New Britain herald., 1927-12-06

q certainly am getting n great bot { "Please don't bother. Our cars ! right here in the driVc.' she said | quickly. 'l'll be home in 10 minutes. You go back to your card game. l don't want to spoil everybody's eve ming"
 He shrugged his shoulders. looking at her in q puzzled sort of way. Sh" certainly did not look at all i'll, with her big sray-green eyes glowing with excitement and her face freshly powdered and rouged.
 Staley switched on the porch light and followed her out into the fresh air.
 | The first person he saw was Pat 1 France, holding open the door of the i LeXington's new blue limousine. i If he were startled or annoyed he certainly did not show it. His fac" was q good-naturcd mask as he said 1 goodnight 10 Lily. He held her hands in his for q moment and then | kissed her squarcly and firmly upon | her mouth. as if they were alone as If Pat France were only part of the car and not q human being l at all.
 q certainly am getting a great boot out of this.' thought Lily. Pats face showed jealousy as clearly as tho color of his eyes. . She 4o h, glad that he was.
 She climbed into tho car and it backed down the drive. Before fl reached tho street Lily had swung I her slim self over the scat and was { sitting beside her chauffeur. 1 "You're not going 10 take m" | straight home? You're going 10 take me for nice drive so that We caN | talk and talk and talk. aren't rou?" 1 she asked him, sitting just as close 1 10 him as sho could.
 1 He shook his head. 'I told you I'd | take you straight homc," he said, and turned has face toward her for | a second Look here. I know your" 1 cngag ged to that bird back there, if | you don't. . I'm going to take | you home. Don't you suppose hes going to telephone your house in | about fifteen minutes 10 sec if you ! are at home? Of course he is, And you're going 10 be there to answer him and tell him you're all right
 Lily slid over to the farthest cor ner of the seat and sulkcd. 'I don't understand why you came out her" to work for us. if you didn't want to see anything of me" she said, ! sullenly.
 You know doggonnd well why l camc,' Pat answered her harshly. II came because I couldn't stay away. Don't think l enjoy be- ing out here, working for your mother I've never had this kind of job before. I've owned my own cab and worked around Roy letter sons livcry-Tve never worked ill a houseful of women before. This afternoon Carrie, your mothers maid, asked me 10 drive her 10 markct-'
 Whats so terrible about that?' asked Lily. If you hate your job, all you have to do is pack mp your clothes and leave it tonight didn't ask you to come out here 10 us. you know"
 The car rolled on a block or two. It turned into Montpelier road and swung into the T"Xington's driveway. It stopped at the steps and Pat jumped out, came around and opened the door beside Lily.
 She looked at him. her eyes biz pools of shadow in the darkness. Do you know why We argue and row like this, Pat Francc?' she asked him, standing close to him in the driveway, with her hands on the lapcls of the Oxford gray uni form.
 She told him why they did. ''Ro- cause we're in love with each oth- er," she said That's why I tipped you with that quarter the last day you drove me home in your cab because I love you and can't have you, and 1t makes me cross and mean. It makes me want to scratch and bite and fight. II makes me want 10 hurt you-just as it makes you want 10 hurt me"
 '1 hurt you?"' He shook his , head. Not in a lifetime. I'd never hurt you.'
 Lily laughed. "Yes, but you have' she cried. What about the time you came to this house and accused me of stealing-s -stealing-your identifi' cation card! I suppose that didn'' hurt me-"
 T saw you take it that day. he said. And I never said q word about it at the time. l made it ar excuse to come back for it and set you again--and then l found ou how things stood between you ant your friend, Drummond. So l made up my mind to keep you out of my cab"
 But you couldn't!" Lily laughed again. You couldn't. could you Pat? wanted to be in 1t with yol and I always get what I want