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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1936.

Small Town Girl

EPROM WATUN METRO-COLDWYN-MATER HAR MADE A MOTION PICTURE)

An exifting, romance by 'the popular author.

DEN AME) :

WILLIAMS

THE STORY THUS FÀR

bo

Bonito ne

| and they leaped away toward Boston.] "Can't you see," the reminded

Kay naked no questions, but Bob him appentingly. "I won't After leaving Wellesley, Kap

Buhl at last, under his breath:

quite no outlandsah-looking, if you're Umnnan obtains a position ar

"We'll go to my home. But I hate dressed for evening too." to think what my father will any!" "That's right," he nasented grimly. advertising assistant. She entera on a mad whirl of gaiety, con-

Kay did not speak; and thereafter All right! I'll stay na I am!" fiding ker roommate Gene

no word passed between them till Bob to

Kay, presently alone, did what pieve, that she will never return

stopped the car beforo Dr. Dakin's swift service was possible to her house on Beacon Hill.

Jintr to uneventfat Carvel. She seen a

her gown. Then houses great

are in their tapped on her door; and when she Beacon Hill dent of Dane Ripley who

ossentials very much alike. They opened, Rob stood there, not "the marrying kind."" When her bonn taxes her with

stand pressed together so that all "They're just cuming down," he the units in in

block constitute in effect explained softly. "The elevator went teplerting her jobs she quits

one building: fury and ones to a pachling

but though their interior up a minute ago. Are you ready design in by the nature of things now ?" party with Dane, To capo his

almost uniform, outwardly they mir violent lovemaking, she leavea în apansing ruwbout, manned by

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grocer.

Chutters

nister being married to a dull Carvel and the thought of her him her story, how the Priscilla Bjelo, Kay starts to fell is horrified, for he is engaged to married. Sober ugnin though, Rah drunkenly insists that they get Motoring her back to Boston he Bob Dakin, a

medical doctor.

CHAPTER XV

-Kay nedited, and they descended the individual ideas of the owner the stairs Lagether. The elevator for the or the architect. Flat-fronted brick shaft was at the rear of the front may be set next to lirick with bay hall they stand together at the foot windows, beyond that gray stone, of the stairs, and beard the low hum and then brick again; and the brick of the car. Then Childers came out may be painted or not, and the win of the dining-zoom to open the doof

and Bob's father and

dows, may be small or large, and the of the Bob went

sume-

Lo

roof may be flat or steep with dormers, mother Ench house is about thirty feet meet them.. through, from side to side;

Kay stayed by the foot of the stairs. Bob must have been the son of times a little less, seldom much, more. And each extends from the street their later years. Mrs. Dakin's hair In front, or from near the street to was snowy white. She walked with nn areaway behind. These houses a severe im; the result of an in 21 April 23 April 25

have windows only in the front and jury to her hip, years ago, when she May

Bob said, half rear; and the rooms are high and 0 May 8 May 14 May 19

a lost her stirrups at After a moment

a jump. She gloomy on a murky day. irritated: "It doesn't make sense to

came out of the elevator on her June 10 May 21 May 23

1

Dr. Dakin's. hame WOA distin-husband's arm. met What's wrong with Carvel, and

Dr. Dakin's counten June

guished from its neighbours by only once still was youthful, with the good Juno 17 grocers?”

She shook her head. "No man one circumstance. It had the same colour and the pleasant firm check of June 20

**3] small yard in front, with a tulip tree a man in perfect healthy but his hair can understand," she admitted.

myself, which bloomed lavishly in spring, and was likewise gray. They understand,

emerged July 14 don't really

But I'd heard a lot about you, and for the rest of the summer drooped from the elevator and saw Bob, and July 27 you sounded pretty

and under an increasing burden of soot | Bob said in a low tone:

fron when you insisted inst night that and grime. It had the same

"Hello, Mother!" He kissed her. 7 Aug. 12 we get married...." She hesitated fence around the yard, with the name "Good morning, Fathether

"Why.

his mother exclaimed, Aug. 24 "Ok, I tried to stop you," she said, angging, rusty iron gate, and the

"At least. I went through the ma- same channel in the stone step where in a soft voice. "I thought you were 3 Sept. 8

tions." She

amiled, appealingly, the gate and dragged. It had the staying for the race."

seen Kay. "But I guess I didn't try very hard. same halfdozen steps upward to the Sept. 21

Dr. Dakin kad ringly, and front door; the fanlight above the Ife looked at Bob Ree, I wanted to marry your ant the characteristic graceful Mrs. Dakin smiled in a You ar semebody-o much."

