New Britain herald., 1930-10-31

There was a short pause.
 I'm perfectly willing to see Rus sell" said Grannock, then. I'm willing to take any steps to recover my sight that you may advise. In the meantime, I'll adjust my life to blindness. Rose will teach me. And if one day l recover my sight" he seemed to know by instinct where Hallie was standing, for he turned confidently in that direction-"she will teach me how to use that, too. Won't you, Rose?"
 Yes" she promised.
 Lytton glanced at her as they walked away together. Against his better judgment, he muttered;
 You're a plucky girl. I'm sorry l nearly gave things away when he felt for your eyebrows.
 Its nothing. There's always the danger of giving something away when more than one of us IS With him at d time. That's one of the req sons that I'm thankful Lester isn't here. lie so CareleSS. Have you-have you thought any more about his particular proposi- tion?" ventured the doctor. They had reached the doctors car and Hallie got in before she replied
 T had letter from him during the morning." she said. "Perha ps you'd like to read it before We start"
 The doctor took it with distaste.
 Its all fixed up, Hallie,'" read Lytton. "'Eleven o'clocl, on Thurs day morning at the municipal build- ing. After that any paradise for two that you can think of-or what about Paris, darling? Therell be a tIr 'Nl'ul of dough coming when married and l can get hold of
 T to give us a swell honey .,1uA. Hallie, you must be sure tc be there at eleven or 1 shall have tC come down and sec old Socks and formally ask for your hand in mar riagc. l mean this and I think you know it. '"
 aThere was a lot more which the doctor skipped and at the end . repetition of the threat of seeing SaXely.
 Damn him." said Lytton, compre- hensively. "Thursday; that's in thret days. What are you going to do?'
 Y don't know. I hoped that some. thing would happen today
 What could happcn?"
 q thought perhaps you would help me"
 .Jo''
 You sec. it's hard for me" hel voice tremblcd, Ito have 10 inVcn some rcason-sonc quite unforc' seen rcason-Nhy I cant marry Saxely in three weeks. It was l wht suggested marrying at once anc now, to be the one to back out.'
 Assuming. you married Gran mock as arranged Lytton said what would you do if and when h' found out who you wcre?'
 I'd do just what felt he wanted me to do. Disappear and give hin | the means of freeing himself of m' 1 legally. Or stay with him in an. capacity he could endure. Or-o kill myself
 1 "PiffIe." said the doctor. Any way, the immediate problem i Broom. I've been thinking I migh go in town and talk to him.
 Tt wouldn't do the least bit 0 good.'
 No, I don't believe it would. ! confessed Lytton. He brooded for moment. Thcn-'But what are " going to do?" he burst out. If yo1 don't marry Broom on Thursday he'll come between you and Gran mock at once. And if you do marr him, how are you going to marr Grannock in three weeks and sta | with him for even the shortes l feasible time?"
 Hallic reused herself to a sem blance of matter
 T cant marry SaXely, of course That, at any rate, is clear. I mus find some way of postponing ou marriage indefinitely. If you coul help me postpone it-as I hoped yo might this morning. shall | eternally grateful"
 But what about Broom"
 q think I shall have to marr him on Thursday; but 1 shall u most desperately hard to make son sort of-of a bargain with him.
 They stopped in front of MT Bartholomews and Hallic left hi without further word.
 At home Lytton found a lett from Dr. Russell, the eye speciali; He had just had the pleasure
 meeting Dr. Edgar Downing. VI was returning to Baltimore ( Thursday. No doubt, Dr. Lytton W aware that Downing was leadil
 ocrllist and had already record
 some extremely successful oxpel
 ments along new lines Russell h;
 interested him in Mir. Grannocl
 case but, unfortunately it would n
 be possible for Downing to tra1
 down 10 Southcliff. Russell strong
 advised that a meeting be arrang
 in New York.
 'Or in Baltimore" exploded Ly
 ton. By George, it's an idea, Bal
 morc."