The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-31
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 The story takes place in Marl- b0ro, middle.western metropolis. Alter an extravagant honeymoon the couple soon face poverty. Mark secures n job, loses it and then becomes floorwalker in a de- partment store. The young couple are beginning to master their uroblems when Marks father sends for him ana offers him a place in his own business organiza- fion if the son will prove he can make good. Marks first as- signment involves q business trip to France. Norma must remain at home.
 Mark goes and Norma. rudcly treated at her father-in-law's home, slips away, leaving no trace of her whereabouts. CHRIS SAUNDERS, Norma's former roommate helps her find a job.
 Marks father employs dctec- tives to trail the girl. They un- earth records showing that three years before Norma was convicted on . vice charge. In spite of evil dence that the charge was framed, Travers sends his lawyer to Paris to engineer a divorce. Weeks IdtCI 2NOIIifI AhS N~~AN~ has been granted.
 In August Norma's son Is born. when the baby Is six months old Norma returns to her former job. Marks mother secs her with the child and a few days later a pub lie health nurse comes while Nor ma is away and takes the baby, explaining complaint has been made that he is neglected.
 BOB FARRELL, young lawyer. discovers that Mir and Mrs Trav- CTS are behind this move, seeking to get custody of the child. Far rell persuades Norma to go to LAFAYETTE FLYNN, district at- torney, and tell how the charges against her were framed. Flynn exposes these facts and they are sensational. An investigation Is ordered. Norma returns home one evening and finds a letter.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XLvI
 The address on the envelope had been typed. One swift glance told Norma the letter had been posted in Marlboro. She tore back the 1kap anu ureW ouI @ Aoiueu sheet.
 "Why-there's no signature! Look, ChriS!'
 There were two paragraphs on the typewritten page. The un- signed letter read:
 Dear Miss Travers: This is to warn you that if you tell any more to the newspapers you will be out of the picture. You are being watched night and day.
 If you go to the Wellington in- veetigation you'll never live to get out of the courtroom. Watch your step and keep your trap shut and nobody will hurt you. If you dis regard this warning you'll regret it."
 The rest of the page was blank. Norma raised startled eyes as she read the last words. "Who-who in the world-?" she began.
 Chris put a hand on the other girls arm. Lets go upstairs!" she exclaimed. up to the apart ment"
 They went up the two flights of stairs. Chris put her key in the lock and turned the knob. It was not. yet six o'clock but the apart ment was dusky. Chris pressed the electric light switch at the side of the door before entering. She gave quick, searching glance about the room.
 There's nobody here,' she said almost as though she had suspect ed there would be.
 Norma closed the door and put the packages she had been carry ing on the table. She held up the letter again. But isn't this strange Chris?" She asked in a puzzled voice. "Who on earth could have written such a thing?"
 '.Did you lock the door?" the other girl said sharply.
 .'Why. of course not! You don't mean-you don't think there's any thing to be frightened about?"
 Quickly Chris crossed the room, turned the night lock on the door. She turned and faced Norma de- fensively.
 q don't know what to think" she said, land anyhow thinking isn't safe! Don't you realize that three-fourths of the corruption of Marlboro is linked in this thing :? Of course I'm frightened. They might do anything! Anything! These judges who have been let thing criminals get blythe men higher up-oh, Norma, was fool to let you do this-!"
 Curiously enough it was Chris instead of Norma who was thrown into panic by the threaten ing note. Norma insisted the let ter was harmless, sent by some practical joker with a distorted sense of humor or by someone suf- fering from halucinations.
 To all this Chris protested: "l hope you're right! Heaven knows I hope you're right! But we're not going to take chances!"
 Half a dozen times during the evening Chris thought she heard sounds in the hall. She insisted on leaving a light burning when they went to bed. In the morning she looked worn out and as though she had slept little.
 "But, Chris" Norma protested s'I don't see why you should wor- " SO about that letter. If anybody wanted to harm me they wouldn't warn me about it, would they? Ot course the letter doesn't mean any thing!"
 "Wnl you believe it means some- thing if Bob says so?"
 "He won't. Bob would say the very things I've been telling you.'
 Well, I want to show it to him. Will you let me take the letter this morning and show 1t to Bob?"
 "Of course. Let's see-what did I do with it?"
 The message was produced and folded away in Chris handbag when the two girls left for the 0fI1ce it was Chris whose eyes had dark shadows and whose cheeks were too white.
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