New Britain herald., 1929-07-02

l lildl passes lOE lieait, ANeh 'o mitted grudgingly to herself. And I hope it hurts her so bad tonight that she can't sleep-running away i to New York in drawing room that her husband has paid for. to 1 join a lover who owes his freedom to her husband. Oh. how can she do it? And how can he love her so much. when she's rotten, rotten. Just because she's beautiful-'
 Although she hated Iris Morgan with every throb of her own hon. est, loyal heart. Nan Carroll had never denied or underestimated the other woman's beauty.
 "Im pretty. too," Nan reflected bitterly "I5ut do you suppose he knows 1t? l might as we'll have harelip and greasy, mouse-colored hair, for all he sees-or cares. But she's leaving him; he may never see her again, after today her love, audacious with hope, dared whisper in her heart.
 Then shame made her flush scar | ltl. SO, lO. III nv 'iioN e@N' I'm staying on only because he's going to need a friend so badly. Afterward, when the worst is over. I'll go away. l will, l will :" she reiterated sharply, desperately. stamping upon that treacherous hope until she thought it was dead. But it only slunk into the very depths of her heart and lay down very quietly. -.
 Well! At last! was just lea, ing without telling you good-by, Iris greeted her husband grossly. There's hardly time to make my train"
 "Oh, lots of time, darling,' Nor gan treasured her. "I'm aWfully sorry to be late, but l could hardly ask for an early adjournment. Hello, Sonny-Boy! Know what we're going to do soon as Mothers on the train? ?"
 He knelt beside the little boy
 who was still dropping forlornly against his mothers knees, anl put his arms about the two of them. hugging them close. Nan, before she turned sharply away. saw one of Iris hands flutter to the boys black head; saw Morgan lay his cheek against it's slim white-
 ness.
 "I wanna go 70 New York, tool Curtis sobbed.
 1ho5IN oil hv hit,o
 self" the father ,reproached him
 tenderly. Listen, Man-Child You
 and l are going to a Wild West
 movie and then we're going to drive
 out to the Banbury kennels and Iyoure going 70 pick out a-guess
 what"
 "A dog.' Curtis shouted. happ;
 again, T wanna German police dog just like Strongheart-"
 "Oh, Jack. think of the furni- ture! A police dog galumpning through the house." Iris exclaimed
 petulantly; then she must have re
 membered that that house would h.. longer be any concern of hers, for her voice softened, grew little husky: "Oh, all right, lover. You
 can have any kind of dog you want. Just be sure he isn't vicious Jack. But we must be going" and : she rose abruptly, disengaging heI slim body from her husbands em brace.
 Isn't she the most beautiful
 thing you ever saw, Nan?" McfgaI : asked as he rose and stood beside , his wife. Don't you think Tn } foolish 10 let her go off 10 New York without me along to see tha1 no one steals her?"
 "I certainly do " Nan made hel ; voice sound gay, but in her hear vas rage of anger against tn. woman and pity for the man. Silly Jack.' Iris laughed. an, Nan hoped tiercely that she woul; never hear those scornful lips
 utter that phrase again-those twi words with which Iris Morgan al ways answered her husbands ado, ration and reduced him to absurdi. ty, Tell Mana good-by, lover Good-by, Nan. Youll look after , these two bad boys of mine whil, . I'm gone, won't your"
 Nan flinched from the kiss whicf
 Iris velrety red lips laid on her $ cheek, but her brown eyes wert very steady as they met and held
 for moment the blue-green eyes o1 5 John Gurus Morgan's wife. "I1 f do my best" she said clearly, but E no one else in the room realized , that a solemn promise had beer l When they were gone, Nan sal
 idle at her typewriter. her frightcn
 cd eyes fixed on the little desi
 clock Had she committed an unfor. I sivable crime in not warning Mor.
 gan that his wife was leaving hin . for Crawford? But, as she had tolt
 Willis Todd, she would rather hay, l died than to have shown him the ? letter of Bert Crawford's, whicl , proved that Crawford was not only l thief but Iris Morgan's lover , And as Willis had pointed out tt 7 her. Morgan's knowing would no . have stopped Iris and, if it couc
 have, Morgan would not or should
 not want her. But Willis didn 2 know how much Morgan loved
 her.
 The minute hand of the clock I moved slowly and ineXorably Trair { time. Too late now, Five minute. ' past train time now. John Cur
 tls Morgan and his child happil,
 ignorant of the fact that they were f deserted. would be turning toward l the movie threater now, Curtis shril V ling eXcitcdly about his police , Will he know tonight? Did sh,