New Britain herald., 1926-06-22
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 i SILVIA STARR has been engag- ed to RANDALL PHELPS for a Iyear when he asks her 10 free him. l He explains that he's fallen in love with her chum, FAY SHIRLEY.
 Hcartbrokcn, Sylvia gives him up, greatly to the satisfaction of her IAUNT AGONY, the old maid who | brought her ID. Aunt Agony pre- diets that Ranny will never be true 10 any woman, and she says he's a | Igood -for-nothing.
 Her opinion of him seems 10 be correct too, for suddenly he drops Fay and marrios Sylvia after all. | When they're settled down in the tiny flat he makes no secret of the fact that he's bored. He gambles and drinks with his former cronies, and l has a second love affair with Fay. But when Sylvia tells him she's go- ling 10 have a baby, he settles down for a while. Fay promptly marrics Ihcr old beau, EDDIE CARTER, to save her face,
 Shortly after the birth of JUN IIOR. the baby I.anny returns 10 l his old habits and Sylvia has 10 give music lessons to keep things going in the little flat. Then she writes q popular song that happens 10 make a hit and receives more than &3,0Dn for it. She banks the money and plan 10 pay it down on a housc with a yard, for the family doctor says that the baby is cytraordinari- ly frail and needs plenty of sun and air.
 Ranny doesn't mind Sylvia doing |anythinE she can 10 make money, but he won't let her use her bcau- |tifuI voice 70 sing in puhIlC He says a womau's place is in the home 1 not out making a show of herself by singing for hor friends. He. how ever. leads his own life. having ono | love affair after another. His father, IJAMISON PHELPS. is taken ill, and goes away with MOTHER PHELPS, leaving Fanny in charge of his real estate business, and most Of the work there is done by his brother in-law. THOMAS BOYLE. Sylvia knows that he is having a love af- fair with a girl named ELSIE LEOPOLD, who supports herself by running a gift shop. One night Ram ny telephones his wife 10 come and dine with him. down town. While she is waiting for him, PETER l WII.K, a bachelor who was once in love With her. comes along. l (NOW GO ON WITH THE STOEY)
 CHAPTER NLTII Sylvia's first thought was: "Hcav- ems, I mustn't let Fanny come and find me here, talking to Pcter.' For his unreasonable jealousy of Peter made her feel guilty if she even saw Peter, nowadays-muCh less spoke 10 him! A blush began 10 creep rosily over her, face and her neck.
 Then she forced herself 10 smile up at Peter naturally, and hold out l her hand in greeting. If was foolish to do anything elsc-foolish of Ran Thy 10 be jealous of poor old Peter, 1 for whom she felt only friendship!
 How are you, and where have you been keeping yourself latoly?I haven't seen you for perfect ages, :" she said 10 him, cool as a cucumber tnov.
 Peter just barely touched inc hand she held out to him, before he dropped it.
 "Oh, I've been hanging around, as usual" he said in his slow. soft voice. "What are you doing down here tonight, all by yoursclf?" He shifted heavily from one foot 10 the other. as ho often did when he was feeling particularly shy and awll- ward.
 "Thars what I was going 10 ask youl" Sylvia's voice was as gay as a brook again. "Mysolf, I'm waiting for Ranny. We're going to have din- ner hcrc,"
 She couldn't keep her happiness out Of her ripping voice. r. was fully two years since she and Fanny had been out on a little "srrce" to- gcther. Just the two of them, like an engaged couple, or pair of ecstatic honcymooncrs!
 No wor der that her blue eyes were full Of dancing light as they Hooked up into pctor's grave dark ones. and her mouth smiled in ifs old, joyous, tanla)izinE way. She was tridiculously, gloriously happy be- cause she was going 10 have this night alone, with Fanny,
 "Now. then, confess 10 mo that you're waiting for some beautiful person who's coming hero to have q hot bird and q cold salad with you Pcter!" she went on, in that lifting voice. "Who is she? Do I know her? Tell mo her namc,"
 But there was no Beautiful Lady in Peters life. so he said. No fas- cnatins fIappcr Cthor.' he added, gravcly smiling
 "No"" she chaffcd him lightly. h'Wen, just give yourself timr and Itherc will be! Iou'I fall one of these days, and youH fall hard.-the ItalIcr the tree, the harder the fan!"
 Then f Z both burst out laugh ling, for this Was Aunt Alouys fay- orite proycrb. She used it for all sorts Of happcuugs--bank failures. cngagcmcuts, deaths, and second marriages.
 "I wonder where Eanny can boz" Sylvia looked down at her plain Eit- tlo wrist watch. Hes latc," Just Fthcn sine saw his blond head above the heads Of q group of people com ing into the restaurant ahead of him. She took an eager step toward him, and then stopped.
 For he was not alone, With him was a small gipsyish girl. with roy ling dark eyes set in her small brown face.
 "WhO's inc girl with him 9" Sylvia