New Britain herald., 1926-06-15
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 Ii was at that instant that Sylvi; made up her mind to have her ca reer, too! If Jane Bracket coulC have one, why shouldn't she? Anc if Ranny liked to see a woman up and-coming, why shouldn't she b, up-and- coming, too?
 She said never a word, but sht drew herself out of Ranny's lighr clasp and went into the clothes.
 closet where his kodak lay on tho top shelf.
 She took it 10 him and put it into his hands. And if he had troubled 10 look at her he would have seer an altogether new Sylvia looking al him from out of the dark blue eyes under the straight brows. There was an expression there that We see today in womcn's faces all over inc world--an expression i like dawn itselr-oagcr and bright, and full Of brilliant promise, an up- ! and-coming look.
 1 1 No sooner was he gone ont of the house than she sat down at the tei"- 1 phone. And by the time he and Jan Bracket had turned the corn CT of Wing street she was talking 10 her old singing teacher, Miss Sharp, this is Sylvia Starr she said, forgetting Tor the moment that she was Sylvia Phelps. - won der if you'd let me go on with my music: I've been so busy having d tbal / and looking after q house that i've almost forgotten l used 10 have voice."
 Used 10 ha voice! You sound to me as if you still had one!" pipcd Miss Sharp. Her own voice was a high soprano. "Matcrn- ity often makes WomHn's voice much richer than ever before. Think Of Schumann-Heink! Think of Louise Homer! Mothcrs,bol Of thcm!"
 Sylvia giggled 10 herself Miss Sharp was always so excitahle.
 She looked like New England school marm. but she was as tenn pcramental as Latin. She had been 10 Europe 10 study several times. and she smoked cigarots con- stantly, insisting that it didn't hurt her voice a lit.
 But she knew her business from A 10 Z, and that afternoon she posi- lively rayed over Sy1yia's voice,
 "Lovely. lovely. loycly!" she said, running thin nervous hand through her straight bohbod hair. Tt will never he great voice for grand opera. but for small con- certs-or even for musical com ody--" She threw out her eXprcs- siyo hands-"it will be perfect"
 She brought Sylvia four new pupils, too, young girls who were studying voice with her. And she made Sylvia charge three dollars an hour instead of two. as she had been doing.
 "You'rc a fine teacher.' she said tersely, 50 why not? They think more Of you if they have to pay you more, stupid"
 By the first of the year Sylvia was making two hundred and forty dollars month. She began 10 buy new little things for Fanny, Jr,- "Juney." as his father called him now.
 "Junoy" was trying 10 learn to creep. He would Wrigglo along the floor in his little pink romp"rs looking for all the world like big rose.
 Sylvia went into ccsIasios over him. She never tired of taking care of him-getting up al dawn to give him his morning bottle, washing his darling clothes making his soup of wheatcna and carrots and spinach. He was the most wonderful thing in the whole world 10 her.
 She would catch him up and hold him pressed tight to her breast as if she wanted to ease the ache and the hurt there, with the knowledge that even if she didn't have Ranny any luOIt. Slit sun lleih HIS 'illiH'
 For Fanny was no longer hers. There was TO doubt about that.
 He was never home for dinner oftener than two nights in the week, and on those nights lie went straight 10 bed from the table. He made il very plain that he had come home to sleep, not to talk, or to play with "Juney."
 You should write n book" Fay said to her one afternoon, when she dropped in for cup of tea and a chat, "A book on How 10 Be a Wid- ow though Married Really you should! Why. you're just a plain simp to stick to q man like Fanny! Hedoesn't want you! If he did he'd stay here with you once in a while instoadof rushing all over town with that Bracket crcajurei"
 Sylvia's face whitened a little in the winter sunlight that flooded the room. "Does he rush all over town with her? Are you sure?" she ask ed. quietly.
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