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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. -MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1936.

Small Town Girl

(PROM WHICH METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER HAS MADD A MOTION PICTURN)

An exelting romanés, b

the popular author

...BEN AMES

WILLIAMS

THE STORY THUS FAR

Key Brannan, late of Wellon- ley, leaves a wild yachting party with Bob Dakin, medical doctor. Motoring back to Boston he drunkenly insists on marrying her. Sober again, however, he is horrified, for he is engaged to Priscilla lyde. The. Dakine are unexpectedly kind but Priscilla is inauiting, so Kay beps Dob to wall until Spring for a divorce, He reluctantly consents but their in be one in same only. Returning from one week's cruiso they settle down in an apartment. As the

month pass, Bob becomes deeply en- prosked in his medical work. Ray discovers that he is corren ponding with Priscilla but says nothing for there is a deep and prowly companionship between herself and Dob.

CHAPTER XXIV

evenings. I either have to work, or milk, and dry groceries, you sco; tind I need to ro to bed and sleep... hero in Carvel people buy fresh vegot- Kay said: "If you'd rather go abies. It's absurd for farmors to doll without me, Bob, do so. I don't their fyresh things, or let them rot. mind!"

on the ground, and then buy what their fresh things, or let them rot and George is doing over no well. He's director of the bank, now, too."."

He protested with some violence that she was absurd, "It isn't that I don't want to go with you," he insisted, too loudly. "I'm busy, I

Kay read smilingly; and sometimes

tell you, and tired all the time!" aho mudd dresses” for the baby and So they seldom went anywhere, rent them to Emily, and Emily sent except un rare occasion to a mov-snapshots of the youngster which Kay ing pleture, and on Sunday evenings į treasured. to`lla father's house for bridge. Käy

had the long days free, and filled Once, in a weary Impulse to confess them as she could; and sometimes the truth, she wrote Etally honestly she saw Genevieve, and once or that there was no chance of bringing twico Sally 'lays came in, or Gisslo Bob to Carvel during the summer. Manna.

"We're just walling till people forget about the way we were married," she scrawled. Then I'll have to let him go." To write the letter was a relief; but she tore it up, when it was done.

It was Sally who told Kay that Chick Rantoul and Helen Ripley were engaged. "They won't be married til Belen graduates," she explained, "But they're like an old innerted couple already. Sit together not even talking by the hour:- Just purs Tring Uke couple of cata."

"I'd like to see Helen," Kay con- fessed. “I with sho'd cómo in with

and

"Good afternoon!"

And Priscilla turned and smilet. Sho was, Kay thought, as lovely as over; tail, serene, assured. She came across the room with extended hand.

Onu afternoon in late March when she came honte from the library, Priscilla's card was on the table in the hall; and Kay, staring at the harmloss pasteboard, shivered as it she were cold. She was not surprised, Mr. and Mrs. Terrill, whose apart-you, sometime," ment Bob and Kay were occupying, she said. "I think she doorn't daroa ring at the doorbell the mald came Sally nodded. "I've asked her to," two or three weeks later, when after decided to spend the winter on the face you! She blemes Dane for-all to tell her that Priscilla was in the Riviera; so Bob extended their lense, this that happened, you know. That living room, Kay received the an

exin- and they continued their routine

New London business." June 12 June 17tence here. They were come long

noncement with outward composure, since to a settled and impersonal rela- Dane," she said. "He's that kind of served: trut she stood in front of Kay smiled. She mustn't blanie and directed that Les presently, bu tion. Bob had admitted Kay to

to share

a man, that's all."

her mirror to muster all her resources with him his wound, and about the of Burnett and Gould to pintered

he talked with her

Once when she went to the office before she went to face the other girl,, about

daily July. 27 experiment engaged and she spent Chick Rantoul in the corridor, and he living-room,

upon which he Genevieva for tea, she encountered research

Priscilin, when Kay came into the was siendly the days when he was away from her hesitated uncertainly, and she was window toward the river, her back was standing by the in the library, striving to be intel-quick to congratulate him.

toward the door by which Kay en- ligent upon thene matters which were "Sally told me about you

tered. Kay had como quietly, so whole preoccupation, Prufen Helen," she explained. "I'm so glad that the other did not hear her, or sional concerns furnished them with

with for you both!"

