New Britain herald., 1926-07-03
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1 SYLVIA SlA ltl mas been engag-
 ed to RANDALL PHELPS for a year when he asks her to free him,
 because he's fallen in love with her
 chum, FAY SHIRLEY.
 l Heartbroken, Sylvia gives him up, much 10 the satisfaction of her guardian. AUNT AGONY, whc
 wants her to marry a wealthy bachelor, PETER WILK. Aunt Agony says that Fanny will never be faithful to any woman for very long. She sems 10 be right, too, for presently he drops Fay and marries life is not pleasant, even from the beginning. For Fanny hates to be tied down, and he falls in love with one girl after another. And he gambles and drinks so much, and gives Sylvia so little money for the house that she has to turn music teacher to make both ends meet. When their first baby, RAINY, JUNIOR, dies of "flu." she refuses ever to go back to the flat where she and Fanny have lived. He has a hard time persuading her 10 return to him, for she is sure that he does Int love her or he wouldn't have be- haved as he has! But he swears that
 he will never look at another wom- an, and so Sylvia and he begin their married life anew in the Little White House. A year later their sec ond baby, a girl, is born. and Sylvia
 feels that her cup of happiness is full.
 Then BARS DELANO comes 10 visit her. and Ranny and she fall in love with each other. Sylvia finds them in each others arms one night, and goes back 10 Aunt Agony's house 10 give Fanny time 10 think things over. Next day he asks her for a divorce, and he registers at a hotel although Sylvia cannot
 reach him on the telephone there. She finds that Balls Delano has left her flat, and wonG ITS if she is with Rannv. Sylvia decides to get law yer and start suit at once. She calls
 Peter from a drug store and asks him to tell her the name Of a good lawyer, but he tells her to wait al inc store for him, because he must san her at once. She doesn't stay, but goes on home, feeling that she ougrt not 10 see Peter. who loves her. while she is still married to RannY. NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER LXIII
 Aunt Agony had been watching for her, a.,d she met her at the door.
 The second that Sylvia laid eyes on her. she knew that some dread full thing had happened. Even in the twi]ic, of the gloomy old hall she could see the look of horror that was on her aunrs grim old face.
 "The baby! Something's happened to my baby!" she thought. Her fear seemed to draw her heart mp into her throat. She could feel herself going cold and shaky all over.
 "What'a wrong?' she heard her own voice asking, and it sounded as if it came from a very long distance
 For once in her extremely taIka- tive life. Aunt Agony had nothing 10 say. She opened her lips to speak and then closed and opened them again. But no sound came from them.
 Then the parlor door behind her opened, and Fay Carter-of all peo-
 pIe 10 sind Il Aunt Agony's house! stood on the threshold, holding Sylvia the second, all safe and sound and warm in her little pink
 wool blankets. She was making soft little contented sound from
 somewhere within her wrappings. So
 she was all right, at any rate!
 But whats happened?" Sylvia asked again, looking at Fay. For Iray's fane showed that same look Of
 horror that was written so plainlS on Aunt Agonys. AS Sylvia watch
 cd her. she calAe forward and took lthe evening newspaper out Of her hand.
 "You haven't seen this thing yet have you?" she asked, and stepped back out of the draughty hall, witt the baby. Sylvia saw her lay the papcr on the table under the lamp, The whole scene was like q pic | ure taken by slow-motion camera Ii seemed to take hours, and vel only q minute had passed since Syl- ly,a had entered the old house. As she turned now to follow Fay into the parlor, the front door-beli rang sharply. Its peal seemed to bring her back to reality. She swung around 10 open it. But Aunt Agony reached it first. and opened it to lot in Peter WilE.
 You didn't wait for me-" he be- gan. as he saw Sylvia. But she had
 no time for him. She turned back into the firelit parIor and before Fay could stop her she had the eve nine paper in hor hands.
 At first she couldn't believe the
 story that was printed there on the l first page. under tall, black head Hines. r seemed 10 her that some writer rCy fho paper must have
 made it mp. And yet, there was Ran tny's name in the list of people who had been fatally injured in a rail
 road wreck near Hillsboro. some 1 forty I lies east of town, at 1 o'clock
 that very afternoon.
 There it was, The first name on 'thc list. Randall Phelps 1 The story must be true. Else ho" Icould Ranny's na1nc be there?" She
 stared at II, fascinated Randall l Phelps"
 Then. Just below it. she saw the Iothcr name,
 Mis- E rbara Delano,"
 l Tho whole world swayod and
 waved around her. The lamp seemed
 Co be sun in a whirling world of purple and black. From far off she
 heard Peter Wilk's voice saying
 something. and she felt him lift her Into chair. Then. cold water stung her face like electric needles. C,r.,f,,pll,- pptgT,'S yoicC bFrG III o