New Britain herald., 1930-12-16
BEAU I Y
 bv MATTEL HOWE FARNHAM

clock began striking, One two ] five . seven nine. | Ni7o o'clock. Her train left Evans vile q little after eleven. And Sheila l mustn't re 100 late for school
 "Darlns, you haven't looked at tour present. You may not like Ii. Can you guess what I have on q shelf in my CloSet''
 "Another prrsent2''
 "All the presents I've bought for you on lou birthdays and Christ mascs ever since l went away. First l bought dolls-then I remem- bered YOU Were growing too big for dolls so l bought hooks-such hcav- anly fairy stories and a little red tam-o'-s -shantrr. string of rose 4uartz-oh, lots and lots of things, When you come We can look at them and then give them away"
 Sh@]a glanced quickly up al her mother
 Il wouldn't like 10 give them a~8y" she said, and was seized with an agony Of shyness. To cover it she began hastily unwrapping her present. On a pad of white velvet in d white kid box lay q small fat gold heart encrusted with pearls and turquoiscs. Its beautiful ! Oh Mother. it's beautitul.' You really like lt?'
 Il love it. It's .hc bcautifulest l present I ever had"
 Darling, Mother has to go ln a minute. Tell mo what Nou do all duy-what you like 10 do,"
 "I like my pony most. I think, 1 And l like Marjorie-that's my best rtond. And dancing school Oh, i like lots or things,
 l "Do you still 20 to tno Bayshore for the summers!' !'
 Yes Mother When am 16 Daddy Is going to take me TO Eu- rope for long visit with Aunt Amolja."
 Your Aunt Amelia and used 10 he grcat friends I've often thought that f she had been home-' Fan ny stopped abruptly; then asked If | Leona WAS still with them.
 "Oh. yos. Sometimes think l like Laona. next best to Daddy ani you" This last scarcely audible.
 Thank you. sweetheart You'ro made nc very happy Fanny man. aged to say, She longed to snatch Sheila 4iarc@ly to her heart, to GOV
 ar hsr face with kisses. But she dared venture no more than 10 take Il small brown hand in hers, and
 nat I. SaeiIa edged q little closer. closer still until she was snugsIrI against her mother. When Fan nv's arm went round her she gave il - Htttr sigh of content They smiled il. -atn o-hcr. Shy.y yet intimately TamporarflE Il tast the five years separation MAS yponsed out. Fanny . had l.ar child Lack.
 "Shaiia what do they tell
 you abou me-
 "NotAu.. Just that you went away and that you mustn't b. talk
 ed about because 1t makes Daddy - unhappy"
 "Toarost. it does dreadful things 10 Iurl. girls 10 he ashamed or their
 moth,rs. r other girls hint things t trry stop talking when mothers IF. untioaad. just remember what . iNa told toH that there's no real r-4~o. 10 ua ashamed, that Whon
 on are a lt.1a older it Will all be .>nau.4-"
 Ths rIo.E across the river struck
 -re 4Hsater rour and Fanny kue" , .n.t ~ae must 20. SheiI4 made nc , nro"~ Iut she clung 10 her , tnorhar hcgg.d Ter to pro1nlse 10 conc azaIn her next birthday. } Sweetheart if can I'll surely b. ,, '1o here, I'll come every year. wei = Ea-- that 10 look forward to-" , '"ouGnr VOL write to me@'
 "Ta wo0Icrt give you my let
 ravs. and can't taach you 10 20 or |, leualE5u2 our father by writing tt u. hope ii isn't wrong to asl (. Eog not 70 toll him. or anyone, tha
 you haze s@en me But if they flne out aud ask you. you must hc quite , frank Your father won't blame vol
 will know it's all my fault. In - side NQLr I0Ck'L on q pl"t1 OL ld "a Der Is my address, Will you hide j
 sonrwHare and if you are ever real jp uI have Leona telegraph me- . They venturcd on a hurried kiss r, Then Shegla, vas Eonr for good il r4nnng fast. hut turning every lit tIo while to WaE..
 r, "T Fk- Lsona next best to Dadd
 --amd yor st~ had ~aId,
 rannv's lnart both 1cued aH 5 san2. SheiIa vas hers aEain-a f., least a little hors. Tn spite ot n k pain that Ha1 rapture Ii (Copyrght, In&a by Mateel Hove if I@aruhamJ
 Fanny has @on Shelia s loF .a again, and shejla proves lt-tomol