New Britain herald., 1928-01-04
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0aRiiag ElcanoF At Lillian's challenge that she would give me three guesses as to the second message Philip Veritxe1 had sent to me, l smiled but faint ly, for my mood was anything but mirthful.
 You forget. my dear, that there were no closed doors between me and the telephone while you were talking to him."
 Her lips quirked into . rVeful smile.
 My calliope voice." she eXclaim- ed contritely. "Of course you realized then that he was reminding you Of his previously expressed desire to keep the Dicky-bird from sketchins our young neighbor of The Larches.'
 "He must have been bit discour- aged at the prospect, after your response to his request" l com' mented.
 Y did give him a bit of dressing down." she admitted complacently. The darned old Billy goat. What he's mulling around in that three decker brain of his Is more than l can fathom." "Perhaps he shares Mrs. Town sends fantastic conjecture as to the identity of the young woman. ] said.
 Lillian shot a quick shrewd look at me that had something oddly turtive in it.
 "No, I'm sure he knows who she u." she said, but l wondered if my imagination were running away with me that I should hear no note Of uncertainty in her apparently posi- tive assertion.
 He's matching some scheme she went or. with an eNasperated ana puzzled note in her voice. but III be hung up by the thumbs If can see why you should sit on the nest while he's gone. I've delivered his message, now I'll give you piece of gratuitous advice. Don't meddle with that posing stunt. You've got enough on your mind with trying to heed Phirs other fool injunction 10 discourage the young woman from a stage career"
 "I shall take your advice gladly. Indeed. as you know already have told him that it was impossible TOT me to influence Dicky in that smatter."
 , "That was a good thing to tell him." she said, but I'm not so sure that 1t was the truth"
 I stared at her in astonishment.
 What do you mean?" I stam- mered.
 Exactly this. my little blind bat" she answered, that If you went to Dicky today, and asked him not to draw Eleanor Lincoln, putting 1t as . personal favor to you. he would fcross her off his books in a holy minute"
 { My throat muscles constricted so that found difficulty in speaking, and I felt my face flaming, but l to make my voice steady. But that is something that could not possibly ask him." I said. , "Of course" Lillian nodded, land if I knew you were going to attempt it l would gag you and put you Ill 2 straitjacket. I'm simply giving you the lowdown upon the state of your husbands feelings. But get me on this, his feelings or yours either have no bearing upon the course or sprouts to which you're treating the Dicky.bird. AS I've told you before in tho course of this experiment, and probably shall repeat until Iyou're weary of both the admonttlon and me. you're in a place where you can't afford to 60 forward or back. You must stand still and let him be the one to make the moves on the chess board"
 I made the mental comment that my game with Dicky' was likely to be a stalemate, but I did not vol the thought and Lillian put sud- den. apparently irrelevant query:
 When is the Lincoln girl coming for her next lesson?"
 Tomorrow morning at ten o'clock. Do you want to see her?'
 No, I just have little bet with myself upon what her next move will be. Tell me what she says, If