New Britain herald., 1918-09-03

dear younger sister and plan her we'd ding you simply couldn't deny me the pleasure"
 Her voice had the tremor of pathos in it. She had unerringly struck the right chord-and-she meant every word.
 Katherine was in her arms before she had finished speaking while one of Jacks rare smiles illumined his face.
 I'm dumb-a1so grateful" he said with a slight bow to Lillian, And now, may I claim that 10 minutes You promised?"
 His words were addressed to Lillian, but his eyes, hungry, worshipful were upon Katherine's exquisite face tinted with a rose blush of happiness.
 "Ill make it 15," Lillian returned. "Get along with you now" she added smiling materially upon them both.
 We watched them go out of the room, completely absorbed in each other I think each of us visua1ized the swift, tender passionate kiss which We were sure Jack gave his little bride-t0-be as soon as the protecting door had closed behind him.
 Moments Of Retrospcct.
 Lillians face was tense and knew she was thinking of the happiness that had been denied her. and IT am ashamed 10 confess there was q portion of unworthy bitterness in the cup of onyious longing brew ed by the sight of my little friends happiness.
 For, Woman-like, I could not forget that the happiness the devotion which now was Katherine's had once been mine for the taking But l. un- knowing that it was mine, unwilling to take it if l had known, had admit ted Dicky into my life nstead-Dlcky, the most royal lover who ever wooed and won a girl. I thrilled to the memories which the thought of him evoked-but--T faced the fact grimly an unstable, vacillating, inconsider- ate husband.
 And yet--I knew that if the short years could roll back [ would make the same choice again, even with full Knowledge Of the fact-at that time hidden from n1e-tflat Jack cared for me I corrected myself with a little eynlcal smile. Jack had only imagin- ed he had cared It had remained
 
 ate devotion
 No use retrOspecting, Madge. It's depressing and doesn't do one bit of good"
 Frantic Personals"
 Lillian's voice, crisp, cheery star tied me out of my reverie. She gave me no chance to reply for which I was grateful,
 Don't imagine I'm going to leave you alone here" she said. ''Fortunate- ly one of our most trusted minor op- eratives is available today. He'll come from next door, through the closet entrance into the library, bolt ing the door after him, and stay in the library until I return. He knows nothing of the hiding places in that . room, and I think I'll ask you to give me that paper in your wrist watch for safe keeping until I return. I'll put it away in the best nook of the lot be- fore I send for the operative. I'm talk ing it away from you because--you probably will have a caller while I am gone. I don't want you to have the responsibility of it if Harry should come here while I'm away.
 If Harry should come here while" I broke off, looking at Lil- lian in amazement,
 NO, I haven't gone nutty." Lillian returned. We've been too busy to see them but there have been frantic per sonals for you in the Era for three is sues. Harry evidently has some urgent reason for seeing you, and I ina zine he will telephone you today hi and find out everything you can that he knows or thinks he knows. I be- lieve things are coming to 9 sort Of crisis with the Draper's gang. Perhaps you may be able to convince Harry of his sins and assist him down to the mourners' bench.
 She spoke lightly but I knew that beneath her careless tone was an in tense longing to turn the man whose name she still bore from his danger CDS hath before if was too late