New Britain herald., 1925-12-03

Miss Hawley.' he said,
 There's q new real estate firm in town that looks like good material. Manners, Stone and Reynolds, they call themselves, Starting out to de- vclop New Britain into q model community for homes.
 Ut seems they have bought q sec tion ont west which they mean to develop as q model-latest architec- Iture, paving, landscaping, and so forth-just to show what can be done. l hear they're going to splash millions into l.. Call it Vale Acres, think.
 Got the tip from chap at my pool club the other day. None of the other sheets have heard of it. How'd you like to run over this afternoon and sew the story up for us?"
 Barbara caught her breath and was silent. McDermott looked at her curiously, but said nothing. ! "AIl right answered Barbara, at last. 'Ill go right away" And while you're about it, try to get line on the types of architec- ture they mean to use. Maybe one of them will make a statement that Victorian gingerbread buildings in New Britain must go--an esthetic crime, or something Of the sort.
 There are two things the public is interested in, in the newspapers first praise Of itself, and second. con demnation of itself, Either one boosts circulation" 1 Barbara returned 10 her desk, and , opened the drawer that held her cold cream and powder. Then she shut fl
 with bang. and reached for her hal and coat,
 The office of Manners, Stone anG
 Reynolds was in Professional build.
 ing. By the time Barbara reached
 the marble lobby, her head was ever
 trifle higher than usual and hel
 mouth more firm.
 "Thcrcs another one coming tC
 ask about a divorce" said the ele
 vator boy to a crony as she stepped
 cut of the elevator. Nope" replied
 the Crony. That's tooth pulling
 case"
 Barbara caught both remarks. Sh'
 stopped in front Of a glass door anC
 tried to catch q reflection of he
 face.
 The sound of door opening be
 hind her made her whirl about il
 a panic.
 The door across the hall bore tn , names, Manners, stone and Key noIds," and underneath, in smalle letters, Real Estate A hum Of voices within suggest ed great activity. Barbara entere through the open door. The offic seemed crowded with men, all talk
 ing rapidly and interrupting one an [ other.
 A middle-aged man was novin ] about among the others with an nj l Of pompous hospital Barbara SC
 lcCtc1 him as a member of the fir - of Manners, Stone and Reynolds. r "Yes," he replied to her question y "I could give you that information Q I am Mir Manners. But at present % am much too busy to talk to you. s you will follow that inner corrido = you will find the offices of MT. Ston . and MT. Reynolds. Either of thel r can tell you what you want [ know
 Q He dismissed her before she coul . protest. Barbara turned and followe = the corridor. There were two dool { ahead.
 To Barbara strengthened her hat, ar . then with a defiant gesture, pushe Q it back to it's previous angle, St D had her hand on the knob of Il n first door, when it opened, pushir 2 her back against the wall. II A feminine voice emerged fro
 -he opening. "Yes, indeed, Mir. Re b holds. How very kind of you!" TT @ voice was cultivated and Of vibraI q quality.
 L. Barbara fiattened her body again
 inc wall behind the half open'
 door just in time to avoid bell 1t seen by the woman who came out. d Though the womans face " '. turned the other way, Barbara cou 7. sec that she was young and grac
 fnl. She was dressed in black. Tl Y heavy fur border on her velvet co
 swirled mxuriously about her feet a sne turned in the doorway.
 She advanced into the hall. Th' D she pulled out a gold vanity ca
 and, holding her head back, loo -s cd searchlngly at her reflection ," the tiny glass