New Britain herald., 1926-04-08

was offering him to you as sub- stitute for me" ! She followed him and stood before him, gravcly,
 "There never can be any sunsti- ute for you, and I'm never going 10 speak to that man again"
 He raised his hand in a laughing gesture of despair.
 Don't abuse that boy!" he pro- tested. "Hc didn't have anything to do with this. It was my scheme entirely
 Coming around hero, with his guitar. and his dancing lessons.' she said indignantly. q never heard ot such cffrontcry i9 my life"
 "Tut, tut, tut!' He took her ny | the shoulders and shook her. Don't be so darncd--yo confoundcdly~-- well, fcminine." | He modified the shaking hc had | given her by administ ering a Iit'e friendly pat on the shoulder.
 Ser, usly, you don't have 10 mar " him if you don't want to. All I was looking for was nice, decent young fellow who could take you around places when I'm busy You need some young companionship. There isn't anything wrong with | him, now is thcre?"
 He has blue eyes and don't like hlue-eye men, she said. Then she ! laughed at herself. "Oh I suppose
  made yourself q matrimonial agent for him. Anyhow, he doesn't worry me. It's Mona and those other wom- en you spoke of.
 "You won't go around with them any more, will you?"
 He threw his arms far aloft. waved his hands with a resigned gesture and started up the stairs.
 'I ought to have learned by this time never to debate with a woman,' he said over tho haniSter. I'm never going to do so again, so holp mel Good night"
 He turned, ran down rhe steps. took the girls face betwoen his hands, kissed her and turned away,
 You're a sweet little kid," he told her, "but you have me up against the hardest problem I've ever tried to solve. Good night. dear"
 Morton was deep in thought when he arrived at his office the next morning and sat, his arms folded on the desk before him, for more than an hour scarcely stirring. At last he rang a bell and young Parrish appeared.
 I've got to go back to New Brit- ain tonight" he told Parrish. "You'll have to abandon your music lessons for Q time. unless you find T. teacher there. Get q 1rawing-roon for Audrey and lower berths for YOU and me"
 Parrish withdrew and Morton turned to his dictating machine. Leisurely he gave orders, memo- randa, letters and miscellaneous ir- structions to the little black. whirl- ing machine. When three cylinders had been filled he pressed 8 huzzrr and told the stenographer who an- swered that he would expect tho typewrittcn sheets 10 be ready for him before he left that evening.
 As the girl went out the dcor hn lapsed into thought again Finally slow smile spread over his face. He summoned Parrish.
 John" said he, write my per Sonn1 0l1acIy for five and bring it in for me to sign. Then I want you 10 take it down 10 flo bank and get it cashcd in large bills get five bills for a thousand each. Take the money and carry it 10 His address,"
 He took a scratch pad and har- riedly penciIed q memorandum. Here is the street number and the number of an apartment" he continued. You will find a young woman there"
 Tell her I want her to take this five thousand dollars and buy with it either a ring or necklace. Tell her to buy only one article of jowelry- 1t must be a good one"
 Parrish hesitated. What name shall I ask for, sir" he asked.
 Don't ask for any name at all" Morton said tersely. "Go 10 tllc apartment and give the money 10 the young woman who answers the door. Give her my message. That's all."
 Parrish did not move.
 "Go ahead. man." Morton ordered, his eyebrows rising.
 "I don't think l ought TO- sir" said Parrish.
 What"
 q don't believe want 10 go on errands of that kind" Parrish re- peated, deliberately.
 Morton roso hastily to his feet. Then, as if considering. he sank lack in his chair, and fixed his eye on the young man. Parrish was fumhling uncertainty with an inkwell on the desk, and did not meet his employ CTS gaze.
 You have not yet written tne check I told you to write" Morton said, quietly GO and write if. and bring it to me, and I'll sign it
 Parrish left the room. and in a minute or two was back, with 'he slip of green paper. Morton took thn check, and scratched his name at the bottom.
 Now. take it to this address aa told you before"
 Parrish. eyed the paper that his employer held out to him, but he did not take it.
 ''I won't go," he said. Gro Re Continucd)