New Britain herald., 1926-06-18

had was the mcasles-the kind that last only three days but make you awfuily. awfully sick while they do last.
 He was much better by Sunday
 'Due 10 my wonderful wife" he said 10 Dr. Buzzard when he came in for his daily visit
 Sylvia smiled at both Of them with her flirt's eyes
 I'm q mary elcus nurse" she said. chaffins them.
 She was marvelously happy.
 Il was like a second honcymoon- having Ranny all 10 herself for these few days. She was so busy taking care of him, and so happy just be- ing with him that she forgot even to look at her mail until Sunday afternoon, when they were sitting at the dining room table having cold , snack"
 It was then that she found the heavy, engraved announcement of Jane Brackets marriage to James Hoaton Squires,'
 "Does that make your heart turn ovcr?" she asked, pushing it across the table toward him.
 He barely glanced at H. and shook his head as he tossed it back on the table. "Nope,' he said glibly. "I never did care very much for her, You thought l did, but I did mt"
 i She knew that what ho said was Int truo. She knew that for months ! he had been frantically in love with 1 Jane Bracket. Hadn't he stayed out until midnight with her night after might? Hadn't he broken her own iheart?
 But she tried to forget if. HOW ! that it was all over. ! And in that moment she was sure i she understood Ranny, He was weak. He couldn't help falling in love. He was q thouEhtlcSs child, and he had broken her heart. much as thoughtless child might break 1 vase. Wasn't that the way of it? 1 And when he came around the table and put his arms around her. she went all weak and dreamy and i happy at the very touch of him-at the odor of his Turkish clgarets and the wash that he used on his hair You do love me-" she asked and you'll never go away from me again ." He nodded that golden head of his that was like the head of a young Apollo. He nodded if firmly, without word. She elieved hinli
 "Now, how about our finances"" he asked, presently. This sickness of mine has set us back quite a lit tle. And your aunt'3 being up in that inn with the kid-that's going to cost something. tool" Sylvia got up and went into the kitchen where she kept her little money bag hidden on the top shelf, in a popcorn shaker. She brought ii 1 back and flung out the money in il on the table before R1nny.
 "There!" she said, i've saved that. dollar by dollar. Itll more than pay the doctor bill Let's not worry about money. I'm making plenty Of it. Sweet Darling Old Husband," She kissed him on the back Of his neck. She felt that he was hers again hers for keeps this time!
 CHAPTER XXXVIII
 "You're too darned good 10 me, Sylvy," Fanny said, screwing out his cigaret against the ash tray, Sometimes l think we'd get along lot better if you weren't so good. The reason lot of husbands cut up is because the know that no mat ter wha- they're up to, wife's at home behaving herself. Now if I had 10 worry about you little 1t might be 2 good thing for me-"
 He was like a little boy, explain ing away his naughtiness and ask ing 10 be forgiven. He came around the table 10 her. dropped down be- side her and buried his face in the soft folds of her dress.
 Sylvia stroted his head with her hands. not saving q word. She felt that this was one of the perfect mo- Iments in their life, together. They seemed so close, somehow. And even if I flirt around with other women, it's you I love, under meath all the fooishness, His voice came to her, untitled. "No matter who's in my arms, Sylvy, you're al ways in my heart
 Then he laughed and got up, in shamed sort of way. T sound like a spring poet, don't 1?' he ask ed, and lounged into the living room to start the photograph.
 "Come here and I'll show you a new dance step" he called and she ran in to him, her eyes shining with happiness. He caught her in his arms, and she followed him, for she danced as naturally as she breathed.
 But she couldn't have told you a thing about the new dance step, alt erward. for her mind wasn't on II. She was thinking over and over, He loves me again-he's forgotten everybody but me--everybody but me"
 An. hadn't she known he would? Hadn't she known all along that he would settle down pretty soon and become q dry-as-dust husband? You darling" she whispered to him. and kissed the front of his shirt as they danced. The plain taupe carpet was a cloud to her feet, and the stuffy little flat was 1 Paradise to her once more.
 
 Just then the door bell rang,
 Afterward Sylvia wished from the bottom of her soul that she hadn't answered it.
 But se did, and opened the door of The Nest to Fay and Eddie i Carter,
 Game to see the invalid" panted l Eddie, who looked exactly like baby elephant in q baggy suit of