New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 13, 1926, Page 14

Quicksands of Love Adele Garrison’s New Phase of Revelations of a Wife Mary's Promised Reward for Returning to School My heart ached poignantly for Mary Harrlson as Lillian named the | condition upon which she would help | her attain her ambition, I knew that no torture of the Inquisition would |turned to Lillian w appear more horrible to the high- |functory Inquiry as to the spirited, sensitive girl than would the | had scheduled for hor public apology to the school. This |hotel. By the time she was the place she hated and from !it the young glrl \ she had been suspended for [selt together engineering a midnight entertain steady she ment among the puplls. That her | “\Wi prank deserved punishment 1 knew, ' 1 also knew that in a wiser, saner in< stitution tho fire, encrgy, t il {tion. Did s of Mrs. Br and the fntuitlon which the girl had |walte's impending arrival or was s hown would have heen encouraged |simply maklir shrewd guess? instea . of repressed and would have in's eyes travel ov heen directed {n channels that would in the same qn ave given her approval instead of Mary spoke again ensure. “I e olp knowi However, the fustice of her punish- | way,” she apole ment was not the question at stake. |conldn't do ing Tilllan had made that most plain. It she thinks {t's her duty. She's calc as to settle o calibre e first train, Poor Aunt Harriet! 1 the girl, the quality of her steadfast- |suppose I've heen an awful trial fo ness and her ability to undergo dis- | her. Do you think she'll talk to mv ipline that had led my friend to 0 advise this grueling test for he But, though I approved L course and knew that it was nece ary, I could not at the gir face while she listened to the 1 matum which meant such torture to her. T did n liey Lillian was watching her, eit now my friend’s tender heart, «he would not illingly give pain to iny living ereature For & minute that scemed an hour | here was no sound in he room ve the quick, uncven breathing of he gir! stretched on the rack of | ciglon, Then her volce sounded, |school so very long. You will h nfinitely weary hut firm, to go throngh with the apology:. ery well: I'll do 1t,” she sald. |1 want yon to stay long enough testrained an impulse rush | that you ¢ receive an honora \nd clasp her in my arme | discharge from it. T am sure I n that Lilllan was combat- itlon you to obey the rule lination, But the nhile ou are there, hut ery in that quiet a few weeks before y us both realize the back here and 1 il wi tr for your lite work." OWN WAY Glrl of Today 1LLUSIONS ~||\|r| neEn ‘Look 1 ald Mis to me as 1 looked her face, ‘I want Il you soms U may be a sap bt T almost b that you really ve you “You'll never regret it, Mary,” Lil | i sald in quiet, matter-of-fa tones, "I shall muke it my bus to see that you don't Mary made no that she could nof Ines 1 guessci d some per time she irn 1o her speak had had m answer lled he at time is Aunt Harriet con hecked astonished exclama Kno ery & she 1= on t ally A volce was sudde eirl quality t brought 1to my throat, N"" 80 evis listened to 80 much “tall the sub of her short wded any fu spoke with nly wistul look Lilllan sud- not golng to talk to you nt Al until your Auntie Madge and 1 have nd thrashed this ole thing out with her, Anc Mary, T'll tell you nos t 1 would not have dared to promise you hefore you'll have to stay at seen her ok 1 over to hex kn simil tenee to W not ¢ rigidly will only he come oice which Ision upon her ms wl may ini or cm 'nww Up to thi had been a of a man att hing. lieve We'll doult stiv sort er paid muet the one hecame type. He it out on alt womi d e woman but who ation to had married. Now, of tho worst vant to well ity o iy b anyway, 70 vounde emed 1o women arried s take the for 1l of urally his Droa had like ep and g 1aine that you s some other wore than you good bye to all “Of course as ns n hin the moment s himr to bid wentions o cro: ont of gol my 4 them v possible calmly cart not 1 on “y thought s rid. found out that Al of us, ame kin T can see a not to e in «ll of this! she said, ‘hut I'm warning vou. You wi I )n the town in a few months if you z0 on 1l ay are going. Your tion will b and even Serfa will 1 t of th 1 a good TOMORROW: Retribution Viadan t you o Gossip’s Corner Just a Word! makir 1 opine! Book