pretended not to hear; and Kay was a common ground, provided them

He nodded, eyes suddenly twink-the first to speak. Sho said: conversation. Kay sometimes thought line: and he gripped her hand. despite the satisfaction she herself "Thanks," he said. He looked at her experienced in Bob's confidence, that shrewdly. "You know, you and I it was a mistake for him thus to bring have always talked straight, Kay," his work lume, thus to go over, and be reminded her. "When you mar aver the events of each day; but she ried Hob, I thought badly of you, "I finally decided 14 have to anaku found him slow to follow her when take it back. You've been the best she spoke of other things

thing in the world for him." They passed the winter quietly. Kay's checks were alwaes quick to invitat and Bob wouldn't accept my Bob was matined t Just that he flame nt pay praise and, they did no "Bob's po very busy." Kay ex- had mastered the particular prob now: but she said swiftly: "Ok, you plained; and she sat down, quick- lem which had been for a while his mustn't think that, or say that. Bob'sly, so that Prisella might not see whole concern; but he was full fine; but everything he's done

how her nowadays, ar stiers nervus on his own of mine at all."

knees were shaking. "Of course," the other giri agreed. Stay which must have outlet. He He chuckled. "I know," he assent "Everyone's talking about the won- turned in another direction, exed, unconvinced. "They taught me plained to Kay what he was trying in college that post hoc, ergo prone anywhere without hearing Dr. Dakin

derful

things he does. I can't go ter hoe was a fallacy. Just the

the this and Dr. Dakin "I think if the

that." She did not pain of angina same, he was running wild; then he could be relieved, it might help pa-married you or you married him sit down, stood by the mantel, at cano, tients, perhaps save them," he said. ant now he's steadied down. I heard looking down at Kay, very small in the "It

is the pain in great degree, that in doctor in Detroit mention him, inst big chair before her. "I haven't seen kill them. There's an operation

Kay, he's going to be a big you," " she said, "since last June."

Kay assented, No has worked out, involving a dia-

bven Button from the back of the neck,

She found it hard to speak, nodded

Priscilla talked amiably of casual the base of the skull, to find the and hurried away; and her heart was things for a while, herself complete ly composed; and Kay answered # nerve and kill it or cut it. Extremely hot with pride. diffleult, very possibly fatal. But

Several times during the winter she could, till she fought back to a I'm going to work if up; and if a Priscilla invited them to dine, to the steady mind again. Priscilla lighted heatre, to this occasion and that; a cigarette and finished it; und pre- patient comes along in extremis some hut Kay, at Bob's insistence, each sently she lighted another, and rat day and is willing to take the chance, time refused. "I haven't seen her down facing Kay.

I try it's

since last spring, Kay," he said, The routine calls upon his time "Except once, by accident and once 'were heavy, and increasingly no,

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she came to the office. And work into Bob's hands. Bob, necca- talk, mighty unick, if I did."

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"But I expect you're wondering why came," she said provocatively.

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for a few days, if Bub could get "Some

day," she promised, "an Mrs. Brannan wrote Kay every week, Kay assured her;

"It's perfectly serious to ambalus will come along, and you'll

nd never questioned her. Once, to countered flatly: fix it, and then

He shook his head grimly. "It's

"Is it to Emily Kay wrote:

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restraining bersell. 13 tional things. There are so many more appendices to do!"

"If that is true," Kay shrewdly "None replied reassuringly: He had nevertheless, achieved a mighty proud of you, and of Bob, and ing married would seem very serious Of course not. Mother's pointed out, "I should think our be- renowa that began to be national, anxious to have vou come up and as a result of an almost acci- when you

you dental

can. Shi worries about Priscilla was for a moment white procedure.

women father, some. Whose stomach

of course. He's not and drawn. She lifted her head. he had been forced very well; and he's growing so uld. once said something to you which entirely

to remove was still alive, Kay. I hope you and Bob can como, and although It was necessary for this summer.”

was unjustified," who confessed. her to follow a careful diet, and add

"May I apologize?" And she gave news of the baby. to it certain chemicals designed to now a stout youngster able to bawi what you mean," she told the other Kay amiled. "I really don't know, replace those digestivo juices former- ly provided by her stomach, she was lustily for whatever he desired; and girl. "But of course if you meant to nevertheless comfortable,

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"I meant to hurt you, yes," Pris- copious notes of her progress; he had little village stores around Carval, cilla admitted. "I was furiously hurt. to write reports of the case for half as they come on the market. He can and angry myself. Struck out like a dozen different medical journals. save money on the thugs he buys, a rattlesnake.

Their social life necessarily auf-by buying larger Tots and cattive B "Oh," said Kay, fered from his absorption. Kay at birger discount; and the little stores Priscilla extended her hands, ali first made some effort to revive it; are feeders, because they take butt most appealingly. "You must know she accepted an invitation or two trade, and send them in to the store to see things others do not see," and eggs and fresh vegetables in that knowing Bob na woll as I hare, so it is good business both ways, she urged. "But even if";

and Out in the country, the people buy Bob were devoted, is there any! canned vegetables, and

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Kay has been carrying Priscilla's vioit off with a high hand. but now that Bob is there she is afraid. Wut the sight of his ex-faneva revive his full love for her? Look for to- morrow's revealing instalment,

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