New Britain Herald Newspaper, October 25, 1930, Page 18

' NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1930. HE ROSE [ o] | who's coming IN THE DARK Synopsis: Hallie Ellesmore, beau- « titul young nurse, falls in love with . Saxely Grannock, nicknamed “Socks,”” during a chance meeting on a cliff above Long Island Sound, | ~<ulthough she is already engaged to | Lester Broon, Grannock’s younge lalf-brother. Grannock cannot her clearly, he has eye troubl: and is soon to undergo an operation which will cither restore or ruin his sight. Hence he refuses to let he tell her name, but gives her a tin ivory rose s a love token. Un- known to Grannock, Hallic be- ¢omes his night nurse during th- treatment, and must notify Dr. Lytton when certain symptoms d¢ velop. Lester, coming home drunk, holds Hallie captive in another room until past time to call doctor and Grannock goes blind Disgraced, Hallie 1.ester,” but he refuses to up. Outside the house she meets Grannock by accident, and hear ing her voice he recognizes her the unknown girl he met on the cliff. She cannot bring herself to disillusion him by revealing her- self as the nurse who blinded him, and evades his questions regarding her name. She pleads with Dr. Lyt- ton to help maintain the delusion, believing it to be for Grannock’'s own best interest. Chapter 9 LESTER HAS A PREMONITION Hallie was right in believing Les- ter Broon neither meddlesome nor malicious unless his own sccurity were threatened. What she did not realize “‘a!} {hat, when she gave her love to his| half-brother instead of him, she slabbed at something dearer to him cven than his security—his vanit He had found himeelf abruptly against the could not offer her a than marriagc; and, as if that were | not enough, in inarrying her he must run the risk of digpleasing his half-brother 3 losing his fertune. And then — when he had conceded all that — Hallie asked him to be- lieve that she would not marry him! She would breaks ve her crazy! Of course she | him! Hard upon which reassuring reflection, cam. Dr. Lytton with an incoherent ac- count of some misunderstanding or other. | “What's 1t all ahout’ Lester. “What doesn't ocks understand 2" Lytton re-explained ‘Damn funny!” said “Tt probably does strike you as humorous.” returned Lytton, “but {0 me it seems profoundly tragic and profoundly—embarrassing.” “I don’t follow you. How Socks possibly have fallen ir Tove | with Miss Ellesmore if he's never | seen her? And anyway. if he has, | he'll fade out of the picture wh he hears : was marry murmured poor old Lester can she’s going Lo marry me.” | Lytton tried again. el I meed your co-operation, | voon,” he said with exemplary self- dontrol. “Your brother is in a diffi- Cult and dangerous nervous condi- tion. He won't rest. He won't let me prescribe for him. He doesn't, you " 5ee, realize his blindness yet. When he does—well, I'm watching fer col- lapse.” “Poor old Socks! Too treatment took the wrong vasn't it?” Lytton swallowed hard “I want you to icave your brother in ignorance of his mistake,” he Lrought out. “Let him think—what he thinks. At any rate, for som2 time. I am going soon to see Miss Cllesmore and how the land Tica. In the meantime, I'd like your permission to find out which of the servants here know her as a nurse #nd to ask them to say nothing if $he comes here again as your brother's—friend.” “You sound—" said Lester star- tng— “as though vou thought Ha— Miss Ellesmore has fallen with old Socks! “I saw them together.” The color mounted Lester's face “I'll bet vou she pleasant to him on my biustered. "W hefore can know We'll il see turning, see slowly to was only being 1ccount ms consent married, you we zet leave it at this. Broon. that Miss Ellesmore gets out of Grannock's life as quickly and quictly as is safe. But no one is to explain her to him—no one— until I give the word. Is t “Frankly, T fear for his reason if he given tha truth just now. And den't forget this,” he added, as parting thrust, “if his reason is af- fected he won't be left in charge of your affairs. Your mother named others in her will, 1 remember, who were to act if your brother could not.” “T wasn't thinking of butting into ~Sccks' affairs if you say not.” csted Lester. Nevertheless, whea the doctor has departed for his in- terview Hallie, he left in Les- AUNT HET BY ROBLERT QUILLEN “When a man o' Bill's age decides he needs a