New Britain herald., 1927-05-28
Oh baby, do want you. could not live without you"

while with the other she unfasened and dropped the
floor the she had on.
As she stepped out Of it, the maid slipped the peach
velvet garment her mistress black wavy hair As she
felt its softness against her shoulders and remor of
physical pleasure seemed to ripple her entire body
Its very becoming to madam, said the maid obsequi-
ously.
Eagerly the woman went to the long cheval mirror at
the other side of the
There had been expectation in her large gray eyes But
after the first glance she pulled down the family blush lids
until the heavy black ashes shut the cntating
anger which she had turned her maid after her view of
herself in the glass
why did you lie to me? Why did you make me think
that might possibly something that would be becom-
ing to me- You should have told that nothing could be
becoming to this ungany body-that tint could comp
ment the shallow complexion of my bloated face.
Take it off Immediately. 1t makes me look
than really am"
The maid hurried to do her bidding but before she even
reached her mistress gay voice called from outside the
door, Anne, my dear-The door burst open and the
standing there Mortified glance took in the grotesque
figure and turned away his eyes from the bright with
tears that pleading trying to find in his face little
crumb Of comfort.
DHILLIP Wynne Tracy III was surprised He had expect
ed his wife to be lying down at this time, patiently await
ing the hour of her agony He thought that he would
and lightly touch her forehead with his lips telling her
that he would not be home to dinner.
After ALL, he had told himself, as he drove home to
dress for his dinner engagement with Sabra Wexford, "a
woman when she males must expect children. He HIM
self was very proud and happy the coming event He
could not understand why Anne should be unassigned to
what must be. 1t part of ethe only life which
ture recognized in humanity.
Naturally he quite annoyed to find Anne in this
mood 1t would make it harder tell her that he was
going to have dinner at home
He noticed the negigee and fully aware that
she trying to make herself presenabe to him.
and he thought that probably at this she
pectng him to take her in his and comfort her in her
disappointment.
Surely she should not expect this for he had told her
many times both before and after marriage how he hated
all uglness, especially ugly woman and that peach
colored negigee made her look than
By what grim stroke of fate had the he had lust
left been wearing peach coored negigee?
1t had enhanced Sabras beauty hundred times, while
Anne
poor Anne! wonder if she will ever be slender and
lovely again? he said to himself and there good deal
Of pity in the question
He had been silent longer time than he had to
be- but for the life of him he could not reach out and kiss
the dry, fevesh lips of the tortured standing be-
fore him after the recent touch Of the deW leaf mouth
Of Sabra.
The tension snapped by Annes eyes Drumming
and sob that she could not suppress breaking into ugly
silence.
Don't cry, Anne. Don't cry. It's almost over now
Think how wonderful it will be to have SON ] would not
want to live our lives without children
81 would The words issued from the Wonans lips
through clnc' I'd teeth.
"Of Ven want children-eve1y does 1t adds
to his egotism a masculine human being You have
Of the agony and pain You will not have to give up your