The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-03-16

back from his western trip-h' stormed in like 8 hurricane. I wal in Whiffy's office, right next t' hers, and l heard plenty though wasn't supposed to. He said to her "Where's that telegram? ?"
 Miss Catherine Miles leaned for ward, putting down her cup of tes in her excitement. He said that"
 "Yes, he did. And he was mac clean through. I thought he wal going to chew the partitions Where's that telegram?' he sait and she said, I don't know wha you're talking about Then ht laid into her. He said he was go- ing straight to MT Lawrence and she said, You don't dare.' He laughed and said why didn't he! And she said if he did she'd tell he'd been coming up to her apart ment at all hours and drinkin g hel liquor and pestering her ."
 She said that!" Miss Miles went crimson all over. "Why, the the nerve of her. I don't believe a word of it."
 Well, anyhow, he laughed again and said he wouldn't have believed it of her, though he'd been warned before what she was like. "1 thought you were just a good scout" he sald O.. something like that. q didn't know you were a snake in the grass. You tell Lawrence any lies like that and you'll be finished in this business for life"
 "Then she started to hedge, sort of, and said naturally a girl didn't want any trouble and what did he want her to 60? He had all the breaks, she said. A man always did. He didn't pay any attention to that. You could see she thought being pathetic was going to break him all up or something. He said You be out of here tomorrow morning CT else 70
 "So she resigned" breathet Catherine Miles.
 "She didn't dare do anything else" announced the girl with the tawny hair with relish. "Ant that's a case of good riddance ii you ask me-"
 AL pleT OI III tilc ical FoL hiu day a limousine nosed it's wa! among the trucks and taxis, slid ing up to the curb.
 7'Empiric sailing?" Two porter' jumped on the running board ant a uniformed chauffeur said some thing in low voice to them. The! fell away and 2 lady emerged from the depth of the car. She wal was young. Everything about her from the many bags in their suede castings to the pearls around hel slim throat, looked costly. Sh' looked around quickly. as though fearing notice. Then, followed b! the chauffeur and the men, lug ging bags, she disappeared into th' crowd.
 The August sun beat down upol the decks of the huge liner. Th' lady came up the gangplank, look ing neither to the right nor thu left. A man in blue, with gil braid on his officers cap. salutet her and led her to the elevator Her suite was on A deck. There was a sitting room, all delicate French furniture and damasl hangings. Tho bedroom beyond was a blue and rose symphony ant beyond could be glimpsed a gar gantuan bath, all chrome plate ant gleaming tile.
 The lady was obviously nervous "You wait on the pier for MI | Hotaling,' she instructed th' chauffeur. "Give orders that nc one is to be admitted to my suite There may be newspaper peo Certainly. madam. It's too bat you didn't bring Davies. She could have tended them off for you" She shook her head, dismissiDi him. The sound of hurried footstep went past. On the deck two O. three young people, gay in spor clothes, passed one damask drape' window. The woman, pacing nerv ously to and fro. could hear sup pressed gigg)es. "The bridal suit, she heard someone say. And sh | winced.
 The chauffeur came back witt some message As she wrote ou at the door.
 I pee II tUtib 2 tiIc otcWaiut th | woman said. Let him in. I sen for him."
 But the man at the door wa not in uniform. He wore careles gray tweeds ard a battered hal He said, "Pm from the Globe Mrs Bliss
 She uttered little cry. NO re porters. I said would see no re porters." She shrank in her chail
 If you'd just make statement Is it true that your reported en gagement to MT Broughton broken?"
 T won't anewer. You have n right to break into my suite thi way. I'll complain to the captain Grisson
 The chauffeur elbowed his wa into the passage. Mrs BIS