New Britain herald., 1930-06-19

sentiment t was enough to pre- | vent him from making an overture . toward peace.
 But Natalie couldn't stand any ]. more. There isn't anything i'm por,ant." she said stlffly. Il didn't know whether you'd keep the house . cpen. or go down to a hotel so I . -old Frances and Hannah to speak ! -o you about keeping them on. And . there's a list of things that will reed your attention. on my desk"
 Alan thought her extremely cal lcaz. Have sou enough money he asked aarap,.E
 For the present" Natalie aa- swerrd.
 Will VOL vr.cso"
 "Oe course. v.l you answer" She somehow made her words sound 1i9paat. and all -ha while she was hoping desperately th2t Alan would go before she broke down and wer- operly.
 We'll" Alan sad slowly. good av Natalie. Better luck next tlma.'
 He opened the door quickly. anl ~-as gone before Na,ale.s choa7d reply Last her 1l0s.
 H. dld not come home 70 dinner -as- nizh-. He ata alone n a res- ,aurar- on Tserh Avenue, and pI,- =4 himself exceedingly. He hoped Natalie vas as dismal a s he was.
 r. was worse at home. Francs and Hannah were z-u there. he'd decided to keep them for 6 while z- lzas- A- ..r=r he'd planned to a,0s4 -E= roas- and live in N=w York. ru- he loved home life. the -ro.zr- os osoz -~amped ID n -o.at raa~,ers vas dIsr.=sslnE to r.7-. h. had changed h.s m-Hd at h., ofs.-= and -=lenhora5 th4 ser >an-s D s-ss.
 ~r= noa-- Ha= dark when aa ar ~.-=5. or1y a crack Of H-a- show -c- pas rae blind in Hancah's at.!e .oom indicated taa. anyone 0as ln .-a p.s-a. Alao's spirits ta1 lower a17- ..rd.a1 me golden globes oe- s5= rHa front entrance d.~r..i. H. must speak 70 Frances a6oat .s-.-- them turned or a. sunset. r. made The house look better. na -olz himself
 r7z-s.rz Frances tu~1aa away from Har-ah-s window ard Csua1 o.-- Hey. -a's just come la. Ioa.6 better t1t@ of that 7ho12- -cz7h. H5r-a1."
 An lose n-e het.' Hannah z.1-e6. -shara an ! never thouE7t he'd come home hecore tae --orn.r-'
 She sru- of the paonoerapa b..t rot before cca music had reachcl A.sa's e8rs. !. .rEe1 him that -Ae~a should ne zaHetv .n -h= house when ,. seemed there should be mourning.
 The E1-= room "as im2o=-lh.a. E-a-s-hlrC r.sz -r .'z place each chair. and e4sa.o2 precisely ar --azzl. Tie hearth vas swept -.a-. and .rsr= wasn't I book 2r a nszaz.-e tyt2s ahoa- as Na-alie vas -zzd -o r7zsrE rrem.
 Alan s-ocd ~eo- tEs . door aHl z1nre1 around taking # all n -- -ra change n E-s home When Na-s.a had -oae away ostore. she had left evarv-nnE Cneerf1l and comfortable. .-o7 there wasn't a flower or lighted l2mp-e%ce1t those orerraa-d. which he had just now turned or-.o welcome him.
 Hz snapped the lights out Qulc@ly ard ~s-rea-sd Ills own room w2s less sorea:en. Things were just as usual rrer-. Ill 5ut his slippers a1l -s+rro5a H. Tad -o ra, them from the closet hinsatt Not a.raEs. but o-na of-a-. Natalie had them ont for him.
 s744ea.v Alan realized that 10 vas missing -ae creature comtor,s Natalie had provided for h5n He 7-5 not ike j. It's her compan- .crza.p that I ought to miss he rr.de5 himself And then he h41 ID admit ina companionshiD with N-.aH= had baen ol doubtful q1Sl- .-r For q moment he was glad nat -h-v 7a~- apart for a while.
 A~nfl-n Sn= wasn't coming ba-h -a h.ua H. aoar- sank aga.n . 5-. former gloom. 2e1'-= The tl- -.--. z= -4 looked lrro .' r-sn. --amad grab md aor.,e=- After 1u. rs'd ra1 man. na17F hours -a-a <zeslr no, many without her
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 Flame ne cad aloud 10 me tune o= rre -.nr.1= ~-,sr :- his -uo 5 T rntzn- hara been a-ore patient , ~..a her. tried harder to convince her tr=re rasr an" other "on5r'
 H. decided 10 write 10 her as 5 soon as h. finished his bah H.s resolution acld ar-5l he found h.m self =eatea @. his de=k --rha dasl Natalie had brought down fror g Vermont for his last or-hdsv The he waz selza1 with doan- What I
 h. coIld induce her to return f - hln7 .r4ued.a-alE7 Wo.Idrt snt ? consider that saa had Noa 8 deI . z.va victory Perhaps she would -o zn rar a= 70 think hs5 corzcjerr' rad dr.ren nm 70 ErorsI at he feet.
 Alan started his letter despite !.