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Show -Husbaiid Hunter murwwirtK bl DUTU rtXY GbCSTS mi TOO Hat ah c-aeteree inea la aaa, the aiM(9 atb rtNiMi ear afce etaee aaata 4n.V bee aaaaaetwe feaeTeae. Alan. ba reeet.-e a N iia w n f mm. a tht'tal wm ha at ra4 mn9 rFUklitr W la talt ampl thai ffi f lhl ite te-iiaraa aia "that Lana4 ." aa lha to-ai1tta ta la t4w 04 a r 14r N ha 4 aa4 kia Ufa. a1 thaf aa m fia ii ir att aka aa aWa tm ar t 4r ta nrwmrt kralf 4 kar laiaatlaaa Af'af a klfla (wfffl ta a fawai bar fr rfMa l ap tttm rlit 4a. Aiaa lavwa ! Salalia tU a aiankM lrin la fihi a k ttp4'int 4ranffl I hat t ha Ataa til livttif t fa-4 lM l-a iaa4 larM4iaa tw rr M fa 4miM. Tfc a-raaa ta t4ia 4a Ma ii4 - aavina thai h taa aa rla tia ta laa ma aar 4aa iM aaa Alia la aim. Alaa iH-wk aff ata fara la raa4 ta Nalall iiDMi aftar a (Ha i4-fl i4-fl ar4 It tMa HMr. rttir44 Mn f J a UitfMt. Ha r(a4 ta tail aa "a iHI Hraa4taa a ri . at aaaa aa 0t aaa Haiala wm aa "how co ei hit tat rroRT I CIIAPTICR IV I Vfar rHr jti4mn tM antitlnn Inf Natalia to hnl4 bar nauatki rwnm-nt up"n Aln i trial! to fiaraadtna I jimnnt, bat It loat ta hr DngiivarniUila jaaloualjr. Wynn 4aroir lhm tra'y, fQn 4aral U It ha4 han -orlh hi In tafti fha moli ta tnaka thm. Alan ata ona or two, without fral nr thatn. An4 Natalia rrrnihr4 ho ha hol compltmnta(f bar fr hr n4 rcinallly h-n aha prapar4 thm r him bfura thay wara marrlad. An4 foe ah oft lima aftaMart. Whan lha feat aahad aimon4 una rnoa, f ila4va an4 Oawvraa Ml, Ahm with Naialla, Alan hana4. r4 fva bar a tiafH-Mr. Imk that mli( bava brtuht I ham toathar fnr lha ntomanl at lat, if Ka'alla a ylalon ha4 not baa a abarura-l by BHppraPit fury. aa mH Bm.4 nlfht WM'y. an4 hurrl4 w tha atatra. Ma taaa ln-4'nant ln-4'nant an4 4lauat4. Natalia Va 4oan to hrfcfat By annrnlna aba tae alnava bnlf ay r-ra4 to ana fny par don. Mat har loncaa Invariably batrava-J bar baart. A tan pavar a;iiaaa4 lha Knalna to raatnra I hair banpln-aa an4 Mn4aratan4ing that toy brhln4 bar bittarnaaa. Thla morninaT M aa tha amna. Parthlna; aha aaltf ttaa fHatir Alan davtaHM fnr tha pf'lra a-lth a rhlp on bla ahn.iMr. fta naa-papar naa-papar took bla mini oft hia 4o-maatio 4o-maatio frnttbla on lha train. an4 annn aa ba rati hat bta offira an4 aant for hia aarralary, ha fait avail bt tar. m m miHllpa tfeat had bean with him a year mut-h onar than anv other aavratary had atavd. I'hinipa waa not beautiful. Natalie made no Iroubla for her. In l;irt, aha encouraged Alan to k her when In the beginning be had pom-plained pom-plained t'hllilp waa not efficient. fiv her a thane- .Natalie had aald. pha mav Ittitiroie." And Indeed aha bed. "ha hadn't been In Alan'a ampin v mora than tan weeka before aha dlacovared hia wlfo waa furloualy jeatnua. And then aha learoed It waa Natahe'e j cuatoin to threaten to leave him. Her work bee an to Improve. Hha did not evpert tn lrn the wtirttl upaida do n but ! thotiaht It would help her to avoid trrlratlng a man whea horn a Ufa waa anything any-thing but pea refill Hhe mm -en . trated upon hey nfflce dutlea to the elimination of aM alaa, until the work waa eaav for her. After that aha allowed heraclf "in make other movea In ha aama aha waa plavlng. Alan found hy quite aoothlng And aha waa getting prettier. I'n-falling I'n-falling devntkm to tha rroomlng of her pereon waa bringing her the reward of amartnea and polar. Had Natalia member for the flrat time on thla morning when aha entered Alan a prlvata offira with demure rare and perfect bob aha would not hava been ao complacent wlrout her. ftut Vatallp bad pigeonholed her long aao aa harmlea. aa hot hint; had happened to draw bar attention atten-tion to Phillip anew. When aha tame to the office on one of hey frequent yulta. Phillip eomehow faded Info the background aa much aa poaaible. and remained there until ehe left. Alao. on oocaalon. Phillip had ruffled the perfect hob unbecom- minglv and deliberately wined the ponder off her noae until It ahnpe Like an old houaa which trow a ahahhy without tha occupant a' knowledge, Phillip had frown more attractive unnoticed. Tha change waa too gradual to ba etartllng. But It waa not without effect. Alan gave hey a welcoming entile, which, bad be thought of it at nil. ha wauld have fancied waa the aama kind of a ant lie he'd hava ueed to welcome anything that waa H well, that waa welcome! Hhe d been off the day before, and thing didn't gn writ without her. He ankrd. and ehe told hrni that ahe'd had a apian did time. Thal