New Britain herald., 1930-11-19
DEI HANG T.

Fann1'z refusal 10 be discouraged a. the loss Of his job raised Davld's dropping spirits.
 Irving Bush--a man l knew in college - wrote me the other day from Seattle. He says the towns booming-that there are all sorts or opportunities going to waste"
 Darling nov heaven-sent. The Finger Of Fate. Oh, David, lets go ttere. It would be glorious. You and I and Sheila so far away all by ourselves"
 Tt isn't d thing to be decided in q minutes. I'd have to start again at the bottom probably
 What of it? I'd be none the worse for it. It wouldn't be ha!s so hard to be poor in place where nobody knew us"
 On the other hand, cousin Ed ward gave me a hint the other day that Uncle Judd would pay me $500 a month if I went back to the bank"
 Would that mean living with your mother
 T suppose so.'
 Fanny shivered. She might, Fanny told herself. have worked it out some way if she had stayed at David's mothers. But never now. She had known | joys of lnde- pendence for four years; she could not now adapt herself to even a mild tyranny.
 Do you want to so back to the bank. David?"
 Not except on my own terms
 Exactly If you go back now you go hat in hand. But If Uncle Judd still wants you after he finds yoT have made good in Seattle-and VOL will make good in Seattlo-you and net he can dictate the terms
 Fanny's enthu siasm began 10 fire David.
 q believe I could borrow some money from Josiah to move. But Seattle see ms like the jumpingoft place. Mothers fearfully lonely without Amelia. don't kno" whether l ought to go so far away.
 Look nere," said Fanny hotiy don't you suppose that your mothel and Uncle Judd are working to- gether in this?'
 T wouldn't be surprised, The! usually are"
 its all more Of the plot to starvf rs out-to force us to go home ant live with your mother" Fanny con. tnued excitedly. And if they drive ua to extremes they'll just have t' take the consequences,
 Well, if you're willing to take chance. let's show them All thos' II favor of moving to Seattle vot aye: those opposed
 Aye" shouted Fanny at the to! of her voice Aye, aye, ave- ech oed Sheila from the kitchen, think ing it a new game. "The ayes seen to have it." laughed David eXcitedly
 They danced about the room lik 9. nymph and faun, spirits rene"e by their youthful optimism. David natural caution was balanced by al oteractive imagination. Now. eve' while he cautioned Fanny not to e% pect too much he was visionin himself as superintendent of som large Western clay plant as man ager. general manager, owner. ..
 Fan. you've been a brick, haven't said much about it. but iC' taken the heart out of me to see yo' working so hard, doing withou every pretty thing you wanted"
 But I haven't minded, David
 Darling girl" He kissed he hand We have been happy her tut anyone as beautiful! as yo ought 10 have a beautiful setting. '
 Do you really think l am beau tiful. David? 9"
 "Of course I do. goose. Haven. told you so a thousand tlmcs?'
 David, after several days Of hes itation. and great dospatching } telegrams and letters and a greate weighing of pros and cons, definitei decided to move 10 Seattle. Mon' Tad been borrowed, notice given | their landlord and the packing be gun before the family discovere what they were up to. Then tn