New Britain herald., 1928-01-06

II yOQ W00G tO k0OWs nC 0AoWCICOs I'm pretty sure. But in the mean- time we'll have to 90 on living like g couple of Chinese coolies, honey"
 Fifteen dollars. Lily looked at tho three bills when he was gone. Then her eyes lifted to the great bunch of roses on the table. :. They represented much more than $15, she was sure.
 What was 315? Why. 1t was hard ly the price of really good hat!
 And I'm expected to supply 2l meals every week with it-and do a lot of other things besides!" she thought bitterly Tt wouldn't be so bad, but I hardly see my hushaod He comes home and goes to bed at night, and that's all I do see of him. practically"
 She looked around the cream-col- lored walls of the little room-the picture of The Hanging of the Crane" between the windows-the smoking stand beside Pats easy
 
 gray-green eyes hardened until they were like pieces of jade. She had looked at them for so many months, day in and day out, night in and night out, that the very sight of them made her feel cold and un- happy.
 What dreary fife I do have" she thought, and she put her head down on the arm of Pats easy chair and began to cry because she was lonely and poor and blue and jeal- ous.
 Suddenly she jumped up, dashed the tears out of her eyes, and went back to the little bedroom. Pat" she called. going down the narrow hall. "The Jettersons are having some people to supper tomorrow night, but we aren't going Pat! Did you hear what I said?" He did not answer. and standing in the doorway, she saw that he had fallen asleep without turning out the bed lamp above his dark, handsome head.
 Pat knew about Sadye's Sunday night supper.
 "Ill go straight from the garage" he told Lily on Sunday morning. II told Roy I'd stay there today-and I may be late, but he'll be over to get you tonight about six. It's all ar ranged"
 Lily said nothing. Go ahead and arrange all you want to-" she thought, Elaring at his innocent back as he ate his breakfast in the tiny kitchen. But I'm not going to that party"
 That night when Roy came for her she told hip she couldn't 10 with him. But she offered no excuse, and she closed the door of the flat in his face while he was still talking.
 When he was gone she sat down and waited for Pat to come home. i She waited until nine o'clock. Then she went to bed, but she could not sleep.
 She heard the clock in the sitting room strike ten and then eleven.
 Upon the stroke of twelve che heard him open the front door and she rushed in to him. holding her kmono tight around her. Her face was white with anger. and her eyes biazed at him.
 l Well, this IS a fine time to come home to me. after your evenings pleasure:" she said. II thought you'd come home to me when you heard I was here. Where have you been '. until this hour? Playing the saxo- phone with that Ertz creature?" Pat shook his head. "No, got there too late to play anything" he said. But I took Elizabeth Ertz home, if you want to know. I , hope you won't mind. couldn't very. we'll escape. Roy asked me to, and its only couple of blocks"
 Lily stared at him. She forgot that she had been driving and lunch ing with Staley Drummond, and that his roses were ecenting the little room where she and Pat stood. She was frantic with jealousy.
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