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son. to "stand up" with her when
she married Pat. She wanted
someone from her old life to he
with her then. It would
sound better, somehow, to people,
when they heard that she had
married her mothers chauffeur.
il Sue Cain was with her at the
time. Sue Cain was somebody"
she figured, still snob at heart.
She got UP from her kitchen
chair, tossed her cigaret into the
sink strainer, and went into the
to telephone Sue.
She was not at home. shes
at Miss Ann Barney's," the voice
at the other end of the wire In
formed her, and Lily remembered
that this was the day her bridge
club met.
II think I'll call up Ann and
give her the news" she said 10
herself, and gave AIMS number
to central.
I'D give farm to see her face
when / tell her I'm not going to
marry Staley, after ALL" she
thought. She could imagine how
Ann would enjoy that piece o.
news-quiet, self-contained Ann.
who had been in love with Staley
for so many years that everyone
knew the state OF her heart. -Ann
was the type that gives herself
away, when she is in love with a
man, not by ever speaking of
it, but by the way she looks at
him and flushes up when he
comes near her. Poor
old Ann!
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marriage. The moments were
brief. And in the last months
he told himself confidently that
he had NEVER, sven in idle
ness, visualized Mary Pennings
as his wife.
Why, these last weeks, even an.
ticipating her interruptions, his
jaw would set. Wouldn't she see
he needed his time--every pre-
cious moment of it? Couldn't
she realize that he was bored
with her inane prattle and
secretly amused and measuring
her sexy tricks? Couldn't she
see that he wasn't giving a damn
for her head on his shoulders;
that he'd plumbed her mystery
and there was nothing to it, af-
ter all?
No, Mary couldn't see this. The
possessive air flatters q man
when exercised by the woman
whose lure is new; it sets to
bristling every cantankerous i'm
pulse when used by the woman
whose hold is waning.
But women are obtuse about
this and to themselves perennially
charming. They don't believe
that a man is actually weary of
them. There is always some ex.
ternal cause for faithlessness.
So Mary could stand at the
window, letting her head rest
on his shoulder, let her lips
reach upward to close on his
she could do this and expect him
10 succumb expect him
to agree to this marriage which
she wanted but which was re-
pellant to him.
She could come up with . smile
and lead him to the sofa. Jn-
credible that he would resist
her. So incredible that it made
her abusive.
you didn't intend to marry
me last March,"
why last March"
ooh, for the small matter of
$4,000"
He yanked his neck against this
hot, scourging indignation. Sor.
did and humiliating to have an
affair end like this. He should
have mastered the situation
should have foreseen.
He would get the $4,000 and
send it to Mary Pennings il it
meant murder.
In his room he unclasped his
wrist watch and noted the time
two o'clock. He shouldn't nave
gone with her tonight. He didn't
want to celebrate the completion
of his plans with Mary Pen
nings!
Her accusation was a. stain on
the beauty of his work. He
would remove that Before to-
morrow passed, eliminate utterly
all connection between Mary
Pennings and himself.
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LILY SAT BETWEEN PAT AND FLORENCE

