New Britain herald., 1930-07-01
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Natalie Converse, jealous Of h1r husbands friendship with Bernadlne Lamont. leaves Alan. Wounded pride prevents either from seeking rec oncilianon. and Alan turns to his secretary, phiIlpa West for con- solation. who plays her part so cley- erlv that they soon becomo engaged. Repenta.nr. Natalie writes Alan informing him ot h"r return. Their meeting leaves him hopeful rut baffied as t7 nor intentions. Because of his artBuGlsmenc with Philnpa. Alan daras mol propose reconcutat.71 with Natalie, bat he realizes that she holds first place in his nelr'. H. goes to Phluipa and asks h." 70 release him. She refuses and makes an effective appeal Jo his Di,'.
 Nataue's sister, Florence. with tho help Of her tauea. Andrew. taNrs sn illness in order to bring Alan back to his home. Eut rhrliDa still stands between him and Na,aHe. Florence pleads nom'sl-Aness. hoping they will patch u3 their d.fflculti5s If isst n themselves. Natalie maNs a visit ID AI7ns office and there meets Fnruadlne, who is seeking Alan'- advice in desperation over haaEy market losses. Naralias old jealousy flares up again and she 4"arreIs bitterly with Ala1,
 PIaylng her same. TE.pa ta- vi,es Alan 70 her apartment for dinner Atterwarf he goes 10 a hotel The next dav Na'aue cones to the office n plead tor forgive ness but Alan is out. FElUra IS 5hrup-. but while Na-g'a wa-s IF Alzn's private ctfiee she ~e- grers f. fo- she Is not oerta n that his anger against Natalie wuI endure
 Alan telephones but ThiNrpa does not tell him that Natalie is there. Natalie leaves in desQ7.r. Tn the mail Philnpa finds letter from Bernadlne. She uses 1T in a plot against Natalie.
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 CHAPTER NNNNII
 Alan did not raN ar Phll,tp2' apartment that niga-. She waited ID until long past midnight. thinking that he might a- Iaast telephone her She grew feverish with fear that he had gone 10 Natalie.
 She thought about what sa5 would do if he had She wou3' let the faxed order 70 hu. stock for Bernadina Eo through inst ta' same. There would he trouble. | might be possible ro c0nr.ct Na'a. lie Of tho c1iIr even f sho hal effected a reconciliation with Alan.
 When PhilIpa reached this porn in her summing ID 5f '0e s''uatlo7 she became less worried. and 500, went 70 he'd = to fall promptly asleep.
 Alan was. st tha- lime, "7 j1 HiushIre. paclnE I'D and dow, before his raaldanca. rorn hetwoe' a- desire to enter and an eq1alI, strong determination 70 stay out,
 He was there because there w7 TO other place where re wanted II be. He was still too angry w]'} Natalie to want Phi'Iipa's sympathy He would have liked 10 drive, bu he wanted his own ear, and Na,a lie had it. The thought Of scin. among peopI. fo a rhsa'er CT club. vas repugnant 10 him H room at tha hotel was impossible he wanted to move about, to i something.
 He was glad that # was 3 dark noonless righ-. and that his h0us stood well away from the nsare~ street light. He did not wish r he observed hT friend or neiEhho in his foonshness - he called ] fooushness. And anyone else seo ing him there so suS7iriouslE, 20 ing nowhere and dojns nothinz might have notified the police h told himself
 He was glad. too. that Narali had not lighted the door lamp although the black vold where rhr usually shone 90 goldenly, gave hG 9 feeling or facing an ahyss.
 For relief from the feoling-h could not long keep hts ores aTa from the house -he stared at fr windows of Naralles s room. Sa vas at home-someore was q home, in her room-0r she had lo' the lights burning. The rest of in house was in darkness.
 When he saw the light there. } was reassured. He knew he ha been afraid that Natalie might hay gone back ID her parents. And ! had been too stubborn ro give to his fear and try 10 stop h. until the idea had driven him de. perate.
 He walked until he vas fire but he did not leave unti he sa the lights 20 out