New Britain herald., 1928-10-02
THIS HAS HAPPENED

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 Sybil Thorne is going to have a baby. Only two people know of .ler marriage. and both were pledged to secrecy. Sybil meant that no one else should ever know. But now she must tell-and there are times Sybil thinks she had rather die.
 The father of her unborn child Is Ricard Eustis, an adventurer and a philanderer. Sybil lived with hlm only two weeks. during period when she was supposed 10 be vaca- tioninE in Havana with Mabel Blake. Terminating ghast'y honeymoon, Sybil returns to Bos- ton with Mabel, determined that no one shall ever know of her sordid romance.
 When she learns. however. that she is going to have a child. she is forced to tell her secret. Mabel is helpful and sympathetic. Her oroth- CT, Tad. is quite wonderful about 1t. But Valerie, her brothers wife. is inclined to scoff and taunt. Poor MTS. lioTIc, dildi ol sets immediately about getting an- nounccments printed.
 Then Sybil tells Craig Newhall, who has loved her for years, and hoped that some day she would marry him.
 NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
 CHAPTER XXX
 Only Craigs lips twitched, and a little cord in his neck. Sybil thought of a sketch she had seen of a for eien dictator. with leonine head. People called him the Tragic Man of Destiny.
 Now Craig looked like that-a composite of tragedy. She saw the agony in his eyes. and could have cried aloud Her own were full of fear - wild, hunted fear. And so they sat reading one anothS's $ misery. in dreadful silence.
 She reached and touched his hand. It lay on the tablecloth, mo- tionless And when she fondled it, it felt like ice.
 He opened IS mourn to sPedh' Why. -
 Words came hard. He seemed to wrench them out. with effort.
 Why didn't you tell me before 2"
 T couldn't" she told him.
 Intellectually she patted his hand,
 His name was Richard Eustis. hate him now. I l left him in Havana. Shall tell you about it?"
 She talked in small. jerky sen tences. T think l must have been crazy. It was all so sudden. The Captain-and those wo- men. Nab begged me not to- And then. that very night Oh, it was awful. .. Drink --drink-drink. Five months now"
 A dull red suffused the grayness of Craig's face. and an obsequious waiter. lowering near, stared in startled surprise.
 "Oh, please!" Sybl interrupted herself nervously. "Send that mar away. He's listening to every word --I know he is."
 Then Craig shifted his dreadful penetrating gaze from her pal' face. and motioned abstractedly.
 Bring Miss Thorne breast oi chicken. please. under glass. "itf mushrooms-and coffee"
 She remonstrated. feebly. shak. ing her head. Tears were in he' eyes. and a little hysterical laugh on her lips. "oh. Craig-Craig, you angel! Who else. in all the world would feed bad girl chicken under glass.'
 When it came. she toyed witt it. and tasted bit when Craig begged her to - and poured large cups of fragrant coffee.
 Cream. my dear? Three Jumps isn't it?"
 ticity. Tragedy set with the socia niceties
 The waiter handed a steamne cup to Craig, and discreetly with drew.
 "Oh, life. . - Sybil threw out her hands. Its so funny. tell you that I am married. Thai ! am going to have child. And then-I pour you cup of coffee Quite as if 1t didn't matter. L. I break your heart and ther--l give you three Jumps of sugar Life's so comical.'