New Britain herald., 1928-05-05

had been smiling and twltterlng provocative and gay since eight o'clock. when the dinner for the ucbutantes had begun.
 How much longer could she keep il upr It was really absurd for them 10 suppose that she could so on like this until three or four 0 clock in the morning. when her heart was brokcn-
 MT. David Nash"
 Nothing, no one could have hrli her. The words had scarcely left the butlcr's lips when Sally reached DaNld's side. her full skirt heightened 10 the tips of her slip pers by the frosty silver lace, bril- lowing like sails at the moorlns of the snug little bodice.
 She seized his gloved hands her joy- Hidoned eyes blazing over his tace, his adored, so wellrcmcm- bcred face.
 "Oh, David. DaNi1' ] thought you weren't coming. I'd have died if you hadn't comc," She stepped back pace, her small hNIs swinging his as if she were a joy ous child and there were no one else in the ballroom at all You look older David You haven't been sick? You worked too hard 10 finish college? Oh. David"
 His eyes laughed at her through q barrier of embarrassment, and his startlingly grim young face softcncd. It Was true that ho left him. and Sally could haNo screamed out her pain that this was so. He was thinner. or ap- pcared to be- in his perfectly fit ting evening clothes. odd 10 see him dressed like that, she thought, hear to tears.
 She had seen him in ovcralIs and cheap jeans and III decent but inexpensive tWceds. She had seen his big -muscled arms bare, the summer sun gliding the fine hairs upon them. she had seen him SN pN -I liit N''h HN'N' tli the privilege Car of Bybec's Bigger and Better Carnival Shows, stripped to thin cotton undershirt.
 But she had never before seen him like this immaculate, correct, of a pattern, apparently, with all other we'll -diessed young college men. And she was illogically hurt, felt as if the correctly stiff bosom of his shirt was a Neritable wall between the old David and the old Sally
 "They've GU, off your beautiful hair" were his first words. She stood still, her hands slowly | releasing his. feeling his eyes rove 1 over her, as hers had swept over | him. and she did not need 10 look 1 into his eyes to find that he was withdrawing from her. alienatcd. 1 bewildered. saddened.
 She wanted to cry out to him. 10 beat his breast with her hands: Its Sally, David. Sally Ford underneath, Sally who loves you better than anything in the world /! But she did not say it. for Enid 1 Barr was at her elbow. and if was | her mothers coldest. most polite voice that was welcoming David.
 Were so glad you could come. i Mir. Nash Did you have pleasant 1 journey? I'm glad. Sally, you ! must come back into the receiving 1 line. darling. I'll introduce MT. 1 Nash
 | The next hour Was an almost un- | bc;trablc eternity 10 Sally. But she l play -acted' through it-gave the ! tips of her fingers to late corners, smiled, murmurnd appropriate | phrases which Enid had painstak- 1 iugly taught her; opened the ball. when at last the receiving line ! broke. up; danced. fin rapid success sion with inc most importunatc of l her male guests. for Enid. leluct = 1 antly exceeding to the new iufor- mality, had not insisted upon dance cards
 But all the time her eyes ,wcrc dartlng about cn their quest for David. She spotted him at last near the door of the ballroom. moodily listc.ins 10 whatever ii Was that Courtney Barr was saying | in his most unctuous. WeightN ! manner.
 "Pleaso--I'll b" back soon" Sally i sasp"d To her amazed partner. and | lrok" from his grasp.
 She did not in the least car. that curious glanccs and upifted hroWs followed her fleet progress across i in" crowded ballroom floor. Hel " hol. attention was given to David David nho looked ill-at-caee and ! ~rotchcd-~
 Aren't you going To dance with m"?' she cried as soon as shc reached him and her adop'ed father. "lou mustn't let t'athe' monopclize you. come, before th, music stops
 Gnsuiiincly, ba>lI took her intc hls arms, ginecrly, as If h. were afrald of crushing the precious dress.
 Do you remember the othor tlm' Nc dauc"d together, pa,i1? ?' sh,
 whispered. her voice tender with memories. In inc Carsons pHrlor
 No on" "lee would dance with S'
 and Pearl could have slain ulc bo.
 cause you did Ecmemhorr'
 ba>IJ nodded. held her Just z
 triflc closer but his facr was $.
 grim 5n! unhappy as ever Sh'
 tucked her head against his bros 1
 breast and closed her eyes SO that
 he could not see her tears Whei
 the music stopped abruptly sh.
 seized his hand. drew him urgently
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