New Britain herald., 1930-12-11
FANNY DEMANDS HER BABY

David did not learn for seNerlI months that Fanny was not in Eu- rope with Bob Daniels. ii was long CT still before he learned that she had never been there.
 Bob wrote Leila and his sisters that he and Fanny had separated the same day they left Cloughbarrc. Leila passed this information on 10 Mrs. Frost. But since David had forbidden his mother to mention his wife. Mrs. Fros- obedian-ly kept silent. She and all her family. In- cluding Leila, were convinced Of Fanny's guilt. Why risk raising the doubt in David's mind3
 At any cost Sheila must be pro- tected from possible contamination from her mother. David must gat a divorce.
 Amelia, Davlds sister, was Fan ny's one family champion. She vas in Moscow with her husband and did not hear of the tragedy for aI- most a, month. Apparently she took it dreadfullr 10 heart. wrote letter after letter to David. 10 her mother, 10 Fanny. David, after slanclnE at the first one or two, turned item over to his mother Nho read them and threv them in the fire. The let fers to Fanny, sent perforce 10 her old address, were burned without being read.
 Amelia subsided for the time, but her mother had a suspicion that Leona had written something she would not admit. Finally Amelia seemed more or less convinced that Fanny had not been ill treated. But though convinced. Amelia was not reconciled. Cloughbarre would never be the same 10 her.
 She was much hurt that Fanny had not answered her letters. Her mother preferred not 10 discuss this.
 David left the arrangements for divorce entirely to his cousin Ed ward Philbrick. But divorce or no divorce he wanted to settle $250 a month on his wife.
 That is very generous. Under the circumstances $1o0 would ye ample" protested the lawyer.
 She must have enough to b. able to live in decent comfort. If she asks for more-anything in reason Jet her have it,
 4 week later Alr. Philbrick in- formed David that Fanny refused absolutely to accept his settlement. sOf course there must be some thing back of her refusal. Either she is iockeying for more, or some one else IS putting up for her. l heard recently that Bob Daniels had made q nice thing on the stoc@ market. I shouldn't be surprised If he paid the lady handsomely when the break came Hes the sort that would"
 David paled and a pencil snapped in IS hand. It was bitter stab that Fanny would take Bobs money and refuse his. But 10 one so natur- ally extravagant a fixed sum, 10 matter how large, would not last long. He instructed MT. Philbrick to send Fanny word that checks of hers up to 5000 q year alwayt would be honored at the bank.
 Then. as far as was humanly pos sibIe. he closed his mind 10 thoughts of her. He had 10 put her out Of his mind If he Vas 70 go on living. He had to batten down the rcmem- brance that Fanny had come back to him that last morning, begging him 10 believe in her innocence. And he. in his rage and jealousy, had sent her away. Guilty then or not, she had come back to him, had thrown herself on his mercy and he had not kept nor protected
 Now her life was spoiled She was no longer fit 10 be trusted with her child But his the equal guilt.
 In those first months Of her sep aration Fanny was frightened, wild ly unreconciled. wildly despairing but far from rcpeutant or submis- sive. Lena was frantic with her for refusing 10 take Dayid's money, and going instead to work as a