The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-05

have come back to me IL you had
not seen it. ] know you, and l.
know you are here now because
you think the ring is launched at
last and is going to make lot or
money. Well, so it is-but not for
you. darling. I'm through with
you" His mouth twisted with
sarcasm.
LiIy's heart seemed to swell as
IL it would burst.
"Oh. Pat" she said. shaking her
head mournfully. That's not fair
of you. l never saw that piece in
the paper. / came back home be-
cause love you" her voice
broke.
Pat laughed. Yeah, you love
me like ice" he said positively.
'eYou don't love anybody but your
self. and you don't love anybody
but money, Lily. And now that
YOU think I'm going to have 1t,
you're right back here to get your
half. Well, you aren't going to
get it. If you want money. you
can get Staley Drummond to write
you another check.
So he had found out about the
check that Sta1ey had written TOR
the Angouleme shop. Florence,
the little sneak. had told him
about 1t.
CHAPTER TT
There never was anyone more
simply honest than Pat France.
He was one of those plain blunt
people who almost always tell the
truth for the plain and simple
reason that it never occurs to
them to tell anything else.
And because he was like that
he let Lily have the truth now.
eff you've really come here to
try to patch things up with me.
he said, Its no use. I'd never
let you come back-you spoiled
every chance of our ever living to-
gether in any kind of happiness
when you let Drummond buy you
clothes and things. Even those
furs that you had here that night
you got from him, I'll bet hat
No. we're through. you and I.
There isn't even any use in talk
ing ii all over. 1t was just hope
less from the start, and it's still
hopeless
his DIuS eyes iOOhP0 lDPIT NON
esty and sincerity at her. lie
meant every word that he said.
She col''Hn't look at him without
seeing that. There was that quiet
determination of his in the very
set of his jaw.
You told me you wouldn't mind
being poor" he said TO her. land
you did mind it-you hated ii and
ir.l nd al La 40
you got marric1-"
But just try me again." Lily
broke in, Pat, my father has lost
lot of money lately. and he and
my mother are going to be poor.
too. for a long time. So it won't
he any worse living with you.
even IL the piston ring doesn't
sell. than it would be with them.
And. anyway, ] can't get along
without you. Oh. dear" Her
voice ended on a sigh.
She saw that it was hopeless to
go on pleading with him. His
face was as grim and determined
as a face can be. and his eyes
looked at her as IL she had been
a perfect stranger to him. And a
most dull and uninteresting
stranger at that.
Pat. yyou don't like me any
more. do your" she asked him.
and white her question seemed to
hang. trembling. in the air, door
somewhere in the hack of the
flat squeaked as it was opened.
There came the sound of soft
footsteps in the hall. and then into
the tiny dining room came-Eliz-
abeth Ertz,
She stopped for an instant when
she saw Lily. Then, without a
word, she went padding out into
the kitchen on those rubber. heeled
nurses shoes of hers.
Pat glanced at her as If 1t were
the most ordinary thing in the
world for her to be there and then
! looked back at his wife. He an
| swered her question.
I'm through With Sou.' he