New Britain herald., 1927-12-07
Money Love
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means. Her mothers fondest dreams gagged to Staley Drummond. a rich bachelor much older than herself. On the day after he proposes she goes downtown 10 meet her Chnm. Sue Cain, and sees a man watching her through the crowd. She is oddly attracted by him before she sees 'tha' he is wearing a taXl-drlVers s uniform. Moved by q sudden im- pulse, she jumps into the cab and he drives her home. Their friendship begins that day. Every day after that she goes downtown to See him and learns that he owns his own cab in a company of which his friend Roy Jefferson, is head. He intends 10 sell the cab 10 raise money to finance a piston ring invention Of his. he tells her.
 Lily realizes that she is in love with him. But about the time she makes up her mind to break off her engagement to Staley, her mother proudly announces it and the wed- ding day is set for early in June.
 Mrs. Lexington hires a new chauf feur and when he comes he is Pat France, whom Lily was trying 10 forget, She goes for a drive with him. and thrilled by seeing him again, tells him how much she cares for him. That night she leaves card game at Staley's house 10 go for drive with Pat, pretending she has a headache. Pat takes her home and Staley telephones to see if she has arrived there safely. He is sus- picious of Lily's friendship with her chauffeur, having seen them togeth- CT once in Pats cab. Lily asks Car r,e. the maid, to talk to Staley.
 Sue Cain warns Lily that Stalcy won't stand for her traipsing around with Fat as she has been doing, but Lily makes up her mind that D. th- ing really matters to her Dn, Pat anyway, and wonders how in the world she is going to marry Staley ir three weeks.
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 CHAPTER XIII
 The next morning Lily did ar unhcard Of thing-for her. She got up at seven o'clock.
 She bathed, brushed her bright hair until it shone like spun copper powdered and painted her face with the greatest care, and slipped into q brand-new sports outfit that she had bought for her honeymoon. A cunning silky thing of sea-shell pink bound with white braid.
 was dressing. she tiptoe1 out into the hall to look out of the back win dow and see if Pat was up.
 The last time she went, she saw him. He was flat on his back on the driveway. doing something to the car. As she watched. he crawled from under 1t and got up, brushing off his clothes with clean handker- chief. How good looking hc
 was in his shirt-sleeveS, with hi. head uncovered and the sun shining on his dark uneven waves of hair.
 Lily caught her breath as she looked at him. She wanted 10 r,ll down to him and put her hands ir his hair and lay her cheek clos, against his lean sunburned face
 She never had felt that way about q man before. Never.
 Sine could hardly wait 10 finisl dressing. She pulled on her slippers gave one last look at herself in the F mirror and hurried down the back stairs.
 The back stairs opened into tho D kitchen. And as Lily opened the dool !, at the top of them an appetiZin& odor of frying eggs and sizzling han I came up 10 her
 [ She heard Carries voice: 'Si r. right down, Pat The morning pa per's there on the table, and you } cigarettes beside them. ANC l how do you like your coffceo Wca k or strong enough 10 float a battle t ship?"
 , Lily went on down into tn ' kitchen.
 l Carrie stood at the stove, gettint . breakfast for two. There were tW' l plates warming in the hot closet l. The coffe" tray on the kitchen tahl' l had two cups and saucers tw' r spoons. two tiny pitchers of cream [ upon it.
 [ And on the screened porch beyon' { the kitchen the table was set fo 1 two! In the center of 1t stood It - tie glass vase of flowers, and it Wa covered with a shining white line' ], cloth.-The "hclp's'' tablecloth t were always colorcd ones in tn 2 Lexington household.
 9 "Coffce for two, ch, Carrie? ?' Lii. ! asked, her voice sharp with sarcasm r Carrie started, turned around ant : flushed. Lily saw that she ha' Il "crimp"d" her hair for this early } morning occasion. had put talcuI U powder on her nose, and q larg : lace collar around the neck of he | uniform She looked as pretty as
 peach.
 t Just let mother catch her wcarin ; that collar to work in" though u Lily. And just let her find the hes ; table linen out on that porch table
 'I was just getting the new chauf
 teur bite 10 eat" explained Carrie getting pinker and pinker. ''
 thought I'd sit down with him, jus e tc be sociabie. Aggie went holn " last night and ain't back yet, s
 there's just tho two Of us this morn ing ] beat mp little biscuit" | Guiltily she opened tho oven doc Il and took out pan of gollen-brow r Parker House rolls. She covere - them with clean t"a-towcl and Sc them in the hot-clos't.
 - Pat won't have time for break r fast. so you needn't go to all thes
 elaborate preparations Lily tol . her coldly. I'm going to a picnic