New Britain herald., 1928-12-01
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dingy home to a palace OF love and
beauty. Emmy the only daughter
IL disappointed with her surround.
ings. envious of her wealthy Grand
mother Pentland and Cousin Mari
anna, eager to try her wings. She
goes to work at her first job. And
there Z new man, Wells HARRISON
enters her life, very different from
quiet. hardworking Robb. who loves
her. but who represents to her only
a moneyless. boring future. She de-
cides to get away from dingy Flow
er street and live her own life in a
little apartment of her own, where
she can entertain as she likes. SO
that Emmy will not leave, the little
yellow house Is given up. and the
family goes to live in Grandmother
Pentland's big house, where Mrs.
Milburn Is to do the housework, the
servants having left. Grandmother
has never liked Charlie Milburn,
Emmy's father, believing him to be
shiftiess. Charlie Milburn is ordered
out OF the house by Grandmother
Pentland when he turns up late
Sunday morning. intoxicated. Mrs.
Milburn tries to save him. Charlie
Milburn Is killed by an auto down
town, and after the funeral Mrs.
Milburn decides to go back to the
little yellow house. Emmy decides
not to go back to Flower street with
her mother. She wants to be indie
pendent. She tells Robb he has no
place in her life now. In the mean
time Emmy has seen lots of Wells
HARRISON, and he has taken her to
lunch. Emmy selects her apartment.
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CHAPTER XIII
Isn't it lovely? l like it up her.
above the tree tops, after ALL" said
Emmy. breathlessly.
She opened the windows. The air
seemed very fresh and clean, IS it
swept up from the lake less than a
mile away.
Il know I'm going to like it here!'
she declared. Il can hardly wait TO
get into this place - bag and bag
gage! Just see. there's even an ash
tray and an alarm clock"
THE folks that was here last LEFT
the clock" wheezed the fat man.
ager. picking it up. "They had a
radio. too. but they took it with
them"
''Oh. ! wish they'd forgotten the
radio!" sighed Emmy. Il detest
alarm clocks. but l should have
loved the radio"
She glanced up at HARRISON, and
her eyes were deep and shining
with happiness. Isn't this just the
loveliest place that ever was?" she
asked him again. as the manage,
left them with the clock clasped in
fingers that made Emmy think OF
five pork sausages.
He nodded. smiling down at her
with amusement in his face. You're
like child with birthday cake
and all the candles lighted he told
her. You wouldn't let ME get you
that hat on Saturday. You wouldn't
let me do you a favor. Now I'm
going to ask you if you'll do me
one?"
Emmy nodded. "Of course"
We'll, ! have radio down town
in my rooms" he explained. Il
never turn it on because l never go
back to my rooms until bedtime if /
can help it. Living in hotel, the
way do. Is pretty lonely. And
wondered il you'd keep that radio
Of mine out here and let me come
10 listen to the music sometimes.
Would you do that fer me?''
Emmy was silent, her troubled
gaze on the sunlit green distances of
the park. She had her own ideas
about accepting presents from men
ideas that her mother had given
her.
The first valuable gift a girl
should ever take from a man is her
engagement ring" Mrs. Milburn
had always told her. Before that,
she ought never to accept anything
but flowers or box of candy -
some simple. inexpensive thing"
Il shouldn't take it" Emmy
began, remembering what her moth
er had impressed upon her.
please" HARRISON was insistent
Il want only 10 lend 1t to you. It's
not present, you understand"
"Well-all right. then" Emmy
answered. feeling that she was do
ing something that wasn't just the
thing to do.
Don't bother to come back to
the office any more today" the man
went on. You'll be busy gettIna
your things from your grandmoth-
er's house and getting settled here.
I'll send the man out with the radio
late this afternoon. if you'll be
here
At four O'Clock the man arrived
with 1t. and by five o'clock Emmy
was listening TO music from a hotel
tea room across the lake in Detroit.
At half past five the telephone
rang.
Jimmy. I forgot ] owned a tele-
phone she thought, picking it up
from the window seat. where il
stood concealed by the curtains. ~
certainly love all the comforts Of
home in this place"
HARRISON was on the wire. please
may come up he asked. I'm
downstairs in the lobby
His arms were filled with bundles.
and he was grinning like a young
fresh colored school boy when he
came running up the stairs. two
steps at time.
Here are some flowers for you"
he said. laying box of pale yello W
Jonquils and pussy willows on the
table. And 7 brought some food.
want TO stay for supper. May ]?
I'm SO sick Of hotel cooking"
He had brought a tin of English
biscuits, smok d salmon. Ched' r
cheese. olives. pearl onions In a lat