The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-11

ooutnard IS specifically charged wi
 band, Edward Meyer, by poison. She
 'eath of three previous husbands, a
 Id baby.
  French cook alone knew how to make. Pate-de- fois-gras sandwiches. Fried chicken. A big pat of golden butter wrapped in a lettuce IeaI. French rons, A box ot chocolates. Dllto or cigarettes. A bottle ol grape Juice.
 1nese things were slowed away into tneir respective nooRs and corn CTS in Natanes s pig wIcker luncneon uasKet, with US uainty nttlngs.
 Ana the young uamseI nerse1, ex- tremeiy pretty Tn wnite wooIIy sweater ana d knitled sklrt that re- veaIeu the charming lInes or ner slenuer ngure, cnmueu into tne car at the sIde or 1aurlce Danpy lwno today was driVine) ana they sped away.
 were lucky in the weather. arent [ we? NataIie Ielt oauiy nerN ous m the young man presence, though nap per than she mad 1elt Tor a con slderaDIe time.
 very" sald he. accelerating as they reached q cIear stretch ln rne trai1ic.
 He did not understand the many noods oI tnls young slri.
 Ana yet he knew ne loved her.
 The diItlculIy was that never was be sure ot her 7n sne Was etusive, chang eaoie. Tenperamental. Easils up ana uown.
 Those quanties made courtship very olirlcult. And auaurice Mas a prounu young man.
 Of ,aee painIuI fear had rackcd ninl tnat ne vas aclng wronsiy anu presuInptuousiy m ever urcauiIls tnat tnls giri could become his wiie.
 Mir. Dueane woulu LnInK ne wasn | pearIy goou enough.
 "unceI tam neai.n. Flnanclal pros- poets more my tnicaI tndn ever. Coa4un Diame ,ne oiu man Ii ne puLs tne nyoosn on tne ~no4e al1atr.
 1nus ran ms tnousn1s.
 Anu NdtaLe, Ioonins at the severe prone Wnlcn Was reso4ute4y pre- seneeu to her, began .o lninh .nat Maurice DanDy mas rcsrettlIs HIS prev ious impulses, anu ndu niete ely. ln tuisar pai 4anSe, DeSn nianIns d looi O. ner."
 slen ald that sort of thing of couise. Con~.neo.sIy. some oi .neIn nlaue an actual noDUy oI LIiftation. 4Aere ~as parreI 1a4t--
 I5ul sne Wash solnS to tnlnA of 4 afle-. fIeasure uion. lie tl.a. Way.
 one naa lelt curlously imp oi te.
 A4adaice Dalloy In.errup.eu ner tnouenls witn:
 Sure You re warm enough! Better pu. yo.f coat oi.. or ,et ne wrap ins mac aDout your Knees.
 Na.aiIe uecuneu.
 AnU ne Wen. on.
 'Its quite true what your uncle sala. lou don't iooA very I.t. Dut maybe a uay on the rlver wiiI uo you good"
 ehe laughed little scornfully. Her mood nau cnansed asaln. 1, wo i'd take more than udy on the rlser to restore the equan4inlly oI her mInu. That Wretcneu nech4ace! Why, bad she lacked the courage to make a cIean breast or lninss Io nef unclsI Why?
 I've got that perpetually tired feeiing that the adse4 4.iseuients La- range lne pubic witn. lou hnow. tne not weather mas naue me a bit hmp. bus piesse aon wor- ry."
 somehow her tone managed to convey to the sensiLive youln that his sohcitude was bordering on iin- per rLinence.
 And drive little slower, please. I'm rather nervous everslnce 1 Iau that smash"
 There was an unaccustomed edge 10 Natalie's usually soft and charm ing voice.
 Was the day that held out so much promise going to turn into faiiures Maurice wondered dreamy, his eyes upon the traffic and his hands npon the wheel.
 Conversation flagged until the pre- cincts of the city had been left be- hind
 I'm a wretched companion, don't you think" This from Natalie.
 Young Danby gave lenient smile.
 No. don't think anything of the sort. We cant all keep keyed up to pitch, you know. I've been feeling a bit slack myself of late. It the hot weather. And you need q change"
 The girl gave an ironic little laugh.
 You're all in conspiracy to ex ,use me. l don't deserve 1t. CandId friends would say I'm duli-and-an pad tempered"
 The young man made a move as -hough he would touch her hand, but fppdreHliy cnaHReu ms mtfiu- ne wasn't going to risk q snub.
 Sometimes it does people good to talk things out" He tried to sound extremely casual. Maybe something's you? know that littie things often prey on my mind, un- neceSsarily. And l don't flatter my self I'm any exception to the gen. aral run of folks" This was a bow at venture.
 The car bowIed smoothly onwards. oanby was an excellent driver. usu- ally Natalie did not care to allow anyone else the post at her beloved wheel. Other peoples driving made Ter nervous.
 But now that the tr>rftic had been negotiated with such skill. she fell hat he had passed the test
 Why did he want to probe her Was 1t sheer inquisitive- iess? Or had anyone been talking
 He was. speak Ting again now, with