The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-11
The Man Hunters BY MABEL McELLIOTT
 (1932 By NEA Service, lnc.)

SUSAN SAhtE1s StCECtsy '"
 love with BOB DUNBAR but
 engaged to ERNEST HEATH,
 much older man, suddenly finds
 herself free. Heath releases her
 chivalrously, realizing her heart
 Is not his. She tells Bob the news
 and he urges an carly marriage.
 Dunbar's father, . proud finan-
 Cicr, intcrfcrcs. He tells Susan
 such a marriage will ruin BOb's
 life. He wants his son t0 marry
 DENISE ACKROYD, society girl
 Susan perplcxcd. asks RAY
 FLANNERY. friend, for ad-
 vice. Ray tells her to follow the
 dictates of her heart.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XLVII
 Bob's father left Susan's home confident of triumph. The girl had seemed quite malleable, humble in fact. He rubbed his hands togeth- CT, smiling softly at the memory of his own eloquence. He had taken exactly the right tone, he felt. Call ing the affair puppy love" had been precise, and yet 1t had also the shadow of the jocose. The phrase had indicated that he, q man of the world. smiled under standingly at these exhibitions while deploring them.
 Although he refused to recognize 1t the suspicion began to grow in his mind that there had been some- thing not quite noble in his own behavior. MT Dunbar liked to think himself noble above all things. But after the first glow of had died down he be- gan to remember the pallor of the girls face and the look in her eyes. He shrugged impatiently. It was nonsense even to think of 1t for a Who was she? A mere nobody. It was his sons future he must consider, not the feelings of an unknown girl.
 In this mood he returned to his office. His secretary wondered what had happened to put him in such an irritable humor. It must be MT Bob again. she decided. and thought for the thousandth time how strange it was that man who was such power in the world Of affairs should be so helpless in the of his own son.
 Dunbar snapped and growled at everyone. Nothing suited him. Late in the afternoon he roared at the quiet, efficient creature who had endured his nagging for Is years without complaint, ordering her to get Miss Ackroyd on the wire. This done, his mood frightened and the office staff gave thanks. He hustled bout like whirlwind, finging orders right and left, announcing on the threshold that he was leav- ing for the day.
 The boy would come round all right, the father reflected as he rode home. Luckily 1t was that he had found out about the affair in time to spike a nasty marriage. There would be no newspaper talk no distressing business of annul- ment. All this was just a little furry. Most young men went through the same thing.
 At the station Dunbar dismissed his own chauffeur who was waiting.
 Miss Ackroyd is driving me home" he explained, pointing at the silver gray roadster parked Title ahead of the Dunbar limou- sine.
 
 Denise welcomed the captain of finance gaily and charmingly. She looked exotic in her fitted black cloth suit with swirl of silver fox. The man approved of her. From the tips of her slender shoes to the crown of her Paris hat she was ex- actly what he would have chosen for a daughter-in-law. He stepped into the car and Denise started the engine.
 "What's up, darling?"
 He smiled at her benignly. He liked her smooth impotence. No one else would have dared to call this old lion darling"
 "It's settled" he told her With Denise pretended not to understand.
 What is?" she wanted to know.
 Everything we talked about last night"
 Denise widened her eyes with amazement. Who did itT
 He preened himself. Who do you suppose
 She took one slim gloved hand from the wheel to lay 1t caressingly on his arm. "Marvelous!" she mur- 
 He pretended to growl at her, Watch the road. young woman, or we'll be in the ditch"
 You know better pouted De- mise, "I can drive in my sleep"
 That's true," he admitted. You do everything we'll They smiled at each other understandingly. Each admired the others ruthless ness, the ability to take what was wanted 1'<h a quick. cassal hand. Denise increased the roadster's speed.
 "Weli, that's that" she said with