The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-19
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CHAPTER xxvII


 {. The solid floor seemed to rock 2 under the girls feet. For a moment ' she thought she was going to faint and put hand out to steady her. self. Ernest Heath repeated what he had said.
 " "Do you understand. Miss Car ey?" he asked. My wife is going {, to bring suit naming you" v, "But she can't do that" Susan protested wildly. "I don't know just what 1t means but it's all {. wrong"
 T thought should tell you" the man said doggedly. This is all most disagreeable. It's horrible but there seems nothing I can do" s,t Susan drew her hand over her 5 eyes. But what have l to do with it?" she inquired bewildered. i've done her no harm and I-I scarce ly know you"
 The man shrugged hopelessly. -"All that doesn't seem to matter" he said What you and l must ! decide is what we're to do aboot : it."
 {, Do? But there's nothing I can ; do," susan told him, except to go 2 away"
 Even that" Heath reminded her 7 would not solve matters. The pub .-licity--"
 Susan gave little gasp of hor- TOT. She was remembering sudden ly headlines and pictures she had seen in newspapers. None of them had seemed to mean much at the time but the thought of her name, her photograph perhaps, in connec- ton with such an unsavory tale ap- pniled her. Young as she was Su- { san knew that Q girls innocence or guilt counted for little in affairs of this sort. once branded, she must remain so. Such things were never forgotten.
 sliIe would be "that girl who was mixed up in an alienation suit.' @It was all hideous! Her whole i,e- ing revolted at the thought. Sud- denly Susan realized her employer was still speaking. She had almost forgotten him, so absorbed was she in this new terrific problem. He ] wore the quiet, dogged air of a man who had gone over the ground many times before.
 ''What she especially trades on is the night l drove you to the Ack- royds", he told her. "She was an- ELY tueI anu hUCW AAt phe thought 1t of no importance"
 "Surely she can't think" began Susan flercely, "surely she must know you were only doing me a kindness such as you might have to any neighbor!"
 Tn spite of himself Ernest Heath smiled. She was so earnest in her simplicity. He must make her see. ~
 "That's just it." he said. You weren't just any neighbor.' You're my secretary. That's the rub"
 Susan flushed. q see," she mur- mured. She stared through the big window. What do you want me to do?" she asked.
 "Nothing, at present." the man told her. My lawyer is meeting Mrs Heath this morning and hope they may come to some sort of an agreement. l only wanted You to know in case the trouble broke soon."
 Susan was very white. 'I see, " i, she whispered again. Oh, 1t was all wild and absurd but knowing that did no particular good. The cloud hung over her just as it had She felt branded.
 , "Perhaps if 1 went to her myself if I explained just how 1t hap pened," she said, grasping at a straw.
 Heath shook his head. ,n "I'm sorry. It would only make matters worse. This" he con tinued, "thls is very painful to me us 1t is to you. I appreciate youi x,naittnn hut I eepn to bp pOWerleSg There's only one thing had thought of. If you don't mind should like to ask Mir Warnings ad- vice. He's had a great deal of ex' perience. He might be able to sug gest some way out of this" Ae Susan agreed hopelessly. Jack