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 the chair which her husband had hasned to draw to the desk for her. And Nan not too busy filling in the stub of
 organs checkbook to see that Iris disposed her body as trait of Lady of Quality"
 Long white throat ached the head freed of its close fitting hat rested in profile against the high back of the chair gtterng tendrs of edgod hair curling against the polished walnut the eye which the profile pose revealed surveying that he appreciate the picture she made Three had been long enough to accustom Nan Carroll to the amazing beauty of Iris Morgans eyes, Strange that had color all their the vivid buegreen that poets ascibe to rop cal seas.
 If only she would be nice to him wouldn't hate her sop Nan told herself ercey as she laid the check before Morgan to sign. Silly Jack' she quoted in silent fury Imagine calling him Jack! She makes him silly, makes him small l. and he's big, bg She doesn't dreaor care-how big he is! Oh wish he wouldn't look at her like that" Ana she could have cried out with pain at the spectacle of the she believed to be great gazing with humble pleading lovesc eyes upon the who his nonchalanty and nsolently as she wore the clothes he paid for.
 As Iris Morgan rested picturesquey the hghbacked chair her sixeao leaned just picturesque against command to fit into the picture Nan thought with fiery tempt that Iris Morgan would bother to be with her son he G were not the he p of all the Morgan in his way beautiful his mother she hao him, from his babyhood until now another might corsage of orchids, lead prize-winnins Pekinese upon leash.
 The chlds eyes large lquidblack frnged with such flashes chorus girl would sell her soul for and curousy mournfu even when he being his most devlish Nan had watched him develop from fragile baby of three fra gle little boyhood and she loved him. spite of the faults which his mother seemed delight in encouraging loved him there was so much of John Curtis Morgan in him than of Iris Morgan Loved him. too because Morgan adored him and because Iris for all her lazy indulgence of his constant irritable demands did not truly love him. merely proud of him because he an ornament to her beauty.
 The child urging demand upon his mother in low whining ngsong I the dog in the picture show Mother. police dog just like the movie dog, Moth CT! wanna"
 Iris buegreen eyes swept him with amused indifference
 Mothers going shopping over Curtis going to stay with Mana like good boy He loves staying with his Mana Car ro doesn't he?" And she rumped the silky black crest of his hair-so like his fathers-and smiled lazy at Nan Dsmay and flooded Nan Carroll they had flooded her heart hundred other such miserable times the last three years Mana" As if she nursemad So she was to take of him again. while her employers wife shopped in unrammeled freedom! Was Morgan going to permit the outrage when he knew well did his secretary
 that there enough work to be done to keep them both busy until nine 10 o'clock if the lawyer to court
 the next morning properly prepared to defend his client? But why ask? Of he was He had in his life de nied his wife anything she wanted whether it mink r or the services of his secretary
 "We're pretty busy" Morgan deprecated That Grace Co case you know darling The prosecution rested today bu course he astened to Iris whose eyes flash ing green-bue fire at him. Curt will be very good Won