New Britain herald., 1930-10-27

face-She took the diary over to the fireplace.
 T ought to tackle all this sens ibly, not howl over it." muttereL Rose. Now why not go to de tective agency-a decent one? By the time their bill turns up I may know enough to be able to squeeze more than S15 week out of some body"
 Rose left the house. from which she knew her guardian had pune tually departed, walked nonchalant ly to the corner of the street and then looked round for taxi.
 "Oh, I'm so sorry"'
 She had collided with another girl and they had to disentangle them- selves. . Rose, with a vain wo- mans quickness, noted at once the other girls delicate. dark beauty.
 q am looking for IA West 79th street" said the dark girl. "I wonder"
 That's MT. Perle's house."
 "It's Mr. Perle I want to see, smiled the stranger. Do you know him? ?"
 Hes my guardian. I live there at IA with him. But Pm sorry he's not in"
 "Oh, isn't he?" The pale face showed genuine disappointment.
 Would it pc any use to wait for him."
 I'm afraid not. He won't be back till this afternoon, late. He gees downtown every day. .. Didn't you know he is a lawyer Perle and Kevern, he is. One twenty Broadway"
 "No. I didn't know anything about him. It's on business that I wanted to see him. But Pm afraid I haven't time to go that far downtown"
 Tt isn't far on the subway" said Rose. She vas about to offer a share in her taxi for at feast part Of the way but there was something about this dark girl, something withdrawn yet gracious, that made one afraid of taking liberty. "You could make it in twenty minutes"
 The girl shook her head.
 q have to catch a train at Penu station at twelve. Whatever hap pens I musth't miss it. No, I'll sec MT. Psrle some other day I ought to have written for an appoint ment."
 May I tell him you called ?' asked Rose, Then he can write tC you"
 "Oh, thank you. . My name is Ellesmore. Marietta lIllesmore And it would be best to write to me" she hesitated-''general de- livery, southclff, L. l. I'm not sure where I'll be-" Chapter 12
 HALLE LEARNS HER NAME Hallie caught the twelve o'clock to So1thcliff with nearly an hour tu spare.
 You're tired my dear" said Mrs, Bartholomew as Hallie re- turned, and there was unusual ten derness in her voice.
 He wasn't in, Bardy. I got up early and went all that way for nothing" Hallie tried 10 laugh.
 Your business IS very urgent 2? asked Mrs. Bartholomew. She was laying the table for a meal. "I don't mean to pry but -I wondered after you'd gone whether I could perhaps have helped you as well as this MT. Perle. Your aunt and were fairly close friends, you sec once"
 Aunt Marietta told me-" said Eallic, that if I ever wanted n know my true name anl who my father was, I was tQ ask MT. Perle Well, now the time has come when I do want to know my name. Noth- ing else. But my name has sud denly come to matter to me most enormously. Can you tell me wha. if is?"
 "Yes,' Mrs. Bartholomew an. swered slowly. "Yes, as it happens I can tell you your name. It's Con- aldine. Rose Conaldine"
 "Rose?" echoed Hallie, in whis- per. Are you sure it's Rose?"
 "Oh yes, I'm quite sure. You Ike the name?" asked Mrs. Bar tholomew
 'Tt's just what I wanted 10 be called" said Hallic, And her hand went up to where the ivory rose still lay between her breasts. What had Grannock said Of it" That whcr gwen by man to d Woman-tC the right woman II brought heaven.
 q want to talk to you, Bardy want 10 tell you about a grca, change in my life. I'm not a nurst any longer"
 "Is that why you want 10 talt' your own namc?" the landady ask ed shreNdly.
 "There is something I want tt confess 10 you,' Hallie said, "Well?"
 "1 came down here because th' | man 1 was going to marry live | here. I wanted to be near him.
 Hallie gazed at the gauat woman now seated opposite to her. Mr. | Earth oloh1cw was not an educate woman. Yet Aunt Marietta ha. always treated her with con8dera tion and respect; had cXplainc,