The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-26
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his part to improve the family fortunes.
 Chris liked the baby, played with him and worried over him almost as much as Norma. He's get ting cutter every day." Bob Farrell continued to pay an occasional yisit and gifts. for Mark often served as the excuse for these calls.
 Heres something I thought might amuse young Skeezix," he would say. handing over a pack age which might contain anything blocks. Practically every play thing he brought was for a much older child. When Mark regarded them with wide-eyed unconcern they were placed away for future use.
 The girls accused Bob of buying the contraptions because he him. self found them entertaining. Far rell always grinned and pleaded guilty to these accusations. l Twice he was invited to dinner at the apartment-both times on Sunday when Chris and Norma had the entire day at home. Whenever there was any task around the apartment requiring a mans skill, when the electric iron refused to operate or a piece of furniture be- came unsteady Bob put 1t in or- der.
 Shortly after the second dinner invitation he asked both girls to attend a musical comedy--a very | onAS aNa i1sct nv, from Novu Work Chris and Norma accepted but on the evening of the performance Norma developed a headache. She refused to let the others change their tickets for another night. As a result Chris and Bob attended the play and Norma remained at home.
 There could be no doubt about Norma's pleasure in Bob>s com pany. She always welcomed him. More often than Chris she urged him to drop in again soon and it was Norma who suggested inviting him to dinner. However, she and Bob were never alone. When Chris tried tactfully to engineer such tete-a-tetes somehow the plans sure whether Norma managed this AAS
 There were times when she was sure Norma's old fondness for Bob was developing into a deeper affection. A safer, surer. affection than the mad-cap plunge into TO- nance that Norma's marriage to Mark Travers had been. That, Chris felt, was the solution of Norma's problems.
 Married to Bob, Norma would have protection from the world that had treated her so harshly. She would have a home for her self and for little Mark. And Bob Farrell was devoted to Norma as he always had been. Anyone could lsee that.
 But did Norma really care for Bob? One day Chris believed she did. The next she was uncertain.
 eff she's foolish enough to turn down a fine boy like Bob." Chris
 told herself. "to keep faith with a good-for-nothing like Mark Travers she doesn't deserve sympathy!
 Bob's worth ten Marks! Probably
 she's in love with Bob and doesn't t
 realize 1t yet. We'll. they'll have
 to settle affairs for themselves but know what I'd dol"
 After Norma returned to work
 the days sped rapidly. Weeks
 evolved again into the old routine of rushing to catch street cars : taking and transcribing dictation nasty lunch hours. more dictation ] ed ride home and blessed evenings and week-ends with little Mark.
 March made its entry lamb-like. The sun melted and bright winter sunshine made heavy winter wraps actually uncomfortable. Norma scrimped on lunches and made the first payment on a cheap carriage for the baby. Before that taking
 Mark out for a daily airing had
 been out of the question. All of the sunlight possible to absorb
 through a third floor window he
 had absorbed. That was not
 enough. the doctor said.
 After the carriage arrived Mrs
 Carey spent two hours daily wheel
 ing him up and down the block Saturday and Sunday Norma al ways took him out. She felt i'm glanced into the carriage and said What a pretty baby!" or stopped to ask how old he was.
 II Above his blue blankets the in fant's hooded head was just wis. , ible. It was not easy to keep hin ] covered. Mark, that child of per feet disposition and department was showing an increasing ten , dency to wriggle upright when ht i was supposed to be asleep. Ht , wanted to use his arms and legs : He wanted to be independent. On a Sunday morning in mid 7 March Norma was wheeling tht l baby down the street. She crossed
 the first block and the second
 Roslyn avenue. just ahead, was 3 thoroughfare for cross-town traffic ! Norma approached the curb. wait ing cautiously for the signal ligh f to change from green to red. < Intent on the problem of getting t across the street, she did not no B tice the limousine that approached l and slowed abruptly.
 (To Be Continued) r SUNSHINE CLAIM UPHELD.