New Britain herald., 1926-06-17

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 Wave to Daddy" she said to the baby. and held him close to tine window so that Ranny could see them both If he looked back. But he did not look back.
 Eddie's big white car. bristling with shining wind-shields and dust shields tore down the street, leaving it empty and desolate under the scorching August sun.
 The next morning. just as Sylvia was leaving the house bag and bag. gage and bay, Fay telephoned.
 Hello! How do you like being q war widow?" she asked cheerfully, Isn't it wonderful? Honestly. I'm so glad 10 get Eddie Carter out of the house that I feel like a new woman"
 Sylvia froNned in q bewildered sort of way. Don't you mind if Eddie takes his vacation all by him. self" sho asked.
 ."Mind?" Fay laughed, Mind? My dear. I've lied and teascd and pouted for weeks to make him go somewhere without mo! He wanted 10 spend two weeks with mo in Atlantic City-sort of second | honeymoon. but ] couldn't see it-1 have other fish 10 fry dearle!' Sylvia pondered over that phrase, other fish 10 fry" a she and Aunt Agony and Junior rolled along the iroad to the inn in their hired auto mobile.
 "I suppose that what she means is that she has some new man on her string" she made mp her mind, { finally, for Fay was interested in only two things in life--clothes and men. And fish to fry couldn't possibly mean clothes!
 She found herself thinking about ! Fay again and again during the aft ernooIt She and Aunt Agony had found a shady lawn swing where they had brought their sewing. Nearby, Junior lay on a steamer rug. taking his nap.
 Tt will do him all the good in the world 10 be up here, out of the dirt and the smoke" Aunt Agony remarked in an undertone. "The quiet here alone would do any body sight of good" But at that moment the quiet was shattered by the loud honking of a car. and a long blue racer. shaped like torpedo boat, shot into the courtyard of the little brown inn.
 Two men in sport clothes and a girl all in white. with white veils swathng her head and shoulders, jumped out.
 Well. that wasn't so had. All we killed was two chickens.' Sylvia heard one of the men say, and we were going fifty-tWo miles an hour part of the time!"
 Aunt Agony gave Sylvia a look Of high disgust.
 Jazz hounds," she remarked. Every now and then Aunt Agony picked mp a slang word if it happen ed 10 appeal to her. Jazz hounds, I hope they aren't going 10 stop here at tho inn, Why don't such people stick 10 the city instead of coming out 10 a place like this, 10 spoil 1t for eVCryone!'
 She had turned completely around in the swing and was staring at the new arrivals with wide, interested eyes. Jazz hounds or not, she wasn't going 10 miss a thing that they said or did. not if she krew il.
 "My word." she said suddenly, throwing her hands up. If it isn't Fay Shirley-without her hus- band, My. oh my, what IS the world coming to. when a married woman will run around in broad daylight with two strange men!'
 Tine two men were strangers to Sylvia, too. She had never laid eyes on either of them before, she was sure. as she watched them coming slowly toward her. with Fay between them. clinging to their arms.
 Hello. Sylvyn she sang out when she was q few feet away, "I hope you haven't had lunch yet at your rustic inn. We're just starved - guess my stomach thinks my throat's cut, or something!'
 Sylvia heard Aunt Agony say "Discusting." as she gathered to- gether hor wools and her sewing bag and disappeared around clump of bushes.
 She rose and held out her hands in greeting.
 "SvIyv, I want you to know my very good friends, Bill and Jlm.' Fav went on, after she had kissed Sylvia on both Of her flushed cheeks. "Im not going to tell you their other names because l want vou to be good friends and call each other Bill and Jim, and Sylvia. See"
 Bill and Jim were good looking nair. whatever else could be said of them.
 Bill was very blond-in q sun burned, out-doorsy sort Of way, and Jim was dark and florid and very handsome when he smiled with glis- tening white teeth.
 It was perfectly plain to Sylvia that Fay was very very much in love with the man she called Jim. At any rate. she was infatuated with him, as she had been infatuated with dozens of other men during her life.
 "'Soon hot. soon cold" was the way Aunt Agony always spoke of Fay's love affairs. This one with Jim was the ,irst one Sylvia had known her 10 have since her mar rage to fat, podding Eddie Carter.
 "Who is Jim?" Sylvia asked her when they had ordered lunch and had carried Junior np 10 Aunt Agony's room. Aunt Agony had let them in, but she had refused to speak to Fay.
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