New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-10-08
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gazing hin Win WOTuV tHAt CUT WIN
exquisite cruelty. And through it all
he sat like man stricken with
dumbness: who. being condemned.
could find no voice to answer his ac-
cuser.
"Dari! Darl." Frenziedly Valerie
besought him. "Oh. Darl, why don't
you SAY something. Darl. DON'T
let her talk like this"
Helplessly ne threw out his
hands.
and nights on end. ldioticaliy, dis
eustingiy drunk. Worthless. {.
Irresponsible. Without morals,
or decency.'
"oh. Darl, WHY don't you say
something's
Because there's nothing he CAN
say. Val. And you-you poor little
tool. Oh. God help Tad! WHY did
he marry you."
Then valerie was crying. softly.
into foolish little handkerchief.
Come on, Valerie, let's get out Of
here. Jack Moore and Mabel are
waiting Tor us,
"Sybil." Richard Eustis put out
his hand. Entreating. Agonizing.
E'uriousiy she struck 1t away.
Go to hell" she told him hoarsc-
Iy. And her voice. with hatred. was
coarse and rough.
She Snatched Valerie.
You do what ! tell you. Ask him
now to take you away with him to-
night. Or come with me now-anu
tell him you will never see him again
so long DIS you live"
'Darl! Darl."
He gaZed at her incoherently. In
potent before Sybils rage, And. be-
cause her god did not answer her,
Valerie turned from him. Gathered
her wrap about her. And walked
with sybil from the dining room.
He watched them go. And Mabel
and Jack saw him drop his head
upon his hands, and heard him
groan aloud.
They drove home in slence-a
dreadful silence. broken only by
Nalerie's muffled sobs, and the fool
ish remarks OF polite people seeking
desperately to make conversation
Sybil and Mabel speak of it.
sometimes. as the ghastliest ride OF
their lives. Jack Moore groans to this
day when he thinks of it. But
Valerie has never mentioned it
| From that night she has been a
chastened sort of creature.
whats got into you, Val?" Tad
used to Joke. You've a guilty con-
! science or you'd never be SO sweet
J to me-"
And Valerie, glancing nervously
at Sybil, would flush and stammer
But Sybil held her peace.
Sybil was very quiet that winter
and Tad wondered unhappily if she
was disturbed by Craig's inatten-
ton. Since that day on the beach
when Tad had expressed his horror
Of a divorce and its attendant
notoriety, Craig had seemed rather
to avoid the Thornes. He was de
voting himself Fundamentally t.
politics. and Sybil saw very littl,
OF him. From the papers sh,
learned that the Young Republican,
had organized, and that Craig wa!
the particular protege of the Ole
Guard. A distinct honor for {
young lawyer. and seasoned politi
clans were predicting big things To-
him.
4 In April he took temporary resi-
dence in Washingt on; and Sybil
feeling altogether forsaken, put IL
motion the machinery that make
divorces. Tad disapproved. as sh
| knew he would.
What are you going to get on
OF it." he demanded. but a lot O
cheap talk and a bunch of head
lines? And every virtuous crow Il
Boston talking dirty talk about you
You've no idea. Sib, how the paper
would eat up a thing like a Thorn
divorce"
But Tad" she cried. lit coul
all be done so quietly. nobody nee
even know"
Quietly" he scoffed. Say,
nice, juicy divorce has about a
much chance Of going off quietly q
a presidential election. Look at tn
Stillman case
But that was different" she ir
sisted.
How was it different?''
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