New Britain herald., 1926-02-26

Traffic had stopped them at an in- t"rsoction. He gazed about him idly, conscious of the impressive pie tur" he made in his expensive car. 0nG beside him this beautiful girl.
 Ills eyes suddenly Lighted with recognition; his lips framed grin that WAS half sheer, and he turned to her.
 "Thrros an old friend" he re- marked contemptuouslv. See him? Something in his tone lifted her out of her letharGy- caught at her and &ntagonizod her.
 'N'hcro?" sb" asked, meeting his look.
 It. t"rkod q thumb toward the truck in which Jimmy sat, and started th" rar Mary had swift, Nrrting glance of Jimmy. .gsitting red checked, eyes staring straight ahead driving away. sln linow instantly that Jimmy had seen them. and in- tuitiv,ly she knew that Jimmy had been hurt because she han't spoken -;ho had been looking straight in his direction when Church had called her attention.
 "Quto q car he vas driving" sneorcd the man at her side. "A laundry truck. Do you and your mother happen 10 use that laundry, Mary? Perhaps he will be calling for VOUr SOilru tlOt thing"
 Swift color flooded her checks, "If he did" she said evenly, "l'm sure l wouldn't laugh at him because of his ioh. Why should anyone laugh at him? It's honest work he's do- ing, isn't it, It's nothing 10 be ashamed of"
 Church drowned. You misunder- stand me, Mary, Of course, he should he ashamed. It he's as intel liGcnt as he tries to make people believe, he could be doing something better. 1 cant forgive lack of am- bition."
 "Hc doesn't lack ambition. He's had to get job and this is the only thing that offered, You know he had q job at my office and he was doing very well when he was discharged I never could understand why"
 He shot her a swift, searching look. Probably for a very good reason" he said. "They are insistcnt at the Q. and E. Railroad on good character
 How do you know he hasn't good character" she asked quickly.
 "I know nothing about it, nothing at all. However. it wasn't anything to his credit 10 be seen with drunken woman in his arms on the street"
 How do you know" she asked, watching him through narrowed eyes, that she was drunk?'
 He shrugged, "I think I know the symptoms. They're rather un- mistakable,"
 T know differently" she pursued. "Shc wasn't drunk, as you say"
 He started. "Why, how-how do you know ?" he stammcred. Have you seen her
 No, I haven't, but I intend to-"
 "Oh no, Mary. you musn't do that Promise me you won't do that Shes not the sort of girl you should know"
 "You said she was drunk" Mary continued, "whcn( as matter of fact she had tainted. It was unfair 10 both of them
 How do you know she tainted? Have you been talking to him? Did he try to make you believe that?" He tried unsuccrssfully 10 suppress his anger. His face turned a beefy red and his hands trembled on the wheel, He stepped on the accelcr- ator and the car shot ahead, vio- lently.
 Tt makes no difference where I got my information" she said cold ly. 'I know; that's all"
 "Oh well. Mary" he said with an effort at pleasantly. Lets not quarrel about it, It's not worth it."
 The car sped along, as swift and noiseless as the December wind. Mary fell silent and responded to his lame attempts at gaicty with monosyllahle. His face clouded and he pressed grimly down on the &C., cclorator The car fairly flew along
 | t'p the street q little fox terrier was frisking and lcaping about with his young master, a boy Of ten. The hoy would throw his tennis ball and the dog would retrieve it and then. returning 10 his master. tantalizc him before giving il up again. As the car with Mary and Church in it approached, the terrior dashed out into the street and parked, Church saw him, and he had plenty