sten- ographer, what he needs is female company that won't walk out on him while he's talkin'.” Cezyright, 133 ers Syndicate T S R S [ | the with | bad vour | in love | he | clear? | pro- | |ter's mind a strong recolleetion of | | the trap-mouthed lawyer and the | smug cleric who would take Socks' | piace as censors of Lester's n ri- monial choice. No, Lester | would do nothing to upset his broth- | er's mental balance. Not 3 any- | how. £ Chapter 10 TER'S SCHEM Come in, old man, vock. “You w | | “Well, I'm awake now. anyway. | | . Just run and get a breath of | | fresh air, nurse. I'd like a few min- | | Lester returned to thoughts 07| ytes with my brother.” | | Hallie, Something in Lytton’s man-| .pain2" asked Lester. | [zer had rammed home the astound-| Not much now. In a way, I'd {ing truth that Hallie, loved by a|ycther have the pain. 1t makes my {man as beautiful as a young 0d | eyes feel — alive, When the pain and rich and sought after, yet pre- they'll be dead.”” | ferred his blind ster put out his hand and elder brother. | touched Grannock's knec. evening. It occurred | “I'm sorry, Socks old boy!" i to him that he had not seen his | “Just rotten lucl that's | brother since the disaster to his| all. No crabbing. And they eyes and that Lytton had not spe- | say there's a chance —a very slight cifically forbidden a visit. 1t would | chance—of recovery. It was not be a bad idea to present him- | the night-nurse who let me down, elf in the study apparently. But we'd better not He Jeft in { talk about he | which he “I'm afraid we'll have to,” said ol the day Lester, hall. Garfield, the butler, was com You aren’t telling me that you ing from the study and, to Lester's | had anything to do with her desert- faint contempt, had tears in his|ing me last night?” He removed them and apolo- | Lester looked hard at the door. z | Suppose little Nurse Casey were | “Such a terrible thing this about |1Ust outside the corridor? ; Mr. Grannock's blindness, sir, Affer| Answer me, Lester! You don't our hopes” He dropped his| KNOW what it's like to be kept wait- |ing in the dark IS he part ol & c At [take gn the part of the—the night- | 4”11 be fair to Miss Ellesmore. “I thought—I heard them—Ly*- tion or someone—mention your | name when there was that commo- tion about the nurse not being at her post. And later on Lytton told me that the nurse had been found | asleep in the drawing-roon:.” “No, it was I who went to sleep | there,” Lester corrected him. “I'd | had a pretty heavy evening and we {went into the drawing-room, she and I, just for the hell of it."” “But had you met her before she | came here to nurse me?” Knew her SUCCE said Gran LE ren't asleep, then?" and impoverishel |~ |, and It was early use the drawing-room had becn lounging most and sauntered across the al, | voice I'm Evidently, thought |ton had had the | full story untold “And Lester, Lyt- e to leave the o the staff. continued Gar- | the last to dis. I'm sure eld, “I should be rb Mr. Grannock in any little, one might say, delusion —that he ma have about the voung lady. you're fecling better 5 today, “Got a head, Ga | ten head. But I see {that old stand th the corner ever therc ing me feel better, | ter. “I'm afraid you must have stum- bled against that vourself. sir, last night when you came in. You don't recall a crash of any kind, s [ The plant-stand was in pieces this morning. I'm afraid Mr. Grannoc will be displeased when he sees {44 | “Whe ingly rficld glanced |glance he might have | defective but lovable child | passed on and inio the corridor | { that would bring him to the study. How short it was! He remembered carrying Hallie along it —only in the other direction—Iast night and fearing that the distance would be too great for his strength. And then a curious thing hap- | pened fo Le Proon. It was| given o him to believe that along this corridor, one day, he would walk to his doom. The door at th: | end—the door of the study—would | open for him and shut behind him —and that would be all. The shut- | ting of the door would be tho last | SCMS to me that I owe you an apol- und his cars would hold and (| %Y Lester, for imagining—cven for unnel of the corridor would be the | Second —that you might have come to this room and induced that | last picture stamped upon his fad- | ng mind pores to leave me here by my- self.” He stopped in his stride. He was |S¢If trembling, sweating, sick. His