New Britain herald., 1928-03-08
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made at Mikes party for all the guests save Jill and Jack to be at Central Drug store al a. m. sharp Jill. having a trunk 10 carry, would wait at her apartment with Jack and Tony and his suit cases. Here they were picked up by the limou- sine at s:l5, their luggage loaded Tn hv Mikes new chauffeur, Dennis O'Connor, and the party was on it's way.
 "Oi. Oi. Ci." squealei Billie Browne, in accents wildly Joyful "aln't We got fun--ain't We got two funtho Oi. Oi. oi'"
 "Re'aye yirsilf, Bill Brown" ad uaonished Ann McGuffy, her tricky tongue revealing a lit of the hrogue. as 1t was likely 10 do at times when she forgot 10 watch if "Else ol like ye cross me knae an spank yez,"
 "Oi. Oi Oil" suuawked Bill, in repetition. and wrinkled her pretty nose contemptuously at the Me Guffv threat. "Whoth 'fraid of thpankintho Thith tth tn day they let flapperth get gay. Tho 1utht wat',h your own thtep, Thithter { Ann.'
 , Meanwhile Jill Stuart was pug zling her brain over the radical change in Mike Sweeneys manner ! toward her. The change seemed to 1 date from the incident in the drug 1 store when Jill had asked Mike to i invite Amity Smythe to her town | party.
 Whcrea. previous to that time Mike had treated Jill with scani courtesy, since then she had been continuously on the alert to show her every attention: eager, appar- ently, to please and to gain her favor.
 What did it mean? This was th" question Jill had asked herself time and again. Did Mike Sweeney have an ulterior motive in thus seeking her good will? It pointed to the strength Of the girls personality that Jlls sub conscious self wanted Mike Sweeney to prove up sauare. She felt that despite her former dis like she was desirous, even eager 10 have Mike as a real friend DO you intend, Jill. 10 follow dancing as career?' asked Ann NcGuffy. The general conversation had been centering around profes- aional dancing, the number of girls
 ! l. cum of fame and fortune at II. ana who they were. Tony had list al
 his tongues end as long as ms
 arm. Listening to him. one WHs Ih
 have thought professional dancers
 man as we'll as women-hobnob obhrd
 only with kings. dukes and earls. J'''
 considered a moment before answer
 ing Ann's question.
 .Wel," she said, finally. and
 watched from the corner ot her eye
 az it were. for the effect of her r'-
 nlv on Jack. that depends ont'r'ls
 upon circumstances. I'm not par
 ,icularly enthusiastic about 1T no" : since I have children to care TOT
 Before l was married l had eHpef'
 cd to take it up as a career. El'l'
 then I've thought but ilttle ahont
 until that night in Pittsburgh, "hci Tony and I seemed to make so''e
 thing of a hit. But that was hlo''
 than seven months ago. NO" We W
 got a chance to find out soflletliihF
 of what such 8 life "ould hi'A''
 a,d how much of q chanc" WH nav
 to amount to anything worth N'h'ie' Jack. she had observed, ha' par her the compliment Of ms clo'1 "' l tention. He seemed at least h'''' es,ed in what her plans mlght h'' "I don't thee why your hahE'' tbouId interfere with your career
 said Billie Browne. whose lntNffs in Tony was getting 10 De shelu irksome to that young man s'nc Mike Sweeney had begun 10 smll on him again and with lncreasln
 frequency. For Mike, in TonNs orln . ion. had a smile that was q Joy ' [ behold, But, yc gods of love ana LII Pipes of Pan, her laugh. : Mikes laugh. It hubbled and Gut
 e-led inst like the eurglc of buh
 hlinc brook. II was q thing c beauty in harmony. joy and d' | light to the ear. Tony held m = hreatl, nhen Mike laughed. Mikt : He shuddared What name eve ] though a nickname. 10 lie onto : girl with laugh like that. . And then. as if to prove ho" 1e' h. was. Mike laughed sl"etnlly : T the remark Billie Browne had mad Y "Youu prooably sec pla'n' enough, Rnlie," she said. b@nd'hs a
 Irish gray eye on the inauLsltlN A little blonde. If you ev'r have an babies of yonr own.
 Then she seemed 10 rehllz" U poesible inference of this speech, an U so hurried to add: "We all nav our hopes. of course, and f"'n'm'" !. .Tunro swims no zoos" $" Era ] soon or late. she finds som" hon" a..ndar for mate
 "po you know. Nth""' "ps"rN' I Ann NrGuffy modita'i'"ly. "l'm h
 rjnripe to believe that you ha' - Irish blood in vonr veins,
 "YIs." said Nlko, pulling 2 TOT y upper lip. "tis said thot mo 'ni' n " an m. Iay''her "or triSh, 90 '1
 pJrisn. too, by their consint. l' raurhtor and gay spirits fiapl Il ness seom,d to pervade 'h" hear D. of them all. Everybody appeared l. ro infected Nth 2 desire [" make + d gala day And none in the par .' nhoSa laugh rang 'rurr than AIni Smythe's. Sh" seemed entirely II I 4 different girl from 'h" gossip :" ! had been wont tn 'isi' in" drug sfo 'r and there pour out the Nifrl"l ot II ,' tongue on 'hos" she didn't H. 'I Looking at her that morning. J r. marvcl"1 at 'h" change.
 y II vas decided that th" S,lA Noln .' and 'Hrt... men constituted an II