New Britain herald., 1930-11-28

Brownbeck clan, DaHd gets a new job and takes Fanny 10 d home oi their own in order 10 m@Gr life hap pier for h,r. But circumstances and his mothers influence eventually force him to return to his lmcle.s bank and brIus his NjD- barj 10 the ancestral home. There Fanny is made continuously unhappy by h"r mother-in-law. Then Juin''r, a dt+- tant Frost relative malu.I 10 am Italian prince, comes to visit t1'm and takes Fanny 10 Wa-hnS.ou io spend q month with her.
 Chapter ff
 FANNY WINS WA>HI>GIo\
 Fanny took to the l>ur o- JT- lictte's home like q oH to --aI. but she never cor 9y.r 'It. 'orII O having her hath draN0 md -eaHtet her breakfast hrorgh, 10 h.r bei- side
 MT. Cham1yrJ5r .o.j ma b-t night that saa a- ethereal as marsh mist - he ought to saa lu'. row. srinned Fanav on morning as she vas poBr1nc thick Eel|o" cream on her oatmeal. Il s1lnpo@., darling JHrette, that it's d hit gross 10 enjoy food so much but not 8 Q party. One is supposed to have a good time at a parry- And it'q always a party to have breakfast in bed"
 Their first days oore spcni In all orgy Of shopping. uayld r,rnnt- Y had mada S1.oo0 or tho stock y<change and given half Of it 10 Fanny. JuEette suggested tH7t she take charge or this --tGat sine "a- a better bargaiaer than fHuDF hut she never asked rle nrrw. ot any, thing, and bought, and nogEh. uuul Fanny protested, i"lia.te laughed and went on buEi0s.
 Fanny knew DaNii would mol hno her 10 accept clothes rom his rou- sin: but what could -ha do? Sha couldn't hurt Julefte's feelings. and inc things were so lovely and any way David didn't know what wo- mems ciothe, cost.
 On the third avo0lns O h." s'at 1gliette gave dinner .or 4". with others in 70 dance.
 The afternoon was -.c@Ogs. auI Fanny .ched to h- out in inc suu- shine. but sao was bt3lan ro stay a- homo and rret. At AiId3. Ju.I- cites maid, 1rou-a- her t.3 1r h"r sitting room fire and afrr"arl brushed and brushed her hair uuuI II snonc m inc tircIight like strands uf copper and gold. At sno drew Fannye hath. scented It helped her irto 0hjspe Of 1md4rEaru,n's dlI her hair fa-tcH.d her gown. AuI a- B. as Fanny went down rhe stairs 10 join JGilette iu thc drawing room sine caught sight o lcrsrE in long g.It pier glass in rUa lo~or haIl a0j I.Hew for the first time that she vas beautiful
 She was wearing a simply c1t froch oc cream color@J Saith and Julielte's pearls and quaint old paste buckles on h.r satu slippers, Aida had pulled her hair straight back and coiIod ir cunninSly In a great burnIshed knot that seemed almost too heavy for her slender rcck. Could this be hcrselt:-t5i7 u-oud lovely girl "lth tnc starr" ayeso She always had .uoan that .~aa WAS pretr. hft not like this, Lo- like the girl in tho mirror
 f onIy DaE4 could 500 hrr now. Bu-. oh. guilty second ,hogrht Sweet and drar a- DstI was 10 her when fHo- were aIou~, when they wen. o1- to@,thcr, especially when they we're 70 meet strangers, ha made her misarahly SoIt-cou- acious by keeping an an&ions c%e or her. so afraid he was that a1- right not do or say the wight thing. make the right impression. She van Happier tonight without David.
 No popular debu'autc ever had such rush as Fanny. IL was not her beauty - many in Washington were more hcau'rul - but rather her joyoue enthusiasm. Hnr dollcate personal pcrcepuou her radiant pleasure in all that WAS dom fo' her that made her no quichI> pop ular.
 'I did not know that a hoa1ufu, woman could be SO nnsDoII"d' q whito-h haired old gentleman said ,t her.
 T shan-t be unspolcd louG if }ou pay me such pretty comDliments.' said Fanny shyly, looking mp at hiu and then quickly dropping her eyes
 Why do you Eiyo so much tim. to your elderly calaliers"' asked Julette.
 "Oh, l don't hnow-nerhaps ho- cause I vas always huugorjn- when I was little for my father te love mo-and he dian't. Anyway. like nice old gentlemen, They arc sc pleased. the sweet old dcars, "heE they find I really do like thcm.'
 X major general who certainly never thought Of himself as elderly taught her 10 ride. A bachelor am hassador gave q Venetian fete ii - her honor that Was the high poiI Of the season. A famous senator vho had lost his wife not too Ions