New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-11-24

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Impotence. Suppose I do buy that
hat for you? l owe it to you. and
what difference does it make. ny
way? Moneys not such an import
ant thing, and I'd be buying myself
a lot Of pleasure along with the hat
Please, let me get it for you"
All OF Emmy's pride-the pride Of
the Parkses and the Pentlands -
rose up within her. 1t showed itself
for an instant in the flash of her
eyes and the proud lift of her little
chin. I'm sorry. but wouldn't
think of taking d hat from YOU" she
said coldly.
The car backed up and turned
into Chester street. On the curb
stone at the corner stood an Italian
flower vendor. his face swarthy and
dirty above the freshness of violets
and jonquils that he held out in his
hands to passers- by.
HARRISON drew up beside him.
You'll let me spend fifty cents on
you won't you?" he asked Emmy
good naturedly, and when she nod
ded he bought little nosegay for
the lapel of her coat.
I'D rather have these anyway"
fibbed Emmy. who would have loved
to have the hat.
She leaned back agains' ~ 'ufted
leather cushions and " the
crowd walking along the sidewalks.
She noticed that some of the women
she passed looked at her obviously.
. . . All, this was something like it!
To be rolling smoothly along in this
wonderful car with a man who
thought no more of buying hat
that cost as much as she earned in
week than he though of paying
half dollar for a little bunch Of
spring flowers.
AS thu great car sped along the
shore of the lake through Edgewa-
ter Park she thought OF the dozens
OF times when she and Robb had
bumped over this same road in the
gasping. snorting struggle buggy.
And when HARRISON swung the
roadster between the gate posts of a
fashionable inn called the House Of
the Seven Gables late that afternoon
she couldn't help thinking Of the
sandwiches AMI hot dogs that she
and Robb had bought along the road
sometimes, and of the lunchboX fill
ed with Mrs. Mi'burn's hal -hoiled
. tS,sf u f,>,
had shared, sitting on the grass OF
some grove or meadow last fall.
She thought. too, Of the khaki
colored shirt that Pobb had worn
on those jaunts of theirs. and Of the
times when the struggle buggy had
broken down completely and they
had had to wat for some Good Sa-
marian automobile to come along
and tow them to the nearest garage.
And then she looked at HARRISON
in his wcll-madp gray clothes. at
his beautiful and expensive car. and
at the House of the Seven Gables
that did not look like tavern at
all but like somebody's lr~urious
country house. . . She s'S'ed.
CHAPTER N&XV
The dining room was dark and
low ceilinged. and wood fire
cracked in the CRATE near the little
table where they sat. On shelves
along the wall there were pewter
jugs and Indian Tree china platters.
and the windows were hung with
printed linen curtains OF old rose
and powder-blue and lavender. Out
side bright banners of sunset famed
along the sky above Lake Erie.
I'm having a good time-I Won
der if you know it, HARRISON said
as they sat waiting for the chicken
and waffIes that he had ordered.
Emmy had not known it. She had
been afraid he was bored all the aft
ernoon as she chatted to him
about thousand things: music
that she loved and moving pictures
and Lucille Ingham and the beauty
of the drive along the cliffs above
| the lake. He had barely answered
| her
But now in the warm shadowy
room that they had all to them
selves, he leaned forward, arms on
the table. and began to talk to LIE.
eagerly as if he We're saying things
that he had been waiting to say for
a long time.
ut means a great deal TO me Ia
be here with you this afternoon he
| I,,, hy he
first name for the first time
| Emmy"
Emmy looked quickly away from
him. She could feel herself growing
red. and she felt as if she were
shaking from head to foot 50 that
he could see her trnmblc. She be-
gan TO notice the most absurd de-
tails Of the room--the way the red
sunset was reflected In all the VA
ter bottles on the tables, the one
eyed parrots in TIL" linen curtains
the tiny scratch on the leg OF tbs
table next to theirs.
y suppose you know | like 30
tremendously" Harbison's deep
quiet voice was saying now. and 1t
seemed to come to hcr from a Ions
way off. Il think | must be in love
With YOU it ran on, "Rut whatever
it is. it's been coming on sine" tha'
first Saturday whom ] walked int,
tn" office and saw you sittin@ a
your desk
Tho waitress brought In the flow
cred china bowls OF chicken mood,