New Britain herald., 1930-12-05

1Iir | Ill Sb obLl JUL Dh ib. She tiptoed across the room, every board creaking. It was not until she had her hand on the nursery door that she remembered that Shella was spending the night with her new love. little Margaret phiiDrick II was the first time Shejla had ever asked 10 sleep away from home.
 "Jl will be ricc having me home ugajn. won't ic, Mothor?" sho had inquired aNously when Fanny stopped a tbc gal'.
 "Tbe very nicesr tHng m thn N boia world. s'l"cttst sweetheart" Fanny aad assured arr
 NHuuy WAS So drtrrumrIN gooi- uu'4r-f so ~urrtIF pafl"ut. hat l#.a tn a mood 0 quarrel quite nuau,ly 0aa uo:o rrUat.d aud .r- ."aha j[er. ,s-r II, lad made un 4.S amt OH Inc aay hom~ noi to .rr=N that ,toue Of faHuy's o,.r- ura" Al 'f" haHN But HOW bo .eouE6t rh- matter up.
 You auow no" embarrassing tl k 70 m."
 "ptr dra ! o>orlssN "' rattof~d . launr II figured au3 ugurod-t aas sure l had money 0 meet all ,nv aheeh-, I'll make if good oGt oe i ifuy au>c monfh's allowance. Let's #of ta1E atout t any more tonight. w. bato 10 get dressed for the aar-H'
 Na2ui rUnf6}ato.y =uclled a rat.
 "fou'ra Ar.pjnS something back" ie aecg-eI. "Gf there's anything that ,zaSrera'ss m. its that-aud you ano~ IT,"
 "N,rv aai." ~rGusI Fanny "T 4lanD want 10 r-u you tonight bur Iy' uu,. .ar+ally silly. l got in q Ho>"~ -0U. if tla club and I didn't suov HaoH about tho galnc or the difference natwcon the chIps-and rIa Gr4f lining l knew had lost $5rt"
 "Nou mean 10 Say you We're fool enoa-l 10 tet that bunch of sharpors to-ae vol o'il Of S5oo?7
 -Ncs"
 "r@.n yoa haven't paid for your -Eorus-yovr last months Iills?"
 "Nor w- But I'll pay them of month tv month"
 "F1o you suppose l want the news z0W= around ;uat my wife cant uos her uNS' Ho" lu0ch do you oHe a&actly9"
 A6our-ahoEt $500 more"
 -E.--r-.-,..4 4.,lf,,,.- .,. -,,- x,-1,-. I,r 10 zoU knox how hard l have 10 work for SLuon"'
 "Eos' said Fanny and hogan to cry. Bob had pleaded with her to lot ijm pay those |. q Is. + WIS all his fau]r. bo said, and TO ono re~I ever know hut themselves Bob NILS hu4an and understanding be- "ausa he was q stnunr like hcrself- uaJo mistakes IS she did. Bob was 'ae only one. tno only one in th~ world who understood and Was kind 10 hor. And hc was eoi1g away ...-
 David now regretted his harsh ness. but be told himself stubbornly that Fanny had played the fool and that it was far and right that she should learn to pay for her mistakes. as he had learned 10 pay for his Not that she really would pdy-jt vas he who would have 10 advance tho money she had thrown away. and dollars 10 doughnus that Fan nv would never get around 10 pay ing him back.
 As he shaved fo went over his wrongs. marshallng Up forgotten grievances 10 stiffcn his righteous anger. for q nasty little voice. kept insisting that he had been an un- questionable brute; Fanny had been so happy this morning, so sweet about his going 10 the party.
 Every nice thing is twice as nice f you share it." she had said Fanny had counted on this party for days-counted on going with hit0-had made herself g gypsy dress at his suggestion. But f was forlorn and dropping gypsy h" rounl waiting in their sitting room. in Spitr Of the bright dress and maka-up,
 'Im sorry. Fan" DayJd sad ~ruff]y "Tfo been in brute Of nuInor aU day. TIT pay for the clotlos-Icts forget it"
 T pr"Cor 0 pay for them myself" 'Iarod Fanny
 They went downstairs, got into the car. made tho flyc-milc dri}c without further word
 Fanuy's tears had left their natu. raj aftermath, She felt bruised and sore. enycloped in a black and un- reasoning despair. Everything she did was wrong: no matter now hard shc tried she only upset David and added 10 his troubles; even Sheila was happy away from her.
 David tortured himself for years asking himself what would have happcned if he had let inc matter Of the overhaul 20 till morning. But we are getting ahead Of onr chronicle
 l"opyrjght. 1@&o. by Natcol
 Howe Earnhamj
 sung by Davds outburst, Fanny je ripe for Inc misadventure that