New Britain herald., 1930-12-24
1AA-E NIRsI~ LOYALTY

Jimmy Crana Eave d prayer of thanks 70 the god Of thunier- Ai-"en was terrified ov storms, As a resulr Of this one, Jimmy was holding har on his lap as Ae might have sooth- ed a child.
 Tanderlv. rl srroked her head The light os the lamp brought out a copperv ylnt m the toas'ed gold. Jimmy adoyed red hair Not a bel- neerent red like his own-the curly rebellious sort Of crop that usually goes with frecNle~- He adorad inc subtle shade that blended with the cream of Atlayn's complexion, lie felt the palpiar.on Of her heart after each daa;earng crash.
 The warmth Of her body clos' 10 nls. made h.s pulse race faster. Now the worst was over. Alle@n sat up. smiled. hut just cant help it. I hope Wv wasn't out Of doors but it doesn't trighten her.
 Jimmy frownod and held his peace. He wished Alsen would 7hrnI, u.ore ot herself, l"Ss dbo1t yivienne. With little sigh she s1ipued from his lap, Jimmy had no notion how content"d she had been there. Nesting close m his arm. had stirred her with poiE- rant longing. With a fierce d@t'r- mlna+ion, she refused 10 listen 10 this plairtive inner voice Fo Nl'l1 would only compllcate the propiem she saw before her.
 Family camaraderie and her loH- altv to the theater were the doml- ratinc sentiments Of which shc aI- wsys had been conscious. No" sle was bewild7red. She resented a cnawinr hunger which must not n' satisfied. Possibly Jimmy WIS battling too.
 Jimmy looked st her longlneiE.
 Why the devil couldn't h. tell her that he worshipped every inch O, hor-that there wasn't anotA@r G'rl in the world with her spunh and nIuck? l. was all wrong, h. r@a- soned. Aneen thought of ootniaS hut her work. She was only -1 and she fooIshly resisted every urge of youth, How hard she often found this, Jimmy Vas unaware.
 Out Of the onliuous simmer StiII- ness came another terrific crash. AiIeen screamed and would have fallen if he had not caught her. She was limp in his arms when ne rarried her 70 tha davenport.
 With meons,aered impulse. he bent down and kissed her, Her arms wrapped ahour him. F,}"s still closed. her lips met hi7 n nossessiye understanding, Each vas reluctant 10 break the spell that bound them for the moment, Yet both knew they must.
 Jimmy. old dasr.' shc said. slowly, I'm glad we've both found out. | think it's going 10 help Us keep from beng foolish. Let me try 10 make you Seo why l want 10 keep on as I'm doing
 .'You know you Can count on me- he Interrupted
 "Of COurS". @oit@',It'7 '' wished ! cou]dnr-that you "csea 50 alarmed lozaI-"
 "You mean that zou'yo "isi17d-'
 Ailyen r.jt his muscles tense. Not roaI)v,' she added quickly. But - we'll owe }ou som" e>- pIanation. You've scolded me for not going out, for not trying 10 ad- vance mr-cl through influential friends. TIyianne does l know but we're totally different, Niri- enne IS mothers daughter l am more like dad"
 i've heard Of him." said Jinm9 ''but I don't recall your moihar'
 You're too young ou @road"ay to remember that Seusa- ion. bad either couldn't or wouldn't make capital Of it, I adorad nay father But he was only a mediocre actor
 "Wen, you've talent - if h. hadn't Jimmy spoke earueStIr But uow-a-days yo2'ra got -o grae opportunity and lead j. nT inc nose"
 T know that lfr-." sha reminded him. But I want Eou to know the rest. Ny mothers family diso"n"c her when she married. Actors were