New Britain herald., 1930-12-13
Chapter
\ NEW ! RIEND

\ >car and h35s ls'+T Fanny sat alone ln her rrsE apartment on East Iarh street,
 If it had not been f1a Mrs. oHy1~ Fanny still would have been ut- ing in one room, 1ar inmate tar-- 1essness was a Lcarfl handicap H making living. After several at- fampts at other things. Fanny had resigned herself to ciarE,u- in t1e stores employing cheap. unra5nad help.
 But this last summer Mrs. Oliver had sent hcr an aiver. Isrmea1 from Firshberz X O.. wholesale dress manufacturers, tor model. Nr. Hirshberg took one look ar Fanny and engaged her at q salary which seemed sheer afrIueuce. att7r the hand to mouth existence Of the past years,
 Fannr shared bathroom with reader for a publishing house. Anne Lawson. A few months art"r Fanny had moved 10 her new apart ment she went one evening with Anne and two others to neIchbor- ing club 10 improve her mind jN listening to Shakespeare. The place was croaGed and Fanny had 10 tako a place b> herself ae ooe side.
 The reader was 8 distinguished elderly gentleman with an impros- stvc manner and d dyed mousraca", who delivered the lines of the ghost in Hamlers father in an awful bass. Hamlcs III baritone. inc queens in tenor and 03hala's in high falserto, Fanny. Iroucaed .oW n her chair 10 hide her unconfroI- fable laughter. finally sat on the floor b4rying her head in her rms.
 Hadn't Fou better eat out of here - before you're put oGt2" sad an amused voice ar t'aHur's ear. Fanny had noticed q tall blond man in dinner coar leaning against tn. wall with -oIHaj arms; h. was her roscuer Fanny managed 10 pull herself together IS he led the vaE Out by a slda doon
 It VAS exactly like tha story of The thrsc hcars.'' sac gaspej in ez- planation.
 It was impossible afrar that ro he urfriend]E. The man introduced himself as Garratt Wentworth: Fanny gave b1r ua-na.
 Look horc. h. said a. har door give had an aafalLy good fme, know Aana Laasou If she says I'm all right may I come 10 soc YOU? I'll bring Anne if Eou l-o. but I'd much rather come alone"
 Fanny learrcd his story naEt day. He was the son Of a one-t1mc ta- mou. editor oC one of the better literary magazines. and hold an fm- portant executive position in a "eH- know conservative publishing house. He vas educated in this country and abroad, H. was TO" in his early for+ias had marmod 5n his twontias. and his wife was m invalid who for tho la5r ]" years had had to live in tho Soufn.
 on his second call Garrett spoke ro Fanny O his wife and their en- forced separator.
 T rebelled al first. bu. in 'ho-" days I ',e2t hopan- Laura would . get well. But the point os this wld confession is That in tho co8r-n of . time ! have taken OF most of tbn. pernuisttcs and uup#ceoa of a bachelor. Ere1 mr s-stars-5n- . and they ar srea servatttos- . grant my right fo rome aud go. cali and entertain and he pleasantly ee- anored now and a=at0. quite as if . had no tn@' H. smiled. and tan . smile and his houdn.sS made hjm ! seem very totmg "f am telling tou . this" he went on '1ecause HrrE . much hope 10 sec Il good dcal ot you"
 Fanny on tlo oshar stdo Of 'Ge ]. hearth smiled aala. "l hope lou will"
 You belong in an a-a that had . leisure for charm and =rac.ous- . ness" he continued You are q little lnpftuous perhaps. and 70" make mistakes. but ] s"4 yon 4.rtr- ing to live richly and beautifully"
 You pay pretty complnent--- . compliments that warm the }arv cookies Of my vanity" she sad lightly. "bur I'm forced fo confess