New Britain herald., 1926-04-27
little while, and talk to me?"

little while, and talk 10 me?"
 He chuckled,
 You're not the only woman have on my hands, you know, Mona" he said.
 Her face fell, Are you going 10 sec some other girl?"
 Audrey" he explained. She's makingslife miserable for that secre- iary of mino, I think she's waiting np for me. at home. and it's getting late. sent Parrish 10 tho theater with her this evening, so she could se3 how that new Spanish dancer stages her act, but by this time l suppose she's sent him away with q sore ear. She slapped him, the other day" He laughed at the recollection.
 Mona thrust her forefingcr through the loop of his coat button.
 Harry she said. thoughtfulIy, you want 10 watch out She'll be marrying that fellow. yet"
 "She could do a good deal worse," he said. Hes honest. and indus trions, and intelligent. But the way she treats him is terrific"
 Nonas eyes held an absent look, as If behind them an idea was dawn- ing.
 There are ways to cure her ot that" she said. slowly.
 The task Of placing Nonas suDsti- tnte proved a difficult one. IL was the following afternoon that Mona called Morton on the telephone.
 I've been talking 10 the producer, and he just gave me---ho raised the roof,' she said. "Ho said I couldn't quit, and if I did, he'd sec I never got another engagement in this town. And besides. he said ha wouldn't take that other girl on a bet. He says she's too skinny. What will l do?"
 Guess I'll have to come and sec him. Morton said. When does the show open ,"
 It's less than a week now" she told him.
 He whistlcd. "rli have to hurry" he told her. as he hung Up the re- aoiver.
 Parrish was away from the of. flee, and Morton set a clerk 10 call- ing the various haunts Of the theat- rical producer, in an effort 0 locate him. The effort was q tedious one The afternoon passed, and Morton went home 10 dinner. Audrey was gonc---"out with young Mir. Par rish," the butler explained and Morton settled himself for an eve ming with his books.
 It was almost bedtime when tho clerk called, and said he had located his man. Morton took the telephone number, and finally got connection with Nona's employer.
 "Yes, III be here," the manager told him, shortly, in answer 10 his query.
 "I'll come right away" Morton promised.
 IL was a Warrs spring night, and Morton wore no overcoat as he left the building and hailed taxicab. AS he rode, he glanced over a little batch of business and personal cards that he had taken from his desk in the apartment.
 The manager, sitting in a small, smo oky office of the lobby of one of the theaters, sruntcd when Morton introduced himself.
 Here" said Morton. He laid his of cards one by one before the manager, Each had brief in scription on it, in ink or pencil. These folks are friends of yours. They're friends of mine, too. I brought these to introduce myself"
 "In the profession?' asked the man, glanring over the pastehoards.
 "No-just kind of broker" Mor- ton said.
 Backing some girl?" pursued the other,
 Morton chuckled. "Yes--in way
 No use for that sort of thing" growied the manager, showing the cards back to Morton. II don't need any angels in my game"
 Wait a minute" Morton said. Mona came in today and told you she wanted to quit"
 Instant wrath showed in the pro- ducer's face, Half rising in his chair. he thundered: "Yes, she did! She had some scrawny girl she wanted to take her place. Do you know what happened?"
 He glared an instant. That girls dance partner came in and tried to hold me up for a hundred bucks ad- vance money"
 tTo Be Continued1
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