New Britain herald., 1928-01-10
Af By Beahice Burton IvI(11t.V A(Jvc Shoulders"
 Hollywood Girl"

Pat has invented . new kind 0t piston ring that he and his friend, Roy Jefferson, intend to market. He goes to work in Roy's garage and later in the machine shop. where they plan to make the piston ring. Lily. living with his parents and sister, Florence. next door to the little grocery that the family owns, finds life very dull. Then she and Pat rent a fiat of their own and Lily learns to keep house in 2 hit-or-miss fashion and is very lonely.
 She welcomes an invitation from her former chum, Sue Cain, to play bridge at her home one day after she has been married for four months. But she needs some new fall clothes to wear and charges them at Angouleme's shop. Later shc telephones Staley and asks him to lend her the money to pay for them. and he pays for them with his own check. Florence France, who is bookkeeper there, sees the check. and tells Lily that she ought not to have let Staley pay for her clothes. But she does not say . word to Pat about it.
 Elizabeth Ertz, Pats former sweetheart, sees Lily getting out of Staley's car, but she does not say a word 10 Pat. either. Roy letter. ison bumps into Lily on the street, but he never mentions the incident to Pat. His wife Sadye, is at the flat one day when 8 box of roses comes for Lily with Staley's card in it. but she says nothing.
 Lily keeps on meeting Staley, and one day when she is down town with him he buys her some silver fox furs. That night Sadye letter ron and Roy stop in, and Sadye finds the furs in Lily's bedroom and remarks that Pat must be mak- ing money. She puts them on and goes out into the sitting room tc show them to her husband, remark. ing that he must get some for her Lily, who has told Florence France that they were old furs. is mortified and hopes that Pat won't ask her where she got them.
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 CHAPTER XL1I
 With the mincing step of a style show model, Sadye walked into the little sitting room to show off the . furs.
 Look, Roy" she said to her ! husband. twirlng around on one neel in a manner that might have been graceful and airy If Sadye had : not been so broad and fat Hook at these gor-r-geous furs that Lily's bought. Silver foxes. They're hor- s ribly expensive. but want some too, Honey Boy," She crossed the /. room and sat down on the arm ol } his chair with her arms around , him.
 : Roy looked at Pat and winked l ''The old girl thinks I have money eh, wot ?' he asked. humorously Money to throw away on silver fox furs." IuI Tat uIu IlOt SCc tIIC "Ilh VI ? hear the question. His intent blue 9 eyes were fixed on his own wifet face. and under his steady gaze sht lwent red and then dead white.
 "I-I haven't bought them yet she faltered. trying to think uI some plausible lie. T just had them sent out on approval. They-they'rt much too expensive for me, Pat.
 The words were scarcely out o her mouth befor the door bell rang and light quick footsteps came IT tho stairs. They could be heart quite plainly through the thin wall' of the jerry built apartment house
 Pat got up and opened the doo' to hls sister. Florence. She was II a rain coat and rubber hat. and hel face was reddened by the wind. IT her hand she carried & little whit' paper package.
 Here. Lily. you left your nighti at the house." she said. 'An' Mother asked me to stop ill witt it on my way to the movies witt this new Captain Kidd of mine"
 New beau, hmIn?" asked Sadye setting up from the arm of Roy chair, and drawing the furs clos around her throat. "Just look a these furs, Florence! Aren't the lovely? I'm trying to make Roy bu n some like them for me. You te 's him how wonderful silver fox Il
 You ought to know-working in . swell shop like Angouleme's an
 all"
 Floncnce shrugged her shoulder
 "Yes, they're wonderful all right
 she answered. ''But you know the
 re awfully expensive. don't you
 And they're higher this year tha
 they were last, when Lily bousl
 hers---'
 Why she just got hers thi
 afternoon" Sadycs eyes roppe
 open, as she turned 10 Lily. "Io just got yours this afty, didn't yo ' LIP"
 Scarlet to her eyes, Lily nodded
 T had them sent out on approval. ! she said weakly. feeling Florence suspicious eyes on her.
 T thought you said they were ol |, :urs from last year." Florence voice seemed 10 come to her frol q long way off. Wasn't that wh;
 you told me when you stopped
 at the house this afternoon? IT
 sure it was"
 ! Lily shook her head. You mi! understood me-" she said, knowin as she did it. that Florence kne , she was lying.
 She gave her a hard. keen looI and then turned towards the doc
 Well, l must go or l won't be D time for the last reel of il
 picture." she said in her ligh pretty voice. Good night. sadl and Roy. Good night, Pat
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