New Britain herald., 1930-06-16

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 Hush. father" His wife pulled at { his arm beseechlngly. She kneY | where PhIlllpa got her temper. The | father wasn't so unreasonab l PhIllIpa always got the best Of him, . but he could say bitter things too; | sha didn't want them Quarrehng.
 Aeain. because of her mothers l misguided interference, Phllllna mlssed the discipline she should have received. She turned and left them as If they were too contempu- bI= for further notice from her
 shes tired her mother apoLo- r,zed for her: T guess she does work hard al the ofhce.'
 "Wouldnr nurt her to help YOU nttle with the dishes the fathar E~un7bIed. Where's nls pipe
 Mrs. West washed the dishes and W Ulped them too. Her husband took peeks at her over his evening pa- 04r and shook his head. Martha'd bsen prertier in her day than her daughter was now Too bad she's had 70 wor< SO hard But wlpng dishes was no mans job
 I'd go ID and sit with Frank h. volunteered at last, only ! can't smoke ms pipe
 Mrs West came over and put an arm around his thick shoulders. T know" she said softly. Its too bad the smell of a pipe makes him sick. It might cheer him 10 smoke one B1t wouldn't you enjoy yours 1usr as much if you didn't call t me plps?'
 Nr Wes- looked ID t=aslnElE at her Not half" he declared.
 Ma1tha zlzhed It's such 3 little -ttrg" she sad. and patted his shoulder but I expect l, means q great deal to PhLlipa"
 Pr.-l-pz huh2 Has she ben compIalnln' Of my grammar agaln' Whs, z!ls that girl. anyhow Is she just platn conrrary7 Mamie tells ne she look I toX Of cigars-s ID 70 Frank She knows well enough hes got TO us= for to- reoco
 No. she didn't know" Martha sad. she thought | Tas just a -i7z he couldn't stand
 N- West snorred Me ayA' Why Gldat she take hlrn peanuts She vas ID TO something, that's "ly. ard she didn't E.vs 3 continental damn about Frank 5witzsr
 Mrs West kept silent. remember tr. what Mamie had sad Bu+ why couldn't they believe that Phllllr2 had had q kindly impulse
 Had she seen PhNllpa sr the mo -7err pon7hlrE her naIls 7Ith fyr~ that ta,rlv burned them, and had she been able 70 read th= girl 5 ntrI. she lr.-h- have agreed with those who doubted PhslIra's klndA- rr=z
 Pv ~crnlnE Fh.ulpa vas s-lll re s-r-tul o- AIa-'s evident change Of hsar-. but she had brought herself -o 2 rnu-n czlmer regard for IL Nz-aha'z hold upon h1m wouldn't lez-. she believed But how about her o7r2 That vas what troubled her Had she missed her momsn-2 should she have tried harder 10 nrlr- r7=t-=rs 10 1 crisis
 Ina. r.Ehr he lad coma home 7g-h her Yo1 I.-.ls fool she said 70 rerselt before her uncerraln mfr TOT. he wanted -ou then He wouldn't have gone away with Nz-aEe r you'd let him kiss you
 She sad -hls. but she wasn't aa- zc.--elv certain ot r Neither vas she conv-ced that Alan vas lost 10 her. She took 2 HttIe extra care tc dressing
 4 hreakfas+ her n7other no+1ce1 she had on hzr newest dr=ss, one -na. hadn't been bought for ottjce war She undertook to offer sons a1vl~e on the subject of clothes,
 Horev. I don't think VOL ough' -7 year that dress she said h@zl t.7-rv. lt's 100 too tussy Phllpa trorred. but she bit bacl -h. sharp retort that rose 10 he1 lips
 You said r vas ] dinner dress didn't YOU her mother went or growing braver. It doesn't lool quite right for IT office" Phunpa laughed. I short con
 -srptuous laugh Its all rlEh-. - she sad. no ones gong to notlc: And fl don't wear f at the oftlc9 I proba bly, won't wear t at all
 Her mother. detecting the bltt=r
 ness ot disappointment behind he - remark. sad rorhlng Rlore sh r 7srred to offer sympathy. but i. . not know hou
 ] Once PhIlhpa had brought 2 zl' : from the otf,c= home With her Nr; : West had heard them taking hear y utat they sad The girl vas trot z the west She was frankly bemoan ' ing the dearth Of men friends !. 9 New York
 = Men 10 the right Of Us. men 2 the left Of Us. and not a man to hu D us 2 drink" -he'z complained. - Mrs. West taking the girl ser
 ous!v. had been proud Of PhllLpa 1 reply. You re wrong Nan st [ said there are plenty ot tn If knd
 .Yes7" Nan had drawled- w. 7 how do you meet 'er2"
 You don't. That's why wou1 7 here gabbtng with me. You "a: