New Britain herald., 1926-08-21

out, mot unless he fires that Miss Wilberforce! And he'll never do that! He's just mad about her. He can hardly wait to get down to the office mornings."
 "Oh, no, he's not crazy about her, Cassie" Merry tried to soothe her. But if I'm going to start working for him in six months why should he fire her and break in another girl for that short time?"
 Cassie shrugged her shoulders under the gleaming black satin that covered them.
 I'm not going to argue the ques- tion with you or with him or with anyone else!" Her voice was like Q whip. Hell get rid of her-or he'll never get me back! I'll sue him for every nickel he has, tool"
 Her sister studied her face. Cas- sic was just as hard and determined and wilful as she had been years ago, when she had hidden Tony Gaines letter because it suited her plans to hide it.
 Tuesday came and went and Nor. ley did not come to the house. He did not even telephone.
 By Wednesday a troubled little frown began to show on Cassie's forehead.
 She came down to breakfast in a peach-colored l<imono, trimmed with bands of Harding blue. Above it her face was drawn and rather yellow.
 Nothing but coffee, please" she said shortly to Mons, as if she were giving her order to waitress.
 She shivered at the sight of the twins inhaling their oatmeal.
 "In thank you not to make faces at my children!" Jimmy told her loftily. Just because you married a man with a few smackers, don't think you're Lady Clara We're de We're! You used to eat in the kitchen, yourself, not so long ago, and I guess a little oatmeal on my kids faces isn't going to give you sea- sickness,"
 Cassie's narrow nostrils quivered. Don't be vulgar, Jimmy" she beg ged. At least. try not to be! And please keep the twins out of my things. They spilled a whole bottle of perfume on my bed yesterday. IT slap them if they don't keep out of my room."
 "Just try it!" warned Jimmy, threateningly.
 The old battle that had ragged be- tween them for years, was on again.
 Merry listened to them without really hearing what they were say ing.
 Her eyes were on the cuckoo clock above the old golden-oak sideboard. Nine o'clock. In five hours she would see Tony Gaines again, for the first time in eight long years!
 She wondered if he would be changed, by his success and his celebrity. Or would he be the same old Tony, with the winning smile and the deep eyes that looked right through you? He had done so much and become so well known during those eight years.
 And I've just stood still" Merry said to herself as she began to dress herself at one o'clock. I'm right back where I started from, eight years ago."
 Almost twenty-nine she was, and had nothing to show for it. Nothing but an older look in her eyes, and wistful droop to her mouth that be- trayed her inner dissatisfaction.
 I'm just dying to see what kind of a girl Tony Gaines married" she said to Mons as they started down Chester street together.
 She pictured Katherine Banner man to herself as sober sensible woman who wore low-heeled shoes and corsets and no rouge. A good woman. The kind of woman who would help a man climb the lad der of success.
 But I'll bet he doesn't care any more for her than he once did for me-" she told herself defiantly. as she and Mons boarded a Pike street car.
 (TO BE CONTINUED)
 A man was coming down the broad stairs. Merry saw that 1t was Tony Gaines-Merry tried to look