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

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. but he fairly shut the door In m!
' face and would say no more.
do you suppose that he ha'
D learned Some authentic information
. In regard to our going into the war
t You know that friend Of his hal
' been In Canada with the British fol
, quite q while"
Either that or he has come t.
some definite conclusion about him
self and me. Lyra thought. She grew
a little frightened as she began te
think Of what the next few days
might bring forth.
Phillip slipped out while the two
women were in the dining room and
again was absent at dinner. He sent
word to his mother after luncheon
that he had gone for day or two
to the Canadian training camp, but
would surely be home for the party.
Sure enough. about o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, after his mother
had worried herself sick and pre-
pared to call up his guests and tell
them the dinner was postponed. no
made his appearance as II nothing
out Of the unusual had happened.
He was somewhat paler than usu-
al, however, and managed to get
Lyra alone long enough to say to
her: II am looking for a big smash
I'D Of some kind tonight. but wheth-
er it comes or not, please, dear.
manage to meet me before the
house, where I will have the car
parked, after Mother is asleep"
"oh. Phillip. will that be pru-
dent?"
He looked at her strangely. Il
never stopped to think Of that. Be-
ing prudent is something that my
male ancestors didn't think very
much about, II the history that I
hear about my family is true. and
] am not going to do anything to
change the records"
whats happened. Phil?" she
asked.
Nothing has happened yet. but !
am expecting bombardment to be-
gin tonight. Will you give first aid
to the wounded. Lyra?"
Mrs. Hilliard heard Anne Tracy
| coming from her bedroom and nod
ding her head she sped to her own
| to dress.
Anne had arranged to have the
young people meet at her house. and
when Lyra went down into the
drawing room at 7 o'clock she found
her friend looking very dignified
and grand In black brocaded chiffon
velvet and all her diamonds on dis
play.
Phil was Just exclaimins at the
splendor of his mothers jewels as
she opened the door and she heard
Mrs. Tracy say Il do not think
that ever wore them all together
before in all my life"
Later she confided to Lyra:
NEARLY every one Of these pieces
Of jewelry means q separate tragedy
to me. for always when my husband
had done something particularly
atrocious-when his liaison with
some other woman had become
more than usually acute or he was
afraid It had or would shortly come
to my ears, he brought home to me
a piece of jewelry.
II got SO that could tell by their
probable value how much he con-
sidered he had injured me-"
Without her volition Lyra's eyes
| strayed to a magnificent tiara that
crowned Anne's lovely dark hair.
II see you are looking at my
tiara" she remarked. II have never
worn it before In my life. Two days
after Phillip presented 1t to me he
was named correspondent in the
divorce of Eileen Lawler. the ac-
tress. Surely you remember it. 1t
filled the papers. That time he
wanted me to divorce him, but we
had only been married six months
and 1 would not, for. strange as 1t
may seem, I still loved him.
II am wearing these diamonds.
however, so that all the young
women who will be at this dinner
tonight may see what will some
time come to the wife Of Phillip
Wynne Tracy ""
IldNt yOu PlSNCu ohN tliC 6AI SoA
want to tempt, AIMEE" Lyra asked
sarcastically.
mo" answered Pills mother,
who was in deadly earnest, but any
one OF the girls I have invited would
make a suitable wife for my son."
Before Lyra could ask the ques-
ton that was in her mind, Jerry
Kenyon and Lucia Randolph enter
ed. followed closely by Luella Carr
and Jack Kilgore.
Luella said when she greeted Mrs.
Hilliard: Jack was so crazy to get
here to see you that he insisted
upon starting much earlier than was
necessary. You see. Mrs. Hilliard.
he had made bet with me that you
would be dressed In some sort OF
gold lace affair and told him that
you would be wearing flesh-colored
chiffon or something equally girl
ish."
well, you win," said Young Kill
gore. sulkily.
II wear s1s." she informed him.
ooh, know that. You have man
aged some way to make me buy
your stockings for the last six
months"
He turned to Mrs. Hilliard, saying:
II hope you will pardon Lou and me
for making you the subject Of our
bet. II it will help you to be kind
and not scold us. I must say that
neither girl in this room is as young
| and beautiful tonight as you are In
| that flesh-colored chiffon"
That Is worth more than forgive
ness, Mr.. Kenyon. think you have
earned at least three Dances"
THANK you, Mrs. Hilliard-shall l
begin with the first?"
! Both Luella and Phillip gave