and Birds Plllsburys Best Flour for Pastry, BiscuitsaiBread 14, p- RITAIN DAILY HERALD, TUESDAY, Horlzontal Red of iron fuel Large cir To complal A squared To dine, Vi Moor. o8 of barg ¥ ( CROSSWORD PUZZLE | | « Nl AEENE 2 WREEE for atter cak Paid publicity 6 a4 Tike To scatter. Drove a ha To cmploy, To direct as To suds. To obstruct Extinet flig Fop. To mingle Conrtesy title Botfoms of k flax into for inf drip In water to remove shoes, ratite or metal Ity mation s00p bird for a man. Fxternal organ of soun . Exclamation Perlod To d Stir. Flower leat . Wing part o Servile Jumped. To make work. Gown. art, cor of T Vertical Yminent 1it Seve ntl To finis! Thigh salted of spring no dif beneh love lady had rouge The Lady Lis par 1 kn vigel shonl Moo e 1his laughte cured and hsitlon. Away To Tnte B atify, lligence, Mistake, Aq ua To preclude Flocks., 1 Cu o tom Ventilating mac lative A cro To war Tron of st Iirnes. Ignomi O 15 pleces ¥ ntity it. enies 1 tabl Guided To imitate, . Within, Measure of : o smen on ndice the in lady no W to ap calam RRoug applied cu- i [ (o my By | Your Health How to Keep It— Causes of Iliness DR Surgeon Anot Public HUG Gener H 1, Health menace upon very cannot CUMMING s, United Servic to e hat young ck St i mperat alth a ki Hily {0 extremely hot weit o1 et mt 15t Turi elothing i on | | | 7 1 | i ates v rin- il 1dapt her or b in- marr has m in New le He apartme BEGIN HERE HARRY MORTON 1, middle aintained for RBritain, s0 nt in New visits almost weekly. His AUDR Nona was on her knees heside So is nected with th He t ¢ her, ends for in, Brit hous 4 pi on wer half Mo leave room. ther. hotel not Nona ir beside him to 1 of retur: finally At seven o'clock has not ret 14-year-old EY, NONA, a New st Is Andrey he To divert deteets Non he havir of s elry. Aundrey r,as all Non n and v alone finds th Morton I¢ clevator t home, theater fri his of Audry he to the vhere Audr is falling returned his bed, she Goss i aged and an Yor TODAY wealth handso 16 years n homs ps never trned anything about his past. maintaing have expensive , Which he dopted daughter, is madly in love with him. | York girl, con- 1ge. neve her young seeretary, pur o come first sont ind dollars with which to buy She r can pose, comes, adopted th and contrive Nona's hotel Nona n v haye aves Nona at the | n H and jends waits up asl & home eries mar- ntion, JOHN PA he } on Mor- s 1 gone but t de hild, Audrey mects |} to ont does alien {bloodless face, APRIL 13, 1926. CHAPTER X1V returned home, elght o'clock. Audrey ting on a stool In the hallway, head leaning against the wall, her hands clasped In her lap. He took quick rnote of the tired circles about her eyes, and of het but he made no com- Morton AfLor shortly was sit- her | ment. the girl in an Instant, ¢ I've crled, 1005 it docsn't do any good.™ Lover Iwide and lusterlc to New | ler five thout the | conld all night tor in ¢ finds her he Knecling “She's zot NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY (The names and <ituations in this story are “Haye fictitions.) Peter Thornton W, should ne cls he times frust er when in not often. and r wving th usually is i you heard the Bob, ory 1t Hears a Rumor Burges trust really must, Rahbit, one rumaor Yo 1 B oy which has | 1w som or the eall or where why least uth in a sn't, ered they idea “Hello, dear,” he sald, stooping and kissing her. She looked up at him, 1 s, and made Her throat refused tempt o functio litte 1o speak. emitted only questioning sou Morton falked on. “Got shaved by squirted violet water on me,” he sal ng his coat “I think h tickum on n Walking up is bands out enough my linen rapidiy. barher, mald, some must have hair, too." he rubbed put together me and a 10 back do (own, The him, girl had contint er fi ged to speg Morfon winee ony in lier voice, | cheerful and impersonal. "I suppose Nona will be wond at has become of us” he We'd hetter Le getting downtow as soon as we can."” She slowly arose to her fe moved toward him. 1 as he I'v been keeping ar them 2 fore sev them yet. “Do you s have come up from the Sunny 2" inquired You T don't believe ticre is any sucl looking person, 1've never heard of the birds who go h for the winter tich ng person down as one these s s to he do say o puffod over iis own looks the will ha 1o do with anybody ¢ 1 hefore, T do v T must see th tell of there any