The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1933-07-07

YOU riding" ,,.<,... ~,
vim"
Thought perhaps you'd gone
with Bob Telfair-"
"oh, mol"
Like him, don't you?"
Eyes, ! like him but"
"But what?" Stafford prompted,
How had anything 80 beautiful
come to him and to Ida? So
beautiful spiritually a. we'll IN
physically? He never had been able
to make It out.
"Weli,' she explained slowly. II
like him as a very good friend.
You know he's helped me lot
with Cousin Philip, going to see
him whom couldn't manage TO
because Of mother and the way
she foeis. He's. been q very good
friend!" she ended Loyalty.
Eyes, / know. Poor young devil!
Well, what about Colvin? You like
VERY much" The response
Hunt" Dentweil again lifted
his glass.
II had the most wonderful after
noon I've ever had In my whole
life!" she confessed.
Bentwell had known II would
come to her In that way; that she
was built to give q whole heart
and not o cautious inch OF II. Sup.
pose Colvin were damned fool
enough not TO realize that which
AZ III
do you know Mr. Colvin, Fa-
thor?" she asked. She wanted TO
taike to Colvin, he saw. There had
been q time years ago When no had
wanted to talk to Ida In the Same
way. The time had been short ~
Ida was orphaned and alone and
they had married quickly. Soon
after marriage he had not wanted
70 talk Of her nor even TO think of
her. Elinor had bis capacity for
y know him fairly we'll" he re-
family had lived across the street
than even I can remember. While
l was still on tho leash 1 used to DO
dragged there and Coivin and his
sister ran In often. He's q good
chap, I understand, but they say
he's a hard .boiicd bachelor. I think
q good many women have tried TO
marry him. The Coivin fortune ID
considerable, you know"
She flushed ut the words.
"i'm not going TO try to marry
him." Elinor admitted honestly and
u trlfic loudly. But IL no wanted
to marry me--he'd have to do no
moro than snap his fingers or
whistie!" She tried to make q Joke
Of II. Iaughing. but she could not
After tho failure she covered her
face for moment with her handE
Suppose" Stafford said slowly
"he hasn't sense enough to know
how lovely you are? suppose he'i
% blind as 80 many damned
foois?"
"Then suppose I'll know
Wasn't--nice enough"
DON'T" Her father begged. Ell.
nor slipped her hand into his and
looked at the decantcr. He had al.
ready had O good deal; moro even
than was usual. 1--WE must pia,
chess after dinner" she said, eyes
still on the decailter.
"I'd like to but ! don't want ID
bore you, baby"
But I'd love II! You know ]
love II. Father. when is Mother
soingT Her voice was suddeni,
They start, ! believe, tomorrow
morning."
"TheTi - that's MI right" she
said quickly, happily. She didn'i
want Mr. Colvin TO meet her moth.
er until she, Eiinor, had had III.
Ito chance. She wouldn't have an,
chance at all II he met her mother
Elinor knew. II had happened b0.
fore with every young man who
had been attracted by Eiinor OK.
cept Bobby Telfair, who had 70.
NAMED adasnant under her moth.
er's attacks. The attacks were
made, the girl understood, 10 ordei
that q selfish woman might prove
the fact that she could attract and
enchant and rule wherever and
whomever she wished. The thought
lof thls had sever befcre really mat.
tered 10 Elmer. Now II did.
4 Benson appeared In the brcat
doorway Just thep 70 en1ounct