New Britain herald., 1927-12-10
By Beatrice Burton lVlOIICV x(JV c of
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daughter Of the Cyrus Lexlngtons who live far beyond their means. Her mothers fondest dreams are realized when she becomes engaged to Staley Drummond. q rich bache- Tor older than herself The day after he proposes she goes down town to meet her chum, Sue Cain, and sees man watching her through the crowd. She is oddly attracted by him before she sees that he Is a .aNi driver. Then she jumps into his cab and he drives her home. She learns that he owns his own cab in Il company headed by his friend. Roy Jefferson. However, he intends 10 sell it, he says, 10 finance a pis- ton ring invention of his,
 Getting out Of the cab. Lily takes his chauff.ur's card out of it's place because it has a picture Of him on II. She begins to realize, as days go by, that she is in love with him. But about the time she makes up her mind not 70 marry Staley, her mother announces their engagement
 
 wedding date is set for the tenth of June.
 And about the tenth of May Mrs. Lexington hires a new chauffeur. and when he comes he is Pat France. From the minute she sees him she knows she never can mar " Staley and actually asks Pat to marry her. But he points out 10 her that she was not made for a poor mans wife. One morning they take thc car without asking Mrs. LcXing tons permission and go for picnic. On the way Pat shows Lily his par ontS little house and their grocery store. with his mother standing in the doorway. He tells Lily that his own wife would probably have to work a.; his mother has, and she las brought up her children. as well as helped in the store all her life. Lily says she wouldn't mind housework as soon as she learned how 10 do it. She never has done a days work in her life.
 Then Pat introduces her 70 his friends, the Roy Jettersons, and Lily instantly detests the wife. Sadye, because of her loud clothes and be- cause she is a friend of Eliza beth Ertz, with whom Pat has been going around. On their way home from the picnic they pass Mrs. Lex rgton and Sue Gains mother, who see them. Reaching home, Lily finds Carrie, her mothers maid. looking at the chauffeur's card with Pats picture on it. Sh" snatches lt from her. knowing that Carrie is in love with Pat and rcsentnG il.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XVI
 Lily glared at Carrie. and Carrie glared back at her. Then ell at once she shrugged her shoulders and laughed.
 "No wonder you want it, Miss Lily" sh" said. looking at the ragged, soiled card in Lily's hands. "Your mother would be proud and happy 10 find Pats picture in your room. wouldn't sha?''
 
 into tiny bits and tossed them into the rose trimmed waste basket un- der her dressing table.
 Maybe shed understand why you and Pat disappeared with the car this morning, without saying q word 10 anybody, so that she had to ask Mrs. Cain to take her to the church luncheon this noon." Car rie's voice ran on maliciously. "J told her you had asked mo 10 pack lunch for two and had gone away with just Pat-With just the chauf- r feur. And I told the same thing io r Mir. Drummond when he stopped in . to ask about your headache. . . Your headachc!-Huh.' , Lily tried hard 10 keep her tenn g per. Mrs. Lexington had taught her never 10 quarrel with anyone who was working in the house.
 But anger flashed in her gray eyes $ and her voice trembled with fur! when she answered the little house. worked in this family too many |, years. I think you'd be happier il you went up to your room Rnf packed your trunk. Well send i. 10 you tonorrow--or whenever you find q new place 10 work" ,, Carrie tossed her head. "lll b. finding a new place to work Wher your mother asks me to leave this house, and not before I'm not talk = ing orders from you" she snapped !, And I guess your mother wont te letting me go in hurry cl1 her - Not while she's owing me six weeks !, salary" And with that she flouncel :, out of the bedroom. leaving every. thing in wild disorder behind her dust pan in the middl" of the floor % tho bed covered with the contents o r the dresser drawers, the bottle o ? floor polish standing in d corner be ] side the mop.
 = \ minute later Lily heard hol [, talking che"rfuIly and loudly 70 Ia in the back yard.
 Sho ran 70 tho hall window an, :, looked out. Carrie was sitting in thf
 hammock couch beside Pat. 'h' |, s,archcd pink shirt of her hous' V dress balloouing out around her , Her chestnut hair shone in the sun r, light, and her round cheeks wcr' II very pink. Lily hated her. but sh' I, had to own that she was prctt7 I, littlo woman.
 Sha threw tue hall window I'D n and called 10 Pat: "Wil you pleas if come up here, Pat, and do som' o work for me-"
 |, Th,n she slammed down inc win |, dow.
 ra' stool on inc threshold ot th ., room. almost as if he w'r" afraid tt ', 'Hter it.