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"Not while I was in the house," she said "I did leave to do so for us"

"Oh" I thought a moment "Where is my phone? My aunt was supposed to see to that"

"I don't know I've got lots else to worry about here," she added

Furious about it now I tried to reach Aunt Victoria, She had a phone service like some doctor when her office was closed

The indifferent operator said she would pass along the e I told her it was very important

Hours later while I was having dinner, the phone rang and Mrs Bogart told me it was Aunt Victoria I wheeled myself over to it and she handed me the receiver

"I need that phone installed," I began before I even said hello "You promised to take care of it and I"

"We have so concerns at the et back"

"Get back? -Where are you?"

"I'ton with Grant Your ust, "made a pathetic attempt to take her own life"

"What?"

"She sed a dozen or so sleeping pills Grant is beside hirace out of the press"

"Is she all right?" I asked

"All right?" She laughed "Hardly She's not dying now, if that's what you mean The maid found her in time, which was probably what she expected would happen, and they rushed here to the hospital and pumped her stomach The doctors and I believe she will have to be committed to the psychiatric clinic for a while, maybe quite a while

"They're noress next week too He certainly doesn't need this just when his drea true"