New Britain herald., 1926-11-05

ping clerk, who makes love to her against her will.
 Jack Wallack, who comes to his fathers mills to learn the business, falls in love with Honey Lou the minute he sees her. Brought up by an old fashioned mother, Honey Lou is a mixture of flapper and clinging vine.
 Angela Allen pretends to be a friend of Honey Lou and tells her not to take Jack seriously. Jack is very jealous of Dr. Steve Mayhew, a friend of Margret, Honey Lous sis ter. "..
 Honey Lou goes to work with Mar gret in the office of Holy Cross hos ptal. One day she goes to tea with the willy Angela and meets Jacks mother. whom Jack calls The Head, because she manages everything at home. She tells Honey Lou that Grumpy is not satisfied with his new secretary. Ann Ludlow, the of- flee vamp. Jack asks Honey Lou to work for his father. who Is at home sick with lumbago, and Honey Lou promises that she will.
 Honey Lou meets Angela, who tells her that Jack Wallack is talk ing her out to dance that evening. Honey Lou calls up Tim Donegal, de- termined to have him take her to the same place. Honey Lou goes with Tim 10 the restaurant and he has been drink ing. The place is raided by dry agents and Honey Lou escapes with | Jack Wallack. Jack tells Honey Lou that he thought she was tricking him and ends by telling her that he loves her and wants her to marry 1 him.
 Honey Lou's engagement is an nounced and plans are made for the | wedding.
 She meets Angela downtown and she persuades her to open a charge | account under the name of Mrs. Jack Wallack, Jr.. and to put the shoes | she is buying, along with some lingerie, onthe account. But at home with Margret, who sees through Angela. she decides to take back the lingerie and Margret pays for the shoes for wedding gift.
 Jack and Honey Lou have a quiet home wedding and spend their honeymoon camping at Lake Tamay In the meantime Steve visits the flat and breaks under the realization that Honey Lou is lost to him now.
 Jack and Honey Lou return from their honeymoon and stay with the Wallacks while looking for a flat | for themselves. Honey Lou shops for furniture. She stops at the Wallacli Mills office to see Ann Ludlow.
 Ann tells Honey Lou why she sent for her. Honey Lou sees Joe Mead ows and tells him he must marry Ann at once and he agrees ito do so.
 in their own flat with Mary De- fancy, the cook. Margret comes home with Honey Lou for dinner and Steve Mayhew calls to take her 1 home.
 Angela comes to help Honey Lou | prepare dinner on Mary's night out Jack phones he will not be home and Angela says she will call Tim Donegal and ask him to play cards with them, much against Honey Lou's wishes.
 Angela has her way and Tim comes over. Later they meet in Sabine's. but Honey Lou refuses his | invitation to tea. On the way over to spend the evening with The Head, Honey Lou stops 10 see Angela Angela asks her If she told Jack about their seeing Donegal. The Head sends Jack upstairs 10 see his father and tells Honey Lou she wants to talk to her.
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 CHAPTER NNNNlI
 The Head laid down the book she was reading and began to hunt through the drawers of big marblc-topped table that stood in the center of the room.
 It Was an old fashioned room, for all it's richness. There were lace cur tains at the windows with wine colored velvet drapes over them. The deep. lazy-looking chairs were cov- cred with the same kind of velvet and on the floor was an Aubusson carpet covered with enormous roses and leaves.
 Honey Lou saw that there were one or two worn places in it, and she wondered if the Wallacks were losing their money. She rcmem- bered that Ann Ludlow had tolt her, only a few weeks before. thai the Mills were not so busy this veal as last. And, then. too, the famiN chauffeur was gone.
 Here's what I'm looking. for The Head remarked suddenly. Sh, took an envelope from one Of tn, drawers and banged it shut.
 There must be some mistak, about this. I'm sure you can explain it. she said, and handed Honey Lor the envelope.
 In if was bill. Honey Lou's hear seemed to come Up into her Ihroa and stick there like a steel ball when she looked at it.
 It was from the smart little shoI whore she had opened charge ac. count in Jacks name. the day be. fore she married him.
 "But this--is all wrong" she managed to say at last as her eyes took in the items:
 "One pair silvcr-kid slippers. $50
 "One breakfast coat set. $1lo." Why. how could they charge those things against her? She had taken the breakfast set back tC them. And she had paid for the slip pers. She had paid for them with | three S1O hills that Margrct had