New Britain herald., 1928-01-11

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 Pat smiled. "Yes. but you don't believe it's going to be . success. . he reminded her. You think ! waste my time down in the shop all day, you know
 Lily stopped him by laying her hand over his lips.
 Will you please be still, and not throw up to me all the beastly things said last night?" she asked him. T was just angry because :ou wouldn't let me keep those furs-1 didn't really mean half the things I said to you
 Pats face became grave for m /, instant. Did you take the furs back 1 to the store?" he asked.
 'I did" Lily nodded, telling . half-truth. Let's not talk about them. Pat. Let's forget them or we'll quarrel again. Darling, do you know, i l love you after all? Even when we're fussing and auarreling. and even when I'm discontented-even | then l love you!"
 Pat put his eft arm around her, holding her tight. and both of them I forgot the weeks Of unhappinesa 1 they had just come through |. just as people forget bodily pain as soon as it leaves them. 1 That night when Pat was asleep in bed, Lily wrote to staley Drum naond.
 To-day after I left you I made ur my mind that I would go home and pack ur my things" she told him in the little note that she scrihbled sitting at the kitchen table. But when 1 got home ] found Pat with a broken arm. and I am taking care l of him. So, Of course, have changed au of my plans" She signed her tame to it, and read it over.
 "There, That let's him down eas. ily." she said 10 herself. ! She took ii down to the post boa at the corner of Boyle street and dropped it in. sure. as she did it that she was all through with Sta ley.
 "If love Pat so much that the sight of his arm in splints can make me feel like this, I'm certainly bet ter off married to him, even If wt are wretchedly poor, than ! woult be divorced from him." she decided Before a week had gone by eh1 legan to regret mailing that letter. For after q day or two 1t began to be very tiresome 10 have Pa hanging around the house iron morning until night.
 It was tiresoine 10 have 10 hell him shave and dress in the morn inEs. It was a bore and 8 bother |, r. ave to cit up his food for him ant to help him eat
 It got on her nerves 10 bend dow a hundred times day--it seemed | hundred times, 4t any rate to picl up the ashes. the newspapers an the magazines. that he dropped.
 Worst of all. Roy and Sadye Jet terson took to dropping in to ee' bim every day. Usually they came 8 supper time, when Lily was at he busiest. and the house was lcokinl very un'idy.
 You ought to get scme cedar cl for th,s woodwork" Sadye said on right. her eyes going over the blu glaze on the mahogany doo and window frames 'lt's wonderful for polishing, Lil."
 She handed Lily large glass la of ,plllal chicken broth that she ha, brought for Pat. She was alwsy' bringing him something. sometime if vas a little sponge cake. rolde, and light as It could be. sometimel if was a bowl of baked custard O tapioca.
 Just as if wasn't cooking fo you'' Lily said to Pat when sh and Roy had gone, 'I hate the va, she always brings you something tt ea'-as if she thought I wasn't giv Ing NOI 'He pTOP"I iulIlesa pCASuH' her eycs,"
 Tat laughed. She's just trying t' be neighborly. Honey" he explained soothinGly And besides. she is al awfully good cook-1 could stan, some of that broth right now"
 Lily set her jaw. I'm cook.n chops for you" she said. "Laml chops"
 There they were in the pan - four of them-hard and dry an, burned. Lily never had learned t cook chops well.
 Pat shot a quick glance at them II believe I'd like the broth tonight It's nice and liz at." he said quietly Unfortunately Lily saw the glance She picked vp the half-gallon glas Jar Of broth from the sink and be gan 10 unscrew the top. An right" she said evenly. Bu i l TT breath began 10 come thick an iast as her anger rose. Then suddenly she threw the to doNn inio the sink. took the heAy iar in both hands and hurled 1t