New Britain herald., 1928-01-17

Ann thinks we're terrible" Lily observed to Staley. Shes always been 50 narrow-minded that she couldn't part her hair in the middle. She makes me Ill.,"
 Staley put his arm around her. You're shaky dear" he said. Want to go home?"
 Lily shock her head. Indeed she did not want to % home. She wanted to stay here where the lights were so bright and the people all saying these awfully funny things and the drinks were so good.
 She tried to tell all this to Staley, but she forgot what she wanted to say while she was thinking up the words. All she could do was to laugh.
 "What's the matter?" staley asked her, gently. and he began to draw her out of the dining room into the cool shadowy hall beyond the dou- ble doors." I think maybe we'd bet ter so home, dearest"
 He pushed her firmly down into a big arm chair, near the fireplace. at the back of the hall. and ran up- stairs. It seemed less than a second to her when he was running down the stairs again with her evening coat over his armand she laughed again because he moved 50 fast. She laughed until she began to hiccough.
 The next thing she knew someone was holding a glass of cold water to her lips and she began to drink it.
 Then. without knowing how she came there. She was at home in her fathers house. stretched out on the lowered damask davenport in front of the grate, with her evening coat still wrapped around her.
 She looked up. The ceiling was whirling slowly above he, head, and there was buzzing sound in her ears. Above it she heard Sta ley's voice.
 "Feeling better. dear?" he was asking, and she inurmured that she was, except for that horrid dizzy feeling.
 She looked around for him ana finally saw him sitting beside the claret-colored reading lamp beside her fathers old Morris chair. He was reading something written on a scrap of white paper.
 "This note Is from the maid" he said, bringing it over to her. "Sh. has left you. she writes. Her beau wanted her to be Christmas bride. and so she is one. She says that she will send for her clothes tomorrow" Lily nodded.
 That means you'll be here in this house alone all night" Staley went on. talking to himself more than tt her. He seemed to be doing some hard thinking.
 ''No use trying to get Sue Cain to stay with you,' he decided. "She was three sheets in the wind when we pulled out of her house. .,. How about Ann Barney? We could call her up.'
 Lily just shook her head. Hates me. Love with you" she said thickly, trying to explain to Staley that 1t wasn't fair to ask Ann to come and spend the night in the house with her when she was in love with Staley, herself. and there- fore hated Lily.
 Leave me right here" she went on, closing her eyes. She wished he would go. She was so comfortable, and she wanted to go to sleep-with the sound of the fire cracking in her ears,
 I've got to think of someone 10 come and look after you. You can't stay here alone. whether you think you can or not" was the last thing she heard Sta!ey say, as she closed her eyes.
 She opened them to bright, yellow sunlight that made her blink for a moment or two.
 She looked around her. She was in her own room, and the windows were open. letting in the crisp De- cember air. There was huge bou- quet of roses on the table beside her bed, so that the whole room smelled like a rose garden in June.
 The door opened and a trained nurse came in - very competent looking nurse. who rustled as she walked.
 She had gray hair, a cold smile, and the coldest pair of ice-gray eyes that Lily had over seen.
 How did you get hereo And I supposed to be sick" Lily asked, getting up on one elbow. and then sinking back on the pillows as she began 10 be dizzy again.
 T don't really know. but l think not" said the nurse. with a chilly little laugh. MT Drummond tele- phoncd the Central Registry last night and I got the call to come here. You weren't just yourself, and he said you were alone in the house except for him. So I stayed and looked after you"
 Lily's eyes widened. Who but Stalev would have thought of get ting a nurse to stay with her, she wondered. He really was wonderful.