New Britain herald., 1928-11-28

Pontland until the next day. Then she Was going 10 take one of the tiny. cozy suites in the big apart ment building overlooking Gordon Park. just as she had been longin; 10 do for a long time.
 Tt would have been better if you had let me go in the beginning. she said. standing beside the window and looking down into the back yard: then We wouldn't have come here. And. as you said on Sunday. if we hadn't come here this dread ful thing that happened to Father probably never would have happen ed 10 him. So blame myself in way for everything
 Mrs. Milburn got mp and put her arms around her. Now. now. my chick, you must forget what I said last Sunday" she said, comforting iy. "I was upset when I said it and well. it was a very foolish thing for me 10 say. wasn't it? A very. very silly thing
 She knelt down again beside the trunk and laid the last of Charlie Milburns gay-looking clothes in it. She spread newspa per over them. and smoothed it and smoothed it with her hands
 "We had nothing to do with your fathers going away. Emmy" she said. clearly. Eve been thinking about il. It's God who settles that ! question for all Of us. The question Of life and death. He makes us bloom for a while like my bridal wreath bushes, and then-" She put her head down into her hands and for the first time Emmy 1 noticed there was a sprjnkling of silver in the smooth, brown hair just above her temples.
 "All my bushes smashed against the fence" she mourned, "and just as they were beginning 10 bud. Just as they were heginnsng-" But Emmy knew 1t was not for the hridal-wreath bushes that she was crying.
 Presently she stopped. dried her eyes, and went on with her packing.
 T can see there's no use in my trying to keep you from doing this thing you want 10 do, Emmy she said. "lf you've made up your mind to live alone suppose I shall have to let you go. But remember. home is always waiting for you when you need it. And when you do need it, don't be stiff-necked and proud. ! Come straight home. It's the place where you belong. after all. and no matter how little and poor it is. you're always welcome there." It was the first time in three days that she had spoken with any of her i usual bright interest. She had seemed so far away from everything and everybody: so shut off by her sorrow.
 "1 know I ought to go back home with you and pay some board to help keep the house going" Emmy | told her after a minute. With Father gone. and Perry not work I ing. you're going to need money. But I don't see how I can spare a cent right now. If ] support myself its going to take everything I earn for a whiie." She knew that her mother must be practically penniless. And al- though she marveled at her courage in leaving this land of milk and honey that was Grandmother's house. it struck her as being fool ish and unnecessary thing to do. Grandmother had asked them all to stay on for while at least Don't you worry about us for a single minute. Emmy" Mrs. Mil bur said now. rolling the Plying Gladiator un in an old blanket so that it should not he broken in the trunk. "We always manage to rock along somehow. And beside. we aren't going 10 nay Rohh any rent. He's going to take his dinners with us every night instead. Me wouldn't have i' any other way
 Hes good. isn't he?" Emmy asked
 He was. There was no use deny- i ing it.
 That night he and Perry came driving up 10 the house in the struggle buggy to take Mrs. Milburr and Dan down to Flower street Emmy went out to speak to hin while Perry helped her mother straI the trunks and suitcases upstairs.