New Britain herald., 1927-12-31
Money Love

named Staley nrummond. Then Sh" : falls in love "at first sight with 8 taxi driver whom sh" secs on th" 1 street II" takes her homa. and on ! the way he tells hcr his name is Pat ] France and that he owns his own cab in company headed by his friend. Roy Jefferson. He adds that i he is going to sell it to finance piston ring that hc has perfected and wants 10 put OH in" market. He and his cab vanish from the i streets, and Lily misses him so much ! that she decides she cannot marry Stalcy Drummond. feeling about Pa, as she do~. But about this time her mother announces the engagement. ! and the plans for a wedding arc made. About a month before Mrs. i Lexington hires a new chauffeur, and when he comes he lS-rat France. From that moment on, Lily knows she cant marry Staley. And with her wedding dress all made. her wedding invitations engraved and some of the presents in the house. she throws Staloy over and marrics Pat. They live with his par cnts in their. little house next door 10 their grocery. and Lily finds that she is supposed to help with the homework during the day while Pat is busy at Jetterson's garage, and his sister Florence is at work in down. town office. But she hates house 1 work. and one night when she lets some biscuits burn she and Mrs. | France have words and she per suadcs Pat to rent flat where they can live by themselves But after they are in it. she finds that there
 is lots of work 10 do. and she hates that. Moreover. life is not so pleas | ant with Pat away all day, and very often in the evening. and she vel comes an invitation 10 play bridge at Sue Gains house one day after ahout four months of marriage and | drudgery. But she has no fall
 clothes, and so she goes 10 Angou-
 leme's French shop. where she has
 always charged clothes 10 her father,
 and charges whole outfit 10 him.
 After some delay the clerk tells her
 that her mother has telephoned to
 say that she cannot charge things 10
 her father Lily takes the clothes
 when no one ifs looking, and wcags
 them 10 Sues house. Sue tells her
 that Staley Drummond still cares for her: and when a store detective comes for the clothes. Iilys first
 thought is Stalev, who perhaps can
 help her out by lending her the money to pay for them. She teIc- phones him from q nearby lunch , room
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 ''Stalcy. Pm in a whole peck of , trouble Lilly said 10 him. in her lovely. v"lvcty voice. and you're the only person I know who can help . mn out---''
 Sh" paused and waited for that 10
 sink in before she went on about the
 money she wanted from him. II
 seemed so hcHrll"se and cold. some how. 10 call him up after four months, only 10 tell him that all she
 wanted from him was money.
 'Ion were the first person I i thought Of Stal"y," she went on ! "Whcn this thing happened. | What thing" h" asked. "Wha, in the dickens has gone wrong. Lily" 'Wcll, l bought some clothes to- day at Angoulemc's." she began her sordid little tale. And they wouldn't let me charge them 10 my father as l always had-and l wanted them. 1 Sta}ey. So l just walked out with | them naturally"
 At this point StaI"y gay" low. i long drawn whistle that could be . plainly heard through the telephone 1 "Wh"W. W.-you mean yoU stole | th"m"' he asked, and Lily Winc.d at the ugly word.
 "Why, no--they had no right to r"iusc me tn" cIoth"s." she an swer"d. i've bought all my clothes ! there for years. Well. anyway ! they sent their credit man or their store detective. or somebody, out 10 see mo and get the money from my my husband. I'm telophoning you from restaurant near my home. and the man is with me, Stal"y. If
 you have any money. won't you please come out here and give it 10 him so hell go away and leave me in peac"?--lm so afraid he'll go to my husband"
 Dead silence for q minute. Then S'alry'S Voir" again:
 How much do you owe, lily?" ' She did not know. She simply had ! wanted the clothes. said she would talk" them. and charged them 10 her ! father. Tho only thing she was sure Of was inc price Of the Sl5 Blue Star
 perfume.
 She opened the door of the tel"-
 phone booth and spoke 10 the man
 from Angonlcmc's. How much do l oW" you"" she asked him. 1 He pulled some slips or paper from his pocket and looked at them.
 "TWce hundred and thirty dol
 lars
 Lily repeated the figure to Staloy.
 " S NIl'' Ioi- S""V. Shc an SWorcd. My father is out of town or ho would pay it, Of course. And I'll S"r that he does when he comes back houc-l couldn't let you do ihIs for mo otherwise
 Where are you now" Stalcy cut in upon her. "Tell me how 10 get ihorc?'
 
 l1'yrold him. and he hung up the receiver at his end of the wire. Then Sh" went out into the glare and steam of the little white-tilrI
 restaurant and waited for the sound O. S,alcy's car.
 "Ny husband will bc here very Noon,' she told the man from Angou- I"mrS vii cold stare, and q tone
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