New Britain herald., 1930-09-03
Loves Reawakening The Story of Wifes Triumph Over Jealousy
 By ADELE GARRISON
By ADELE GARRISON

l LOT d .SCdAL SeCOHQ or two dI1er my
 little speech explaining to MT. Sci bel that the flowers sent by MT.
 Veritzen were in honor Of his sons
 fiancee, l thought I bad succeeded
 in accomplishing the feat My em-
 ployers face took on a purplish
 tinge and something sinister, men
 acing, gleamed from his eyes. Then | the flush gave way to his usual pal | Tor. and his eyes were again calm,
 though faintly mocking
 You see. Mir Seibel.' he said coolly, Mrs. Graham, possessing
 decided interiority complex, cannot ! imagine any other reason why flow
 CTS should be sent to her party | Neritzen Scores
 l He had scored, decidedly, and, all
 ready regretting the little temper
 fit which had been responsible for
 my batting him, I was willing to call 1 quits. Just why after all my ef- l forts to keep the great producer
 placated and in a tolerant mood to- ward Noel and Mary, I had risked everything for which I had worked 1 by this open announcement of the betrothal between Mr. Veritzen's son and Dickys niece. I was at a less to know, although l guessed that Mr. Eeritzen's subtle assump tion of proprietorship in the party had been the last straw in the stack of irritations which l had been pill ing up against him, and that 1, mo- nentarily had taken leave of what my mother-in-law calls the little senses | was born with
 Mir. Seibel bowed with an inscrut- able look and l would have given much 10 know what was going on behind his keen eyes.
 If you will come this way he said, and led the way to the room just bacli of the dining room -I which was, indeed, a part of it - where Purnell with a flourish was opening the door to an array of boys burdened with huge boxes. | had found out that Purnell would | be off duty from two o'clock on, and had promptly communicated | his services.
 MT. Veritzen took up his station 1 behind one of the empty tables | which almost filled the rear room. and motioned the boys peremptorly | to bring the boxes to it and undo | them. Most meticulously he scruti- nized the masses of blooms they contained. giving no word of com mendation, but Uncerem oniously bundling two of the boxes back with the bitirg injunction to see that these are replaced by some thing decent, if your people ever want me to come into your shops again" And when the boys had scurried away, he strode up and down i7 one of the temperamental rages 20 we'll known by his office force, uttering anathemas against the whole tribe of florists.
 MT. Seibel looked on imperturba- bly, but I guessed his disapproval, I feared was going on in his brain. With an enthusiasm which, fortunately, l did not need to feign. l turned to the boxes of flowers upon the tables and exclaimed at their beauty.
 "Oh, Mir. Veritzen. How ex- Quisite, And how many blossoms. You have been far too lavish"
 He whirled from his pacing and came to my side looking down with me at the masses of roses in all shades of yellow, at the saudier but effective calendulas, and as the long spikes of snapdragon, all resting against f, onds of delicate greel..
 These are not so bad" he said, 
 Bad" I echoed You are pleas ed to be -facetious l really need Marion or Mary with their list of marvellous and wonderful and fascinating and 'spiffy' to do real justice to them. This will be law ishly decorated ballroom indeed"
 He glanced at the cunningly fash toned breaks in the molding run ming around the whole of the big room, breaks which widened into S4-OA' So 4OI 4LoNNI IcCCpldClSS-
 You will need more than these if all those are to hold clusters of flowers" he said
 Oh I'm sure there will be more than enough I answered. T am going to steal some of these roses for my dinner decoration. they are much more to my liking than the ones I ordered"
 The Personal Note Again
 But l thought you understood" he said quickly. T already have or dered the dinner decoration. but 1 told them not 10 bring it until the last possible moment-that will be. when?' he turned to MT. Seibel.
 Half after four" MT. Seibel re- turned promptly. T will see that the cloth is laid at that time. Then he decoration can be put in place. and he silver and china put on afterwards"
 T will see that it IS here at that ime." MT. Veritzen promised then turned to me as if the restaurant were not present.
 T do so hope you will like it" he said, and l do not want you to see t until it is properly in its place Ipon the table. Won't you keep lway from the dining-room at that ime until it is in place."
 His voice was tender. pleading. md two widely different emotions ( shook me, wrathful chagrin that s Nlr. Seibel should have heard him {