The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-03-06
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The reason that Jimmy had been hurt q little when he had read of Natalie Webber's marriage be- came clear to Grace.
 .Jlmmy's pride had suffered two rebuffs. She. his wife, had taken away a contract which he had wanted. She had proved that in this particular case she was his equal, if not his superior, in putt ting across her plans.
 And now Natalie had told the world that another mans charms had intrigued her and 'banished the lingering sentimentalism that she had had for Jimmy.
 ''I know what you are thinking" Jimmy said with maddening clar- ity. "One more strike and I'll be out. I've missed two"
 Jimmy, you know, I'm not thinking that! You're a better business man than am. That's agreed. And Natalie Webber-if it's any comfort to you-probably married Nancy's ex-husband be- cause she didn't want people to think she was having sentiment al hangover for you. I shouldn't lclI yOu thdt. AI Q pOOA psychology. But nothing works out right any more anyway. And it's the truth-if it will make you feel any better!"
 There! It was said. Nancy would have told her that she should have smoothed over the situation, not indulged in a conversation in which Jimmy starred. But it didn't matter. nothing mattered ... She gazed at Jimmy with strange, new eyes. Almost as though he was someone whom she didn't know-at least, not very we'll. It was difficult to believe that just little while before he had been asking her to go to Ber- muda with him.
 Jimmy, everything started out so glamorously today--and every thing blew up like a soap bubble" she said. Let's forget 1t all. Let's start again."
 He smiled slightly. "A charm ing idea, darling! But can people start again?"
 ''It was your idea, wasn't it? We'll, if we can't start again-let's go on from the place where we were."
 'We'll have to decide definitely what we are going to do," he an- know. should be throwing landed. that contract. I am proud of you. I'm proud as
 That's g very nice lie," Grace answered. You aren't glad. You would like to throw the sugar bowl and the salt and pepper shakers and the teaspoons at me for doing it. If I had missed, and you had won, I could have come crawling to you and cried on your shoulder and you would have been protec- tive. But this way. Oh Jimmy, let's stop being silly. I'm scared of business and everything! I'm afraid of the man who gave me the contract. He just did it because I'm . woman and he knew wasn't living with my husband-He did, mt care fig for my plans. He'll make some to suit himself pretty soon, anyway. You'll have to draft them, suppose. happen to need yoE-rather badly, Jimmy"
 Grace was surprised at her own reaction. Something was forcing her to talk on and on. She could, mt let Jimmy go away with that baffled hurt in his eyes. She had to make him come back-and come back now! When a girl ap- peaIed to a mans sense of chiv- alry-Oh, it had worked when princesses sat in slim gold towers and watched for knights on their long road home. It would work for the modern business girl.
 "You need me?" Jimmy asked, very gently this time. Are you suro you do, dearest? Just need ing, isn't enough, though /. ."
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