New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-03-31

of Roger Brooks. owner and pub
Usher OF the CataWba City Times
ana chaln OF nlhe other ne"Spa-
pcrs' mad beeh kidnapped ana lhch
released Her father IS engaged IN Il
persistent iisht against me corr fl
administration OF tat1"ha Slly ana
through the medium OF l'e times
i.doobles ms scath!i's att'aGks on
poitlclahS OF me Ring dHd uetisA
lhe ,hHef"ofld'
Later Brooks himself disappears
and in an attempt TO locate him,
Donald keene, literary editor. and
Teddy Farrell, Don's ward and Sob
SISTER on 'he Times. meet win as
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fuses. ion oeh"Nes himself IN io'e
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hfooAs f7a9pttr5 70 l''d that MS
newspaper S'och IS peins ll$1i'pu-
ia'en. lle suspects 'ohh W. N"'a"h,
member Oh prominent Ia" Iirih' Oh
ht'hs lh>oiNe" III me plot 70 wreck
the b'ooNS ofsahlza'ioh'
Diana attends a dance with John
Walden, Jr., who processes to love
her. on their way home he makes
unWelcomc advances and she .s-
capeS ana phones Don TO come and
get her Walden and Don fight and
Walden IS Knocked out. Don takes
Diana home and realizes all at once
that she is very beautiful and de-
slrahle.
NOW YOU CAN GO ON WITH The
CHAPTER XXI
Don't blame me entirely, Brooks.
Id been drinking-both Of us had,
for that matter-an' I didn't realize
lust what | was doing"
The speaker was John w. Wal
den, Jr. The place was the private
office of Roger Brooks. l. was on
the second afternoon following
Walden's "knockout" at the hands
Of Diana Brooks when he had
heard the little brides sing"
He had come, he informed Pop.
to explain Jus, how the thing had
happened. He wanted Diana to
know that he "forgave her in full"
held no feeling whatever of en-
nifty toward her.
No, sir-he wasn't that kind of
fellow. Conldn', hold a gr,idre
against anybody. woman or man.
Was always willing to meet the
other fellow half way-to let by
zones be by-eones.
OF course, he continued with his
ingrowins air of condescension.
he circumstances reallr called for
an apology from Diana. But--he
knew women pretty well-knew
them pretty we'll he did. He knew
they hated to admit they were
ever in the wrong. Mr.. Brooks
might tell his daughter lust how
he. Walden. felt about The matter.
that he was too broad-minded to
ask her to apologize, etc. etc.
Roger Brooks listened to the
long winded panegyric of sclf-com-
pldcency without INTERRUPTION. Fin
ally the question came, cauivocally
worded, but plain enough for POPS
Interpretation.
Il guess you know, Brooks, that
] asked Diana once a very leading
pues ion-an important question
and She"
she told YOU in plain English,
didn't she, that she wouldn't marry
you?"
The leonine head had jerkod
around with a suddenness that al
most dislodged the frared straw
crown. The visitors gaze, en-
countering the look in the gray
orbs of the man opposite, faltercd
his tongue refusing to function.
The stiff white hairs of Pops
| scrubby moustache seemed to
| brstle. The implied something in
! the others tone, his manner of
expressing himself and his tamil-
Tar reference to Diana constituted
whole that had been too much
for Roger Brooks.
John Walden, however, had come
with a settled purpose in his mind
and he was not to be thwarted
| His was stubborn. mulish DISPOSE
ton which. coupled with his mon