New Britain herald., 1928-05-07

llim, flaming with anger. Don't dare say word against my mother --I mean. against Enid
 Against your mother Van Horrc corrected her sereEely. "ot course I haven't told anyone, Sally and l don't really soc why should, if-Listen, child: don't you think We ought 10 have long, comfort able talk atout-old times? Wo'ra likely 10 he interrupted here any minute by chaperon--or by your idiots seeking quiet place 10 neck in. Slip out of the house when the shows oyer-AthC servants entrance will be bctter--and we'll go for a drive through the park
 T shall do no such thing" Sally repudiated the suggestion Hotly I'm going back to the ballroom now Please don't com4 with me"
 When she arrived, hreathless, ut the door Of the ballroom, she Jumped into Enid. whose face was white and anxious tnd suddenly almost old
 Daring. where have you hecn@'' her mother whispered fierCclN. I've had Courtney and Randall and two of the footmen looking for you. This is your party. you know. You have other guests besides David Nash l knew it was mis- take 10 ask him"
 Where is he. Mother?" Sally interrupted rudely. Eve been with someone else most of the time She could not bring herself yet to mention Van Hornos name to her , mother. for fear Enid would l/ficc that something was sadly anss
 T haven't seen him Enid pro tested. But run along now aud dance. It's the last dance before supper Remember that Grant Proc tor is taking you down. Do be sweet 10 him. sally"
 "She would like for n, ~,srry Grant Proctor Sally reflected , duly, as she obcdioutlv lr' herself be drawn into the dance hv an ardent eyed young man whose name she could not remember She wants me to marry Grant Proctor. when I'm already half-marri"d to David But David doesn't want me. Oh. David"
 Just before supper was an nonncod she slipped away to her own rooms. to cry the hot tears . that Were pressing agans, her eye balls. And on her dressing table she found d note. undoubtedly | placed there by her own maid Her cold, shaking fingers had difficult, in opening ii. for she knew at once that it was from David
 [ Dear little sally" she read. and the tears gushcd then. Forgive me for boltinc like this but ] couldn't stand it any longer. You know l love you, that I'll be loving you always, but you must also know that Sally Barr cannot ln;Sry David Nash, and that anything less N otIld he too terrible for both of u>. 1 You mus be wondering why I came. l wanted 10 see for myself 1 that you are happy, that your mother IS good to you. And. Of ' course. I wanted 10 see you again. wanted to sec If there was any hing Of my sally in this beautiful sally Barr that the papers arc . making so much Of.
 "I think it has made it harder IL, |, 1, ] new surface you are still Sally | Ford But they'll chang 'h" core of you almost as rapidly as they have romade the surfac" of you into q society beauty. And after you're changed all through you'll | he glad I went away. I'll carry mv own Sally in my heart always, and the now Sally Barr will fall in iov" with the splendid young son of some old family, marry him and lmak" her mother very happy. She would never forgive us. Sally, II ! l took you away and made you live on what can earn as q farmer. md sh" would be right not to for , -Yy". would not forgive myself, And after hilc you'd be unhappy, too remembering ai that you had lost. :. including mother who i GdoroS you. Goodhy. Sally, David. '
 She was SO quiet. SO whit" al suppcr that Grant Proctor. who vas alrcady in love with her, t. ggcd h"r To r.; him ei>c her T { iriuk from his pocket flask. hut she . refn-"d, scarcely knowing what he nat sad to her. ouc" she caught hrr motll,rs oy"s. and shiVered at i 'I. au&iety and reproach in them.
 suddenly q fierce r"s' ntm"n' galust Find Barr ros' and beat .slch'utnsly in her blood. lf shc lad not lut.rt.reJ, she and David e oulJ hay, been married long ago. They would have been happy in poyort& would have struggled sid" ny sldg to bauiSh poverty, might even have had a tiny David or Sally of their ovu ny this time. And nov pavld vas irreS ocably gone, so hat Enid Barr might keep her daughter. sally wanted 10 nurse her ang'r against her mother, but # pas impossible 70 do so, for she loved her
 When 'h" 1azz orchestra H1e hi- tarlouslv sunmonlnc the i"hu rau',s 10 the dancc floor aeain Arthur Van Horne claimed Sally over fhe protests Of the half dozo n younger men who were good nat uredly wranglIng for the honor.
 "You're going to meet me after this foolish. q ligh'ful show l.s over aren't you2 of course you are'' he smiled down upon her is he led her ot!' upon th" floor.
 sally looked up at him WearllN md saw hat there vas more than i anus. m"nt and sallantry iu his narrowed. smiling black eyes. Th"r, was menace. which h" did not try