New Britain herald., 1926-03-11

Saw lot of girls, Jim. Some of them were knockouts."
 Did you see Sam Church talking Ito any girl?"
 No. Did I miss anything by not seeing Miss Lowell? Who is she, anyway"
 Mary Lowell is the most wonder ful girl in the world, Barry" The words came unchecked from his lips before he could think,
 You're a liar" grinned Barry iabbing him in the ribs with his el- bow, "the most wonderful girl in the world is your sister"
 But he looked at Jimmy with a keen, "'raising eye and detected the eE' ,asion of pain on Jimny's countcnonce. Why. what's the matter. Jim? Is 1t as bad as that? What did she do to you?"
 'I'll feel better If I unload my troubles on you. Barry. In your ignorant way you asked me if I had fallen for Olga Maynard. No. Per .haps I'd be better off if had, l fell for Mary Lowell, and I fell hard. And now she's going to marry Sam Church"
 Well" commented Barry loluntly, "the young lady seems to know what side her bread is buttered on. Sans got the heavy dough, hear"
 You wouldn't say that Barry, if you knew her"
 And then he told Barry the whole story, beginning with his first meet. ing with Mary. :.
 And so you see, Barry, Olga in q way is the innocent cause of the whole miXup.'
 Well. why don't you go to Mary and explain the whole thing?"
 Not now, Barry, It's too late"
 why. you darn fool. are you go- ing to sit back and see her marry this mucker Church, and not do thing about it?"
 Barry. you fool, you don't under stand. I can't go to her, crawling, and tell her where she's making a mistake. What kind of position does that put me in?"
 Well, if you don't speak up for the things you want in this world, you don't get them. You're incoming about the fact it's the thing that's out of reach that we want most. Go on and grab it. If you don't. I'll go 10 her myself and spill the whole story. Suppose I had curled up and quit when Janet broke off with me, It's your darn stubbornness. You're even more stubborn than than Janet.
 And, by the way, I might as we'll tell you now that you're the only thing that's standfg between me and Janet right now"
 Why. what do you mean. Barry? don't understand"
 "Just this. She compromised with me, She's so worried about you and wants you to come home so badly that she agreed to marry me if I could persuade you to come back with me. Of course, I wouldn't do it--I wouldn't take advantage of her, under the circumstances. I'll wait until she's ready. But l still think you might listen to reason and pull out before someone bumps you off.
 Janet stiit insists on working Tn that orchestra, and I've insisted on taking her home every night. espe- cially since the night some fresh cake-eater tried to pick her up"
 Good night, Barry! You"
 "I know: it doesn't sound very nice. does 1t? But it's true. One of the men in the orchestra Is acting as escort while I'm away, and she doesn't like it-thinks she's putting herself under obligations.
 And another thing. I didn't mean to worry you with this, but I'm going to tell you while I'm about it. Janet got one of those letters, too. It was meant for her. Told her she needn't think she wasn't being watched-'
 Barry, you're lying"
 I'm telling you the truth. You're not only risking your own neck by staying on here. but you're bringing all this on Janet and your mother"
 Barry, the whole things so pn- believeable. IL sounds like some medieval poison plot. That sort of thing doesn't happen in the twen- tieth century. It's-it's ghastly. For the love of heaven. tell me why any, one should be so anxious for me to leave Bridgeport as to go to the ex-