all your friends in this new life?"
he asked very sensibly. He was
too clever and honest to pretend
that they lived the same kind of
lives.
III they're my friends I won't
have to miss them, will I?'' asked
Lily, smiling back at him from
over the cigaret that she kept
pasted on her lower lip while
she talked. III they really like
me they'll still be my friends and
Pats, too, won't they?"
Mr.. France shook his head.
Money makes q difference in this
world in most everything" he
said. Your friends may think it
doesn't. and you may think It
doesn't-but it does, even in
friendships. For instance, you
and Pat won't have the money
that the people you've always
known have. And things like
that raise a wall between people,
in spite of themselves"
II don't care" the girl an.
swered. II don't want anybody
else while have Pat"
But while she was speaking the
thought of Sue Cain flashed
through her brain She
wanted Sue, and not Sadye letter.
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Maybe she'll get Staley on the
rebound thought Lily, standing
in the little hallway with its
faded Brussels carpet and it's wall
paper that was cracked in places,
although it was spotlessIy and
beautifully clean.
Ann, herself, answered the Bar
neys' telephone.
This is Lily Lexington, Lily
told her. I'm so sorry, Ann,
that l won't be at your home for
the card game today-and I
should have let you know about
it before this, but never thought
of it until just this minute"
That's quite all right an
swered Ann, who never seemed
annoyed and ruffled. Her voice
sounded cold and far away. She
never had particularly liked Lily
the day she had told her about
her engagement to Staley Drum
mond, Ann had been slowly back
ing into her shell, so far as Lily
was concerned.
She had not even telephoned
to let Lily know about the meet.
that day, and Lily would not have
heard about it except through
Sue Cain, who was always good
friends with everybody.
us Sue there" Lily asked.
May l speak to her, please?"
Ann said she would call her,
and in a moment Sues high, eager
voice came over the wire: Hello,
s-.N
Plenty" said Lily, with a
laugh. and then she told her what
she had done.
There was long silence. At
the end Of it Sue gave little gasp.
well, that Stays my soul" she
cried in her breezy. slangy, breath
less way. II can't believe you're
making such an idiot Of yourself!
Look here, Lily. where are
your"
Lily told her.
"Ill be right down." Sue an.
swered, and hung up the receiver
before Lily could say another
word.
In less than half an hour she
was there. Her new, snow-white
roadster with nickel trimming
Sue called it her Turkish Bath
came tearing up the street and
stopped with a jerk and a shrek
of brakes before the low. white
picket fence in front Of the house
Sue, little and dark and flash.
ing in bright red hat and dress
came flying up to the door and
rang the bell as If she were try.
ing to wake the dead.
MY dear. you've lost your
mind, haven't you?" were the first
words she said when Lily opened
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friends just because they are your
friends"
She had said that and she must
stick to it for a while at
least.
''All right. What time do they
expect us?" she asked, docile and
sweet as an obliging and obedient
child. And what shall I wear?"
CHAPTER XXI
There was nothing fashionable
about the France family.
They were simple, comfortable
people, who lived simply and com.
fortably and did not put on airs.
Mrs. France set the kitchen
table at l o'clock, with co1ored
cloth, set cold meat and fried
: potatoes and hot rolls upon it,
and announced thar dinner was
ready"
Afterward Pat wiped the dishes
for her, and then went across
the lawn to the grocery store To
take charge of it while his father
came in to have his dinner"
He ate it in his shirt sleeves,
with white linen grocer's apron
tied around him, and his smile
that was so like Pats smile flash
ing at Lily as he talked to her.
Sure you aren't going to miss
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how much he cares about me. but
1 think he cares a great deal,
Sue.'' she said. HE says he did
his best to keep me away from
him because he knew wasn't the
type of girl he ought to marry
and. Sue. did chase him! Really
I did, just followed him all
over" She gave a nervous
little giggle at the thought OF the
way she had pursued poor Pat, in
the early days Of their friend
ship.
you'd better let me drive you
home" Sue advised. You stay
away from him for week or two
and then see if you still feel tins
way about him. You might
change your mnd., you know"
Lily shook her head with sucn
violence that the little sun-gold
curls around her ears, shook too.
And he might change his. tool"
she cried. mo, l can't take a
chance on thatl Sue, I'm going
to marry Pat tomorrow. My
minds made up, and I want you
to be with me-just as you were
going to be my maid-of-honor on
June the tenth. Will you? Sue,
somebody's got to stand by me in
this. I love Pat just as much AZ
you love Jack Eastman. and III
never be happy until I'm married
to him. He's everything in the
world to me-"
sue looked out into the neat,
humble little street beyond the
snowy curtains. Her eyes were
thoughtful. Poor Staley," she
said. I'm sorry for him."
Then she looked at Lily. "Ot
course, I'll stand by you. You
know I will-but I don't feel
happy about it the least bit"
Her doubt had it's effect on Lily.
When she was gone she sat In
the little cool, darkened- parlcr,
and thought over the things that
Sue had said Pat had left
her standing in the misty rain
that day in Albemarle Street! And
she had pursued HIM
Then, like a ray Of sunshine,
came the thought that he had
gone to her fathers house just to
he near her during the weeks be-
fore her marriage. He had cut
her picture out of the paper and
put it in his mirror where he
could look at 1t when he shaved
and dressed He had never
even telephoned Elizabeth Ertz
once after he had glimpSed her
that day in Albemarle Street.
CTo Be Continued Tomorrow
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robbing a bank to get the where.
withal.''
He had flushed to that beautiful
understanding, believing she ap-
preciated his flaming creative
urge.
The blow to his pride was
sorest-that he had bene sucked
into this.
And she had gone around boast
ing that q man will do anything
for a woman when he is mad
about her.
He stopped the car before his
home and sat stonily considering
this. Mad about Mary Pennings
No-not even in the beginning.
Intrigued-yes. So he had been
exultant in his power; jaunty about
it when Mary paid those first
visits to his office. Subtle, de-
lightful, making his nerves tingle
when her lips moved upward feel.
ing for his.
Moments of weakness when he
had remotely specialized on a
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Abruptly he considered this and
was overcome with humiliation.
He had taken it and had never
perceived the unpleasant and COM
promising situation that might
arise. Because he was guileIess,
cOnceited fool and believed a young,
attractive woman was honestly
and sincerely interested In his
career.
He remembered exactly, argu-
Nnents she had used: "You have
this chance to make yourself ma
tionally known. Why shouldn't
sou accept an advance fee? That's
perfectly business-like. You're
going to build the Manor house.
What does it mean to my father
whether he pays now or three
Or four months hence, when it
means everything to you?
why should you put a silly
pride above your work? If were
AL fired up the way you are over
this contest. I'D feel justified in
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SKYWRITING
PRINCIPLE

