New Britain herald., 1928-11-30

Ills eye lOI lSn 1llaAlCo. we tA1ih
he's keen!"
She kissed Emmy goodbye and
| gave her a little push between the
shoulder blades. Go on and gel
him." she said. land bring him
over here SO We can be intro.
duced. Maybe he'll ask us to lunch
| too"
CHAPTER XII
But Emmy shook her head al
these two wives who took their
wifehood SO lightly. She wanted
Wells HARRISON to herself. She
wanted to find out what he had
meant on Saturday when he said u
her: Wen talk about this again,
There are some things I've got to
think OUT"
Whatever those things were. he
probably had thought them out now
and wanted to talk to her about
them. Her heart came fluttering up
into her throat with excitement as
she stood before him.
But all through the meal he talk
heaping Emmy's plate with galantine
of game and vegetable called
broccoli that she never had tasted
or heard of.
A waiter lowered over them. fill
ing their glasses with cubes Of ice,
making Turkish coffee that was thick
and sweet and tasted like licorice.
lifting steaming silver covers from
steaming silver dishes.
"Ah." said Emmy to herself with
genuine delight: this surely is the
life" 1t was like magic to. her-the
mirrors that line the Crystal Room
of the old hotel, the flowers on the
table, the blue flame buring under
the silver coffee urn. and Wells
Harbison's narrow blue eyes watch
ing her from the other side of the
table.
Il feel like an elderly uncle giving
his niece a birthday treat" he
laughed. DO you enjoy all this SO
much. Emmy"
She nodded gaily. do l."
into the small dining room beyond
she could see Lovey and Mariana
at their little table. Mariana was
facing her and every now and then
she sent her an evious glance from
above her cigarette smoke. No mat
ter how happily married Mariana
might be. she was the type of wo-
man who always envies other wo-
men their lovers and their love at
fairs.
"She wishes that she We're here
with Wells HARRISON this minute"
thought Emmy. comfortably. For
the first time in her life she wishes
that she were in my shoes" And
then she remembered that Mariana
had wished herself in Emmy's shoes
during the time when she was half
in love with Robb. With Robb, who
had scarcely noticed her. With
Robb. who never really noticed any
one but Emmy and her family.
"A penny for your far-away
thoughts" said HARRISON. and laid a
Il was thinking of somebody !
want to forget" answered Emmy,
and picked it up.
"It's hard for me to remember
people whom ought to remember
when I'm with you" HARRISON said.
and Emmy was silent for moment
or two, trying to figure out what he
meant by that.
She gave it up finally.
"We'd have time to go for a drive.
wouldn't we?" HARRISON asked when
they were out in the street before
the hotel. TT seems a pity to waste
all this sunshine. Let's run up to
the garage for my car" He hailed Il
taXica5.
but I must be back at the office
at one-thirty. and it's twenty min
utes past one now" Emmy told him.
HARRISON laughed. i've an ap-
pointment at three O'clock he said.
Il don't have to be at the office I'M
Ill then. and you don't eithe..
You're working for me. Emmy. And
besides, I want to talk to you"
Emmy got into the cab. II was
going to leave early today. though.
I wanted to get away about four
o'clock to see an apartment out
near Gordon Park"
"Why don't you 60 to see 1t now?
No time like the present. Emmy
I'll drive you out to it If you like"
He had such an easy way of man.
aging things. He made everything