New Britain herald., 1929-08-10
o lo2o By NEA yerviee Ine.,

What do you know about taking care of baby? Jack laughed shortly. You don't want one Of your own. And now you're taking on somebody else's."
 Who said I didn't want one Of my own?"
 Well, let's not talk about it over the phone" Molly was righteously indignant.
 You make me tired," she flared. You know perfectly we'll :"
 Her voice broke. She was very near angry tears.
 Nothing to get excited about" admonished Jack. T was only try ing 10 tell you that think it's darn decent of you to take the baby, I'll bel there aren't many girls who'd take even theIr own sisters child, and sacrifice all their inde- pendence and everything for it."
 "Oh. l shan't do that" she in- formed him airily. I'll have nurse, Of course" "A nurse." he ejaculated
 Why surely"
 But a nurse will cost an awful lot of money" he objected, You don't mean you'll have a trained nurse, Molly?"
 Well, I'm certainly not going to turn Rita's baby over to some ig- norant little .nurse-m maid" she re- torted I'll have a children's nurse, I suppose" Jack whistied.
 Maybe if l took course, you'd give me job?" he offered jocosely.
 But Molly did not think that at all funny.
 T hope everything's going we'll. she murmured politely.
 Not so hot" he acknowledged. But if Mrs. Bulwer- Eaton comes to terms, I'll be sitting pretty Say, don't let me keep you from your friend. Molly. Won't he be getting nervous?"
 Maybe" she said. q should hate to annoy him. Goodby.'
 She hung up the receiver angrily. Why was it, she wondered, she and Jack always quarreled? Was it be- cause he was so crazily quixotic that he wanted her 10 think he had ceased to care? Was he really try ing to sacrifice his love on the altar of her ambition? To eliminate himself from her life, so that she might find a lover more prosper ous?
 Or could it be that he had really stopped loving her? That he had actually tired of her?
 Red and Bob were waiting for her when she left the booth.
 "Placating the heavy suitor? ?" | leased Red.
 On the train Bob talked con- tinually of Rita and the baby. He hadn't much money, he said, but he would give Molly all he could afford. Everything he could do would be too little, he insisted. But Molly silenced his protestations.
 q won't take a penny" she de- clared. Tt will be my privilege to take care of little Rita. for her mothers sake. If you want to start an account for her, to provide for any possible emergency. it might be a good idea. But l shan't need any weekly stipend, or anything like that. Bob"
 You're so good." he groaned and took out his handk erchief.
 Red was embarrassed at seeing a man so near to tears.
 Got a carbon of that play you were talking about, Molly?" he asked. I'd like to look it over"
 She found it in her travelling case, and Red forthwith eliminated himself from the conversation.
 They were nearing Boston, when he put the sheets aside.
 Suffering catfish" he cried That's going to knock 'em dead. It's a WOW, dear! It makes Delphine look like a bedtime story"
 He was wringing her hand wildly
 How do you do it, girl? How do you get that way"
 I'm glad you like it. she smiled
 Like it?" he exclaimed. "Yoy heard her, Bob? She's glad I like it Like it, you little fool! I love it."
 Well, I hope Mir. Durbin does.
 If he doesn't, he's a bigger foo than Broadway ever took him for Of course be'II like if What d.