New Britain herald., 1928-07-28
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 Lynda Fenton, a singularly inno- cent and lonely girl. is private sec retary to Ralph Armitage.
 Her father. a drunkard. tells her that her mother deserted them, and that all women have their price.
 Lynda meets Emily Andrews, who cherishes a secret fondness for David Kenmore, Lynda's com panion from childhood. Emily plots against Lynda from the very begin ming David tells Lynda he loves her, but she decides she doesn't want to be in love with any man. David is away on trip.
 Lynda's father. too. deserts her, and Claire Stanhope comes to live with her. Claire tells of innocent love for Fred Blaque. married man.
 Ralph Armitage pays Lynda art full compliments, and Lynda adopts the use of lipstick to hide her in- nocence.
 Lynda and Emily Andrews have heen invited to June Challer's big party. and Emily takes Lynda shopping. Arriving home. Lynda finds Fred Blaque in the house, and hears Claire entreating him to stay away. She tells Lynda she expects a scandal and that Ralph Armi- tage's father will discharge her. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XXIII
 GIRLISH CONFIDENCES
 Claire Stanhope wiped her eyes when Lyn said 10 her: Ralph Ar mitage's father must be queer old duck"
 He isn't, Lyn." answered Claire. Hes only very unhappy old man.
 Through his silly idea of family pride. he egged Ralph on to marry the girl who is now insane. simply because he thought her family was as good as his own: consequently, Ralph makes his marriage, although it is very tragic, a perpetual scan dal. Some day Ralph Armitage is going to fall desperately and wholly in love with some girl instead of flirting around, and then, if he cannot buy the girl with love or money look out for the fireworks!
 You'll not go back on me. will you, dear?" continued Claire, who saw that Lynda had paid very lit- In fo ho< saying. i've gone through the list of all my friends, and it seems to me they have all turned me down on account of Fred, but l think if you would speak to Ralph, I would have some chance with the Armi- tages. l know 1t is asking great deal. but will you do this for me. Lynda? Will you get Ralph Armi- tage's ear, and talk it over with him."
 "Of course I will, dear. But be- fore l do this, I have to know ex- actly what you want me to do. Do you love Fred Blaque?"
 T thought did, once-perhaps I do now. after a fashion," she said, but l don't love him enough to go through scandal for his sake. We women do so many things in this life. dear, and We say to ourselves while doing them, that we will not care what people say; and yet, aft erward, We do care. l don't think I could stand scandal, even to keep Fred's love, or rather. I do not think he could stand scandal for me. You see, it would hurt his two chil- dren. Suppose l decided to stand all that everyone would say of me. and suppose that Fred cared enough for me to do his share; we. per haps, could go through with it. marry. and in time could adjust our selves. so that we could be happy in our new lives. But when those girls grow older-both children are girls. you know-it would embar- rass. if not shame. them to have some one decline 10 meet me. be- cause their father had married the correspondent in his divorce case"
 Claire began to sob again.
 Don't cry for that rotter, Claire. He doesn't really love you" said Lynda, putting her arms around her. "Why. I just saw him in roadster as I was coming home. and he had girl with him that Emily Andrews said was Pamilla Sheston. When she bade him good bye, she bent over and kissed him in sight of everyone in the street"
 Clairc's eyes opened wide, and her tears dried quickly.
 That burns me up," she said, angrily. Why. Fred Blaque has just been telling me that he had come to me straight from his club. where he had been so lonely and homesick for me. that he risked my being angry with him for coming here. Do you know, Lyn, that he almost had me feeling sorry for him before you came in? I ought to realize that he never tells the truth"
 Perhaps that Is sign he loves you" said Lyn. "A man seldom lets such little thing as the truth stand