e fine." Ve aald. and added auddenly; "Mlea Went, do you know anything about children? (To Ba t'oniinurdl 1 nop you war aid tn e of aervlr to Mra. Ijimnnt. aha aald acridly ae Alan britehed atde th rup of coffee aha offered him, "and that you won't hata to make another an-other call tonight. -Why lor tonight r Alaa In-cjutred. In-cjutred. "Haraoae the Wynne are coming In for brldae" -Natalia etplalned. Aan ehruiaed. Ha liked bridge, but ot tha Wrnnee. However, they played contrrt arceptably. and ba forgave them much on that arcount. hope (Had) a won't bring thai afliy poodle to ateap all over tha eh aire," ha grumbled, "Ha abed ha Ira I'ka tha rabbit ermine )our Aunt Kmma gave you. Natalia Ignored hia Jibe. "Then you will ba barer ehe preeaed Alan frowned. Aa far aa I know, f will. h anawered. and left thr table abruptly. He haled her habit of pinning him down. How In thunder, ha naked hlmaeif, aa he haetllv donned hia hat and coat for tha etreet. rould ahe eiprct hnn to control tha unexpet ted? He waa ton much annoyed with Natalie to remember, before he feft the houae. that ha had Intended telephoning tele-phoning Bemad tne'e reeldenre to aak bow aha waa. Oh. wall, had do It at lha offira, nut at the nfflr he waa he ie fed by buainea caller, and again he forgot. It waa the name at lunch. He went to bla club and talked .market. Rut at homo he thought of It agnJn. ffto manna waa alnging tha eong that Horn ad I na had pluaged In her night chib. II waa elrk of It. Every tlm you tuned In you got It. a e e Alan wad conecloue that hi entire en-tire dav had ere mad aoma how ehadoared. heavy, but h hadn't ought the reoo for it. on thing ba knew when he opened th front door cot-ting horn wag nothing to about hallelujah hallelu-jah over. He wa at tha foot of the at a Ira when fbo radio pong reminded him of Hem dine. Ha turned and went to the telaphooa. Nellie voice aoon cam to him. phe aeeured him that TVrruvdlne waa bettar. Hha acta Ilka ehe a got no mora troublea." tha glrj confided, con-fided, and A'an rould bear tha ring of happineaa n her voice. How a the little hoy, rfWmv? he Inquired Immeasurably relieved. Hobby, be w-aa told, had been Making Mak-ing for him. wanted to know when ha waa coming to pay that prom-laed prom-laed vielt- "Tell him very aoon. Alan aald. pleaaed. and hung up to find Natalie practically at hia ahoulder. Hhe lifted her eyebrowa and paaaad on Into the living room. Hut not bofor Alan bad caught an ex-n-aaa Ion In th tightnaaa of bar llpa that warned him thla would be no good tlma to at let not to Intcr-eat Intcr-eat her In Bobby Lamont'e future. Natalie, coming out of her room after an hour of making her beauty perfect, for Alan'a a We, bad heard him Inquiring about Vernadine. Hlowly and quietly, aba bad allpped down th at aire, aahamed of her-ealf her-ealf for eaveadropping. jet excuainv It on tha ground that ahe waa not hiding out of eight to do It. or prv lng. Alan rould ae her imply by looking up. aha eased Her con- otertce. But ha did not. and the fact further fur-ther Inflamed Natalie. Hhe thought ha waa too much abaortted with hia tntereat In Bernadlne to be aware of anything evlraneoua. H required re-quired all the aelf poeaeeakin ahe waa a pa hie of to walk on by 4lm, and not apeak her mind. A'an, dreaeing upatalre. made a menial note to call pernadme from hia offlc thereafter. Before he waa ready to to down, he heard Natalia come up and enter her room. U looked to him like the beginning of one of thoae evening when he had dined alone. Aa he rrpected. the waltreea told him Mra. Con vera had a alight header ha and wa bavin a trav In her room lo nave heraclf for the bridre. Hhe did not come down tint II the Wynne arrived. Then aha Waa civil to Alan, hut aa cold aa Ice. Her gueata, dterueatnv her later, agreed that Alan muet aurely wear red flannel und ere ear to keep off tha chill. a e e But Atan knew tha flame waa ready to buret through tha be at any moment. He walked lightly and apoka eoftly for the ret of the evening. filadv tried to enrage him tn a mild flirtation when they went out in tha pantry to mix aoma drlnka. aa they choea to do while Natalie and Oeorge Wynn fooled aaay thotr tlma with a trick top. but he wa abaent minded, unreeponatve. CHadya gave It up. Hhe wasn't aerloua. anvwav. a They t-tok the rrfreahmenta back n the living room, where the gueata at left- did juat ire to tha care that hnd Kotte Into the prettaratlon of the tiny open faced "ea ml w It-hen." , Natalie, watchlnC (at Ceorf |