The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-06-19

, across neT IOTeneuu anu Vhe hSos
the mouth"
Mrs O'Dare shuddered. Don't
tell me about It,"
Kay said, Ibid you know they'd
all been drinking the night she
and Dan ran off? Sandra wasn't but
she saw to 1t that Dan had too
much and then dared him to elope.
He was in one of his black moods
and did It just to show of. lie
never really knew what happened"
Does Monnie know that?"
81 think she does" Kay said.
"Charles said he wanted to tell
her. He said she should know about
It. Charles says Dan never loved
anyone but Monnie only he was too
weak to come out and claim her In
front Of his family"
Sometimes think we were all
wrong discouraging Monnie about
Dan," sighed the mother. II felt
sure they were terribly unsuited
and that shed never be happy with
him. But now-well, don't know.
1t seems to me perhaps they should
have taken their chances. Maybe
Monies life Is ruined. She has the
most tenacious affections. She isn't
like most girls nowadays"
Meaning me?" Kay grinned.
"Well, you know you do lead
some Of these boys rather a dance, "
said the mother, smiling.
Kay set a blue hat jauntily atilt
on her bright curls. "They love to
be treated that way" she said
saucily. The postman's knock
sounded and she few to open the
door.
New York mail for Monnie."
she said. II hope It's something
that will cheer her up. Bye. I'm on
my way. I've got to go to tho
Ladies' Aid Christmas sale before
I stop at the Office" And she was
gone.
When Monnie came In for her
luncheon she opened the big
creamy envelope. There was brief
note from Arthur Mackenzie.
Dearest Monica" Che had writ
ten), "I've just heard the sad news
from Miss Corey who wrote me
from Paris. Please let me know II
there Is anything can do. Are you
well? What are your plans? Let me
hear from you soon. Devotedly, Ar
thur Mackenzie"
Monnie remembered him crate.
fully. Here was man who asked
nothing of her--not love, not even
friendship really. but who wanted
| to be kind. She wrote to him In this
mood, opening her heart simply
and honestly. The correspondence
that followed was q heavy one
Monies little notes few back and
forth and almost every day a
square, parchment colored en-
velope addressed in Mackenzie Z
bold handwriting was deposited In
the letter-box for her.
Just before Christmas there ar.
rived at the O'Dare home what
Mark excitedly described as "a bale
of roses" from a city's florists
shop. Charles Eustace, on the heels
of the messenger boy. lifted his
brows at the sight.
"They're from Mr. Mackenzie
Monica stammered, rather at q loss
before Charles quizzical glance
Why was It lately that he had
seemed so strange. almost cool tc
her? He was always nice to Kay
chatting her in pleasant. brotherly
| fashion. With Monnie he seemed
formal, almost distant, In his man.
ner.
did you want - Kay's working
late tonight" Monnie went on, still
rather at a loss.
ct knew that" Charles laid his
stick on the hall table and Monnie
saw that he was In evening clothes
"I'm going on to the Wizards fol-
dinner. They're giving a dance fol-
Ellen"
So that was 1t. Monnie thought
Ellen Willard, the daughter OF the
new family who had taken the
L1wrence's house was Q beauty ~