Skywriting from airplanes Is
the invention of Major J. G. Saw
age, an English aviator, who began
experimenting in 1910. The smoke
for skywritlng comes from cylin-
der attached to the side OF the
plane, containing a smoke pot of
tar, a certain amount Of rosin and
solidified alcohol. Some skywriters
use ordinary lamp black. 1t usual
Iy is done at height of 10000 feet.
The writing is done backward and
horizontal so it can be read by per-
sons on the ground. The smoke is
emitted at the tail of the plane and
the volume produced is over 2OO,-
900 cubit feet per second.
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Now Go On With The Story.

much Of her body-she wears
them almost to her knees"
She glanced at Lily's skirt that
was just above hers, as she looked
in the kitchen chair. But Lily did
not notice her glance. She was
looking at Pat and frowning.
She didn't want to so to
the Roy Jettersons that night.
She didn't want to be friends with
that fat-faced, pink woman who
was such a great friend of Eliza
beth Ertz.
She opened her lips to say so
when she remembered something
she had said to Pat only day or
two before: IT shall love your
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well, I'm all setg' he an.
nounced, tossing his hat up on the
hooks beside the door. "Roy's
given me q job in the garage
and he and Sadye are going to
stand up with US when we're mar
RED. They're going to give US .
little blowout at their house to-
night, too. Isn't that kind of
them? They're the salt of the
earth, Lily"
Yes, they're very nice people"
his mother said quietly. But
Mrs. Jefferson wears her skirts
100 short. 1t doesn't look right
Tor q grown woman to show that
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Love in MiIliOnaire's Mansion or Ina
Poor Mans Flat Is Lilys
Problem of Future

LEXINGTON spoiled only daughter Of the CYRUS
bachelor named STALEY DRUMMON
after StaIey
friend, SUE CAIN and
taxi driver But moved by sud
and il driven home She learns
PAT FRANCE that his cab in
panyh by JEFFERSON. going
ring that he invented and wants
the market.
days 20 by love with him About
mind cannot Staley. her
the engagement and she resigns herself to the
evidently sold
II me the streets
wedding, Lily
cleaning their automobile He
with and
he
finally tells him that
he Cheerfuly
takes
to meet rather before
their meetings
StIey refuses to let her break
tells will TO
table talking to him
head of the stairs and breathessy waits TO
ansWe
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Greatest Dictionary

The Dictionary which first published IN 1854 mas
now hen ompleted at an estimated $1500O0 The die
tionary which contains 4s25 words started in
1858. OF these 240165 arem main words.
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Quality is the KEYNOTE of smallest daily
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What DO You KnOw?
ANSWERS TO TODAY'S TEST
Questions on Editorial Page

