New Britain herald., 1926-03-01

profitable one"
 He leaned forward in his chair. You know" he began eagerly "l don't want to jump H' conclusions or ,6nythug. but inc fact he has H lot of money lends somc strength to the theory that hu may have h"en hired 10 murder my father"
 O'Duy froWncd. "No uso gu#l- in about that. Rand" ' "Gu"ssirg is about all we eau In. Iicutcn9ui."
 "lt vas the Maynard girl who Lad that hunch, wasn't it? Ny the 9uy. Rand" and 0'Day shook an accusing forcfingcr at Jimmy, you're not fallin' for that woman, are you"
 Jimmy laughed; his face redlrheI, "Why, what makes you as.; rhat.'
 "I'm ashiu you, Arc ynG?" ODays finger was still pointing,
 "No Lieutenant, I'm not falling for her. as you say"
 "Wcll, don't"
 And why not? Why shouldn't fall for her if wanted to?" He fumhled for another ciearrt. Tt would be my own business, wouldn't it""
 "Ranl. lei mo tell you some'hin'. O'Day leaned forward and spoke with earncstross. "lm q To, older than you--oll cnough 10 hp your father. Iyo got kids of my own. though none Of thom is as h.a IS you. Now, I tell you. I like you. sec? l liked you almost from tlc moment saw you when you came in here an told mo why you were in Bridgeport.
 "You'rc an intelligent lad, an you look 2 man in inc eye when you talk 10 him. You're game. aN' you're mic" lookin' with it.'
 "Why, thank you. Lieutenant.' Jimmy was ill at oHs". He plrc;ed the Cisar"t neryously from lis mouth.
 Let me finish. As [ say. like the looks of you. Now don't go throwin yourself away on any girl that's not good enough for you. If
 
 : with this Maynard woman I'd kept my mouth shut. But you said you hadn't, an believe you, You said if wasn't any of my business. Rand. You're right, but let me lip you off 70 q few things.
 "In the first place this sirl's go'- ten under your skin. You're sorry .,,' Il { that pity's akin 10 love, or something like that. You don't believe shes { mixed up in any way in your fothers l murder. Maybe you're right; she tells q pretty straight story, But I always say like the Trench do il |, q case like this: 'Cherchie la fem 4 n.io,' which is their way Of saying g look for the woman." y "Tm afraid that's Dublin French" laughed Jimmy. "'Chcrchoz Ia
 femme, Lieutenant" / "T can't say them foreign words k 0'ray dismissed the correction with | 2 wave of his hand. "Now. Rand
 this girl is commencing to fall in | love with you, or I'm still harness hnll."
 .. "No, no. yon'rc mistaken. She's t tryins to help mo. that's all."
 "I know what I'm talkin about. Q Nou steer clear of her, Rand. Shes c been trayelin around in bad com. O pany. as no respectable woman tshould do Shes been mixed Up in " T divor"n case as correspondent. an' I some kid who tried to Kill himSalf
 not go very long ago is thought 'o Q nave lost his head over her. You go - slow. Rand. Some day the right n little girl will come along. Then " you'll he glad you listened to me" "Nothing you've said, Heutenanf. II haG made any difference iN the way c feel toward her. N matter what
 shc has hncn, she has been trying 10 s go straight now. But I'm not In q lovc with her. You needn't have r worried about it." l. "T was just tryn' to help you, " Lod."
 S "T appreciate it If anybody else .- had said the things you've just said C I'd have shut him ur. I wouldn't is have listened. But coming from yon ,it's different, Listen, Iieutcnant, ! V. want to tell you something Tn con- C fidenco. I've got to tell somebody.
 ran r."
 l. "You sure can, Lad, Shoot" n To Be ContlnucdO