New Britain herald., 1930-06-13
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y Q Why couldn't he he allowed to eat his dinner n 3 pleasant atmosphere? ? Already he could feel himself sue -umblnz to nervous indigestion. q complaint that was growing steadily more acute with him
 Natalie toyed with the canape be- fore her. He swallowed hls in two h1rss Inn hIs rebellion burst forth n s flood
 Well lets have it, he sad chal- lengingly leanlnE hack III 2ls char and nerronsLy wiplng hls lips.
 Natalie smiled a w1nry. accusing sn-2le Must wA7" she retorred. shr1gglng dIstastafuIly.
 Alan zrtmaced hack at her. You know We must he sad. 'You wouldn't mss t for Jhe world.
 Na-alle's eyes wldened. then mar rowed n reaction 70 her puck anger I'm not asking VOL 10 explain. she sad horlv.
 Noc" Alan laughed But you wlll give ra chance 10. won't yoI7 He was sarcasrIc and Natalie knew if. but The flame within her had burned olsr Ehe pride That m1Ehl have kept h=r silent. She could not raslsr her desire 10 know why he bought coys for Berratlne Lamont chld
 Whz- an. I accused 0. this rIne Alan ~-ar+ on. reading her thoughts arlE1t
 Na-ana stared hack .. him. tense and nirrer.
 To save t.re" zh= sad. with ssrczsn -o r1arco his o7r. I'll reII VOL Why are YOU interested IT B4r- 1zdlre Lamont
 Ala1s expression gre~ blank. H. ze1se5 ar unspoken charge hA- reath her words. som ethlrz he could ror rop4 1lrh.
 NataLl@ drew 1T her breath sharp .y zs h. spread out h1z hands 1T 2 gesture Of -1tllLrr
 You do roc understand ma she -rled turlous2v l know rhzt there's so1-@thI1E nlor= between VOL than aus.1ess rela-orzAlp. What ls l,2 Why don't vou tell nce0"
 The storm ot her acruz2-,o1 --ss -r=azlrE oyer . sob n her throat.
 Alan felt 2 -tr-La sorry for her. 7lr he answered harshty for 7.th ms pity was r--xed 3 faetlrE Of 5-s- =usr for her rlnr=7so1s saterass
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 Bo1ay7" Alan ras taken of his guard.
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 You 1s' he ts somarh4rz za r-e.r h= declared warmly. nv ts-orlt@ chla"
 H. szv Nz-an=.s tac= 20 zz n.h.-- 2s chaLE- r brought : laugh from h.n-
 Nor ~azr vou-= -A.1E.r=~ he assured her z-ne-rzlr Bota+s. name ls Lsmont- And hes regular zld I wish had dozen Ike
 Nataa= gzzpe6 and started to sPs but Alan st4- her ost
 Tn --ra1 ov VOLT e-.r.a.z-.~z zlsp.ctoos-' he s.ormea. and tlt-E his napkin to -he table
 Eetzlle made TO r-o-s=r es re strobe rom the roor7 in the r,es7 'l1= ot hls anger r flashed o-ar her that she had learned r0-rtr= If value to her And +heIr eusrrel m-gs gong 10 sr5 as uauzl-.yl-r Alan gong ots someH here alone. Ba- there Tas one s71sfacror that be- lonEAd n -h1z occasion H. could not 20 n BarradtrA Lamont. Not unless he rart ro Atlartlc Ctrv Nsta-14 czuErr her hrearh n dis may and flaw to the door
 S1e saw Alan t=avtrg. his ras+ I717r r@s arm. and hrz hsr IT his hand She wanted 70 can ori+ n him hut the conflict ot her much -~g1saa prld@ and her natural l-rl.~z-5ors croEcd nar ut+erarrz
 And lr -h= kitchen ths cook and fA5 "al.r-ss +s.k@d a1d guessed ir To1.dn't oe long ro1f
 Alan caught a train 70 Ne4- vorl. and went directly 70 htz oerz H. had torz1-+en about f.r-=r-srr.,,+ A"erytaIoz but the rot-e7 rress " got man into 10 have 2 -aslo1s Wife Forgot that he 1 told rr.tltpa h@ would return TO the onca.
 He entered the imposing o47ce building With laggng s-eps.
 H7 vas surprised 10 see rI-l-- in me o+tLce when he opened the door He thought the cleaning people were through by this hour.
 I'm he nouced that the .zb- Easn in the outer room. hut -.7. oomtng through the open door Of his private office
 He hastened his steps. vague