New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-06-02

my Q4Q - not mrs. Anne t1uutAu8
ton Tracys friend. He has onl!
been her milkman for years"
HE 10 not that any more Nat.
remarked Rodney with . grin. Thel
he told her that her father had re
fused to deliver any more milk Il
the Tracy residence.
Natlee Jones grew almost hys.
terical a. abe alternately laughed
over her fathers. silly action ant
cried over his tyranntcal ideas OF hi
dignity a. \ father.
you wait till ! see him tonight
Rod, and I'll tell him that he CAM
act this way with me. I'll run away
from home and earn my own Nv
Ing"
mo you won't Natlee-promise
me you won't do that" pleaded
Rodney, clasping both her hands al
ii he would himself keep her from
that extreme.
"Well," he continued more calm
~, you can certainly see that after
all this Mrs. Tracy could not risk
another visit from your father after
ahe had been spoken to in the In
sulting way he had talked to her
the other day."
"Yes-yes-she-
"Wait = minute Nat-don't be 80
darn quick to interrupt-you are
altogether too suspicious. Mrs. Tracy
likes you very much-I am sure OF
it-even II she may think you have
been unfortunate In picking a
father"
But Rod"
"shut up girl until tell you what
she has done.
I'm coming over for you the
night Of the party-or better still,
you are to tell your folks that you
are going to stay all night with one
OF the girls and I'll go after you
there"
II never lie to my father and
mother. Rodney" Natlee again in
terrupted him.
"Weli. you needn't lie now, need
you? I'll arrange for you to stay
all night with some one Of the other
girls who are going"
but ! don't know any Of those
society girls well enough for that"
I'm sure some one Is going that
you know. Claire o'Donnell told
me the other day that she thought
you were the prettiest girl in town
and that she was going to have you
at her next party"
Natlee Jones' scarlet mouth grew
mutinous and her dark blue eyes
showed the fire Of hurt pride in
their luminous depths.
II hope you thanked her for her
kindness and consideration Of me,
Rod"
Look here. Nat. I ought to 90
away and just let you make your
self miserable
why don't you. Rod?"
Because guess I'm not built
that way-I can't bear to SEQ any
one love suffer"
That answer drew 4 quick. fur
tive glance from the tear-suffused
eyes partly hidden under Nauee's
curling lashes.
With a quick change Of mood she
said: Tell ME all about Mrs.
what Wynne wants me to do. Rod.
III listen without interruptins
again"
Glad you have come to your
senses at last. It's this way. I'm
to bring you to the party and your
father need not know that you have
been to Wynne's house at ALL"
Are you sure. Rod. that this is
Mrs. Tracy's plan?"
There you 90 again ~ you said
you were not going to interrupt"
said Rod impatiently. "Of course
I'm sure it's her plan. You see she
does 1t in this way so you will be
sure to get there. She's afraid II she
sent you a formal invitation your
father would never let you go.
III l fix 1t up with Claire you'll
go won't you. Natlee?"
Il won't bother Miss O'Donnell,
Rod. If go I'll get Aunt Julia to
let me go to her home and stay the
rest of the night after the party and
you can come for me there" j,
Are you sure it will be all right.
Natlee?"
Perfectly. Aunt Julia is not 80
old that she has forgotten that she
once was young. I'll tell her the
whole story and I know that she
will think that Dad is unreasonable.
You know she's his only sister and
he kept her from marrying the man
of her choice. Poor thing. I don't
think she has ever forgiven him for
compelling her to be an old maid"
You're a brick. Natlee, and !
know you are going to have great
time at the party. It's going to be
a wonderful dinner dance and I am
sure that Mrs. Tracy and Wynne
would not have 1t II they thought
you could not be there. I must be
off now to find Wynne and tell him
the good news"
where are you going to meet
him?"
Il expect that he will be at his
own home by this time. His mother
has sent him to the station to meet
some one of her friends who is going
to visit at her house for while. l
don't envy Wynne-he's slated to
cart around some too-fat- or too
thin middle-aged dame who will
probably tell him that he reminds
her Of her little boy who died six
years ago"
What makes you think that,
Rod?"
Il don't think 1t. Natlee-I only
wanted to see the color OF your eyes
when you opened them before your
mouth smiled"