Answers todays test:
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Jews delivered from father by Sherman
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Oysters.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
25 Fears Ago Today ttrom Paper ot That Date)

At the annual meeting Of ,ho l'fl'h f&rhanGc members yesterday Inc following officers Were elected. President, George VI. Dickinson. s.c- f@tary, E. Clifford MerHin: manager and Treasurer, Virgil Nj. Palmer The yards will start naking April 4 and anticipate a larger output than any previous season.
 petition from Dr. Thomas Nul iIgan and 11s other residents of Now liFlta'h was presented in the house yesterday and called for the repeal of all laws relating to compulsory vaccination.
 Justic" J. II. kirkham presided eN"r the police court this morning. ] he only two prisoners were q cou- ply ot men up for drunkenness,
 t. F.. Iierkcr. who has been spending a vacation in Florida, re- sum"d his duties as ticket agent in !1ainlillc yesterday.
 The bill calling for an appropfia- lion to aid tho New Britain General hospital is still held mp in the l"eis- lat1Ir". r, C. rlati the hospital treasurer, is still in California. and llr. l.. E. Lyon. the chi"f opponent ot tho bill, is in Florida. Repr.- arrtat.N' Cooper is expected to notify the committee when they re- turn and q hearing will be held then.
 Sheriff Smith Of Berlin has au~, bounced that h" will not reappUiut
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
N.isiTS SCANDAL

Miami. Florida, brides itself or having developed into q metropolitan city; but it has become entirely too metropolitan in some respects. The scandal in its police department should cause this rapidly developing municipality to take stock of whence it has been drifting.
 Not only are important members of the city's police department, in- cludine the chief. charged with mur- der but they are charged with 1av- ing protected the underworld, which seems to possess an astonishinely numerous membership in Miami.
 The grand jury cleanup under way will lead to q better and cleaner Miami Heretofore the emphasis has been merely on the bigger
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
SUPPLYING SANDING

The American authorities have been wondering who is supplying z General Sandino Of Nicaragua with arms and ammunition. At first there was suspicion that the sinews O.. battle were coming from the MeXi- cans; but that idea has been thor oughly exploded Now there has been a new idea about 1t, and it looks more in conformity with the possi- bilities. The arms and ammunition, according to this new conception, are being furnished by the Conservatives in Nicaragua.
 IL may be remembered, perhaps. that the United States action in Nicaragua at first were to help the Conservatives. Now it is this party which does not desire American supervision of elections; and it is this party which evidently is fighting the marines through furnishing Sandina with arms.
 The Nicaraguan muddle is one Of those things that has a plot without a logical ending.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
On The Weather Observations

Forecast for southern New Eng land: Showers and thunder storms tonight, probably ending Tuesday y morning. Warmer except in west ern Massachusetts tonight Colder Tuesday: much colder Tuesday night: increasing south and outh- west winds becoming fresh to strong and shifting to northeast Tuesday morning.
 New Haven and vicinity: Showers tonight and Tuesday; warmer to- night: colder Tuesday
 Conditions: 4 long trough of low pressure prevails this morning from the St. Lawrence Valley south vest ward over tn" lake re zion. Ohio Nal- Icy and Mississippi Valley to Texas. Its center is near st. Louis. Mo, e9.36 inches. Ii is producing show CTS quite generally in the interior districts and the lake region and in portions Of inc south Atlantic states High pressnra prevails over the Canadian northwest Temperature, 2 are abnormally high in the Ohio Valley. tn" Central and southern Mississippi Nall.s. the lower lake re- zion and the Atlantic states hut are falling rapidly ill the upper lake re- zion and over tne northern MIasis- sippi Valley region.
 Conditions favor for this vicinity unsettled wcath r with local showers
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
\ GRACEFUL EXIT

