New Britain herald., 1926-06-28
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hIsiD Ills II lIlS L.
 SYLVIA STARR has been engag-
 cd 10 RANDALL PHELPS for a
 year when he asks her to free him, because he's fallen in love with her
 chum, FAY SHIRLEY.
 Heartbroken, Sylvia gives him up,
 much 10 the satisfaction of her ispinster AUNT AGONY. who
 brought her up. Aunt Agony says
 that Fanny will never be true to
 any woman for very long, and urges Sylvia 10 marry PETER WILK. a
 bachelor who has always adored
 her.
 Aunt Agony's opinion of Fanny seems to be correct, for suddenly he
 drops Fay and marries Sylvia after all. But their married life is not happy. For Ranny hates to he tied down, and he returns 10 his old bachelor habits of flirting with every girl he meets, and gambling and drinking with his cronies. Sylvia finally has 10 give music lessons to pay the rent for their tiny flat, The Nest
 The first baby, JUNIOR, dies, and i Sylvia has a nervous breakdown, re- fusing to go back to The Nest, and even refusing to see Ranny. She IS sure that he no longer loves her, ! and he spends weeks trying to per tsuade her to live with him again. Then they buy a little house, and months later the second baby, lit- . tle girl. is born. And for time Syl- via and Fanny are very happy Then l an old friend Of Sylvia's, BABS DE- ELANO. a librarian, comes to town and stays at their house. She i "vamps" Fanny and makes so much so much trouble that at last Sylvia practically mites her 10 leave. One night she comes to dinner and Syl- via surprises her and Ranny in each others arms She puts Babs' over night bag on the porch, and tells Ranny that if he dares drive her away iron the house in his car, she herself will leave him and never come back. Ranny sncers at her and takes Babs away. Sylvia brings the baby 10 Aunt Agony's house in Peter Wilk's car. Poor Peter had dropped in, expecting to take Babs to the movies. as Sylvia had asked him to help entertain her,
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 CHAPTER LII
 Aunt Agony peered around the edge Of the door at Peter, who was standing m the outer darkness of the porch. He was still holding Syl- via's suit cases. and the rack for the baby's milk bottles stood at his feet.
 Aunt Agony gave her familiar snort as she took him in-milk bot ties and all.
 Quite the family man, aren't you?" She beckon"d him into the house with waving forefinger. You get in here. Peter Wilk. l want a word with you"
 Peter saw that she vas angry hut he couldn't imagine why
 Her eyes were dark with sus- !. picIon as she looked first at Sylvia, ! on her way upstairs with the baby . and then back at him.
 Now. then, how do you get in on . all this trouble?" she snapped at . him. How do you happen to be . bringing Sylvia 10 my house to- night? How do her troubles concern . you? That's what I'd like to know
 She had never used so sharp tone to Peter before.
 There was no man on earth that Agony Starr really ihed-but she almost liked Peter.
 If Sylvia had married him she would have been delighted.
 But since she hadn't married him and had married that good-for- . nothing Fanny, instead--she had no !, business even seeing Peter. Certainly | she had no business leaving her husbands home with him, late at night. r
 Well, I've asked you q civil ques- tion," she reminded him, when he didn't answer her promptly enough 10 suit her. Peter was slow and de- |! lberate and before he said any , thing, he usually thought it over for q long time. 't
 So it was Sylvia who answered |; Aunt Agony Sylvia. coming down , the stairs with her hat of, and her l., eyes like wet yiolets in her white face. 1;
 "Ill tell you how Peter happened | to bring me herc.' she said very <, quietly. He was going to take Babs i 10 the movies, and" .t
 And where's Babs?" Aunt Agony { interrupted.
 Sylvia gave a shaly little laugh. '
 "Babs? Oh Babs IS somewhere , with Ranny." she answered un- '2 steadily. But please don't ask me [ where, because l haven't the faintcst dea." .
 Aunt Agony shook her gray head f in q bewildarcd way.
 "I wish you'd please tell me just .i what's happened" she said, froWn- ne. "All this is beyond me- n
 ''All right I'll tell you the whole | hing from start to finish in min Ite." Sylvia told her, "bnt first l q want 10 say goodnight 10 Peter" She vas speaking to Aunt Agony, but Iy Ter tear-stained eyes were on Peters .r eves as she reached the bottom Of V he stairs.
 She gave him her hand for just .a m instant. You go. now" she said S Q him. Thanks for bringing me 1t over. and goodnight" .t
 He stood for a moment longer, { ooking down at her earnestly as if [ 10 had something more than just goodnight" 10 say 10 her, Then he n picked up his hat from the hall seat h md tr ned 10 go. r
 But halfway to the door he turned s md came back 10 her. He caught .ar hand up in his again, and held f f for a second.
 "Is there anything I can do for V 'on?" he asked, anything at all?" \
 She shook her head and drew her l3nd aWaN from him. "GcOdnirht H . [