of d nd who did you hear tob Whit Meadow 1. ri Sparrow, 1 it Sammy Jay, d tha the Crow told him. The sto Blacky saw stra edge of 1) M close by the Old ¥ edge of nearest to the ( vou know as m “Thanks," sa ry it from Care Song is Green s nd later Old Orchard een Forest h as T know Peter, “Thanke 1 be Now Old Pastr Rob “You'll b ¥ “I've be trace again * sald too, wasting you over there, the stran n Tells What and | »oes it hurt you, a| nd stick to the | that of one who has been very fll. She placed her hands on his shoul- and looked questioningly into There was something rong with the smile on his face; it semed 10 be fixed there, almost |agalnst his will. He made |gesture as if to take the girl in his larms. Then his hands dropped |again, | “You're trying to {ders, [niy oy fool me!" she t00?" she cried. “Don't cry, little wding motioness Fool vou?" he inquired. His voice was artificially alert, Like his smil jts bright unreal. “You've never tried to fool me be- e she seent on. “Iid you—were daddy, daddy, daddy Her voice trailed off, and she sank fainting to the floor, It was a different {stooped, plek Lier to the ness was Morton d her up, and ran with kitchen. ter him upt order: water fance the a maid who strieken, “Turn on glase, ou panic e When throw YJI] waler comes ul in her that teold « Andrey [ dress was open at pulled it wider. ore, half brufe! What in = 1 done! Ob child! God's nawme Child! Child Ha was wrists, and from {ing her eyes, water that the mained When settled | ey lap, the and wip- hands time to time tenderly, where maid bad thrown re- the girl's L Audrey began to stir, he himself on the floor, and her head protectingly into his with his arma wrapped around fair cu g her ith t thing, “But God st lit- to go on to!" he groaned. orgive o me, deare tle chila" . A er sh faint. Sh T fused to go to bed, 1y eame out of her told Morton, listlessly, that ted Fo downtown with Whtile Lar maid was helping 1o dress Morto hurriedly ged Lis own clothes. His had fieen erinkled from use the day hefore, and fthe a little of n lis Audrey ate a fr brealkfast, Talf-) himself scarcely che sail npon colia; Outhtils artedly. Morton was able to eat. ept es fixed anxiously upon » girl, and his spirits rose as she i more vigaronslv and certain- He was very tender with her as her erm, when they left the and helped down tl ’\|\41 o to the waiting auto- 'uu‘u\w. He 14 ler hand and ed it ntly, tme, rode b 1 | here ments, i en ab, they in to his office. “Do you want to wai onded. Nona up thers ead 1 own heré in the car, told him. nrried inside, into his office D the elevatnr, Without taking e ealled Nona's wer room, She thers with And- the poor child deep trouble.” sald Non sorry. and ir Harry," Morton told 1 fo at Nona's room ut her heavy ey as dressed, s proclaimed that o0 a chair corner, and looked out the window, after Nona had greeted her. Morton touched Nona on the arm he turned, he fixed his eve n to convey an unsp » 10 go back 1o he sald s littie start. w1y Non id. “Yon know ¢ job in the tao long. Can I too 1s all afraid I'N1 how if I stay away go back tonight, right Audrey it spoke you and 1 toward We'll go back to- and” she turned Morion—"and our gether, her e She crumpled buricd her face fn her hands. Nona was on her knees beside the girl in an instant. “Does it hurt you, Itoo?" she cried. “Don't svy, little in her seat and { a lttle | who | To the house | the | aloud. | the lnen |4 streak | He | from time f{o | almost without | her, | he kind to | en! girl. I've cried, too; it doesn't do H00d." Audrey looked up, and put her hand on the other girl's arm, My heart hurls me so," she sald. 1 afrald—I'm afraid I'm golng to dfe.” Morton ran quickly [put his armn about her. sick, dear?" he gasped. She did not answer him, but kept her hand on Nona's arm. “Nomna, I've got to ask yoéu," she wen. on. "Where were you-—wers you and he togethar last night?" Her volea was Imploring, as if it were raised in prayer, | Nona moved back. ‘“Together?” |Her astonishment was not to be |dounted. “He left me at the elevator |at eleven o'clock! He sald he couldn't come upstalrs, cause everybody would know ft Audrey looked at Morton, and siw corroboration in his eyes y to her, and “Are you Tt was a sigh of thanksgiving. Nona and Morton looked at one lanother, and then back at the girl. fdome new force had come into