New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-24

| She was looking UP into Robb
Hollis eyes now. almost a. II she
were seeing him for. the first time
and, with her hand stfli in his, she
turned and spoke to Emmy.
Why don't you bring this good
looking thing with you sometime
when you come to see me. Babel"
She had a lovely low bell-like voice
that did not seem like part Of her
self. somehow. 1t seemed like some
thing that she had bought In . shop
and paid q big price for.
A pang Of jealousy that was like
bodily pain went through Emmy.
"Oh, l don't have much time to
go visiting. myself, these days,
Mariana" she said. and her lips
went up in dim smile. ''Only week
ends. The rest of the time I'm pref
| ty busy down town. you know"
Mariana gave her = kiss that
smelled Of orchid perfume, rice
powder. and Turkish cigarettes.
Eyes, ! suppose that's true" she
said: but ! hope you aren't going
J to be busy next Friday afternoon.
I'm going to have the old Friday
Club at the house. We're going to
| give Cassie Sears a linen shower
/ she's going to be married in Decem-
her, you know-and l wanted you
to sing after we finish our bridge
game"
| Every now and then, throughout
the years, Grandmother Pentland
had felt that she ought to do some
thing kind for Emmy. And one of
the kind things she had done was
to enroll her in the Friday Dancing
(! Class at the Colonial Club ten years
before.
| The Friday Dancing Class, with
| its twelve agile little girls. had be-
come the Friday Club later on,
when it had given up toe dancing
and learned to play bridge instead.
1t met only rarely now. but Emmy
was still member of it.
Il can't come for lunch. MARI
anna" she said slowly. ''or for
bridge. either But II you want me
to sing, think can get there by
half-past four. can leave the
school early that day."
Mariana nodded. and her black
eyes slowed around to Robb's face.
"You come for her. she told him.
BE there about six-isn't that your
car standing In front of the house -
admitted that it was.
III let you take me for ride in
it. If you'll call me up some rainy
afternoon" she said and laughed as
il that were the best joke Of the
year. Il mean it! You don't mind,
do you, Emmy. If I have the least
bit of a yen for your Robb?"
II don't mind at ALI" Emmy an
swered A. airily as she could, but a
smile in her eyes went out of them.
And he's not my Robb, either!" 1t
hurt her all over to stand there and
listen to Mariana make an engage
ment with him. She was very GER
tain that she WIS not the least bit
in love with Robb Hollis. But she
liked him tremendously. and he was
the only real friend she had outside
of her own family.
Pm not so sure Of that, but I'm
glad to hear 1t anyway" Mariana
was saying now in her gay, hooking
way. She took a cigarette from a
black enameled case, stood very
close to Robb while he held a match
to 1t, and then started across the
grass to her car.
Nov. don't forget to come on
Friday. Babe!" she called in her
soft clear voice as she started her
motor. And. Robb. don't you forget
what ! said just now!"
She drove away into the pearl
gray mists OF the deepening twilight
leaving dread silence behind her
under the sycamore tree.
(TO BE CONTINUED)