New Britain herald., 1928-02-08
CHAPTER LXVIl

Staley shot her a disgusted look
 Ills lips curled back scornfully under his little -mustache that al ways made Lily think of Prince Danilo's mustache in Tho Merr! Widow
 You'll never marry anybody" ht scoffed. What's the point in telling me any more tales like that, Lily: You know dogsoned we'll that you're going to walk straight out of this house and back to that cab driver"
 I'm not!" She denied it furiously I'm going back to the house, but only because I've promised myself to stay there until Pats better and he's really better now. I'll prob- ably leave tomorrow, as a matter of fact"
 staley said nothing, but just stood with his hands in his well-tailored pockets. watching her with haggard eyes.
 And where are you going when you leave there? Back to you' fathers house? ?" he asked. And sud denly he took his hands out of his pockets and came a step nearer her He put his arms around her. Don't be . fool, Lily. You can't go back there and live with your people There's nothing for you there. You'd better come down to earth and tell me you're going to marry me as soon as you're free. Why. you be- long in this house"
 He stopped abruptly as she push ed him away from her. "No use talking to me-" she said. T know what I'm going to do. I'm going to be of some use in the world to some body. Either I'm going to keep house for Dad and Mother. or I'm going to get a job"
 She appealed to him. Cant you see how useless I've always been"' she asked him. i've been worse than useless. I've lied to you from the time first knew you, lnd I've been dishonest with lots of other people. You ought to know what they think of me down in Pats neighborhood. There's a terrible girl there named Frazier-a bleached blonde. who is just as hard -boiled as anything-and they class me with her! They're right, too.'
 Staley gave a bark of laughter. Well, I'm glad to know what you like at last" he said. Evidently the way to make a ten-strike with you is to treat you badly and tell you how tough you are! It's too bad I didn't find that out long ago. They work you, too. don't they? You never had hands like those before
 "Oh. yes, I dil-when I was keep ing house." Lily reminded him. However, don't like to be badly treated, staley. l hate it. You sce. none Of the France family except Pats sister, Florence, wanted me there during all this illness. And they haven't been nice to me. They realized that I wasn't going to leave while Pat was in danger. so they made the best of it. But no one could say they were nice to me, and no one could say l enjoyed it. either"
 Stalcy did not walk with her te the door when she started away [ moment later. He stood in the mid Gle of his beautiful and expensive | do, scowling brows.
 "I don't get all this" his voice came to her, as she stood on tho threshold. "But somehow or other you certainly have made 8 fool o1 me, as I revcr thought any woman could" There was bitterness 1T every syllable.
 Lily did not look back at him but she threw him one sentence over hey shoulder. I'm sorry-and if it's any comfort to you. I've made big ger fool of Is-self."
 She knew that she had. She had hunglcd everything for d year and more than a year.
 She could look back upon it all now and see just where she had made her first mistake. When she had decided 10 marry Staley Drummond's money,
 Nothing had been right since. Nothing. Her love for money had made all of her unhappiness. She could see it nov with great clear tcss.
 Money wasn't so greatly 10 be wished for. after all, then, was 1t :? It was a convenient and wonderful thing 10 have. of course. But it couldn't buy anything really worth