New Britain herald., 1929-10-29

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 Yes - he had deserted her, and, as before, on account of his pride. She had wanted to give Eim every thing - everything she possessed but, instead of accepting it grate- fully, he had thrown her gifts back in her face. Even the gift of her self. At that she set her teeth and sense of physical rain shot through her.
 Divorce seemed the cnly alter native. She kept telling herself that she would wait another week and at the end Of that time she would decide to wait yet another.
 Don't worry me tonight, Hendy, there's dear. I've headache and anyhow, I hate coming to de- CiSions."
 But think of me, Barbara. It's terrific going on in this incertitude when love you as I dol"
 Her hand gently touched his cheek.
 Bless you, Hendy. But give me lol!ScTt pl"aSc.
 He said slowly. taking hold of both her hands and pressing them together:
 T wouldn't mind waiting an eternity. if necessary, were it go- ing to make you happier. But the longer you wait the longer youI fret. A divorce is like having q tooth pulled old dear. A nasty sharp pain and then months of re- lief. Take my advice and have It oVer!' He laughed rcassuringly, T swear in six months ] will have made you forget that the tooth was ever there at all"
 She smiled wistfully.
 TT guess you're right, Hendy. I'll think about it."
 But that, my dear, is just what you shouldn't do. Thinking is fcolishness under the existing cir cumstanccs. You shoulI act-not thlnk. Why don't you try to be more like your old self? Have good time, organize some parties. snap your fingers at regrets long enough and hard enough and youu 1ina regrets dissolve into thin air"
 Barbara thought this ever after he had gone. She wondered if Henderson might not ba right, She had been allowing herself to mope Mopins would not bring Ray back. wishing would not bring him back hothlnG could except his own in 'linatlon to come and that, ap- parcntly, did not exist.
 Might it be living in this samo apartment that kept Ray SO con- S'antiy in her mind? Evc-ytbjnr around seemed in some incxplicable way connected with him. The arm char in which he'd like to stretch Tn the evenings. The Iamp he had invariably knocked over when he crossed to pull down the shades me couch where she'd sat so often on his knees.
 SupposinE she were 10 leave tbie ''''-4tI ''4u ItOptn ncI Long Is land home?
 The country at this snason was more cnticing than Now York. Be sides, wasn't q new environment usually prescribed for those suffer nE from unrcIuitcd love"
 Her country home wasn't ra1 enough out of town to c1lrtail her ?ccial activities. Why not rconcn It with a grand ouacwarniinc- iAat would startle even the set with "hom sh" mingled?
 Somcthin~, this, to SCI her mind upon. besides being in itself a definite gesture to her world that she Was done with Ear period of hop'"" flat she was ready once mor" to take part in tn, activities which had been life to Ter before her marriage.
 On mraonts impulse she called Henderson by tclrplcne a his hotri.
 "l thought I'd let you know that I'd decided to take you" advice i'm planning to give marvclou. ball-~sometl.inG absolutely unuual 1 Come around in the morning and we'll discuss plans"
 Her ncW-found enthusiasm taste ] 1 whilst they talked but, presently, |