New Britain herald., 1927-11-25

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 "What would I want with a taxi mans Identification card 2" she asked. T can't understand why he ! thinks I have it. That's the paper he's lost, Staley. His identifca ton paper
 Staley pulled at his little blond toothbrush of q moustache. Then his hand went back to his trousers pocket and he drew D ten dollar bill from it. He held it out to Pat France.
 will this help to straighten things out? To get another card" he asked.
 The driver looked at the slip and then at Lily. Finally he looked at the man who stood behind her in that protecting way, with one arm around her shoulders as if he owned her already.
 T can get another card" he said shortly. Sorry to have made you all this trouble"
 He went ont, pulling his cap down over his eyes IS he closed the door behind him.
 Lily breatHoa 8 great sigh of re- lief and smll daalingly up at Sta ley. "WeIl--Wn that oJd." she said in her >Nujiug voice.
 The man nodded, Yes, it was" he answered buuUy, "bccause you told mo you'd forgotten to pay your cab fare. But he says you did pay it"
 Lily shrugged perfect shoulder. "Nhy no l didn't owe hi many cab fara,' she s.id realizing that she was getting in deeper and deeper with every word she uttered, you must have misunderstood me. Sta ley"
 They went back into the living room.
 "Lccs get out the card table and play bridge with Mother and Dad," Lily suggested. She didn't want to be alone with &taloy Drummond an- other moment that night.
 But he shook his head. No I'm going early" he sa.i, I'm catching a train at l#'f-past nine. I'm going out of town on business for day or two.'
 They sat down again on the flow cred couch, Hnt they did not talk much. once or twice Lily looked up suddenly from tue pink cOals that gloWcd in tha grale and caught Staloys puzzled 2"@e He seemed 70 be trying 10 figure out something.
 Finally, aa they stood together in the chilly y,s'ibH'o at o'clock he asked her q question. T want you 10 tell ne tho truth about something, dolr." Ee sati. Had you ever seen this taxi mau until today?"
 Lily solomuly shook her head. "Nuy.r. she said firmly. T never saw him in my life until this after noon. lie drove me home from down town" she gave him an en- trareing slnun and crossed her heart like child tlHt is telling the truth. What do you think I've been do- ing" Having love affair with a taXi-drIvcr."
 "Iu call you up long distance to- morrow,' h. said, between long kisses. "WHat time will you be nome? All day."
 "All day" Lily answered. Wait Ing 10 hear from you.'
 H. lc" her then and she went thoughtfuDy up the stairs to bed.
 The little card that had made so much mjsoh.r was still lying in the bottom ot hr handbag She took it out aud momo1 it up against the mirror of alr dressing table while sine brshed her hair and cold cream q her face.
 She waa looking at Pat Frances pictured face with dreamy eyes when the door opened and her mother camr in. Sus often dropped in this way lor rozy cnat on the rare evenings that Lily spent at homa.
 "Who's picture is tbat?'' she ask ed, as the girl swept the ilentiGca- ton card iu.o the pocket of her her combing jacket
 Its just picture of man l know" replied Lily airly, nobody tLat matters"
 "Wen, 1 think he must matter a very great deal If you have to hide his picture from your own mother. And anyway l don't know what you're doing with it, when you'.c cngagod 10 marry " fine chap like Staicy Drummond Any other girl re know would be tic!,lnd to death 10 be in your shoes, and here you are incoming over another mans photogra What's the matter with you. Lily Lexington? What ails you?'
 Lily flung her tortoise shell brush down on the dresser and jumped up. She faced her mother with all the