New Britain herald., 1929-06-24

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 CHAPTER At three o'clock of sunny crisp November day Nan Car roll was happy Not just content happy in pad negative sort of way but happy with that upwingng of the spirit which is akin to ecstasy. | And yet opening the outer door of the suite of three ean Attorney . peepng in upon could discovered any outstanding reason ior ner us erst fs hsee ana But if had been girl who had peeped in and Mans flushed pretty face she would have deduced instantly that Nan happiness born of the consciousness that she looked extremely well in her new fall dress of rlsset silk crepe simple little slip of dress whose short skirt dipped demurely just over the caps of rounded. slim knees Certainly Nan had for happiness the fact that the russe silk almost exactly the color of her pumps subty matched the velvet of her round brown eyes, Such hamones not accidental but with Nan they had suddenly flooded over her so that her small body almost vsby vbrated with she sat erect in her Her ngess hands played rapidly over the keyboard of the machine if endowed with consciouness and intelligence of their own for certainly there was nothing the legal doe1 ser into her brownvevet eyes and that oyush into her cheeks.
 Three ocock She glanced at her tiny octagonal white gold watch she reached the end of her shorthand With expert twist of her wrist she took the cracking sheets of egasized bond and cartoons from the machine sort ed them swiftly combined them with the other of the from little box that had its place in the metculous order of her top desk drawer
 And as always whenever she touched it. her finger tips caressed the exquisite little box, which John Curtis Morgan and her employer for three years had given her Christmas present the first year she had worked him. He had laughed at her for using clip box mndng her that he had expected her to add to her dress ing table kncknacks and she had defended herself ae unable to tell him that she kept here in the office because her heart here rather than in the furnished she rented by the week.
 past Nan reflected indugeny she added the original the brief to the stack of letters she had typed earlier the prosecution rested before Mr. Morgan expected them o Hell be dreadfully tired and all keyedup Maybe and a % and s So to at the last minute stuff witnesses to subpoena his notes be writ ten up"
 Entering the office marked "Mr Morgan-the other of flee of the suite shared by the mddeaged clerk and the deposited her tray of finished work the desk made stshter neat stack of unfoded letters received that day. few grains of da. from the shining beyond the spo less new green adjusted the window shade that the eyes the who would soon sit at that desk held spread palm over the concealed radiator to make that heat interrupted by the sound of the outer doors opsn ing and closing In flash her small body was across the her 5nd the knob of nS the dividing dS9 the tree" and shrugged of his grey tweed topcoat His extremely high and broad forehead was shot through with threads of silver Nan silver fox pelt without
 
 ecked of John Curtis Morgans His black eyes shone now with the brance of fatigue and excitement Nan Car roll thoughand had thought since the first day she him that he the most dstnguishedooing man she had ever
 MT Blake isn't here yet Nan answered eagerly her eyes sweeping over him and noting every sign of fatigue H tee Phoned from the henfs office where he's waiting for Buck teephoned Mr. Preston when had not heard from him by IF o'clock and made appointment for you for half past fourhere she added rumphanty. knew you'd be tired humorous smile zgzagged Morgan's thin face twitchng the wide sensitive mouth and settling in his deep se eyes There tender teasing frendness his deep voice as he answered:
 Good girl! don't know how you do it. honestly believe you'd make Cal Coolidge here if happened want to consult him about something. busy, important man like Preston - Oh, this is splendid, Nan didn't think you'd have time to finish this brief before got back That clears the decks for work this of stuff brought from court Branerd sprang two surprise witnesses on us this a ternoon, and didn't call three thought he banking on Rested at half past two and caught not ready open
 Nan followed him into his private office her small round face aght with excitement w bet he didn't call Barker and that Fleming woman told you he wouldn't He didn't dare! Of you're going to subpoena the Fleming man yourself and make her talk"
 Am IT. Morgan laughed, but his tired eyes shot her a glance of respect l suppose I'll have to- if say Tell Blake to attend to it, when he n won't you? Now to get down to work he sighed long, thin sensitive hand reaching automatically for the stack of mail his desk
 Not quite yet Nan corrected him brsky You just sit