New Britain herald., 1930-12-06
\ MONiENT OF WEAKNESS

When the party was at its helgh'. Bo0 Daniels appeared suddenly IL Fannys ,lbo~ dressed in a .hapeless white gown and complete rr masked with a -ruuiuG deaths head. Fanny did nor recognize him =utu he whispered his identity 10 her.
 You didn't think did you, that | would 20 away without good-by?" he asked while they were dancing.
 T didn't know. ! felt dreadfully abused, Arc loa actually gong to- mght?'
 T actually am. My cars outside with my trunk strapped or the hack. Leila Got -usplcIous- kept such a watch on me had 10 let i- down out of m window bT a rope-and shin down myself.' H. lauEhe1 gleefuIlN
 T ouch. 10 scold rou" said Fau- ny. but ! can't. don't believe YOU are much over seven years old
 She 0as immediatoly happier now that Boh had not gone off with out word ot farewell. Her black depression. which she had hen fighting horucallr all evening, showed a silver odge. at least she was Of paramount importance 10 someone.
 A passing waiter cached a tray Of glasses filled with champagne be hind palm and Fanny drank onc glass, then two. l. was such a good Joke OH the waiter A little later she made no objection when Bob guided her through 6 side door, down the ~'ops and along the path 10 the slnken garden.
 The little garden might itself rave been ghost in the moonlight the ghost Of a more romantic, more farciful, more met1Iosome age. An ancient figure of Pan play cd on his pipes and watched them covertly To Fanny he seemed 10 be laughing to hlmselG mocking their youth and dreams and trivial grop- ings after the stars.
 Do you know what that old boy i, saHing2" asked Bob taking Fam uls hand
 Tell me"
 He says that rc is incredibly old and incredibly wise: that ho has outlived all the old gods and will out live all the new. His message to us IS to snatch at the rosebuds as thy come our vay-to cat and drink and laugn and love our fill, while there is still spring in our heart; for autumn is just around the cor ner-and our backs soon will be bowed and our blood run cold"
 My blood's running ice this min ule - and I don't like your old friend. Take mo back" said Fanny.
 Tn minutc-do stay minute, % Bob coaXed.
 She could never recall very cI"ar- iv that quarter Of an hour Thor" was d haze over everything -- she had to fight to find her thoughts. to speak clearly. But ir did not matter: Bob would take care Of her. The truth is-tnore is TO Hse beating around the bush--that Fan ny had had too much champagne
 When Bob assured her that sho loved him - loved him without knowing it-she accepted + as a fact. Hadn't she been wralell'I dcsolatc all evening: ndouOtodly. as Bob said, fl Was becausc shc had never expected 10 see hjm again. Ii vas true 100. as Bob pointed ou.. neither he nor she vas happy; that their marriage was onc long mis- ake. She began 10 cry.
 Bob covered her hand "ta n.sse-. comforted her-"ccp.u- "HH pity for David-murmurc1 ,Hd-armsurs. dried her tears and drew her clos'. assuring her gently that if she love! him, loved him even uttie, rherc was nc shadow ot reason why everyone should not be happy. Lcl- las and Darid's pride might ha Il Ittle hurt at first, but Fanny could not imagine that either "Out1 o" hurt deeply
 All the time there vas beating heating through ranny7 mind. 13-t below all these other thoughts. rHe thought Of Sheila her baby. &hc did not want to face it. but t was lAer" like heartbeats.
 Bob went on urging, Tomorrow d ship sailed from New York for Mexico, And in Mexico anyone could be divorced in two weeks In two weeks they would be srac-every-