New Britain herald., 1926-05-18

repent at leisure" That's what I say"
 Sylvia wasn't listening to her. She was thinking that Fay or Pays mother, must have telephoned that item to the newspaper last night, last night while she was wandering around in the rain and the wind like lost soul. Ranny must have gone straight to them when she left him, with the news that he was free free to marry Fay,
 She put her head down between her hands, holding the temples tight with her palms. And just as Aunt Agony was going to beg her not to cry again, she began to laugh.
 Aunt Agony's thin hand came down upon the table with 8 smart smack.
 Now don't start having mysteries again" she snapped, "or I'll send for Dr. Buzzard, sure as death!"
 Sylvia went on laughing. Pm not having hysterics!" she said, wild ly T was just thinking of that line of Kipling s-I learned about won- en from her'-Ive learned about men from Fanny, I guess. They're all alike-they kiss and ride away"
 Aunt Agony nodded. "They cer- tainly do, but that's no reason for laughing yourself sick that I can see!" she said, severely, and any, way, the smart thing is not to kiss 'em. Then they won't ride away quite so fast and, as I've always told you, Sylvy, q nice girl never kisses any man but the one she marries! Her niece raised her deep violet eyes and gave her look that said paragraphs.
 Then there aren't any nice girls any more. "You brought me up to be nice girl. and I've never let any man but Fanny kiss me, ever! And do you know what he said to me Yesterday afternoon? ?-that was too good for him. That's why he's off me! I'm too good for him." Hump, and so you are." agreed Aunt Agony. her eyes snapping. "He isn't worth the powder to blow him up!"
 Sylvia went on: And men don't like nice girls any more. They want what Fanny calls red hot mamas'."
 Aunt Agony threw up her hands in protest. T don't like to hear you use words like that, Sylvy!" she said. You can be lady no mat ter what the rest of the girls do" "Oh, can F" Sylvia asked, and her silver laugh rippled out again, scornfully, well, I'm not going to be any more! I'm going to have the widest time I can have. I'm going to kick the roof off the sky; I'll show Fanny Phelps whether I'm too gcod for him or not. You keep your eye on me and youll see stars"
 She showed back her plate on the table and stood up. Her cheeks were scarlet and her eyes blazed.
 Here comes Fay now," she cried, and her voice was strained with ex- citement. Now for goodness sake, Aunt Agony, don't let her know that we feel badly about Ranny."
 Aunt Agony snorted. Feel bad ly?" she asked. Why I'm tickled to death that they're going to marry each other! It would be shame to spoil two houses"
 And she got up, strengthened her back, squared her shoulders and 1 marched to the door to let Fay in. i She came into the dining room slowly with her big green eyes fixed on Sylvia with fear and doubt writ ten plainly in them. Darling, she began, you aren't going to let this spoil our friendship. are you?"
 Sylvia stood very still, holding onto the edge of the table with both of her hands. Finally she shook her head while she looked Fay over from head to feet as If she had never seen her before. She was trying to see her as she looked to Randall Phelps.
 Fay was not pretty. She was too tall and thin, for one thing. And