New Britain herald., 1929-07-13
THIS HAS HAPPENED


 Nan Carroll is in love with her employer, John Curtis Morgan, ' lawyer. He, however, loves his wife. Iris, who is beautiful but indiffer- ent. Nan decides to resign, but fingers when she hears Morgan is to defend a supposed friend, Bert Crawford.
 Nan distrusts him and Iris,
 After Crawford's acquittal, he leaves town, closely followed by Iris She writes Morgan she will never return, put cleverly omits mention Of Crawford, whom Nor gan does not suspect.
 Nan saves Morgan from despair by Automatically forcing him into his work. She acts as long-distance 'housekeeper for him for six months, winning the love of little Curtis, his son, and bringing comfort to a man who ironically thinks only of an- other.
 Returning from the capital, where she took bar exams, Nan is inform cd by Morgan that he is divorcing Iris. He shutters a proposal, They are quietly married a few months later. They stop by the office on the way to the train, where Nor gan shows her his wedding present to her-a new office and partner ship with him in business. They are prevented from going on their t, +, la oE To, Blackhull, accused of murderinS his wealthy father. Nan insists that Morgan take the case, leaving or ders for dinner and instructing the maid to remove Iris picture, When she arrives she revokes the order however At dinner little Curtis in nocently strikes misery in her heart by asking his father if he thinks Nan as beautiful as Iris A telephone call from Nina Black hull David's young stepmother, in- terrupts them.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER NNXI
 Nan sat motionless on the little sofa, waiting. She had the curious feeling that she had at last touched bottom, after plunging through countless fathoms of the sea of despair. She thought she had lost all power to feel pain or love or hope. It was good to have touched bottom. Better to know than to hope and to go on being hurt and hurt and hurt.
 She did not know she was cry ing until a tear splashed upon the crisp ivory taffeta of her evening dress. Such dear dress. AL though she had been married that morning in a jaunty little tailored! suit. she had thought of this as her wedding dress. Apathetically, she watched the spot of moisture spread and spread. What a big tear! Another fell The dress would be ruined. But what did il matter? Her wedding day was ruined. It was only fitting that the dress should be, too.
 There was a step. Her hand jerked up, dabed fiercely at her eyes with the tiny pointlace hand kerchief. The handkerchief her mother had carried on her wedding day. Had her mother wept into it. too?
 Nan forced herself to show an eagerly interested face when her husband rejoined her.
 i,o against our being together today" he grinned at her wryly The young widow of the murdered man is very mysterious, but she prom ises to talk fast enough if I'll come to see her this evening, l refused, of course-''
 Nan had not put work ahead 0: love for four years for nothing She was not pretending when she interrupted eXcitedly: Refused But, John, What she has to tell may be of vital importance to David Blackhull. You should know what it is before ;he preliminary hear ing tomorrow. 1 felt sure his step- mother was far more involved tha, David would admit today. Wait, I'll get his statement. Of cours. you're going"
 She ran into the library. ierked open her new briefcase, extracted her typed copy of David Blackhulrs story and flashed back into the drawing room with it.
 Listen" she commanded. the old Nan again for the moment, a Nan sure of her worth and of her ground. No lovesick, despairins bride, this Nan. T had q hunch when he was telling his story this morning that he and his father quarreled over Nina Blackhull. no, over money, as he insisted. Didn't you notice how he blushed and stammered when he mentioned her name?"
 Morgan had undergone a change too. Gone was the embarrassed narassed bridegroom, torn betweer an old love and a new loyalty, This was the man Nan had known and served for four years - the kccr lawyer, meeting her eyes unflnch. insly, with admiration and respect