The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-06-10
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Sue washed the cup and saucer nut the chocolate pot aways aon took q warm shower. She brushed her dark blue-black hair until 1t shone, touched her lips with q deeper red, brushed cotton ball of a powder puff across her heart shaped face, and slipped into fiimy underthings.
 she had a pair of black suede pumps that had been worn Just a few times. Suede might be too wintry now but she would have to use them, anyway. Then she put on the black dress. One of Nancy's gifts had been a small white hat that she had considered too ad- vanced, too exotic to wear at the time. Now it touched one eyebrow in the proper style and led the style parade. That was good. The white gloves that matched the hat had great white cuffs that also be- longed to the spring mode. And there was Q pocketbook, too. Her black coat wasn't very stylish, she decided. It had such old lines. It made the hat and bag and gloves show their up-to.dateness too de- cidediy. But she could take it of.
 She caught the street car at the corner and rode into the shopping district. She went to the vest and collar department of her favorite shop and found a white vest that slipped over the front of the black dress and tied with 8 soft bow at the back. It made the frock step into the fashion parade. Now she wouldn't be afraid to meet the girls whose ensembles cost as much as her housekeeping averaged for 8 month.
 Her mother-in-law wasn't at the club when she arrived. The maid who admitted her left her in with curious, uncertain manner.
 "I'm to meet Mrs Thornton" " Sue explained.
 ooh, yes--she didn't call to say that she was bringing a guest"
 "Oh, was she supposed to call?"
 "Not ordinarilly. Not just for tea. But today we have a guest and have special tea"
 "Oh, yes" She sat down to wait
 Mrs Thornton was late. Five minutes. Then ten and fifteen. Wo- men drifted into the room, drifted out, and passed into the dining room. People were sitting at small tables. Apparently there had been Q program earlier with a speaker. A tall, impressive man seemed to be the center of a complimentary group.
 Sue sat quietly. She recognized the faces of some of the women who came. One or two spoke to her as they passed.
 She was growing restless when the maid came back.
 ''I'm sorry-but are you sure you were to meet Mrs Thornton here ?'
 Why, yes-Quite sure"
 The woman went away. A group of girls paused near window. Sue was sitting in great fan- shaped chair, so tall that she was hidden from those who were be- hind her. She had moved from her seat near the door when her moth- er-in-law didn't come.
 All of a sudden she heard one of the girls speaking.
 "Who did you say she was?" "Sue Thornton, Jack Thorntcn's wife," someone answered. "You know, the gal whose father tried a bank robbery or didn't try it. or something. Anyway. Jack de. tended her father and won tho case. Her father was proved inno. cent. But his own father was the banks attorney and he's never for given the girl for taking away his son. Thinks she's not up to the Thornton level. This girls father was just watchman in the bank. He was innocent. really. But 1t hurt the Thornton pride. I've met Sue Thornto nat parties. Jacks mad about her. wonder where she went? She sat around here for ages ...."
 By the sound of the voice Sue could tell that the girls were nov ing near her.
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