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"Well, you're hangs about it, any-lines of the neighbourhood. But this greeting; and, Bob performed Intro- way!

house, though it was of brick like tuction. its neighbours, was painted white; the

Thin

Miss Brannan," he anid "I told you last night how it was with

me, she insisted. "And I told only white house in the block. Bob husly. He wiped his brow. "We you that if

you married me, I'd never referred to this, when he pulled up were married this morning," he ex- let you go!"

before the door.

plained. se," Bub's brows lifted. "I

"Well, here we are,” be said doubt-| hei

Mrs. Dakin's hand tightened on her moved 11 remarked, in a sardonic tone, Then fully. The white one!" Then he husband's arm; and, she

grinned in

in a he rail, half to himself: "Well, you Mighty convenient, having it white. drained away, Dr. Dakin cought her reckless

amusement.little, uncertainly, and her colour must have been hard up for a hus- As long as a man can see at all, hejarm and held her for a moment. Then band, to plek me!" There was a grim mirth in his tantes. *I

nother strength returned, he left Mrs. Dakin with Bob, and came to Kny. ly; and she railed a little, and tended his hand, and Kay surrendered Kny tried to speak, nodded dumb- "Goud-morning," he said. He ex- allowed, and said: "A throat's hers to him, blindly, her senses swim- dry! 1

cracked. ming."You're in Henson for break- I'm scared!

gures my voice is

fast" he told her. "Bub, um I," he confessed. He ahook your mother in.". his heul, spek protectingly. "But

you hruln't heard my latest per can find it, the darkest night,

emergency hospital day after

matter how fuddled he may be,”

So

take

ke decided, and explained in grim self-disgust. "I was called to do an

noon, and the

superintendent wouldn't let me operate because I was drunk. She sent for the chief

And Kay found herself moving be- instead! I'm probably on the street

you needn't be. Father's not the side Dr. Dakin toward the dining- myself, right now!

storming kind. No matter what he room, in the rour of the first Anor, Pain was

feele, he'll be courteous, and-kind." sa that its windows looked out on a Sorry," she said.

He took her arm. "Come," he said. small arenway. Kay could nee fle Inoker at her thoughtfully. *Volt knew I wns engaged, didn't

top of a lilac bush outside, but she you?" he asked. "Genevieve

that found it hard to reg even, this much, Kale must grated on the stone; and they climbed for her eyes were blurred. Sem bow have told you

'you,”

her eyes. "I

Well до in."

fle pushed back the

was pale.. and the arid cream and coffee.

the

the steps together. There was airhe was seated, Mr. Dakin on her Kay nodded, and he Jaughed glass knob which Bob pulled, right, Dr. Dakin on her left; and again, in a helpless way. "I don't and somewhere in the house a bell Mrs. Dakin was asking about sugar! get you," he said: "You seem like Jangled. Bob A nice kid, and yet you've acted like ikked hin lips unhappily. Then Childers moved like a shadow be aoying picture vampire!"

someone moved, in the ball; and thehind them. Presently Mr. Dakin "I don't get myself.". she agreed door opened and a man stood there said: "There is nothing else, ChHL- wistfully.

Kay looked at this man, and he seem-dere?". He disappeared.

"It's me!" he redected. He ed of a sufficient age, and aufllcently They spoke, these older people, of sat still, looking at the water which grave and composed to be Bob's casual

flowed so calmly past their wheels. father but Bob said to him in fami-DrDa quietly and

And at last, he stirred.

liar tones: "Well," he said. "No un sitting: "Morning. here. T hail a car, send for help. Miss Brannan."

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