New Britain herald., 1925-11-27

Hawlcy," he said. If we had said the wrong man was sent to an in- sane asylum or had committed murder, it might not have been so easy 10 rescue his business.
 Barbara, though relieved, was still speeches. with shame. She was not quite sure what her mis- take had been, but she could not bring herself to ask.
 The man who died spelled his name with a g." said Wells, with q note of weariness in his voice.
 I'm sorry" said Barbara. A lGayy fatigue was creeping over Ter body. deadening her nerves 2nd tangling her thoughts, so that she could not trust herself to ..puak. not knowing what inco- h,rcncy might issue from her lips.
 Wells looked at her face and turned abruptly away.
 Over in the wire news corner, Bob Jcffries was watching her from behind a paper. He saw that something was decidedly wrong For moment he hesitated. Just then Barbara flung her head back | hlinked her eyes and strode man. ! fully toward her desk.
 There she gathered up her purse and gloves and looked around foT her hat. In moment Bob was by her side. Going homc?" he asked nonchalantly. i've a rattle-trar bus outside that will roll just a' we'll as a Mercedes, if you aren'' proud"
 Barbara favored him with smile, all the brighter for the tears trembling just behind it. "O course I'm not proud" she an
 swered. But l live too far-clea
 out in Berlin. Thank you just thu
 same"
 Bob shrugged. What's distance
 to a car like mine? l could lan'
 you at Timbuctoo, if you said tn
 word. Come on
 | Outside, Babara found his hap
 hazard racing car parked at de
 liant angle. She climbed in, he
 heart somewhat frightened by tn
 camaradorie into which Bob seem
 ed 10 have received her. Barbar liked men, enjoyed their admira
 ton, was interested in their lntel ests.
 The incident Of the obituary wa I fading. The road to Berlin ran oVf ! lillv ground, where the trees mu' I tered in vivid October uniform r against the sky.
 V "October ought to cure an
 thing, oughtn't it?" Barbara ask' Q Ter companion after some m
 ments of silence.
 y "Yes," said Bob. "Thc air itse D is like champagne. But what h there to cure, in this case!" |. Well" said Barbara. Il got { name wrong this morning. It :" f only a small mistake and l made 6 bccause the office was so noisy Q simply could not get 1t right ov $ inc telephone, no matter how ha ,. tried. So l just had to guess r. 1t, And a terrible old man came n and said he would sue the Tel @ graph, or something" n Bob whlstled. Then he laught V WOW, not so bad, for the first a Il m the sheet. What happenedF
 When Barbara had told him. d became more serious. NO hal Is done. If there had been, I'm afra I old Wells would have fired v .o Miss Hawley. He isn't much ,c women on the paper, anyhow A III cant say I blame him W "The last woman reporter 4 inc Telegraph was on the scene IF the biggest murder of the year. a ,e tainted instead of calling up | at city editor. (, Is "The one before that got II |, some kind of mixup with a Ia ps yer whose office was on her ru
 wells says. No more wom' F The dumb ones cause trouble a sl inc bright ones cause more troup
 We haven't had a woman on se sheet since. That's why vas 2
 prised when you said that you 2