New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1925-12-30
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Here ] am again. Yes. ] mar,
ried the young man and We had
a swell honeymoon trip 10 Chi
cago. And he turned out 10 be
Just a plain man after all, They
all do.
Now want you to tell me-
what a girl should do when her
husband won't let her invite her
friends TO the house. ], have
some dandy friends at the place
where ! used to work. But he
has heard something about them
ana taken II on himself "a say
can't have EN- out.
And he's cut my allowance
10 almost nothing because his
silly old business went and
smashed.
Don't you thinH should gd
back az him by meeting my
friends outside? Amt 1t fierce
that men can put Us women IN
der their thumbs so?
u know you'll sympathi2t
with me. for you always WRIT
so independent"
After the signature was the !nGyi-
table postscript. do you really
think woman can love as hard q
second time as she does the first"
Wow" cried Bob. Trouble al
ready. The young lady has found
that he's just plain man, III bet
she and the young ribbon clerk are
quarreling like two alley cats He
went chuckling away.
Barbara re-read the letter. Then
she began an answer TO it--tore II
up and began another. After five
futile efforts, She laid the lavender
letter in the wire basket and made
ready TO go home. Her brows were
twisted.
She found the little apartment In
chaos. Every light in the place was
burning. A long box lay on the dav-
export. its wet tissue paper hanging
over the velour upholstery, where
Fancy had left it when she snatched
the flowers out of it.
In the kitchen Barbara found two
tiny. unfamiliar glasses on the sink.
She picked them up and smcllcd
them. Her frown deepened. She
went on into the bedroom.
Here was the summit of disorder.
A dress lay on the floor by the bed,
a silk stocking was wound around
the bed post, powder was split across
the dressing table and chair was
overturned.
Barbara stood looking at the
ruins. Finally she shook her head
and began TO straighten the roc.l.
After two hours steady work St.e
at last sat down to dinner alone
in the kitchen. The chop and the
salad she had planned for Fancy
remained in the icebox.
When she had eaten she washed
the dishes and put them away. Then
she lay down on the couch In the
living room to read.
Sometime later she awoke with
start. The lights were still on and
the book had slipped to the floor.
Her body was stiff with cold. She
went into her bedroom and got a
large silk shawl to wrap around her
shoulders.
Out in the living room. again, she
consulted her watch. 1t was noaSy
one o'clock. With a start she
turned toward Fancy's room. She
found 1t empty. Then she ran to
the front window and looked out.
The street was quiet. A policeman
strolled past, swinging his club.
There was no other figure in sight.
1t seemed to Barbara that she
stood by the window for many hours.
Now and then a belated automobile
would round the corner and come
down Church street. Barbara held
her breath each time, expecting 1t
to draw up in front of the apart
ment building. But they all passed
on.
Once Barbara left the window and
ran to pick up the telephone book.
She ruffled through the leaves hast
lily and suddenly laid the book down
again.
She regained her post by the win
dow. A car was swinging In at the
curb, its powerful lights flashing for
a moment through the room In
which she stood. Barbara was faint
ly aware that the lines of tho car
were familiar.
But she had no time to ponder the
matter. Assisted by a man, Fancy
alighted' from the automobile and
started up the steps. Half way up
the man put his arms around her
and kissed her. Then he ran back
down the steps and climbed into the
car. Barbara pressed her face
against the pane, watching him
drive off.
Tripping footsteps sounded out
side. Barbara turned toward the
door just in time to see 1t open and
admit Fancy She was pale and her
eyes burned. One lock of fluffy hair
fell from beneath her hat across her
face.
ITO Be Continued)