New Britain herald., 1930-07-01


 irtolcraale. Her temples throbbed like trip hammers and 8 myriad Of pinpoiuts Of dazzling brightness rgGled and danced before her burn ing eyes.
 Th,v remained there when the uEht was out. Natalie knew she vas i'll. B9t selt-pity found no break in her armor of humble prila, She would asl Alan 10 forgive her. r he would come to her She know she could not 20 to him. not scor. S0a woVld send for him varhap, sho shouldn't wait lm'ii morning -oH- then she didn't know where to find him unless ha fad -ona hack ro the hotel whore he ltrd while she was away.
 Sas reached cut a hot hand for tha extension telephone on a stand nv rmo hed. She was lifting it toward her, when suddenly she pit ]. hack. She mustn't send for Alan new. He would think she had used her illness as m appeal 10 his pity
 Rut n fha mornjne-in the morn snz-vernaps he would telephone. She closed her ryas, y3inly tryins 1 10 shut orr the torturous pinpoints that prickad at her brain with devIl- 1sn persistence. Her thoughts grew confused. and she spent the re- . rfa'rdar of tho nigh. in q mental -ta-a that bord, red on delirum.
 Ethel came the next morning 10 naEe hor. and wanted to call d doctor. But Natalie had recovered sufficiently to prevent it, and got un. though the maid had 10 as SIS, her with her bath. The girl worried over Iar mistress appar- ar- aknaes. hut Natalie thought that doctor could not help her.
 She dreaSed and waited. a pray IF in her heart that Alan would rsIart and coma 70 her
 Ethel brought her light break rasr and Natalie slipped the fruit 5utre -o please her. The rest she left un'ouched
 Alan. about the same time, was hrcakfasting just as sp3ringIN' though not laisurolr for he was ro0cernad about his neglected husl- ness H., arrly, 1 at the office be- -w-a7 nine and ro0. and lmme- d:a-aly called Th.lll3a into his room.
 Tnov first attended 70 some ma -ers that wee more pressing than Pa~naaine'.s and thcn PhiIllpa brought i- ID There had beoH nc mention Of anything other than r,s.rass r7afa between them.
 Man read the letter and frown1d l over It. Funny she heard him mu'or.
 "It isn't really a very good stock, is tte" sha asked IEhrlv 'I wouldn't let her touch it with r.- hot tip" Alan replied. mor' as though he spoke 10 himself than addressed to Phillipa.
 ph.l,ipa= hcart bounded. Ap7a-- ar,Iv na suspected nothing wro1 2 --..n +Aa la-.-~. She was glad n , have t 90 10 sne rha order G7 through for eha always had been 7 hit reson-ful ot Alar's buying s3 many presents for little Bobby La mont. This would cost Bernadine al. Of thai. and nor" too, Rat when Alan looked ID at her 3 and asked har 70 get Barnadl0e on inc telephone. her eIaron van , tshol She tried 10 intervene, DO roa really think yoa ought 70 dis
 nrb her so early in the daE?' she , asked "Yor know she has ro 20 ;o ' thp 7lul evan f she is ill.," "I think I'd na'rer talk with her. . Alan answered dacisIyely. . Thlrip@ did nor dare say more Alan was groEirG good judgment in consulting Farnad0e. T. would b.
 zrr-nge for his secretary 70 urge 70 him to do otherwise. And what did it matter - except that Berna- d.-- might ro- lose a goodlv sam
 oc money.
 " IIar main object was 70 fix -h' , crime of tamparir& with tha letter mon Natalie AIan's telephonjnl Es~radtna now would reveal that '. }. had len tempered with soonA' - nan she had hoped but Philip e 2-as satisfied.
 Alan had 10 wait for Bernadn f 10 answer his call She was asleeT - and the faithful Nellie would no
 awaken her suddenly. Her voic1 z zas very sleepy when she spol' l 70 him. and perhaps sha was ro' o drovgy to think. else she mlgh o have noticed that Alan dtd no n mention the name Of rhc s'oc, F ah, had asked him 10 h1v for hey.
 He merely 2aid "-hi7 stock. 7 very douotfl tone. T dH ] -a,nk r'7 worth the gamble D Y added gratuitouslv.
 HIS ell right" BernadIne assure
 him. You know. I told you. didn' = I. who gave me the tip2" \ That's au that kept me fro. 1 thinking your letter was joke.
 Alan replied. But did you get
 straight from him"'
 "Tes. and not 100 late ir the eve
 n.rz. either" Borradine answered
 Well, l hope not Alan replier
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