Aud- rey;, new life d strength. Color tlowed into lrer pale cheeks, and with a llttle restless gesture, she moved |her head away from Morton's nrnm " she n(d to him. thought—- mUhlnr na took the glrl's hands, lifted them clasping them closely. | Her 1orze dark eyes were kind, and her Mps were curved into a smile that was almost tender. “You really and truly Jove him, too, don't yon?" she said. “We both Jove him-—and what's going to hap- pen, to us all?" She dropped Audrey's handd, and turned to Morton., Emitting a little mirthless langh, she touched him on the shoulder with her torefinger. | *“Nona,and Lois, and Mies Morton Ihere—heaven knows how many others—all after you! Poor man!" PO It was not until they were on the train that night, on the way to New York, that Audrey first noticed the brilllant diamond and platinum pin that was on Nona's breast. She {leaned over and touched it. | “That's beautiful,” she said. | Nona made silent Inquiry of Mor- ton it she shovld reply. “He gave it to me—he made me a I present of it only two or three days |ago,” Nona said. Morton arose abrupily, and left the Pullman drawing room in which {they were sitting. Audrey had lsnatched her hand away from the {pin, as if {t had stung her. | “Why—why did he do that?” she cd, “Darned if I know,” Nona said, {comfortably. ""He just sent a young |fellow over with five thousand dol- lars, and told me to buy something | pretty. And T did. Do you lke it?" Audrey did not answer, but looked |down at the large aquamarine ring that adorned her own right hand, I don't understand,’ 'she said, at last. “I guess T don't understand any- thing. My whole life seems to have |turned into a jumble. A week ago T {was happy—magyhe the happlest glrl in the whole world. Now I'm only miserable.” Her lps quivered, and a lLig tear stole down her cheek. Nona paited her on the knee “Don’t ery, child,” she advised. “Don't you ever cry?" Audrey asked her, dabbing at her eyes with her little handkerchief. Lord, yes!" sald Nona. “T've cried a lot, lately. It's all on account {of Harry Morton, too.” She patted the other girl on the knee again, and sighed. “Two nights I lay awake without closing my eve, hecause of him." Audrey’'s tears had ceased, and she was regarding her companion sober- {lv. “Are there other women {n love | with him, too?" Nona gave a short laugh, “Almost evary woman that knows him s about him. T don't know why He is handsome, and charm. , and kind, and rich, but ft isn't one of those things, or all of put together, that make wom- en love a man. It's just something about him. T know T never was in love with anybody before—really in love.” Audrey leaned far forward, and looked Intently. fnto the other's tace. “T thought vou and he were to- gether last night” she sald. 'Tell me-—please fell me, Nona! Just w is your relationship with him? please tell me what you are to him (To Be Continued) (Copyright, 1926, NEA Service, s | tew mo- | {Menus for the Family Breakfast—Grape fruit sections, brolled bacon, poached eggs |spinach on toast, rolled oats muffins, milk, coffee, Luncheon— soup, crcutons, date graha and butter sandwiches, oranges, milk, tea Dinner—Tomato bouillen, sausages, potatoes au gratin, cauliflower, fellied fruit © bread, milk, cotfee, The date bread and butter sand- iches are served with the oranges suggested in luncheon menu. term “sliced” oranges is rather leading since oranges properly prepared in this manner are not really sliced at all. The fruit is carefullly peeled and then each ection is freed from skin. Thess smooth sections of orange are the Mock Oyster Cream Soup One bunch salsi 1 cup chicken jor veal stock, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons flour, 1 teaspoon sait. 1.8 teaspoon pepper, 1-4 teaspoon celery seed, 1 egg. 1 cup thin cream. Wash and scape salsify and slic into acidulated water. Drain and put |into sauce pan with 2 cups c6ld *a- |serveter. Bring to the bholling péint and simmer until vegetable is soft Rub through a colander and re- 1rn to sauce pan with stock. Rub butter and flour together until per- ectly smooth. Work in salt, papper and celery seed. Add to mseup and ©ir until mixture bolls. When resdy to serve add cream and egg béaten |together, Stir over the fire until very hot but do not let boil. Eerve lat ence. 5 Mock oyster cream bread sliced moek butter. salad, the