The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-30
NOW GO ON WITH THE sFoR,
CHAPTER XxxVII

MrS EyerertS race was Deam1ng when she handed the telegram to Beryl. On the short journey from the front door to BeryIs room she had built magic plans for the near future.
 Beryl read the message at a glance and handed it back.
 'There!" her mother declared triumphantly. "Irene is coming home to help us. I knew she would do something!"
 "Ehe only said she's coming home," Beryl ventured.
 Now you needn't start talking like that" Mrs Everett returned T won't have you picking on her while she's here. You and her father have said enough about her And I should think you'd look a little happier since you've been SC anxious to have her help us.'
 ITO help you and dad," Beryl corrected. Please don't give Irene the impression that wanted her to do anything for me-" she added wearily.
 Her mother dropped the subject then and took up the matter of preparing 8 fitting reception for Irene.
 I've must get her room ready" she said, ''and think I'll go into the city to meet her. We'll be back to dinner about seven if you can make the 5:54. I suppose you can do the cooking. I'll make an oys- ter omelet for Irene when I got home. Be sure to get some mush- rooms. don't suppose the poor child has had one of those omelets since she left home. It's my own re- cine.'
 "Poor child '" Beryl was re- peoting in her mind.
 '.And we ought to have pineapple mousse. You'd betetr get up and help me. There are 8 thousand things to do.'
 "I'll get the dinner ready and leave it," Beryl said, getting out ot bed.
 "What do you mean?"
 "I've promised to drive Tommy to Long Island City," she ex- plained. "He can't use his commu- tation ticket until tomorrow. We planned to have dinner together before he goes to his classes"
 We'll" Mrs Everett halted and stood arms akimbo. That would be . pretty way to act. But I won't have it! You shan't treat your sis ter so shamefully. I'll just call Tommy up and tell him you're stay ing home"
 "Irene could have let us know sooner" Beryl declared. Pm no; going to break date with Tommy last minute to telephone she's com ing home"
 Mrs Everett. knowing it would do no good to argue with her, turned angrily away. But when Beryl went down to breakfast her mother felt constrained to voice her opinion o1 a person who cared more for an outsider than for a member of the family.
 An outsider" Beryl repeated the word. It had an odd sound to hel in connection with Tommy. Tommy an outsider!
 You needn't smile like that" her mother told her. II know you don care what I say and maybe you think other people won't criticize you but you can't convince me that Tommy will think any the better ot you for putting him before your sister,"
 Swiftly the smile fled from Beryl's lips. Her mother was pleased to see the change to serious ness, but when Beryl spoke she gave her no further satisfaction.
 Tommy will understand" she said quietly.
 Perhaps her mother sensed that she was fighting a deep-rooted feal for she remarked, You seem tC forget that Tommy was in love with Irene"
 Consternation showed in Beryrs eyes in spite of her effort to face her mother calmly. That's why I believe he will understand she said. He was in love with Irene but he's changed. He's grown uI now. I don't believe he could turn back if he wanted to-"
 We'll" her mother said. 'I cer. tainly hope he won't be interested in a married woman. But he's all old friend of Irene's just the sam. and he isn't going to approve o1 your sighting her"
 "I'll take a chance" Beryl an. nounced and fled immediately. Sht couldn't stand another word of hei mothers udNdnkuc. AAC OS5l WdJ to escape it would be to do some. thing to appease her, and that meant doing something for Irene.
 
 Beryl set herself to turning Irene's room inside out with [ vigor that her mother could heal downstairs. The rugs came up anC were thrown out the window. The mattress was hauled up on the fool of the bed to air and the furniture was piled in the middle of the room when Mrs Everett came in to in. spect the work.
 She was satisfied. She did mol see Beryl's face. for when Bery heard her footsteps on the stairl she hastily applied herself to pol tshlng the window panes.
 ''I think you might make the bed up with the pink sheets" Mrs
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