New Britain herald., 1926-07-15

InOthlng TOT me 10 wave flags over, , you know" I Cassie looked hurt. Merry" she said, you're just unbearably cross , lately. Ever since Tony Gaines
 stopped coming here, you've been acting like the Battle Cry of Free
 dom, or something. What ails you?" T suppose I'm upset because he
 has stopped coming here" Merry admitted the truth. qsietly. She turned suddenly to her sis
 ter with light in her eyes,
 Cassie. I'm not going 10 the
 party" she said. After all. Tony
 may still consider himself engaged
 to me. I still have his ring"
 Don't be fool" said Cassie
 acidly. He's thrown you down.
 and thrown you down hard. Don't
 make any mistake about it. What
 do you want him to do? Throw the
 Stentorian building at you, to make
 you wake up and see what he's done. In the words of the dic- ttionary, he's tilted you, Merry.
 tilted you! Can't you get it through your mead
 CHAPTER XVIII
 You'll just spoil everything for
 me if you don't go," walled Cassie, and tears actually stood in her eyes.
 This is the very first time that Morley Kaufman has ever wanted to meet any of my family" she went on shakily "and it's shame for you to back out now at the Hast minute! What will he think, when he's bringing along this extra man for you, tool"
 Merry, dangling her long slen- der legs from the foot of the bed, stared out at the gray misty rain thoughtfully.
 "Oh, we'll" she made. up her mind sue -only, "I may as well go as stick here at home. I guess. Only I wish I had something be- sides that rose-colored organdy 10 wear."
 She turned and looked at it scornfully as it lay spread out on the bed beside her.
 Whats the matter with it?" asked Cassie. T think it's lovely"
 Merry gave fl a scornful flip with her forefi'gcr.
 "Oh, I look so young and child lsh in it." she said, disdainfully.
 Cassie raised her eyebrows. That's the way you want to look, especially when you're going out with older men," she answered. "The younger a girl is the better. these days. Why do you suppose we're all cutting our hair, shorten ing our skirts, and reducing?. So we'll look young, of course, you goose!"
 She went into her own room and returned ! minute with q brand new pair of gray silk stockings.
 "You can wear these" she said generously, and tossed them down on the bed.
 Merry heard her open the door of Mons room across the hall.
 "Moms," she said, in her high voice, you're going to dress and come downstairs to meet Morley, aren't you?"
 "I'm going to meet him, but Pm going to wear just what I have on,' i Mons voice answered grimly 'I'rl not going to change into my l best clothes just to shake hands : with MT. Morley Kaufman, let me tell you! He can see me the way I I am or he needn't see me at all!' f
 She stalked downstairs. f
 'I must say" groaned Cassie, when she was gone, q must say f that my family certainly does all r t can to prevent me from marrying 2 
 Marrying money is what you F mean, Cassie!'' chimed in Jimmy, Q with keen giggle.
 Cassie slammed her door, f
 At five o'clock Morley Kauf- a mans huge black town-car stopped \ n front of the house.
 From the window of her bed q 'oom Merry watched Morley and mother man get out and come up a he walk. Q
 She was flushed, Sparkling, and n ONely dS d IooS III ISi pSi NAt'~" N Iress when she came into the sit if ing room five minutes later.
 From the minute she appeared q between the curtains of the door o yay the eyes of Morley Kauf- 2 nan's friend never left her for econd. q
 At all times Merry was we'll l., worth looking at, but today eH- fl itement had painted her cheeks nd the damp weather had made Ii Ter hair curl all over her head in f, ilky ringlets that were pure gold il n lamp light. s, Her voice was q little breathless h. s she said, How do you do?' h 0 Morley Kaufman.
 While she was shaking hands q, yith him she deqded hat she did cl t like him, and never was going h, 2 like him. He held her hand too "; ,ng. pressed it too hard, and ,oked at her as If he were in love h ,ith her. fl She turned away from him to he man he had brought with him, gi nd blrshed deeply under the q feady gaze from his blue eyes. Q, Bill Erskine was short and stout. Ii, re smiled most of the time, and ne laughing wrinkles sprayed out lo rom the corners of his eyes and louth. He had .eutation for " eing the life Of the party, wher- yer he went. Before he left the n, o,1se that afternoon, he was call rr ,g Mrs. Locke Mons"
 Every time he called her that Ii; Toms frowned, but he took no mo- h, ce of 1t. Her coldness at parting of as lost upon him, too. ., th He pulled Merry's arm through m Is, and together they ran down ii, the car. -a hf When they were all settled Tn in g comfortable depths, Merry sud- nl anlv thought of something taht