The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-05-23
Q 1929 ~ Mex SERVICE INC,

handbag. The teeth Of the tigress
had been pulled by her own confess
sion.
A rumOr was already current that
Martha Fleming would plead guilt
and throw herself on the mercy Of
the court. without subjecting the
state to the expense Of trial. John
Curtis Morgan, thanks to his secre-
tary's culpable tampering with his
mail, would in all probability never
know that his peace Of mind and the
"sanctity" OF his home had been
threatened.
Lets get out Of this, Nan" Nor
gan called to her across the re-
porters who we're still clustered
about him. I've got a lot Of work
piled up at the Office, boys. Ex-
cuse me, won't you?'
Blake. the young lawyer who as
sisted him with routine work, had
already been dispatched on red tape
business connected with obtaining
Grace C0x's immediate release from
Jail, and Nan was helping Morgan
pack his brief case when a blithe
voice interrupted:
Hello, Morganl Been trying to
get word with you, but the news
paper boys had me crowded out.
Congratulations, old man! I'd just
dropped in to see you strut your
-4,.e o1J rr-oe T77olyxy oy7Ouuo IN he
here when you touched off the fire
works. Some show! I'm proud to
know you, boy!"
Thanks. Bert!" Morgan grinned
at the amazingly good-Iooking young
man who was slapping his back
with iovial good fellowship. you're
coming out to dinner tonight, Iris
tells me. Sort Of a celebration for
some high-finance deal you've put
over, isn't it? Congratulations right
back at you"
I'll take a back seat tonight, %
Bert Crawford laughed, his blue
eyes beaming fondly upon his
friend. It's going to be your Cele-
brationl BY jOve, Iris is going to
be proud of you-already is, Of
course!"
He turned to Nan, giving her the
magnetism and vitality. Hello, Nan
or do I have to be formal around
the boss and call you Miss Carroll?
We're carrying on a desperate affair
behind your back, old man. You'd
better look out or you'll find your
self minus a secretary.
That being the case" Morgan
twinkled, I'd better be a good sport
and encourage the affair. Mans
coming to dinner tonight, too-that
is, if it's really my celebration, for
Just between you and me, Bert, it
was Nan who discovered Annie
Crayf1sh and brought her to court
this morning. She refuses to accept
any credit publicly, but of course you
and Iris must know what I owe to
henry junior partnerF
Nan flushed brilliantly. "Oh, I
can't come to dinner, Mr.. Morgan.
Really 7 can't L
Shes going to say she hasn't a
thing to wear" Bert Crawford
laughed, and yet saw her at the
Vincent the other night in one of
the SwankeSt evening dresses
among a pretty swank lot of flap
pers. There with Willis Todd, my
rival. Morgan, breaking my heart"
OF course you're coming, Nan, "
Morgan said bruSquely. ITS an
official order from your boss. If
you've already got a date with
Todd bring him along. I'll phone
Iris as soon as we get to the Office,
and she'll be delighted to have you"
Nan accepted as gracefully as pos
sible. She could not tell him her
real reasons for not wanting to join
the dinner party, for those reasons
we're, simply, that she distrusted
and disliked Bert Crawford, Nor
CANS and Iris closest friend, and
that she hated Iris Morgan so much