New Britain herald., 1926-06-14
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 CHAPTER xxx
 Withone of hlr quick jerky move ments Aunt Agony set the baby down on the floor among his little toys aI.d got up to go.
 That's q nice baby" she said sourly, looking down at his small blond head, but he looks entirely too much like his dad to suit me! As they say Like father, like son. So 1 suppose hell grow up 10 lei his wife support him the way Ran my lets you support him.
 With that hot shot she marched stiffly into ,he bedroom to put or her wraps.
 Sylvia followed her. With eyes that smouldered blue-black in hel face, she watched her aunt set hel pancake of hat on the very tor Of her head and jab the hatpinS through it. Aunt Agony was one oi the few women left in the world who still wore hatpins and corsets
 Look here, Aunt" Sylvia said tt her, Even YOU cant say things like that to me about Fanny anC get away with it."
 Her voice was low and calm a! the voice of any quiet person k when she is most excited. And Syl via was not only excited now, bu angry right down to the tips of hel toes.
 Its nobody's business if I giv' music lessons" she went on, bu Aunt Agony interrupted her with snort.
 "Oh. isn't it." she cried, "Well then I'll just make it my business and we'll see what Randall's fathe
 has to say about his beautiful soI not giving you enough money t live on! We'll see." She started out of the room, bu Sylvia barred her path with he arms stretched across the doorway She was shaking from head to foot bupt her voice was no more than silvcry ripple. NO" she said, '' won't let you leave this house unti
 you promise me that you won't le Ranny's father know that I'm giv ing music Iessons.'
 ? She had never talked this way [ Aunt Agony before in all her lif' . She had obcyed her from he earliest childhood. But now she fel
 as if she were ready 10 defy he 5 or anybody else on earth, 10 pro tcct Ranny.
 - Tt wouldn't do the least bit. ( : good for you 10 go 10 Father Phelps
 anyway, Aunt Agony she went 0 2 firmly. Suppose he did get angr 2 with Fanny and put him ont of th
 firm? What good would that do
 I'd only have to work twice 2
 hard as I do now until Fanny gC ' another job"
 She knew there was no answer - that argument.
 And Aunt Agony knew it, to
 She started suddenly on anoth,
 track.
 :. Look at yourself." she sai
 sweeping Sylvia up and down wit o her faded eyes, "Wearing the san !, clothes you had a year and ha :, ago-before you were marriedi :, fine market you've brought vol '. beauty and your brains to, haven II you?"
 u She looked scornfully around h. :, at the tiny flat with its chea pretty furniture; then at the bal
 playing on the floor with string 2 bright wooden beads.
 Here you are, stuck in a chea
 flat. saddled with a baby and
 good -for-nthing husband that can e even support you" 0 "Oh, you cant stop mel" sl e went on as Sylvia raised a warnir d hand, 'Ill say my say and tho e you can put me out if you want L
 Do you know what your duck Of l. husband is doing while you're | g here giving music lessons? He's ri, c ing around Buchanan park vii : some woman! I saw him. with n I, own eyes, not more than ha c hour ago!"
 a She nodded with her best 1-tol f you-so air, and folded her arms Ill
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