New Britain herald., 1930-06-25


 Natahe's train. was late. She had called up the Grand Central Sta tion. and learned l- had come in on time.
 Ten minutes after eight she was getting wild. Then Alan came. She saw him, from q window. Jump out of q taxicab and pay the driver with q wave Of the hand that she knew meant the man was to keep the change
 Well, he certainly looked happy. Seemed to have not the slightest icea Of having committed an Of tense. Phllnpa was so glad to see hIm that sudden she was .. bit less ready 10 pounGe on him, though she could cneertully have wiped the smile of hIs lace with d resouni- ing slap.
 She hurris1 to her room. and permitted her mother to admit Alan knowing that neither would be likely to say anything that would e-r rbarrass her. Besides. she would not give th2m time She wanted only ] moment or two 10 collect herself, along with her hat and wrap, before returning 70 the liv- ing room,
 When Alan saw her. the fire had l gone out Of her eyes, the hard, set look from her lips. She vas pen s.vely Quiat but not martyr like enough 10 pe irritating. Pemen- berlng what Natalie had done to Alan, she wanted him to think that she Phnlipa. had implicit trust n him
 But lt was hard for her to keep from stamping her toot and de handing 10 know what he meant , by keeping her waiting like that . Especially as she saw la his eyes 2 light that reflected hubbling spirits
 Alan, touched nE her attitude felt that Gn expiration Of his tar, dIness was due her. even thouzf h had prepared her 10 expect t
 I had 10 take Natalie home" h. said simply as they walked 2 few blocks to q restaurant where the! had eaten once or twice.
 PhIll7a maintained silence
 which she somehow. kept from be , ing sullea perhaps because sa' ? tucked her hand in his arm fo
 answer
 "She had her sister Florence will her" he added and PhillIpa tuck .'
 Ter am little tighter.
 IT would have been beasJly t r le- them go up there alone 10 thu
 house" Alan went CT. and was no ] aware that he was speaking apolo Y sstically
 You had the furnace starteG
 d-d1'c you ?" Phhlpa asked, an
 she sad }. pleasantly. $ Oh yes, yes. Of course Bu k -hare were certain little things thu ?, I znould have looked after before. 9 PhllApa smiled She knew T
 VAS not looking at her. IT his gaz ] was anywhere tn particular. t va h Up toward the rar-sprinHled sky, e And you had the mad the: c and the groceries" she queried. T Naturally ! did everything Na E ale asked me to do" Alan 3!
 z1.ered. But YOU know how f .1 PhiIhpa. coming back 10 q hou. .1 that's been closed up, haf 10 5, .l her through it.
 ,r Didn't she ask YOU 10 have dU .r -er with them ?" Phl!!tqa could n al suppress thls sarcasm CT NO. she didn't" Alan told h ,n shortly. but Ph.lApa sensed th " there was great deal more !
 hind the words than hs wanted | 1- e know
 Id Her question had brought up -s Hans mind for me hund-cth t.r s- certain query Had Natalie,
 had she rot. been oa the verge -- asEsng him to stay and dine VI. 4 her and Florence "a Another thing, he could aln2t 4t swear that she had wanted him CT E.ss her when they met q ' at station. He wished now that nd had. probably wouldn't have c er other chance. And he could F. .orEet that warm. eager. reachl al handc.asp she had given him, .ht sight sr2ying of her body iowa a h.r.. and the instant her eNel I'll had covered her eyes and hid Df
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