The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-08-10

ing sister of Italy. Suppose we start down there in few days ? I'm certain can get reservations easily. Travels all going the other way just now. Would you like 1t, dear?"
 Tt sounds very pleasant"
 "1t may be Q bit warm but the wind always blows"
 She felt she would like warmth, she said, as she shivered.
 wen take long drives. You'll love the country" "It sounds pleasant" she re- peated duly.
 He frightened his arm. Barrett"
 "Yes, dear?"
 T don't want this house." T know you don'tw
 She began to cry again softly He drew her closer. In @ moment she was clinging to him and his heart began the pounding 1t knew so well.
 June in New York was hot Houses with drawn shades told the world their inhabitants had departed for the seashore or mountains. Stay-at-homes shed garments and sweltered. In news paper headlines the heat wave took precedence over all other events.
 Marcia, however, left her Long Island home on @ train bound for New York. She had not seen Elinor or Barrett since their re- turn from Cuba and she longed to be certain that Barrett's hap. piness, indicated so plainly in his letters, had made him forgive what she called, "my little sins" She was not comfortable about the. matter. She had gone to Dr Arthur Palmer, rector of the church she had attended for SC long, expecting to opur her prob. lem into sympathetic ears. She had been sure that he would ab. solve her after she had giver something in atonement to one O, his fav0rite charities. But her visit had not taken tho pattern she expected 1t would DF Palmer heard her faltered tale without word.
 T am burdened!" Marcia ended 8 bit dramatically. You will be as long as you re. fuse to tell the truth" he an. swered.
 She stiffened.
 "I came here thinking I could be helped by giving generously ts one of the needs about which you know 20 we'll" she said. | Give generously instead to the need you know" he responded He leaned forward toward her. What you have done is unfair,' he went on, because some day the facts will come out and make trouble for your brother. Those facts are sure to be misunder. stood. If that happens they will break his heart. Your brothers wife has seen too much deceit and dishonesty to forgive 1t easily. Unless you are brave enough tc tell the whole truth she may read a lie in the circumstantial evi. dence. That lie will end her hap. piness as well as the happiness of your brother who has so long shielded you"
 Hands trembling. Marcia plucked at the clasp of her bag T certainly did not expect thii from you, Doctor Palmer!" sht said shortly. T expected help"
 "I am trying to give you help, he said sterply.
 She rose. T presume that ever with you, Doctor Palmer, such affairs are private and personal mattcrs?"
 Even with me-" he admitted smiling little weariIy. | After he saw her out he went back to his study. dropped into a deep chair and smoked thought. fully. He could understand Elinor colvin's passionate devotion to honesty. Sometimes he felt, espe. cially after such an interview that there was no honesty in the world. that he was beating his head against a stone wall that would never yield. How Elinoi Colvin would take this affair he dreaded to think. | (TO be COntinued)