The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-02
Al Cupid's Call
 By MAY CHRISTIE
Copyright. ls2i by the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
XII-The Cross-Examination

''l should be glad to know" said Car rington Bellairs in his most frigid tones. "precisely what your actions mean. Miss Drew?"
 At the elevator door Mary had en- countered her employer.
 My client MT. Dick Calardin, leaves my offce-and, to my amazement. my private secretary pursues him, and keeps him in earnest, intimate conver- sation on the pavement"
 The tones of Darlington Bellairs were scathing Had Mary been less agi- tated they probably would have made her vince.
 But victory was glowing in Mary's heart.
 For a moment Mary felt the exhila- rating glow of an early Christian on the rackl She would reveal not one jot, but suffer for her love.
 Our conversation was private one" She held her little head up high. A bewildering lovely color stained her cheek. "Mr. Ballairs. am your secre- tary, nut my private life must be my own!"
 She walked straight into her office. her employer following. Luckily, they were quite alone.
 She sat down before her typewriter and regarded him steadily. It wouldn't do to seem afraid.
 "Mary-Miss' Drew-you're cruel? Her employer. caught her hand. k And then it was that. with a blessed thankfulness, Mary realized that Car rington Bellairs was merely jealous of his client-that he didn't in the least suspect that she--his humble little sec retary-had "queered" his shady busi- ness proposition!
 Mary drew long, deep breath of sheer relief. She could now cope ade- quately with the situation. Frankness in a measure would be best.
 q don't mean to be cruel" she said briskly, arranging her shorthand notes as though she actually begrudged the time from work. "But'-here she gave a tiny sigh-.sometimes after business hours, a girl is lonely-and your client had very kindly asked me out to din- ner for this evening""
 And you accepted?"
 No" said Mary truthfully. "At first I refused pointblank. And then I somehow got to feeling blue!" She flashed bewitching look at Caring ton Bellairs. "Oh, girls are queer. il- logical beings-terribly dependent upon sympathy, you know. I somehow couldn't face long evening in my dreary lodgings all alone. And when MT. Dick Calardin came walking back again through my. office an impulse tured helpless prisoners and non-com- batants. English officers have pulled put the finger nails of prisoners with pincers. They have manufactured a refinement of torture known as the crown of thorns,' an instrument with sharp protruding nails which is pressed down upon the head of the hepless victim to force him to give information. And other atrocities which are too revolting even to de- scribe"
 Referring to the citation by the em- bassy statement of Irish bank de- posits, Mr. Walsh said: r The facts were the increased de posit of the Irish bank are that the Irish people have withdrawn theil funds from British bank and deposited them in their own country, and ever more important, fearing footing ano thieving by the British soldiers, thu people of Ireland have deposited al their small hoards of money in the banks in hope that they at least would be safe from robbery by British of ficers and soldiers.'