The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-02-07
SYNOPSIS

0EHEk HLlSS. Aila expects co
 live in luxuFy, while Gypsy inc
 tends t0 go on with her Job,
 teaching in settlement school.
 After returning from her
 honeymoon in Europe LiIa in-
 vttcs tisc WeaveFs to dinner.
 AsnOng the guests is wealthy
 MARKO ERADICATION, who
 once asked Gypsy tO marry him.
 He showers her with attentions
 which she accepts because she is
 jealous of T0In's interest in
 HILDA BLANCHARD. After the party Tom and Gypsy quarrel,
 but peace is later restored.
 Shopping foi Christmas, Gypsy meets BFUughfOu who offers her a j0b catalOguing his library and gives her an advance payment of $50. Gypsy decides not to tell Tom about this. She uses the money t0 buy his Christmas gift, q watch. On the Saturday follow ang Christmas Tom fails to come home tO dinner. At 10 he aD- pears. He has been playing poker and drinking.
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 The family was coming to Sun day tea. That had to be lived through. Not for worlds, vowed Gypsy passionately to herself; would she let them see what had happened to her marriage. They were not to suspect that the very foundations of her world were crashing around her.
 She dragged herself from bed at o'clock. She hadn't slept for .. trying to. She dressed, glancing dreadily at herself in the mirror. Why, she had aged overnight. she told herself, Tom still slept, heav- fly but guiltlessly, on the daybed. He had the quilt which Gypsy had eoIdly given him. He looked some- how forlorn and defenseless in his aleep. Young, troubled. pale.
 But she would not forgive him. no. not shei Ho had betrayed an unwritten pact the day before.
 Lanquid, heavy-eyed, she went about the business of preparing breakfast. She had to eat some thing, she reminded herself. Even If Tom didn't love her any more, even if it didn't matter to anyone whether she lived or died she was Ignoring a large family of Morells for the moment) she had to have her breakfast.
 Surprisingly enough, she brought mn appetite to it and sat, perched an the white painted kitchen stool, dipping her hot coffee.
 {. What a fool she had been to khink, flying home the night before, elaat she would tell Tom she was W0rkinR for Marko-that his money had bought the platinum watcill Now she would keep that affair to herself. She needed, she foId herself cold1y. every penny she could earn. If Tom were going to 6eheve in this unforeseen, this out KaNeous fashion, surely she had figlst to earn money in any honor able way which presented itself.
 After Q time he wandered out, Hooking big-eyec and sleep-sodden @nA sheepish.
 NGood mornfng!"
 0Vpsyo reply was glacially DO. Mte. 'sW1ll you have some coffee?" Ghs glanced out of the window with studied indifference. "Your aeange juice is in the icebox."
 ssNo, thanks" He didn't say his Asad aehed but he looked it. Ana WE0W8UtN 1hoWer and through it Toms viz arous slapping, all part of the Raorning ritual, once dear and anusing, now only reminding her gshat they had known happier nzme9.
 ! Duk she had 0 busy morning be- | Mero her. She had no time, really, &A aet about and moan. There were 6 thousand things to do always on Sunday-gloves to be washed and nnenAed, stockings ditto, the laun- 6ry to be sorted and put away. Be- aIdes this there were all her extra Treparations for the family tea. little sandwiches and a hot dish e be got ready, and the house put into apple pie order for the ex- Dected guests.
 Tom helped. He reappeared shin sax brushed and shavsn. smelling of soap and lotion. He moved tables and chairs wordlessly. He asked if he could do anything else. He was properly and humbly male'
 Gypsy answered him with mono- sullabIes. But under her anger was renuine fear. Was it going to be ike this for always? She felt as AA mask. She just couldn't be nice, aouIdn't be natural.
 At last Toms composure broke.
 sIook, Gyps," he said placating- ki..! .I't'' have it out ! can't stand
 It's none of my doing. Gypsy thought rebelliously. didn't gam kIe away our money. It's no fault 0f mine. But she listened to him. Saevertheless. She could not entire L steel her heart against him. He'd been at a loose end. he said, fine day before. She was busy-he Aidn't have anything to do. Some Of the fellows had gone over to the cIub--and game had started. Af first he hadn't meant to get in. But he had. He had won. to be- gin with. He haa got excited. Then luck had changed. He hadn't been able to stop. sim.
 Nery low.
 GOh, Tommy But the word was enough. The ice around her heart had cracked up. She was in his arms and she was crying, and he was smoothing her hair and tell fn9 her he never would again. She knew that, didn't she? And he was d hound-he knew thatl She was Wasting her time with him.
 Gypsy put her hand over his mouth. You're not to say that Aver." She felt strong and maternal EAPPER FANNY SAYS: