The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-30
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 Pretty NORMA KENT, 2O-year old secretary, marries MARI TRAINERS, millionaire's son, fl spite of the opposition of Marks father.
 The story takes place in Marl. bOro, middIe-western metropolis After an extravagant honeymoon the couple face poverty. Mark secures a job, loses it, and ther becomes floorwalker in a depart ment store. The young couple arc beginning to master their prob lems when Marks father sends for him and offers him place iT his own business organization fl the son will prove he can make good. Marks first assignment involves a business trip to France Norma must remain at home.
 Mark goes and Norma rudely treated at her father-in-law's home, slips away, leaving nc trace of her whereabouts. CHRIS SAUNDERS, NOrma's former roommate, helps her find job.
 Marks father employs detec. tives to trail the girl. They un- earth records showing that three years before Norma was convicted on a vice charge. In spite of cvi- dence that the charge was framed Travers sends his lawyer to Paris to engineer & divorce. Weeks later Norma learns the decree 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 sees her with the baby and a few days later a pub- lie health nurse comes while Nor ma is away and takes the baby explaining a 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 the story of how the charges against her were framed.
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 CHAPTER XLV
 The cries of the newsboys rose loud and shrill above noon-day traffic, "Wuxtra! Wuxtra! Ala bouta Vice Charges! Wuxtra Pretty Victim Tells of Framing-!"
 They parked the raucous unin- telligible words and waved news papers with headlines in three-inch type. Screaming black banner lines that repeated the words the boys were shouting. Pretty Victim De- clares Charges Framed" Beauty Tells Own Story" "Girl Asserts Conviction Was Frameup!"
 It was the second day after Norma's story had broken" in the news. Lafayette Flynn, with the dramatic instinct which had played so large a part in his political sue cess, had staged events carefully He had arranged the interviews He had seen to it that Norma said just enough and not too much that first day. Flynn had come out with A denunciation of the system that permitted such evils.
 Two newspapers treated the story cautiously the first day. Two others sprSad it across their front pages On the following day Norma Tray CTS had become a headline hero inc, IL was learned that she was Mark Travers' former wife. Photo. graphs filed away since the honey moon trip to Blue Springs reap peared. Besides the running story of the interview there were "per pictures" of Norma written by sta1 feature writers. Lafayette Flynn issued a second and stronger at tack on the system" Members O the opposing political organization came back with vitriolic counter attacks.
 Norma did not go to the office She stayed in the apartment, be- lieving herself secure there be- cause none of the newspapers hat been given her address. By 10 a m. she learned her mistake. Int telephone rang constantly. Re porters were at the front door ant at the rear of the house. Two of them got inside and before sh, knew it Norma found hersel facing a battery of questions. Sh' answered some of them, felt panic stricken a moment later and fled At the window of her apartmen she discovered man across tn street was making her photograph
 Norma pulled down the shade and locked the door.
 She was overwhelmed with re gret. What possible good coul' come of all this notoriety? Ther were evening newspapers on tn floor before the davenport. Nor ma caught glimpse of her owl name in the headlines, turne' away and buried her face in pillow.
 Weeping relieved the hysteri which had enveloped her. She trie to sew, thinking that if her hand were busy she would feel better 1t. was a blue gingham rompe suit she had been making fo Mark that she took from the sew ing basket. Sight of the garmen brought back all her misery.
 -'Oh, Mark" Norma cried ''Where are you? Darling, wan you so! I want you!"
 By evening when Chris Saunder arrived Norma was in such state that the elder girl was wor rfed.
 s''You can't stay here alone lik this" she announced. "1t's enoug