The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-09
When A Girl
 Marries
Ry ANNE IIaIE

that's sort of-deadwood,''
 Not with MT. Lacy helping. me-" I
 laughed. And besides, we don't
 want to solve just easy problems. It's
 more of glory and an honor to see the bad jobs through. I'm more
 dead set than ever to make a success of the Derringforth account | MT. Lacy is the owner of that nice voice 1 hear coming from the Star" l said Miss May. uaintly and thought
 fully T like that voice. I like the 1 idea that you have man helping
 you, Even a clever woman like YOU 1 needs a. man to lean on, Mrs. Harri- | son. I'm glad you can count on MT. | Lacy"
 Not for leaning purposes" I pro- | tested laughinsIy. The telephone rang period to my 1 words. But when Miss May answered she turned tome with a funny and
 almost breathless air of triumph.
 It's Mir. Lacy!" she whispered. Oh. ] my propretfc soul think he likes l being leaned on" l l took the receiver with a queer
 mixture of excitement and irritation.
 But at the first sound of MT. Lacy's | crisp, vital tones I felt at peace 1 again.
 ] Good morning, Mrs. Harrison'' he said. 'Tm telephoning to annonnce the beginning of our success Der r1ngforth now reports 20 per cent in- crease in sales this past week. How about conference the first of next week?"
 How sp1endid!" I cried. 'Thie is your dotng-an of it." Then. stiIline his protests. I made an appointment, But as turned away Miss May pro- tested:
 You never told him your big news. Did you forget?'' I've so much on my mind,'' I par ried vaguely
 make to Miss Mays question. wasn't sure whether I had kept my news from MT. Lacy because want ed the satisfaction of seeing his re- action when I told about the Sturses accounts or whether I'd not been willing to belittle his report by my greater tidings.
 But why should I be so careful of MT. Lacy's feelings?
 CHAPTER DCLIv.
 After Carlotta had told me of her decision to put Anthony Norreys out or her life we drove on again toward the city in silence. Young Parkin- son was sitting in the front of the car with Pat. Some sixth sense seem ed to tell him that he mustn't turn ana disturb us with any of his boy lsh pleasantries.
 It was not until we had left the fragrant country roads and drore pack into the city and were ensulfefs by the teeming traffic of its marrow, streets that he showed any consc; ousness of other folks in the car he. sides Pat and himself. Then he turned with a word of appreciation winch he repeated most earnestly when Pat dropped me at my office on hls way further downtown
 AS was running up the stairs to my offlce l realized MT. Parkinson nad clearly mistaken me for the hos tess of DreamwoId. scarcely ex pected to see him again. so nv fail. ure to correct his impression dido,t seem very important.
 MISS May was waiting for me, and her greeting was so cheerful and grateful that it acted ike sunshine on a dewy cobweb. I found my trou- bles evaporating.
 That MT. Lacy telephoned early this morning." said Miss May the moment I was established at my desk Il told him I'd get him on the wire rhe moment you came 1n."
 We'll stretch the moment bit ana get few things cut of the way first" I protested.
 But Miss May interrupted ma i, tone that was almost mortified.
 'Oh, we couldn't do that, Y+ would be breaking my word to Mir Lacy. I think he has the incest Toice I've ever heard!"
 'Go ahead and get him on the wire, laughed. But don't blame ne for feeling you have a tren,a. 1ous crush on him."
 Miss Mary bridled, opened hsr 1;,s o protest, thought better of if and 'ettled down to the business of get Ing the Star office and it's adyertis ng manager. After a short interval he announced that MT. Lacy was on ts wire. picked up the receiver II my desk telephone with feeling f pleasant anticipation. MT. Iecv Tas sure to have something arree,h1s O say. Nor did he disappoint me liter our exchange of good morn 1gs" he cried in his firm, steady oice.
 "Our Derringforth stock is oro+.a etter every minute. Mrs. Harrison
 think we have that campafsn po 1g about as we want it. Sales ar. om1ng along wonderfully. I'd like go over the next batch of CODY viii, ou if you have time. Can yo11 po,k.,
 today?"
 Will you come tn rov oee.., ,, sked.
 Sure thing" he replfed asr nd without a trace of the se1f-J,, ortance that might have made an her man in his position insist tfat come to his office. Name vonr. our and I'll try to make it mine if s about five or thirty this ar rnoon."
 Tt is,'' laughed
 "Five-thirty?" came from ar. Icy. who evidently has a d;nIo ats talent for getting his own way coax1ng it from the other person
 F1ve-thfrty," I replied as terse
 'tAu 'voir'' Then I turned to Miss May with request that she stay late this af- moon.
 Why" she asked astonishing ma questioning one of my arrange. enfs, a thing I've, never before lown~tfat alnfable soul to dc. T was just tired enough and sut- aently upset by the events follow 3 the news of Terrys death to be little "upstage' in my attitude to- lrd everything
 Because ask you to-" leaped to lips and said itself before I could