New Britain herald., 1926-06-16
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2 morning stars.
 'List.n." she said. and began to sing the soft little tune 10 him. and her clear voice gave every word separate and deep meaning.
 When sine finished she s%uu- around on the piano stool and fac cd him.
 "Ipo you like it:'
 Eauny nodded. "Crazy about it." he answered, hut his look showed that he "as puzzled.
 H. had expected 10 find his wife in tears or asleep in bed when h. came home. and instead Of that. there sh" vas singing a ealrz song 10 him in the middle of inc night.
 No wonder that ha asked, "Whats the big idea Of singing it 10 me now, rhouCh" First thing you know the ncig1bors will he complaining 10 the landlord that We keep 'cm awake nights b. singing"
 Sylvia w~S too happy 10 do any thing but laugh. "I wrote it." she cried, with little break in her voice .I TToto ito you, Oh. Eanny let's not quarrel any more, | love you."
 Suddenly she wasn't grown woman. the luo'hor of bouncing hahy. iu Eaunys cN's--hu' tne little Sylvia in her teens that he had falloH in love ~ilh long ago. SAc looked so young and pathetic, sir- ting th-ro rith her checks flushed and her wavy hair brushed back from hcr forehead, and curling in little clouds around her ears.
 TIe camo -o her. Nnelt beside her. and laid his clock against her check. holding hrr close "Honey." he soid fhIch)v. "Sylvy. you make me so ashamed of m.aelf some ho"." She shook nar hrad. Hush" she whispered. Ter hands smoothing his blond hair and her lips close 10 his. "T was lOrrid to you tonight-but. Ranny it was just because I'm jealous. know I ought 'o be rroad-mind"d and tell you 70 go ahead and be friends with Mrs Bracket or any other woman. but .1s' cant. It Iurts mo all oyer whom i think that you like some body else better lhan you do mel" She began 10 cry very softly agaisl the rou-i tweed shoulder of his coat.
 "I feel as if I were losing you" she sohhed, "always waiting for you 10 come back to me. though, And sometime you'n come hack for go [. You1l sray."
 "Don'J he foolish" Eauny an swcred her. You talk like a little idiot. I haven't been untrue 10 you just because I've gone out riding with Jane Bracket once in q Whilr Calm yourself and lets go 10 bed. Its almost one o'clock" i But Sylvia didn't want 10 move. , l. was so wonderful 10 he here in Ranuys arms where sine hadn't been for so long to b. close 10 him, ~i" his check against hera, am, thc delightful odor Of his par ticular brand Of tobacco and shay linz soap in her nostrils She held him tight and kissed Hm-aud kiss d him.
 Then sho leaned back in his arms and looked at him with her blue cyos sparkling and r chocks flush cd like q rose. "I'vo been q bad wife 10 you." she told him. her lovely voice rtrpiins up aud down in ht- t}o watos
 "I thought that all had 10 do was stay home and earn some noncy." she wcnt on. "T thought that was all there vas to being mar riod, But there's something else to it-thcre's keeping yourself so at ,tractive and lovely that your hus- band will never leave you for Jane Brackets, Now you just watch me blossom out into regular Shoha. . I've even hired woman 10 stay nights with Juney SO l can go out with you,"
 She laughed like a. happy child. and waved tho sheet of music she had just written high in the air. I'm going 10 sell that song and buy myself clothes and hpstick and diamonds with the price of if! I'm going 10 he so youthful that I'll make Jane Bracket look like a ,hag!"
 Rannv's face sobered instantly.
 "I wish you wouldn't talk that way about her." lie said, rather s"- vorcly. shes n mighty nice wom- an. and she's been an inspiration to me. in a way"
 Sylvia couldn't help wondering just what Jane Bracket had in spircd Ranny 10 do. The only thing he had done the last few weeks was 10 buy an automobile that he couid- n.r afford 10 buy, She longod 10 say so. but she knew that if she did 1t would probably only start another .battlo between herself and Fanny.
 So she only sighed and lay hacN lin rannv's arms and gave herself to his kisses. She was too happy fo argue -- to think - almost too happy 10 breathe.
 She closed her eyes as She 'eI' Ranny's mouth close over hera--hls breath touring over her-his hands pressing down on her shoulders as he held her closer and closer.
 "Hc's mine after all'' sn" thought. dcIiriously Ines come hack to mc--my man..
 The next afternoon Miss Sharp took sylvia's song, When Every things Done" with her when she left after the singing lesson,
 "Im going straight 10 the pos' office with it.' she declared blow ing 3 last jet of cigaret smoke tro" her lips as she stood in the door way. "Tm going to send it to Leon yironta. the song publisher. Hes published a couple Of songs that wrote. Neither of them ever was popular. but this thing that you've done will be!'
 sha nodded her bobbed head. "lt''