New Britain herald., 1928-08-17

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Lynda meets Emily Andrews
who cherishes secret tondness tol
David Kenmore. Lynda's companion
from childhood. Emily plots agains
Lynda from the very beginning
David tells Lynda he loves her. bu'
she decides she doesn't want to b.
in love with any man. David is
away OF a trip.
Iynda's father. too deserts her
and Claire Stanhope comes TO llye
with her. Claire has had an inno-
cent love affair with Fred Blaque,
a married man. June Challer. who
has annexed money, invites Lynda
and Claire and Emily 10 a big par
ty. Emily secretly sends David 8
letter, suggesting that he come
home for the affair, so that Lynda
may be made to feel at ease. Then
she sends him an anonymous note,
saying Ralph Armitage is rushing
your girl" David writes Lynda, ad
monlshing her to beware of Ralph
Armitage. 1t stirs her ire, and turns
her thoughts to Ralph.
Ralph meets with an accident
Lynda goes to his home. where he
Is enthralled by her kindly inno-
cence, and next day he tells her he
loves her. Claire Stanhope an
nounces she's going to marry Fred
BlaQue when divorce releases him,
and Lynda gets a new view Of life.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XII
A Man With q Mask
Today Lynda Fenton had about
her the indefinable chic which is
the heritage Of all American girls.
rich or poor. To some it comes
when they are born. others attain
1t in longer or shorter periods.
Sometimes, however, one is utter
~ surprised to find how quickly a
girl picks up the universal sophistl-
cation that one sees on the Ameri-
can streets.
d.. David would be surprised when
he saw Lynda, for no man can un-
derstand the quick change from.
moth to butterfly in the girl he has
known from childhood
Snatching her red felt hat from
the chair where she had dropped it
the night before, Lynda did not wait
for her coffee. but ran for the bus.
When she reached the office she
dropped under Miss Groody's eve,
as she pushed the time clock five
minutes late.
She knew that upright lady"
was saying to herself that she was
presumins upon her young boss"
being away.
Mr.. Armitaga. senoir. wants TO
see you she said.
Lynda hurriedly tapped on the
door that was marked with his
name. and entered
For moment she stood still, SO
bent and slumped was the man who |
was standing by the window with |
his back toward the door
Evidently he was SO engrossed in |
hts painful thoughts. he did not |
hear, even when she came into the
room far enough to catch a
glimpse OF his face, and realized
that she had caught him with his
mask of arrogant dignity off. She
tried to turn her back, then, for
she was almost ashamed. as Well as
panied, at what she saw behind that
mask. A forgotten phrase from her
Sunday school days came back to
her. acquainted with grief She
mad taken fancy to it. for she
thought ii described herself.
At the slight noise OF her careful
step, Mr.. Armitage turned quickly.
In that moment he found time to
resume his usual expression.
! did not hear you come In,
Miss Fenton. My son is not so we'll
this morning, and the doctor has
forbidden him to exert himself In
any manner. He privately told ma
not to allow him to bother about
any business for few DAYS, so
am afraid you will have to get
along the best you can. If YOU find
anything you are in doubt about
you Will come to me. You may put
hls private mail in some safe place
until he returns. do not Imagine
any of it will he so very Important
that it cannot wait thlrtv-slx hours !
or so"
y trust Mr.. Armitage only needs
little quiet and rest 10 fully re-
cover" said Lynda.
L am sure that is all" his faith
er answered, in his habituallv dig. /
mined tones, as he turned IN bic !