New Britain herald., 1928-02-04
Mo By Beatrice Burton lvlOlIcV lOv0 L. Lou"
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, elOr much older than herself, to marry her mothers chauffeur. Pat . France. Her parents and friends 1. drop her. and she goes to live with , Pat in cheap little flat where she has to do her own housework.
 Pat has invented q. new kind oi , piston ring. and he and his friend. Roy Jefferson, rent tiny machine shop. where they intend to make 1t. Pat puts all of his money into the ring, and works nights at Roy's ga . frage. Lily. spending most of her time , alone, has very dull life, and be- gins to regret lcr nasty marriage. However. she still is deeply in love with Pat and is madly jealous Of his former sweetheart. Elizabeth Ertz, nurse, who is great friend of Roy Jctterson's wife. Sadye.
 After several months of married life Lily gets m touch with Staley Drummond az .in. She lunches with him, drives with him. and accepts presents from him, knowing that he still is in love with her and would marry her in a minute if she were free. Florence, Pats sister. who IS bookkeeper in smart shop where Lily buys some of Ter clothes. secs Il check that Staley has given her But she doas not tell Pat about t until weeks later. when Lily and Ee quarrel and separate. Lily goes home, and then. weeks afterward, goes to make up her quarrel With Pat. But when she finds Elizabeth Ertz there. helping with his house. work, she becomes jealous and angry and consents to see Staley's lawyer about divorce. naming Elizabeth Ertz as correspondent Staley wants her to marry him as soon as she IS free, and she finds herself rather relieved by the prospect of wealth and case, even if she does not love Stalcy. He backs q company that buys Pats piston ring, and tells Lily that Pat will make practically noth- ing out of the ring. Then Lily meets Sadyc. who tells her that Pat is critically ill at his mothers ,ouse and Lily goes there to find Elizabeth in charge. She stays all night at the house. and next morning tells Pats mother that she is going to stay on until Pat is better. or until they all know he never will be any better. although Pats mother says she doesn't want her there.
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 CHAPTER LX1V
 Fats mother sniffed. and her blue eyes snapped.
 You know VIC don't want you here" she said, and her voice cut like a knife. You're not Pats wife any longer. and you haven't any more right 10 be in this house than a perfect stranger would have. ] can't put you out, but I'm asking you to leave. and mean it."
 Lily saw that she did, Her lips came tight together and she nodded her head vigorously with every word that she spoke
 But Lily was just as firm and just as decided as she was. So she gave her back look for look. and stood her ground. I'm rot going" she answered.
 She wasn't Wild horses could not have dragged her out of the bi ,wn- shuttered house that morning Shs was there. and she was going 10 stay there until Pat was better. It was as plain and simple as that.
 But why Shs wanted to be there 1 was not so clear and simple to her. She was through with Pat and she knew only too well that he was through with her---aIl through with | her.
 She was going to divorce him. and she was going to marry Staley Drummond and live luxuriously for ever after. And Fat probably would marry Elizabeth Ertz as soon 1s he was able to. and they would l live together forever after. too.
 However, he's my husband until | that divorce is granted" Lily 1 thought. as she stood there tn the | | bright warm kitchen, with it's white clothed table. it's shining pans. its | spotless floor and snowy sash cur | tains q don't know why ! want 10 stay" sine said aloud to his mother | after 4 moment of deep thought. T suppose it's because loved him so much for a while and l keep re- lneInherinG that part of our lives. ! | The first part--lhc part when we | really loved each other. You know, | people alvay, remember the leas- 1 ant things and :orret thc others"
 "Love-nonsensc,' Pats mother spoke with scorn, turning back 10 | inc pancake batter she was mixing 3t one side Of the stove. Don't talk to me about love. young woman. You don't know the meaning of it"
 She set down her pan and spoon for minute, and held out her small and bard and misshapen with years and yefrs of work.
 Look at those:" she said jcrkily. That's love for you When yon work your fingers 10 the hone for 2 man and for his klds--that's love, not tn silly. moony kind Of love you had for Pat for q couple Of months, It isn't loving a man to let him march out to work without 9 bite of hot breakfast in his stom- ach. let mo tell yon, It isn't love to cheat and carry on with another man behind his back and fake clothes and things from him. Those things aren't love They're dcNiltry and luzincss, that's what they arc,"
 She gave deep nod of her small. shining head as if she found great satisfaction in speaking her mind at last to Lily about these things.
 The door behind her opened :,nI The EItZ stepped into the room, her