New Britain herald., 1930-06-13
doubt ln hls mlnd of all being right
CHAPTER VIII


 Miss West"
 Alan stood in the doorway of his office and uttered the name in sur prise He had not dreamed of see ing PhMnpa there, She had worked after oflce hours for him before. but never so late, and never without first volunteering 10 do so,
 What are you dolngo he asked. vaguely stirred at the sight Of her there st hls desk. pile Of papers be- fore her but looking. As though she lad 5asr sat down 10 work.
 AS indeed she had. For when she left the office shortly after Alan's departure. she had made an appoint menc at | beauty shop. before din ing lelsurly or q frugal meal
 Then she had "faclal." and tew touches on her bob before gong hack 10 the o41ce. Alan noticed that she looked 5re.h and dependably pleasant.
 She smiled easily at him and glanced down at the pile of papers
 I'm checking over these figures" she sad quietly. There were too many n11stakes last month
 But that isn't your work Alan eypostulated.
 T know Ph1lipa agreed but I want them right Ard s1rce Ii noth- ing else TO do tonight, I thought I'd go over them myself
 Alan regarded her with the thought. which came 10 him sudder- ly. tF@t f was strange 2 girl so ar- -ractlve should hava rothlng batter 10 do n rhe evening than occupy herself with columns ot figures
 He was selzad with ! deslre 10 needle T. was 3eslra born Of h1= re- action to anct5er thought that came 70 him on rh@ heels Of the firsr-a thought hA dl9 not }lke
 Why don'r you ever 70 out with Godfrey 1a inquired blunr}v
 PhIlIpa Ind ne smile hat wanted 70 come to her lips T. 0as the first time +hat Ala- had ever shown ny word that he knaw there vas any th1ng more than the mos casual re- lsuonshlps between her and Geotfray Norman. one o- hts clients.
 She 5r7 raj sns1er-s course more atac--sa -har words. for Alan recAIved 2 distinct 11prass.on that she did 0o- csra -o talk ot young Norman He wondered why
 The silence wa= growing blt s7lz- ward Phltltpa had TO ntnd 10 break r. She Has too n.en pleased that he had man-ione5 Gaoftrey. Alan ended
 "w=r h4 sad. z.no= 7=-@ both te.e le-s claar ID th5- york I l=tt unfinished
 Phllltp2 rodd=1 yzs. les 4o." she sad eagerly. and hastily stacked ID the papers heto-e her. She hated figures.
 They Ma1~ 70 TorI. hut Alan found Y dltt}c4l. ro keep his mind of h}s onpanlon The difference be- tT=er } woman who varted 70 reLp 3 man. 4nd o1= who cezzeleszlv tor- nAn-ad him nas 100 keAnIv ArpE7- s-zed hv Phlhpa's 2ct IT srevrng here to work alone 5n the 0fnca
 Look here. he exclaimed s1a- denly D.5 VOL have dsrr-rc"
 Ph3Llpa hesu2ted should sre d@cy tarire eaten. he n1Ish, trs.s. upon +ahl7s her out 10 dine Tnz- womb he pleasant but rot rhe rav 70 piav her cards just at the mo- rnaut
 She sad shz had ea-en Alan thought of hls own unza-zfled hun ger Well he would get an oyster stew 8t me Grand Central Station 1etore hs went home
 P1tlhra did ror ask hlrn f l7-d na5 dinner AstuteIv she guessed he hadn't They would, shs 1ecldad quickly. srop n somewhere for Nr-le bl-e before he took her home
 He would take her home She --as qu-te sIye ot that She wished she dared hl-t for . visit 10 , n1ghr club. bur she telt 1T wouldn't he 7r keep ing w2th the part she was playing to 5o so
 Altar 7-hlle Alan began to zet interested ir the work. and took no heed Of inc tlre Phnlira surrept1-