New Britain herald., 1928-05-16
Madge Sees Lilltan's Sn,oldering Love
Awake and Her Own Heart
Warns to Dicky.

WARNS 70 UlCky.
1t was many days before we dis.
covered the meaning Of the oues.
ton Harry Underwood kept repeat.
ing in his delirium. Well! 1il
how about it? Will it do" And
while that question and the one oil
life itself for the intrepid adventur-
er lay delicately balanced upon the
scales Of fate. all our little world OF
the farmhouse was animated by but
one thought, anxiety for the man
who had made so effective and spec
tacular an atonement for his crazed
drink-caused treachery to his coun-
try, and to Dicky, his best friend. IN
the early days Of our participation
in the World War.
The farmhouse was unwontedly
quiet durin gthese days of watching,
lis number of occupants materially
reduced. Allen Drake had gone with
the cringing. baffled Sergius for the
final ste e In the crushing of the
conspiracy Of which even now l had
far from complete knowledge. The
Princess DINA. recovering from the
shock of the night, had risen to the
occasion with a resourcefulness sur
prisng to me.
I'm going TO The Larches at
once," she said the morning after
. the capture of Sergius, and you
must let me take everybody over
there who isn't needed here. Thai
will give YOU a quiet house for Mr.
Underwood, and it will be my saliva
lion. l should go insane over there
ny myself
Il accept your offer gladly
said promptly, for it at once solved
a distressing problem for me. Be
fore nightfall, Mother Graham, zeal
ously guarding Junior, Mary Harri-
son, outwardly submissive, but IN
wardly raging at her enforced prox'
unity to the girl she 30 disliked;
Marion, Lillian's winsome daughter
ignorant OF the identity OF the
wounded man, and vaguely troubled
at being separated from her mother
and finally. Katherine, secretly
charged with the task Of keeping
peace triumphant in the oddly as.
sorted Eroup-all these were cozily
installed In The Larches. In thu
farmhouse beside the wounded mar
and the nurses. were left my father
Lillian, Dicky and myself, will
Katie and Jim to take care OF US.
NV father. though not seriousl!
ill., was decidedly not we'll. his con-
dition aggravated by excitement
and I spent much Of my time in his
room, evading Dicky a. much a
possible. had been curiously up
set on the night Of the capture OF
Sereius by my fear for my nus
bands safety, and by my thrilled
pride IN the way he Unexpectedly
dominated the situation. Ever since
that night the realization that l was
capable OF such reaction toward
picky had troubled me sorely. I had
schooled myself so long to compare
tive indifference toward his actions
or his opinions that it was az II tina
protestion suddenly had been strip
ped away. / did not know my oWr
heart or mind. / only knew that
wanted TO keep out OF my husband
way until had the opportunity u
analvze nv feelings and decide Wha'
attitude / meant to take toward
him.
That another emotional conflict
similar to mine. and yet, different
Ia, 7 heart
knew from the deeply etched lines
around her mouth, and her haggar1
pa|Ior whenever saw her. My
problem concerning simply my Owl
heart and my husbands was muol
loss complicated than Lillian's
Against her quixotic conscience
dashed conviction that she was re
.ponsible for the wreck which HARRY
Underwood once had made OF MS
life. and her desire 10 atone to him
were pitted her lavended-sccnted
memories of her romance with ROD
crt Sayarin. and her alteration 1oi
Ter young daughter Marion, the
ruling passion of her life.
It was on the fourth day after The
physician had pronounced danger
past for Harry Underwood that LII
Ian summoned me.
will you bring Marion over 70
your room and let me sec her
there"
OF course" I said quietly, hut
had hard work 10 keep from eX-
he AaoJ va ifn face No
the look in her eyes. ] was sure
that she had come to some momen'
tous decision.
And will YOU send A lnessas" tc
Phil TO come over some time today
Harry il anxious 10 sec him.
! nodded. but I gave that messaE
TO Dirkv. Not IN these DAYS OF high
trigger Nervousness would ] on
danger an explosion by myself 'el"'
phoning my employer. Then | hur-
risd 70 The Larches. returning al
most imnedlatel with Marion
whom ushered INTO my room
where Lillian was waiting for her
My heart ached for both Of them as
I closed the door gently. for ] ene "
there was something akin TO TRAGEDY
in the interview before them. A ha II
hour later Marion came out, her
face pale, but smiling. and with her
mothers arm around her, went
down the hall to her ste pfather's
room. Before that interview was
finished Dicky came to my door.
Mr.. Veritzon is downstairs" he