New Britain herald., 1928-02-08

, house for minute while he waited for her to answer him, and while Lily wondered where she could have gone.
 "Elixabeth!" he called. and then there was . sound of his bedsprings creaking, as he moved. Lily heard him make . tired sound in hts throat. and then he said something under his breath.
 "He knows he mustn't get out of bed" she thought. But evidently that was what ne was getting ready to do-and he simply must not do 1t! The doctor had explained to all of them how important 1t was that he should not get out of bed for at least another week.
 A second later Lily stood in the doorway. Pat had been drawing something on large piece of paper fastened to his mothers bread board by glass tacks, and the board had slipped to the floor. taking paper and pencils with 1t. He was draw ing his b2throbe on as If he were 1 intending to get out of bed. Where do you think you're golng?" Lily asked him. a. he pull ed himself up against the pillows. He turned his head and. without a word, looked up at her with un- believing eyes. He did not seem to be able to realize that she was there. He opened his lips as if he were going to say something, and then he closed them again. His white face went a shade whiter.
 '1t's all right, Pat. It's just me" said Lily, without expression in her voice, and with a fine disregard for perfect English.
 She came farther into the room and picked up the breadboard. the pencils and the sheet of drawing paper. Her eyes took in the familiar lines and circles that he had been drawing upon 1t.
 "Ancther piston ring?" she asked. laying the board down upon his knees.
 Yeah" said Pat. This one is going to be cracker-jack, though" :"
 He spoke in an ordinary tone. but his eyes never moved from her face as she came up to him and then backed away. She saw him swallow hard once or twice.
 What are you doing here?" he asked, after 3 minute.
 Lily shrugged her shoulders as If it were the most ordinary thing im- aginable for her to be here in the house of her enemies. "Oh, I've been here a long time," she said. airily Ever since you were taken sick. in fact. I've been helping Elizabeth take care of you. She's . wonderful nurse, Pat, and an awfully nice girl. I'm sorry for all the nasty things used to say about her" She choked up and couldn't finish the sentence.
 Well, how did you happen to come down here. though?" Pat wanted to know. still looking at her as if he couldn't believe his eyes. Once more Lily shrugged. T knew you were sick" she managed to blurt out, and then Ghe went down On her knees beside the bed, and began to cry.
 "Oh, you've been so sick-l thought you were going to die" she sohbed. forgetting that Elizabeth Ertz always said that cheerfulness was the first rule of the sickroon. She felt Pats thin, fine hand on her hair. Don't cry." he said. T promise not to die"
 without her telling him anything more than she had, he seemed to understand just what had happened. "You like me after all. don't you. you gold d-digger?" lie said. trying to be casual and light about it. "Hold up your face so that l can see you. You do like me after all. don't you? Answer mel"
 Don't look at me-" Lily begged. "I've been dusting and cleaning - and I'm go dirty"
 Pat tilted her face up to him. "You DO look dirty" he said. And there are a lot of other things about you that some people might not like. But ] like you, any way"
 And he kissed her. Just let me catch you running around with Staley Drummold again, though" he said, presently. You were bad wife. and if I had any brains wouldn't take you back. I'd make you get your divorce and then you'd marry him and hs money"
 She shook her head. Not me-" she said. Really, hate money lately-now that I've seen how ter rible if can De when you like t too