New Britain herald., 1928-01-16

everyone to have. And Sue knew that they were successes because people were always passing out Of the picture" at them. and having to be taken home and put to bed. And they always wound up with tray of glasses filled with cold cooked to mato juice, which was wonderful 70 Sue said, for making people sober and settling their stomachs after . night of hard drinking.
 She was standing at the bottom of the stairs when Lily came down, and she had one of the "Nggers" in her hand. Here, down this and stop singing grief" she sang out. "Sta- ley's waiting for you over there is the doorway" Lily saw him. He had digger" in his hand, too. but he WAS nos drinking it. While Lily watched him he set the glass down upon the top of a high French desk near him and turned to wait for her.
 In the center of the arch above the door hung great bunch of mistletoe, tied with & bright scarlet ribbon. Lily did not see 1t as she stopped under it, to tuck her arm into 'Stalcy's arm.
 Let's find a quiet corner" ane was beginning-to gay, when hs sud-, denly caught her in hts arIns Gnd kissed her violently and squarely upon tho mouth. Az Lily struggled to get away from him. he kiaaed her again. Then, just as suddenly. he let her go.
 There was a laugh in tho room beyond, where whole group or people hadsturned to watch him. .~. People always looked Ut etaley Drummond. Not because he was handsome. for he was not. Not be- cause he was extremely interesting, for he was not always that. But simply because he was staley Drum. mond. one of the richest bachelors in town.
 He was just wild about this Mrs. Franee-little Lily Lexington. she was. and a great friend of my daughter" Lily heard Mrs. Cain ex- plaining later so an out-of-t0wn guest of the Barney family. Then she married her mothers chauf- feur-jrst a wild child's fancy, 1 suppose. But the marriage seems fs have gone on the rocks. and every. ,L;o~ -onp,. <o I,o ~s~, onth ~n i1;uo <nr Staley Drummond again. He kissed her as If he meant it. didn't he!" And they both laughed pleasantly.
 Lily was very quiet all the rest of the day. and answered Staley sn little soft sentences when he spoke to her. as they ga: side by side in | olm corner of the Gains library.
 You shouldn't have kissed me-" she sad once. and looking at her, Staley saw that she was rubbing her lips with her handkerchief. You know I'm still married to Pat--it's not rignt."
 "Yor tod me yourself, that . man who'd ask for a kiss didn't de- serve one." Staley Interrupted. ''So' just took you at your word"
 Lily nodded absently. She was back in the France family's parlor for minute, and she was listening to Pats mother sco'ding Roy letter. son for having kissed the bride on tho day when she married Pat.
 Tt may be an old custom. a3 you say," she had told Roy severely. but the way look at it is that when . wohan's married her lips belong to Ter husband-even on her wedding day."
 Lily kept thirking of her. and then of Sues mcthtr-and of the way she had laughed when she said: "IIe kissed he, as if he meant 1t, didn't he:" The kiss had been . good joke to her.
 For the first time since she had met Pats mother seven months be. fore. Lily found herself agreeing with her.
 (TO BE CONTINUED) The steamship Leyi8t han uSes 60.