New Britain herald., 1928-09-12

wasn't II"
You bet you were good, Sis
Kids were in those days. though
Times have changed" Tad sighed
like a grandfather.
"Valerie's something like yor
were" he continued brightly. "Yor
see, she's never been around much
Honest, Sis, she's innocent as q
baby. lt's-wonderful She-she-
gosh, Sybil, she sort of frightens
me. She's such an angel. You
can't imagine what it's like for a
man to have a girl like that willing
to marry him. l don't deserve it
Sybil. I'm not worthy of her No,
fit to tie her shoe strings"
''Girls don't wear shoe strings
Taddy. And every idiot in love
talks like that Adam felt the same
way about Eve. And then the girl
fell for snake
Sybil yawned luxuriously. You
make HE tired" she observed.
But that night she prayed for the
first time in years. Not orthodox
prayers at all.
God" she remarked, on hel
knees, in conversational strain. 81
don't take mucn stock in praying
I sort of think that supplicatins
is an awful waste Of time. I'm not
even sure if believe in You, God
But if I'm all wrong. You'll under
stand. because, of course. if You
ARE God. you know how it is.
But if you DO answer prayers
and care bit about us, down be.
God. do anything You
want to me- but DON'T let Valerie
go back on Tad. 1t would kill him
God. If that girls not as coed az
she looks. Please. PLEASE, keeI
Valerie all right for Tad
Then, simply. in the fashion Of
her childhood. she recited prayers
that she remembered:
There are four corners to my bed
Four angels round my head.
Matthew, Mark. Luke and John.
God bless the bed that | lie on
And another that began:
Jesus. Tender Shepherd. heal
me. Bless Thy little lamb to-
night. Through the darkness
be Thou near me. Keep me
safe till morning light"
Then. with her head on her out
stretched arms. she whispered
Now l lay me down to Sleep" and,
when she had finished her eyes
were WIT with tears.
"Oh. God" she begged, give me-
Faith. Please. please. | wart to
believe Oh. touch my heart, and
till my soul with understanding"
From the beginning sybil had her
doubts. carefully suppressed. about
Valerie. She had certain convic
lions Of her own, less com
plimentary than Tad In his limo
Cence imagined.
Il don't trust these baby dolls,
she told herself grimly. "sne's moi
as simple as she looks that kid
And when a model like that Gets
started the sly's the limit. You
can't say girls an angel, be-
cause she. :; nu.>r had Il cIance to
be a devil. \alerie's one OF thos.
born vamps. or I'm cuckoo. 5.
But Just let her try mussing UP
lads life-and I'll fix herr"
Mrs. Thorne was embroiderinG
linens and sewing 4 e lace OH
siliien undertakings.
I'D love to be 10, ~ his for you
SyOil," she remaI..lu frequently
and said it SO wistfuliy that Sybi
felt positively guilty.
There was to be large wedding
Valerit's letters were fun of CLOWN.
plans. "Sybil, dear, would you
Just as soon wear flame? | want ali
my bridesmaids to be in different
colors. RainboA effects are SO love
ly. Brides over here are
wearing pink this season-awfully
misty, you know. Sort of shell pink
think ! shall. With big armfu
of Dorothy Perkins roses instead
of the conventional valley-lilies. And
I've a perfectly gorgeous headdress
that's like a crown. ! loathe little
Dutchy caps. and tulle jiggers. Xix,
Eursemaids wear. Don't you?
I've my pumps all bought. High
heels, studded with bri!liants .
The new gowns are dreadfully lik,
bathing suits, but they're perfectly
adorable. There was weddin.
at the Embassy here the other day
and the bride carried a swagge,
stick right up to the altar. Really
it was awfully swanky. I'm
getting so thrilled, just planning
things
Mrs. Thorne began to be a it'll,
scandalized. She liked d-fashionet
weddings with the bride a vision
in filmy white and her vel
caught with orange blossoms"
"Valeriell have you in silk stock.
ings and satin panties, Tad" Sybi
rrophesied cheerfully. THAT girl!
going to have knockout wedding
No squirming old bridegroom
cumming up her precious plans"
He grinned sheepishly. "Anythin;
she says goes
You said it, SYPHILIS slangy e.
hemence was portentous.
That winter the Thornes became
closer to one another than they haC
leon since before the war.
For some years Mr.. Thorne haf
been bothered with attacks 10 which
he referred lightly as my dizzy
spells and laid to indigestion.
Finally they persuaded him to :c'
a famous specialist. who told hin
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