The Washington times., 1928-07-14
Nou 60 on WIN The Story.

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II know well enough what he
wanted. He thought he had
got me under his thumb-the
prince of commerce wanted a
Rnorganatic wife. Well. he's not
going to have q morganatic
wife. he's going to have . fully
legal wife when the decree Is
made absolute.
# always suspected you two in
tended to fool me-" he contin-
ued, his voice high-pitched and
angry. but I'm not quite so
brafnless az you imagine. He
can put me in prison tomorrow
but he cant stop my carrying on
with the action-and If he does
put me IN prison he'll declare to
the world that he bought his
wife.
9Thanks for our little talk, my
dear. It's probably the last we
shall ever have, and I feel sure
you viii be gratified to know
that it has been of such assis-
lance to me. think you said
you had an appointment. !"
He was walking away and she
watched his retreating figure
without the faintest flicker Of
emotion.
'sHe Is vulgar at best. won
DER have never recognized
that
she sighed with vast relief,
then hurried off to see her law
yer
CHAPTER %
1t took Shirley two days to put
her financial affairs in order.
During that time she felt the
first defiuite need of Alan's So
ciety. But the lawyer had proved
adequate and there was no point
upon which she could legitimately
ask Alan's advice. Business
apart, ii would be for him to
seek her out If he wished to see
her.
She was disappointed when the
first day passed on and no mes
sage came from him. but was
wholly convinced that 1t was in
no sense a personal disappoint-
ment. She needed an antidote
20 her interview with Roger.
BY the last post on the second
day there came q letter in his
handwriting.
Dear Shirley" she read, "I
have taken a furnished flat, adj
dress as above, and il you are
still interested in Macedonian
( Fne Lad
to go into the. question with you
any time you care to come
Alan"
If she was still interested! That
stung a little. The note was
written not by the master but by
that too personal Alan who had
laughed at her and stood ready
to laugh again.
A quarter of an hour in a taxi
brought her to an unfashionable
section east of Gramercy Park.
she was unfamiliar with Alan's
kind Of flat and it gave her some
little trouble TO discover it was
on the second floor and that
there was no elevator.
"He Is funny with money" she
unused. But / suppose this sort
OF thing suits his purpose"
Alan himself opened the door
10 her.
Hello, Shirley" he exclaimed.
She thought that he was sur
prised to see her.
"I got your letter about 20
minutes ago and thought that I
would lose no time" she an.
awered. May I come in?"
can help me find my way about
the place. ! only moved In here
this morning and haven't quite
got the hang OF it,"
What a funny little place"
exclaimed Shirley. standing in the
din1inutiVe hall. 1T looks rather
cosy"
II hate hotels" explained Alan.
Aud clubs are very little better.
Also, IL you have to gee lot Of
people on business, neither is
much use"
Shirley thought that over. Then
he was expecting me-" she con-
cluded. II couldn't see him every
day at the club"
There are four rooms" Alan
was saying. These two are bed.
rooms. That door in front is fhe
sitting room; what on earth this
room is, haven't the faintest
notion"
He opened the door and switched
on the light and Shirley found
herself In a room, common enough
in smaller falkland, an accommo.
dation room, convertible with a
little trouble from a sitting room
TO a bedroom.
What exactly is one supposed
to do in room like this?" asked
Alan.
Shirley looked from a sofa that
could change itself into a bed. tc
q washstand that was partly book
case. Il don't know. One would
have to know something Of ths
kind of people that generally live
In these places. Where do the ser
wants Sleep"
''The kind OF people who live