New Britain herald., 1926-11-30

His perfect calmness dropped from him like q garment. He stared at her. surprised and little con- fused.
 His face grew stern and grave. He thrust his hands into the pock- cts of his white linen coat and walked over to the window, staring down into the hospital courtyard below.
 There was throbbing silence. in and far of, Honey Lou heard the changing Of an ambulance bell, the rumble of wheels.
 Then all at once Steve wheeled around from the window and faced her.
 q don't think SO" he said with shake of his head, "Margret isn't lill> that. We're friends. Margret and But that's all. She's not in love with me, she's not in love with anybody. If she cares for anything. she cares for her job
 Honey Lou fluttered her long lashes at him in amazement. How could a man be So blind?
 You think that, because she doesn't fall all over you. Steve" she told him, you don't know her. Margrcts like a stream of water when it's trozan-all cold and still on top but alive and eager under heath. Lots of girls are like that, Steve. They're afraid to show their feelings to a man for fear he might think they actually did care for him-and that's Margret Moody for you"
 She nodded her bright lovely head up and down slowly. T don't I do know how she feels about you" she finished solcmnly. and so I thought I'd come and talk to you about it, man to man.
 Man to man.. Steve smiled to himself at the words. If there was one thing in the world she did not resemble in any way. 1t was man. She stood there before him, ador- ably and deeply feminine every inch of her--from the crown of her scarlet hat to the tips of her small russet -colored shoes.
 And looking at her, stephen Mayhew marvelled that any man could leave her, having once pos sessed her ... Jack Wallack cer- tainly must be a cold fish
 "Heard from that husband Of yours?" he asked, holding the door of the room open for her to pass out.
 Honey Lou did not answer him -. She had just been probing right down into the hidden depths of his heart. but she was not going to bare her own to him. Nor to anybody.
 q think I'll go up and take d peek at my father-in- law, Steve. she said by way of answer, anr vanished into the elevator at th end of the hall waving her hand gaily at him as the door of it slid shut.
 Grumpy was asleep. There was q frown on his cross old face. and he zzzzzcd noisily. as if he were growing at somebody even in his dreams.
 Please tell him his dauEhter-in- law was here when he wakes up," Honey Lon whispered to the nurse who sat at the green shaded desk outside his door.
 After supper that night, Honey Lou telephoned to Daisy Deano and told her she would love to be ma iron of honor at her wedding.
 That is, If can wear my own wedding dress" she said, q simply cannot afford another grand out fit"
 "Where are you anyhow?" Daisy asked, "at your mothers house? And where's Jack What are you two doing, getting a divorce?"
 Honey Lou laughed. I'm sure don't know" she answered, T haven't figured it all out yet" "The reason I asked is that Jacks going to be Sans best man." Daisy told her. You'll have to see him at the rehearsal for the { wedding, and all the parties" Well, that's all right" laughed