New Britain herald., 1929-06-24


 he doesn't even know you hate her. you little foo And she doesn't hate you at a She rather likes you Tn your place. efficient upperas servant And as long as she's in the o that's the way he thinks of you too because she makes "she bghts him, blghs me- takes all of real worth and significance from there won't be anything n o the place su hsr sm de And when she's around except that he's mad about her and that @ the most beautiful s in the, the world S:r But what
 She was establishing whining dctatora child at table h sa he had had aced an old % rite reserved for tn: justng her smart black hat at enchanting ange that edgod curs were pressed against the cream and of her cheek:
 l call for two boys at six Man. she announced with indifference to the fact that Nan supposed to bs free at five Be good sweetheart and Mother will bring you
 Want stuffed dates with lotsa nuts Curtis specified threateningly.
 Iris laughed from the doorway Greedy little pig. It's wonder you don't get dissustngy fat But down the long slim lines of her bodyhe kind of figure for which modses design confecons" and creations not
 And oh Nan dear please get couple of matinee tick cts for Saturday The Constant Lover with the original New econdste hams at the Weedes5 Woo st ths week Don't let bad child bother you Jack will blame lawyer and respectable ism ""s h.n can see Just vanity, think He adores rantng before jury 1s the will q S
 get thing bought Good-by lover" She blew kiss to
 After five minutes of pekng at his typewriter keys, Curtis was at Mans elbow jogging mpsenty that she xe Sa b.a G suited 1sd by the rasp of an eraser.
 Want paste and scissors and coored cayons the little
 While she was getting them for him. he climbed with mpish quickness into her chair and began strike letters heer-skeer upon her beloved typewriter spelling the ha sheet of beautifully typed notes For the next half hour she wresed desperately with work, small boys irritable de @ the t telephone which rang three times and the swiftly
 Tn going to tell him thing two if he fires for it on me and turn me into nursemaid won't put up with it office her face cleared became eager again. He had needed her that she had not responded eagerly
 Say Man. wondered if it had occurred to you that Mar tha Fleming herself wrote those blackmalng etters?
 All her and resentment forgotten for the ment He was himself agan-John Curtis Morgan the great est criminal lawyer in the stae and she herself again.
 Occurred to me! Nan laughed jeyousy I've known it all along and you'd feel it. Why, look" And they hard at it again. brown bobbed head close silver and arguing nterupng, conradictng each other in the blessed goodeowship of work which dearer than s life to Nan Carroll
 She elated the she and the lawyer had the havoc which Curtis had wrought the outer office could completely destroy her happiness He had cut soldiers her two hours and which would have be done he had smeared paste half the surface of her dss pnde ana had fngerprnted great stack of John Curtis
 Long before six o'clock her patience and her temper office occupied by young Blake and Evans the clerk the tee. phone Before she could reach her desk to answer Curtis had the receiver off the hook shrng it, s Hello hello! This is MT. Mo-gan's officer he had not been John Curtis Morgans adored Nan might have slapped him. it was her tired brown eyes
 azed at him she snatched the instrument out of his /, hands.
 That Nan' mans compassionate voice sooth- ingy over the wire You don't have to tell you're busy
 recognized the young hopefus voice But you're going to | have dinner with me- remember" r. "Oh Willis can't! Nan walled. I've got enough work # to keep busy till 10 o'clock at least and simply can't @ dawdle dinner'
 d You and wil," Willis Tod assured her. "Then I'll to movie to the time till you're through saving not going to be cheated out of date easily young I've got lot to to Man, honey you'd better n make up your mind to listen'
 Amusement and amusement fought with fatigue in Mans face she hung the receiver So Willis Todd sud- t denly becoming masterful! Funny, but sweet if Mana, bottle of ginger ale want it right now Curtis woke her from her revere, his sh and pe ,t lant.
 Nana"" Nan repeated the hated perveson of her x with oathng. Nursemaid Nanav Iris Morgans servant!' she listened to Willis Todd she need hear that de- h. grading nickname again 1t (TO BE CONTINUED