Show 7 TA ir nn 1 J I I VA I L duTh oF J j ES SERVICE INC NEA- NEA E CI CHAPTER LIV Morgan ii stopped pe stone slone still fin am and and ori stared a felt an feJt hIs hIs' arm contract ct and harden arden until her own own hand tucked within It it- it Was wa almos crushed by by the the the pr pressure s. s re Ho He did die not not moyo- moyo or or oL speCk speak until Iris had had called d a. a agay gay night good t to her caller and and d the house When n Rufus ufus H Hubbard's Hubbards bb rd's Jaunty stride carried hh hint him t the SIdeWalk SIde Bide Walk Walk- the flashed off f. f Then Tjien slowly Morgan Morgan- ascended the steps of t his his own own- ho house Iris Iris' name w w e s not mentioned be between be tween tween- Nan ran ran- and her U lt night but it i was was a a 3 m man n wih sick eyes eyes' eyes eyes' and d deep p. p n new w w li lines linci s' s in hi hIs haggard rd face that the the girl Irl kissed h tier her r good nIght j o own bedroom door Th next morning morning- Nan was as n no nOt t t surprised I e Iris Inia Iri Morgan forg n on her hero o own n p porch obviously her her r cr husbands husband's appearance appearance Brazenly Bras Braz enly enli in hi defiance or neighbors ho who liO might witness the trie the s scene IrIs aced to to Morgan Morgan Imperiously Imp imperiously I Ho p paused nc uncertainly on on th the step his hand hap ls elY uP upon Nans Nan's s shoulder then ten as as' as her eyes eye's lifted to meet his they encountered s tragic sucha humble r g guid guidance ld- ld ance or permission perhaps that she nodded mutely Sho was about t to turn turn- turnback back into house s its as M Morgan started across h he street et when the thought bf ot t the tho e neighbors whom TrIO scorned t tp con- con elder stopped her If I any a yc s 's gossip ssI was vas from froni behind be be- behInd hInd a curtain let Jet h her r aI also rep report on that Jolin Curtis Curti Morgans Morgan's wl vio had nn sanctioned that v to take place across c the th str street t A A AH she forced herself to l look k on on silo oh silo was wa as rew rewarded rde f Or r the th effort It cost ost her herto to stay J IY arid definitely definitely- by refuse his 1115 former wife's at Whatever What Whatever ever ever v s said aid ld between n them them and ard arid the Iw s brief die ob obviously obviously ob to Morgans Morgan's Impatience Labe io to tobe be DO gone one was said ald saido 01 oh o tho tha porch Faintly OCi across ft t t cJ the tremulous cadences cadences' of ot IrIs IrIs' voice ver few minutes the theman man turned his back upon upon- that h t voice and andI I Its passionate pJ pleas picas a tur turned ed toward to- to rard ward Is the little tte figure waiting erect and smiling o br again Nan n j thank you he said In a a. a alow low Jow voiCe ol e. e Til 11 p put jut t this this' house on the market today to to- tod d lay day but there there- Is Is' no o need for r us to walt wait until nU it Is J sold Wo Wo- can cn be be quite comfortable at i l tel for fort a t law quie ew w d days davs un until 1 we find I r. r d 8 a suitable house house- house Relict Belief so 0 o exquisite that hat It squeezed nel happy tears ears out of her cr eyes eres swept over over Nans Nan's heart hearts He He had had not flOt failed aUed her God Cod bless bless' him Now wow Now e must not fail fai him him when vo What 1 Sell Seli place this this- just h had bad d' d 90 much fun tun r redecorating 7 N Not t It If I havO say cay about It Ui Jon John John- 1 lien Her Jer to voice was gaily Indignant I but her steady teady ady eyes eyes said something very different We We mustn't run run er John Wo We We cnn cant can't t win fight by away from it It And nd I it It was what h her r ey eyes s said ad that ih he answered Thank you Nan Then Then n not nat t k at nt her 1 permission Nan I jI given ghen have m my for to Visit his his n mother ther every afternoon 1 Curts I could I-could not refuse He HeIs Is IsaU is all she h has V 4 u I ity J I 1 have not nol kept hr h-hr him froth troi h her r. r Nan answered e evenly t 1 know krow he lie agreed d. d q l kl Arid yOu thank thank Ard thank you u again Nan v Now owl Ive I've gotto ash Iash forthe orthe courthouse f e W gJ tog together he arent aren't rente we wO e Finet Goodby dear idear arid and dont don't dont worry c DurIng Duning tho week eek that th t followed Nan had many many o occasions t to recall recal Iii his futi futile advice fute pont nt VOrry A An Arid ev time e hc rere b r UPs lips l twisted ste in that that- new c cynical cynical- bitter that set so oddly upon their young Cu g t eEs CHAPTER Looking Looking- Looking Lookingback back upon that hideous Nan Nail Morgan tor nn realized that it Jt wasl wu the tire Bh cas m made de deIf It If possible p for tor her to the miseries whIch Iris Iris' Morgan Morga orga in inflicted inflicted Jn- Jn meted u upon on her er Hours Bours ours spent Intha in inthe the tha off office were w were re not oso not not- so b bad d. d were yere even een almost happy hapy ones ones t for r sh shwa she was wa t serving the man loved as asno asno ns r no on brie else could e him There Thero Iris Inis as it rival a rIval ceased al almost nl- nl a- a am m most t tb tO exist for tor the tie as man manas a w welt U Us as s for lor the secOnd sec nd wife J Fro Froth Froni i 10 10 to toB tos B s whether Morgan lorg was in In Inthe the courtroom or at the tho Junior and nd s senior partner or of of tho