New Britain herald., 1930-10-29

She wondered whether he ha hypnotized her into state of terror so extreme that it was almost T state of calm. She seemed quite able to pour out tea and pass cream and sugar. She even managed to fellow what he was blithering about the old Dutch engravers. But she could not bring herself to eat or drink. . . Then, suddenly he' knees began to shake and although she pulled her skirt as far over them as she could. she was certain MT. Perle had noticed it. Let us have the ea-things re- moved,' suggested her guardian, a5 though that might ward it off While Bcllamy came and went. Rose continued to pull her skirg over her knees. And then. to he" own surprise, she scraped back u little courage, She told herself that what had frightened her so was hiN producing this long-awaited for tune on the very day that she l
 
 ccnfided in Mir. Howard Leckett. q was always given to under stand" she jerked out, that when l was tWenty-one I-you-" After | vain struggle she decided to leave it at that.
 Mir. Perle settled himself in his chair.
 'The delay has been keenly felt beth by Mir. kevern and myself, he said. You must accept our as surance that it was not our doing We were merely the trustees of the very comfortable fortune left yo,i by your father. The facts of your percentage and-ah-Carly life being somewhat unusual, we have hat some slight difficulty in proving your identity to the-ah-necessar authorities. But all thcsa formali- ties are now. am happy to say. behind us. And it is with a very real pleasure that l shall presently hand you a check for $l2,500, this sum being payable to .ou quar- terly."
 Quarterly" repeated Rose. She clasped her hands and unclasped them. The leaflet on the desk seemed very far away. Then my income is-l mean, four times $12.- 500 would be-"
 You have approximately $50,0O& a year. said MT Perle. Tt is left you by your father. He died ines tate, but you are his sole heir. He was well, he placed a successful invention upon the market. l will not go into the details now.'
 It would in any case have been futile to do so, for Rose was lying i'll a heap upon the floor.
 Chapter 16
 BLACkMAIL
 Hallie met Lester again on the cliff summit. She didsgnot answer his approaching nail as in former days and remained motionless as he came near her.
 "Hallie. you're on your high horse about something or other SOlllc oIt It, SNtttllNdi " SOt i lot to tell you"
 Its no use. Lester,'
 She had not meant to say it, but now that the words had forced themselves out she might as well add to them.
 "1'm 10 blame in a way, but when I said I loved you I was wrong. T. wasn't love that l felt for you" Her words came rushing now sha could not stop them. "It isn't love that you feel for me. You made me madly. desperately happy wher you held mo and kissed me but now I know that happiness like tl.at isn't love-
 You liked it, all right"
 "No. Not really. Not with the best in me. But | knew all the time that the best in mo wasn't of any interest to you. Oh. I'm ashamed heI voice broke I'm ashame ] ti:at could know myself so clearly and yet not be content to wait for tho real thing to come to me at last"'
 "The real thing being poor old Socks?" asked Lester and chuckled.