New Britain herald., 1927-12-09

nfsS all over her face and her hair and her rcck. and Lily lay back in his arms and thought of Stalel Drummond's kisses and how cold they had left her, always,
 "1 can't marry him, Pat--not If you want mH." she said when he had i let her go. and they sat looking at each other, their hands clasr"1 on the fresh young grass that spread around them in carpet of living green.
 You cant marry me. e.eithor. I can see that-morc plainly now than ever bcforc," Pat told her after q long pause. No matter how much we care about each other. Lily. there ,rc things that would always keep Us from being happy
 "What?"
 Pat laughed "Wcll, things lik" Sadye Jettcrson's clothes. You don't like the way sine dresses. and so you call her terrible and withholding. But to me. S2dye Jefferson is the salt of the earth. Shes won derful housckeepor, she's crazy about her husband and her children. she has tho most hospitable hous" you ever saw. It's q sort of second . homo to mo. And the Jrttorsons arc people you'd have 10 sec lots Of if you were married 10 me-
 Lily kicked at tn" grass with tho he"l Of her pink -and-whito slipper.
 "T shouldn't have seid what I did about th" woman. Shes probably just as nic" as you say she is. :. And Pat. you talk as if ] were q snob. I'm not. I fell in love with you when ycu were in q chanff"nr's uniform. I'm in love with you now when you'ra in a chauff"ur's uni form that my mother bought for you. and I'd love you just the same # you were in convict's stripes"'
 Pat took out his little French hrier pipe and began to fill 1t. He stared down into the bowl as if he were q sand -diviner reading Inc future in it's tobacco scented depths. "Yoah." he remarked. slowly and though'fully but after we'd been married for while. and all the glamour was gone from me, how would you like being married 10 a i poor mechanic who worked all day in Roy Jetterson'e garage, tinkcrinc at cabs and touring cars. and Came | homo at night with grease on hi ovoralls and under his nails? Wh' ! couldn't take you anywhere but tt { tho picture show or over to the Jet ! tersons 10 play cards? Stale,
 Drummond and his cars and tha big house Of his would look pretty slick to you then. ch Sister," '1t would not, and don't call me Sister" said Lily, "bccaus" I'll
 never he Nistor q you. I'm coins to marry you, Pat. or know th, 1 reason why.'
 'I'll hay" 10 hay" something 10 ga,
 about that,' Pat replied, eloomily
 'I don't so" myself letting you in fo ! q load of Unhappinoss. and that
 what I would be doing if let yo 1 give Drummond th" go-by and mar ry mc. l feel like a dog, as
 is, coming out here and making loN | to q girl who's all ready to marr the man she ought 10 marry" He began 10 stack together 'h ! plates and cups that ih"y had use 1 and to fold up tho tahlccloth. IT | packed up the hamper ard put l
 back into thu automobile. He foun, { 2 piece of old newspaper in q cornc of th" srako-fnncn near them an, | Nc"d it 70 start a little fire. In it h
 burned mp tho egg shells and crust ! of bread and other remnants o 1 their little feast.
 Lily watched him idly. It ncy c 1 occurred to her to help him; she wa
 so used 10 having people scurr 1 around waiting on her.
 Sh" took ciGar"t from shell
 pink case that matched her drcs
 and @"hod him for light.
 "All righ'--catch" Pat said, an,
 tossed her box of safety ma'che that he took from his pocket. The,
 he went on stamping out his tin
 bon fire.
 Lily struck a ieht from the box
 '1m used 10 having mon 'irht m
 cigarettes for ne, don't mind tell
 ing you" she dra wlcd "Iretead 0
 throwing a box of match"s at mo a
 if l wer" tennis net or somethnI
 like thnt"
 Pat flushed darklv once aoair
 sure, know you arc" he admitted
 "iOu're used 10 men who know al
 the nice ltt'c things to do for wom
 en-and I don't know them. l'v
 been too busy makirr a living all m,
 life to learn ail the frills. and I'd jus
 drive yen wild with my lack of DO
 likeness all the time, if we were mar
 ried. Another thing, I thin
 you ought to do some things 10
 yourself. You're lazy. Do you Eno, 1t? Gou could see I was busy her