New Britain herald., 1928-10-04
THIS HAS HAPPENED

0Ybtl Th0fne, Boston society girl,
has scandalised her little world by
having . baby and failing to pre-
sent it, father. Sybil was quite
properly married. but there are
great many people who decline to
believe 1t.
She married Richard Eustis dur
Ing 4 vacation in Cuba. They met
on shipboard and were married
after an acquaintance of five days.
Two weeks later sybil left him for
great and serious cause. She meant
to keep the marriage secret. until
such time a. she might quietly Sc
cure a divorce. But, to her dismay,
she learns she Is going to have
child. Passionately rebellious at
first, she loves her baby wildly from
the very moment Of his birth.
Before her marriage to Eustis
Sybii had been informally engaged.
to Craig Newhall. who has loved
Ter devotedly for years. Before she
knew Craig there had been another
nian-John Lawrence. who went to
France with the A. E. F. and never
returned. He sailed on the eve OF
his contemplated marriage to sybil,
and left her thoroughly heart
broken.
Meantime Mabel Blake. SYPHILIS
dearest friend. weds Jack Moore,
and Sybil Is matron of honor. che
reproaches herself for having ne
elected the baby during the prep
arations for Mab's wedding.
CHAPTER xXXIII
sybil held her baby on her lap,
and twisted his yellow ringlets into
curlA.
1--WE an awful, clamlny feel
ing" she said. las if something
dreadful was going to happen to
him."
She clutched him to her heart
and held him so tightly that he
cried in fright, and dug his small
fists against her face. to free his
little body from her embrace.
Tad. picking out idle notes at the
piano. stopped his humming to
laugh.
Eve said that to ADAM" he
remarked, whenever Cain or
Abel got a cold in the head. All
mothers have the same 'clammy
feelings - and the offspring in
variably survives"
Mrs. Thorne drew her purple
afghan about her narrow shout
ders and shivered.
i've got SOS believe the
Lords never going to be through
furnishing us," she confessed dis
mally. Though II He ever let
anything happen to that baby, it
seems as II there'd be nothing else
to live for"
They all worshipped Teddy. and
declared staunchly that he was "a
real Thorne." He was hand
some child with endearing. small
manners. It was. for instance, his
adorable way to slip his soft. baby
hand into the hand of one or an
other of his worshipping relatives.
He was an affectionate baby and
unusually demonstrative. When
he was tired he liked to be held
and, with one hand clutching his
own yellow curls. would lay the
other confidingly against the
cheek of the person who held him
Christmas came, and Teddy. at
eight months, was iovelier and more
winsome than ever. Tad brought
home . small tree in the back of his
car, and 1t was Valerie who begged
to decorate It, She hung the baby
stocking. and bought him toys
enough for . dozen children.
Then between Christmas and
New Years she sold her pleated
silver crepe-only slightly mussy
and her scarlet Russian blouse
to Dolly Weston for S42. and pur'
chased with the proceeds broad
cloth baby coat Of rosy taupe with
q beaver collar.
You mustn't. Vail" remon'
strated eybil.
why not?" she demanded. q
love him more than anything"
After the holidays Mabel phoned
''Sybil DEAR" she pleaded, ''yol
simply must help me find an apart
ment. We came back yesterday
and went directly to Aun
Cmma's. But Jacks az nervous a
= witch with aunty putterin'
around. And we absolutely mus
get into 4 place of our own.