New Britain herald., 1927-02-28
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Love-" she said, and the soft
spoken word seemed to fall from
her lips, INTO the dim hush OF the
room like star falling into dark
ness. Love-"
She got up. IF you've said
everything you wanted to say,
wouldn't you like to go?'' she
asked in that same soft slow way,
and Bobbie and Monica got up.
Somehow they got out of the
beautiful quiet house, and out to
the car.
1t was a new car and it was
painted bright yellow and green. 1t
bore great gilt monogram IN.
NJ" upon it's side, and it looked
fearfully place and vulgar in
Lotties cool green garden.
Wait for me minute Bobbie
said as she was climbing into it.
ri be back in no time. Roy gave
me message for Lottie, yesterday,
and l forgot to deliver it"
Monica turned upon her a look
Of concentrated fury. You go
back into that DANES house, and
your names walker." she snapped.
She as good as kicked us both
out of it,"
But Bobbie went on. and as she
reached the porch Monica started
the car and tore down the hill with
roar and a flash of yellow paint
and new nickel.
Lottie came TO the door in an
swer to Bobbie's ring.
Didn't you go?" she asked, sur
prised.
mo, I want to talk to you for a
jiffy.'
Lottie pushed open the screen
door with a slender hand, and came
outside. Side by side. she and Bob
bic sat down on the stone steps.
Roy came to me the other day
and asked me to talk to you" Bob
bic began, her eyes on the garden
that spread out before her in all
its misty green beauty under the
sunlight
Beyond some Towering trees,
Jolly was playing in her little sand
box under a -and-white awning
Her nurse sat near her, with a
piece of sewing in her hands.
From somewhere behind the
house came the sound of a lawn
mower, and the trill OF a canary
bird. The whole place seemed to
he of
happiness.
How In the world could Roy
Schultz have given up home like
this and wife like Lottie for
cheap little Monica Monte" Bobbie
silently asked herself for the
twentieth time. There was no eN-
planning 1t.
There was no explaining him or
any other man either, for that mat
ter!
Men were queer lot. Part of
the time they acted like crazy
school boys, and part of the time
like gods of the universe. Some
body once called them APES and
angels" and that just about hit
the nail on the head!
And what did Roy want you to
say to me ?" The soft voice of Lot
tie woke Bobbie from her day
dream.
She started. "He wanted me to
tell you that he wanted to come
back home" she said simply and
quickly. HE said there never was
anything to this Monica affair, and
that all men kick over the traces
once In Il while"
That's just it," Lottie cut in.
'They think it's all right if they
have a fling every now and then.
We women are supposed to take
them back and mend our broken
hearts and open our arms. We're
supposed to let them have a little
thrill every once in a while. and
forget it when they're ready to
come home. Oh, no. Not for me,
Bobbie! ! never can live with Roy
again.
She half-turned as the sound of
from beyond the hedge.
There's Gus, coming home."
she said bitterly. you're going to
marry him, and for while every
thing will be merry as a marriage
bell. Then he'll probably start to
cut up. Oh, you needn't look so
shocked. Bobbie. It's better for
you to hear this now than later.
Gus has always had lot of
girls hanging around that house of
his-bringing them home for lunch
or tea or dinner. You know, you've
been there, plenty OF times! Now,
do you think that Just because he
marries you he's going to stop hav-
ing all those little love affairs Of
his? Never! He'll be having them