New Britain herald., 1926-02-27

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 The recurrence of tho anonymou. warning had Jimmy thorOuehly pn. r@"rd. What had at first amounted o' nothing more than an arnovancc WHS now beginning 10 G't or his nerves, He picked mp his empty pipe and stuck it SaVagoIy in his mouth II was not that he feared any lining, he told himself for. he asked, if anyone, really contemplated harm 10 him why would therc be any warning. But it was inc thought of this unknown person etcrnally kenp- ing watch over him and his affairs, knowing his every movement.
 Ho lay in bed for q long time, cur*jng himself for his inability to banj#h Inc thing from his mind and go 10 sleep.
 Good morning, Mr. Hilton," and at the chrory note in Mary Lowels gree ting the chief clerk of the O. &nd K, Railroad looked llp in some surprise
 Good morning, Miss Lowell. l.. cr-~--" He stopped and rubbed his chin.
 She waited. "Yes. NIr. Hitonc"
 "Oh, nothing" he @ajd, and bent over his desk. .
 She had told hor mother that morning--told her with definitcness and firmness-thut she had broken with Samuel Church.
 II was no usc, she had insisted when her mother had protested and later had cried. Shc didn't love him and meyer would. She hated him. She told of the incident of the dog and the little boy as if such thing against any many were enough 10 damn him forever.
 "tlo thinks, Mother. that his money can buy anything. He thought h" could buy me with if, just as he thought he could huy the boy q new dor."
 And she had pit on her hat and rushed off 10 work, cpling stangely light and free.
 shortly before noon Church came in the office, pulling papers out of lis pocket, and Immediately went into q conference with Hilton.
 But he was engaged very briefly and Mary sonsed when he came out of Hilton's inner office, that was only a preteXt 10 sec her.
 "Mary" he said, leaning over her desk, "you'vo had lime to think it over now. Tell me that you didn't mean what you said 10 me ycster- day"
 Her fingers never once paused as they flew over her typewriter 1T meant it." she said shortly.
 Mary, you couldn't. You don't realize what you're saying. Listen, l was angry whom that that acci- dent happened; so angry that didn't even see the dog until I was too late. I had been saying things 10 you and you weren't answering mo. I was sorry if happencd-just as sorry as you were" IIe hold out his hand ploadngly.
 She paused in her typing and ooked up at him. "You'rc not help ng your case any by lying" she said coldly and turned back to her work.
 His face darkcnod and his fists 'lonchcd. Hc was about 10 make some angry retort, but he controlled The door opened and Hilton ,ame in.
 "Oh, still here, Mir. Church."
 "Yes. I was just going. I'll br 1acl5 later, Something more I want. d 10 take mp with you" The door 'losed behind him.
 Hilton said 10 Mary: That's fun- ny He laughed. He must be get ing absentminded. He came in 10 zee me about a matter that wed i llready gone over thoroughly by | telephone.
 "0h, I beg pardon" he added i hastily, his face coloring slightly. "I lad forgotten you two were en- ;ag"d."
 Did he toll you that?" asked Mary.
 "los, Said it wasn't generally l lnown. but that you'd announce it ater. Told 1t 10 me in confidence"
 Well. ifs not true. At least, it's 10 longer true"
 He whistled and then stuck his ongue in his check. Finally curi- 1 osity got the better of him. You mean you-you broke off with i 1im 9"
 Yes-ycst crday."
 Al that he stuck his hands in ]. B oockets and whistled some moro. i finally he said -- and MT. Hilton i 'outd be very amusing when he |