the firm of ot Morgan i M Morgan were united b by bond H HO Oo strong that It s ser seemed em d absurd absurd ab ab absurd surd surd- that thata a red haired red red eved w woman who 10 cared thing for tol the career r ot of tho the man maii mon she sha had J b been en married to th to and arid deserted could uld die dis solva them B But t th the l longest most intensely exciting work day inevitably cameto came to to toan an end arid and tho two who vho had been on one In in work haa hail to return to th their ther lr home had and e b become m e two tragically raG trag divided divided- cren creatures res N Not t that that Morgan did n not t try tr Ills efforts to play tho role ot of devoted h husband more t tb Nan than the of de depression de- de Nar spells k de' de pr to which which Ih invariably Invariably- sue sue- lu c before the terrible evening was Waa as over oyer The breakfast st and ond dinner din din- ncr ner h hours urs W were the hardest ot the t tue e day for it was wa th then Iio alarming arrn- arrn alarm ing change In Ji Curtis Curtis' was most ob obvious ob ob- I Y ous The Th child whom hom Nan Inless Ip In I less than a a year hack transformed la into a- a cheerful sturdy little boy reverted with wih the suddenness of ot black magic to the whining ob obstreperous obstreperous ob Curtla Curts he had been under mother c care re Nan Nan knew arid and VU was wa fiercely wretched that she could notay ioto so io soo fO fOto to o the father that Uit Iris was Wa de de- using the as a as o one tot of c hel her ier most powerful weapons In her fight ight against her r sa suCcessor She She knew kne and did di not se see how V O Morg Morgan n could fall taU to see that thu thu child chUd was was' wa va aU acting acting- f. f under orders from the I wom woman n across the tho tree street street- len he Ie ie petulantly y refused to oe t the h vh lo- lo sOme vegetables eu set Bet before him when hen he said bitter biter ugly things to the Uie girl who haben more more than a mother moter to tD When hen henho ho dragged in his real mothers mother's at nt least three times three times name nome three during every very meal mell when meal when ho asked pre pre co ns' ns louS q questions questions- as as' to Mo why his own not come como homo home ome a again to ly live arid d be with him nights Ignis jaa s well wel as afternoons If I you dont don't eat cat Cat what whit Nan tells teUs YO you ou to to and to-and and nd ep speak ak to he her wIth courtesy cour- cour tesy esy you ou will have to leave leav leave r tIe the table able and EO nd g I to bed e wasa vas a It a t ft 4 1 r remark ak which t tle haral t. t eyed father was forced t least once during duing ef fi cry was waa se se served ved ed J in that miserable miserable- r S 'S r 1 t spinach h f drink milk mUk Wont Won't would scream scream- am his hl pale paJe t fac a. a y- y livId wIth Ja rage age e Wont 1 b. b bi to Nan Hate her won my my- mother ome come hontel V And to u w would uld hav have have- to sit wordless ordle her own own scarcely touched wU witness es i the thO lf dreadful his own roomi l m lag Ing kl kicking li Perhaps ps under under- th the vc iC stances es e's a 3 private school echol wo 0 better beter better Morgan Morgn said sald SOD 10 so nt after r his his' return to ta the ab one one sUch erich cn t 6 Does Does ht h mother wl hU asked d coldly 0 Yes ice es Morgan flush fush on thin dra dra n t fated tt a ened She She iris Iris stopped jam the street t yesterday st rda r rI sn very very- ver much nc mea ut el thinks boarding school more more wholesome atmosphere phe sl since since since- lie Hei floundered to ce lel and arid Nan sv saw t that at t a h held ld his fork was vas WA shaking I 1 W sick sic old mans man Nan did not anser answer aO her Ups lips twisted Uh thaL c cy bl bitter f r smile smie IC ca now now as a she finlan b sentence Ji mentally nt Uy 1 acknowledge n myself beat way make a for her hereto herto to c cIn come b In U the meantime Iris tool took O Ic that Morgan should uld be beauty ulY th the w weapon st whIch alIt f waa the deadliest in he neg Regardless le of of B ter winds she he appeared upOn front porch every fore fore- time for for her hers former orm r hi bU bUto hi to quit his own h house ae for tor th Invariably she sho waved wand J mt greeting And ever every first lIt hit upon up upon ne text for for- for b being ing conspicuoUslY conspicuously Jn dence when he returned fr Work The third day of othe th the Bl Bt Bi 5 trial l Nan overhear daY BIr young Na lawyer wh h served te teon on i salary remark remak disgUsted ute E a Evans s. s th the ther clerk lerk denly developed a a violent vIolet r for tor cOurtroom courtr om dramas drama Nonet Non than the fair Ir ie Iris the frau tru yott oti od know pact Fact act JI a i row seat Beat this ty days day morning I heard heMd lh t that new new dumbbell of or af a a I f fix fx It for her lien v Waa tn s I fu fussed t She Sho ought to fo be rIdden ridden ridden-jy 0 town on aral a rall I and gumming up the w o kl when Nan Nazi hac- hac r The sound ot of her own n in The E Evans Evans' answering growl FOUl rou ru Jetha eavesdropper r rom from the despair which flakes flake's w e w brought upon upon- upon her hen her Sh She She- M MInto Into hot her o own and for I David on i t tle life Davi and In n ned ed of at cv every ry i ti le h. h help Jp she h h. h co could e hiou w vas M p tely oC hers her rY c I A 1 A Jf A o c iv I L- L c |