New Britain herald., 1930-12-10

N hen frLnA tL'tIrI lt' Lto."7 she vas still in the grip ot the sln- gle ida rEat she must end naNld'S sY+ferirz She would have insisted upon seeing hrm alone. but. on inc verge Of lsst.r-a. ste could not think clearly
 Its all right. aaruas" she got ont somehow,
 David did not answer h0N
 "Au rfzn.o' Mrs Frost's voice scourged llka q vn5u- You spent tn, night ~He Ioaert pamsla and cal that all riGh''
 T didr't-dIdlt spend Inc night with hlm. I've doar "ot"InE vron-.' cried Fann} 'ring'n5 her hands. o,
 "I don't know. We went in the car-about two hours from hore-'
 By 'we' you mean yourself and Robert Danie'S2'
 Yes. I drank champasae at th@ party -. and Bob came and made me thluk wanted to 90 away Ui-b him. But I didn't After an boYr I found that I didn't. l tried +o releprou. .. hu- the tel~phoHe wasn't working. l made Bob bring III. ~w@ore zi,r. d.d .oa Try 10 sele- phone?'
 "I1rom the hotel'
 Mrs. Frost bounced on tAlz.
 50 you went 10 q hotel: You tried 10 telephone from hotel ''
 ..Yes, oh. yes, but did nothing wrong. I sat in a chair-just as am nov. Bob locked the door T couldn't get out. Boh said he would bring me home as soon as it was daylight. And he did, That's all there is to it. | did nothing wrong
 You don't call it wrong 70 70 H't wuh married man. tine father o. five chiIdreno To bring ruin and disgrace on your child and husband on a family that accepted you and took you in-on a family that neV- er had the slightest touch Of scan dal-until you cane
 Fanny had been pushed 'r'l' too far. suddenly she went heS"rH. She spraug 10 her fret. as if pra- pairing for physical combat
 T won't answer any more o' vour questions. Ton have 10 right to question nc-you bad. wicked Jealous old woman. You hate me. you've always hated me. You've tried to take my child away from me. Now you're trying 10 make David believe I've done wrong with another man-and you know in youI heart hayen't' Fanny's voice rose almost to a scream, 'I may he cheap and common and foolish. but I'm not hard and cruel and relen-- less. I'm not as bad as you are. Ny heart at least Is clean. And yours js black. I've been afraid Of you but I'm not afraid of you any more l."
 David, will Zou allow this wo man to speak ill that manner tC your mocher?'
 David spoke at last
 Fanny. go upstairs,
 Upstairs? I'm going out Of thb house as fast as I can go. And Tn never coming back. If you Delieyt what your mother believes. stay with her Or you can come with m. and Sheila She--' Her voice broke
 David brushed his hand acros! his eyes and stared duly at hh wife. He could not reason anlthine out Hour after hour he had pic turad Fanny in Bob Daniels arms his Fanuy-hts own Eirl-~poI-d tt him forc}e CT. Fanny had come bact bad denied. But Fanny, coruer.t and in trouble. had always denied.
 We are all somewhat hNSt"rf cal" he said at last. speaking slow lv and distinctly. I've had b.tt"I discuss this later" H. turned tc Fanny but avoided her eyes "Io1 will not leave this house. he com manded sternly
 Fanny went hy him. check' aflame head higher than ever Leona, the cook, who had listened outside the door, stopped her in tn, hall. She got Fanny upstairs. per suaded her 10 take 9 bath, h-lpet her into street clothes packed hoI bag. found her poc}etbook, Drough her coffee.
 But where you figuring on 20 ing?" asked Leona. You can't jus go walking around. You got 10 gt