eyes |, 'APolosy nothing!” sail Lester. | 1 who ought to apoiogize for | | were upon the door and it : | | opening. He felt that he was going | fercing a talk like this on you. Only | you s I'm—well, I'm faced wit | to scream. But instcad of scream- ne or iwo hard fa about this | ing he was laughing. x o . | Mr. Broon.” snapped | Y35 Ellesmore and I've no one to | guide me except you. When you'ra | Nurse v. She had come softly | : ¢ | through the study door and now |8ick I've absolutely no one to turn | to barred his passage. “Mr. Grannock {sidoxing § andihalmust betallowed|| el esicn hadinevecshiowiithistavg peal to fail, | to rest. Dr. Lytton was very par- | tietlar 2bout y “I'm not sick, just sort of under | Tester. went but | the weather, but that'll pass. Don't | [ softly. Lord, what a fright this|&et the idea into your head that I've haq |turned into an invalid who mustn't dumpy, earnest little creature 7 | given him! At least, he supposed |be worried. And I'm lucky in my ends, very lucky.” |i¢ was her fiddling with the door | that had Startedse sl “Lytton is a good scoui,” agreel | “It won't disturh my Lester cautiously “Imind the accident Got a rot- yow've remove used to be in That's mak-| “Oh yes a whole lot bet- [ Met he Grannock’s I would brook | ment. “Le: can't you give me the one assurance I want without my having to drag it out of you?” “What's that?" “That you weren't a abandoning me to—thi nioved to his eyes. “Listen Socis, I didn't first thing about your ment——" 2 “Did you persuade her fo leave | very well suspense and fear no further postpone- arty fo her 2" His hand n" cchoed Le mean- know the at him — the EXEsLIRL ziven to Lester | was glad to me. Lester thought rapicly. “In the hall,” he said. Grannock sank back in his chair. sighing deeply. Fo deep were th shadows round his mouth that L ter thought he had fainted. He half to find Nurse Casey. “No. I'm all right. Don't go away. Ii is important that we should tallz Lis out, awfully important 13 i “Oh, please on laughing, 1 " e er {f | you of looking | dence. Go o aheut pened to my eyes almost as much for Lytton's sake as my own.” Grannock was deeply moved. “But I have another friend, Lester, a lady to see me tomorrow afternoon. I'm going to persuad: Ler not to stay in my life because— well, it's obviously not worth offer- ing her, now. But I'd like you to meet her. I'm anxious tor you to tell me what she is like. She won't | mind."” “You bet. I'il describe you. Only I can't do it tomorrow, ccks, as I'll be in town.” “What I'm thinking of yow'll soon be wanting this place to veurself. 1 remember before I got bac to marry and settle down. i, old man?" Lester hesitated. ‘Who “Who it is—or was—doesn't mat- he whole idea is impos- sible,” he said at length. “But surely—" “It is impossible for the same rea- son that it is impossible for me 14 meet the lady who is coming hera temorrow “What reason?” “Nurse llesmore.” “I'm afraid I didn’t gr implied just now.' 'said Gran- nock. *“You say you met this girl in the hall Jast night. Had she heard yeur latchkey?” “S'pose s0.” “And not knowing was on duty, of course, you invited her into the drawing-room. I gathered from Lytton that stayed there until about four.” “I was asleep by the time she left but I guess Lytton's correct. Thz point is, Socks, that I feel that I injured her reputation. I've even taken away her means of getting a livin “I don't think so.” Grannock's voice was harsh with distress. o's done for as a nurse, I admit, that's because she leit her job fter me in this room ani stayed away: not because she spent ter now. she, she but the time in the drawing-room with efully line of argument “Yes, I see. You're right there, of ccurse, Anyway. I have injured her reputation. There are no two ways about that. s she a r Absolutely.” What's she like Rather lovely. Dark. Dark eyes and hair and dark eyebrows, on: tilted a little higher than the other.” “I meant, what is she like in character? Ts she—does she come of good people?” “Yes. She doesn't scem to know anything much about her parents. but she was brought up by tive who was okay —- what matter?” othing. t abandoned thar pectable girl 2" the a queer coinci- Lester took a dcep breath. lizard-like mind, darting in and out of the whole situation, sa morass into which he had so nearly floundered. “She's sensible and level-headed and encrgetic. Everything I'm not. She has