New Britain herald., 1924-12-12
yn.-PRoTECTING PAMELA

l T feUONch-lullEt ltdH anu AoANAte faced--looked Up at his employer.
 "Well?" he demanded presently What do you think of it?"
 Corrigan set his feet wide apart on the sprngy turf and surveyed d squat, square erection of such startling newness that its yellow tim bers glistened in the light of the monday sun,
 "There's only one thing wrong with 1t that can see."
 "Well?" snapped back the assist ant. fully prepared 10 defend the slightest adverse criticism of mas terpiece of which he was not un- justly proud,
 Corrigan laughed.
 Its the best bungalow we've got and a deuced sight too comfort able for mere bachelor"
 Fellowes winced He could never get over the idea that the genial colossus he served was trying to get in dig over the fair female crook he was once almost beguiled into marrying.
 That's not my fault. What chance is there. I'd like to know, of knockin' across a decent girl in this forsaken wilderness?"
 Precious little,' admitted the other cheerfully; but I cant help | thinking you had something of the sort in mind when you designed this palatial residence" He strolled leading up to a broad yeranda that completely encircled the house, It'd make vast difference, Felowes.
 The assistant nodded.
 T know. I'm essentially a gre garious beast. I wasn't cut out for d single existence. When I look round at other fellers who don't even deserve the luck they've had in the matrimonial market-it makes me positively enyious. Take young Boyce flor example. When you ran into him, he was coming cast on spec; he'd nothing in particular with which to support a wife and not the remotest prospect of qualify ing for a job thatl enable him to do so, And yet, before you took him under your patcrnal wing, he'd per suaded one of the incest women I've eyer met 10 throw in her lot with him, IL beats ms."
 They gained the veranda together and settled {,, rived SanGakan chairs. l'elowcs pushed across the cigarettes.
 'Boyce was lucky" said Corrlgan, helping himself, 'and the fact that he married Mrs. Boyce went a long way with me when l decided to offer him a billet There are all kinds of girls in this wicked old world, but, as far as OFT sort of existence is concerned, you can safely divide 'em into two categoriea--the women who fidget--and those who don't. fldgety wives negative any good work their husbands may do. they're never happy anywhere and always wishing they were some where else that kind of restlessne-- is internally catching and the man who sees more of 'em than anybody else eventually succuumbs to the in- lection, Now Dianas just the re- verse. From the first she made up her mind to like the east and she didn't accept Boyce with her eyes shut. She knows his Weaknesses better than he thinks and tackles them in quiet, unobtrusive fashion that is credit to her An ob- servant man can detect traces Of if every day He's dropped that con founded drawl of his already and that knife-edge crease 10 his slacks is pretty well thing of the rast. Now if you could find second Diana"
 FelloWes looked up sharply. Thought you didn't approve Of married assistants?"
 T don't; in the broader meaning Of the term, I'm all against 'om; but started negotiations too late" Corrigan Kicked his ash over +be rail and stared upward.
 Watch Arundill!" he murmured presently.
 "Oh! Why"
 Bit of Swine, l fancy I've never had much 10 do with him 1nv- self but he's always struck me az being, well, not quite white. You.u understand me well enough to know I wouldn't say thing like that of q fellow countryman Of mine, if ] didn't think it was justified He's not been in Rorneo very long-a year at the outside, but quite long enough to earn for himself d toler. ably unpleasant reputation. He got into hot water over ill-treatins some cooles They say he's abou is unscrupulous as they make 'cm into the bargain, and, by heaven, h, looks it,"