New Britain herald., 1928-03-08

whether it is in a menial capacity or as entertainers"
 Instead Of gratitude to Jill for saving the situation. Tony's manner indicated a feeling of resentment on his part.
 T suppose you feel better now" he said. grumpily. when they had been on the floor half an hour and were taking q short rest.
 You showed me up properly be- fore Mike Sweeney" he went on. IT, ritably, "bringing her in there tn way you did"
 Jill felt sorry for him, just as she was eternally feeling sorry for oth- CTS. and occasionally for herself. Hers was a, big. generous heart that ached at the sight Of suffering, no matter who the sufferer might be, as in the case of Amity Smythe, when Mike "cut" her.
 So it was now. Tony had got himself in bad" by drinking. She had hurniliated herself by interced- ing and saving his job for him. In return. instead of a manly apology, and thanking her. he was accusing her of a meanness, the nature Of which he knew she was incapable. And vet. when she saw that he was suffering. even though it was his own fault, she straightway forgaye him his surly injustice and felt sorry for him. It must have been of such q woman that Crabbe wrote:
 Man may the sterner virtues know,
 Determined justice, truth severe, But female hearts with pity glow, And woman holds affliction dear; For gultlees woes her sorrows flow
 And suffering vice compels her
 tear:
 , lis hers to soothe the ills below,
 And bid Iife's fairer views ap- pearl
 The 'sterner yirtuee ol determined iustice," as mentioned in the pre- cedins lines, would have sanctioned the telling Of Jills kid brother, just what q selfish, ungrateful cad h' Was. Instead. she had only pity fol him now, in his moment of suffer ing.
 Its tough, old dear, know, she syn1pathized with him in his "him- i pering, "But just keep a stiff uppel 1 lip
 "Yah-ah" came the irritable re' tort, its easy nough for you 10 say keep q stiff upper lip. II don' cost anything-advice don't.'' ! Then the coatemptible unfairness the unmitigated selfishness embodied in his disgruntled r"proaches. mus have combined 10 bring him ti som cthlng like realization of 'h' truth. This was indicated 1nomen later when he spoke again. Forgive mo. Jill. old scout.' h sruntnd, huskily in her car, as tue. glided across the floor. TT m iarned rotter, talking to you in thi' way. But, honest. l feel so mean . want Io Dllt ulN H. I oi S,'"' It, ''h' 1 if you can.'
 In 8 commodiously furnished apartment on the fourth floor of tn | Alphcroston hotel, two persons. : man and a woman, sat in deep | cushioned chairs lraWn up Il friendly tete-a-tote. Ther" was ; humidor Of cigarctS. Sociahilli. marked the setting of tn" scene, Bu underneath the casual surfac" Q things lurked the makings of tragedy.
 In the liquid depths of th" NO mans eyes. dark, breeding and ill crutablo lav 8 lazy scnsuousness the red emblem of danger, had tn man but understood.
 "Oh, you'll marry again sonle day Nita" he laughed i'll response 10 he declaration as to matrimonial pros poets, As pretty q woman as yo are can't rscap" for more than year or so, even if she trics.''
 She shook her black -haircd. hoN ishly -hobloed head--a beautiful head as he had frequently noted.
 If were foolish to marry again. she said. just the hint of sarJonl smile twisting her full, red lips, 1T lose my steady, sure incom" c sl2,ooD 8 year. And it isn't ever man, believe me--cvcn if rich " h gives his wife thousand dollars
 month, just to spend on herself.'
 "Granted," llc said. helping him self to q cigaret from the ornat
 humidor ono Of the trifles she ha