New Britain herald., 1919-04-05

see it. Why didn't you tell me? Have you got the piece with you? i head 1t to us this instant if you have" Her son looked at her. with mis- 1 chleVous tenderness.
 An Involuntary Disclosure Do you think I carry the news
 pa pers around with mc?'' he de-
 manded teusjn@ly. But don't you
 care. I can remember every word of
 it. It is imprinted on me. art" FI4
 patted his chest melodramatically.
 Tt was simply q caption under the
 lady's picture. stating that she had
 been decorated for bravery. and had
 returned to this sidc-got i'll Nastcr-
 day, l believe. Seems she was a can
 teen worker, and stayed at her post
 with the bullets and shells, etc. etc. hailing around. Pretty pIucky, ! guess. Didn't know the little girl had ] it in her, In fact, I didn't know she was over there. Wonder what sector she was in"
 ''The San Mihiel." DickyS voice uttered the words involuntarily l ! knew this by the brick red flush that
 suffused his face, then faded as quick i ly leaving him rather white. lie didn't glance at me this time. nor i'I- deed, at any one. Alfred Durkee did ; not see the flush, fer he was attend 1 ing tc the ashes of his cigar at that moment but l saw little Mrs Durkee l look curiously at DicllE and heard her { draw a startled breath.
 If Alfred Durlee had seen Dicky@ l emotion l know he wouldn't have 1 contiued the conversation in the ! strain he did. But in ignorance of 1 any dangerous undercurrent beneath his words, he quickly took up my 1 husbands inadvertent admission. Is Madge Right?
 ! "Oh ho!" he drawled Quzzically- 'Tho San Mihiel, eh? Will you please 1 give your close attention to this. Mrs. 1 Margaret Graham?
 i ''Prisoner at the bar. you have : named the place where the boautlfu' l canteen lady worked. Now will No" 1 state how it happens that you kn"" 1 so much about said beautiful call
 teen worker when deserving Aou'lS ! bachelors like me didn't even know : she crossed to the other side? 1eei : bound to tell you that you need not : incriminate yourself out-We a"dlI { yOul- answer anNiOusly.
 Alfred, you're perfectly aWfulH 1 his mother declared, rising in what appeared to me as a patent effort to turn the conversation. DOnt pay any attention to him, Madge, And do take me in to sec Mother Graham and your father. m dylng TOT good talk with them. Come along, Ali"
 .'Im waiting for an answer,' her son retorted mischevous persistence dancing in his eyes. Come now, Dicl1y- bird.'
 will you shut, ,up,. you ring-tailed i baboon 7" Dicky made painful i effort to pass the matter off as a jest,
 but I saw that beneath his smile he was furously angry at Alfred Durkee. ] "Of course, 1 knew Miss Fairfax was
 over there. She did some corking good work, tOO.'
 No doubt, no doubt Alfred
 nodded his head gravely. well, Pm glad you had some sympathetic. soul
 near you to sew on your buttons and
 give you hot chocolate, and make
 YOU doughnuts, I've been so worried
 about you without these little atten-
 tions. but I see now could have
 spared my uneasiness.' l It's the Salvation Army girls who
 make the doughnuts, Ali, and you know it, and i shan't allow you to
 tease Dicky any more,' Mrs. Durkee
 declared. "I'll bet Miss Fairfax
 never was near his battalion at all.
 Come along now or I'll switch you, if
 you are a returned officer l Dicky's eyes showed actual relief at Mrs. Durkees assertion but 1 knew
 only too we'll that Alfred Durkee's
 raillery had hit the mark. 1 Somewhere overseas, Edith Fairfax i had had the blessed opportunity of
 rendering my husband the little
 services which I would have cut off
 my hand for an opportunity to give
 him.