New Britain herald., 1927-12-23
Money Love
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Drummond. when she falls in love
 at first sight" with a taxi driver whom she sees on the street For getting that she is on her way to meet her chum Sue Cain. for lunch.
 she jumps into his cab and asks
 hlm to drive her home. She learns that his name is Pat France. and that he owns his cab in q company
 headed by his trien l. Roy Jefferson.
 He sells the cab to finance a piston ring that he has invented and wants to market. and Lily sees him and
 his cab no more.
 She tries to be happy In the thought ot marrying Staley, but finally decides that she cant marry
 him, feeling about Pat the way she does. Then Mrs. Lexington an- nounCcs the engagement and the wedding date is set for June tenth.
 About the tenth Of May the Lex ing,ons hire q new chauffeyr-and when he comes he is Pat France. He admits to Lily that he took the job just to be near her for few weeks, and she tells him that she loves him. Matters come to a head when Carrie, one of the house. maids, who likes Pat pretty well herself, goes 10 Staley and Mrs Lexington with the story Of inc iov" affair going On under their . very noses. Pat leavuS the house. 1 and Lily leaves with him. Next day, i in spit" Of the plcadings of her mother and Staley. she marries Pat at his house. Sue Cain is her 1 bridesmaid, her father gives her so0o for some clothes when her mother tells her she can't have the trousFsau she left behind her and there is a piece in~ the neHspapcr about the wed ling. Then the excite nent dies down and Lily begins life in the France fanily's little house next door 10 their grocery. Mrs. France helps her husband in it, Pat gets q job in Roy's garage, and
 Florence. Pats sister, goes to work every day. That leaves Lily alone in the house most of the day 10 nn- SNer the phone, watch any food that's on the stove. and do her own bedroom duStinC. unless she wants 10 change places with Pats mother anl help in the store. This she tc- fuses 10 do, and makes scene about | i[ one morning when Boys wife, 1 Sadye, whom Lily detests, is in the | store. But Pat smooths matters over ! and Lily decides to make the best of her new life. However, she needs ! 1 her clothes, and wonders how to get | them from her old home. , NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY |
 CHAPTER NNNII
 The proul and fine thing 10 do was meyer to ask for the clothes. and . 1 Lily knew it.
 They had been made for Staloy i 1 Drummond's bride, as Mrs. LeNing- i ton had pointed out, and not for !. 1 the wifi" of Pat France.
 "B"Sidcs, I've asked for them ! 1 once" thought Lily. standing beside the telephone in tn" narrow dark i i little hall of the house, and 1'v" ! 1 been refused. I ought 10 have more !. Rrid" than to beg for them again" ! < , them. She could see herself In the i [ pink-and- white morning dress. in ! i the dark blue chiffon over a scar i i let slip with q blue-and-scarlet hat ! ; to match, in the grey-and- -tourquoisr | 1 taff"ta silk. Sho closed her eyes, i thinking how lovely she would look 1 | in those clothes that had been [ ! planned for young Mrs. Stuloy i 1 DrummonI. Thinking how lovely shc ! would be in Pats eyes. Yes, she cer- . tainly must have them. Every single ! Gress, Every piece of cobwcbbv | lingerie, Every shoe and stocking i and hat, She gave tho telephone number or . the house on Montnolior road. hop i ing that Agnes would answer thr :, call.
 She did.
 "Oh. lis Miss Lily" she said. And good to hear your voice again. !. it surely is. Your mother is out"
 "Goody,' Lily interrupted. T was hoping she would be. Agnes It's you l want to tall: 10. want you 10 [ De very nc" 70 me today,
 "of course Miss Lily"
 '1 want you 10 pack up all my clothes for me and get them out Of i the house before my mother gets back. if you cdn," Lily went on, all sweetness, as sh" always was when she was asking a favor.
 Before he finished 'hn sentence 1 l she heard AGns trying to say something. What are you sayirg, :. Aenos?" sha asked. i Agnes told her again; 'T couldn't i i do it. Miss Lily. even if your mother |. ! hadn't made me promise not 10. Bo- { cause tn" door Of your room is . locked and it's been locked ever , 1 sine" yostord1y-"
 i "Oh. you can get it open"' Lily : : vas impatient. My mother has q l! . key somcwher> that win open every 1, door in the house. Look in her | droSeor drawers. Agnes, ploasc.- | Please for mo-"
 But the cook was stubborn. "I | gave my word 70 Mrs. Lexington" ! was all sha would say in answer to . lily's plcadings. "I gave my solemn i | word" When Lily had hung up the ro- 1 c"iyer and stood looking at the | mouthpicce of the telephone, il rang i ono" more. Maybe this is Agnes. | changing her mind,' she thought | hopefully.
 But it was not Agnes. II was ] Sadyc Jefferson.
 You ran away so fast that ] i didn't have time to ask you some ! thing that I wanted 10 ask you." 4, she began plea Sant. T want you 10 i join my card club. It's just a bunch : of girls-cight of us. Pats married i sister, Sarah. is one of the members ] unl thD .-nAt ro f,lL.. ,,icn 4n..