New Britain herald., 1926-06-14

 Fanny had carried her own picture in the back of his watch. But that time seemed very long ago. now-long ago and far away.
 There is sorrow that is too great for tears-and jealousy that eats far down into the soul.
 Sylvia knew both that night both the sorrow and the jealousy.
 But it was something else that made her stare dry-eyed into the darkness and wish that she could shed the tears that would not come.
 She was bitterly disappointed in Fanny. And it was disappointment in him that was breaking her heart. 1 She had thought him so fine, so god-lke. once upon a time. She had worshipcd him-and now she only loved him.
 q could give him up to real love affair."" she said 10 herself clenching her hands so that the nails cut little half-moons in her palms, "but to watch him go on with these silly little crushes- these beastly little thrills"
 He turned in his sleep and mur- Imured something that she couldn't make out. But the sound of his voice stirred her, as it always did. | She swung her feet over the side of her own bed and leaned low over his--leaned over him and kissed him softly. tenderly, almost as q mother might have kissed her sleeping child.
 The morning sunlight ended Syl- yia's feeling of unhappiness, as il so often did.
 l She was naturally happy, gay thing, and the autumn brightness l. and the smell of burning leaves outside filled her with heavenly glow of well-being.
 She sang as she bathed the baby ! and put the coffee on 10 boil. | She whistled as she heard Ranny Igo down the stairs and watched his automobile disappear around the Icorner of Wing street. There vas a joyful lilt in her voice as she tel ,phoned Fay 10 ask Ihnr and her husband over to sup per on Sunday night
 "I think I'll ask Peter, too she decided. There's no reason for RanAy's being jealous of him. l just will ask him.
 She did. and Peter accepted. "l'll bring down some cider he said q made some down at the farm" Peter's farm was one that he had Inherited from his maternal grand father, and it was the only place that he and Sarah called nome. v
 Then, , ith real enjoyment, Sylvia itelephoned Fuss March and asked her to come to the Sunday night supper too.
 I'll send Fanny for you. Fuss, ' she said. and Fuss couldn't keep Iher pleasure out of her voice when she thanked her.
 Fanny will have quite time with all his old flames here-Fay and Fuss, not to mention myself. she told herself, with an inward ichucllle, as she hung up the re- ceivcr. This new Mrs. Bracket will have to watch her step if she wants to keep him vampcd! We'll anyway it will be interesting tc watch the fur fly"
 She honestly looked forward to Sunday night, at first. Then She De- gan to dread if.
 CHAPTER xxx
 The more Sylvia thought about Sunday night, the more uneasy she became. AS matter of fact she was more than uneasy She was just plain frightened, she tolt herself.
 She knew that Ranny would b' perfectly furious when he found ou that she had asked Fuss March tt supper along with this wonderful new Mrs. Bracl-ett of his,
 For Ranny's watchword in lift seemed to be of with the old love and on with the new"
 Then on Saturday afternoon when she was making a cake whil' the baby mapped, brilliant though struck her She laid down her spool and mixing bowl and ran Tn t' telephone Lolly.
 My dear" she said to her. "Jv
 done the most awful thing Fanny asked this Mrs. Bracket who working for your father. to suppe here on Sunday night. And I've in vited Fuss March to come, too."
 Lolly's breathless silence told Syl via that she knew about the Pus March affair,
 "The worst of it is that l tol
 Fuss that I'd send Ranny to brin her over here" Sylvia went on afte
 long moment. And now IT , afraid to tell Fanny about it. think I'd better just spring Fuss 0 , him suddenly when she walks int ; the house. So I thought maybe yo , and Thomas would come and pic
 up Fuss on your way. Will you?- , for me-"
 Lolly answered promptly. "C . course, we will" she said, "anybod t else coming?"
 , Fay and Eddie, and Pete = Wilk," Sylvia named them ovt f slowly, and Lolly gave her lit g giggle.
 g Fay, too? Hah, can tell tn ' Is going to be a good party!" sl = chirped. and then suddenly she bt V came serious
 \. "I say, Sylvia, you haven't see a this Mrs. Bracket, have you? Da
 says she's one of the prettiest won n en he's ever seen. He talked abol T her so much the other night | { dinner that Mother got sore as n pup! Oh, and that reminds me! D d you know that Dad has taken n
 Thomas into the offiCe?" e Sylvia didn't know it. e Her face was thoughtful as sl g turned away from the telephoi d and went back to her cake battc