New Britain herald., 1926-06-16

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 How did you happen 10 start it?" the relentless voice asked again. Sylvia didn't answer. Her love for Ranny rose up ill her and hep, her silent Not for anything would she ! tell Neither Phelps that Rainy didn't give her enough money 10 keep body and soul togeJher-.hat he didn't even support his own Iit- tle son.
 But Mother Phelps was nobedy's fool
 "I see" sho said quietly after tao or three minutes pausa T think l sc"."
 She drew Sylvia doHn beside her i on the rosc-and-whitc bed and put her plump warm arms around her
 My dear.' she began. 'l narc more for my boy than do for anyone under the sun, Hut haoN lis faults better than you Gp. ! think. You shouldn't have put your shoulder 10 tho wheel as you have aonc, You shouldn't hay, tried l3 earn money. That's Eunny's part ot the marriage job. and tur hIu4es' thing -oU could do would be 'o make him do that part. Do you a.. what mean@'
 Sylvia nodded her lowered head
 "I iusiS that you stop giving piano Irssons." Mother Phelps welt on sharply "If you don't au po- ling 10 Rarry's father about jj! Ran |nr make, plenty or money 10 k-,p you au' jhr i3hy--and you'r. only spelling him by not taking your share of his money. Nov. ctau. ;.bout your sInung,,'
 Shr drew a long breath.
 Your voice is a gjtf." Snr said, when shc spoke agaiu--''a gift that you ought to uS1 to give pleasure 10 others, Don't pay any attention 10 what Fanny sarS ahout not sing ing in public. Hes like all men. They admire women who sing and write and do things bu, they don't want their tFiycs 10 do any hing brilliant, They want 10 keep them at homo. all 10 themselves, No2. then. hatha your oy"s and we'll gp downstairs and talk this over some lime when We have nor. lrtsure!"
 Sylvia went downstairs.
 And sho sang again. S'le sang fh1 song she had written for Rannr
 l. vas while sla was singing tns words "Nhrn orery'hins's said and rvrr;'hinE's done. there's o0r th7' ! l lor.. and vou'ro the one that she heard Jim s'ar'ms his car in front of the house.
 , Angry he had gone and left her.
 r VAS g n,., later that Sarah Wuk offered S,Ivia her house for .tho summer.
 She and Aunt Agony camc 10 spend inc day. which happened to he unusually hot for May.
 "Youl rover ho @bh 10 keep fh" hahy in this stuffv place all sum mor Ioug," tuut Agony said fo S>l- via as they sat flaming th"mselecs in inc living room aft"r lunch. "This is his scroud uUmer and he'll din in this hot hol,."
 t MS tl.n tha: Sarah spoke u1
 lt'Ti.l I Ifl i''I Ehlt|e JUN 4I .| .'Io farm in G"au@a county n'N' voek". sno said oimidly land you'r" 1uorn than welcome to our hoU~' Wed ra:har 1rt you liyn in j. 'lau saut il up all summer"
 Sylvia Wa~ silent.
 "G insist that you take i'.' Sarah went on. ''uud Agony will back m' ur iii il. won't you Arorr@'
 "I certainly will." suf.rd Aun' Agony "I'd do anything to -e' that child ou' oH this not hoT"
 Sylvia fnousat lougj0Gly Of Sarah Wilks hi2 rool hons. vt,h ifs vcrar4as rud is shady yari. W}s7' 8 roasaaly place for inc hahv n would hr,
 Eut sho know tuat Eawy never world Itvr iu Peter WjIhs horse .uercr, 1T thcro was one person in inc world for whom lr~ had jealous dislike, that person &as Peter Wilk.
 "l'u as', Earny." sho said weak ,ly. Sho l,urw thurn was no use in .trvfae to avgIn with Aunt Agony and Sarah Wtk together. Che alone wouldn't have been so bad but tho two toGothnr wcre unbeatable!
 CTO BE CONTINUE
 II won't live with woman who gets hCrsc't 20>eipcd about" Eanny declares to sylvia, She later re- .cCivC~ a check from thc music pub fisher. Sylvia spends day with Fay. Fanny goes away on yaca- tion.