New Britain herald., 1924-04-11

Mrs. Marks drew a long breath
 she needed it-for her culogy of
 DicISy had been a lengthy one.
 made her no answer-it was patent
 that she expected none--but l gazed
 at her wide-eycd as she began speak
 Ing again. 1 never had met anyone
 like her, and her queer jargon, some
 of which I found trouble in under
 standing, together with her bizarre attitude toward the ordinary con- yentions of life, fascinated me.
 'I know what happened that night your hub came home with his head beaned." she bablcd on, and l mentally commented that she had the advantage of me in that respect for beyond my surmise, which Dicky had admitted, that Molie Fawcett was the companion of that nocturnal adventure, l was still in ignorance of its details. l smothered the tcmpta- ton to learn from this outsiders lips what my husband had refused to tell me, and put up my hand in a quick protesting gesture.
 But you mustn't tell me-" I said decidedly.
 "I don't intend to-" she retorted cooiiy. You know, already, that Mollie boe.-~i up his head with her handkerchiefs and scarf. for 1 heard you two talking about it just now This was as unconcerned an air as though social custom backed listen ing outside keyholes. But you don't know what the fracas was about and you can't for awhile--thats Mollie's secret yet. I wish it wasn't poor girl ,''
 A Point Cleared Up
 Ehe paused, her face clouding, antI ] evidently lost herself for a second ! in the contemplation of her friends ] troubles. Then her face cleared magically. and she looked over at . me with gamin-like-grin i
 Say !'' she exclaimed, did yon ever notice anything funny about i your hubs handkerchiefs that time --the ones with the curleycuos on?"
 My mind gave a sudden cut back II to that evening. It showed me bend II ing over Dicky's handkerehief-b box Il puzzling over one that was still damp from laundering.
 Yep, you did, I can tell" my neighbor forstalled my answer cheerfully. Gee, that certainly took some slick second-story work that night to get that back. Mollie had l. with her. wrapped around her wrist. She had cut, too, but nothing deep, and the minute I set eyes on it. knew whose it was, for the janitor's wife left some Of your things here ,nca after she had washed them to , give to you and I saw those funny i. 1retty curleycues on your hubs hand 
 "Mollic's Standin' Ny"
 "Mollie hadn't tho slightest idea F vho the man was till then, and she f yns awful upset" she continued. "I | ell you I washed and ironed 1t in lnrry. and I watched til I saw you 70 downstairs for minute, and then Eum-shoed in and put if with tho ii est of the things. I tell you Mollie f bought be was an angel straight rom the skies that night. If was ali ight what he did, too. If you'd have cen thore, you'd have wanted him to q Q if, bein' the kind or woman you Q rr."
 Inconth as she was. in instinctiye- { know that I never had received
 finer compliment nor one more \ Incere thnn the little tribute she fl ad just given me. My lips formed grateful phrase. but they had no hance to utter if, for Mrs. Marks sd not yet turned off the faucet of Is fr narrative. and her words flowed " .eadily on.
 Don't worry about nolfe fallin' l love with your hub or tryin' 10 amp him." she said with a large q