Henry, A. Smith. who has been irritating the grand old party mogHis Iii the city by insisting upon running for the Republican nomination for mayor. seems to have been made to see the light--aftcr a conference with party leaders, What they told them is not known to outsiders, but il probably was something to the el- feet he should not be too ambitious Tor a newcomer in the ely, and that f he plays marbles with the boys now he may be taken care Of Tn some other capacity later Anyhow, protesting to be a good party man, Mir Smith saw the advantage ot do- ing his bit in the interest of party harmony, especially as there seemed slight chance of his winning the nomination.
 We are sorry, however, to sec MT. smith jump from his horse. He says himself he would have polied more votes at the primary than some of his opponents anticipated. That IS exactly what we also were interested in-we should like 10 have seen what q contender against the local admin- istration could have achieved. He also would have added a flavor Of interest to the primary.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26

the straHs are tabulated one cannot help coming to the conclusion that Wall street is right about il.
 After all, the belief that a presi- dental year is one of business de- pression has not been i'll conformity
 with the facts. The record since 1880 shows that some presidential years have been prosperous, others sus- tained q depression. There is no evil dence at all that the record Is one sided,
 In 1880 times were prosperous; in 1884 there was depression. in 1888, a brief recession; 1892, prosperous; 1896, a recession and d depression: 1900, prosperity and a brief recoS- sion; 19a4. 8 mild depression, 1908, deprcsSion: 1912, prosperity; l31s, war prosperity; 1920. prosperity. then a recession, then depression; 1924, q mild depression.
 Most presidential years have been preceded by prosperity. This year we have one that has been preceded hy a mild depression. and at present commercial reports indicate that there is 8 steady improvement under way; and this is al the bottom of stock market activities.
 There used to be more reason for business men 10 fear presidential years than is the case nowadays. The countrys fiscal and credit systems formerly were in jeopardy whenever the nation felt the reYerberations O. national politics. but those dangers have been removed. and there is little reason 10 be apprehcnsive.
 The prospect for an upswing in trade this year, compared with con- ditions in 1927, is not a mirage. but is based upon cold analytical facts. For one thing, the automobile indus try is looming back" with such mo- mentum that this cannot well avoid having q good effect upon numerous other industries. Hand to mouth buying on a large scale, which has been under way for a year or more has caused merchants stocks to be al | low ehb and roplonishnent of their stocks will have a brightering effect upon manufacturing. Even the industry again is reported on the upgrade.
 Bring on the presidential election: We won't let it interfere with busi- ness.
New Britain herald., 1928-03-26
CURRENT REFLECTIONS

If the testimony to be given by Albert E. Fall this week is to be Of exceptional value i'll clearing mp the mysterious qualifications of the oil scandal he will need 10 have a good memory. Too many of the witnesses m the scandal so far have given the impression their memories are very poor. Inquisitors need also to ask questions bearing upon every deta'l of the transaction. When Will Hays can tell us that he didn't tell ail he knew upon former occasion be- cause he wasn't asked il is necessary 10 overlook nothing. Mir. Fall is in ydd health and his memory is bound to be very poor unless properly stimulated. ! his disposition in Fl l'aso is to b. merely q. statement that takes in no more than he cares lo talk about it will not be complete.
 Tlr impression in Washington is that when Mir Falls deposition is entered in the trial of Mir. Sinclair beginning April that nothing of great importance will be contributed 10 additional public knowledge Of the oil scandal, Mir Fan is expected to tejtcrato row h. easai the navy oil reserves as i patriotic duty,
 Harry r. sinalair's order to the cashier of orr of his oil companies not to make pubic ttp raeorI oG his private security hptdugs caunot ipip making bad impression. He 4uoljd have nothing to hide srom the pub- Iie. He ts on fine defense and the more secretila ile cya'hHHs to h.. tho more pointed mbitr Hd@Hout nut be as to tbe a-s1u.4 reasons
 Win II. HoyS. charged Wittt using Inc films o}rr which le i~ czar to further the can9J1ary oG Il,tb,ft Hoover. lrae,a For fsaa". a4iuma tho permission Of fLa ~,Hatr eom- mitt~e 10 make fine trip. TEn- may not bc very important ~ eiue that h. #iil not be gone lone THe films ara supposed 10 bc q Eati"lr of puJUc entertainment, not ii part c politics. The query Is beginning to b. mad. Why do th" tilus n.+.d an N-politl- ctan for a czar: And @bs dII they pick upon q politician in thr rrs' place?