New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-24

ashamed to tell you this, for today
1 have feeling Of tenderness to-
ward him that expect is a part of
! the maternal instinct born In all
girls. That Is the reason why ! have
always taken him back when he has
returned to me; that is the reason
shall aways be waiting for him."
Phil clasped his mothers hand
with grip that hurt.
Then she added: I have known
since | was Is that you did not want
Wynne to marry me. but I hoped
that in time you would see I was
perhaps better for him than any
other girl he knew. However, after
that night of the party l knew it
was not to be. l knew that although
you would never acknowledge it to
yourself, you would do almost any
thing to separate u.s. OF course you
can see, Phillip, how this agitated
me, for i had to admit that she was
right.
Perhaps you think it is common
, for me to talk so plainly about your
son to YOU she continued. I shall
never do it again, and should not
have done it now, if l did not feel
that l am in danger of losing him
forever And then, Phillip, she said
this strange thing: L love Wynne;
l will never love any one else. and
l understand him better than any
other person in the world, with the
possible exception of Rodney Max
WELL
we talked quite while after
that. Phillip. for l was a little
touched because she said l did not
understand you.
FINALLY she said: Mrs. Tracy, you
would not have given your consent
rather seen him dead than married
to me. You are determined that I
shall lose him.
Anne Tracy stopped for moment
and Phil asked, What did you say
to that"
Il put my arm about her should
ers and answered: No, Natlee, ]
think l let him so to save him for
you"
There was another pregnant ST.
lence and then Phil said: Perhaps
it would have been better if you
had let us marry before ! came
away
Would you have done that, son.
even if had raised no objections?
perhaps not at that time, but ]
fore he hcsitated, and then
brought out the words-"the party"
Mrs. Tracy blushed She knew
that Phil was thinking of Lyra Hill
lard. She would have liked to have
DENOUNCED her, but she did not
know how to do SO.
Phil also would have liked to have
told his mother about her friend.
and his momcntary infatuation for
her. Instead. he said, Mother.
would you be very unhappy if we
made our home in France"
Mrs. Tracy made such a gesture
of surprise that Phil had to take his
head from her knee.
What do you mean, Phillip?
Surely you have not become so in
love with Paris in a month that you
want to give up your own country
and live over here Don't you know
that even if l did-for love of you-
forsake my home and came to this
alien land. Malice would never do
So"
L do not expect her to do so. l
had a letter from Malice few days
before the armistice in which she
told me all about Jerry Kenyon. 1t
was strange letter, but ! gained
from it that at last Natlee had
grown ired of being always wait
ing for me- and that she was on the
point of accepting a better and more
stable man. The letter made me
very unhappy for a time, and l went
up into the Argonne, hoping.that
from there l would go vest my
life seemed so futile.
Something inside of me made me
carry on. Although / was half-sick
and completely discouraged, that