New Britain herald., 1927-06-25
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He however. never made any ref
erencs to his romance but At leas
one evening each week she was LET
to the tender mercies Of Major AUX
land. who always had som,
gorgeous and amusing entertain.
ment for her.
Late spring in Paris, than which
nothing on this earth can be mort
beautiful found everything on 81
actly tho same footing A. It VA
when she arrived In France.
Anne and Phillip had unfortu.
nately dropped from that plane o.
emotional fervor to which they rose
on their first meeting. They had
become just everyday mother and
son. Down In the heart OF each
there still remained the feeling that
their great love for each other wal
there, but 1t was not to be brought
out in everyday life.
Anne, on the advice Of Major
Auckland. had been particularly nice
to Pat. She had dined at her home,
and had her to dine At the differen:
fashionable cafes.
Phil was at times moody and al
times very gay. Anne could not help
seeing the growing antagqnism be-
tween him and Major Auckland. This
was especially pronounced that day
when. after much pleading. Mrs.
Tracy had persuaded Phillip to "a
to Chateau Thierry with her 20 see
the place where he had swan the
Marine. Phillip had absolutely de-
clined to make the trip II Major
Auckland was to be Of the party.
Il will not have that old wind
bag asking me questions. don't
want to live 1t all over again. God
knows. It will be bad enough to see
the place where Rod saved my
worthless life. without describing 1t
to any damned stranger"
Phillip and his mother set out
alone. The boy. who like all the
young soldiers. had never said much
about the months OF hardships
which he had passed through, was
particularly silent all the way up to
Chateau Thierry.
They neared the historic river,
Phil began to show = little excite
ment. He stretched his neck and
looked about the familiar place. A
they drove along beside the Marne,
which was sluggishly winding its
way through the blackened earth
banks, he pointed out here ana
there a spot which the Americans
had held.
Suddenly he rose and stood in the
open motor. There 1t Is, Mother!"
He pulled her up beside him. There
it Isl" Then he stopped and ex-
claimed wonderingly. why. how
narrow It is."
Anne Tracy threw her arms about
her sons neck and laughed and
cried, while he explained that on
the night when he was swimming
amid perfect hail Of machine gun
bullets, It had seemed as wide as
the Atlantic ocean.
Phil had made the chauffeur stop
the motor. He and his mother got
out. Presently she saw him fall on
his knees and drop his face almost
to the turf. Rod. Rod" he whis-
pered, Il haven't forgotten. old man,
and I'm very lonely tor you. No enc
can fill your place"
Anne stepped back a little. She
knew that even a mother had no
| r1~bt - onron hA<rnau <hy. nnvv,
munion Of two souls.
All the way back hardly a word
was said, but when they reached
| the hotel. Phillip found a Petit
! Bleue." After reading 1t he said:
! Mother, can you bring your man
Friday around here tonight"
phil, viii not let you speak in
that way Of Major Auckland. Have
you been called out7 If so. you need
not be afraid Of leaving me by my
self. ] have some letters to write
and I will do them this evening.
by the way. see that the boys
who are down here at the Sorbonne
will be sailing home in about six
weeks. II you are thinking Of being
discharged In France. you had bet
ter put In your application"
CHAPTER XVII
| A Very Successful Announcement
! Party
I'VE viii talk OF that in the morn
ing dear. ! am off now"
Hastily kissing his mother. Phil
lip left. and although Anne was sure
he had gone to Pat. she was glad to
be alone.
Since that first morning when
they had talked of Natlee. Philip
had never mentioned her lame.
Anne Tracy had sent her the con-
ventional picture cards during her
first week In Paris, and received no
answer II she had written to Phil
! lip, he had not wanted her to know
it. He had said nothing about It.
She rather wondered what had
come up that had made 1t 80 nee
cssary that he go to see Pat this
evening. Perhaps she. too, had seen
the notice that the American SOL
diers who were at school in Paris
would soon be going home.
Was it going to be another long
separation from Phillip? II so,
should she marry John Aukland? A
tender smile wreathed her lips as
she thought Of him. No man could
be kinder to her. As though her
thoughts had the power to bring
him to her, at that moment he ap-
peared in her doorway.
AN alone. Anne?"
YES. think Phillip had a sum-