New Britain herald., 1928-02-01

VHA vV AsCS9&u AASVNS 50 well that neither ono could have fibbed to the other very successfully. They were open books to tath other
 'Do you ever get Lonesome for your Pat?" Sue asked, without wait ing for reply: ''1'll bet you do"
 And then, before Lily had time to say . word. large plump hand came down upon her shoulder like q lump Of warm dough, and sadye Jet terson's voice fairly boomed in her oar: 'Well, if 1t isn't Ltl!" She turned quickly.
 Even before she took In the words that fell from sadye's thickly-pa ed lips. she took in Sadye, herself This was not the Sadys of the crisp white aprons and neatly done hair. who cooked delicious meals in the little kitchen at the back of her pretty house. This was the sadye that she detested-the sadye of the pink silk stockings. tho white fox furs piled around face painted ltke sfgnboard, tho too-elaborate dress laden with colored beads. Meat and natty costume for mar kctinS. yachting or ballroom, danc- ins," she heard Sue whisper. wicked ly in her ear, as she turned.
 For an instant she thought she was going to laugh in Sadye's face. , Then, like flash. all the laughter that was in her went out of her as sadye spoke agin:
 You've heard about Pat, haven't your"
 Heard about Pat The walls of tho market, the lights, the glass counters. and all the many-colored foods upon them, seemed to whirl into a gigantic wheel for a second end Lily caught hold of Sadye to steady herself
 "Why, what's harpened?" she gasped. Surely nothing 50 very dreadful could have happened to him if .sadye ware here. clad in her gayest elSthes ap4s brayely rougcd! He's very sick" said sadye They don't know what's the matter with him yet, but they've had two doctors 70 far this morning, so they ought to get at the truth pretty ksoon." Lily put up hand to her face and rubbed it across her eyes. Her brain seemed to have stopped work ing. She couldn't think clearly or see clearly. Pat sick. :. Two i doctors. <. r. Pat sick. Very sick.
 Where is he? At his mothers house::" she asked. and sadye nod ded. Every time she nodded her head or moved. a wave of strong ! narcissus perfume came from her clothes.
 "Ycs-and they're forgotten to get any fresh vegetables in their store this morning., she said disgustedly. Pats mother Is beside herself, and 70 is hts father. The store is just running itself. guess. .. You going down there?"
 Lily just stared at her. She had no plans. No thoughts. Her whole mind was taken up with the one thought that Pat was 50 sick that he had had two doctors that morn- iEg. .. Why, Pat couldn't die. could he? He was so strong, so hard. so young. People like that didn't die, did they:.-. .- -.-..-- -- ...--,--
 No. I'm not going down." she heard herself saying to sadye. after what seemed like a long time. "Why should l go down? He's nothing to me any more. Let them get Elizabeth Ertz. She's a nurse. Let them get her!" Her voice WAS bit ter.
 She watched Sadye go down the market, and wondered why she had spoken to her about Pat when she had been so angry the last time she had seen her.
 Pat must be terribly sick. She must think he's going to die and that I ought to be there. or she never would have spolie, to me at all" she decided. For Sadve was not the weak, forciving type of person -who tries to make up quarrel. sadye was like granite or concrete when 1, came to softness.
 'Sue-did you hear what she said ?' she walled softly. when Sue came back with a raper pail of cot tage cheese in her hands. 'She said that Pats desperately sick down a, his mothers house. Pat" Sue gave her q long. straight look
 Then she took her by the arm.
 ''Come along over here and si1 down." she said. There's a place where they serve coffee. Whats the matter with you. Lily? Suppose he is sick. LotsNof people arc sick" Lily nodded, sitting down on the high. white stool beside the lunch counter. "Yes. but he's awfull, sick she sail. and put her face down into her hands.
 Well. if I felt that about him : I'd go down and see what couit do. divorce or no divorce" Sue re.