New Britain herald., 1929-07-23
@ 1929 A MEX sED ICE 4 ING,

or 1NTllS . QOil, pptll'u IL 'i''S'I'' '7' Iy and pe1 ped in. And both times she saw the father and mother | kneeling lat the bedside, their eyes fixed upon the white, unconscious ! face Of ttleir son. Nan did not enter. At 6 o'clock she went down to the 1 kitchen and prepared breakfast for l the watchers. Her hands shook as ! she set the table for two-IrIs and | John Morgan. The nurse would want : hers ou a tray, Nan decided, so that | she should not have to leave the un- 1! conscious hoy for a moment.
 Nande O'Brien had gone back 10 i bed. snd ltstclle, who lived out . had rot yet arrived. IL was Nan, . therefore who summoned her hus- band. and his former wife to the meal she had prepared for them.
 "E;ut there are only two places. Arcn't you going to eat, Nan?' Nor gan asked, his weary voice whipping itself 10 what sounded like genuine sol.cuuda.
 sI-ate in the kitchen" Nan an- swrcd.
 "ImaEinn eating at tune Ike tkss." Iris sighed, as she settled in Ifcr chair amid q tlutter Of drap- e4rlos.
 You must try 10 cat, 10 keep up Isvur strength. darling" Morgan iurged, and Nan knew that tho old. familiar ondcarmcnt had slipped |:out unconsciously. Not that it mat ttered now
 / "I suppose I must, Jack" Iris agreed. with a forlorn catch in her
 lovely voice. Then. with a fearful ! rush of words "Oh. Jack, darling, 10 think it took this to bring us to- sether again.
 Nan did not wait 10 hear MorGan's
 answer She fled, her hand pressed ] aGains, her heart. It did matter stilE
 Oh. ir did. But she remembered her childish promise 10 God to give this man up 10 this woman if He
 would only spare Curtis life. And
 she would keep that promise re- 1 gardloss of what il cost her.
 For two intcrminable honrs she lay on her he'd. her body taut, every nerve ljsening. Tho nurse had promised 10 call her if there was any change. At half past s she rose, took
 a cold shower. and dressed in office clothes. Thore had still been no word
 from 1he nurse. hut as she emerged
 from her own door she saw Miss
 Powers tjptoejng ont Of Curtis room. "Any-charge, Miss Powors"' Nan whispered.
 "Ycs. Hes come out from the ether. Mrs Morgan, but he's too weak 1o talk" the nurse answered. . "Dr. Black is keeping his fingers on . his pulse The action is-VerE faint v "Then-you think-?' "No one can tell yet" the nurse 2 answered in her kind. checrfully , svmrathetic voice. If he rallies from the shock Of tho operation and } peritonltls doesn't set in--' She , hcSitatod. then continued frankly:
 'Ir will he several hours yet Mrs p Morgan. before wo can definitely . hope; that is. if he"
 s If he doesn't dio in the mean = time she means" Nan forced her. r self to complete the nurses ominou' [ sentence. Aloud she said. quietly s Miss Powers. will you please asl q my husband to come 10 me? Het c with Curtis isn't he2'
 l. In spite of the coffee he haC !. drunk. the man who joined Nan il V the hall looked almost as doathIkt q as the child who lay in the room be : youd,
 Nan went at once to the point, NJ |. use to express sympathy now. "ln 7. going to the courthouse, John, ant T take your place today. We cant asI '- for an adiournmcnt, and f We d"la, l. putting Nina BIackhull on the stand n she may seize the opportunity | O leave the countrT.'
 @ Morgan stared at her as if he dl h not know what she was talkin Q about. Then. with the gesture whic ar his troubles had made familiar f n Nan. he passed his hand across hi
 eyes. "Td-forgotten about the trla l. Nan. 1'll-go."
 d NO. Curtis You must he her n until" Nan foundered. The Q more steadily. You are going D. stay here, John. I can eNamin n Nina Blackhuu. even if I have n"Fo q. appeared before the bar, I'm qual IS fled you Enow-'
 it "Ycs." Morgan agreed. And yo of know as much about this case 2 to I do. Youu take those qNesior
 We drafted last night"' S. "Of course. And I'll try 10 q 1e you credit John. Please tru lg me-
 g. "You-oh. God bless yont Nan, 7e ua took hor hands and how,d h ny faoa upon them for an instant. The nc came away wet with his tears. at Probably because the Rlackhu
 rase had sunk a.most to insignil & ranpe i'm comparison with the in co pending tragedy in her own hom
 Nan faced tho court calmly Il. m afraid. Her one thought vas 10 ha' ad done with this business. cr"di'ah) y- ot course, and 10 g.t back to Curt
 She pt the prc-arrangcd qlc
 tons 10 Nina RlachhulL widow f- the man for whose murder his st IT, was on trial: put them calmly h h. h.r -rcat, tined brown eyes blaz nd with a fire that seemed to with he inc beautiful young witness wh rn Nan was convinced, had actual 10 planned the murder. tho "N"c'Hi
 of which she had left 10 hor low lo. tao chauffeur. Bas-ru
 as ~ 'ha third question. u"t It- Naus -.rn toIeo. terrifying in he worry caImncsS tnn woman in |
 witness box suddenly sprang 10 h .o5 feet, her hands ward'ng of [ LII ri-L L..-r.r !. U .Ma warn L.L.r1