New Britain herald., 1923-11-05
Lillian Told Madsc What To
 Do About Nollic

Often. without coming lto any con- clusien. have | spcculatetl upon the curious dual power which enables one to follow another's words, and at the same time carry on quite another train of thought. Thus, l listened relievedly to Lilian's theory that Dicky had torn out the ily-lcaf of the book dedicated to him, with tine intent of arousius first my curiosity and then. when I should have read tho book describing him my jealousy,
 At the Samn time, my memory prompted by her words flew back to other and more ambitions attempts of my tempera amcntaI husband to arouse my jealousy. Bcss Dean, Claire I7os- ter--their faces so different in fca- lures and colorings N"t 90 alike in attractiyeueSs rose before mc. If there had been nothing else but the book episode troubling mo. ~illian's words and my own rccollections would have banishcd nil my fears. Eut something far moro tangible was confronting me. Dickys odd behavior when he heard Mnliic Fawcctt's voice could not be explained by Lil- lians theory of his wish to arouse my jealousy.
 Never to h~ on'accd from my heart were the scars of experiences which it were futile to interpret by anything so iuconsequential. Grace Draper Edith TairfaH-therc had been distinct TO- mantle interest on nicky's part in both cirs--so widely differing in character and there was something clusite, @'mo~t intangible. in my hus- Dau1's manner as hc sat ,isualans Molly TaNccit iu tho role cf model for thr iraviu=, which had been trcuhtine him. whirH rang a tiny h1l rt "trn"c in thr depths "r my cou- -viuueHcsS.
 Lillian Invites ConidrncC
 knew. with tn" part of my mind which had followed I.iiian's words that shc had not spoken since her gibe at picliy for what she termed his clumsy work" with the nylcaf, and ! Was conscious of her keen ap- prHisinc eyes upon mo. II was not, however until looked directly at her that she interrupted my absorbed rctrnspCetiuu.
 Do ,"r want to tru mo the rest or it?" ruc asked gently. "That is u can ho'p," she added charactcr- isticaily. for Lillian is the l,ast curious of women. She will cNpcnd
 the last ounce nC her energy to help friend. hut | do not think she would lit the oycrworkod Hnecr ot tradition 70 listen to any which her hearing could not aid.
 "l need your judgment whether am ridiculous iinplcton. or have grounds fer uu,asiHcss," | sHid. aud strmEhtway plunged into in" story of Mollie favcctt and bieky's odd uo. tions. also related the tale Of his mysterious accident, and when 1 had finished booked np to fud lillian iu tit old familiar posture l knew so well. with her elbows upon h"r kucrs and hcr chin cuprcd tp her palms The mercury or Wy mental ttor- m nsmegrr shot several degrees doVn- . ward. fur well ] knew that if Lillian . had considered me tho victim of my own truloua imagination she would hate dismissed my story with laugh- 1 ing rcassurin= lndiragc. The fact . that hr was considering il seriously . made ihe thing infinitely mor'- pmtW. !. ous te my mind. and by fht time shr relaxed her attitude was trrmulous with uerronsucss.
 Dur Tor Another iluttcr
 "t gas afraii the pirky-hird vaa about duo for another fluttrr," lti. . Han sad slowly at hast Any wom an who marrira fompcramcntal q. artist must eNp"ct an ursri'ing of . the bird rage every so cftru VI. about to cay you knew fhat when you married him. hti tou diaH1 \ wor' csrcriercnd voriau would haVc sn"n i' EHt son certainly hat" had cN- pnriencf enough tiucn. poor thtid And i'm sure, a1so youtr zainrI via dom enough to rea1izc that there is TO osseuii8 ha~m no rral dieloyaty 10 you in f7osr eparuts nf hia Hes tinply haatHfy mad. and when h" eees g frmiUiup type uuHsupiit good to look at hc cant rest nutii h' trgtus- fors her to his drawins hoari. and ftplirs around bii arn hrF t nu . teris with yon. H9dgr. phothsr Go" ! thing gaos fatth"r than thr harml'ea of au idle Hour rr tvo.
 Keep your own hand on th' sit- . nation. l don't need 10 trI sou to l keep ririy rnrssiug as to ynu- atti- ' tuIe toward tho affair You're past . --------------- ------- ---.--. -.--.-------------.