New Britain herald., 1926-05-29

1Aey A6u llnlSHeu SylVla dluner of steak and friend potatoes and tomato salad and were settled down for the evening. Ranny rustled the pages of the pa per as he lay, stretched out in his long chair under the lamp. Three feet away. in her little rocker, Syl- via was crying over the last pages of The Great Gatsby."
 She realized suddenly that Ranny was yawning and stretching him self.
 Whats the matter--sleepy? she asked. looking up at him,
 He shook his head and pulled out his watch. looking down at 1t thoughtfully.
 No, l just feey sort-a dopey," he answered. with a second yawn. Do you know, woman, that this is Sat urday night? And we're sitting here as if we'd been married a hundred years and were just about ready to drop into our graves"
 Sylvia closed her book and laid it on the table
 Well, what do you want to do? Go 10 a movie?" she asked.
 Instead of answering, he looked gloomier than ever.
 Sylvia got up and went around 10 the back of his chair and put her arms around his neck. Then she bent her face down to his and began to cover 1t with little airy kisses-"but- terfly kisses" he called them in the first days of their engagement, year ago.
 A year ago he would have turn cd in his chair and pulled her down 10 him if she had done that. But now Sylvia felt him draw away from her ever so slightly.
 What's the matter?" she asked, knowing that she shouldn't ask him that, even while she vas doing it. DO you mind my kissing you. Ranny?"
 He laughed. "Wen. I've had an awful lot of it the last two or three weeks" he said, and grinned up at her. You must admit yourself that a person tires Of everything when he gets too much of it---even kissing" Sylvia caught her breath sharply, as she might have done if someone had reached out and given her a sudden blow,
 You didn't seem to mind when Fay kissed you the other night" she said
 The minute she had said 1t she knew she had made & mistake.
 
 down on the little table beside his chair and stood looking at her. After half minute that seemed like a half century. he spoke; Look here sylvy if stay here you and are going 10 have another TOW like the one we had the other night. I'm going out for while"
 He turned away, taking off his house-coat as he started. In the doorway he turned for a parting shot.
 Were on each others nerves you and l. We've been seeing too much of each other and not enough of other people" he said. You should have asked someone in to- night-some of the old crowd. That's what we have friends for"
 He looked as if he were going 10 say something else. Then, thinking better of it evidently he turned sud- denly and vanished into the bed room.
 Sylvia heard him moving about as he dressed. He was whistling, too, almost under his breath--as if he were glad that he was getting away from her and didn't want her to l know how glad he was. ] Then he came out into tho hall and called number on the tele- 3 phone.
 , Hello. Eddie" he said. after - pause. "Is there a game 6n to- night?"
 ! Sylvia knew then that he was
 talking to Eddie Carter about the ] weekly poker game that Eddie and = some of his friends had every Sat S urday. She knew also, that they 6 played for high stakes--rather high r CT than young married man could e afford.
 y She walked out into the hall just
 as Fanny hung up the receiver. . Going to play poker?" she asked, 0 putting her face I'D to be kissed be- Q fore she remembered that Ranny G was bored with kisses, for the pres- q ent.
 d He nodded. "Yes. Any objec- n uons?"
 s Not an objection in the world" d Sylvia answered as airily as Fay |. herself might have answered that
 or any other question. r As soon as Fanny had let him. D self out of the flat she telephoned q Fay.
 n II suppose you're alone. too, to- if night" she said to her, Fat 'leas.
 you're not with Eddie Carter,
 know"
 n "Yes, I'm alone, and as blue as
 the ocean," Fay answered her. Lets have poker widows meeting and :, go to a movie"
 ' Let's go for a walk, instead, if you're not afraid of the dark" Syl- = via said. T want to talk to you. x want to ask you something" ,6 cHe kHeW iHdt there NdS Lo Q4tS- :, ton she could ask about that mys- tery--the Eternal Masculine--thai Fay couldn't answer. What ever else ;. she was ignorant Of, Fay certainly ~ knew men!
 (To De Continued d Sylvia and Fay talk over Ranny'' " escapade. Sylvia decides that some. To +l,i,e, Y,,,,e- ha 6noa fo hold EaDny :, and decides to give a party with the , one hundred dollars Aunt Agony had l. given her for wedding present sst Read tomorrow's installment and
 see what happens CT :=-==-===.=--=.===:= -