New Britain herald., 1928-04-30

III an old fashioned morris chain, her lips folded with an expression 1 Of grim patience. as if she re- ervtttd the necessity of ono, mor- bearing a story hich affrontcd he. Pnritanical principles.
 T was just your age, sadly" End
 began luiatly "1us' sixteen. N hen
 met the man who became your
 father. I Was Enid IIalsted then.
 He was fifteen years older than l.
 I thought l - loved him very
 much. He was-very handsome.
 Her eyes flicker'd toward tho
 sott tendrlls Of black hair that
 showed under the hrim Of Sally's
 little blue felt hat. My father, q
 proud man as well as a very rich
 one, forbade me to sec the man,
 discharged him, butt, vas too
 late"
 She interrupted herself suddenly.
 l'anins across Sally to challenge
 David with eyes which were again arrogant. I'm permitting you to
 hear all tlls. MT. Nash, because |
 knew that Sally would not listen if
 I sent you from the room. But l must ask your promise never 10 tell anyone what you hear today
 Tt concerns Sally, Mrs. Barr, and anything that concerns her, either her past, present or fnturc-''-hlst eyes fllcked tiny smile at Sally as hc repeated the familiar phrase from Gus the barkers, ballyhoo- is sacred to me-
 Thank you Enid sad coldiy, Sally's attempt to withdraw her hand. T am sure I can trust you. David,' Enid added, swallowing her pride, so that Sally's fingers would tHna about her own again My mother was dead. had been dead for nor. than five years. ] had to tell my father There's no use in my going into all that hap pened them she shiNered her free hand covering her eyes for a mo- men'. 'Hc--saW me through il. be- 1 cause he loved me more than ] dc i t-Nl ''t. ->o olI@ hilFN. LOT Ilt uf- l ranged for me to go to q private sanltarium W Nhere no one but the | doctor knew my real name. After my baby Was born my father told I me it had been born dead. and Fl l was glad al first. But afterwards ;, l could hardly bear to look at a haby--1 mustn't try To mak. you 1 sorry for me, she cried brok kcnly. | her handkerchief at a tear l that was sliding down her cheek.
 Enid Barr drew a deep. quivcrinc | breath and cuddled SallA's hand |, against her cheek, Father took mo i 10 Europe for year and when VIC 1 returned, l made my debut, as if l nothing had happened. l was eight 1 cen then, and thought never | wanted to be married. but when 1 met Courtney Barr my second sea son. I changed my mind: when 1 vas twenty l married him. I've been married thirteen years and -- there's never been another baby. There couldn't hc-because of the first nc--you. Sally though I didn't know, didn't dream you were alive.
 'Poot Motl"r." Sally whispered tears slipping unnoticed doNn her own checks. IL was all rigllt-all right. Her m other hadn't meant to abandon her. even if sbc had neen asharled Of bearing her
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 ."onty-one. just four years after sou were born. Sally He died sud- l"HlN, and the lawyers couldn't find | will. He'd hidden 1t too well. -.NtIything came to me. of course. Ill that he had meant you to hay., ts well as my own share"
 "He~~lny grandfatlcr-scnt Mrs. Ford money" Sally cried suddenly. 'Gramma Bangs told me she used 0 get money orders and that when he money stopped coming. Mrs. 'ord had 10 put me in the orphan 2o, because she Was sick - ulI- now
 Yes. he sent her 2 liberal allow .nce for you, on condition that sh.. .oNf1 tell who you were and that he should never bring you to New
 orh. She dl1 not herself know Fho Noh Ncrt, who the man Was 'ho 5"nt the money. who your loth't "aS. Enid Barr went on '"r voice more controlled now that t' had passed over the tclling O. ."r oWH shame.
 Tt WAS not until Ma, of thi, "ar that found out ali these hIOss. X roQ.Ioissc of Anriau,
 t~ looking al my fathers Icsk auI 'fldenf4lly discovered sccrrt rdN'r Cuuf9Inine hls Hill and 1lnsia king record O. the V holc at ar ] told no one hut Court-ul Flsi@u1-and h. agreed nith nt .af l must try to find YOU at once, l." "aa- iFouderful- about If all '' course 1 had told him. or rather
 N 'a'lcr had toli rym the trutIl bout me before l married brnr but oNrt thought, a.s I did that ff.. ahF had died. T. ras 3 great shock } him. but hes been wonderful
 Her voice bad the same a,11tt, ] II as she spoke of Courtney R3rr la' enrlche1 Sailys voice -rben- yer she spohe pavid nlnlc and ne girl could not help uonderln- 'hv her mother. who had suffered nd loved, could not understand tr,e epfh Of her love for la vld Nsxt,r .le "ovld-ln time
 l found Mrs. Nora Fords ad- ress among the papers. of course.