New Britain herald., 1928-05-02

buried her exquisite face in her srall, useless looking white hands. | Sally put her arms about her mother and leaned her glossy black head against the golden one. "I1l Try to be contelted and happy. Mir ] Barr. CT course, l want 10 pro- 'ect Mothqr---"
 That Is aIo'her thing, Sally '' Courtney Barr interrupt Ii lu an almost gulla voice You must try to remember not to r'fer 70 Mrs. Barr as yopr mother In the hearing Of anvole--anyore IT W, are coiDs 10 protect her. ue mus, i,sJn now"
 "Y,s, sir sally Ion, l her had tower So h. might not see h9 tears.
 Both Mrs. Barr and 7ill drop casual remarks about my pretty young ward lu school down South, until our trlsn4s have become i. custoWod 10 the idea, You will h. vglstored as Sally Barr, distant relative cf n9y own, and my ward. T. is even probable that II would not be unWlse 10 have you with Us foi. q srorr rlnLe nsNt summer w have an estate on Long Island, VOL know.
 "As my ward and as my distant relative, you would rot be partlcu- larly conspicuous. but our friends would meet you casually and be the less surprised when Ii became known that Mrs. Barr and had decided to adopt you as our daughter, All our friends and ac- ouaintances know that it has been 2 great grief 70 us that We have no children, and believe our action in this matter would occasion no great surprise, The adoption !,- self will take place before your 18th birthday while you are still in school. II there is any newspaper publicity. II Hill be Of an lnnocuous kind. hope
 Naturally I shall take care that any newspaper investigation will not be able 10 go back Of the story l shall prepare very carefully. and if there is any hint of scandal at all, t will inevitably reflect on me and not on your mother a.s I have already pointed out. After your adoption and your graduation from the finishing school, you will of course take your place in our home as our daughter, will make your debut in society that fall, and, hope, be very happy with us and in your new life"
 Sally sat very still, her eyes wide and blank, while her h@wildercd. unhappy mind tried 10 picture tho future which Courtney Barr was i outlining for her. At last she | shook her head. as if 10 clear away 1 the mists of doubt and hewilder- ment. Her mother had taken Sally's little lax, cold hands and was cud- ding them against her cheeks. bringing q finger-tip 10 her lips occasionally.
 Poor babv' And poor mother" 1 Enid whispered hrok"nly. and the spell vas broken. The hard lump Of uunapplnass and r"scntment that had been aching in Sally's throat since Courtney Barr had be- gun to speak melted in tears. They wept iu each others arms. while Enid's husband walked mpaticn'ly up and down inc room.
 When tho storm had spent itself. sally remember David again. and pain and fear contracted her heart sharply
 "pid you see David. Mir. Barr o:' she sat ur and dabbod at her ~si checks Hlth one of inc exquisite sheer linen hardEcrchicfs V hicl Euli had giv,n her.
 Oh yes, y"s.' Barr answered quickly. T managed his affairs very neatly Rand, the district at roruey personally attended 70 tho quasning of the charges against him, and it cost only q thousand dollars 'o get Carson 10 issue a -'a'"mrut to the pross that le had t"a)iy S"eu nothing compromis,ug h't""eu voting Sash and yourself. H. also admitted that the boy's sugrr lad ho"a m a rnna sure lue'i- f"i that to' assault had been pro fohed by his o~n mistaken chare.. ae4lust tou and Nash, The boy- ~-pmot!on ls cleared no" and h. "..n 20 har. 10 coII,ge lhis fall l "I-o aa" his grandfatb"r and per -'al-J atin 'haf ih" boy had bc4n ."ro 1Hfhrr tian 4 blacL guard. Young N.-. r- af home on hi- sfan4;H'her'- 'r'm aaalb. 50 'har lH.r1'pt Is sgecos-.1llp c}o-..'
 Gra''g1a brought Sally to h,r f.t. "TlurE loU W. rarr, }"ar. h.. "oaJ.aI r. ~orr ... .o o,rl ror uo to h. ls,ay at .' oH tha' DarI4 r~ 1.
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