much con- anys

to

of anyone else. Suppose something should happen to Barrett, while he teemed with fever. Barrett might was away! ggins had said the south grow ill and die far away from her, without knowing that she did love him and could not help loving him, even while she despised him.

When Barrett

rett returned at 10 o'clock thing was wrong. She called out, Elinor know from his step that some

"Barrelt!" and he came quickly to the door of the drawing room. His face was white and drawn.

he

She moved one hand nervously, lost colour. She sat staring at her Elinor said nothing but he had ta "The child has a right to live in your plate. Her suddenly trembling hands home," she said ins.stently, "A real nervously fingered the silver. home such as Aunt Bessie's boys have,

Here was a ney pori-the loss of "It's horrible to be shunted from a child. That too might lie before Victoria that!"

place to place. I know all about her. If she should lose her child she Arrivo

He said nothing, staring dully out world-left! Marcia had Dick Rad- would have nothing no one in the 1st the Sound. Mar 1 "Hasn't he a right-a real right—with all his heart.

nor, a devoted husband who loved her Mar. 14 to live in your house?" Elinor de-

manded.

Another thought cut her heart with knife-like thrust. Was Gerald's Mar. 11 Mar. 18 Mar. 19 Mar. 24

"Ho's gone," Darrett stated with "Perhaps," he conceded.

mother livingt flushed with anger. "How can

an effort. "Marcin's baby! Some E/Asia Mar. 20 Mar. 22 Mar. 24 Mar. 20 Mar. 28

April 6 you doubt it?” she asked as close to bye,"

Barrett turned at the door. "Good-heart defect"

and wistfully,

She felt herself grow faint. "Oh, "Goodbye," Eliner answered. Thero Barrett!" she gasped. E/Canada April 3 April

April 8 April 10 April 17 April 22 stridently as she could speak.

Barrett made no reply to that. was no softening in her tone and he "It's ball," E/Russia April 17 April 19)April 21|Aprå 23 April 25

After they were seated in the ear moved away heavily.

Ile May 4

murmured. he asked, "Do you want to stop at

dropped to a chair and she saw a 1 Misy E/Japan Nay

May May 6 Bay 14 May 19 the Thropes 7"

Higgins, entering with the dessert, muscle twitch at the corner of his Bald

cautious out

"Mrs. Colvin, mayMind if I sit here, E/Asia

"Not to-day unless you particular-speak to you. May 16 May 17 May 19 May 21 (May 23

June 1

ly want to."

something that has

moment?" June Juno E/Canada May 29 May 31

been troubling

me 77 5 June 12 June 17

"No, of course not "No," he answered. The necessary "Certainly, Higgins," she told him. pretending before

He covered his fago with his handa. E/Russia June 12 June 14 Juno 10 June 18 June 20

June 29

Bessie Thrope but not as she would have auswered a This, Barrett thought, was the worst would be tee dimeult! E/Japan

few weeks ago. The butler had never of all. He had known, leaving Mar- July 1 July 3July

Elinor sat rigid. She drew away known anyone to change so complete-eia, that he could never now break. 14 July 10 July

from him on turns of the road where. ly in such a short time. with the motion

his promise to her. He could never of the car, her "I'm troubled about Mr. Colvin," tell Elinor the truth. July 29 July 31 Aug,

shoulder might have brushed his. He he went on, rubbing his hands to felt this deeply. But he had no notion gether in embarrassment. "le's not of her thoughts,

well, Elinor was thinking of the child because he usually has such excellent Mrs. Colvin, and that's ́strange to be born in that small house they health. I've never known him to be CONSIGNEES" NOTICES. had just left. Barrett's child. She like this before. I can't help but be had not told him about it. At first alarmed about It. I've been with the COMPAGNIE DES MESSAGERIES the secret hat made her wildly happy family for such a long time. There's but now all that was changed. It nothing I wouldn't do for him. No. only made the situation in which she thing! He's such a fine found herself more bitter, more hope Calvin-"

man. Mra.

June 26 June 28

E/Asia

|July 10 July 12 July E/Canada July 24 July 26

E/Japan Aug. 21 Aug. 23

19

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Barrett turned to look down at her and *aw tears in her eyes. "My God, this is cruel, Elinort". he whispered.

"More cruel than yon know," she answered

He smiled grimly at that. "I think not!" he said surely.

·

his

course.

She flushed holly. He saw her lay down a piece of silver and was sure she had been moved by his words,

Elinor, angry and close to tears, anid distantly, "I think you need not worry, Higgins. Mr. Colvin is quite strong."

"But those fevers in the tropics," he murmured. They're very dan- gerous!"

Elinor rose and found that her knees were weak and unsteady, "You may bring my coffee-to the drawing room," she sai

(To Be Continued.)

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For miles they travelled without -peaking. When they reached home Barrett went to the library. There, alone and smoking hard, he tried to decide what to do about the expedi tion, whether it was best for her to have him out of the way. That "You, Mrs. Colvin," the butler on or before the 9th would determine

For anwered unhappily. As he arranged or they will not be February, 1936, I feeling and her neod. Nothing else the tray he meditated that for all Damaged Packages will be examin- seemed of any importance to him. he knew he had only made a bad mated by the Company's Surveyor They dined almost in silence. Even ter worse. But to stand by and see Messra-Goddard & Dougins in the before

the Bervants they no longer the storm clouds thickening was presence of the Consignees at 10.00 that. 4.m. on Tuesday, 4th February, 1936. pretended devotion to each other. The impossible. He couldn't do

Consignees must have a strain was too great. Higgins, op- No doubt it was the matter of Miss

Revenue pressed and worried by the atmos. Marcia's boy that was making all Officer in attendance when any duti phere, moved dejectedly. Something this trouble. Higgins knew that if able goods are examined by the Cou was very much, amiss and Higgins he should so much as hint at what Pany's Surveyors. could not understand it. These two he knew about that affair he would No Firo Insurance will be effected young people should have been utter-Jose ‚his job and—for worse! his by us in any case whatever. ly and completely happy together. master's trust.

The other servants were aware of He fumbled with o handkerchief

the situation also and this distressed and dabbed an eye, Never before the butler.

had he felt so old. He had grown stooped and white-haired serving this family in this old house but he had never felt the sloop until intely. Now hopelessness was giving cruel weight to his years. He carried, as do these who are truly devoted, the heartaches of the ones he loved.

In the midst of the dinner Higgins answered the telephone and hurried back to the dining room. He said to Barrett, "Mr. Radnor says he must spunk

to you, sir." Bring the telephone, please, Bar- reit answered in a tone of complete disinterest.

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A silence and then # shocked, "Oh,

gray of an early summer evening no, Dick!"

filled the room. Curled up in the big After a few more words Barrett chair, she looked like a wistful, anTHE stood up, "It's the baby!" he said. certain youngster of 10. "Something's wrong. They brought She had been thinking over what

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