New Britain herald., 1928-04-06

Someone pushed the sWlng-some- one" she fumhled for more. but the memory failed
 Its still there, and there's still 3 swing" Mrs Byhee admitted. "One of those dirty-faced little brats was climbing Up and down the ropes like a monkey. We'll. l reckon that's N here you used 10 live, right enough. | asked this voman-nama Of HlCk- eou-lf any Of her nelghbors had lived there many years. and she pointed 10 the house next door and sajd Old Lady Bangs owned the loues and had lived there for more n 2o years This old Mrs, Bangs
 Bangs" Sally cried Bangs, l. was Granlma Bangs nho spung me, remember now, Cramma Bangs. She made me 3 rag doll Ulth shoe button eyes and cried every night for long tlnls after l uent to the orphanage because mama hadn't brought my doll. pld vou see Gram ma Bangs Oh. Mrs Byhee, if ] could go 10 sse her agaln'
 Mrs Eybees stern. long, hatchet- shaped face had softened marvel ously, but st Sslv's eager request she shook her head emphat,cally.
 Not with the police looking for you and Dave. Yes. saw her. Shes all crippled ur with rheuma- tlsm and was tlckled 10 death 10 see Nora Ford's sister That's rho said I was, you know But II pretty near got me into trouble. The old lady took lt for granted I knew 2 lot Of things about you that didn't know. and nouldn't have told me just what 1d come to find out if l hadn't used my bean in string ing her along, I had to go mighty easy asking her about VOL, since il was my sister I was supposed to be SO het up over finding but lucky for you she'd been reading the papers and knew that you were In trouble"
 Oh" Sally moaned. covering her hot face with her little brown painted hands, Then Gramns Bangs thinks I'm 2 bad Elrl-oh, Did you tell her I'm not ."
 What do VOL take me fora blamed fool'' Mrs, Bybee demanded hestedly. T didn't let on I'd ever seen you in my lite But it was something she let spill when she r-as talking about you and this story in the papers that give me the low down on the whole thins."
 "Oh. what" Sally implored, all most frantic with impatience,
 Well. she said. You cant blame Nora for putting Sally in the or phanage when the money stopped coming. seeing as how she was sick and needing an operation and every thing. But if pret' near broke her heart'--that's what the old dame said"
 "But--I don't understand" Sally protested, her sapphire eyes cloud ing with bewiderment, "1hc money? What money? Did she mean my--father
 T thought that at first. too" VI - L'N b'f llOiutu JltSI pOp[Neu EIHN head with satisfaction. But lucky l didn't say so, or I'd have give the whole show away. I just yes, lndeeded' her, and she went on. Reckon she thought might be talk ing exceptions 10 the way she'd been running on about how pitiful it was for that dear little child to be put in an orphans home, so she tried to show me that my sister had done the only thing she could do under the circumstances,
 Pretty soon it all come out
 Nora she said. told me not 10 breathe a word to soul, but seeing as how you're her sister and prob- q hly know all about it, l reckon if
 won't do no harm after all these years Then she told me that Nora Ford had no more idea'n Jack rabbit whose baby you vas" Then she wasn't my mother" Sally cried out in such a heart broken voice that Mrs. Bybee reached across the card table and
 patted her hands, dirty diamonds ! tHlnkllng on her Withered fingers, No. she wasn't your mother" | the shoumans wife conceded with 1 hrus1ue sympathy. "Bnt l can't see as how it leaves you any worse off | [ han you was before. One thing | ought 10 comfort yorI--you know if
 wasn't your own mother that turn cd VOL over to an orphsnage and | then heat if, leaving no address. Seems hEe.' she went on hrlsklE. { from what old lady Bangs told me, ! that Nora Ford had been hired to i take you when she was a maid in 2 swell home in New York, and she
 had 10 beat Jf--that was part of the . agreement-so there never would be i any scandal on your real mother, She didn't know whose kid you was so the old lady says--and when the money orders stopped coming 1 suddenly she didn't have the least 1 Idea how to trace your people. She | supposed they was dead-and l do | too. So it looks like you'd better make ID your mind to being an or l phan--''
 But, oh Mrs. Byhee," Sally cred plteously, her eyes wide blue 1 pools of misery and shame. My ; real mother must have been-had
 or she "ouidn't have been ssha med
 of hsHins m Oh. I wish hadn't l found out" And she lad her head l doun on her arms on the card table | snd burst into tears.
 Don't be ilttle tool" Nrs By ! bee a5monIshod her severely i Reckon Y amt un to you, Sally
 Ford, to set yourself ur in JHdE- . msut on vo1,r mother. whoever sh. 1 a1aN have b"ep."
 But ei. sent me aNay," sally -ohhod hroh4nly She nas ashamed
 nf u1r. and then forgot all about me
 oh. nish Id never been born" T reckon every hId's sad that Ia he rIF