The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-26
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0lo secretary marries Mark ITavers, miIlionaire's son in spite of the opposition of Marks fa- ther. F. M. TRAINERS.
 me story opens in Marlboro. mauue-western metropolis. After an extravagant honeymoon Ut fashionable BIue Springs the couple return to Marlboro. It is weeks before the young man can lind work. He loses his first job, then becomes floorwalIker In department store. In spite of poverty he and Norma are happy until his father sends for him. The elder Travers offers to take Mark into his business organiza- ton if the son will prove he can make good. Marks first assign ment involved a business trip to France. Norma must remain at home. She tries to persuade Mark not to go but he departs.
 Norma, rudely treated at her father-in-Iaw's home, slips away, leaving no trace of her where abOuts. CHRIS SAUNDERS, Nor- mas former roommate, helps her find a job.
 Marks father employees detec- tives to trail the girl. They pro- duce records to show Norma three years earlier had been convicted on vice charge. In spite of evi- dence that she was innocent and the charge framed, Travers sends his lawyer to Paris. Weeks later Norma receives a letter telling her Mark has divorced her. Chris helps her to find work and loans her money when she becomes i'll.
 In August Norma's son is born. When little Mark is four months old Norma begins work again typing manuscripts at home. BOB FARRELL sends her flowers at Christmas and calls fre- quently.
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 CHAPTER XII
 Norma earned $95 during the six weeks she typed manuscripts for Frederick Stuart. The sum went to Chris as a first payment on the amount she had borrowed. The original loan of $250 was mounting astonishingly.
 'Tots of time to pay it," Chris always said carelessly when Norma spoke about the debt. Chris would never present a detailed statement of the money she had spent though she was always promising to do so. Norma's own accounting told her the sum was close to $1,000.
 The $s5 was the barest begin ning-Iittle more than enough to pay Norma's share of the rent A4Ir IA rf- That was the hopeless part of be- ing in debt. Most of what Norma could earn would be gobbled up by immediate expenses.
 It was because this problem was never far from her mind that Nor ma welcomed the opportunity that came the second week in Febru- ary even though 1t involved sep aration from baby Mark.
 Jennie Clark, the girl who had taken Norma's place as Stuart's secretary, resigned on short notice. Jennie explained she could return to the office where she had been let out when the staff was re- duced. She said she liked the first job betetr and that this time it would be permanent. Chris Saun- ders, whose knowledge was amax- ing considering the fact she never asked personal questions. told Nor ma the reason Jennie wanted to go back to the other office was be- cause a young man in whom she was Interested worked there.
 When Jennie announced she was leaving Stuart telephoned Nor ma and offered her the job. That same afternoon she went down town and told him she could start work the following week.
 The problem of caring for Mark had been easily arranged. For $6 each week Mrs Carey. who lived across the hall, agreed to keep the baby during the hours Norma would be away. Mrs Carey had no children. She was fond of them and before her marriage had worked as a practical nurse. A pleasant conscientious woman, she could be trusted to carry out Nor mas instructions exactly and she so small an amount.
 When Norma told Frederick Stu art she could come back to work as his secretary, she added, "I'm going to have to ask for more money, Mir Stuart. I want $35 a week. think I'm worth 1t and if any manuscripts come in to be typed I can do them in addition to the other work. had lots of time before that I might just as well have bene typing. You see haven't just myself to think about now. have to make more money"
 For a moment Stuart frowned '"This is a poor time to be increas- ing salaries" he said, "but-well I'll pay you $35! Yes. and I think you'll earn it.! Be here at nine on Monday"
 Norma told him she would be