The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-02
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In the morning, a sunny Sunday
morning with robins and church
bells, q messenger boy came to the
Fenwicks' front door to deliver q
letter. Ann went to the door and
took the letter and read 1t in the
hall and went back to her ironing
in the kitchen.
CeciIy, putting fresh papers on
the cupboard shelves. asked, what
was IT." !,
Nothing" Ann answered, and
slzzled n damp finger against the
iron, and pulled the cord loose Tor
IL to cool, Except note from Phil.
/ knew almost exactly what would
be in It before / read It,"
Cecily laughed. "Well, that's one
way to say 1t. But 1t isn't what ia
say IL Barry had sent me a note In
the morning. You do take things
for granted, don't you, angel! You
know, ] think It Is wonderful, this
devotion of Phil's for 80 long. Bar
ny loves me--but L couldn't Keep
him as you've kept Phil. Thht 49,
I'm afraid couldn't"
suppose you read my love let
ter" Ann said.
Cecily, amazed. refused to do
anything Of the sort, and upset
a. can Of cinnamon.
do, please" Ann insisted. ut
ia funny. It's---too terrible funny.
Read It, and I'll tell you about 1t
later. 1 wanted to tell you. but
cbuldn't seem to get started.
Cecily read uneasily, Dear Ann,
IL YOU care to telephone to me TO
explain, I shall he in my room UNI
IN noon to-day. Yours, Phil
HIM" Cecily questioned. "Cava-
lier, sort Of"
1T Ia simply too funny said
Ann. and laughed and laughed.
ut may be funny" Cecily OBJ
1ected--it seemed barely possible
that AIMS laughter was hystericai
--"but 1t cant bs AZ funny as all
that. Tell me about 1t. You SAID
you would"
Ann told, sparsely and with a
lack of quotation that would nave
moved Mary Frances or any other
gifted expositor to pity and TO
shame. "And now" she finished.
and waved the sheet of paper, I'M
folded 30 that It flapped, now
this!" She began to laugh again:
~ want to explain why he told
mo liea and why she called him
darling sweetheart he'll listen to
mc at any time before noon today.
Did he say amp She consulted
The note, mo. Well, he should
have said u. m. She kept on
laughing.
"But. Ann" Cecily's very voice
was shocked, don't you---careF
IT must care" Ann seemed to be
arguing with herself. II must care
terribly. But 1t hasn't started In
vet. I suppose 1t is--excitement or
something. There's a hole. or
course. When | woHe this morning
I fell in the hole. But now 1t feels
more like the place left after an
aching tooth has been extracted. II
Is-sort of empty but comfortable
III you understand?
Cecily. In her first love affair, UP
in A. rarefied atmosphere amid stars
and rainbows and sky things at
height from which the earth below
was indIscernible. could scarcely be
expected to understand the com
forts OF holes. She said. Hum
um," ambiguously, and eyed Ann
and wondered az to the wisdom OF
attempting either advice or conso-
lation.
Ann seemed to be finding the full
requirements or life In IL hot Iron
and a nightshirt of Grands. Ann
was smiling a little, and amazingly
beautiful In that yellow smock.
Rosalie, full rugged from church,
came cruising into the room.
Dear girls" she said, II come
bringing good news and" pause
overlengthened. and bright smile
~ fear, bad news. Now. which
shall we have first. the good news
Or--the bad news"
Ann did not answer. Cecily sug-
gested that the bad news might
betetr be gotten over with first
She didn't believe that Rosnlie had
either good news or bad news, for
that matter.
Bring me chair, Will you,
please, Cecily, darling? Ann, dear,
could you reach and lower the
shade Just a trifle? THANK you,
dear, no much. was sorry that
you girls missed church this morn
ing. Dear DIR Tureck gave us up
lift for tho entire wcek---stimula-
tion---um-all that. | am sure
/ have never listened to a more
marvellous discourse. ! told MIN
no. I believe one should. l think
however, that 1t In In the worst pos
sibIc taste to wear diamonds In the
House of the Lord"
ibid DR. Tureck wear diamondsY'
Cecily asked. "And IL that the good
news or the bad?"
Resale shook playful finger nj
Ceclly. my dear! Indeed he did
not. lie has none to wear. I'm sure.
That horribly overdressed, rather
common Mrs Waggoner glitterod
her hands about. ungloved., you
may be certain. all during the SER
vice. To say nothing Of her ears
Large red ears, absolutely insult
able for diamonds. II was most dis
tracing. Grand spoke Of 1t. too
She sat In front of us. We were
discussing thath very thing when
Miss Lane caught UP with us"
Ann stopped ironing. Ceclly
turned from tho shelves. Miss Lane
was one---and the girls felt the
most Interested and important--of
Mary Frances teachers.
"oh course" Resale went on,
"Grand and know that Miss Lane
was--weli, Mt least. overly pessi-