New Britain herald., 1930-11-11
FOL ND WANTING

The carriage turned uovn rhn street that led 10 DayIds home Tn a Iew minutes Fanny woulI bo face D face with nor mother-nl-ltW.
 Suppose Mrs, Frost found ou somehow that her mother had run away with another man2 Not oven David knew. She could taIt naNjl anything. anything hur that. Everyone sad fha Frosts and Eronnbcchs were terribly proud O.: their families.
 '"Thercs Mother on thE from. steps" sad paHsl. waving. Thoy climbed ou'
 Mrs Frosr. met Mrs Frost, hc ctied Saily.
 Fanny pas sudden. ~o,c8Uy conscious Of ncf shabby tn0-Ecar- old blue sic and last yaar'= hat. Shrinking Jnosrd1y but smiling gal fantly she climbed tao stops under h. hostile glance oE her mother l1-lan.
 Fannl dr>ac5 foo hosa1ny ovon a5 Mrs. Frost kissed her and for- ually 0ade her welcome. "You must faol that my home Is your hcme." Mrs. Frost said, and Fanny Knew that she had been judged and found wanting "Oh. but she must Ike me-I will make her like mo, Fanny assured herself.
 But she folt at loss with Mrs. Frost. If she had followed her first impulse she would have thrown her. self on her mother-ir-laH's mercy aHd begged oor to forgive her for marrying Davld. and please. please. for Davd's sake, 10 try and like her.
 When they were alone in thclr own room, David came over to her @"You mustn't mind Mothers man. ner." he said norvously. She's the best ever. and her bark s alHaN= worse than her bite. Shes awful" d-fashioned-has lived all her fife by lot Of silly. stuffy old rules. Amelia and never pay anG attcn- t:ca-you mustn't"
 The bell hal rung twice before they came doEastairs hand in hand, gUiltily like children late for school Mrs. Frost, 'nbendius at the head Of her table, helped herself 10 whatever was passed and ate rothing. Fanny neryouslv praised tae food, praised the view from the d.ning room, said how good # was to be back at Cl0uGnbarra, re- counted little incidents that had seemed funny when they happened he atmosphere was tense. Fanny Fralized only too well that if would bE better 10 stop talking, but she could not, She knew exactly how q little wave must feel that is doomed ny 8 remorscless tide 10 go on for eIer beating against a granite cliff.
 ''That was a merry little neal aid Amelia later 10 Leona, the col. cred cook.
 -"Yes, weren't i'a I'm rjgh. ru. out at your mama acting so. Bu. ft were Davcy's fault. He had nc business being SO uppety with hi. mama abou, her not liking AIis Fanny
 David evidently has brought RCIQe a emp on HIS HNOulGtF Ii"l- his bride IS concerned, He'd better get it off pretty quick if he doesn't want Mama 10 take hate on Fan, ". I'm going to tell him so as soon az I get him alone"
 The Frosts had first learned Of Dayid's marriage the day before h. brought his bride home. 4 week earlier he had got leave at his uncIe's bank and left in a sreat rush. Then on Saturday had come Eis telegram.
 Mrs. Frost, born Emma Brown neck, was q strong minded woman Tho prided herself on her self-con trol and practical common sense or mixed Peansylvania Dutch anl Puritan descent shc had spent hcr life in the small Eastern PennsNi 3ania city where she was born. auC ity instinct and training was OK tiemcly suspicious Of now peopjc OF new ideas or customs Left a widow carly in life with limited nTeans. traditions Of family impor- t4lce and two children, she cen tered her ambitions on her chjl- dren-cspecially David. inc child Oi Ter heart