Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-09-15
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CHAPTER XIV
What Harriet Overheard
DEID BACHELOR
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= F Harriet had stopped to think
she would have known that to
i rebuff a man only whets his in
terest the more. Charlie Harmon
had never found his progress with
women difficult. and for the rest
Of the morning his thoughts kept
returning to Harriet.
There was something strangely
fascinating about her, something
aloof, and her violet eyes held re-
serves that he felt 1t would be in
teresting to penetrate.
And what mouth" he said to
himself, "as though any woman
could be as really cold as she pre-
tends, with a lower lip like that"
The more Charley thought about
Harriet, the more determined he was
to batter down that reserve of hers.
To make woman like that really
care would be worth while, and he
mentally resolved to approach her
with tactics different from those he
used with the. majority Of girls he
had trifled with.
Charley was a junior member of
the firm, and he prided himself on
the fact. He had his own office and
his own stenographer, but he was
too happy-go-4ucky to. take things
very seriously, and he took care not
to burden himself with too much
work. He did not know half 30
much about the business as Barry
Neil did. From. the very first. Bar
ry, because of his personality and
interest in the concern, had been
selected for quick promotion. Mr..
Harmon had entrusted him with
handed over to him the key to GER
tain deposit boxes that were kept
in the safe.
Often Mr.. Harmon had wished
that his own son were more like
Barry Neil, and it had been his in
tention to raise Barry from a posi-
tion as nondescript clerk to a place
ary.S He had told this to Barry
and few days later the blow had
fallen.
During the afternoon of her Sec
ond day with Harmon and Graves
several men called on Mr.. Harmon.
Harriet realized that, it was abso-
open, for every bit of information
was of value to her now, but it
wasn't until after four o'clock that
anything of any interest happened.
:, Harriet was seated at her iesk,
listening intently to the converse
Harmon and a man who had been
ushered in a few minutes before.
A sudden exclamation from Mr..
Harmon suddenly startled her so
that she almost looked up and be-
trayed the fact that she was in
terested.
II know all that, but there's no
one else who could have taken it."
you're sure?'
Absolutely sure. When I left
that night, the safe was open apd
the key in his possession, and the
fvrrr 1,A No. a.
But he says he's innocent" said
the other man, raising his voice I'M
innocent, he does
IF we could find the wife, we
might have something to go on"
Mr.. Harmon returned. Did you i'm.
press upon him, the Importance of
telling where she is? Doesn't the
little fool know that her disappear
ance at this time will only help
to fasten the guilt on her hus-
band?"
shoulders.
We've used every argument, but
he refuses to tell us anything. He
simply says he doesn't know where
well" Mr.. Harmon said resigned
Iy, 81 was fond of the boy and l
lieve this thing Of him, but there's
nothing else to do now but go on
with it. He must be guilty"
The other man rose and they
shook hands, all unconscious of the
girl at the typewriter desk who
still sat with down-bent head, her
thoughts apparently far away. In
reality Harriet was terrified with
the results Of her own impulsive-
ness. She was wondering II per-
haps it wouldn't be better to give
herself up after all.