New Britain herald., 1927-05-31
Loves Ennbers
Adele Garrison's Absorbing Sequel to
Revelations of a Wife"
Beginning q New SeriaH
NuA Seritzcn Becomes the Centre
at an Animated Contest
beginning a New Serial

IN III hutIliuUtN SUlteSt
] made = most heroic effort to
suppress n smile when Mary told
me that nobody else understood
Noel as she did. Her boast was SO
raive. 50 reflective OF feminine van
ity In general that it was mirth-
provoking in the extreme. l was
able to present a perfectly sober
lace to her however. and 10 COM
nent truthfully:
He is rather inscrutable, ]
fancy"
That's because he has so pro-
bounced an inferiority complex"
Mary said glibly. But give me
time, and I'll take that out of
him. Haven't you noticed? Don't
YOU think he's a lot more aggressive
and self-confident than he used to
her'
This time I did not try to conceal
:, smile.
He is less reserved. certainly"
l said, but the word aggressive
forgive me. Mary, but I cannot
help smiling at that in connection
with Noel"
She gave determined little click
OF her teeth looked at me steadily.
He was aggressive enough one
night. to suit anybody she said
significantly, He suited Jack Les
lie almost 100 we'll"
THAT is true. dear" I admitted,
,,t hot po$h har
don't think I should like him az
eressive. Look out that when you
got him made over. Miss Lincoln
doesn't snatch him. She appears to
he quite mad upon the subject OF
the Eeritzens, both son and father"
Mary gave a little laugh. which,
however, held no particular mirth
in Il.
she can have the father II she
wants him for all OF me-" she said.
Put, oh, boy. can't you imagine
the high-hat Mr.. Neritzen would
put on IL that dame tried to vamp
him tho way she's doing with Noel.
staee-struck flappers ere no novelty
IN lNs life"
THAT is so. Mary" acquiesced
demurely.
She shot shrewd glance at me.
oh, admit was one" she said.
but YOU don't imagine I have any
illusions about the way I got a
hearing. II it hadn't been for you
and Mrs. Underwood, I'd still be
cooling my heels at that school in
Detroit, or some other one Just like
it,"
You mean If il hadn't been for
Mrs. Underwood" l amended has
tily. II had nothing 70 do with IT,
MO-" Mary's rising infection
and side glance at me held emhar-
RAISING raillery. oh of course !
know Mrs. Underwood 5 an old side
kick OF his. and that after she saw
me dance she persuaded Mr.. VERT
zen to give me a hearing-and see
ins-but who persuaded Mrs. Tn
,lerwood' lust answer me that"
She rushed over and Rugged me
impulsivsly, and ! knew that the
embrace and hurried hedging con-
corning my influence with Philip
Y, r,tzen had resulted from my IN
voluntary frown at her badinage.
Eat was more disturbed than 7
rarNd TO admit oven to myself. Was
i possible that this child's keen
..rns had noticed what I thought
Was still troubled secret in my
own brcast-that the great theatre
cal producer was singularly fndul-
gent to any suggest or wish OF mine?
The thought remained with me, a
troublesome thing. long after Mary. |
a bit subdued. had gone back to her |
room. Her arch little air had quick |
sned in me the realization that !
sooner or later I must face a deli |
cate problem in my relations with |
my employer flushed as ] men
tally used the word. for it was one
v hich the great producer himself
lad especially barred from my vo-
cabulary upon one occasion when !
spoke OF him in that capacity.
"Never use that horrible word
a gain" he had said impetuously. 1T
exactly as If we're factory
boss and you punching time clock.
No YOU are nv valued ASSOCIATE.
The historical authority Of my or
anization-please remember that
Yet no one knew better than ]
hat when the whim seized Philip
Ncritzen. he could be as arbitrary
as the most arrogant factory boss
n the country. 7 had been made 10
feel by him more than once that
| wa. punching a time clock in
nverything hut the actual motions.
But Marys comment had made
me realize that it had been a long
time since I had seen any trace OF
arrogance In Philip Neritzen's man
rer.