New Britain herald., 1930-07-05

sent the letter out to be dropped in the mailbox. Alan was mad. He must have been mad. She knew he was mad She should not let him fall victim to wicked Woman'S laachinatlons without fighting to sayo him.
 She had called out 10 stop Ethel, but the girl had closed the door Of tho room behind her, and al that in- slant the telephone rang. Sh" heard Natal-'s call. but sine thought the t,laphono was more important, Be sides, she had gone tG her mlStr, Ss Iaany times. only to find that she was ror wanted for anything. Natalie moanad and cried out frequently. II lad got on Ethers nerves.
 she answered the telephone call with nervous haste, Ii was a wrong number cal She was tired from climbing the stairs day n night Snn decided not to % back up to Mrs. Conyerse until she had mailed the letter. And anyway she thought. "why can't she answer the phone herself with one right there at her elb0W2'
 Natalie had fold tho maid to an sver all calls downstairs, because she did not expect Alan 10 telephone, and she could not bear 70 talk with anyone else.
 She heard Ethel Eo out with her lctter-theu she rclaN"d w h a sick oring weakness closing in on her,
 Al the "nd her pride had com mandad hor-tha prrde sho had sought ro rule. She had turned on finging his charges back at him and her promise 10 free hnn with them. like so much dirt, She . Nas deserting him when she knew he was losing himself in the coils Of il serpent woman.
 She remembered what her sister Florence had said. She had lefr Alan alone for months, Sha had no lrgat Q ask what he had done. She should ha>" stayed to fight for him ,nen. Perhaps all this would never have happened. But she had civ7H her enemy a clear field and now she Has defeated.
 Before I.th,l returned from mail ing tho letter. Natalie was r-signod ta is reaching Alan. Sh" felt hc VAS hopelcssIy lost to her, But had
 she waited until sno was calmor tt
 write 10 him, sho would not hay.
 been SO cutting in what she said
 Sha might have left q sweater mem
 ory Of h~rself in his mind. For Il Vas inevitable that in time ho should discover the falsoness of the woman
 he had chosen 10 believe in 7gaIns Ter Natalie. his wife.
 Sha turned her head in a grea
 u,ariness and closed her eyes. ! Vas dona. What did 1t matter how
 it had ended? Dragging her prid' . in tho dust swouid not have changed l. tho ending Alan belonged 70 Der
 nadine.
 Natalie hol.-yod this until sho roar os Baruadins'S death. Tn" even vas bIazonod 10 tha world on in | front pages or the nations news
 papers. For Rornadlne Lamont wa
 known from coast 10 coast. Natalie , lad of inc mountain of flowers an' l tE. dtsungmsh.a pallbearors witl f arazement.
 Were ali inc mon as blind a . Alano Had no enc sson behind th
 ucautiful glitter of the woman fo he , s0ullossnoss?
 ] sho pu- down tho paper ant | stared across h.r Amt Emma
 heavily laden hr'al5fast table will
 aa expression on her tace 'ha |, drought a cry Of alarm from th
 pudry old lady who had just take P Ct seat opposite he,
 Il For thc lands sake Nattie 9 shar7 tho matter with you2" Natalie hated to ha called Nat .. rIs." bur she endured if rom h0 | Aunt Emma. who had offered her a rguge which she had preferred : , living ar home and burd"ninS he , family with her troubles. Floreno -. vas happily enjoying her engag ge II mont to Andrew Jones. Natali
 would not shadow that happinos
 with her own mogrnf"l presence. 1 "What's the mattor?" her auT v repeated impa'jently.
 +. "Sha's dead Natalie said tens"l. To "Who's dead? Give mo rh; ~. paper" She reached out a mue
 baringed hand and grabbed uD tf |; ,n, wspaper. That woman.' ST D squealod. for sb" knew what Natal ., believed about Rernadino, '' Natalie he'd been forced t0 tcl
 pestered into it There was no IN
 ing with Aunr Emma and E'"plng
 stcre. if she knew you had #. Bl |, she was a kindly soui and Natal ' had her deepest sympathy wIthor
 the hint of a suggestion that + blame for the triangular troub .- might hc thrcofold.
 ' She had never given Natalie a' ', yjcn, but she had a simple attack f !" difficult situations, Tnloss they wc Ie too difficult. when she Jeff them or 7 tirely alone. Such NataIic's siru .o ton had seemed 10 her. Hut no r- ir vas different. The other wOm; !" vas wiped out. She sighed hoavt le and sincerely.
 S- Yes. she knew Natalie was VI D happy. but "she kept f properly
 herself She wasn't winner I TT ways compainin,' And Aunt Er - ma had been sure she'd get over nc Shed had love affair Of her ov -- once and didn't oatSa thing for " week."
 She brokc open q hot biscuit al