New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-09-17
A ND HAPPENED

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TINS HAS HAPFENED
TAD 1Aerne and Valerie West arr
married In . little chapel by the
. -. With grandeur and 4 great deal
q holmes.
.sIt.s IKE VAL" thought sybil
Thorna, whose own love affairs had
made plenty Of talk. shes making
It seem complicated. but that
doesn't make any difference. 1t
comes united these days. however
ella borately it's tied"
Gybil, who worships her brother
IL exceedingly unhappy because she
dislikes Valerie. Her own engage
ment to Craig Newhall fills her
also with forebodings. Because
though Craig IL fine and wealthy
and handsome, Sybil does not really
love him. Years before. her sweet
heart, John Lawrence. marched
away to war on the eve OF their
marriage-and never returned.
Convinced that she can never
b happy again. Sybil became en-
saged to Craig to make her dying
father happy. But Mr.. Thorne was
dead before she could tell him. and
now Sybil does not know what to
do.
Val and Tad go to Canada for
a wedding trip. and sybil goes alone
to their summer place at Wianno to
prepare for the Homecoming OF the
newlyweds.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER TX
The town was full of memories.
The beach where sybil had walked
with John Lawrence. The lawns
about the house where they had
strolled in the moonlight. Every
where she went = shadowy figure
walked beside her. A tall. slim oy
in khaki, with hair like gold, and
lovelight In his eyes.
It seemed to Sybil that she was
closer to John there. where she
had learned to love him. than she
had ever been anywhere else.
At night she found the place on
tho beach where he had kissed her
first. And she stood, as she had
stood that night, with her face 70
the sea, while the wind whipped
her dress about her, and blew her
hair where Johns cheek should
have been.
Then she put up her arms 10
nothingness, and raised her face 10
her phantom lover.
"Whatever do" she whispered
I'll love you still. Forever and
forever, john"
The mist was rolling In IN CLOUDS
when Craig found her on the SANDS
A little huddled figure. watching
the tide creep up. He had driven
down when Mrs. Thorne told him
d. that eybil was there for the night
working with . charwoman from
the village.
"IIl drive her home II she'll lei
mo. and down again first thing In
tho morning" he promised. So he
had hurried there and. finding the
house deserted. had sought her on
the beach.
"Sybil," he cried when he saw
her there, ARE you crazy, dear
It's cold a. the devil out here, ant
damp. What are you doing, moon
ing away all by your lonesome?"
Thinking about you" she lice
lightly.
Honest"
He took her hand fondly. and she
could see how happily he smiled
Poor. Craig. 1t was 20 easy for he'
to please him. Only q little word
Of Affection loving smile.
sit down." she invited. II want
to tell you something"
4 He put the coat he carried about
her, and she pillowed her head
against his shoulder.
Craig, I'm the unhappiest cir
on earth"
II know. honey"
His arm about her drew hel
gently closer.
mo, you don't, Craig. You think
It's because John Is dead, and
daddy. And now Tad married. And
mother and at swords points, be-
cause ws don't speak the same Ian
guage.. But that's not all OF IT
Craig. It's. something inside o.
me, like poison. ! don't know. ex
.actly. Something that makes mt
bitter and rebellious - and miser
able! Oh. Craig. you don't know"
II think l do. dear"
"Oh. It's dreadful. Craig! Every
things all gone wrong. My whols
life. It's something worse thar
losing PEOPLE. It's losing EVERY
THING. Ideals and dreams !.
and hope.
There's such an all-gone feeling
Az II the bottom had simpl!
dropped out of things. I wish
could make you understand"
Il DO understand, Sybil."
Craig, I'd make rotten wife"
you're a morbid little sweet
heart, Ill say that for you"
But I'm dreadfully serious
Craig. l don't think l ought to b.
married feeling the way
do"
You're all upset right now
honey. It's sort Of q reaction ate,
the wedding. You're tremendous,
high strung, you know. You le
things affect you too much. Val
cries been getting your goat.
knew she would, from the minute
laid eyes on her.
'Tad's probably made mistake
But after all. that's his funeral. l
you could only learn to take thing!
As they are. But you're always re
beliious. Settling inside all The
time. Popping off like little fire
cracker. You've got to learn to take
life gracefully. Sybil. Bucking fate
is tough job. We can't do it
little girl. There's no use trying
3ife's so much bigger than any o
U.s."