New Britain herald., 1928-01-30

She put the lette Yes, She must get the flask and the case that very afternoon. She must get them and give them back to Staley, so that it would be just as if he never had given them to her.
 Mrs. France was alone in her kitchen. making gingerbread. when Lily knocked on the back door. She was singing. too, but when she looked up and saw who was stand ing out in the sunshine, she stopped abruptly.
 Her lips were drawn into . thin. tight line when she opened ths door. and she did not look as if she were capable of singing anything.
 T got your letter." said Lily. but when I got to the flat there wasn't anyone there, and the woman down. stairs tells me that Pat moved out yesterday"
 Mrs. France nodded. "fie did. and wrote you in plenty of time to get that silverware that that man gave you," she answered. But you didn't show up yesterday, so I just stuck it into one of Pats suitcases." "I'd like the things" Lily said. "Where are his suitcases? Upstairs: I'll run up and get the stuff out of fharr, t har fhaf ahn would like to go to see the little room that had been all the home she and Pat had had last May and rart of June.
 But Mrs. France shook her head.
 'No. he's asleep up there. and don't want him disturbed. He's go- ing to work late tonight-and be. sides, the three suitcases that were filled with household things that you and he bought aren't here. They're over at the Jettersons' didn't have any place here to store lot of things. The clothes closets in this house aren't any bigger than the law allows, and there never Is any place to put anything"
 She shook her head. and then said: You'd better go over to the Jettorsons' for that silver if you want it."
 Lily hated the very thought of go- ing to the Jettcrsons' for anything. And nothing but the knowledge that staley's whisNcy flask and cigaret case were there would have taken her there that afternoon. She gifts of Staley's before Elizabeth Ertz got them and used them against her.
 "No court would give me a divorce from Pat if it knew Staley l had made me gifts like that" Lily l told herself. She did not know much about law, but Ahe knew enough to realize that.
 And wouldn't The Ertz be tickied 1 to find the two expensive silver ar- ticles with Staley's initials on them. and threaten to tell the court about her name in connection with Pats name, as Lily was intending to do:
 I've got to set those things, that's all," Lily made up her mind, firmly, as she pushed open the gate in front of Sadye's neat. pretty house.
 She knocked on the door, but no one answered hei knocks. "Jiminy, this is my day for finding every- body out" she was complaining, when Roy Jefferson came around the side of the house from the back yard.
 Roy was fin his shirt sleeves, and his face was flushed and there was a streak of automobile oil on it. He scowled when he saw Lily. but she smiled back at him radiantly. She was glad that Sadye was not at home. and that she had only him to deal with. It was so easy to work" men-to get from them whatever you happened to want. It | was a "pipe." as Pat would hay, said.
 Roy" sllc said. following him around to the back porch where he 1 was at work at 6 long table, Roy. are there some suitcases of Pats l here--and if there are, may I look l at them. pleasc' There arc some | thing of mine in them"
 Roy began 10 fiddle with some i bits of steel and wire that lay be- l fore him on the table. How do I | know there are things of yours in | those cases?" he wanted to know. 1 Mrs. Francs turned them over to ! me to keep for Pat-until Pat wants !, them agGin."
 Lily pulled Mrs. Frances letter l from ner handbag. Well, read this. then" she said wearily. 'In it she i tells me about silver flask and | cigaret case of mine that she found. 1 And they're in that clse--In one of l 'hem. l mean. ] just saw her and ] she sent me here"
 But Roy just shook his head. Y don't want to read your letter" he ! said. But III look through the cases and If there are any silver things like yours in them, I'll send them 10 you.'
 Lily put the letter back into her bag Lets look for them now" she