New Britain herald., 1926-08-26
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good time and plenty of beaux. She fails in her business course be- cause she won't study. Then, to the disappointment of Mons, her ambitious mother, she takes a job in Lille Dale's little beauty shop.
 At that time she is having the one real love affair of her life with Tony Gaines, serious young lawyer who wants to marry her. Their engagement ends when Mer- ry, in a jealous rage, admits that other men make love to her and she lets them. Later a letter comes from him, but it is Host" around the house before she has a chance to read it. She hears that Tony has left town and gone to Montana to live. She tries not to care. A year or so afterward. news comes that he is going to marry girl there.
 Through her sister, Cassie, Mer- " meets Bill Erskine, a friend of Cassies husband, Morley Kaufman. She becomes engaged to Bill. But when she gets tangled up in the divorce case of Les Purcell and his wife, he drops her and marries an- other girl
 Mons marries a Mir. Hefflinger. Jimmy Merry's youngest sister, mar ries Derrick Jones, and begins to have her little family. But still Merry is single.
 One suitor after another comes along, and goes, Finally no one is left but George Leet, who can- not marry while he has to take care of his invalid mother.
 Tony gains fame as a criminal | lawyer, and Merry, seeing his photograph in the papers, realizes i that she still cares for him. Then, when she and Mons are cleaning house, she finds his long-lost let ter-a love letter. Cassie cheer fully admits hiding it years before, because she wanted Merry to marry Bill Erskine. That niG Merry breaks her engagement to George Leet, and a few days after ward she leaves the beauty shop,
  herself after all. Morley Kaufman promises to make her his secre- l tary when she finishes her busi- l ness course, for Cassie is unbear- | ably jealous of every girl who works for him. After one quarrel she i comes home 10 Mons.
 Tony Gaines mother dies and he ! returns to town for a few days. A | week later he comes to see Merry. | NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY |
 CHAPTER LXVI
 Merry led the way to the old fashioned parlor, with it's plush . furniture, it's stiff white lace cur , tains and its faded photographs. {
 She was shaking all over. and ! she seated herself in the corner farthest from the bright windows so that Tony should not see her trembling.
 T look-so terrible she said, glancing down at the faded apron that she was wearing. Her nervous hands went up 10 her hair, smooth ing it.
 You look-just the way you all ways looked" Tony answered in a dull even voice, and sat down on the old haircloth sofa.
 Down at the end of the hall the kitchen door squeaked as someone opened it.
 Did I hear you talking to some one, Merry?" came Mons shrill high voice.
 She came to the door of the room and looked in, Well, of all things! Mir Gaines!" she exclaimed and held out her hand to him.
 To Merry's distress, she sat down, prepared for a nice comfort able chat.
 The cuckoo clock in the dining room sang out that it was ten o'clock.
 T just stopped in on my way to the train" Tony said, "to see Merry for minute" It was a broad hint to Mons to go. But Mons did not take it. ; "Oh, you're going back 10 Mon { tana so soon?' she asked in her most sprightly manner. You're 1 not staying long in your own home town, are you? And we're all so proud of you back here, too" Tony threw Merry an appealing { glance that Mons did not see. My train goes at noon," he said. She could feel his eyes on her face, although she was not looking at him. Mons, Lillian called up to say she was coming over for dinner" ( she said, praying that Mons would go and leave her alone with Tony. But Mons only settled herself more comfortably in her chair. Well, that's all right. Every things ready to be put on the fire. Vegetables peeled and pies made, and all," she answered. "Tell me about that woman you defended. MT. Gaines. Did she really kill her husband or didn't she?"
 Merry got up. Would you like me to walk down to the street car with you, Tony?" she asked, and even before he nodded, she was starting out of the room.
 When she came down again. dressed for the street, Mons was still asking Tony all about the mo- torious Mrs. Ruck. I You may have won her case for her." she was saying to Tony, but you'd never make me think she was innocent. Who else would have wanted to kill her husband? No body! Always look for the motive behind murder, l say Ready, Tony?" Merry asked him. He said he was and rose to gos