New Britain herald., 1928-01-03
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 marry d rich bachelor named Staley Drummond. Then she falls ill love "at first sight, with taxi. driver W hom she sees on the street. He takes her home, and on the way he tells her his name is Pat France and that he owns his own cab in a company headed by his friend, Roy Jefferson. He adds that he is going to sell it to finance a piston ring that he has perfected and wants 10 put on the market.
 He and his cab vanish from the streets, and Lily misses him so much that she decides she cannot marry Drummonl feeling about Pat as she does. But about this time her mother announces the engagement. and plans for the wedding are made. About a month before, Mrs. Lexing- ton hires new chauffeur. and when he comes he is Pat France! From that moment on, Lily knows she cannot marry Staley Drummond. and she throws him over and mar ries Pat. The young couple go to live with Pats parents and his sis- ter, Florence, in their little house next door to their grocery store, and Lily finds that she is expected to help with the homework. But she hates homework, and one night when Mrs. France has asked her to watch some biscuts in the oven she lets them burn. Mrs. France scolds her and Lily insists that Pat take flat. where they can live alone. so he does. But after they are in it, Lily r has a hard struggle 10 make herself 5o the work that has to be done Ill i it. The summer passes, with her having dull time in the tiny place, and Pat working all day and some |, times late at night in the macUne shop where he and Roy Jefferson l are trying to turn out the piston l ring. Then, in he fall. Sue Cain, who has been her lifelong friend. asks her to fill in at a bridge party. l Lily charges some new clothes to her father in Angouleme's smart shop, . them because Mrs. Lexington. still 1 angry with her because of her mar riaee. has given orders that she cannot use the charge. So Lily takes | them, wears them. and when a store detective comes for them. she telephones to Staley Dru'nnond 10 ask him to lend her the money to nav for them. He meets her ana gives her a check. and when she goes home, after promising to see him soon again. she finds Pat wait ing there. He demands to know 1f ! she charged the clothes. after ms telling her never to open charge account.
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 "No, I didn't open a charge ac- count" Lily answered, with truth, before she had time to think.
 Afterwards she told herself that she never would have told Pat even that much of the truth that hishl if she had known the trouble she was stirring up for herself.
 Well. where DID you get those ] things, them" Pat asked.
 Like most men, he knew very lit- file about women's clothes. But even he could see that the things his WIG was wearing were very. very cN- nensivc clothes. They fairly shouted "M-O-N-E-Y" from the top Of me brown velvet hat to the hem of the brown-and- gold chiffon skirt Just above her silken knees.
 Lily did not know what to answer
 q should have told him ] opened a charge account" she thought. He'd have scolded. but that would have been the end of it.
 Now she knew that Pat would keep on and on until he got the truth about the clothes-or, al least, what she would tell him was he truth about them. lie could be very stubborn sometimes.
 Hacking her brains for some an swcr 1ha, would satisfy him. sh" sal down on the broad arm of his char
 
 and put her arms around hin'. 1 Hasn't kissed ums' wife yet to- i night" she reminded him. "lsnt um going 10 kiss ums' itty-hit'H , vife?" She leaned down and gave ii i'm q kiss that smelled of Blue Star perfume. fox fur. and face pow = der. H.. did not return it.
 Did uIn wonder where ums Wife 20, all the pitty clothes?' she went on with the baby-ialk that Stal'y Drunlmond had always told her WAS so cute. And is nm cross as Lear with sore head because ums wife hasn't got the supper ready 7?
 Pat made an impatient sound it his throat. ''Don't talk that siuii' he said shortly. Tt sounds like the dickens coming from married woman. All right for kids maybe, but you're big girl no" lily"
 ua cot I'D and stood looking doWl at her thoughttully. "Nef. I'd llk' some kind of an answer to my quta ton. You hav mt gone 10 you'
 
 family for money, have you"'
 Lily shook her head. of conrs' not" "Eeca,lse you must never dt that" He was V"ry grave ana flfin If I can't buy you the kind O clothes you've worn all your hl' you'u have to wear the cheaper one' for while"
 Yes. dear,' said lily, edglng to wards the bedroom. Yes. dear will" She closed the door Of II be Lind her and began 10 take off th' golden brown finery. hoping that b' the time she had changed into hel pink gingham house dress he would nave forgotten all about it..
 l;ut he came and stood In fh' doorway, watching her. All the tune -aa was putting away the lovely ncyv things in the clothes closet sh' rould feel Pats eyes fairly burning