New Britain herald., 1927-12-21

The Roy Jettersons' house was 1 built close to the sidewalk on Chero- 1 kee street, four blocks from the
 Frances home.
 Before 1t was a little plot of thick
 green grass, about as big as door , mat. There were flower boxes filled
 with trailing ivy and pansies in the
 windows, and behind them the Win
 dows shone like crystal. The curtains were sheer white or
 gandy. beautiful in their simplicity, and there was an oldfuShioned
 brass knocker on the white door. l When Lily drove up to it that 1 Sunday morning the door stood wide 1 open to the balmy, sunshine air, and 1 in the hall small girl and boy were playing with a toy engine. 1 They looked up wilh large, vel vety brown eyes, as Lily came walk ing up the steps. DO you want to see Mother?" the little girl asked. in 6 nice little fluting voice. after she had made a tiny curtesy. bcIOIS Lily lottlu aISNti d bObl opened at the end of the hall and Sadye Jefferson came towards her.
 She froWned for an instant when she saw who her visitor was. Then her brow cleared and she held out a big, warm hand. In the other one she had a kitchen spoon and she wore 8 pink housedrcss that was very crisp.
 Lily saw that she was better look ing in her simple clothes than she had been in street attire, with her face painted. Now she seemed to be what she really was pleasant, wholesome woman who was a fine housekecper, mother and wife.
 How do you do?" she asked. Wont you come in?"
 When Lily shook her head the lit- tie froWn showed between her eyes once more. T suppose you've come after Pat she said. But he's been gone for half an hour. He drove Roy-Mr. Jetterson-down to the garage"
 She stood on the porch beside Lily and looked down the street .n the direction Of the big red brick building. . Sure enough, there stood Pats fathers automobile in the road in front of it.
 "lll run down and get him." L!'y said.
 Then she turned 10 Sadye letter. son with sunny smile. T hope you understood why I didn't come hero the other night. ] was awfully tired and upset,' she went on, with all of the sweetness that was In her T was afraid you were hurt when yon didn't come to onr wedding. Pat said you and your husband would stand up with us, but ] wanted my chum, Sue Cain, because she was to have been my maid-of f-honor if I'd mar ried another man in June.'
 She laughed. and Sadyo Jctterson laughed with her.
 Yes. I read about 1t in the paper this morning. she said, good-na- i turedly. 'It was funny, wasn't it? l And the funntas; part of it was that i we all thought Pat was going to i marry another girl, X friend of 1 minc-"
 As she spoke the door at the end 1 of the hall opened once more, and ! q girl came down the hall towards ! them. A small girl with smooth. 1 brown hair brushed flat to her head | and large, placid blue eyes-the girl that Lily had seen standing hesi,.a ! Pats cab that long-ag day in Abe 1 marie street-Elizabeth Ertz!
 She had on a pale-blue apron and . house slippers, and seemed 10 be ! very much at home as she picked up | some of the children's scattered toys , and vanished into a room to the left l of the hall.
 "Ah, shes been here all morning with Pat" Lily said to herself and began backing down the steps, trying to smile and listen to Sadye Jefferson.
 'I'll have a party for you soon. I know sNu want to meet all of Pats friends" Sadye was saying. But she lid not raise her voice or turn her head to summon the one particular friend of his who was inside the house.
 Lily started away, sick and dizzy with anger and jealousy
 You're going tho wrong way. The garage is up this way!" Sadye Jefferson called after her But she pretendcd that she did not hear. :. She was not going to go after Pat now' He could stay in that ga- rage with the Jefferson woman's husband until he grew beard, and she would not go one foot In his di- rection. she told herself. fairly chok- Ing with fury.
 She was taking off her hat in their bedroom when he drove into the yard. She watched him jump out of the delivery automobile and start ! across the grass to the house. the