The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-19
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SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS
 BARRETT COLvIN, back in New York after years abroad, 1al1s in love with 2O-year-old ELINOR STAFFORD. Barrett is $6, wealthy, and has made . lame for himself as an archeol- Pgist. Years before he shielded iis half-sibtes, MARCIA, when a Fouthful romance ended disas- rously. Marcia had 8 son whom Barrett adopted. She Is con. tantIy i'm fear that her husband vi11 learn of the affair.
 LYDIA STAFFORD, EinOr's beautiful and interruptions nother, is carrying on a fiirta. ion with VANCE CARTER. Lida |chemes constantly to keep in he good graces of Miss Ella Bexton, her husbands aunt, in Prder to inherit . share of the Iexton fortune.
 When she learns Barrett Is bout to propose to Elinor she deliberately breaks up the TO. nance. The girl is heart broken Rhen she does not hear from liB1. One day they meet at her luut's home. Barrett offers IAda
 c1garet and she refuses, declar ng she does not smoke. Rebel iOus at her mothers hypocrisy. Tlin0r takes Q cigaret, thereby Offending Miss Sexton wh O0ncc h1NPn rpviapa hap will
 A few days later she dies, 1eav- ng practically her entire for. une to Barrett. He does not yant it and yet can not turn 1t Pver to the rightful interiors.
 Vance Carter asks Lida to keep her promise about divorce ng her husband. She refuses and Hance leaves. After drinking heavily he returns and shoots BentweIl Stafford who has only
 slight chance to recover.
 Barrett, hearing the news, oes to ask BESSIE THROPE, aipor's aunt, what he can do to lelp.
 Bessie said honestly, You can anything for Lida Stafford; no. ling for Elinor."
 Barrett Colvin looked up quick.
 You mean-Miss Stafford hal ide?"
 "An immense amount. don't how where she got 1t nor all the vely qualities she has, though ways liked Bentwel1 when he wal boy.p She turned her head t( de the hot tears.
 would Miss Stafford resent m! fering her mother help?"
 "I think 1t would kill her!"
 She heard him mutter, "God-! Jessie disapproved of blasphem! ht she understood his need for 1t "I've got to get around thi kmnable will," Barrett said. {" ant you to let me put your boy, trough college. You will, won bu?" For the first time he say e room and read the need tha as apparent everywhere. He mus auage to help them somehow!
 q don't know, MT Colvin. I't i've to talk with Jim, my husband Fe don't take help very easily. w ren't--just that kind." she an wered uncertainty.
 "But this isn't help, Mrs Thrope
 isn't my money. It belongs t bu and the Etaffords!"
 She shook her head. Aunt Ell as in her right inind." she re inded gently. His colorless fac (iftened. He was doomed to erce battle with pride, he saw erhaps his arguments would d b more than strengthen the prid saw before him in fraye' ash house dress that had cost $2
 the battle were futile he woul' haunted by the shabbiness Q hat room; by the chair that h buld not sit on because the spring ere broken; worse -- by thre oys who must 20 to work befor hey should have stopped thei phoolins. ? h;s f.. whole thing makes me mis "i;ve no doubt of that. Mir Col ln," she agreed in her kind way |But you couldn't help 1t and 1t one and overl"
 "But," he protested, "one cal sht a wrong-when it's as simpl this onel" T don't know about that. M olvin." she said slowly. uncer kinly.
 He rose. "You're going to thin
 over," he urged, land tn eeds of your boys"
 Bessie rose too, a little stiffly
 always "took 1t out of her knees clean the refrigerator a house old god before which she mus neeI.
 oys." she answered. "But you set fr colvin--it's difIicuIt to explai -lt's this way. I feel that tn oys' biggest need will be answer by their knowing that we mad ur own way In the world, tha ven II we failed we didn't beg. pv sen too much of what taking ca o to people-And 1t isn't q brett hing to see. It makes lying an hestin1 and all the things tha rs 90 much. worse than not hay
 she wss thinking of LIda stal ord. Barrett. looking on her. fel
 aYou're q fine mctker." he saIt Ihe brushed his tribute aside Wit n embarrassed. "oh, mol" Becauf