New Britain herald., 1927-06-11
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back when he has returned to ma l That Is why will always be waitinI , for him.
 . T have known ever since I va
 fifteen that you did not want Wynn . to marry me. but I hoped that yo, would see in time that ! was per haps better for him than any of thu other girls he knew. However. knew after the night of tho party Il
 was not to bel knew that although you would not acknowledge 1t te yourself you would do almost any. thing to separate us.
 Perhaps you think 1t Is common for me to talk so plainly about your son to you I shall never do 1t again and should not have done 1t now if he were not going into great dan. ger of death-if ! did not feel I was losing him forever
 "I love Wynne. will never love any ono else and understand him better than any one else in the world with the exception perhaps of Rodney Maxwell"
 DO you mean to tell me, Natlee. that you understand him better than I. his n,other?"
 "Yes. Mrs. Tracy"
 "Why?"
 T would rather not tell you"
 That's q strange answer. <at- lee"
 Anne Tracy looked carefully at Natlee. She wondered how much she knew about the part that Lyra Hilliard had played in Phi's life.
 Natlee returned the scrutiny with a battling expression. She. too. won dered what Wynne's mother knew about her boys infatuation for VT friend.
 Neither of them spoke. The older woman was thinking about the past -the younger one about the future. At last Mrs. Tracy said: "Natlee, If you do not answer my question will think that you are certain have not done my duty by my boy"
 Natlee Jones was still silent.
 Then you do think so? It Is strange that you should think that, Natlee. You perhaps more than any other person have known the rela- tions between my son and myself. You know that 1 have given him everything he wanted-except you.' she added with the ghost of bitter smile.
 Its not that. my dear Mrs. Tracy. That is not the reason I have not wanted to tell you why I think ] understand Wynne better than you do. It Is because 1t would not do either of us any good to so into 50 much detail. I think you are right in objecting to his marrying me or any other girl when he is so young. but do think 1t would be much better for both of you If you had some interest in life other than just your boy-you cannot help becoming self -centered and forgive me-a little selfish if all your waking thoughts are of Wynne and his duty toward you,
 Mrs. Tracy sighed.
 My dear Mrs. Tracy. you have given Wynne everything he wants but you have neglected to make him understand that sometimes things that are given up are of greater use to one In the end.
 "There-I'm afraid you will dis like me more than ever. l know that you first objected to me because you thought blood of the plebeian Joneses was not fit to blend with the aristocratic Tracys. In this. however. I will have to side with my father, who proudly boasts of be- ing himself good citizen and God fearing man. He objects to your son because the history of all his ancestors was that of men who were more or less profligate even if they were intellectual, cultured and brave.
 T didn't mean to tell you this, but I had to do so if I told you that you did not understand Wynne because you were always thinking of him in terms of aristocracy. You have never gotten the human side of Phillip Wynne Tracy ". And be- cause of this you have tried to force ideas upon him.
 Instead of trying to understan- him you wanted Wynne for your very own. You wanted to make him into something that would minister to your pride You were Jealous of me because I seemed to be the only girl to whom he seemed 10 come back to through all the years. You yourself must acknowledge that there was some kind of a bond be- tween us that made him come Q me Instead of you when he was in any kind of youthful trouble. He knows understand him-he knows love him and will love him as long IS life shall last-and after-if he loses his life over there But he also knows that l would not marry him at this time If 1t were to save his life.
 T did not for one moment think that you had invited me or had inc tended to invite me to that party. but as Wynne sent me the invitation as coming from you took advan- lage of II, for l knew all the girls that wers to be there and I also knew that could keep Wynne from any one of them and hold him in spite Of you. You saw this. too, and do not believe, Mrs. Tracy. you would have given you, consent 10 Wynne's enlisting If you had not rather seen hin, dead than married 10 me HOW or later. You were de.