New Britain herald., 1920-07-07

| convulsively for flashing instant, 1 felt myself drawn almost imper- coptihly toward him. while lis eyes 1 held mine with that Tn their blazing z | depths winch made me catch my breath involuntnrily. Then Inc re- leased me almost roughly. while the | ire in his eyes changed 10 agoniZed ! embarrassment.
 "Forsivo mc!" he snid rsmorzcfuIlv. ''I should not-l-I did not mean-I hope you won't-'
 "T-Can tsucss." He was stammcring like an awk- ward sehoolbovr his very cmbarrasa- mcnt showing how unused he was 10 anything savoring of the emotional | could not help even in the stress of my own feeling n whimsical compari- son of the guilelcssness of Hugh Grantland to tho sophisticated casc with which Allen Drake. Harry In- derwoud or almost any other man [ know. not excepting my own hus- band. would have handled a simiIa F situation.
 ''I think | ought to tell you why I began. but at the words the boy'sh look fled from his face and was re placed by the calm sternnsss with Whifh Had seen hlta cohlFoht NAtaI issues.
 You must tell me nothing" he said quietly. "l--I-can guess what you would gay. lnd-forgive me-bus I would rather not hear it.
 If Inc had been any other type of man this sudden master fitI ultimatum would have gravcly offended me. But there Was something so boyishly di- rect. Eo primitive apout him that it was possible to feel nothing except pity and something very akin to aG- miration.
 Please do not misunderstood me-" he went on hurried1y. "G never should nave presumed to interfere i'm this matter if Mrs. Durkee had come to me before the arrangements for tho change of your drawing room had been made. should simply have se cured drawing room for her. and fancy there would have been no req son why she could not accept it"
 Nadgc Thinks Swiftly.
 whimsical smile touched his lips just long enough for me to realize anew that n sense of humor was not one nf the qualities either embryonic or afrophied in Hugh GrantIand. T had n photographic flash of the naive delight with which little Mrs. Durkee would hail Il drawing room all 10 herself. and answered the young of ficer's smile with another before said earnestly:
 Then. if, as you say. you under stand what | wished to tell you, the proffer of this to Mrs"
 "Of course. shall give it to Mrs. Durkec," he interrupted abruptly. aI- most rudeiy. But you. what will you dor"
 "Go back to the original arrange pent." I said chearily. and share T drawing room with nay mtther-in- law and Junior.''
 You and your baby ought to have one by yourself" he said stubboruly. but. of course. there is nothing r." My fathers appearance at the door Of the living room cut his words short. had caught glimpse of my father hurrying up the driveway 2 few seconds before. heard the side door open and shut, and wondered idly at his haste.
 1T have n surprise for you. daugh- teri" he said. with a quick glance ar Major Grantland. and there was ae expression in his eyes could not fathom. "I have secured a drawing ro16p for you so that you do not need crowded in wi.n q lot of other
 dear of you." exclaimed
 fick, instinctive feeling that
 pt betray to my father the
 | i.ad already refused
 Irr from tho man standing
 Int beside me. And Major
 has secured ono for Mrs.
 WIG will all travel in prince
 ancy ii or was there a flash
 (n the face which he turned
 DSly toward tho young army