New Britain herald., 1927-06-08

do it. You must not for one momen
think ! am going to make 1t cas-,
for you.
Take me to Rod. I'll tell you
mother that ] have . sudden pail
that is agonizing."
Sullenly Phillip took Natlee t.
Rodney. all the while feeling q
though he were accompanying SOM
dead woman to the cemetery gates
Rod, will you take mo home? In
sick OF all this. On, Rod-Rod-ge'
me out Of this al quick as you can.
"Of course I'll take you out Of it.
dear. There's Mrs. Tracy coming
toward US now. We will make our
excuses and make a run for it,"
Natlee looked at him gratefully
even while he blunderingly said
Dear Mrs. Tracy. I think you
will have to excuse Natlee and me
you see Nat has not been used at
her fathers frugal table to eat SO
much rich food.
mfr. Jones would consider it
wicked with so many people in the
city starving.
Your wonderful dinner has done
something to Natlee's little insides
and her tummy has protested"
Mrs. Tracy was quite solicitous-
she said she hoped Natlee's pain was
not serious.
I'D like to tell that blind woman
how serious it Is" thought Natlee.
but she contented herself with a
faint smile until she got into the
taxi which would take her to Aunt
Julia's and then. although she told
herself that her heart was broken
beyond repair. she laughed.
Rod, rather mystified, Joined in
even before he asked. What are
you 50 tickled about. Nat? thought
1 did that pretty WELL"
You did. dear Rod-you did
your reference to my fathers table
and coupling it with my little In
sides was a stroke of genius.
"Of course you do not realize
that you also told Mrs. Tracy that
my father hardly gives his family
enough to eat and that she ought to
be ashamed Of herself for giving us
such gorgeous eats when there were
people staring in the city"
At this Rod looked greatly
abashed, but seeing a ghost Of a
smile on Natlee's lips he in turn
smiled and said. Now tell me what
it was all about"
"Rod-I am not going to call
Phillip Wynne Tracy ~ Wynne any
more"
Great grief, Nat, what's the
matter?"
well, I heard him tell Mrs. Hill
Hard that she might call him Wynne
so told him that while two-mean-
ing you and myself-might be COM
pany, three was always a crowd.
"Oh, Rod. ! am so unhappy-poor
Wynne Is sunk and all because that
woman must feed her wicked vanity
why can't she take some one OF
her own age?-1 hope If when ]
am over thirty let boy under
twenty make love to me that some
one will take me out and shoot me.
"Rod, what do you suppose his
mother will do when she finds 1t out
and he goes to smash? Why do you
know he told me tonight that he
couldn't help loving her and he said
it was just plain 'hell-yes, he
told that to me-those were his very
words and Just a few weeks ago he
said he wanted to marry me. Rod.
what are we going to do-what are
we going to do" she repeated al
most incoherently.
"Wen, I don't know, Natlee, what
you are going to do, for no man
can tell what girl will do under
any circumstances. but I know what
l am going to to. I'm going to
change the entire map of Phillip
Wynne Tracy Tvs face: He may not
be old enough for that interesting
lady who has her claws on him but
he will have enough seams and
scars on that handsome mug of his
when I get through with him to
make him look old enough to be
that laundering females father.
I'll knock him into the middle OF
next week and keep him there until
this week has time to catch up with
him. Ill"
"Rod-"
Natlee laid her hands on Rodney
Maxwelis arm. He looked down
into her face which was now divided
between smiles and tears.
Rod" she repeated. II have
never know you to get 50 excited"
There's lot of things you don't |
know about me, Nat, but II the |
knowledge that love you. dear. will
be Of any comfort to you at this
time / want you to have it."
Natlee nestled little closer TO |
him.
Il know ] am not handsome like
Wynne and ! know I am rather
dumb. but that hasn't kept me from
picking out tie loveliest and best !
know IN the world to love-
"No-don't stop me-1'm wound
up now and I must get all this off
my chest before I run down.
Il Will not bother you again, dear,
with my foolish dreams. l know ]
never had chance beside Wynne-
damn him-but ] want you to know
that that has never made any diff
ference to me. l would rather love
you knowing that ! could never
have you than be the white haired
boy of a Helen Of Troy or Lillian
Russell"
He had been talking fast for he
knew that he must make the lovely
golden head which had now come
to rest Just above his heart raise it.
self in gallant courage again.
"Natlee must not feel herself de-
serted" he said to himself. IN
make that plaster saint come back
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