The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-06-04
she wouldn't have done anything
 alan fnr vvnrlde a stfr h 4

she wouldn't. have done anything else for worlds. 1
 She'd have been much happier if she, had gone out for-there was no doubt of'it--Beryl scored a .suc- cess. {
 The announcer told of the tele- phone messages 0f praise that the studio attaches, of the acon- gratulatoins that were being heaped upon the young singer and of. the singers cflarniingly natural accep- tance of tSalf. She seemed. he said, neither to take 1t for granted as what was due her nor to feel that she was, being overpraised. She was grateful, pleased, happy and Hike child before a Christ mas tree,' he told his audience.
 You'ds be glad if you could see her," he confided,, "to :. share her joy without an iotai of envy. Why, right now, folks, she's turning her back on a famous impersario. to stand in awe before Q bouquet that well, just wish that could de- scribe it to you! We never saw anything like it around here before. It's mile high and half mile long and looks like 1t had all the: flowefs from the Garden of Eden in it--but all in all, folks, it's the grandest, most gorgeous bunch of flowers that was ever put together as a love posey. Yes, sir, that's what 1t is--a love posey. can tell by the way she looks at it. and think hear her saying something about those blessed kids. All have left to say is, we'll kids, to death with your wonderful offer ing"
 There was more but Irene tuned it out on pretext of improving the reception. Her face was contorted with jealous emotion but Tommy did not see 1t as they had been sit- ting in the semi-dark. It was the season when, for a few days, cer- tain parts of Long Island were sorely troubled with gnats. The Everett, house was pone too we'll screened. 1t was best not to burn a light in the room where you sat. Tonight there was only. the sub dued light from the hall to illumi- nate the living room. <, .l.<
 So Tommy did not see. how Irene felt about ~her, , sisters success. He heard her say, something con ventionally decent about it, and agreed, although more 4s wholeheart- edly. that itswas great. never real- izing that Irene was seething with suppressed envy. With her mother and father sitting in the dining room, and no excuse for 1t any, way, Irene had not dared say what she really felt concerning Beryl's debut. She could not refrain, how ever, from remarking that of course anyone who appreciated music could not care for Beryrs singing. If people really wanted that sort of thing 1t was just lucky for Beryl, that was all.
 Then the telephone began ring ing. People whom Irene had stormed against inviting to the house for the occasion (and final ly convinced her mother that Beryl might flop and embarrass them) were calling up to say how glad they were that she had made hit. That was more than Irene could endure. Sshe dragged Tommy away for & walk on the beach. He hated tO SO TOT SOtne Ol the sueaFDy sHeiSn- bors were coming in uninyited and Mrs Everett was getting out mar ble cake and lemonade.
 The neighbors ate the cake and stayed on. Someone had suggested that they remain and greet Beryl. Mrs Everett in flutter of pride and excitement said, "Yes, do." and got out more cake and lemonade. Beryl would. she said, come on the 11:57 train from New York. Who was going to meet her at the station?
 Why, Tommy was supposed to. No one in the family could drive her flivver but Beryl. Maybe she'd left it at the station. No, she hadn't for 1t had flat tire when she went to town and the kids had just got 1t patched for her.
 We'll, where was Tommy? He went out with Irene. We'll, MT Reed would get his car out and they'd give .Beryl surprise at the station. As. many as could piled into 1t. leaving a place for Beryl, but when they returned she was not with them. She had not come on the 11:57 and that was the last train. ..,.. (To be Continued)