New Britain herald., 1928-11-14
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~ The little yellow house never
:6hoHed Its true dinginess because
Mrs. Milburn refused to let anyone
zee. it. Her love transformed it 10
a shining palace where sacrificing
devotion made everything out OF
nothing Emmy, the only daughter,
s!wanted to lift herself from the sor-
dHHess OF the little street she lived
= in. to the heights where she felt
she properly belonged. After par
ty given by her rich cousin. Mari
anna. she resolved to better herself
some day. Meantime she took a
business course. paid for by Grand
mother Pentland. and snubbed as
well as she could. Robb. the boy
down the street, who worked in a
inill. and who represented the lif"
she determined rerrr to let herself
SINK into. One day Emmy met once
more the man who looked like ltobh.
She remembered their first meeting
at the ice skating rink. He had talk
.sfi her home. Her mother had said.
Never make yourself even a little
., cheap and common. Emmy" EN-
my learns that the man is going
With her cousin, Mariana Robb
again tells Emmy that he loves her.
Funny thought life could be cruel.
!. 1t had never given her anything but
poverty, she told herself. And now it
suas offering her Robb and his love
in one hand. and offering lifetime
of poverty with him in the other.
On Christmas day Grandmothc.
.Eentland sent her car to bring the
Milburn family to her big house.
Emmy takes some handkerchiefs to
Mariana.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XIV
What news, Mariana ~ she ask
ed, kissing her cousins well-roused
cheek, where are you going ?
Aren't you going to be here for din
ner?"
Z. mo, and Grandmother and ] have
lust had bowling row over It..
That's the news" said Marianne,
smiling down into her powder boz
in. secret sort Of way. She besar
to spray herself with orchid per.
{uine.
II. You see. I've been going around
with a new man lately. and Grand
mother doesn't like him." she began
her story, making eyes at herself IN
the mirror as She talked. His mar
!. fied sister is having lot OF he'
crowd IN for dinner at two today,
and she asked Jim to bring me. And
other thinks / ought to stick
-aaround here all day, just because
i it's Christmas and you folks are 60
:, ing to be here. never heard OF
anything so silly. told her
: she couldn't ran my life for me and
she needn't try! She's done it long
enough, thanks!' :.
She swung around on the cush-
ioned bench before the table and
glanced up at Emmy.
you've probably heard of jim
Baldwin" she said. '"There vas a lot
Of stuff in the newspapers couple
Of wears ago when he left college
ITO marry some actress down in New
0TK, ana tHc1 uifoI w J"'' ="
month or so afterward. Kemem-
ber?"
Emmy kept perfectly still.
THAT'S what Grandmother holds
against him. mostly" Mariana wen.
: on. She. never waited for answers
!. anyway. Honestly. to hear her talk
you'd think poor Jim had committed
crime instead OF making fool
marriage. r.. Just hand me that
rowderpuff in the bathroom. EN-
my The one with the long handle. y
She dipped the puff into big
glass jar that smelled like Who'll"
florists Shop Of Parma violets and
began to powder her neck and
arms with it.
: Don't You think I'm looking
thinner" she asked. 81 was gettins
a double chin a while ago But late
" I've been trying this new stunt
going without water at meal time.
Jockeys and prize fighters do IT
when they want TO lose "eil5h'.
Drying out they call it. Jim told
me about it,
do you--like him great deal 49,
Emmy asked. wondering if sh"
ought not to tell Mariana whan
she knew about Jim Baldwin. after
all. Wasn't it the fair thing 10 do.
really?
''Do like him >" Marjanna's eyes