New Britain herald., 1930-10-27
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Synopsis: Hallie Ellesnore beau- tiful young nurse, is engaged to Les ter Broom, but falls in love with his older brother Saxely Grannock, nick-named Socks" when they meet by chance on a cliff above Long : Island Sound. Grannock cannot see her clearly because of eye trouble, and refuses to let her tell her name, as he is about to undergo an operation which may cure him or blind him completely. In the latter event he wants Hallie to forget him. He gives her a tiny ivory rose as love token. Unknown to Gran mock. HalIie is hired as his night nurse to call the doctor when cer- tain symptoms develop, the night of the treatment. Lester, com- inx in drunk, holds her prisoner in another room until too late, and Grannock goes blind. Hallie, dis eraced, breaks with Lester. but he refuses to give her up. She meets Grannock again, and hearing her voice he recognizes her as the girl he met on the cliff. She realizes that to tell him she is also the nurse who caused his blindness would be too great a shock. It is agreed to continue the deception for a time. Lester, scheming to force Halle to marry him, ex- plains to Grannock he feels he should marry the night nurse, and gains his brothers consent, which is essential before he can inherit his share of the Broom for tune. Grannock, of course. does not realize the girl he loves and the same person.
 Chapter II
 .. ROSE IS EXASPERATED
 ''Sultry.'' said MT. Perle. "Sultry and at the same time draughty. A sultry yet draughty day"
 Pass me the toast" commanded his young companion.
 "Even in fun" said Mr. Pearle gently, your manner grows a little too curt. The polish of your mothers day has deteriorated into gush and her elegance into affecta- - ticn but she gave life smoother surface than your generation can ever know"
 'I'm glad to hear such a lot about her at last" interrupted the younger generation. She dropped her newspaper into the bacon dish and sat up in her chair. AS you are being so free with information all of a sudden. you might answer those few questions I've been ask ing for the last year. Are there any of mothers relatives living? If so. where? And why didn't she be- oueath me to them instead of to you? They couldn't be less suited to look after girl just out of school"
 Mir Pearle looked hurt. au The resources of my simple establishment are at your disposal" he pointed out. "I have endeavored to shelter you. clothe you, feed you. IEadequately
 II didn't say l didn't get enough to eat" she protested sulkily. And as I never go out anywhere or make any friends or have any fun, I SUD- pose my clothes are good enough. Only-''
 Not only" chided Mr. Perle, still more gently. Not only Never use only in place Of that fine old straightforward conjunction but"
 "Oh, he'll" muttered Rose Conal- dine, threw down her napkin and fled from the room.
 70 Through the quiet house she Stamped and up to her own quar- ters. A servant was moving about in. the bedroom but the little sitting room was empty and into it's ob- scurity Rose plunged with a gasp of nervous relief.
 Hell drive me wild," she nut tered.
 She stared angrily round her: went up to the writing table and kicked it viciously with a we'll shaped foot. Then, controlling her self, she unlocked a drawer. took out diary and began to write in it.
 She stopped as someone entered the room.
 T beg your pardon. miss, I'm sure" said the housekeeper. "I thought you were still at break fast. I've brought up some fresh flowers"
 Thank you, Mrs. Denning."
 There was a mirror hanging to her left and, by turning her head slightly, she could see Mrs. Den ming arranging the roses. Rose had pushed her diary down on to her lap out of sight, but the drawer from which she had taken it was partly open, In the mirror she saw Mrs. Denning, turning to leave the room, glance first at the drawer and then scrutininze the expanse of the writing-table.
 An instant later she Lad gone, closing the door discreetly behind Ter. But Rose had read her thoughts Ike a book That diarys been taken out and yet Miss Rose hasn't sot it there in front of her" For some time she had scnse1 that her diary was being read now she felt sure Of it. She broke into a fit of sobbing and the tears upon her