New Britain herald., 1928-10-03
Wu9 md HAPPENED


oyhal Thorne. Boston society girl.
has had . baby. And the whole
lewn's talking. There are plenty OF
beople who do not credit the story
Il SYPHILIS marriage. 1t was an un-
)Dstunate affair and at the time
lecrecy seemed advisable.
6ybil was married In Havana har-
Dor to Richard Eustis. whom she met
bn shipboard. and who wooed her
erdently for five days The marriage
lasted two weeks, when Sybil ct
her husband for justifiable cause
and returned to Boston with Mabel
Blake, a social worker. with whom
she was vacationing at the time.
Weeks later she learned that she
was going to have baby. Then 1t
became necessary to tel her family,
and also Craig Nevhall. who had
been her sweetheart. The marriage
was formally announced, and sy-
bills child was born. She had fully
Expected to be Indifferent to the
baby because of the hatred she bore
bis father. But, to her own amaze
6ent, she worships her son with all
her heart. She baptizes him Edward
fhorne. in memory of her own
father, and renounces for him his
father.
SYPHILIS brother. Tad. is married to
4 Quarrelsome little girl named Va
krie. Valerie Quarrels with the whole
family, and leaves. in one Of her
kantrums, to visit friends In New
Haven.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER XXX1I
Tad breathed Z sigh of relief, and
Reflected pleasumbly, at weekly in
tervals thereafter, that he had Va
oerie's own word on the futility of
eoing for her.
He went instead to Wianno, hav-
eng sent his wife check to ease
his conscience. And there he found
Craig playing on the sands with
koung Edward. Sybil had gone to
Ayannis for a pink sport hat, and
taken her mother with her.
They left me-" announced Craig,
ITO mind the baby. Do you know"
he enquired plaintively. why they
cat sand? Infantile roughage. !
suppose.
He ran his finger expertly around
the baby's toothless cavity.
Look 1T that! They say it's good
kor hens. Lay or bust. Makes
bhells, or something. This kid will
be laying. If sib doesn't look out.
Just eats it up - loves it. Regular
koat-the little gourmand!"
Tad poked the child affectionately
ln the ribs. and spoke unclewise.
"Well, old man! How's the boy?''
He proffered thumb, and ex-
claimed proudly. Look at that for
. grip, Craig. Gosh. the little
fella's strong. Great kid"
Presently a nursemaid, very cor
rect In crisp black and crinkiing
batiste, came to take the baby to
the house. so that the men were
left alone for the first time In
many months.
Wonderful day." commented
Craig.
"scorcher up town." contributed
Tad.
Been a pretty good summer"
mot SO tough
"How's Val?"
Zine. Visiting girl she used
to go to school with
Ever see anything Of the old
crowd?"
mot = thing. The old crowd
amt what 1t used to be-girls al
gone cuckoo. Lot of booze hounds
They sat in silence. Old Wis.,
youths. With the cup Of life turned
sour ut their lips. Craig stretched
|hia long legs. and lit cigaret. MeI
find 1t easier to talk when the!
!wreathe their heads in smoke.
Tad" he asked, where's tina
egg stb married."
FLORIDA, last I heard OF him
IReal estate In Saint Petersbur:.
had detectives on his trail TO-
awhile. but Sybil was set on letting
things rest. and there wasn't an,
;sense In throwing away money
,shs wouldn't use the goods, onc'
she got them.
I'm fact she never knew I hai
detectives after him. Moor
thought he jumped out to soutl
IAmerica, and that's the story SiI
has. It would probably be cas-.
enough to get grounds for divorce