only one weakaess and at's — well. she's terribly keen me, 5. Was from the That wa bhusinc s Soc! fi whole ceurse. What is your m tond lier happy.” “Do you consider you owe it her to ask her to marry you?” “Yes, I do. Only, opinion. “You're can judge.” Iausted. “I suppose I am. But T don’t want to marry without Your consent,” murmured Lester. “If you feel it's the decent thing to do m the circumstances,” sail Grannock with unconscious irony, “it is the decent thing. Naturally must give my consent Lester drew another decp breath He had got old Socks exactly wher: he wanted him. “Thanks a lot, Socks. T knew yow'd help me make up my mind I'll go in town tomorrow, then, and see her.” he has left Southcliff?” T understand. last night, of feeling for her?” the only Grannock person who looked ex- T So her to | is that | you wrote me that you wanted | is | rela- | | for | and clsewhere? His | w the | at the bottom of the | enough of her to make | to| | cent ash. Its food value per pound 1 want your | i | may | big war there comes hap- | have to stay up for a day or two but | economic depression such i t"alamvs for reply. Medical, legal and sp all tha | can | quests cannot be answered. All let- | former | President Wilson make | the World War? | ed in la meter. as soon as anything definite is set- tled I'll let you know.” (Copyright, 1930, by Roy Vickers) Hallie meets a girl destined to play an important part in her life in Monday's chapter. QUESTIONS ANSWERED You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to the Question Editor, New Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1322 New York avenue, Washing- ton, D. C. enclosing two cents in marital advice cannot be given, nor extended research be under- taken. All other questions will re- ceive a personal reply. Unsigned re- ters are confidential.—Editor, Q. s the English guinea a gold coin? A 1t is an English monectary unit, equal to 21 shillings. It was a inglish gold coin, so called because it was first coined in 1663 from Guinea gold. It was issued un- til 181 Q. Was “Moby Dick” ever glv. under any other title on the screen? Did Lon Chaney star in a version of the story? A. “Moby Dick.,” which recently was produced on the audible screen with John Barrymore, in the lead- ing role, was presented as a silent film in 1926 under the title “The Sea Beast,” with John Barrymore as the star. Lon Chaney did not ap- pear in cither version. Q. How many trips did former to France after en during the Peace Conference A. Two. Q. What are the shortest the longest wave lengths used radio? A. The Radio Division of the United States Burean of Standards that the shortest wave employ- adio work is about one-half The longest is used at 1P by the station at Bordeaux, 5 kilocycles or 19,- and | in pre Ifrance and is 8§90 meters. Q What is the heaviest rainfall 24 hours in the United States A. The heaviest rainfall occurred June 14 1911, at Baguio, Philippine | Islands, where 46 inches fell. The heaviest in the United States oc- curred at Taylor, Texas, September 9-10, 1921 and total 23.11 inches. Q. Wil mercury act as a mag- net for gold? A. There is no magnet Mercury will - amalgamate gold, but it is non-magnetic Q. What s the caloric content of | peanut butter? Does it contain much fat? What vitamins does it contain? | A. Ordinary peanut butter con- tains 2.1 per cent water, 20.3 per | cent protein, 46.5 per cent fat, 17.1 per cent carbobydrates and 5 per for gold. with is 2741 calories. It is a source of vitamin A, a good source of vitamin B and does not appear {o be a source of vitamin C. Q. What is the difference tween atheism, agnosticism epticism? A. Atheism is the belief that there is no God. Agnosticism s the belief that there may be a God, but he cannot be known by the hu- man mgind. Scepticism, as used in religion signifies a doubt regarding religious belief Q. Does history show that after a big war there is always a period of economic depression, or ‘“hard times 2" Is the present economic de- pression world wide or does it affect only the United States? A, be- and | ! History shows that after each | a period of | as we | are now undergoing, after about ten years. The present cconomic depression not only affects the United States but is world wide. | Q. Are viscosity and specific gravity the same? A. Viscosity is that property of semi-fluids, fluids and gases by vir- tue of which they