Hyder weekly herald., 1932-03-19
NosEY NORA
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS
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She always wondered what the people at tables round about her were eating and what shoppers had in their numerous bundles. She even surmlsed at sight of trunks and suitcases just what their contents might be.
 Nora didn't mind being kidded about her curiosity.
 It's perfectly harmless amuse- ment,' she always said. And l get heaps of fun out of it."
 You should be detective instead of an editor," some of her friends told her.
 So in order to be nearer her editorial chair Nora took small apartment in an old house down town.
 There were two rooms on the sec ond floor with a large dressing room connecting them and Nora had scarce ly decided on them when she fell to wondering if there was anything in the cupboards that lined the wall above the ample wardrobes. They were so high that she figured she would have to climb on table top If she were to make use of them. Soon after she climbed up on her small kitchen table to pull open the old mahogany door.
 "Humph!' she commented, there's not much here. The former tenant took everything along-fne place to put away winter curtains and coats and hats. What h0! I believe I've discovered something" She strained on tiptoe and dislodged panel of wood that had made the cupboard q few inches more shallow than it's mates. Nora was getting excited. She dislodged the panel and exclaimed with surprise.
 The little compartment so carefully concealed was filled with papers and a diary. Nora sat down on the edge of the table. her feet swinging animated ly, her eyes swiftly scanning the pages of the diary.
 Well. of all things!" she exploded ''this is some poor struggling writer's farewell 10 career and oh !-how broken hearted he is" She reread portions, With the sealing up of this panel I am hiding away all that makes life wonderful-my soul and all the best of me is here-the rest Is go- ing into world of business and hunt for the filthy lucre that enables one to live and-marry. am doing it for Amy-1 regret she could not give me a longer trial at writing. l know I should have won out. However, there seems to be penalties attached to lov- Ing so-good- d-by-fair dreams" A tear splashed down on the diary and Nora dabbed her nose with her handker- chief. She jumped up swiftly and hauled down lot of the manuscripts packed In the cupboard.
 For long time Nora read the stories. When she had finished about a dozen she went down to the house. keeper and made inquiry as to the pre- yious tenants in her room. She got much information. Sufficient anyway to make her fling herself into her coat and hat and take the subway up to Seventy-second street.
 It was about seven in the evening as she made her way to most re- spectable boarding house and asked if Mir. Tom Webber still lived there.
 'Is he in at present." asked Nora, and being told to have seat in the reception room she waited.
 She glanced up when sort of mis- erabe looking young man came ques- tloningly toward her. She told him straight off that she wished to talk with him about some stories and diary that she had found in her studio.
 The light that swept suddenly over Webber'S face brought swift lump to Nora's throat He was transformed from his misery into radiant life and interest. He sat down close beside Nora.
 ''AIr. Webber," said Nora severely, you are very wicked and very weak young man."
 Webber had not expected anything ike this and he looked his surprise.
 "Worse!" continued Nora. You nave ueltbeTHleiN tEIeu tu StfdnHle q brain child-to cast it off for the sake If some woman. You should be thor Dughly ashamed of yourself-tO have knuckled down to paltry money making position when you have a won- lerful gift"
 Webber gasped, then laughed the first hearty laugh he had felt since leaving his old studio. There must he lots 10 tell me-" he said swiftly and eager y, wont you come out to some quiet place with me for dinner? I'm so fed | ID with this conventional boarding house with it's three square meals a lay that I feel will bust--if 1 don't get out" |
 Nora laughed in complete sympathy md wondered how a fine manly man | ike Tom Webber had ever let himself l ,e stepped on by some female. Love" she thought. lis funny thing"
 "A good idea" Nora said, "so get l