New Britain herald., 1930-12-19
Cnarrer 2a
rEoNa SENDS A MESSAGE

IIIIfN2 >E. Nb~ -A 1iA-'7-A1'i-
 Mrs. Frost wrote at length 10 L. daughter Amelia, now liNln- l- London. complaining bitterly o- Fan ny's latest per-ldy.
 'JnIess you could See for you- self" the letter said. 'y5u would huE believe how four days win Juar woman have changed our darling, gentle little Shz34a- The r5Hld 8 h-7 7inder a spelL--SuI.eu, d--4l-s uttsH- 1y calIous TO appeals tQ her 1@fGFs! affections. Tie most VIZ gan E-t out of her IS that she Is sorry s'=e r-l- il 11s so much haaFJorl4E and -1Ale1- but not sorry she went 10 s"# AsE mothar. Though obviou } l-To-- sibIe. Sheila insists that il- N.-" was entirely her OWE ilea, Nor 8 Il she tell us how or wGare ta-F creature q cannot call her T4nayi managed to get IL touch w.sA h r..
 Ten days later Ms. Frost wrote. "I'm sorry ny lettsr Is 1t5 e1- we're still having a dreadful f.t-e with sheil8, As she Will not Qrc1--' not to run away again, We -o mol dare let her 20 any place alo15-lot even to school. Last Thursday as David was preparing 10 r-A&- a|@ weekly call on Mary Moron. s.5i.1 said ru1aly When you marry Mss Mary you won't want nAs, eo "--5 can't l go live with my mot1er|
 "David. like q 1iuCy, 1eealE T5-e- phoned Mary he coull not s~e A@r that evening and has not been near her since. H. + O. eooFsa T.aE-HE straight into that wOwan's Aa-lS, as Sbeila would never have thought Of such a thing hcrsel1-'
 The day before Christmas 1llS, Frost took her gran6l&uzn1sr fyJ-1 her to the hank. where she drew out 8. number Of gold pieces as pres ents for the servants. At t1e teller $ window they mt Shala's 1aele.of cousin, Albert BroHuh-ck. engaged on the same errand. Albert 7mM@l}- ately earned ShelIa of 10 select herself a gift, prom sing 10 drive her home. st4iIa chose 9 small red bank.
 ''Why that isn't much of a pres ent." Cousin Albert protested G~1- erously.
 Sheila hung her head,
 "WeIl-if you want to, you could put something In it.
 Cousin Albert was 1ever uor9 than half bright; he slipped sl4 gold piece into rha hank, Bur -L4r night. while her tathar aZL grand mother were busy decorating E"f tree. SheiIa locked her door on t1a outside hid the kay, crepr down tfa back stairs un1oti1ed, and caught the midnight train for New Hor5 She was headed off by telegraph a1-l brought home in rhe carly dawn.
 .How could you2' Mrs. Frost asiz- ed sadly. "Cn Christmas Eve- Aoul poor father-who has already @i-- fered so dresdtully. And norr YOU his own little daughter, whom h. adores. to break hls heart.'
 T guess he doesn't care how much he breaks ny hvar--or ra3 mothers haart.' Sbrla half sooaed
 For shama.' Mrs. Frost dra" herself erect. You have 10 know some time. You are almost r year. old. No matter how you b-rl your self you do know in your heart how patient and good your father is how torgivtuz, But there 1s one sI- that cannot be forgiven. Can VOL honestly make yourself believe r"a we would have taken you away from your mother if it had rot haei necessary, if she had been 6 goo woman"
 Late the next afternoon 9hel1' followed Leona the cook up 10 hc room. SheIIa seated herself on th floor, her head against Leona's knee They sat there quietly, Ilu2i Sheila asked;
 sLeona. what is the unforgTalI sin?"
 Leona hesitated.
 That's question that tn preachers been fighting over eya since Adam and Eve sinued their selves out Of the garden, As far q I can figure out, it's maybe for or person to set about deliberate | make another think he or she ain of no account-that whatever the do aren't worth doing
 Sheila puzzled over this.
 "Did my mother do that?" sl