resist an instan- tancous change of their shape or ar- rangement of their parts. Specific gravity Is the accelerating tendency | of bodies toward the center of the | earth, Q. What kind of a ship was the | Otranto on which some United | States troops were lost in the World War? How many United States sol- diers were lost when this ship was sunk? A. The Otranto transport carrying which was sunk North Channel ties numbered 356. Q. How old is Mrs. Ferguson, | who ran for Governor of Texas and was defeated? A. She was born June 13, 18 Q. How many grandchildren has King George V? A. Four, two grandsons, childrer of Princess Mary and Viscount Las celles and two granddaughters, chil- dren of the Duke and Dutchess of York. Q. inc A of the Hebrew means addition. Q. How many f{clephoncs there in the United States? A. In 1928 there were 767. Q. Rhapsody nlayed Man?” A. “Dream cal arrangement Dreams.” RECORD REVEALS MIXTURE London, Oct. 25 (UP)—Gerard Finn, who described himself as a British subject, was described at a police court hearing as “born in Belfast of a Belgian father and a French mother, his religion being ! Jewish Toonerville Folks a British n troops ion in casual- was Americ in coll American What docs the name Joseph- mean? | It is a French feminine form | name Joseph anil are 18,522 ‘What was the title the in The Meclody Rhapsody,” a classi- of “'Broken and i | sleeves bined with flat afternoon dr Mississippi Leads U. S. In Percentage in School Jackson, Miss., Oct. 25 (P—Mi: issippi leads the nation school attendance. Of the state’s total population, 33.8 per cent is enrolled in public schools, figures released by the United States department of educa- tion shows. Nearly 90 per cent of those enrolled are children between the ages of five and 17. North Carolina is second in country with an enrollment of per cent of its total population. the 29 BLUE CREPE SMARTLY SEVERE Washington, Oct. 25 (P—Severely smart is the blue flat crepe after- noon dress worn by Mss Betty Lari- mer. It has a very high waistline made tight to the hips where it flares into a wide skirt .The tight are finished at the wrists with small buttons covered with the dress material. The V neck is fin- ished with a large button to match those on the wrists. SILK CREP! Paris, Oct. () FROCKS elvet is com- epe for simple / more than one in public | dressmaker of note. The velvet trimy is used in lengthwise insets on the skirt, neckline borders and tunic |trimming bands Capitafiirndc Wears Starched Chiffon Gown ‘Washington, Oct. 25 (A—An old« fashioned ruffled dress of whites starched chiifon was chosen for hert wedding by Miss Katherine Schulz, daughter of Col. Edward Schulz. 1t was untrimmed save for a sash of white grosgrain ribbon. 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WELL THEY ARE TAKEN OVER TO HEAR UNCLE DON WORTLE ENJOYING HIS AFTERNOON NAP. oA \‘ ©Fontaine Pox, 1930 A sto Liandker- He took out his f face. chief and passed i Javen't him a seen couple o/ : POLLY AND HER for | “Mr. Grannoc for you yes- | terday but you had gone in town.” | Nurse Casey’ still refused 1o meet e or to step aside; indeed | oice was definitely hostile, “Mv | | irstructions are to allow Mr. Gran- neek no visitors,” she added “And you're in charge of him, ar vou? THE LITTLE GIRLIES ARE TAUGHT AT YE SNOBBY ScHooLY |1 | her Mr. Broon. I'm in charge 1 day and—now that there | is no night-nurse—all night." The black mood grew in Lester. this f little fool knew th that scandal abou | 80 | origin | Hallie: of all His sm tears sprar t and th | | s bloo on into scorched gently tud and went POOR PA BY CLLAUDE CALLAM THE VERY FIRST THING PALS The Love-Sick Mrs. Perkins YES \WNDEEDY! THEY LOVE THE BIRDIES AND BEESIES, THE FLOWERIES AND TREESIES, AND OF COURSE THEIR JUST KIDS NZ DEC DEZIDED WNHART TO GQ\WWE =S ANN R & WEDDIN) AND “Edna’'s parents wer awful disappointed when she married the man she loved. They spent a lot of money ou her education an’ they were so in hopes she'd marry well.” Copyright, 1930, Publisuers Syndicate — GRAN PA -WHAT WouLDJA N [CHARGE TO SHAVE _A ®BcTus? THIS TTHING CAL -LED L'O-V'&‘? MoM - WE A DECIDED WHAT T GIVE MISS ANN FER A WEDDIN/ PRESENT ND WHAT DID A 2. 2 THANKSGIVN DAY WE DECIDED \T WOULD BE VERY FITTIN TO GIVE HER A WELL- SEEWN' AS SHE'S | GITTIN' MARRIED ON BIRD OF A GIFT_ AND DAN KeL v BURNS THE MIDN\GHT OiL AS HE NEARS THE COMPLET!ON OF RS INVENTION