New Britain herald., 1930-06-24
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him tall, Of Natalie unnecessarily. But they were on the subject now, and she felt she ought to say sona- thing that would help to cover her bitterness.
 Why not a cook" she asked. T suppose she knows you aren't llv- ing n the house Alan, she wouldn't expect YOU 10 would she'' Suddenly her voice was vlbrantly pleading. Alan had T feeling Of helpless hands held ID to hlm for a.d
 No. no e. course not" he an zaer=d Eruttly. No doubt she thinks she can manage without q cook
 H. reached o1t and picked up -Ae menu card What would vol Ike for dessert
 i Dessert" PAtllpa repeated ln sstorishnAn+. Why. vs haven't had arych.nz but hors | oeuvres
 1rba-s right" Alan sad indit- l terzrtIv "Wh3t shall v= have ,"
 Goose. you've a4reaay ordered ! sopabs'
 -well then. lets dance
 pniInps was about 10 say she i r-vch rather talk. bur thought bet -4r ot f. They danced without conversation. and Fhllipa guessed -hgr Alan was no- even thinking or her.
 She kept -zll.ng herself she had -o-hlng 70 fear H. had asked her n marry him. Thev were engaged. : Eoth!rg could change that. She could hold him. Alan was 100 d. cent for anyt-rng else Better -et him alone. Na-urallv, t upset him - know that Natalie was coming rarE -c occupy their former homz
 She didn't qu,-e liks the word er7zer" T. didn't a1esuacelv de- z-~5h4 his reaction 10 his wife ar-or.r-ed return. But she pre- <r-~ea not to substitute T word more +u-frg Not sven IT her thought; r-uId she adr1l- that Natalie hac any hold upon Alan, that coult enr,nat= her. PhilApa.
 Alan h.mzsI: could ror hav' e-9Ivze1 fer her what vas l1 hI' ~-i-6 When -e rece-ved Eat2lle r---a~ he read r with surprise d --s oara~ovr- @rrouon- Then h. be e-7 almost lr-percep-iolv and un consciously. 70 he thrilled T. vss 3 short letter. N-rle nor than ? ro-s. but perfect as NztaA vas perfect Bsauutully wrlt-7' . on paI= tinted paper She s'ncP.' zs55 she vas returning, and mad | few or1tnsrr requests concernln. the house.
 She d.d not say she was co~!n+
 hack +o h.m Alan vas plzz--
 ova- her complete on.ss.on Of ref sre7cA to th=-r arrangement. Il
 lad never. ta tzc-. understood n
 silence she u171rralred about J. . rsv.rz closed the house ot colrs'
 -rz- had corr=spo-ded very lit'l
 s.-re h= had moved 70 town. o'- h. had expected her 70 take som 5~-e-es- IT the matter. .. W-tz+ he d!d not know. 70 he- -T-, u1derz-and her attitude VI - -rz. Nataue's mother had taken . hand IT her daughter's raar-,al a . fairs about the time the holse 17
 ben closed.
 Natalie hadn't know what 10 sa
 arog- f a- :-rsr. Her heart agre= ; with what her mother sad sl : knew she loved Alan. Being a"a ;, from him had convinced her < '- vas the greater rart Of life --t .- her. Evervta.cg 72s flat and dH z.7 without him. There vas always
 ache n her heart
 -har= were moments when lon
 u-=ss pressed in so hard upon n
 that she nan.4t 70 cry cGt for T
 ref The world. IT her tathes
 .o.se.o.d. seemed 10 belong 70 ! ; sister. Florence. and Florence
 rb.au.-ous bov-trlend Andrew |
 -u Andrew went away 10 New Tor - Then Florence pestered her rlg - and day 70 be taken there 100 - There 1ss TO time or place / - yearrL1g. except n the dark = rlght. or under cover of 2. d=ce! lrgly collected exterior A t.m' q. she thought her hesrt would bre j right before her tamily's eyes. q